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Poetry and Art  
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Poetry and Art  

Art & Collection
April is National Poetry Month!  In celebration, let me introduce you to a few works in Crystal Bridges’ collection with poetic connections.   Kindred Spirits The two figures in this…
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Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Atkinson, Jr., Reunited for the First Time in Over a Century
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Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Atkinson, Jr., Reunited for the First Time in Over a Century

Art & Collection
Beginning this week, the great colonial-era painter John Singleton Copley receives the special recognition he deserves in a spotlight corner of our Colonial to Early-Nineteenth Century Gallery, thanks in part…
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The April Fool Strikes Again: Dinosaur Finds Halt Construction at Crystal Bridges          
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The April Fool Strikes Again: Dinosaur Finds Halt Construction at Crystal Bridges          

Nature & Outdoor

Bentonville — As workers were making improvements to Crystal Bridges’ trails last week, an unexpected discovery forced them to halt all construction while scientists study the find.  A backhoe operator…

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Women's History Month: Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
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Women's History Month: Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney

Art & Collection
Sculptor and art collector Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875-1942) was born the middle child in the midst of four brothers and was the great-granddaughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt, known for the railroad…
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Women's History Month: Pam Longobardi's Plastic Oceans
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Women's History Month: Pam Longobardi's Plastic Oceans

Art & Collection Exhibitions
Pam Longobardi’s artwork is framed within a conversation about globalism and conservation, and involves painting, photography, and installation. In 2006, she founded the Drifters Project, an international collaborative artistic research…
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Women's History Month: Ruth Asawa
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Women's History Month: Ruth Asawa

Art & Collection
  Ruth Aiko Asawa was born in 1926 in southern California to Japanese immigrants who worked as farmers. On December 7, 1941, Japanese aircraft bombed the US fleet at Pearl…
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Women's History Month: Emily Carr
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Women's History Month: Emily Carr

Today we feature a guest artist in our collection for Women’s History Month: Canadian Emily Carr, whose Kispiax Village (1929) is on loan to Crystal Bridges from the Royal Ontario…
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Women's History Month: New Works by Remarkable Women
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Women's History Month: New Works by Remarkable Women

Art & Collection
In the month of March, the galleries may look at little different, as several works not before seen at Crystal Bridges are being installed. They add to the diverse voices…
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Women's History Month: Joan Brown
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Women's History Month: Joan Brown

Art & Collection
Self-Portrait with Fish and Cat is one of the largest of Joan Brown’s signature self-portraits and the first self-portrait by a woman to join the Crystal Bridges collection. Considered a…
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Black History Month: Kara Walker, "A Warm Summer Night in 1863,"
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Black History Month: Kara Walker, "A Warm Summer Night in 1863,"

Art & Collection
Looming large against a chaotic illustrated scene, the caricatured silhouette of a hanged young black woman sets a dark tone for Kara Walker’s tapestry, A Warm Summer Night in 1863.…
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Black History Month: Fred Eversley
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Black History Month: Fred Eversley

Art & Collection
Fred Eversley is an African American artist born in 1941. His path to becoming an artist, back in the early '60s, is an unusual one. The son of a New…
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Happy Birthday Raphaelle and Rembrandt Peale!
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Happy Birthday Raphaelle and Rembrandt Peale!

Art & Collection
This month, we celebrate the birthdays of Raphaelle and Rembrandt Peale, (February 17 and 22, respectively) two brothers from America’s first artist family.   Raphaelle and Rembrandt’s grandfather, Charles Peale…
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Borders and Books: Crystal Bridges Library display illuminates the history of the US-Mexico boundary
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Borders and Books: Crystal Bridges Library display illuminates the history of the US-Mexico boundary

Exhibitions Library
Mexico and the United States have a long paradoxical history together, characterized by territorial exchange and war, but also cooperation and peace. Following the theme of Border Cantos, the Crystal…
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Happy Birthday to Leo Villareal!
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Happy Birthday to Leo Villareal!

Art & Collection

Happy Birthday to Leo Villareal, the creator of the Buckyball– the spherical sculpture that lights up the path to our front entrance at dusk.   Buckyball consists of two geodesic spheres,…

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Black History Month: Emma Cadwalader Guild's sculpture "Free"
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Black History Month: Emma Cadwalader Guild's sculpture "Free"

Art & Collection
One of the works in Crystal Bridges' collection that speaks most movingly about the experience of African Americans during the Restoration period was actually created by a White woman. Today's…
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Of Love and Loss: A Valentine's Story from the Galleries
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Of Love and Loss: A Valentine's Story from the Galleries

Art & Collection
One of Dennis Miller Bunker’s defining paintings is his 1887 portrait of Anne Page. The painting is low in key, with a dark neutral background devoid of patterns or accessories.…
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Black History Month and a New Acquisition by John Biggers
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Black History Month and a New Acquisition by John Biggers

Art & Collection

Today’s blog post was prepared by Crystal Bridges Interpretation intern Dennison Schultz.   New to the Crystal Bridges permanent collection is The Garbage Man (1944) by John Biggers (1924 –…

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Black History Month: Emoja Soul Celebrates Black Poets at Crystal Bridges
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Black History Month: Emoja Soul Celebrates Black Poets at Crystal Bridges

At the Museum
This Saturday, February 4, at 1 p.m., Emoja Soul, a local poetry and spoken word organization, will be presenting a Gallery Conversation in Crystal Bridges’ gallery in celebration of Black…
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Happy Birthday Norman Rockwell!
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Happy Birthday Norman Rockwell!

Art & Collection
Today is the birthday of beloved artist and illustrator, Norman Rockwell. Raised in the “golden age” of illustration, Rockwell grew up admiring the work of Howard Pyle, J.S. Leydendecker, Edwin…
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Crystal Bridges Announces Alice Neel Acquisition and Members Preview
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Crystal Bridges Announces Alice Neel Acquisition and Members Preview

Art & Collection

Crystal Bridges is pleased to announce the acquisition of a portrait of actor Hugh Hurd (1925-1995), by Alice Neel (1900-1984).   Neel is one of the most important American portrait…

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