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Notice: Due to ongoing construction, 4 East is currently closed to the public.  To obtain items located on 4 East, please place an online request for the item to be paged for you using the ‘Place Request’ button in the catalog. Please visit our Circulation FAQ page for assistance in using our catalog.

Inventory of Art in the Libraries

Title Sort descending Image of Art Piece Artist Name Art Creation Year Art Information Art Type Art Classification Art Location Donor Name Art Donation Year
Forest Owls A print that features blocks arranged to resemble two owls. Robert Waterman c.1970s

Linocut-intaglio print

Print/Lithograph Donated Not Currently Available for Public Viewing Stephen Wilensky and Mark Ritzenhein
Immersion An aqua colored contemporary painting Jordan Taylor 2012

Oil on board
Winner, 2012-2013 Irene B. Arens Student Art Competition

Painting Art Contest Winner On Display at the MSU Main Library 1st Floor East
Land, Lots and Lore: Cadastral Maps Through Time | Scanned Maps | Map Library | MSU Libraries

Land, Lots and Lore: Cadastral Maps Through Time

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Landscape #19 An interpretation of a mountain with an isolated area of bright colors. Volodymyr Shcherbak 2011

Acrylic and oil on canvas
Winner, 2011-2012 Irene B. Arens Student Art Competition

Painting Art Contest Winner On Display at the MSU Main Library 1st Floor East
Modernist Metaphor Silhouetted figure with collage-like graphics Edgar Franceschi c.1990s

Lithograph
Located in conference room on 4 West

Print/Lithograph Donated On Display at the MSU Main Library 4th Floor West Stephen Wilensky and Mark Ritzenhein
Oceans Welded copper sculpture of a deep sea creature Charles Lincoln Eddy c.1960s

Metal
Located inside the Administrative Suite, 1 Center

(Formerly referred to as "The Bug")

 

Sculpture Unknown On Display at the MSU Main Library 1st Floor Center
Sailing Through person on ship bow with telescope peering into "torn" sections of landscape Holly Nauta 2013

Oil on Canvas
Winner, 2013-2014 Irene B. Arens Student Art Competition

Painting Art Contest Winner
Skyfire Modern sculpture featuring overlapping strips in vibrant colors and black and white. John T. Scott 2004

Mixed media
2 West (north stairwell)

Mixed Media Donated On Display at the MSU Main Library 2nd Floor West Selma D. Hollander, in memory of Professor Stanley C. Hollander
Soliloquy of the Interior Paramour Graphical shapes over a blue striped background. Edgar Franceschi c.1990s

Lithograph
Located inside conference room on 4 West

Print/Lithograph Donated On Display at the MSU Main Library 2nd Floor West Stephen Wilensky and Mark Ritzenhein
Things Are Being Hidden Brightly colored biomorphic shapes creating semi-hidden layers Steven Stradley 2010

Oil on canvas
Winner, 2010-2011 Irene B. Arens Student Art Competition

Painting Art Contest Winner On Display at the MSU Main Library 4th Floor West