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 Titlesort descending Artist Object Type
The County Election The County Election George Caleb Bingham Print
The Departure from the Wood River Encampment The Departure from the Wood River Encampment Gary R. Lucy Print
The Fisher Boy The Fisher Boy Alexander Harrison Print
Poster of Wagner's The Flying Dutchman The Flying Dutchman Frank E. Bingaman Print
The HMS Victory The HMS Victory Dick Harshaw Sculpture
The Jolly Flatboatmen The Jolly Flatboatmen George Caleb Bingham Print
The Kansas City Connection The Kansas City Connection Bob Holloway Print
Kansas City Stockyards Depiction The Kansas City Stockyards Depiction Unknown Print
The Librarian The Librarian Giuseppe Arcimboldo Print
The Library's First Bookcase The Library's First Bookcase Unknown Furniture
The Main Event The Main Event R. C. Nible Poster
The Manchurian Swallowtail The Manchurian Swallowtail William (Bill) Howe Acrylic Painting
National Agricultural Exposition Kansas City The National Agricultural Exposition Kansas City Krebs Lithography Co. Print
The Outwin Poster (i) The Outwin Poster (i) Amy Sherald Poster
Outwin Poster (ii) The Outwin Poster (ii) Amy Sherald Poster
The Priest of Pallas Ball Athena The Priest of Pallas Ball Athena Unknown Poster
The Priest of Pallas Ball (i) The Priests of Pallas Ball (i) Unknown Print
Reproduction of Monet's The Rest Under Lilacs The Rest Under Lilacs Claude Monet Print
The Toledo Museum of Art The Toledo Museum of Art Vivian L. Newlin Poster
The Umbilicus Clock The Umbilicus Clock Unknown Furniture

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