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Library Art & Exhibits: Library Art

Library Building Art

All patrons are welcome to visit the library to view the art displays throughout the building. If you'd like to do a full walkthrough, the library publishes a full building art map for visitor use, which may be downloaded below. Physical copies may be available at the front Information Desk. 

Hamersly Library Building Art Map

Details on art pieces may be missing or incomplete. If you have information that about a piece of art with unknown properties, please contact libweb@mail.wou.edu

First Floor


Three Elements
2000
Kosuge, Michihiro


A series of three element sculptures.
Basalt and granite.

Located outside the West entrance.

Soliloquay
2000
Socolofsky, Shelley


Handwoven wool, cotton, rayon (13.5’ x 5’)

Located in the main 1st/2nd floor stairway.

Twelve
2009 (acquired)
Parpart, Jerrie Lee


Wool, Jute.

Located in HL 107

Jane is a Groopee
2009 (acquired)
Jones, Calvan


Drawing on mixed media, paper. 

Located in HL 107

Pierced
2013 (acquired)
Thompson, Don


Metal sculpture on wooden base. Donated in honor and memory of Stanley Jay Kenyon

Willamette Valleyscape II
2003 (acquired)
Mattingly, James


acrylic, canvas.

19th Amendment Celebration
2020
Jensen, Kim


canvas, vinyl

Created in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Oregon's ratification of the 19th Amendment.

Vinyl handprint cutouts made by WOU student, staff and faculty participants.

Accompanying Centennial Guestbook stored in library archives

Old Bear and Crow
1995
Bartow, Rick


paper, mixed media

Dark Prayer
2008
Bartow, Rick


paper, mixed media

Selbst
1995
Bartow, Rick


paper, mixed media

Sitting Hawk
1995
Bartow, Rick


paper, mixed media

Atomic Tatoo
2010 (acquired)
Maurice, Alfred


oil, canvas

Title Unknown
Date Unknown
Author Unknown (Matthew D. ???)


oil, canvas

Totem
Date Unknown
Author Unknown (JLH)


Print

John
Date Unknown
Author Unknown


oil, canvas

   

 

Second Floor

Backyard Ruins
2005
Tartar, Diane
Bend Shack 2
2003
Domick, Pamela

 

Independence
2015 (Acquired)
Delatorre, Alex


Oil, canvas

Sisters
2003
Johnson, Suellen
encaustic on panel
 
Sutton Creek Dunes
2005
Rabon, Jodie

 

Switch Engine
2010 (acquired)
Maurice, Alfred

Drawing

Symbol
2005 (acquired)
Hambly, Daniel


wood, roughly 42" x 60"

The Two of Us
2023
Barrett, Melody

Located outside of the Admin Office

Untitled
1985
Lichtman, Loy
 
Untitled
2007
Kirk, James

watercolor

Untitled
1988 (acquired)
Van Patten, James

watercolor, paper

WOU Tree
2000
Amata, Martha

oil, canvas

Zot Shot
2015 (acquired)
Stobie, Larry


acrylic painting

   

Third Floor

At times, the Night Signals Are Difficult to Receive
1990 (acquired)
Stobie, Larry

Oil, canvas

A View of the River
1995
LaBoda Jaimeson, Elaina

Oil, canvas

Big Blue Sky
1974
Artist Unknown


 

Infinite Consequences
Date Unknown
Artist Unknown
Large Amaryllis
1999
Bartow, Rick

Mixed media

Looking At You Hawk
1999
Bartow, Rick

Mixed Media

Oaxaca Poster (Sueno)
1999
Bartow, Rick


Mixed media

Priest 89
1999
Mattingly, James


 

Receiving Station North of Scottsbluff
1990 (acquired)
Stobie, Larry

Acrylic on canvas

Trilogy: The State of Man
Date Unknown
Chappell, Berk
Untitled
Date Unknown
Maurice, Alfred
   
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