Library Artwork Collection
The Library’s artwork collection has a wide selection of portraits, prints, paintings, maps, sculptures, and busts. It includes portraits of Duke faculty members, paintings of the US Army 65th General Hospital, and a bust and portrait of James B. Duke. The Chatham Collection contains prints from the 1800s and 1900s and was donated to the library in the 1930s by Thurmond Chatham and features Audubon illustrations, race horses, and numerous harbor scenes. One seascape painting is attributed to Sir William Osler. The Library is also the repository for various bronze plaques that were initially installed in the School of Medicine when located in the Davison building.
Total Works (176)
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The Blood Test1944U.S. Army 65th General Hospital |
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T.P.R.1944U.S. Army 65th General Hospital |
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FLAK1944U.S. Army 65th General Hospital. |
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Modern Miracle1944U.S. Army 65th General Hospital |
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Seeley G. Mudd Building1971Artist rendition of Seeley G. Mudd building. |
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Mihr1990Large, abstract painting in a gold frame. |
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TriptychundatedRed and blue canvas, indian, flora theme. Three panels. |
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Portrait bust of Wilhelm Konrad Rontgen1940Portrait bust of Wilhelm Konrad Rontgen by Christobel Cummings. 1940. Attached to wooden pedestal made by Jock Gault using oak rescued from an old... |
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David Sabiston bustundatedPortrait bust of David C. Sabiston, Jr., MD by sculptor B. Bright. 1996. Bronze sculpture on marble pedestal. |
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Clarence GardnerundatedPortrait of Clarence Gardner. |