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 Artistsort descending Object Type
Portrait of James M. Greenwood Portrait of James M. Greenwood Unknown Oil Painting
Victorian Cabinet Victorian Cabinet Unknown Furniture
Renaissance Revival Bookcase Renaissance Revival Bookcase Unknown Furniture
Gilded Figures on a Dragon Barge Gilded Figures on a Dragon Barge Unknown Sculpture
The Library's First Bookcase The Library's First Bookcase Unknown Furniture
St. Peter's Dome Replica St. Peter's Dome Replica Unknown Sculpture
1929 Aero Digest Advertisement 1929 Aero Digest Advertisement Unknown Print
President Truman Walking the Independence Square President Truman Walking the Independence Square Unknown Photograph
Four Lions Bookcase (II) Four Lions Bookcase (ii) Unknown Furniture
Children's Bookcase Children's Bookcase Unknown Furniture
Kansas City and Industries 1883 Kansas City and Industries 1883 Unknown Print
Coupe de Cenotaphe de Newton Coupe de Cenotaphe de Newton Etienne-Louis Boullee Print
Cenotaphe de Newton Cenotaphe de Newton Etienne-Louis Boullee 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
Architectural Drawing of the New York Public Library Architectural Drawing of the New York Public Library John Merven Carrère Poster
Map of Kansas City Metro Area Map of Kansas City Metro Area Metro Graphic Arts Inc. Print
Kansas City from Space Kansas City from Space Terra Prints Inc. Print
Walt Disney in Kansas City Walt Disney in Kansas City Phil Starke Print
Architectural Drawing of a Gothic Skyscraper Architectural Drawing of a Gothic Skyscraper EMO Print
Harper's Weekly 1890 Cover Harper's Weekly 1890 Cover Charles Graham Print

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