Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum
Established | 1964 |
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Location | 710 East St. Mary Blvd. Eskew+Dumez+Ripple |
Website | www |
The Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum is a museum located in Lafayette, Louisiana. It is the art museum for the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and is named after Paul and Lulu Hilliard, who donated $5 million for the building's construction.
History
In 1964, Lafayette businessman and philanthropist, Maurice Heymann donated to the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now University of Louisiana at Lafayette, three-acres of land located on the corner of East Saint Mary Boulevard and Girard Park Drive for the purpose of building the Art Center for Southwestern Louisiana.
Town building
In 1965, USL Foundation began planning for the construction and operation of the center. Starting with a fund of $100,000, the Foundation began a campaign to secure an additional $400,000. Construction on the center began in April 1967 and the building opened to the public in March 1968. The center, a replica of the
University art museum
In 2002, Lafayette residents Paul and Lulu Hilliard, presented UL Lafayette Foundation a lead gift of $5 million for the construction of a new $8.5 million university art museum, the vision of Herman Mhire, the museum's founder. The new Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum opened in April 2004.
Forgery incident
In September 2010,
Matthew Leininger and Aaron Cowan set up an exhibition wishing to address the general matter of forgery in art, and specifically Landis' works. The curators collected some 90 pieces by Landis, who provided his "jesuit father" costume and some of his art books. Named "Faux Real", it took place from April first to May 20, 2012, at the Dorothy W. and C. Lawson Reed Jr. Gallery, Cincinnati.[5][6] The organizers set up a short video featuring Landis' most relevant paintings.
Exhibition program
The museum has over 9,000 square feet of exhibition space and three main galleries with rotating exhibits and collection displays that change each semester.
Collection
The Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum collection includes over 2,000 objects from the 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. It features American, European and Asian art works in all media, as well as objects from Africa. The collection particularly focuses on artists active in Louisiana and/or those who have influenced the culture of Louisiana.
Henry Botkin Collection
The museum holds 150 pieces from
Jacqueline Heymann Cohn Japanese Print Collection
A collection of
Sylvia and Warren Lowe Collection of American Vernacular Art
A collection of
and many artists active along the Gulf Coast.Louisiana Collection
19th–21st century paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, and sculpture by artists with Louisiana and regional heritage. Artists include
Ambassador Jefferson Caffery Collection
A collection of
European and American Painting Collection
A growing collection establish through the generous contributions of W. E. Groves and the ongoing contributions of Robert and Jolie Shelton, George and Betty Jo Newton, and Elizabeth Dubus Baldridge. Also includes Andy Warhol.[7]
References
- ^ "Remembering Lafayette's Advocates for the Arts, Circa 1969". 22 June 2010.
- ^ "About the Museum". The Paul and Lulu Hilliard Museum. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- ^ "Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum". eskew+dumez+ripple. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- ^ Kennedy, Randy (January 1, 2011). "Elusive Forger, Giving but Never Stealing". New York Times. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
- ^ "Prolific forger Mark Landis is target/subject of April Fool's Day exhibit in Cincinnati". cleveland.com. 30 March 2012.
- ^ http://www.uc.edu/news/NR.aspx?id=15369
- ^ a b c d e "Our Permanent Collection". Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2012.