Gene Schuttey, of Sheboygan, gave to Mead Public Library items from his collection of decorative arts, including many paperweights and bronzes displayed on the library's second floor. Schuttey died on September 30, 2009.
Schuttey was born on January 15, 1924 and raised in Sheboygan and is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin. For many years, he maintained Aida Studio in Sheboygan where he photographed four generations of some area families. He had an interest in theater and was the company photographer for Milwaukee’s Fred Miller Theater and the Milwaukee Repertory Theater as well as the Sheboygan Arts Foundation and Sheboygan Community Players. His interest in the fine and decorative arts led him to many years of collecting, including the paperweights and bronzes he has given to Mead Public Library.