Northwest Arkansas, June 22, 2009 – Treasured objects and artifacts held by the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale, Arkansas and the permanent collections of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville will be preserved for future generations with help from the IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf, a core set of conservation books and [...]
Monthly Archives: June 2009
Crystal Bridges Announces Moran
June 17, 2009 – 1:04 pm
BENTONVILLE, Ark., June 17, 2009 – At the Northwest Arkansas Council’s annual meeting today, Alice Walton, chairman of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art board of Trustees, revealed Autumn Landscape (1862), a painting by Hudson River School artist Thomas Moran (1837 – 1926), is now in the museum’s permanent collection. Ms. Walton made the announcement as [...]
Rosie the Riveter joins Crystal Bridges’ Collection
June 5, 2009 – 10:17 am
Norman Rockwell, Rosie the Riveter, 1943, oil on canvas, 52 x 40 in.
Image courtesy of The Saturday Evening Post, Photography by Dwight Primiano
BENTONVILLE, Ark., June 8, 2009 – Norman Rockwell’s painting Rosie the Riveter, an immensely popular icon of the American work ethic, is now part of the permanent collection at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. [...]
What is Experience Art?
June 4, 2009 – 8:30 am
Experience Art is a small area just inside the front doors of Crystal Bridges at the Massey. The space is full of creative activities that correspond with each exhibition and are geared toward the young and young at heart!
Relating to our current exhibition, Through the Needle’s Eye, we have two fun activities involving fibers [...]
Crystal Bridges Expands Public Programs Team
June 1, 2009 – 10:41 am
BENTONVILLE, Ark., June 1, 2009 – Aaron W. Jones recently joined the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Learning Experiences team as the Public Tour Program Coordinator. Jones began his duties May 18, 2009 and currently reports to Director of Learning Experiences Lynn Berkowitz until the Head of Public Programs position is filled.
As Public Tour [...]