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Library Art
Tualatin Public Library houses a collection of art by Pacific Northwest artists.
In addition, selected pieces from the Student Visual Chronicle are featured in the Teen Room, and the Library hosts a rotating display of regional artwork through the Living Room Gallery art program.
Storyteller, bronze statue by Linda Prokop
The sculpture features a life-size seated woman, in the midst of telling a story, with four children gathered at her feet. The sculptural style is gestural and immediate, with postures emphasizing the figures’ interaction.
Dynamic Continuum, bas-relief mixed media, by Lynn Adamo
Commissioned to celebrate Tualatin’s centennial, the sculpture depicts the evolution of Tualatin as a community in its first 100 years. The central element depicts the Tualatin River, connecting the land, native peoples, flora, fauna, and pioneer settlers down to today’s modern society. The piece incorporates historical objects including a fragment of bone from the Tualatin mastodon, a cedar shingle from the Heritage Center, square nails from the Hedges House, arrowheads from the native Atfalati people, and a vintage seed plate, as well as wires, silicon wafers, and transistors from modern industry.
Ampullacaeruleus Floris (Bluebottle Blossom Tree), glass mosaic, by Jo Braun
Composed of 100% post-consumer bottle glass, the composition depicts a single tree. The trunk and branches are composed of brown glass, with leaves of bright green and blossoms in shades of blue. The artwork invokes the tradition of botanical illustration, in which a single plant, representative of its species, is shown against a plain background. Giving the “tree” a Latin binomial nomenclature name playfully calls our attention to the creativity that’s inherent in science as well as art, ultimately celebrating the broad intellectual spectrum the library offers.
Wapato Wakes Up, cedar wood carving, by Tony Johnson & Adam McIsaac
The design of this piece is based on the traditional bunk rails (for sleeping platforms) that were typical in the cedar longhouses of the area. The faces represent different personalities of Wapato throughout the year.
Turning the Page, mural made of magazine collage, by Addie Boswell
Children are stretched out reading, and a dynamic future explodes from their open books. The imagery includes multi-ethnic children working and traveling and blends reality and fantasy. This illustrates the library’s major themes of delight and discovery and portrays the exciting, expanding world found in books. Made with assistance from the children of Bridgeport Elementary.
Through the Eyes of Children, mixed media, by Janet Chadwick Matthews
Created from drawings done by third grade students at Durham Elementary, the piece features panels with children’s faces and animals.
Spirit of Ibach, watercolor painting, by Jeannine Miller
A selection from the City’s Visual Chronicle, this painting features young children playing under Ibach Park playground’s iconic mastodon ribcage.
Diving into a Book, glass mosaic, by Mark Brody
This mosaic offers a shimmering depiction of a figure literally diving into a book, as a cliff-diver jumps from a rock. The piece includes 3-dimensional aspects, including a small stack of books in the upper corner and the large open book the jumper aims for at the bottom. Surrounding the diving subject is a circular design of a starry night. The piece illustrates the powerful feeling of being enveloped by a book.
Mysteries Among the Stacks, acrylic painting, by Cathy Fields
Category topics -- including nature and animals, history, and science and technology -- come alive from the pages of shelved books. This painting addresses the theme of the library as a doorway to the world.
Sabertooth Salmon (Oncorhunchus rastrosus), ink drawing, by Joanie Livermore
This sketch was created as the basis for an interpretive feature of the adjacent Tualatin River Greenway Trail.
Music, acrylic painting, by George Johanson
The painting suggests different musical cultures. The composition speaks of the flow of music in its theme and variation, repetition, and tempo.
Fire to Ice, reproduction, by Stev Ominski
This piece depicts the Willamette Meteorite crashing to Earth sometime during the last Ice Age. On loan from the Tualatin Historical Society.
Rafted, reproduction, by Stev Ominski
This piece depicts the Willamette Meteorite atop a raft of glacial ice. The meteorite is believed to have been carried by the Missoula floodwaters from western Montana to the Willamette Valley. On loan from the Tualatin Historical Society.
