Art and Other Treasures

Several Library locations showcase artwork that has been loaned, donated or collected over the years. Many of these pieces can be viewed in public areas. The entire collection of art and other treasures is currently being inventoried, cataloged, and posted on this site.

For more info please email us at art@kclibrary.org

Image Title Artist Object Typesort descending
Panoramic View of the West Bottoms Panoramic View of the West Bottoms (Large) Augustus Koch Print
Vue de New York Arrivée du Transatlantic 1820 Vue de New York Arrivee du Transatlantique 1820 Louis Le Breton Print
1946 City Plan Commission Map of Business and Industry Kansas City Planning Commission Print
Raven Map of Nebraska Raven Map of Nebraska Raven Maps and Images Print
National Bank of Commerce Ten Dollar Bill National Bank of Commerce Ten Dollar Bill National Bank of Commerce Print
Spring Storm Spring Storm Thomas Hart Benton Print
Ebb and Flow #8 Ebb and Flow #8 Laura Berman Print
Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines Map of Jackson County, MO Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines Map of Jackson County, Mo W.E. McCourt Print
1837 Map of Western & Northern Frontier 1837 Map of Western and Northern Frontier W. Hood Print
Sanctuary Sanctuary Malcolm Thompson Print
1946 City Plan Commission Map of Public Schools Kansas City Planning Commission Print
Dr. William Stone Woods Dr. William Stone Woods Strauss - KC Print
KCPL Commemorative Plate KCPL Commemorative Plate Irma Starr Sculpture
Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox Babe Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox Cecil C. Carstensen Sculpture
Mother Lifting Child Mother Lifting Child Gabriella Polony Mountain Sculpture
Wizard of Oz Jar Wizard of Oz Jar Irma Starr Sculpture
Lewis and Clark Discovery Lewis and Clark Discovery Eugene L. Daub Sculpture
Abstract Sculpture Two Abstract Sculpture Two Cecil C. Carstensen Sculpture
Germination Germination Gabriella Polony Mountain Sculpture
Cowtown Plaza Cowtown Plaza Carol Hensley Sculpture

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