Library Artwork Collection // MEDSpace

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.

List of items in this collection
	Title	Date Created
	Changing Skies II Abstract landscape scene.	["2014"]
	Day of Dreams Abstract landscape scene.	["2014"]
	Changing Skies I Abstract landscape scene.	["2014"]
	Duet Series II Abstract design.	["2014"]
	Duet Series I Abstract design.	["2014"]
	Mod Series III Abstract design.	["2014"]
	Mod Series II Abstract design.	["2014"]
	Mod Series I Abstract design.	["2014"]
	Mod Series IV Abstract design.	["2014"]
	Dr. Seymour Korkes Portrait of Dr. Seymour Korkes, Associate Professor of Biochemistry. Dr. Korkes passed away on December 10, 1955.	["1959"]

Library Artwork Collection

Total Works (176)