Wichita Art Museum

Wichita Art Museum

Infobox Museum
name =Wichita Art Museum


established =1935
location =1400 West Museum Boulevard Wichita KS 67203
type =art museum
visitors =
director =Charles K. Steiner
curator =Stephen Gleissner
website =http://www.wichitaartmuseum.org/The Wichita Art Museum is an art museum located in Wichita, Kansas. It was established in 1915, when Louise Murdock’s Will created a trust to start a collection of art works by “American painters, potters, sculptors, and textile weavers.” The collection includes works by Mary Cassatt, Arthur G. Dove, Thomas Eakins, Robert Henri, Winslow Homer, Edward Hopper, Yasuo Kuniyshoi, John Marin, Horace Pippin, Maurice Prendergast, Albert Pinkham Ryder and Charles Sheeler. The Museum's lobby features a ceiling and chandelier made by Dale Chihuly.

External links

* [http://www.wichitaartmuseum.org/ Wichita Art Museum] website


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