- Delaware Art Museum
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Coordinates: 39°45′54″N 75°33′54″W / 39.765°N 75.565°W
Delaware Art Museum 
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Location in DelawareEstablished 1912 Location 2301 Kentmere Parkway, Wilmington, Delaware, 19806 USA 302.571.9590 Type Art museum Director Danielle Rice Curator Mary F. Holahan Public transit access Wilmington Amtrak Station Website DelArt.org The Delaware Art Museum is an art museum located on the Kentmere Parkway in Wilmington, Delaware, which holds a collection of more than 12,000 works. The museum, was founded in 1912 as the Wilmington Society of the Fine Arts in honor of the artist Howard Pyle and is now celebrating its centennial.[1][2] The collection focuses on American art and illustration from the 19th to the 21st century, and on the English Pre-Raphaelite movement of the mid-19th century.
The museum building was expanded and renovated in 2005 and includes a 9-acre (36,000 m2) Sculpture Park, the Helen Farr Sloan Library & Archives, studio art classes, a children's learning area, as well as a cafe and museum store.
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History
The museum was founded in 1912 after Howard Pyle's death as the Wilmington Society of the Fine Arts, with paintings purchased from Pyle's widow. Samuel Bancroft's Pre-Raphaelite art collection was acquired in 1938, and the present museum was built on Kentmere Parkway. At the same time the name was changed to Delaware Art Center. In 1972, after accreditation by American Association of Museums, the name was changed to Delaware Art Museum.[3]
Collections
The permanent collections at the museum consist of the following:[4]
- The Samuel & Mary R. Bancroft Pre-Raphaelite Collection, including works by:
Lady Lilith, completed 1873, by Dante Gabriel Rossetti
- American Art of the 19th Century, including works by:
Portrait of Absalom Jones, 1810, by Raphaelle Peale- Howard Pyle and His Students, including works by:
Marooned, 1909, by Howard Pyle- American Illustration, including works by:
- John Sloan and The Eight, including works by:
Spring Rain, 1912, by John Sloan- American Art of the Early 20th Century, including works by:
- Post World War II American Art, including works by:
See also
- List of museums in Delaware
- Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts
- Paul R. Jones Collection of African American Art
- Mary Magdalene (Sandys)
References
- ^ Soulsman; Betsy Rice (November 13, 2011). "Art museum marks a century of culture". The News Journal (Wilmington). http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20111113/NEWS/111130337/Art-museum-marks-century-culture?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CHome.
- ^ Holme, Charles; Eglinton; Boswell, Peyton; McCormick,William Bernard; Whigham, Henry James, Guy (July 1916), The International Studio, 59 (233 ed.), New York: John Lane Company, p. LXXX, http://books.google.com/?id=yPsEAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q=
- ^ Sozansk, Edward J. (November 20, 2011). "Art: Delaware Art Museum show explores the versatility of Howard Pyle". Philadelphia Inquirer. http://articles.philly.com/2011-11-20/news/30422243_1_howard-pyle-kentmere-parkway-wilmington-society. Retrieved November 22, 2011.
- ^ Binkowski, Kraig; Delaware Art Museum (2004). Delaware Art Museum: selected treasures. Scala. pp. 136. http://books.google.com/books?id=RZtIAQAAIAAJ.
External links
- Delaware Art Museum
- Brandywine 10
- First for Friday, Howard Pyle and the Delaware Art Museum, WHYY-TV, November 4, 2011, video 28:50 minutes.
- Where In Wilmington - Delaware Art Museum - March 2008, a joint production of the City Council and the Mayor's office in Wilmington, DE, video 5:23 minutes.
Categories:- Art museums in Delaware
- Institutions accredited by the American Association of Museums
- Museums in Wilmington, Delaware
- Museums established in 1912
- Brandywine Museums & Gardens Alliance
- 1912 establishments in the United States
- United States art museum and gallery stubs
- Delaware stubs
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