Artist: Samuel J. Woolf Title: Fiorello LaGuardia Audio: Date: 1945 Dimensions: 41″ x 31″ Location in Library: First floor Media: Oil on canvas Owner: The Brooklyn College Library Collection. © Artist’s Estate Description: Fiorello LaGuardia, the namesake of the Library building, was Mayor of New York City from 1934 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: Slava Polishchuk Title: Wall Audio: Date: 2002 Dimensions: 90″ x 448″ Location in Library: Second floor Media: Oil and paper on canvas Owner: The Brooklyn College Library Collection. Gift of Slava Polishchuk. © Slava Polishchuk Description: Human suffering and its inevitability has long been a theme in Polishchuk’s work. […]
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: 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: 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 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: 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 […]
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 […]
Artist: Ferdie Pacheco Title: Advice Audio: Date: 1984 Dimensions: 72″ x 40″ Location in Library: Lower level Media: Oil on canvas Owner: Brooklyn College Library Collection. Gift of Noreen Andreoli. å© Ferdie Pacheco Description: After having the self-proclaimed “Greatest of All-Time” Muhammad Ali’s ear for fifteen years as his doctor, […]
