Artist: Lennart Anderson Title: President Vernon Lattin Audio: Date: 2000 Dimensions: 19″ x 18″ Location in Library: First floor Media: Oil on canvas board Owner: The Brooklyn College Library Collection. © Lennart Anderson Description: Vernon E. Lattin was Brooklyn College’s seventh president, serving from 1992 to 2000. This portrait of […]
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Artist: Joseph Margulies Title: President Harry D. Gideonse (1901-1985) Audio: Date: 1949 Dimensions: 44″ x 36″ Location in Library: First Floor Media: Oil on canvas Owner: The Brooklyn College Library Collection. © Artist’s Estate Description: Harry D. Gideonse was Brooklyn College’s second president, serving from 1939 to 1966. During his […]
Artist: Joseph Loguirato Title: Everything and Nothing Audio: Date: 2006 Dimensions: 24″ x 36″ x 16″ Location in Library: Media: Acrylic on masonite Owner: On loan from artist. © Joseph Loguirato Description:
Artist: Joseph Hirsch Title: Sleeping Head Audio: Date: 1949 Dimensions: 20 5/8″- 15 3/4″ Location in Library: Third floor Joseph Hirsch Media: Lithograph Lithograph Owner: The Brooklyn College Library Collection Description: One of Hirsch’s strongest images, and one of his rarest prints. This image was drawn directly on the stone […]
Artist: John Walker Title: Clammer Audio: Date: 2003 Dimensions: 96″ x 84″ Location in Library: Second floor Media: Oil and mixed media on linen Owner: The Brooklyn College Library Collection. Purchased with Dormitory Authority of New York Art Acquisition Funds. © John Walker Description: John Walker captures the ebb, flow, […]
Artist: John Arruda Title: The Blind Leading the Blind Audio: Date: 1993 Dimensions: 34″ x 40″ Location in Library: First floor Media: Oil on canvas Owner: The Brooklyn College Library Collection. Gift of John Arruda and Sally Bowdoin. © John Arruda Description: Exceedingly imaginative and dramatic, Arruda creates compelling portrayals […]
Artist: Jim Lee Title: River Date: 1998 Dimensions: 14" x 171/2" Location in Library: Fourth floor Media: Woodcut, works on paper Owner: The Brooklyn College Library Collection. Purchased with Dormitory Authority of New York Art Acquisition Funds. å© Jim Lee
Artist: J. Redding Kelly (American, 1868-1939) Title: Dean Mario Cosenza Audio: Date: 1934 Dimensions: 50″ x 35″ Location in Library: First floor Media: Oil on canvas Owner: The Brooklyn College Library Collection. © Artist’s Estate Description: Professor Cosenza, a classical scholar, was the first provost of Brooklyn College and the […]
Artist: Henry Botkin Title: George Gershwin Audio: Date: 1930 Dimensions: 37″ x 46″ Location in Library: On Loan to the Brooklyn College President’s Office Media: Oil on canvas Owner: The Brooklyn College Library Collection. å© Artist’s Estate Description: Henry Botkin was the first cousin of composer George Gershwin. In the […]
Artist: Harold Baumbach Title: Untitled Audio: Date: 1980 Dimensions: 50″ x 40″ Location in Library: Fourth floor Media: Oil on canvas Owner: The Brooklyn College Library Collection. Gift of Harold Baumbach. å© Artist’s Estate Description: A self-taught painter, Baumbach became well known in the 1930’s for his densely patterned street […]
