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University of Michigan Museum of Art

February 15, 2024

The University of Michigan Museum of Art in Ann Arbor, Michigan with 94,000 sq ft (8,700 m2) is one of the largest university art museums in the United States. Built as a war memorial in 1909 for the university's fallen alumni from the Civil War, Alumni Memorial Hall originally housed U-M's Alumni office along with the university's growing art collection. Its first director was Jean Paul Slusser, who served from 1946 (first as acting director, then becoming director in 1947) to his retirement in 1957.[1]

University of Michigan Museum of Art
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LocationAnn Arbor, Michigan, United States
Coordinates42°16′30.7″N 83°44′25.8″W / 42.275194°N 83.740500°W / 42.275194; -83.740500
TypeArt museum
DirectorChristina Olsen (2017–present)
Websitewww.umma.umich.edu

The university contains a comprehensive collection that represents more than 150 years of history, with over 20,000[2] works of art that span cultures, eras, and media. Admission is free, but a $10 donation is suggested.[3]

In the spring of 2009, the museum reopened after a major $41.9 million expansion and renovation designed by Brad Cloepfil and Allied Works Architecture, which more than doubled the size of the museum. The museum comprises the renovated Alumni Memorial Hall with 41,000 sq ft (3,800 m2) and the new 53,000 sq ft (4,900 m2) Maxine and Stuart Frankel and the Frankel Family Wing. The museum's current director is Christina Olsen, who was appointed in 2017.[4]

Construction edit

 
Alumni Memorial Hall, first floor blueprint

Alumni Memorial Hall was originally conceived in 1864 as a way to honor the University of Michigan students, faculty, and alumni who had died fighting in the Civil War. However, the project was put on hold until 1904, when a committee of Michigan alumni and professors, led by Professor Martin Luther D'Ooge and Judge Claudius B. Grant, secured a promissory note from the Board of Regents for the land the hall would eventually be built on.

 
Judge Grant laying the cornerstone of Alumni Memorial Hall, June, 1908

With the land set aside, the Board of Regents created a committee to work in parallel with the Alumni Memorial Committee in 1905, and by the end of the year had awarded the project to the Detroit architecture firm Donaldson and Meier at the cost of $175,000. The hall's cornerstone was laid by Judge Grant and construction began in June 1908. Alumni Memorial Hall was dedicated on May 11, 1910, with a final building cost of $190,000.

The hall itself was built in the neoclassical tradition with a pair of two stone columns flanking the hall's main bronze doors with two smaller side doors. The inside continues to house the Alumni Association's headquarters and the university's vast art collection alongside pieces donated by alumni, including a bust of the university's first president Henry Philip Tappan. It also housed the University Club, before the club moved across the street to the Union.[5][6]

Artwork edit

Permanent collection edit

The museum's permanent collection includes work by James McNeill Whistler, Franz Kline, Helen Frankenthaler, Pablo Picasso, Joshua Reynolds, Claude Monet, Max Beckmann, Walker Evans, Randolph Rogers, Kara Walker, Alvin D. Loving, Christian Boltanski, Donald Sultan, Jenny Holzer, Tracey Emin, Louise Nevelson, Yinka Shonibare, Romare Bearden, Michele Oka Doner, Hiram Powers, Mark di Suvero, Tiffany & Co., Katsushika Hokusai, Utagawa Toyokuni I, Shigeo Fukuda, Alexander Calder, Marian Spore Bush, Tracey Emin, and Grace Hartigan, among many others.[7]

Outdoor artwork edit

The Mark di Suvero sculpture Orion was installed in front of the building from 2008 to 2018, then removed briefly for conservation, and reinstalled permanently in 2019.[8]

The kinetic sculpture Shang was a long-term loan to the university that stood outside the building from 2008 to 2020, when it was bought by a private collector. In November 2020, the Jaume Plensa piece Behind the Walls was installed in its place.[9][10]

Other sculptures outside of the museum include Daedalus by Charles Ginnever, Ternary Marker by Beverly Pepper, Stiff Box No. 12 by Lucas Samaras, Requiem by Erwin Binder, and a trio of pieces by Michele Oka Doner.[11]

Temporary exhibitions edit

Temporary exhibitions at the museum have included work by Meleko Mokgosi, Mari Katayama,[12] Ceal Floyer,[13] Paul Rand,[14] and others.

Gallery edit

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    European & American Art Gallery, University of Michigan Museum of Art
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    Interior, University of Michigan Museum of Art
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    Chinese Art Gallery, University of Michigan Museum of Art
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    Modern & Contemporary Gallery, University of Michigan Museum of Art
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    Open Storage, University of Michigan Museum of Art
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    African Art Gallery, University of Michigan Museum of Art
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    European Art (1100-1650) Gallery, University of Michigan Museum of Art
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    Modern & Contemporary Gallery, University of Michigan Museum of Art
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    South, Southeast, and Central Asian Art Gallery, University of Michigan Museum of Art

Provenance research edit

In 2007, the museum concluded three-year investigation that found no evidence any of its artwork had been looted by Nazis during World War II.[15]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Slusser, Jean Paul. "Jean Paul Slusser papers". quod.lib.umich.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  2. ^ "Mission and History | University of Michigan Museum of Art". umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  3. ^ "Plan Your Visit | University of Michigan Museum of Art". umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  4. ^ "New University of Michigan museum leader wants 'dynamic and exciting place'". mlive. 2017-11-19. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  5. ^ Buildings and Grounds Department (1923). University of Michigan Buildings. University of Michigan.
  6. ^ Donnelly, Walter A. (1958). The University of Michigan: An Encyclopedic Survey. University of Michigan.
  7. ^ "University of Michigan | Museum of Art (UMMA)". Umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  8. ^ "Orion Comes Home | University of Michigan Museum of Art". umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  9. ^ "Can You Swing On Shang? An Elegy to an UMMA Icon That Will Be Forever Missed". umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  10. ^ "Monumental Outdoor Sculpture by Jaume Plensa to Change the Face of U-M Museum of Art". umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  11. ^ "Outdoor Sculpture | University of Michigan Museum of Art". umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  12. ^ "Mari Katayama | University of Michigan Museum of Art". umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  13. ^ "Ceal Floyer: Things| University of Michigan Museum of Art". umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  14. ^ "Paul Rand: The Designer's Task | University of Michigan Museum of Art". umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  15. ^ "Research from the University of Michigan Museum of Art: Report 26 October 2007". www.lootedart.com. Retrieved 2024-01-25.

External links edit

  • Official University of Michigan Museum of Art website
  • Search the University of Michigan Museum of Art collection
  • Descriptive Catalogue of the Museum of Art and Antiquities
  • University of Michigan Museum of Art within Google Arts & Culture
  •   Media related to University of Michigan Museum of Art at Wikimedia Commons

February 15, 2024
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The University of Michigan Museum of Art in Ann Arbor Michigan with 94 000 sq ft 8 700 m2 is one of the largest university art museums in the United States Built as a war memorial in 1909 for the university s fallen alumni from the Civil War Alumni Memorial Hall originally housed U M s Alumni office along with the university s growing art collection Its first director was Jean Paul Slusser who served from 1946 first as acting director then becoming director in 1947 to his retirement in 1957 1 University of Michigan Museum of ArtInteractive fullscreen mapLocationAnn Arbor Michigan United StatesCoordinates42 16 30 7 N 83 44 25 8 W 42 275194 N 83 740500 W 42 275194 83 740500TypeArt museumDirectorChristina Olsen 2017 present Websitewww wbr umma wbr umich wbr eduThe university contains a comprehensive collection that represents more than 150 years of history with over 20 000 2 works of art that span cultures eras and media Admission is free but a 10 donation is suggested 3 In the spring of 2009 the museum reopened after a major 41 9 million expansion and renovation designed by Brad Cloepfil and Allied Works Architecture which more than doubled the size of the museum The museum comprises the renovated Alumni Memorial Hall with 41 000 sq ft 3 800 m2 and the new 53 000 sq ft 4 900 m2 Maxine and Stuart Frankel and the Frankel Family Wing The museum s current director is Christina Olsen who was appointed in 2017 4 Contents 1 Construction 2 Artwork 2 1 Permanent collection 2 1 1 Outdoor artwork 2 2 Temporary exhibitions 3 Gallery 3 1 Provenance research 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksConstruction edit nbsp Alumni Memorial Hall first floor blueprintAlumni Memorial Hall was originally conceived in 1864 as a way to honor the University of Michigan students faculty and alumni who had died fighting in the Civil War However the project was put on hold until 1904 when a committee of Michigan alumni and professors led by Professor Martin Luther D Ooge and Judge Claudius B Grant secured a promissory note from the Board of Regents for the land the hall would eventually be built on nbsp Judge Grant laying the cornerstone of Alumni Memorial Hall June 1908With the land set aside the Board of Regents created a committee to work in parallel with the Alumni Memorial Committee in 1905 and by the end of the year had awarded the project to the Detroit architecture firm Donaldson and Meier at the cost of 175 000 The hall s cornerstone was laid by Judge Grant and construction began in June 1908 Alumni Memorial Hall was dedicated on May 11 1910 with a final building cost of 190 000 The hall itself was built in the neoclassical tradition with a pair of two stone columns flanking the hall s main bronze doors with two smaller side doors The inside continues to house the Alumni Association s headquarters and the university s vast art collection alongside pieces donated by alumni including a bust of the university s first president Henry Philip Tappan It also housed the University Club before the club moved across the street to the Union 5 6 Artwork editPermanent collection edit The museum s permanent collection includes work by James McNeill Whistler Franz Kline Helen Frankenthaler Pablo Picasso Joshua Reynolds Claude Monet Max Beckmann Walker Evans Randolph Rogers Kara Walker Alvin D Loving Christian Boltanski Donald Sultan Jenny Holzer Tracey Emin Louise Nevelson Yinka Shonibare Romare Bearden Michele Oka Doner Hiram Powers Mark di Suvero Tiffany amp Co Katsushika Hokusai Utagawa Toyokuni I Shigeo Fukuda Alexander Calder Marian Spore Bush Tracey Emin and Grace Hartigan among many others 7 Outdoor artwork edit The Mark di Suvero sculpture Orion was installed in front of the building from 2008 to 2018 then removed briefly for conservation and reinstalled permanently in 2019 8 The kinetic sculpture Shang was a long term loan to the university that stood outside the building from 2008 to 2020 when it was bought by a private collector In November 2020 the Jaume Plensa piece Behind the Walls was installed in its place 9 10 Other sculptures outside of the museum include Daedalus by Charles Ginnever Ternary Marker by Beverly Pepper Stiff Box No 12 by Lucas Samaras Requiem by Erwin Binder and a trio of pieces by Michele Oka Doner 11 Temporary exhibitions edit Temporary exhibitions at the museum have included work by Meleko Mokgosi Mari Katayama 12 Ceal Floyer 13 Paul Rand 14 and others Gallery edit nbsp European amp American Art Gallery University of Michigan Museum of Art nbsp Interior University of Michigan Museum of Art nbsp Chinese Art Gallery University of Michigan Museum of Art nbsp Modern amp Contemporary Gallery University of Michigan Museum of Art nbsp Open Storage University of Michigan Museum of Art nbsp African Art Gallery University of Michigan Museum of Art nbsp European Art 1100 1650 Gallery University of Michigan Museum of Art nbsp Modern amp Contemporary Gallery University of Michigan Museum of Art nbsp South Southeast and Central Asian Art Gallery University of Michigan Museum of Art Provenance research edit In 2007 the museum concluded three year investigation that found no evidence any of its artwork had been looted by Nazis during World War II 15 See also editCranbrook Art Museum Detroit Institute of Arts Museums at the University of Michigan Tourism in metropolitan Detroit Michigan in the American Civil WarReferences edit Slusser Jean Paul Jean Paul Slusser papers quod lib umich edu Retrieved 2020 08 28 Mission and History University of Michigan Museum of Art umma umich edu Retrieved 2020 03 06 Plan Your Visit University of Michigan Museum of Art umma umich edu Retrieved 2020 03 06 New University of Michigan museum leader wants dynamic and exciting place mlive 2017 11 19 Retrieved 2020 03 06 Buildings and Grounds Department 1923 University of Michigan Buildings University of Michigan Donnelly Walter A 1958 The University of Michigan An Encyclopedic Survey University of Michigan University of Michigan Museum of Art UMMA Umma umich edu Retrieved 2014 01 28 Orion Comes Home University of Michigan Museum of Art umma umich edu Retrieved 2020 04 14 Can You Swing On Shang An Elegy to an UMMA Icon That Will Be Forever Missed umma umich edu Retrieved 2020 11 12 Monumental Outdoor Sculpture by Jaume Plensa to Change the Face of U M Museum of Art umma umich edu Retrieved 2020 11 12 Outdoor Sculpture University of Michigan Museum of Art umma umich edu Retrieved 2020 05 06 Mari Katayama University of Michigan Museum of Art umma umich edu Retrieved 2020 05 08 Ceal Floyer Things University of Michigan Museum of Art umma umich edu Retrieved 2020 05 08 Paul Rand The Designer s Task University of Michigan Museum of Art umma umich edu Retrieved 2020 05 08 Research from the University of Michigan Museum of Art Report 26 October 2007 www lootedart com Retrieved 2024 01 25 External links editOfficial University of Michigan Museum of Art website Search the University of Michigan Museum of Art collection Descriptive Catalogue of the Museum of Art and Antiquities University of Michigan Museum of Art within Google Arts amp Culture nbsp Media related to University of Michigan Museum of Art at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title University of Michigan Museum of Art amp oldid 1199079201, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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