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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
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Drawing of a young women leaning forward wearing a strapless dress, Left side of paper cut away.
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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
Original illustration for "The Kewpies and the Invalid Girl" by Rose O'Neill
Page 3 of 3 page cartoon. Kewpies convince a bird couple to build their nest on a young girl's windowsill next to her bed so she can enjoy their songs. ...more
Little Mountain Mother
Female dancing with full skirt lifting to reveal legs. Hands have red fingernails to match red lips. She wears ruffles on her wrists, arms bare, feather headress. She looks directly at the… ...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 w/ Gus the Ghost and Frisky the Frog. Original drawing.
Kewpie Cartoon with two panels. Characters include Frisky Frog and Gus Ghost.
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"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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"Engulfed Me in His Arms". Original illustration for p. 276 of The Loves of Edwy, Ch. 27: Good-Bye, Jane!
Older man sitting in a chair holding a younger man who is on his knees. Crucifix on the wall behind the older man and book case on the right.
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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
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.
Recent Items
"The Kewpies & The Wealthy Child" Verses & Pictures by Rose O'Neill
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Printing Proofs for "The Baby party; A Fable for Fathers". Illustrated by Rose O'Neill. Written by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
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Printing proof for "The Baby Party; A Fable for Fathers". Illustrated by Rose O'Neill. Written by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
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Printing proof for "The Baby Party; A Fable for Fathers". Illustrated by Rose O'Neill. Written by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Printing proof for "The Baby Party; A Fable for Fathers". Illustrated by Rose O'Neill. Written by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
