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Charles Library
Temple University, Philadelphia
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![Liliane Tomasko](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/09a09f_0cb85533678d4f2083113b93d07f466d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1124,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/09a09f_0cb85533678d4f2083113b93d07f466d~mv2.jpg)
"The Only Thing That Shines," 2019, acrylic on linen, 85" x 75"
![Kate McQuillen](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/09a09f_04949b16498742569cba663e02601396~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_980,h_340,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/09a09f_04949b16498742569cba663e02601396~mv2.png)
"Time Stopped Or Lost All Meaning," 2018, acrylic on panel, 24" x 72"
![Elyce Abrams](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/09a09f_cf6ed5469d64408fb6be9ccbee6f37b4~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_387,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/09a09f_cf6ed5469d64408fb6be9ccbee6f37b4~mv2.jpg)
"We're All Here," 2018-19, acrylic and acrylic spray paint on 40 panels, 16" diam. each
![Odili Donald Odita](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/09a09f_679c7c85d1414c78b81f0e3fcf543eb2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_724,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/09a09f_679c7c85d1414c78b81f0e3fcf543eb2~mv2.jpg)
"Red Line," 2018, acrylic on canvas, 70.5"x95.5"
![Jeremy Holmes](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/09a09f_713a35067f264d0c812329455aae31d5~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_832,h_778,al_c,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/09a09f_713a35067f264d0c812329455aae31d5~mv2.png)
Untitled, 2017, painted white ash, 72.5” x 48.5” x 10”
![David Skillicorn](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/09a09f_59d20be5b9d7471ba89536bcc5e22c5e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_842,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/09a09f_59d20be5b9d7471ba89536bcc5e22c5e~mv2.jpg)
"Della Terra 15-7," 2019, mixed media on canvas, 48" x 72"
![Alessandra Manzotti](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/09a09f_8baf99a15ed44161b8f0b6cedb7a68de~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1307,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/09a09f_8baf99a15ed44161b8f0b6cedb7a68de~mv2.jpg)
"Ice Bubbles, Western Mongolia II," dye sublimation on aluminum, 38" x 27"
![Paula Cahill](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/09a09f_8df38cd42a7c417d8afe0b73b61ba129~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_981,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/09a09f_8df38cd42a7c417d8afe0b73b61ba129~mv2.jpg)
"System," 2018, oil on canvas, 48" x 48"
![Juliette Dumas](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/09a09f_8ecb6012a1cd47b08cea298f40997e6b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_735,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/09a09f_8ecb6012a1cd47b08cea298f40997e6b~mv2.jpg)
"White Fluke (Le Grand Bleu), 2018, clay and gouache on paper mounted on canvas, 60" x 144"
![Charles Library](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/09a09f_f735a34f4d6f4cadae8394c1b42ea88b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1151,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/09a09f_f735a34f4d6f4cadae8394c1b42ea88b~mv2.jpg)
![Tim Bavington](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/09a09f_ba34c056a6904562a59e4737f51697a8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_375,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/09a09f_ba34c056a6904562a59e4737f51697a8~mv2.jpg)
"Wah-Wah," 2018, synthetic polymer on canvas, 72" x 188"
![Nathan Pankratz](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/09a09f_21ee07b9c56043e5897123e31c91eb48~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1087,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/09a09f_21ee07b9c56043e5897123e31c91eb48~mv2.jpg)
"love, Jofez," 2013, waterbased mediums on canvas mounted on panel, 60" x 54"
![Laura Sallade](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/09a09f_52b46c9670ad4c87baff2b7f733e3eb8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_685,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/09a09f_52b46c9670ad4c87baff2b7f733e3eb8~mv2.jpg)
"Lucida," 2019, silver on etched glass, 43.5" x 63"
![Lynn Dunham](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/09a09f_ab654b08389544e5b05d2843373e81e6~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_980,h_978,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/09a09f_ab654b08389544e5b05d2843373e81e6~mv2.png)
"Egress No. 06," 2017, archival pigment print, 48" x 48"
![Carson Fox](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/09a09f_058c1d21726e4f84ae8831bcc948a84b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_882,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/09a09f_058c1d21726e4f84ae8831bcc948a84b~mv2.jpg)
"Blue Ombre," 2020, carst resin, site specific installation
![John Black](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/09a09f_1725af646309468cb8d12fac89b11e76~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1022,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/09a09f_1725af646309468cb8d12fac89b11e76~mv2.jpg)
"Empathy," 2019, acrylic on canvas
Temple University's newest — and growing — contemporary art collection is the gift of alumnus, artist, and philanthropist Dennis Alter. It is installed at the heart of Main campus in the Charles Library, a glorious architectural gem designed by Snøhetta. The collection is open to the public daily.