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Bluford Branch is closed Wednesday, February 1st due to lack of water services.

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Art and Other Treasures

Several Library locations showcase artwork that has been loaned, donated or collected over the years. Many of these pieces can be viewed in public areas. The entire collection of art and other treasures is currently being inventoried, cataloged, and posted on this site.

For more info please email us at art@kclibrary.org

Image Title Artistsort ascending Object Type
Bronze Sculpture of Ilus Davis, front view full-length Bronze Sculpture of Ilus W. Davis Bruce Wolfe Sculpture
Bust of John Barber White Bust of John Barber White Jorgen C. Dreyer Sculpture
Naked Naked Debbie Ridpath Ohi Watercolor Painting
Plaza Map Plaza Map Earl Wilson Allen Print
Portrait of Harry S. Truman Portrait of Harry S. Truman Jay Wesley Jacobs Print
The Librarian The Librarian Giuseppe Arcimboldo Print
Enlarged Grant Wood Stone City Iowa Enlarged Grant Wood Stone City Iowa Grant Wood Print
Yamaha Piano Yamaha Piano Yamaha Other
19th century Side Table 19th c. Side Table Hickory Chair Company Furniture
School Desk School Desk Sears Roebuck & Company Furniture
Cubism Cubism Metropolitan Museum of Art Poster
Separate But Not Equal Separate but Not Equal Anthony High Print
Miniature Library Miniature Library Barbara Mulvihill Sculpture
Horse & Carriage Horse & Carriage The Kansas City Repertory Theatre Sculpture
Cowtown Plaza Cowtown Plaza Carol Hensley Sculpture
Good as Gold Good as Gold Donald Lipski Sculpture
Don't Drop Me Don't Drop Me Dominic Benhura Sculpture
Battle of the Sexes Battle of the Sexes Gabriella Polony Mountain Other
Small Cosmic Pillow Cosmic Pillow (ii) Gabriella Polony Mountain Other
Mountain Precipice Mountain Precipice Gabriella Polony Mountain Other

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