Named for Professor Clarence Ward, Museum Director & Art Department Chairman, 1917-1949.

Located on the top floor of the Allen Memorial Art Museum addition designed by the noted architectural firm Venturi and Rauch.

Floorplan

Study Carrels

• 36 study carrels
• For students, staff, and faculty
• Assigned for one semester with option of renewal
• Applications at Circulation Desk
• Most Library Use Only material may be checked out to carrels with approval
• Carrel Cards are used to check out items to a carrel

Collection

• 100,000 volumes
• covers all the visual arts worldwide, all time periods, and all art forms such as Architecture, Painting, Drawing, Sculpture, Prints, Photography, New Media, etc.
• in-depth coverage of Western European, Chinese, Japanese, and American art

Exhibitions

• The Annual Clarence Ward Birthday Party and Exhibition
• The Woman Who Started it All: The Untold Story of Adelia Field Johnston