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The Figge Art Museum
The Figge Art Museum

The AIA award-winning[1] Figge Art Museum opened in Davenport, Iowa on August 6, 2005, and is the re-named successor to the Davenport Museum of Art, which was opened on October 10, 1925, as the first municipal art gallery in the United States. See also AIA (disambiguation Aia (pronounced eye-a is a small village situated on the slopes of Mount Pagoeta in the Basque Province of Guipúzcoa Davenport is a City along the Mississippi River in the American state of Iowa. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The new building was designed by Stirling Prize winning Modernist British architect David Chipperfield. The Royal Institute of British Architects Stirling Prize is a British prize for excellence in Architecture. Modernism describes an array of Cultural movements rooted in the changes in Western society in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century David Chipperfield CBE (born 1953 is an English architect born in London. [2] The Figge Art Museum gets its name from the V. O. and Elizabeth Kahl Figge Foundation, which donated $13. 25 million towards its $48. 5 million construction. [3] The Figge family, a local banking family of Swiss origin, has a long tradition of philanthropy and cultural enrichment.

The first pieces of its collections were donated by Davenport community leader Charles Ficke (1850-1931), a successful lawyer and former mayor, who collected art from around the world. Robert E. Harsche, then Director of the Art Institute of Chicago, reported that to his knowledge no American public art gallery had "started out with so large a number of important paintings as a nucleus. The Art Institute of Chicago is one of America's premier Fine art museums "[4]


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Art Collection

The museum has over 4,000 works of art and is best known for its extensive collection of Haitian, Colonial Mexican and Midwestern art, particularly pieces by Thomas Hart Benton, Marvin Cone and Grant Wood, including the only self-portrait Wood ever painted. Haiti ( English: ˈheɪ·tiː or haɪ·ˈjiː·tiː French Haïti a·i·ti Haitian Creole: The Viceroyalty of New Spain (Virreinato de Nueva España was a name given to the Viceroy -ruled territories of the Spanish Empire in North America, Thomas Hart Benton ( April 15, 1889 - January 19, 1975) was an American painter and Muralist. Marvin D Cone (1891-1965 was an American painter He was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and lived there most of his life Grant DeVolson Wood ( February 13, 1891 &ndash February 12, 1942) was an American painter, born in Anamosa, In 1990, Grant Wood's estate, which included his personal effects and various works of art, became the property of the Figge Art Museum through his sister Nan Wood Graham, the woman portrayed in American Gothic. American Gothic is a Painting by Grant Wood from 1930 Portraying a Pitchfork -holding farmer and a younger woman (imagined to be his

The institution also houses a substantial American collection (including works by Albert Bierstadt, James McNeill Whistler, William Merritt Chase, Winslow Homer, Andrew Wyeth, Ansel Adams, Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns), European art (including work by artists such as Albrecht Durer, Rembrandt, Claude Lorrain, Francisco Goya, Sir Thomas Lawrence, Sir Joshua Reynolds, Toulouse-Lautrec and Pierre-Auguste Renoir), and works from East Asia (with pieces by Hokusai, Hiroshige and Kunisada). Sculpture of the United States Visual arts of the United States refers to the history of Painting and Visual art in the United States. Albert Bierstadt ( January 8 1830 - February 18 1902) was a German - American painter best known for his large William Merritt Chase ( November 1, 1849 &ndash October 25, 1916) was an American painter known as an exponent of Winslow Homer ( February 24, 1836 – September 29, 1910) was an American Landscape painter and Printmaker Andrew Newell Wyeth (born July 12, 1917) is an American realist painter and regionalist artist. Ansel Easton Adams (February 20 1902 – April 22 1984 was a legendary American Photographer and Environmentalist, best known for his Black-and-white For the song by David Bowie, see Andy Warhol (song. Andrew Warhola (August 6 1928 &ndash February 22 1987 known as Andy Warhol Jasper Johns Jr (born May 15, 1930 in Augusta Georgia) is a contemporary American artist who primarily works in painting and Printmaking Albrecht Dürer (ˈalbʀɛçt ˈdyʀɐ ( May 21, 1471 &ndash April 6, 1528) was a German painter, Printmaker Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (July 15 1606 &ndash October 4 1669 was a Dutch painter and etcher. Claude Lorrain (also Claude Gellée or Le Lorrain) ( Lorraine, c Sir Thomas Lawrence RA ( April 13, 1769 &ndash January 7, 1830) was a notable English painter, mostly of portraits Sir Joshua Reynolds RA FRS FRSA (16 July 1723 &ndash 23 February 1792 was the most important and influential of 18th century English painters Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (ɑ̃ʁi dø tuluz loˈtʁɛk (24 November 1864 &ndash 9 September 1901 was a French painter, printmaker, draftsman Pierre-Auguste Renoir ( February 25, 1841 &ndash December 3, 1919) was a French Artist who was a leading painter in was a Japanese Artist, Ukiyo-e painter and Printmaker of the Edo period. was a Japanese Ukiyo-e artist and one of the last great artists in that tradition Utagawa Kunisada (1786 - 1865 (Japanese 歌川国貞 also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III 三代歌川豊国) was the most popular prolific and financially successful designer As owners of Grant Wood's estate, the museum is also home of the Grant Wood Archives, and received substantial support from the The Henry Luce Foundation for the conservation of these archives. Grant DeVolson Wood ( February 13, 1891 &ndash February 12, 1942) was an American painter, born in Anamosa, Grant DeVolson Wood ( February 13, 1891 &ndash February 12, 1942) was an American painter, born in Anamosa, The Henry Luce Foundation was established by the late Henry R

Its inaugural exhibition, "The Great American Thing: 1915-1935" opened September 17, 2005, and featured major works from early American Modernists. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also Modernism American modernism like modernism in general is a trend of thought that affirms the power of human beings to create improve and reshape their environment [5]

The museum is 115,000 square feet (10,683 m²) and is accredited by the American Association of Museums. The American Association of Museums ( AAM) is a Non-profit association that has been bringing Museums together since its founding in 1906 helping to develop


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References

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  2. ^ Stephens, Suzanne (2005-11). Project Portfolio / Figge Art Museum. Architectural Record. The McGraw-Hill Companies. Retrieved on 2007-02-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince
  3. ^ http://www.figgeartmuseum.org/sitedefault.aspx?PageID=54
  4. ^ Charles August Ficke: An American Success Story. Quad City Memory. Davenport Pulic Library. Retrieved on 2007-06-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul.
  5. ^ Logan, Katharine (2005-11-09). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Art Urbane. ArchitectureWeek. Artifice, Inc. . Retrieved on 2007-02-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince

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