ANDREW YOUNG ART
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    • mixed media/collage
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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


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                                               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

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Chicago Public Art Guide 

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

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Copyright © 2020 Andrew Young. All rights reserved.
  • News
  • Work
    • mixed media/collage
    • recent sculpture
    • watercolor/drawing
    • works on metal and wood
    • egg tempera on panel
    • edition prints/monotypes
    • early work
    • photography
    • exhibition views
    • selected collections
  • Bio
    • narrative bio
    • resume
    • artist statements
    • process
    • scrapbook
  • Press
    • catalog essays
    • reviews
    • interviews
  • Projects
    • selected projects
    • project images
    • mazon creek fossils
    • herrin fossil flora
  • Contact
    • contact the artist
    • catalogs for sale
    • available artworks