Newport Art Museum
41°29′08″N 71°18′30″W / 41.485534°N 71.308221°W
The Newport Art Museum, founded in 1912 as the Art Association of Newport, is located at 76
The museum's second gallery space was built in 1919 and was designed by Delano & Aldrich. Dedicated to the memory of the artist Howard Gardiner Cushing, the museum added the Sarah Rives lobby and Morris Gallery to the building in 1990.[2]
The museum's school is the Coleman Center for Creative Studies at 26 Liberty Street.
History
The Museum has its origin in the Art Association of Newport, which later became the Newport Art Association. It is one of the oldest continuously operating art associations in the United States. The association started during the
Today the museum has many notable works particularly from Rhode Island and New England artists, including William Trost Richards, John Frederick Kensett, John La Farge, Gilbert Stuart, and Catharine Morris Wright as well as many contemporary artists.[3]
References
- ^ Michelin Tyre Company (1981) New England p.182
- ^ "History" Newport Art Museum website
- ^ ISBN 0-9667144-1-5
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