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

 

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Quilt
Jack Portland
Mosaic
Painting
3-Part Mural Commemorating the Centennial Celebration of the Arch Bridge