OPPL :: Art in the Main Library

Several pieces of art have been purchased and installed in the Main Library. The more than $50,000 raised by the Bricks for Art Program and proceeds from the Gala Preview Party helped purchase this artwork.

Carole Harrison, Michigan
"Unity and Growth"
1966
9 feet high x 12 feet wide x 4 feet deep
brass and copper sculpture
Vestibule, First Floor

In 1964 the Village Art Fair Board invited sculptors from across the country to submit designs for a library sculpture. The design by Harrison, a Michigan sculptor, was unanimously chosen by the selection committee. Once awarded the $6,000 commission, Harrison spent 15 months completing the 9-foot-by-12-foot brass and copper sculpture. In 1966 the completed sculpture titled "Unity and Growth" was installed on the terrace of the Main Library. At the Grand Opening of the new Main Library in October 2003 "Unity and Growth" was unveiled in its new location on the interior of the building. The sculpture is composed of nine adult figures and three children, illustrating the diversity of people who use the Library. More history of the Main Library.

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Rodney Carswell Chicago "P0202" 2002 82 x 81 inches oil and wax on canvas Young Adult Area Second Floor
Nancy Fong Oak Park "Bajan Queens" 2003 48 x 60 inches oil on canvas Group Study Room A Third Floor
Jonathan Franklin Oak Park "Bookmakers" 2004 60 x 67 inches oil on canvas Young Adult Study Room Second Floor
Jeanine Guncheon Forest Park "A Party of 3" 2005 54 x 72 inches fabric dyes on wood Children's Study Room First Floor
Dan Gustin Chicago "Hope and Discovery" 2006 87 x 78 inches oil on canvas Veterans Room Second Floor
Jane Hammond New York "Happiest On Your Hands" 2003 70 inch diameter oil and mixed media on canvas Children's Room First Floor
Jacob Hashimoto Los Angeles "skip skitter start trip vault bounce - and other attempts at flight" 2005 96 x 144 x 7.5 inches wood, paper, acrylic, nylon Second Floor
Higgins Glass Riverside, Illinois Rondelay, 5x11 matrix 2005 68 x 44 inches glass Lobby First Floor
Higgins Glass Riverside, Illinois mobile, 337 pieces 96 inches wide 2007 glass Second Floor
Tia G. Jones Oak Park "Passing" 2003 47 x 40 inches oil on canvas Group Study Room B Third Floor
Marcus Kenney Georgia "Corp of Discovery" 2005 48 x 48 inches green back stamps and mixed media on canvas Group Study Room D Third Floor
Bill Kerr and Weeks Ringle Oak Park "Once Upon a Time" 2003 48 x 72 inches quilt Children's Study Room First Floor
Bill Kerr and Weeks Ringle Oak Park "Jewel Box" 2004 60 x 60 inches quilt Children's Study Room First Floor
Judy Ledgerwood Oak Park "Spring Rain" 2005 84 x 144 inches oil on canvas Children's Room First Floor
Emilio Lobato Colorado "Sobre Todo (Above All Else)" 2003 66 x 66 inches oil and collage on panel Book Discussion Room Second Floor
Richard Loving Oak Park "Incitation" 2006 67 x 56 inches oil on canvas Second Floor
Tom Palazzolo Oak Park "A View from Bridge" 2000 60 x 60 inches color photograph North wall Third Floor
T. L. Solien Wisconsin "Great Skate" 2003 60 x 72 inches oil and enamel on canvas Children's Room First Floor
Chris Ware Oak Park "Branford Bee Episode #2" 2002 35 x 24 inches ink and blue pencil on illustration board Group Study Room C Third Floor
Chris Ware Oak Park "Rusty Brown: Where Will We Be in 2003" 2003 35 x 25 inches ink and blue pencil on illustration board Group Study Room C Third Floor
Chris Ware Oak Park "Building Stories: 1923-2003" 2002 26 x 34 inches ink and blue pencil on illustration board Group Study Room C Third Floor
Kehinde Wiley New York "Easter Realness #2" 2004 117 x 117 inches oil on canvas South wall Third Floor
John Winslow Washington, D.C. "The Frog Prince" 2002 72 x 96 inches oil on canvas Young Adult Area Second Floor
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