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Painting Donated to
Library
The Greenville Public Library is thrilled to be the recipient of a
beautiful work of art donated by Jim & Enid Goubeaux. “We
purchased this painting in New York in 1999 and it has hung in our home
since that time,“ they shared. Avid art collectors for many years
they wanted to find a home for News for the Delphi Oracle before their
upcoming move to Chicago.
Now the 39 X 27 inch pastel on linen hangs by the Reference Desk on the
second floor of the Library. Jim & Enid felt this spot was
appropriate because the painting has a “library” theme. As with any
work of art it draws in the viewer to appreciate ever greater levels of
subtlety.
They explained “It was painted by an artist named Michele
Zalopany. The works of this artist have been exhibited in a
number of museums across the country including the Whitney in New York
and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.”
Zalopany was born in Detroit Michigan in 1955 and lives and works in
New York City and Sutri Italy. She is currently a professor at the
School of Visual Arts and a Visiting Lecturer at Harvard University.
More of her works can be seen at www.michelezalopany.com.
The Goubeaux’s are patrons of the performing arts as well as the visual
arts and have sponsored numerous DCCA events at the Memorial Hall in
Greenville as well as having been music supporters regionally. Many
people have enjoyed spectacular concerts thanks to their generosity.
They joked that people collect art until they run out of wall
space. Their new apartment holds much of their original
collection. The Library is happy this piece is to stay in town.
Many thanks to Jim & Enid for this lasting legacy. “We hope that it
will enjoy it’s new home in our beautiful Greenville Carnegie Library
and that it will be enjoyed by the people of Darke County as much as we
have.”
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