Saginaw Art Museum

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The Saginaw Art Museum is an art museum opened in 1948 in the industrial city of Saginaw , in the north of the American state of Michigan . The museum is located in the former villa of the CL Ring family, wealthy sawmill owners who donated the property in 1947. The villa was built in 1903 by the American architect Charles A. Platt (1861–1933). In addition to his artistic work as a draftsman and engraver, Platt is particularly known for his landscape and garden architecture. The garden of the property that he designed is part of the museum.

The collection came into the possession of the house for the most part through donations; there was no significant budget for self-curated purchases over a longer period of time. Accordingly, the quality of the works of art in the collection is variable. Nevertheless, the collection contains a painting by Corot as well as prints and drawings by Kandinsky , Manet and Picasso . The collection focuses on works on paper by Charles A. Platt, sculptures by John Rogers and works by E. Irving Couse (1866–1936). In addition to the exhibition of the permanent collection, several changing exhibitions take place in the house every year.

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Coordinates: 43 ° 25 ′ 27.6 "  N , 83 ° 57 ′ 12.4"  W.