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From City of Berkeley Public Art Collection

  1. Food for Thought by Eduardo Pineda, Image 1.

    Eduardo Pineda

    Food for Thought, c. 2023

    Painted Mural

  2. Dayton James by Jessica Phrogus, Image 1.

    Jessica Phrogus

    Dayton James, 2014

    Ceramic

    16 x 16 in (40.64 x 40.64 cm)

  3. Berkeley-Oakland Stretch by Antonio Rosario, Image 2.

    Antonio Rosario

    Berkeley-Oakland Stretch, 2014

    Acrylic on canvas

    16 x 20 x 0.75 in (40.64 x 50.8 x 1.91 cm)

  4. Bookshelves by Eric Powell, Image 1.

    Eric Powell

    Bookshelves, 2012

    Painted steel

  5. Earth Song by Wang Po Shu, Image 1.

    Wang Po Shu

    Earth Song, 2003

    Powder coated steel

    30 x 14 x 28 in (76.2 x 35.56 x 71.12 cm)

  6. Good Fortune and Tails (From a Pandemic) by Diana Maria Rossi, Image 1.

    Diana Maria Rossi

    Good Fortune and Tails (From a Pandemic), 2002

    Smalti glass on fiberglass mesh cement board

    40 x 25 x 0.75 in (101.6 x 63.5 x 1.91 cm)

  7. National Racism: We Was Mostly 'Bout Survival by Betye Saar, Image 1.

    Betye Saar

    National Racism: We Was Mostly 'Bout Survival, 1998

    Color silkscreen

  8. The Other Cheek by Jos Sances, Image 1.

    Jos Sances

    The Other Cheek, 1998

    Color silkscreen

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About the artist

Jim Rosenau

Jim Rosenau was raised in a house with 5,000 books. He has been making and selling thematic furniture from vintage books since 2002. The idea occurred to him years earlier after reading an essay, “Books As Furniture,” by Nicholson Baker. Given his background as the son and grandson of publishers, he assumed the reaction, should he make such a thing, would be furious. The work, once underway, proved him wrong. His book furniture has since earned him a wide following with work sold in almost 50 states and countries. Primarily shown at closely juried shows, he is also represented by dealers from Vermont to Los Angeles. The work has been widely published in print and on the Internet.
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