Artist: William Kentridge Title: Dancing Couple Audio: Date: 2003 Dimensions: 73″ x 51″ Location in Library: First floor Media: Offset lithograph, works on paper Owner: The Brooklyn College Library Collection. Purchased with Dormitory Authority of New York Art Acquisition Funds. © William Kentridge Description: In Dancing Couple, Kentridge aims to […]
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Artist: Vik Muniz Title: Ad Reinhardt Audio: Date: 2000 Dimensions: 44″ x 66″ Location in Library: First floor Media: Cibachrome Owner: The Brooklyn College Library Collection. Purchased with Dormitory Authority of New York Art Acquisition Funds. å© Vik Muniz Description: Muniz collected dust and detritus from the galleries and offices […]
Artist: Lissy Dennett Title: Wind Song Audio: Date: 1993 Dimensions: Location in Library: First floor Media: Marble Owner: Brooklyn College Library Collection. Gift of Lissy Dennett. © Lissy Dennett Description: Dennett, an alumna of Brooklyn College, is a recognized sculptor whose works evoke forms from nature. Dennett’s elegant forms are […]
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: G. W. Waters Title: Walt Whitman Audio: Date: 1877 Dimensions: 27″ x 22″ Location in Library: First floor Media: Oil on canvas Owner: The Brooklyn College Library Collection. © Artist’s Estate Description: Walt Whitman’s friend and benefactor John H. Johnston commissioned G. W. Waters to paint this portrait of […]
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 […]
Artist: Graham Nickson Title: Red Towel Audio: Date: c. 1990 Dimensions: 37 1/2Û x 73 1/2Û Location in Library: Third floor Media: Acrylic on canvas Owner: Brooklyn College Library Collection Description: A solitary figure holds up a beach towel in a grassy field, under a blazing sun. Nickson intensifies the […]
Artist: Georges Braque Title: Bird of the Woods or Bird XVII Audio: Date: 1958 Dimensions: 19 1/4″ x 21 1/8″ Location in Library: Fourth floor Media: Color lithograph works on paper Owner: The Brooklyn College Library Collection. å© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris Description: Braque is one the […]
Artist: Harold Baumbach Title: Aspen Audio: Date: 1983 Dimensions: 50″ x 28″ Location in Library: Fourth floor Media: Oil on canvas Owner: The Brooklyn College Library Collection. Gift of Harold Baumbach. å© Artist’s Estate Description: This work, which references no specific subject matter, reflects Baumbach’s experimentation with abstraction. His use […]
Artist: Nicolas Evans-Cato Title: Bridge Audio: Date: 1999 Dimensions: 36″ x 54″ Location in Library: First floor Media: Oil on linen Owner: The Brooklyn College Library Collection. Purchased with Dormitory Authority of New York Art Acquisition Funds. å© Nicolas Evans-Cato Description: Evans-Cato portrays gritty urban scenes with great reverence. His […]
