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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 Cyrus Colter
    Cyrus Colter
    City of light; The Hippodrome; The rivers of Eros...
  • Portait of Finley Peter Dunne
    Finley Peter Dunne
    Dissertations by mr. dooley; Observations by Mr. Dooley; Mr Dooley, wise and funny...
  • Portait of Ben Hecht
    Ben Hecht
    A child of the century; Gargoyles; Miss lonelyhearts...
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Authors whose last name begins with O

Anne Sibley O'Brien John Joseph O'Brien Catherine O'Connell Jingmai O'Connor
Clare O'Donohue Thomas J. O'Gorman Richard O'Hara Michael J. O'Loughlin
William Arnold O'Malley Donald E. O'Neal Diane O'Neill Erica O'Rourke
James O'Shea William J. O'Shea Kristin A. Oakley Barack Obama
Michelle Obama Achy Obejas James W. Oberly Deb Obermeier
Beverly J Obert Carl D. Oblinger Shirlene Obuobi Melissa G. Ocepek
Mike (Myron G.) Odell Bob Odenkirk Linda Odom-Jones Ami Offenbacher
Nick Offerman Miriam Ofstein Cynthia L. Ogorek Bayo Olayinka Ojikutu
Dwight Okita Chuck Okofor Nnedi Okorafor Robyn Okrant
Arika Okrent Lawrence Okrent Ted Okuda Walter Olesky
William Oliver Constance (Connie) Olker Elder James Olsen Steve Olsher
Greg Olson Daniela Olszewska Don Olund Carol Orange
Clara Orban Liesl Miller Orenic Annmarie Orgega Paul Orinakin
Julie Orlet-Schoen Susan Lynn Orman Eric Orner Peter Orner
Elaine L Orr Sandy Orr Drew Orsinger Trevor Orsinger
Patricia Orvis Mary A Osborne Nicholas Osborn Valerie J. Osborn
Charles Osgood Ladan Osman Florence Osmund Evan Osnos
Leonid Osseny Helen Macie Osterman Sarah Ostman Katie Otey
Mark Overmyer-Velazquez Daniel Overturf Tawni O`Dell William O`Malley
Dr. Linda O`Neill

 

 

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