Over 2,300 people participated in the opening day of Crystal Bridges at the Massey! Visitors of all ages stopped by to view our inaugural exhibition William Christenberry: Photographs, 1961-2005.
Monthly Archives: June 2007
“Crystal Bridges at the Massey” Opens with ArtWalk Saturday, June 16
June 14, 2007 – 8:27 am
Photography exhibit, family activities and construction updates for Crystal Bridges Museum await visitors at the interim facility
BENTONVILLE, Ark., June 14, 2007 – The Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art will unveil its new temporary exhibit space on the first floor of the Massey Building in downtown Bentonville on Saturday, June 16, during ArtWalk. Crystal Bridges [...]
George Washington in Russia
June 12, 2007 – 2:50 pm
The Museum’s portrait of George Washington by Charles Willson Peale has been on an “around the world” tour for the past several months, most recently in Beijing and Shanghai, China, and is about to experience “Washington crossing the Baltic” in the words of Liz Workman who is coordinating travel between China and Russia. The painting [...]
Thomas Eakins’ Portrait of Professor Benjamin H. Rand Goes on View at Philadelphia Museum of Art
June 7, 2007 – 7:52 pm
Celebrated Work on Loan from Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art through May 2008
BENTONVILLE, Ark., June 7, 2007 — Thomas Eakins’ first in a series of portraits of physicians and scientists is now on view at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Portrait of Professor Benjamin H. Rand is on loan to the museum from Crystal [...]