Selected Project Images

Promised Treasure​

City of Chicago Public Art Collection commission

Chicago Public Library, Budlong Woods Branch, 2005

Hand-painted papers laid on four wood panels, 4 x 13 feet each

                                               Landfall Press owner, Jack Lemon, and Master Printer, Steve Campbell.
From the Chicago Public Library website:
About Budlong Woods Branch
History
  • Budlong Woods Branch opened February 8, 2003.
  • The branch takes its name from Lyman A. Budlong, who founded a local pickle farm in the 1800s.
  • The branch features environmentally sustainable construction under the Leadership in Energy and Environmentally Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System developed by the U.S. Green Building Council.
Artwork
  • Budlong Woods Branch features artwork funded through the Percent for Art Ordinance administered by the City of Chicago Public Art Program:
    • a mixed media piece entitled “Promised Treasure” by Andrew Young considers our physical, spiritual and philosophical relationship to nature

Chicago Public Art Guide 

Page 53 text and illustration
Below: The imagery of the Promi
​Photos by Budlong Woods Branch Library Manager, Tom Stark