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Title: Friz Freleng Cartoon
Description: Cartoon illustration by Isadore (Friz) Freleng published in the February 14, 1923, Westport Crier newspaper while he was a student at Westport High School. Freleng went on to become an animation pioneer creating over 300 cartoons for Warner Bros. featuring Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Yosemite Sam, and other classic Looney Tunes characters.
Date: 1923
Object Type: Artwork

Title: Friz Freleng Cartoon
Description: Cartoon illustration by Isadore (Friz) Freleng published in the March 13, 1923, Westport Crier newspaper while he was a student at Westport High School. Freleng went on to become an animation pioneer creating over 300 cartoons for Warner Bros. featuring Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Yosemite Sam, and other classic Looney Tunes characters.
Date: 1923
Object Type: Artwork

Title: Jesse Hamlett
Description: Charcoal portrait of Jesse Hamlett (sometimes spelled Hamlet) in suit coat, vest, tie, and hat. The drawing is signed by the artist with "93" immediately below the signature. At the bottom right corner, "Jesse Hamlet" is written in different handwriting and black ink.
Date: 1893
Object Type: Artwork

Title: Repose
Description: An original woodcut (30/200) depicting two resting peacocks in the garden of Villa Wurtz in Rome. Article by the artist shares details of the artist's life and his techniques.
Date: 1938
Object Type: Artwork

Title: Manuel of Tesuque
Description: An original color woodcut (30/200) of a prominent Pueblo man from Tesuque Pueblo, New Mexico. Article by Gardner Teall.
Date: 1935
Object Type: Artwork

Title: Pheasant and Wistaria
Description: An original woodcut (30/200) by Australian Lionel Lindsey. Article by Campbell Dodgson emphasizes the mastery required to depict the different pheasant feathers and the delicate wisteria blossoms.
Date: 1935
Object Type: Artwork

Title: Phantoms
Description: An original color woodcut (30/200) in its sixth publication, sponsored by Martin Hardie, R.I., R.E. The woodcut depicts three black panthers in moonlight. 30 Druck likely refers to the image as the 30th print.
Date: 1934
Object Type: Artwork

Title: Down Montgomery Way (Vermont)
Description: A wood engraving of a rural scene in Vermont. Article by the artist shares autobiographical information.
Date: 1940
Object Type: Artwork

Title: Riverfront Area
Description: Untitled color drawing showing the riverfront area near what appears to be the 2nd Hannibal Bridge. View looking northwest with dock and riverboat in view. Signed: C. L. Budworth "34.
Date: 1934
Object Type: Artwork

Title: Chief Geronimo, Apache
Description: Reproduction of a portrait painting of Apache Chief Geronimo, by E.A. Burbank. Fort Sill, O.T. [Oklahoma Territory], 1898.
Date: 1899
Object Type: Artwork

Title: Siem-o-nad-o, Mojave Indian
Description: Reproduction of a portrait painting of Siem-o-nad-o, a Mojave Indian, by E.A. Burbank, San Carlos, Ariz.
Date: 1899
Object Type: Artwork

Title: Trucks Beneath Bridge
Description: Untitled color drawing of trucks and cars beneath bridge or viaduct. Business along street identified as Admiral Hay Press Mfg. Company located at 1230 West 8th Street. Signed: C. L. Budworth '34.
Date: 1934
Object Type: Artwork

Title: Laguna Cove
Description: An original wood engraving published in an edition of 200 copies of a moonlit Laguna Cove. Article by the artist shares techniques and autobiographical information.
Date: 1941
Object Type: Artwork

Title: The Boss
Description: Political cartoon entitled "The Boss." The octopus, representing the Pendergast Machine, is labeled: corruption, gambling, vice, violence, murder, kidnapping, intimidation, dishonest officials, and racketeering.
Date: 1930~
Object Type: Artwork

Title: Black Stallion
Description: A wood engraving depicting a nude woman with her hands in the mane of a rearing black stallion. Article by Carl Zigrosser includes biographical information about the artist, as well as an analysis of the wood engraving.
Date: 1940
Object Type: Artwork

Title: St. Francis Preaching to the Birds
Description: An original Woodcut (30/200) designed, cut, type set, printed on Washington Hand Press, published exclusively for members of The Woodcut Society. The woodcut depicts St. Francis of Assisi preaching to birds, including a swan.
Date: 1933
Object Type: Artwork

Title: The Stack Yard
Description: A color woodcut (1/200) depicting a rural scene, presumed to be the Cuckmere Valley in Sussex (England). Article by Campbell Dodgson.
Date: 1938
Object Type: Artwork

Title: Achelous and Hercules
Description: Photograph of the 1947 Thomas Hart Benton mural Achelous and Hercules. The painting was once on display in Harzfeld's department store, but is now in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington D.C. A reproduction of the painting made from this photograph is on display in Kirk Hall in the Central Library at 14 W. 10th Street.
Object Type: Artwork

Title: Coca-Cola Building and Vicinity
Description: Promotional drawing produced by the Ennis-Edwards Realty Company and included within a booklet promoting the advantages of the Coca-Cola Building. The illustration highlights the building's close proximity to the Liberty Memorial, Union Station, rail lines, major streets, the downtown hotel district, the retail district, the office building district, and the headquarters of the Kansas City Star and Times newspapers.
Date: 1927
Object Type: Artwork

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