Title | Date | Summary | Source | Tags |
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Birth of swans | 1979-08-02 | Elliott Balter, Niles North art teacher, has been commissioned to create a sculpture for the Library courtyard. | Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, August 2, 1979, Sec. 1, p. 1 | Balter, Elliott, Skokie Public Library - Art |
Dream of local sculptor leads to serious injury | 1979-09-27 | Artist Elliot Balter fell off a ladder and sustained a back injury while working on his sculpture at the Library. | Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, September 27, 1979, Sec. 1, p. 1 | Balter, Elliott, Skokie Public Library - Art |
From spouts to sculptures: Metal thefts are on the rise | 2012-02-23 | None | Skokie Review, Thursday, February 23, 2012 , p. 17 | Anthony, Carolyn, 'View from McCormick', Crime and criminals - Theft, Hunter, Diana, Skokie Public Library - Art, Gall, Ted |
Horn sculpture presented to Skokie Library | 1969-07-17 | Sculpture by Thomas Horn is presented to Library by Skokie Art Guild. | The News, Thursday, July 17, 1969, p. 15 | Robbins, Jerome, Skokie Art Guild, Skokie Public Library - Art, Horn, Thomas |
Library turns into a whimsical jungle | 1991-04-18 | Norris Hall, an artist from Tennessee, creates whimsical animal artwork which is now on display at the Skokie Public Library. Included in the display is a commissioned painting Hall produced for the library's 50th anniversary. | Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, April 18, 1991, Sec. 1, p. 3 | Hall, Norris, Skokie Public Library - Art |
Library unveils 'Swans | 1979-10-11 | On October 14th the Library will dedicate the 'Swan' sculpture by Elliot Balter. | The News, Thursday, October 11, 1979, p. 10 | Balter, Elliott, Skokie Public Library - Art |
Local Folks | 1980-11-13 | Hal Marks, a Chicago artist, gave the Skokie Library a painting in appreciation of outstanding library service. Mr. Marks has a non-resident fee card. | The News, Thursday, November 13, 1980, p. 5 | Marks, Hal, Skokie Public Library - Art |
n/a | 1983-09-01 | Arthur Bauman, who exhibited his mobiles in the library July 15-August 5, donated the "Red Boomerangs" mobile to the Library. It is now suspended from the ceiling in the main card catalog area. | The News, Thursday, September 1, 1983, p. 2 | Skokie Public Library - Gifts, Skokie Public Library - Art, Bauman, Arthur |
n/a | 1982-01-07 | The Library has received a gift of a wall sculpture created by Ted Gall, artist-in-residence at Fel-Pro, Inc. | The News, Thursday, January 7, 1982, p. 1 | Gall, Ted, Fel-Pro Inc., Skokie Public Library - Art |
Present prize sculpture to Library | 1967-11-30 | Skokie Art Guild gives Emmett Corley's "Primitive Woman" sculpture to Library. | The News, Thursday, November 30, 1967, p. 1 | Skokie Art Guild, Skokie Public Library - Art, Corley, Emmett |