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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  Title
 

The Roadster's Album

1845
Print 27
 

James Robertson

1988
Portrait of James Robertson.
 

Frederic M. Hanes

undated
Portrait of Frederic M. Hanes.
 

Fly Fishing

undated
Print 61
 

George Minot

undated
Framed photograph of George Minot.
 

Dr. Lee Greenbaum

2000
Framed portrait of Dr. Lee Greenbaum [Dr. Leon (Lee) Jack Greenbaum Jr].
 

The American Wilderness

undated
Black and white poster print of an Ansel Adams landscape photograph