Dallas Museum of Art
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The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) is an art museum located in the
The museum collection is made up of more than 24,000 objects, dating from the third millennium BC to the present day. It is known for its dynamic exhibition policy[3] and educational programs.[4] The Mildred R. and Frederick M. Mayer Library (the museum's non-circulating research library) contains over 50,000 volumes available to curators and the general public. With 159,000 square feet (14,800 m2) of exhibition spaces,[5] it is one of the largest art museums in the United States.
History
The museum's history began with the establishment in 1903 of the Dallas Art Association, which initially exhibited paintings in the Dallas Public Library. Frank Reaugh, a Texas artist, saw in the new library the opportunity to display works of art.[6] This idea was championed by May Dickson Exall, who was the first president of the Dallas Public Library. Her intention was the following: “to offer art interest and education through exhibitions and lectures, to form a permanent collection, to sponsor the work of local artists, to solicit support of the arts from individuals and businesses, and to honor citizens who support the arts.”
The museum's collections started growing from this moment on. It soon became necessary to find a new permanent home. The museum, renamed the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts in 1932, relocated to a new art deco facility within
In 1943, Jerry Bywaters, artist and Professor at Southern Methodist University, became the director of the museum, a position he held for the next twenty-one years.[8] Bywaters gave a sense of identity and community to the museum,[9] acquired impressionist, abstract, and contemporary masterpieces were acquired, emphasized the Texas identity of the museum was emphasized. This identity is today represented by works by Alexandre Hogue, Olin Herman Travis, Bywaters himself, and others.
The 1950s proved a tumultuous time for the DMA and Bywaters, as a local movement arose to purge the museum of pieces by "communist" artists, such as Pablo Picasso, whose work was banned.[10]
In 1963, the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts merged with the Dallas Museum of Contemporary Art,
By the late 1970s, the greatly enlarged permanent collection and the ambitious exhibition program fostered a need for a new museum facility. Under Harry Parker's direction, the museum was able to move once again, to its current venue, at the northern edge of the city's business district (the now designated Dallas Arts District). The $54 million facility, designed by New York architect Edward Larrabee Barnes, was financed by a 1979 City bond election, together with private donations. The project was galvanized by the slogan “A Great City Deserves a Great Museum,” and the new building opened in January 1984.[12]
The DMA is part of the Monuments Men and Women Museum Network, launched in 2021 by the Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art.[13]
On June 1, 2022, a man named Brian Hernandez broke into the museum by using a metal chair to smash through the museum's front entrance. He damaged four pieces of art, including three ancient Greek vases that were over 2,000 years old. The other item damaged was a ceramic bottle in the shape of a gar fish created by Native American artist.[14][15]
Collections
The museum's collections[16] include more than 24,000 works of art from around the world ranging from ancient to modern times. They are conceived as a celebration of the human power of creation.[17]
African
Objects in the museum's African collection come from West Africa and Central Africa. The objects date primarily from the 16th to the 20th centuries, although the earliest object is a Nok terracotta bust from Nigeria that dates from somewhere between 200 BC to 200 AD. Some works in the collection were created as symbols of leadership and status, while others express concepts related to the cycle of life. Highlights of the collection include a Benin plaque of copper alloy over wood depicting a warrior chief, a carved wood Senufo rhythm pounder from southeastern Mali, and a Congo standing power figure studded with ritually embedded iron nails or blades.
American
The
Ancient Mediterranean
The Dallas Museum of Art collection of Ancient Mediterranean art includes Cycladic, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, and Apulian objects. Highlights of
Asian
The museum's collections of South
Contemporary
Many important artistic trends since 1945 are represented in the museum's vast collection of
Decorative Arts and Design
The expansive collections of Decorative Arts and Design feature over 8,000 works mostly from Europe and America in various media including furniture, ceramics, glass, textiles, and metalware. Among the earliest works in the collection are 16th-century Spanish textiles, 17th century
Since 2014 is Carl Otto Czeschka's solid silver "Wittgenstein-Vitrine" a new exquisite part of the DMA-collections (1908, Wiener Werkstätte).[19][20][21][22][23][24][25]
European
The Dallas Museum of Art's collection of
The loan of the Michael L. Rosenberg collection brings an added depth to the museum's 18th-century French collection.
A growing collection of 19th and 20th century European paintings from Denmark, Fredericksborg by Moonlight Johan Christian Dahl, Belgium, Abundance by Léon Frédéric, Germany Italian Landscape by Hans Thoma, and Swiss The Halberdier by Ferdinand Hodler, offers a more comprehensive view of the art scene for this period. The sculpture collection from the first part of the 20th century includes important works such as Constructed Head n°2 by Naum Gabo, Three men Walking by Alberto Giacometti, 1936, White Relief by Ben Nicholson, and Beginning of the World by Constantin Brâncuși (1920). The collection of works by Piet Mondrian is noteworthy, with works like The Windmill (1908), Self-Portrait (1942), and Place de la Concorde (1938–43).[28]
Pre-Columbian/Pacific Rim
The museum has significant holdings of
Wendy and Emery Reves Collection
The Wendy and Emery Reves Collection.
Exhibitions
Contemporary Art + Design features many works from a variety of media including, drawing painting, installations, jewelry, and design objects. The Exhibition is available from August 30, 2020, to March 7, 2021, and is a free exhibition. The work is from over 11 countries and the forms display the unique shapes of the functional and experiential sculptures.[31]
Cindy Sherman's Exhibition took place from March 7, 2013, to June 9, 2013. the retrospective survey traced Sherman's career from the mid 70s to the present, at the time of the exhibition. She is one of the most widely recognized as an important contemporary artist. The exhibition showed work from undergrad to photographic murals.[32]
Dior: From Paris to the World began May 19, 2019, and ended on October 27, 2019. Christian Dior was showcased in the exhibition along with his successors including Yves Saint Laurent, Marc Bohan, Gianfranco Ferré, John Galliano, Raf Simons, and Maria Grazia Chiuri. The exhibition consisted of 200 haute couture dresses, accessories, photographs, sketches, and runway videos.[33]
Community events
In 2008, the museum premiered the Center for Creative Connections (also known as C3), a 12,000-square-foot (1,100 m2) facility for interactive learning experiences. The center presents exhibitions featuring the museum's collections and artists’ and community partners’ responses to them. Spaces include the Art Studio, Tech Lab, Theater, and Arturo's Nest.[34]
The museum also hosts numerous community outreach programs throughout the year, including:
- Late Nights: once a month the museum is open until midnight with performances, concerts, readings, film screenings, tours and family programs.
- Arts & Letters Live: a lecture series featuring acclaimed authors, actors, illustrators, and musicians.
- Thursday Night Live: every Thursday evening there are live jazz concerts, dinner and drinks in the cafe, and artist encounters in the Center for Creative Connections.
Management
In 2013, the Dallas Museum of Art instituted free admission and a free membership program.[35]
In September 2015, Maxwell Anderson stepped down as director, and was succeeded by Walter Elcock, president of the DMA's board.[36]
Looted art controversies
In 2021, the museum returned a 10th century statue to Nepal where it was reinstalled in the temple from which it had been looted.[37][38]
The museum lists 196 artworks on the Nazi Era Provenance Internet Portal.[39]
Collection highlights: paintings and sculpture
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Edgar Degas, The Masseuse, (between 1896 and 1911)
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Auguste Rodin, Sculptor and his Muse, 1893
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Jean-Baptiste Marie Pierre, The Abduction of Europa, 1750
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Jean-Antoine-Théodore Giroust, Oedipus at Colonus, 1788
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Paul Cézanne, Still Life with Carafe, Milk Can, Bowl, and Orange, 1879–80
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Claude Monet, The Seine at Lavacourt, 1880
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Edward Burne-Jones, The Pilgrim at the Gate of Idleness, 1884
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Paul Gauguin, I Raro te Oviri, 1891
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Félix Vallotton, The Laundress, Blue Room, 1900
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Paul Cézanne, Still Life with Apples, a Bottle and a Milk Pot, 1900–06
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Édouard Vuillard, Interior, 1902
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Willard Metcalf, Indian Summer, Vermont, 1922
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Madonna and Childwith St John, 1525
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Thomas Cole, The Fountain of Vaucluse, 1841
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Lise Sewing, 1866
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Édouard Manet, Isabelle Lemonnier with a Muff, 1879
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Berthe Morisot, Winter (Woman with a Muff), 1880
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Édouard Manet, The Bugler, 1882
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Edgar Degas, Ballet Dancers on the Stage, 1883
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Prostitutes, 1893-1895
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John Singer Sargent, Dorothy, 1900
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Claude Monet, Water Lilies, 1908
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Juan Gris, Guitar and Pipe, 1913
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George Bellows, Emma in a Purple Dress, 1920–23
More collection highlights
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Pair of A-Grappolo TypeEarrings, Etruscan, c.450-300 B.C.
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Gold Wreath, Greek, c.300-400 B.C.
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Eros Lamp Holder, Greek, c.25-50 B.C.
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Sarcophagus with battle scene, Roman, c. 190 B.C.
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Mask, Mexico, State of Veracruz, 900-500 B.C.
See also
- American Art Collaborative
- Arts District, Dallas, Texas
- Nasher Sculpture Center
- Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art
- List of buildings and structures in Dallas, Texas
- List of largest art museums
- Statue of Laxmi-Narayan
Bibliography
- Dallas Museum of Art 100 Years, Dorothy Kosinski with Lauren Schell (2003)
- Dallas Museum of Art, A Guide to the Collection, Managing Editor: Debra Wittrup (1997)
- Dallas Museum of Art
- Kevin W. Tucker, Elisabeth Schmuttermeier, Fran Baas: The Wittgenstein-Vitrine - Modern Opulence in Vienna, New Haven and London, 2016[41]
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