Artist: Luke Gray Title: Smart Paint #1 Audio: Date: 1998 Dimensions: 66 x 65 “ Location in Library: First floor Media: Acrylic on canvas Owner: Gift from Luke Gray. © Luke Gray Description: Luke Gray lives in Brooklyn and has been exhibiting in the New York area since the late […]
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Artist: Olga Sheirr Title: Stonehenge #3 Audio: Date: Dimensions: 27 å_ÛÏ x 40 å_ ÛÏ Location in Library: Fourth floor Olga Sheirr Media: Sumi Ink on Paper Excellent Owner: Gift of the artist Description: “My recent work has been calligraphy, which has enchanted me for many years, using Chinese brushes, […]
Artist: Philip Pearlstein Title: President Robert L. Hess Audio: Date: 1989 Dimensions: 44″ x 36″ Location in Library: First floor Media: Oil on canvas Owner: The Brooklyn College Library Collection. å© Philip Pearlstein Description: Robert L. Hess (1932-1992) was Brooklyn College’s sixth president, serving from 1979 to 1991. President Hess […]
Artist: R. Adams Title: The Wallabout Market Audio: Date: 1930s Dimensions: 20″ x 57″ Location in Library: First floor Media: Watercolor Owner: The Brooklyn College Library Collection. å© Artist’s Estate Description: In 1637, Joris Jansen de Rapelje, the father of the first European baby born in New York, purchased 335 […]
Artist: Richard Lord Title: Neptune (detail); Bailey Fountain, Brooklyn, New York Audio: Date: 1989 Dimensions: 39 1/2″ x 27″ Location in Library: Lower level Media: Cibachrome photograph Owner: The Brooklyn College Library Collection. Gift of the artist. å© Richard Lord Description: Working in a photojournalistic style, Lord has captured images […]
Artist: Robert Motherwell Title: Africa Suite Number 7 Audio: Date: 1970 Dimensions: 40 3/4″ x 28 1/4″ Location in Library: Fourth floor Media: Screenprint works on paper Owner: The Brooklyn College Library Collection. © Dedalus Foundation and VAGA (Visual Artists and Galleries Association, Inc.) Description: Motherwell’s goal was to depict […]
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: 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: 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 […]
Artist: Maria Hartmann Title: Skylight Audio: Date: 2000 Dimensions: 60″ x 90″ Location in Library: First floor Media: Oil on canvas Owner: On loan from artist. å© Maria Hartmann Description:
