Lilly Library Artworks: A Virtual Guide

The works of art on display at Lilly Library have been donated to Duke University throughout the years and can be found throughout the building on the first and second floors and in the Thomas Room. The beautiful architectural details that highlight the library provide an appropriate setting for the display of the artworks. Enjoy your virtual guide.

First Floor:

• Mrs. Benjamin N. Duke (painting)
• Benjamin N. Duke (painting)
• Tending The Flock (painting)
• Beach Scene (painting)
• Mary L. Duke (painting)
• Angier B. Duke (painting)
• William K. Boyd (painting)
• Thomas J. Jarvis (painting)
• Washington Duke (painting)
• Duke University in Picture (book)
• Bessie Whitted Spence (painting)
• Benjamin N. Duke (painting)
• James H. Southgate (painting)
• Grand Master Clock
• Eva Earnshaw Malone (painting)
• Benjamin N. Duke (marble bust)
• Library Table

Second Floor:

• James A. Thomas and Two Eunuchs (photograph)
• Dorothy Quincy Hancock Read (photograph)
• Generalissimo and Madame Chiang Kai-shek (photograph)
• Sarah P. Duke (painting)
• Mary Duke Lyon (painting)
• The Reapers (painting)
• Marble Lions (statues)

Thomas Room:

• James A. Thomas (painting)
• Porcelain Urns with Mythical Beasts
• Embroidered Bedspread
• Chinese Rug
• Ishii Vases
• Carved Chests
• Wei To (embroidery)
• Elderly Man (scroll)
• People in Outdoor Setting (scroll)
• Lady in Red (scroll)
• Calligraphy (scroll)
• Porcelain Lion Lamps
• Table with Marble Top
• Cheang Park Chew (painting)
• Porcelain Urns with Lids
• Chinese Cabinet
• Imperial Robe
• Coromandel Screen
• Teakwood Tables
• Altar Table
• Embroidered Scroll with Nine Figures
  • He Xiangu
  • Han Xiang
  • Cao Guojiu
  • Lü Dongbin
  • Shouxing
  • Zhongli Quan
  • Zhang Guolao
  • Lan Caihe
  • Li Tieguai
• Winter Landscape (ink on silk)

Credits:

Nicole Goddard, Julie Humphrey, Kelley Lawton, Larry Odzak
Photographs by Mark Zupan