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HOLIDAY HOURS: Crystal Bridges will be closed December 25 (Christmas Day).
HORARIO POR DÍAS FESTIVOS: Crystal Bridges estará cerrado el 25 de diciembre (Navidad).
The Marvelous, Mystical Morris Graves
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The Marvelous, Mystical Morris Graves

Art & Collection
Today is the birthday of artist Morris Graves, whose wonderful painting, Spirit Bird with Minnow, is part of Crystal Bridges’ permanent collection, and my favorite, though it has not been…
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The Last Laugh: Suffragettes and Mary Cassatt
Elderly woman in black and white, wearing feathered hat and fur-trimmed coat, neutral expression.

The Last Laugh: Suffragettes and Mary Cassatt

Art & Collection

Today is the anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment, August 18, 1920, granting women the right to vote, and thereby to become active participants in politics and public…

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The Monochromatic and Contradictory World of Mark Tansey
Landscape with broken statues in red sepia, dramatic swirling clouds in the background.

The Monochromatic and Contradictory World of Mark Tansey

Art & Collection
Artist Mark Tansey was born on August 2, 1949,  and curatorial intern Kaitlin Morelock would love to fill you in on some information behind the artist responsible for Landscape, located…
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Communities in Solidarity and the Art of Jacob Lawrence
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Communities in Solidarity and the Art of Jacob Lawrence

Art & Collection
Your Google Doodle this morning links you to the history of New York City's Silent Parade, which took place  on this date 100 years ago. The city's Black population marched…
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Choreographer/Filmmaker Returns Home for Performance at Crystal Bridges
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Choreographer/Filmmaker Returns Home for Performance at Crystal Bridges

At the Museum

Monica Thomas is a dancer, choreographer, actor, and filmmaker currently living in Chicago, but she’s also a proud Fayetteville, Arkansas, native. During the first week of August, she returns to…

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Jean-Michel Basquiat
Andy Warhol, Jean Michel Basquiat

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Art & Collection
First appearing in Crystal Bridges' 1940s to Now Gallery in 2016,   Untitled, 1981, is a paradigm of the most prolific stage of artmaking in Jean-Michel Basquiat’s unfortunately short career: 1981 to…
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Buckminster Fuller's Fly's Eye Dome, and an unusual collaboration
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Buckminster Fuller's Fly's Eye Dome, and an unusual collaboration

Architecture

Get ready to expand your definition of our world and your place in it by delving into the philosophy and work of R. Buckminster “Bucky” Fuller (1895-1983) with two exhibitions…

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New Acquisition: Elsie Driggs's Blast Furnace
Framed painting of an industrial scene with large cylindrical structures and metal framework.

New Acquisition: Elsie Driggs's Blast Furnace

Art & Collection
    New on view in Crystal Bridges' Early Twentieth-Century Art Gallery is Elsie Drigg's Precisionist painting, Blast Furnaces, created in 1927.     Elsie Driggs was born in 1898…
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Crystal Bridges Celebrates LGBTQ Pride Month by Remembering Artist/Activist Keith Haring
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Crystal Bridges Celebrates LGBTQ Pride Month by Remembering Artist/Activist Keith Haring

Art & Collection

In remembrance of the 48th anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall Riots that ignited the flame of the LGBT Civil Rights movement of the seventies and eighties, it seems appropriate to…

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Oh Deer! New Crystal Bridges Acquisition Visits Chicago
Large deer sculpture on grass with palm trees and buildings in the background.

Oh Deer! New Crystal Bridges Acquisition Visits Chicago

Art & Collection

An enormous white tail deer, sculpted of painted fiberglass, recently appeared on the Riverwalk in Chicago, Illinois.  The sculpture, appropriately titled Deer, was created by artist Tony Tasset in 2015,…

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Robert Henri: American Original
Sepia-toned portrait of a man with mustache, wavy hair, wearing a suit with bow tie.

Robert Henri: American Original

Art & Collection
  Instead of ascribing to the traditional norm of using predominantly white, upper-class subjects for painted portraits, Henri instead found inspiration in capturing the energy of everyday individuals. He also…
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Delta Dreams: Crystal Bridges Interns -- KIPP Delta Collegiate High Graduation
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Delta Dreams: Crystal Bridges Interns -- KIPP Delta Collegiate High Graduation

Activities & Education At the Museum People & Community

Crystal Bridges’ High School Internship program, now in its second year, is currently in session. The program, funded by a grant from the Walton Family Foundation, brings ten minority students…

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Experience from a Crystal Bridges High School Intern and Beyond
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Experience from a Crystal Bridges High School Intern and Beyond

Teens

Last summer, LaCameria (“Cam”) Clark was one of the museum’s first class of Crystal Bridges’ high school residential interns. This competitive program brings a group of high school rising seniors from…

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Leading by Example: How Crystal Bridges is Taking on Diversity
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Leading by Example: How Crystal Bridges is Taking on Diversity

People & Community

One of the initiatives Crystal Bridges has already put into place is a pilot for a paid internship program for minority high school students, funded through the Walton Family Foundation.…

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Juneteenth:  A Day to Reach for and Celebrate Our Highest Ideals
Vibrant neighborhood painting with kids playing and a dog, showcasing houses and trees.

Juneteenth:  A Day to Reach for and Celebrate Our Highest Ideals

People & Community
Today is June 19, traditionally celebrated in African American communities as “Juneteenth,” or Emancipation Day. Although the Emancipation Proclamation, issued January 1, 1863, declared that all slaves in the rebelling…
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Little Known Facts about Frank Lloyd Wright
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Little Known Facts about Frank Lloyd Wright

Architecture

Today is the birthday of Frank Lloyd Wright, great American architect and designer of the Bachman-Wilson House here on Crystal Bridges’ grounds.  What do you know about Frank Lloyd Wright?…

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Library Displays Pop Art Materials
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Library Displays Pop Art Materials

Library
Now through July 31, 2017, Crystal Bridges is hosting a focus exhibition on the work of Roy Lichtenstein. The exhibition, featuring five works from the artist’ early career in the…
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My Time on the Sod Squad: Prepping the Forest for Chihuly
Intricate glass sculpture resembling a dandelion amid landscaped greenery and forest.

My Time on the Sod Squad: Prepping the Forest for Chihuly

Nature & Outdoor People & Community
Crystal Bridges has a professional team who manages our 120 acres of forested grounds. It's a small, but DYNAMIC group of 8 men and women who keep everything mulched, watered,…
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May Day: Prints for the People
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May Day: Prints for the People

Art & Collection
In honor of May Day: traditionally a celebration of Labor in many European countries, we will take a look at some works on paper in Crystal bridges collection that celebrate…
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The Powerful Influence of Walt Whitman
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The Powerful Influence of Walt Whitman

Art & Collection
Walt Whitman is easily one of America’s most well-known poets. His collection, Leaves of Grass, was published in eight editions during his life, each with revisions and an expanded set…
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