Drury University Art Collection

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Drury University Art Collection

Drury’s art collection contains works spanning the eleventh through the twenty-first centuries from around the globe.

Featured Items

Original illustration for "What is it the Mom Does? A Little Lullaby that Ended in Love's Old Sweet Song" Illustrated by Rose O'Neill. Written by Lenora Mattingly Weber.

Woman with her right hand on the forehead of a young girl and her left hand on the boot of a young boy sitting on a stool. ...more

[Untitled]

Drawing of a young women leaning forward wearing a strapless dress, Left side of paper cut away.
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Original illustration for "The Kewpies and Little Susie" by Rose O'Neil. (2nd of 3 illustrations)

Page 2 of 3 page cartoon. Barefoot, underdressed little girl walks in windy wilderness with bundle of sticks. Kewpies want to make her warm clothes and go to the drygood store.… ...more

"The Dark Aspect that Drew the Golden Woman" Original illustration for p. 13 of The Loves of Edwy, Ch. 1: The Boy at the Palings.

Man standing, leaning on a bureau gazing into a mirror while holding a cigarette in his right hand and his left hand in his pocket. Black ink on cream paper.
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Kewpie Cartoon with Katy, Squawky, Uncle Hob, and Frisky Frog. Original drawing.

Kewpie six panel cartoon with Uncle Hob reading "How to Cheer up Uncles" to Katy while her friends Squawky and Frisky and other kewpies plot to rescue her from the boredom of it.
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Woman's Head (Garda?)

Drawing of womans head
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Kewpie Cartoon with a bird hunter and Squabby. Original drawing.

Kewpie six panel cartoon with a bird hunter who sends Kewpie and friend off to find him a bird while he naps. He tries to tell Kewpie the birds LIKE being shot, so a Kewpie fires his rifle… ...more

"The Abysmal Difference Between Man and Man". Original illustration for p. 123 of The Loves of Edwy, Ch. 10: The Discomfort of Being an Unappreciated Son.

Older man sitting at a desk pointing with his right hand, and younger man standing by the desk smoking, with left hand in his pocket.
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Christian Schiott (c.1882-1960)

Profile drawing of a man ...more

"It's a Damned Pity". Original illustration for p. 315 of The Loves of Edwy, Ch. 32: The Discovery of a Loss.

Three men, one wearing glasses and standing with right hand on hip, one sitting at a table signing something, and one sitting behind looking over his shoulder.
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Featured Exhibit

The Gift

This exhibit introduces six works donated to Drury in May 2014, and exhibited for the first time at the Pool Art Center Gallery in November 2014.

Featured Collection

Sam F. & June S. Hamra and the Harmon-Meek Gallery Gift

Works donated by the artists or their estates, and made possible through the efforts of Mr. & Mrs. Hamra and William Meek of the Harmon-Meek Gallery in Naples, FL.