Yale University Art Gallery
 Yale University Art Gallery |
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| place | New Haven , Connecticut |
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| architect | Louis I. Kahn |
| opening | 1832 |
| management |
Jock Reynolds
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The Yale University Art Gallery is a museum in New Haven , USA . It belongs to Yale University and is the oldest art museum in a university in the western hemisphere .
history
founding
The museum was founded in 1832, which is largely due to the painter John Trumbull . Here Over there are different self-reported by the Yale University: On the one hand it is stated that Trumbull had signed a contract on 19 December 1831 which Yale 28 of his paintings and 60 of his miniature - portraits for a year until his death payable sum of 1,000 US Dollar transferred. At the time he was 75 years old. On the other hand, Trumbull is said to have donated more than 100 of his paintings to Yale College.
Trumbull himself designed the picture gallery in Yale, which opened on October 25, 1832.
Removals
Yale's collection quickly grew too big for the Trumbull Gallery, which is why it moved to Street Hall in 1867. The Trumbull Gallery was then used as the official residence of the President and Treasurer of the University until it was demolished in 1901.
In the fall of 1926, construction began on a new building, which was to bring together the art collections of Yale University, which had previously been located in various locations on campus, and to provide space for further growth. The Gallery of Fine Arts ("Gallery of Fine Arts") designed by Egerton Swartwout (1870-1943) in the style of historicism was opened on September 27, 1928. The Swartwout building still contains parts of the collection today.
Today's main building
The present main building of the museum was the first order for Louis I. Kahn , who had just finished his architecture studies at Yale. It was the start of Kahn's career, who is considered one of the most important architects of the second half of the 20th century.
When it opened in November 1953, the Yale University Art Gallery and Design Center included extensive, open spaces for art exhibitions and space for studios for art and architecture students.
architecture
The main building was built from stone, concrete, glass and steel. It has a windowless wall on its main facade. The so-called "Kahn building" was a radical break in the neo-Gothic tradition, which embodies large parts of the campus and the adjacent Swartwout building . It received praise for its beauty, geometry, and light, as well as engineering.
collection
The museum has more than 185,000 works. These are divided into ten departments:
- African art
- American decorative art
- American paintings and sculptures
- Ancient art
- Art of Ancient America ( Pre-Columbian Art )
- Asian art
- Coins and medals
- European art
- Modern art and contemporary art
- Prints, drawings and photographs
In the field of modern and contemporary art alone, there are works by Paul Cézanne , Marcel Duchamp , Vincent van Gogh , Eva Hesse , Roni Horn , Piet Mondrian and Pablo Picasso .
Illustrations
Assyrian relief: Spirit with a human head waters holy tree
Statue of Heracles from Dura Europos
Lucas Cranach the Elder : The Crucifixion with the Converted Centurion
Hieronymus Bosch : Allegory of Gluttony and Lust
Claude Lorrain : Landscape with Shepherds
George Stubbs : Lion attacks horse
Édouard Manet : Young woman lying down in Spanish costume
Claude Monet : The Artist's Garden in Giverny
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See also
Web links
- Official website
- AD-Classics; Yale University Art Gallery, Louis Kahn Detailed architectural description with plans, longitudinal sections and photo gallery
Individual evidence
- ↑ Property Overview: Yale University Art Gallery - 1953 . Yale University. Archived from the original on August 30, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2010.
- ↑ a b c Buildings: Trumbull . Yale University Art Gallery. Archived from the original on October 21, 2010. Retrieved on April 4, 2010.
- ↑ Special Exhibit Examines Dynamic Relationship Between the Art of Pablo Picasso and Writing (PDF; 479 kB) Yale University Art Gallery. Archived from the original on May 26, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
- ^ Buildings: Swartwout . Yale University Art Gallery. Archived from the original on March 31, 2010. Retrieved on April 4, 2010.
- ↑ a b Buildings: Kahn . Yale University Art Gallery. Archived from the original on March 31, 2010. Retrieved on April 4, 2010.
- ↑ a b Permanent Collection . Yale University Art Gallery. Archived from the original on March 31, 2010. Retrieved on April 4, 2010.
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