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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
Child Reading on Pedestal Child Reading on Pedestal Muffet Triggs Sculpture
Commemorative Plate for then 9th & Locust Library Commemorative Plate for then 9th & Locust Library Irma Starr Sculpture
Bear Reading Book Bear Reading Book Unknown Sculpture
Globemaster Globe Globemaster Globe Globemaster Sculpture
Waves Waves Gabriella Polony Mountain Sculpture
Relief of August R. Meyer Relief of August R. Meyer Daniel C. French Sculpture
Terrarvm Orbis Geographica AC Hydrographic Tabvla Glass Bowl Terrarvm Orbis Geographica AC Hydrographic Tabvla Glass Bowl Unknown Sculpture
Child on Rocking Horse Child on Rocking Horse Joan Wobst Sculpture
Black Hole Black Hole Gabriella Polony Mountain Sculpture
Don't Drop Me Don't Drop Me Dominic Benhura Sculpture
Lewis and Clark Discovery Lewis and Clark Discovery Eugene L. Daub Sculpture
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
Abstract Mother and Child Abstract Mother and Child Gabriella Polony Mountain Sculpture
Handblown Sculpture in Blue Hand Blown Sculpture in Blue Unknown Sculpture
Abstract Sculpture Two Abstract Sculpture Two Cecil C. Carstensen Sculpture
Man Playing Harp Man Playing Harp Gabriella Polony Mountain Sculpture
Bust of Dante Bust of Dante Unknown Sculpture
Good as Gold Good as Gold Donald Lipski Sculpture
Spirit of Commerce Spirit of Commerce Harold 'Tuck' Langland Sculpture

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