The Ralph Chandler Harrison Memorial Library & The Sunset Community and Cultural Center Artworks

ABSTRACT:  Artworks displayed in the Ralph Chandler Harrison Memorial Library and the Sunset Community and Cultural Center are presented. 

The Ralph Chandler Harrison Memorial Library Building
Designed by Bernard Maybeck
Built by M.J. Murphy (1928)
Under the Supervision of Bernard Maybeck

Ralph Chandler Harrison (1831-1922)
Bernard Maybeck (1862-1957)
M.J. Murphy

Art in the Reference Room:
"Cypress Point and Monterey, California" (painting on two paint box lids)
Jules Tavernier (1844 - 1889)

"Hartnell School (1834) at Alisal, California"
Ferdinand Burgdorff (1881 - 1975)

Portraits of Ralph Chandler Harrison (1831 - 1918) and Ella Reid Harrison (1857-1922)

Shelf Clock
C. and L.C. Ives Clock Company, Bristol, CT., possession of Ella Reid Harrison

Art in Lobby:
"Coast of California"
Paul Dougherty (1877 - 1947)

"Early Carmel"
Charlotte Morgan (1867 - 1947)

"Hoopoe" and "Gerenuk"
Emile Norman (1918 - )

Bust of Robert Andrews Millikan
Austin James (1885-1961)

"The Maybeck Plaque"
The Maybeck Plaque honors people who have shown their support of the library by donating $10,000.
Designed by Gretchen Flesher
Stencil Artist: Stephanie Crabb

Bust of Paul Dougherty
Jo Davidson (1883 - 1952)

"Judge Ralph Chandler Harrison"
Arnold Genthe (1869 - 1942)

"Point Lobos"
M. Deneale Morgan (1868 - 1948)

"California Poppy" and "California Lilac"
Ida Johnson (1850 - 1931)

"Landscape"
Sydney Yard (1855 - 1909)

Reading Room:
"The Sterling Circle Plaque"
The Carmel Library Foundation honoring Carmel's poet George Sterling and individuals who have made provisions for the Carmel Library Foundation in their estate plans.

"Mission Orchard"
William P. Silva (1895 - 1948)

"Comida"
John O'Shea (1876 - 1956)

"Carmel Mission"
Josephine M. Culbertson (1852 - 1939)

"The Chimes"
Ida Maynard Curtis (1860 - 1959)

"Flocking Gulls"
E.C. MacLennan (1886 - 1966)

"Point Lobos"
W.C. Watts (1869 - 1961)

"Wolf"
Remo Scardigli (1910-1984)

Statue of Father Serra
Howell Armor (1899 - unknown)

"Birds"
Remo Scardigli (1910 - 1984)

"St. Francis"
Remo Scardigli (1910 - 1984)

Art in the Basement:
"Red Eagle"
Elizabeth Hay (1879 - unknown)

The Sunset Community and Cultural Center:
Cypress Trees by the Seashore, Unknown, Oil on Board
Morgan, Mary DeNeale (1868 - 1948)

"Fisherman at Lazarra," Unknown, Oil on Linen
Laycox, Jack (1921 - 1984)

"Dark Waters," 1955, Oil on Canvas
Mead, Alvin N.

"Point Lobos and Kelp Beds," 1960, Oil on Board
Maxwell, Laura Wasson (1877 - 1967)

"Mesa," 2004, Acrylic on Canvas
Gonzales, Alex (1927 - )

"Strawberries with Pewter on a Ledge," Oil on Canvas
Speck, Loran (1943 - )

“Crux Ansata,” Etching on Paper
Conroy, Virginia (1922 - )

"Dockworkers," Watercolor, Unknown
Colburn, Samuel Bolton (1909 - 1993)

"Unfinished Symphony," Unknown, Oil on Canvas
Lewis, Herbert Taylor (1893 - 1962)

Historic Photographs of Sunset Center building (17)