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SHPL- LIBRARY ART WORK
Click on the artwork below for more details.
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In 1980, the Friends of the Library began a fund drive to
raise the money to purchase The Bears, a sculpture by Marshall
Fredericks. On October 25, 1981, The Bears sculpture was
dedicated, beginning a week-long celebration of the Library's 10th
Anniversary. The sculpture lived in the courtyard outside the old
library entrance until May 24, 2001 when it was moved to the front of
the renovated library.
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In Use, a Sculptural Relief by Ronald Farrington Sharp, was commissioned by
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Friends of Sterling Heights Public Library in 1995.
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| C is for Cat by Ann LaRose was
presented to the library by the Friends of the Library in memory of
Patricia Dresch, former Friends President, who passed away in 2001. The
sculpture is a wonderfully enchanting piece depicting a young girl reading
a book to her cat. |
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| Andea Notte's sculpture is a bronzed statue
of a girl reading a book. The sculpture was purchased through donations in
memory of Andrea Notte, late daughter of Mayor and Mrs. Richard Notte in
2001. |
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| Discovering New Worlds by Kay
Worden was donated to the Library by the Law Firm of O'Reilly, Rancilio,
Nitz, Andres & Turnbull, P.C. in honor of the City of Sterling Heights
25th Silver Anniversary in 1993. |
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The work, by local artist Ken Pellar, is sandblasted glass on a copper backboard showing a relief map of the world. Ken began experimenting with sandblasting and now has works on display in local offices and libraries. Since a photograph does not capture the detail of this work, take a look for yourself. You will find Pellar’s work on the first floor of the library, behind the information desk.
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The sculpture in the alcove above the Programming Center,
Boy and Girl Reading on Bench, was dedicated to Children's Librarian
Judy Kotulis in recognition of her outstanding service to our
community’s children from the Friends of the Library. |
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The new sculpture in the atrium on the library’s first floor
was donated in memory of Adria Cory Damiano, March 10, 1980 - May 6,
2004. The inscription reads, “Our beautiful daughter who loved to read. She
lives in our hearts forever.” From her parents, Alan and Jane Damiano. |
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Journeys,
by the sculptor/interior designer team of Douglas Chick and Lisa Berman.
The artists
describe their work as “a model depicting multiple paths of enrichment,
encouraging pursuit of one’s own particular interests; be it education in
literature, music, the arts, nature, everything to nurture one’s
intellectual soul. The paths, consisting of colorfully painted copper metal
strips, incorporate and envelop the person’s uniqueness, shown as a
silhouette within itself, along with icons of available resources. As the
paths dynamically wind around a solid global sphere, they energetically
merge together as the family unites, standing in harmony, ready to continue
their journey supported by the library’s strong establishment of community.” |
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