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 Artist Object Typesort descending
Raven Map of Missouri Raven Map of Missouri Raven Maps and Images Print
The Librarian The Librarian Giuseppe Arcimboldo Print
Map of Kansas City Stockyards Map of Kansas City Stockyards Tuttle & Pike Print
Kansas City in 1855 Kansas City in 1855 Unknown Print
Ebb and Flow #6 Ebb and Flow #6 Laura Berman Print
El Vendedor de Alcatraces El Vendedor de Alcatraces Diego Rivera Print
American Architect and Building News Office Building for Nathaniel Thayer, Esq. American Architect & Building News-Aug. 21, 1886-Office Building for Nathaniel Thayer, Esq. W.M. Kenyon Print
Cenotaphe de Newton Cenotaphe de Newton Etienne-Louis Boullee Print
The American Architect and Building News - Apr. 9, 1887, The New England Building, KCMO The American Architect and Building News - Apr. 9, 1887, The New England Building, KCMO Heliotype Print Co. Boston Print
1946 City Plan Commission Map of Future Land Use and Population Density Kansas City Planning Commission Print
Architectural Icons of Kansas City (Blue) Architectural Icons of Kansas City (Blue) Bob Holloway Print
Portrait of Courtney S. Turner Portrait of Courtney S. Turner Unknown Print
Raven Map of Iowa Raven Map of Iowa Raven Maps and Images Print
Friends Friends Willem Haenraets Print
Uncle Sam and His Search Light Looking Over the Port Arthur Route Uncle Sam and His Search Light: Looking Over the "Port Arthur Route" Kroll Map Company Print
The Departure from the Wood River Encampment The Departure from the Wood River Encampment Gary R. Lucy Print
Engineering News, Vol. 63 No. 4, January 27, 1910 Engineering News, Vol. 63 No. 4, January 27, 1910 Unknown Print
Ebb and Flow #7 Laura Berman Print
The Jolly Flatboatmen The Jolly Flatboatmen George Caleb Bingham Print
American Architect & Building News-Nov. 29, 1890-Suburban Belt Line Depot KCMO American Architect & Building News-Nov. 29, 1890-Suburban Belt Line Depot KCMO T.J. Osborne Heliotype Print Co.-Boston Print

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