| Artwork is an integral feature of the Library and
Village Center thanks to generous donors underwriting the
commissioned pieces described below. Read more about the
artwork in a Milwaukee
Journal Sentinel article. Click on an image to see a
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Slava Yanovsky, a Shorewood resident since 1980,
created a large folk art piece as a counter-point to the technology
present in a modern library. Yanovsky was originally trained
as a printmaker then began experimenting with cutting zince and
copper etching plates into weather vanes. Today, he approaches
folk art in his own creative way with boldly-carved wood
whirligigs and other whimsical objects.
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Children and grown-ups alike delight in Lois Ehlert's
fanciful wall of letters based on her illustrations in her book, Chicka
Chicka Boom Boom. Ehlert, a native of Beaver Dam, is one
of Wisconsin's most well-known artists. |
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Artist Narendra Patel, one of Wisconsin's leading sculptors,
created a 12-foot-tall metal depiction of a family that is outside-- near the entrance of the building.
All the pieces were cut from a single sheet of metal and were fit together like a puzzle. This piece is representative of our mission to serve people of all ages, offering a variety of materials of interest to all members of the family.
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| Another Shorewood native, Kate Madigan, created a mural depicting 100 years of Village history in a stairway.
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