San Diego Museum of Art
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The San Diego Museum of Art is a fine arts museum located at 1450 El Prado in
Structure
The museum building was designed by architects
Collections
The Museum's collections are encyclopedic in nature, with pieces ranging in date from 5000 BC to 2012 AD. The museum's strength is in Spanish works by
The museum houses works by Italian masters
Collection highlights
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Workshop of Hieronymus Bosch, The Arrest of Christ, c. 1515, oil on panel
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Simon Vouet, c. 1635, Aeneas and his Father Fleeing Troy
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Giambattista Pittoni, 1730, The Vision of Saint Anthony of Padua, oil on Canvas, 35 1/2 in. x 23 1/4 in.
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William Merritt Chase, c. 1895, An Afternoon Stroll
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Auguste Renoir, 1907, Woman Combing her Hair''
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Joaquin Sorolla, 1907, María en La Granja
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Alexej von Jawlensky, 1910, Red Blossom, oil on board
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Robert Delaunay, 1915, Female Nude Reading
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Henri Matisse, 1917–18, Fleurs (Bouguet), oil on canvas, 139.7 x 102.2 cm
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Still-life, oil on canvas painting by José Agustín Arrieta, c. 1870, San Diego Museum of Art
Special exhibitions
Important special exhibitions that the museum has hosted include The Precious Legacy (1984).[8]
Contemporary art programming
In 2010, The San Diego Museum of Art in conjunction with the Agitprop gallery created The Summer Salon Series. The program, curated by Alexander Jarman and David White, featured local emerging artists who presented and performed temporary art works and workshops in direct response to the Toulouse-Lautrec exhibition. Each of the ten presentations involved Contemporary Artists' responses to the Modern Art on display in the museum.
Special events
Each April since 1981 the Museum hosts its major fundraiser, "Art Alive". Floral designers use flowers and other organic materials to express their interpretation of a work of art from the Museum's permanent collection. For four days the resulting creations are displayed next to the art work that inspired them.[9] The museum also hosts events such as "Art after Hours" and "Culture and Cocktails", which encourage attendees to sample the collection into the evening during extended opening hours or partake in social events centered in the gallery.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Davenport, William (1966). Fine Art Treasures in the West. Menlo Park, California: Lane Magazine & Book Company. pp. 27–31.
- ^ a b c d e f g "History of SDMA". San Diego Museum of Art. Archived from the original on January 2, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
- ^ "The San Diego Museum of Art". Balboa Park. Archived from the original on March 16, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
- ^ "San Diego Museum of Art". San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau. Archived from the original on June 20, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
- ^ "William Templeton Johnson". San Diego Historical Society. Archived from the original on June 7, 2009. Retrieved October 4, 2007.
- ^ Jamie Wetherbe (March 23, 2012), San Diego museums receive $40-million art collection Archived April 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "San Diego Museum of Art". infoblogscat.blogspot.com. September 27, 2022. Archived from the original on September 27, 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
- ^ Damsker, Matt (September 19, 1984). "Heart of Czech Jewry Makes Way to S.D. How Did the Museum of Art Beat L.A. for a Show of This Magnitude?". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Art in full bloom". San Diego Union Tribune. April 28, 2011. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
External links
- Official website – San Diego Museum of Art
- Summer Salon Series, 2010