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Detail from “Happy World” by Ik-Joong Kang, first floor lobby

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The library has more than a dozen pieces of art on permanent display, as well as its own gallery on the second floor.

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Robert Barry of Teaneck, N.J., a highly regarded conceptual artist, has created a project of thought-provoking words etched into a bluestone corner of the building.

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Buzz Spector of Ithaca, N.Y., a highly respected book and illustration artist from Cornell University, created a unique donor book providing an artistic acknowledgment for the 950 contributors to the library’s capital campaign. Lobby.

Ik-Joong Kang of New York, N.Y., created “Happy World,” a mixed media wall installation for the lobby featuring 3,700 paintings and carvings by the artist interspersed with artifacts and words contributed by the community.

Susan Hockaday of Princeton, N.J., created a wooden cut-out bas relief sculpture titled “River Shadows” above the fireplace.

Margaret K. Johnson of Princeton, N.J., was commissioned to create “Unfolding,” a layered textile wall sculpture of minimalist elegance for the Quiet Room. Also on the first floor is her print, “Of Music on a Summer Night.”

S E C O N D F L O O RArmando Sosa, a Guatemalan-born weaver who lives in central New Jersey, created “Memoranzas Festivas,” the large weaving that is a focal point of the second floor.

Lore Kadden Lindenfeld of Princeton, N.J., a fiber artist and texture artist who studied at Black Mountain College, is represented at the Conference Room entrance with “Curves and Waves.”

Untitled by Robert Barry“Unfolding” by Margaret K. Johnson

“Donor Book”by Buzz Spector

“Memoranzas Festivas” by Armando Sosa

“Curves and Waves” by Lore Kadden Lindenfeld“River Shadows” by Susan Hockaday

Katherine Hackl of Lambertville, N.J., created 13 ceramic art panels of varying sizes depicting aspects of local history for the Princeton Room.

Antonio Salemme (1893-1995), a renowned sculptor and painter, created a bust of his friend, Princeton native Paul Robeson. It can be viewed in the Princeton Room.

Carol Schepps of West Windsor, N.J., created “Incandescence,” a handmade abstract quilt that is on display above the fireplace.

T H I R D F L O O R Tom Nussbaum of Montclair, N.J., who makes figurative sculptures that are as thought-provoking as they are whimsical, created four pieces for the children’s area.

Faith Ringgold of Englewood, N.J., a renowned artist and writer, is featured on the third floor with a mosaic mural from her award-winning book “Tar Beach.”

Mary Taylor of Rochester, N.Y., created “Louis the Trumpeter Swan,” a 7-foot sculpture inspired from the book “Trumpet of the Swans” for the picture book area.

Dorothea Greenbaum (1893-1986), an original member of the Sculptors Guild and a founder of Artists Equity, created “Girl with Bird,” a bronze beloved by generations of Princeton children, that is outside the Story Room.

R E F E R E N C E G A L L E R Y The library collaborates with the Arts Council of Princeton to present works by area artists in the second floor Reference Gallery. Exhibits change quarterly and feature works by well-known and emerging artists.

Paul Robesonby Antonio Salemme

“Louis the Trumpeter Swan”by Mary Taylor

“Mercer Oak” by Katherine Hackl

“Incandescence” by Carol Schepps

“Tar Beach” by Faith Ringgold

“Girl With Bird” by Dorothea GreenbaumDetail from “Readers Totem” by Tom Nussbaum

Much of the public art was commissioned for the opening of the new library building in 2004. All art in the library is funded by donations.

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