Public Art Around the Library
The library has several pieces of public art on permanent display.
Description | Location | Artist | Completion Date |
Seven forms of stoneware clay | Front entrance and back patio | Katy McFadden Portland, OR |
2002 |
Calligraphy with quotation from Palace Walk, by Naguib Mafouz | Above lobby door | Bettye Lou Bennet Portland, OR |
1991 |
Hanging steel installation with natural steel finish | Foyer | David Thompson Eugene, OR |
2002 |
Circular mosaic titled "Find Yourself in a Book" | Adult Computer Lab | Mark Brody | 2004 |
Untitled oil painting | Trillium Room | Carolyn Dewey | 1970 |
Centennial Quilt | Reading Room | Citizens of West Linn | 2013 |
Two large oil paintings | Reading Room | Jack Portland Portland, OR |
1989 |
Untitled painting | Fireplace Room | Stephen Hayes Portland, OR |
1989 |
Wooden boat model | Fireplace Room | Friends of Maddax Woods | |
Ceramic totem poles | Behind library at the top of the patio stairs | Kaaren Pixton and West Linn Community | 2001 |
Friends of the Library Quilt | AV Room | Friends of the Library | 2008 |
Kinetic sculpture hanging from ceiling, titled "Westwinds" | AV Room | Elizabeth A. Busch Glenburn, Maine |
2002 |
Two decorated columns decorated with ceramic reliefs and animal silhouettes | Kids' Room | Anne Storrs | 1991 |
Metal sculpture titled "Creative Growth" | Teen Room | Jenny Ellsworth | 2014 |
Series of paintings titled "No End" | Teen Room | Jennifer Cutshall | 2014 |
Peace pole bearing the message "may peace prevail on Earth" | Outside courtyard | A gift from the Rotary Club of West Linn | 2023 |
Temporary Display: 3-Part Mural Celebrating the Centennial Celebration of the Arch Bridge (October 2022) | Above Community Room door in lobby | One artist from Oregon City, one from the Confederated Tribes of Grande Ronde, one from West Linn | 2022 |