There are many art works at the Central Library. Some of the pieces extend through al three tories of the library.
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| Cindy Well |
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| Steele and Bead sculpture, Angie Seykora |
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| Cast Iron sculpture, Lee Running |
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| Wood sculpture, Todd McCollister |
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| Prairie Madness, cotton and linen fabric, Shelby Seier |
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| wood and steel installation, Sarah Rowe |
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| Where We Meet, photograpphy, Dana Damewood |
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| Bronze sculptures, Littleton Alston |
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| Bronze sculpture, Richard Chung |
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| Mixed media quilt, Celeste Butler |
Omaha Impressions, Photography and Text by Mike Whye, Far Country Press, Helena, MT, 2008.
This book offers a photographic journey into Omaha and its surroundings. The book includes looks at open spaces, farms, green spaces etc., as well as looks at the buildings and skyscrapers of Omaha. There is even snow boarder close in Iowa. Pictures of waterways, lakes and ponds. All presented in an artistic flare. There is a picture of the gate at The Gerald Ford birthplace, covered in snow which is very nice to look at.
There is a photograph of Mormon Hollow in Bellevue where the Mormons stayed for a few months on their journey west. Pictures of uniformed men at fort Atkinson firing a cannon, and a picture of Fort Crook (now Offutt) in Bellevue.
There are many picturs of statues including at Mormon Pioneer by cemetery by Avard Fairbanks and Martin Luther King down town by Littleton Alston, the pioneers by Blair Buswell at Pioneer Courage Park. There are also views inside museums, Joslyn Art Museum and galleries, and Hot Shops Center.
Arizona Highways Magazine began publication in 1925. This book was published in 2013 so it represents 88 years of monthly magazines. That means tens of thousands of pictures over the years. This book has tried to pull together the 100 greatest in chronological order. It even has an Ansel Adams photograph of Oatman showing the mining operation with the mountains behind.
Over the years, the most commonly photographed location is Monument Valley, which is shared between Arizona and Utah. Of course there are also a significant number of pictures of Grand Canyon. There are lots of photographs of Native Americans, cowboys and horses. Some photographs show the night sky. There are those with different shapes and those showing contrast--plants in front of lakes, the lone fauna in front of the desert. There really is a very good representation of photographers and Arizona. This book is worth reviewing, and is a motivation to get the magazine.
I have not shared any photographs as they are for sure copyrighted.
