Art in the USF Libraries

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The USF Libraries displays the art from several local and international artists? Check out some of the art here, and take a field trip around the Tampa and St. Petersburg libraries.   

Nelson Poynter Memorial Library, USF St. Petersburg campus Library

colorful wooden arch hanging in librar atrium

Robert Calvo, Alexandria: Series I, 1996, 3 Hanging Wood Sculptures 

Location: USF St. Petersburg campus, Nelson Poynter Memorial Library Atrium 

green peace pole on patio with white chair and harbor in background

Susan Gott, Peace Poll, 2019, Cast Glass 

Location: USF St. Petersburg campus, Nelson Poynter Memorial Library Breezeway 

Two hand sculptres set in wall one holding the word tolerance and one holding the word wisdom

Robert Calvo, Alexandria: Series II, 1996, 7 Bronze Sculptures  

Location: USF St. Petersburg campus, Nelson Poynter Memorial Library, throughout building 

Tampa campus library

painting of alligator, painting with red and black shades, painting with glue, greens, and yellow shades

Gladys Kashdin, painting/mixed-media 

Location: USF Tampa campus Library, Grad Studies Room, 5th Floor 

Naked man carved inclay and fiberglass

Harrison Covington, The Proportions of Man, clay, polyester, fiberglass

Location: USF Tampa campus library, First Floor across from Front Service Desk 

paintint of people near the bank of a river

Jonara T. Parrish (?), Fish Fry on the Alafia, Painting 

Location: USF Tampa campus Library, Florida Studies Space 

large colorful group of people in a theater

Ferdie Pacheco, Matinée (Ybor City), Painting  

Location: USF Tampa campus Library, Special Collections

woman in blue sitting with a halo above her head and a man standing leaning over behind her

Joseph Pauwels (1818-1876), Painting 

Location: USF Tampa campus Library, Special Collections (not currently on display) 

one person outline drawn with hands covering eyes second person outline drawn with hands covering ears and third personoutline drawn with hands covering mouth. Text saya ignorance equals fear and silence equals death and fight AIDS act up

Keith Haring, Poster-Ignorance = Fear 

Location: USF Tampa campus Library, Special Collections (not currently on display)