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Fourth Floor Frieze

The names of 35 distinguished Illinois authors are etched into the 4th floor frieze of the Illinois State Library Building.

  • Portait of Lorraine Hansberry
    Lorraine Hansberry
    A Raisin in the Sun; To Be Young, Gifted, and Black; The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window...
  • Portait of Ernest Hemingway
    Ernest Hemingway
    A moveable feast; The sun also rises; Green hills of Africa...
  • Portait of Robert Herrick
    Robert Herrick
    An anatomy of literature; Clark's Field; The web of life...
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