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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Charles W. Shilling

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Framed photograph portrait of Charles W. Shilling.
 

Charles W. Shilling

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Portrait of Charles W. Shilling.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Thomas Kinney

1974
Portrait of Thomas D. Kinney.
 

Ewald Busse

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Ewald Busse in business attire
 

Oscar Hansen-Pruss

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Portrait of Oscar Hansen-Pruss.