fbpx
Wikipedia

Davis Museum at Wellesley College

The Davis Museum is an art museum located on the Wellesley College campus in Wellesley, Massachusetts. The college art collection was first displayed in the Farnsworth Art Building, founded in 1889. The museum in its present form opened in 1993 in a building designed by Rafael Moneo.[1]

Davis Museum
Established1993 (1993)
LocationWellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°17′37.3884″N 71°18′26.19″W / 42.293719000°N 71.3072750°W / 42.293719000; -71.3072750
Collection size11,000
ArchitectRafael Moneo
Websitewellesley.edu/davismuseum

The permanent collection of about 11,000 objects ranges from antiquity to the present day.

The artists represented in the collection include:

A large, recently restored mosaic from Antioch, excavated in a joint expedition with the Worcester Art Museum, is also present.[3]

Notes edit

  1. ^ "History". Wellesely college. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
  2. ^ Marshall, Traute (2009). Art Museums PLUS: Cultural Excursions in New England. UPNE. pp. 240–242.
  3. ^ "Festina lente: Conserving Antiquity opens at the Davis Museum at Wellesley College on January 30". Artfix Daily. Retrieved 2014-01-20.

External links edit

  Media related to Davis Museum and Cultural Center at Wikimedia Commons

  • Official website

davis, museum, wellesley, college, davis, museum, museum, located, wellesley, college, campus, wellesley, massachusetts, college, collection, first, displayed, farnsworth, building, founded, 1889, museum, present, form, opened, 1993, building, designed, rafael. The Davis Museum is an art museum located on the Wellesley College campus in Wellesley Massachusetts The college art collection was first displayed in the Farnsworth Art Building founded in 1889 The museum in its present form opened in 1993 in a building designed by Rafael Moneo 1 Davis MuseumEstablished1993 1993 LocationWellesley College Wellesley MassachusettsCoordinates42 17 37 3884 N 71 18 26 19 W 42 293719000 N 71 3072750 W 42 293719000 71 3072750Collection size11 000ArchitectRafael MoneoWebsitewellesley wbr edu wbr davismuseumThe permanent collection of about 11 000 objects ranges from antiquity to the present day The artists represented in the collection include Paul Cezanne John Singleton Copley Lavinia Fontana Alberto Giacometti Al Held Hiroshige George Inness Alex Katz Angelica Kauffmann Oskar Kokoschka Georg Kolbe Willem de Kooning Lee Krasner Sol LeWitt 2 Giacomo Manzu Knox Martin Ammi Phillips Pinturicchio Jackson Pollock Robert Rauschenberg Jacopo Sansovino Giorgio Vasari Andy Warhol A large recently restored mosaic from Antioch excavated in a joint expedition with the Worcester Art Museum is also present 3 Notes edit History Wellesely college Retrieved 2014 01 20 Marshall Traute 2009 Art Museums PLUS Cultural Excursions in New England UPNE pp 240 242 Festina lente Conserving Antiquity opens at the Davis Museum at Wellesley College on January 30 Artfix Daily Retrieved 2014 01 20 External links edit nbsp Media related to Davis Museum and Cultural Center at Wikimedia Commons Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Davis Museum at Wellesley College amp oldid 1156596151, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.