Yale University Art Gallery

Yale University Art Gallery
Established 1832 (1832)
Location 1111 Chapel St., New Haven, Connecticut
Coordinates 41°18′30″N 72°55′52″W / 41.308459°N 72.930985°W / 41.308459; -72.930985Coordinates: 41°18′30″N 72°55′52″W / 41.308459°N 72.930985°W / 41.308459; -72.930985
Type Art museum
Director Stephanie Wiles (2018)
Website artgallery.yale.edu

The Yale University Art Gallery houses a significant and encyclopedic collection of art in several buildings on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Although it embraces all cultures and periods, the gallery emphasizes early Italian painting, African sculpture, and modern art.

History

The Yale University Art Gallery is the oldest university art museum in the western hemisphere.[1] The gallery was founded in 1832, when patriot-artist, John Trumbull, donated more than 100 paintings of the American Revolution to Yale College and designed the original Picture Gallery.[2] This building, on the university's Old Campus, was razed in 1901.[3]

The gallery's main building[4] was built in 1953, and was among the first designed by Louis Kahn, who taught architecture at Yale. A complete renovation, which returned many spaces to Kahn's original vision, was completed in December 2006, by Polshek Partnership Architects. The older Tuscan romanesque portion was built in 1928, and was designed by Egerton Swartwout. The Gallery reopened on December 12, 2012, after a 14-year renovation and expansion project at a cost of $135 million.[5][6] The expanded space totals 69,975 sq ft (6,500.9 m2).

The museum is a member of the North American Reciprocal Museums program.

On the second floor was a very valuable collection of paintings by John Trumbull, mainly of historical events. Among them were his well-known paintings of the Battle of Bunker Hill, Death of Montgomery before Quebec, Surrender of Lord Cornwallis, Declaration of Independence, etc. Trumbull gave the paintings to Yale in consideration of an annuity of $1,000 and subject to the condition that he and his wife should be forever buried beneath the pictures.[7]

Collection

The Gallery’s encyclopedic collections number more than 200,000 objects ranging in date from ancient times to the present day. The permanent collection includes:[8]

In 2005, the museum announced that it had acquired 1,465 gelatin silver prints by the influential American landscape photographer, Robert Adams. In 2009, the museum mounted an exhibition of its extensive collection of Picasso paintings and drawings, in collaboration with the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University.[2] For the first time, portions of the Yale University Library's, Gertrude Stein writing archives were displayed next to relevant drawings from Picasso.[2]

Programs

As an affiliate of Yale University, the gallery maintains a robust roster of education programs for university students, New Haven schools, and the general public. One such program is the Gallery Guide program, founded in 1998, which trains undergraduate students to lead tours at the museum.[9]

Management

The Yale Art Gallery charges no admission.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Yale University Art Gallery – 1953". www.building.yale.edu. Archived from the original on August 30, 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Special Exhibit Examines Dynamic Relationship Between the Art of Pablo Picasso and Writing" (PDF). webgallery.yale.edu. Yale University Art Gallery press release. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  3. ↑ Yale Art Gallery, Yale Buildings and Grounds
  4. ↑ "Building: Kahn". artgallery.yale.edu. Archived from the original on January 15, 2005. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  5. ↑ Antiques Magazine, November–December 2012, 108-109.
  6. 1 2 Charles McGrath (December 6, 2012), A King of Art With the Midas Touch New York Times.
  7. ↑ The ancestry, life and work of Addison E. Verrill of Yale University. p. 60.
  8. 1 2 Yale Art Gallery
  9. ↑ Tom, Sullivan. "Student gallery guides help illuminate Yale's art collections". Yale Daily News. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
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