Library Art Collection
The library has nearly 400 works of art in its collection. Prints from well-known artists like Käthe Kollwitz, German printmaker and sculptor, and Wayne Thiebaud, California painter and printmaker, are represented here, as well as oil paintings from Wisconsin folk artist Anna Miller. In addition, the Library Gallery has a number of exhibits that rotate each semester. The Gallery has shown work by students, faculty and professional artists. More information on the library's Franciscan Art collections may be found here.
For more information on art at the library, please contact us.
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Anna Miller
No More Gravy; Anna Miller, b. 1906; Oil on cardboard, 12 x 16; Gift of the artist.
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Peter Whitebird
Shaping the Canoe (The Making of a Canoe, No. 17) c.1938–40; Peter Whitebird, 1902–1940; Oil on board, 12 x 16; Gift of St. Mary’s School, Odanah, Wis.
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Wayne Thiebaud
Palms 1965; Wayne Thiebaud, b. 1920; Etching, 6¾ x 5⅞; Gift of the artist.
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