University of Arizona Art Museum - 1/02/15

Today we visited the Art Museum on the University of Arizona campus. It was a bit difficult to find (if you are not familiar with the University), but is located near the intersection of Speedway Boulevard and North Park Avenue. Look for signs to find the entrance that faces Olive Street. There is no parking on Olive Street so either bring change to pay meters for street parking or there are several parking garages nearby.

There are several great exhibits here, some are permanent and others are for a specific period of time. With the changing exhibit schedule, this is a place that you could visit time and again as some of what is displayed will change.

Highlights from the Permanent Collection was the first exhibit we visited. It contains some of the museums most popular pieces in their collection. The exhibit openedMay 31 and is open until January 5, 2015. Here are some of our favorites.

Jackson Pollock, Number 20, 1950.

N.C. Wyeth, The Scythers, 1908. A large collection of N.C.'s work can be found at the Brandywine River Museum located in Chadds Ford, PA, near where we used to live.

Pierre August Renoir, Young Woman in a Hat, 1897. Love Renoir's work!

Pablo Picasso, The Woman in a Hat, 1933. Usually a bit strange...

Andrew Wyeth, Pioneer's House, 1955. Having lived in near Chadds Ford, PA, most of my adult life, we are very familiar with his work and the house (John Chadds') represented in this painting. It's cool to see it here in Arizona!

A Continuing Legacy:  Museum Purchases Part 2 began October 4, 2014 and runs through January 4, 2015. This exhibit of Modern Art was made possible by the generous endowment from Edward Gallagher, Jr., in memory of his son who died tragically at age 13.

George Segal, Man Looking Through Window, 1980.

A visitor (his name might be John) wanted to be part of the sculpture.

Robert Rauschenberg, PUBLICOM-STATION 1, 1978.

Luis Jimenez, Man on Fire, 1969 (evokes the memory of Mexican hero, Cuauhtemoc, the last Aztec emperor).

Audrey Flack, Study for Marilyn II, 2010

Jacques and Yulla Lipchitz Collection:  Models and Sketches was a gift to the Museum in 1979. All of these works are by Jacques Lipchitz.

Bather, 1922-23.

Seated Man with Clarinet, 1919.

Portrait of Dr. Jacques Le Mee, 1925, and Portrait of Coco Chanel, 1925.

Rape of Europa, 1969-70.

This bronze sculpture, Lessons of Disaster, by Lipchitz (1961-1970) is located in the courtyard in front of the museum.

Remember Me:  Portraits from the Permanent Collection. This exhibit opened September 6 and runs through March 29, 2015.

Anonymous, Portrait of a Young Woman, 1550

Willem van der Vliet, Jacob Fijck, 1624.

And his wife (ha ha!)

Howard Pyle, The Mad Girl, 1907. This is another great artist from Pennsylvania.

Auspicious Images: Japanese Prints from the Permanent Collection consists of the famous woodblock print genre that originated in Japan in the 17th century.

Katsushika Hokusai, 100 Poems by 100 Poets Explained by the Nurse, 1835.

Utagawa Kunisada, Man and Woman in Boats, 1840.

American Landscapes:  Selections from the Kingman Collection opened September 6 and runs through February 1, 2015.

William Ritschel, Surf Breaking on Off Shore Rocks, 1916. I loved this one.

George Garner Symons, River Scene, 1906. And this was John's favorite of the landscapes.

Samuel Henry Kress collected European art from the 13th to the 19th centuries with a focus on the Italian Renaissance. Half of his collection of 3,000 works of fine art were donated to the U.S. National Gallery in Washington, DC. The remaining pieces have been distributed to multiple regional art institutions including this museum. Here are some our favorite pieces from the exhibit.

The Altarpiece from Ciudad Rodrigo. This is an amazing altarpiece created for a cathedral in Spain between 1480-1488. It is comprised of 26 paintings by artists Fernando Gallego and Maestro Bartolome donated by the Kress Foundation. Here are three of the panels.

This is the Creation of Eve.

Jacopa del Casentino, Madonna and Child Enthroned, 1340

French, Madonna and Child, 2nd half of 14th century.

The Kress Collection exhibit began in 2008 and is ongoing. The pieces in this collection are fabulous! It reminded me very much of my visit to Florence, Italy, in 2010. Never before have I seen such amazing religious works of art. This exhibit alone is worth a visit to this museum.

Admission to the museum is $5/adults. Our Tucson Attractions Savings Passport had a buy-one-get-free admission for this museum so it only cost $5 for both of us. Check out their website for information on current and ongoing exhibits.

Website:  www.artmuseum.arizona.edu