Library
- Don't Let Old Yearbooks Clutter Your Closets...
Sandra Bullock and Shirley MacLaine were both cheerleaders, and Warren Beatty played football at Washington-Lee. Katie Couric was a cheerleader at Yorktown. Want to see their high school photos? The Virginia Room's archive contains copies of many...
- Diana Gammerman's Whimsical Sculpture At Central
If you love whimsical found-object art, be sure to check out Diana Gammerman's sculptures, on exhibit on the lobby of Central Library through the end of August. Gamerman works in a wide range of media such as oil paintings, watercolors, prints, and...
- Come And Explore The Art Of Ancient Egypt
In the upper left-hand corner you will find the Sphinx. The Sphinx stands 65 feet tall! the head is human and the body is a lion. Slightly to the right you will find the last remaining monument of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The Great Pyramid...
- Don't Miss Our Vincent Van Gogh Art Exhibit, March 1st-5th!
Upper left-hand corner, "Self Portrait with Bandaged Ear and Pipe",(original size: 17.7 in. by 20.1 in.), circa 1889. Moving downward to the middle-bottom portion you'll find "Wheatfield with Cypress", (original size: 28.9 in. by 36.4 in.), circa...
- Going On Now! Art Exhibit Featuring Mary Cassatt. Next Week (march 1-5): Vincent Van Gogh, Plus Oodles Of Interesting Facts That You May Or May Not Have Known!
On the left, the woman in the big, black hat is Mary Cassatt. The painting to her right is entitled "In The Box",circa 1879Moving right along, the next painting is entitled "The Boating Party" circa 1893-94. Here you can see the...
Library
2011 Art Exhibits Scheduled
This year we will be featuring
Art of Africa
Jan 31- Feb 11
and
Leonardo Da Vinci
Feb 14 - 24
Since January 2009 the library has hosted an annual traveling art exhibit.
These famous paintings are exquisitely reproduced on larger-than-life silk panels.
If you have seen them before, you will be looking forward to this year.
If you have never seen them before, you must come see what you've been missing!
Just a small sample of our 2009 features:
Degas
Escher
Michelangelo
Remington?
In 2010 we featured:
Cassatt?
Van Gogh
Art of Ancient Egypt
Make plans to come by for a visit!
We would love to see you!
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- Don't Let Old Yearbooks Clutter Your Closets...
Sandra Bullock and Shirley MacLaine were both cheerleaders, and Warren Beatty played football at Washington-Lee. Katie Couric was a cheerleader at Yorktown. Want to see their high school photos? The Virginia Room's archive contains copies of many...
- Diana Gammerman's Whimsical Sculpture At Central
If you love whimsical found-object art, be sure to check out Diana Gammerman's sculptures, on exhibit on the lobby of Central Library through the end of August. Gamerman works in a wide range of media such as oil paintings, watercolors, prints, and...
- Come And Explore The Art Of Ancient Egypt
In the upper left-hand corner you will find the Sphinx. The Sphinx stands 65 feet tall! the head is human and the body is a lion. Slightly to the right you will find the last remaining monument of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The Great Pyramid...
- Don't Miss Our Vincent Van Gogh Art Exhibit, March 1st-5th!
Upper left-hand corner, "Self Portrait with Bandaged Ear and Pipe",(original size: 17.7 in. by 20.1 in.), circa 1889. Moving downward to the middle-bottom portion you'll find "Wheatfield with Cypress", (original size: 28.9 in. by 36.4 in.), circa...
- Going On Now! Art Exhibit Featuring Mary Cassatt. Next Week (march 1-5): Vincent Van Gogh, Plus Oodles Of Interesting Facts That You May Or May Not Have Known!
On the left, the woman in the big, black hat is Mary Cassatt. The painting to her right is entitled "In The Box",circa 1879Moving right along, the next painting is entitled "The Boating Party" circa 1893-94. Here you can see the...