Art at the McNay Since opening in 1954, the McNay Art Museum continues to build on its already strong collection of European and American paintings and sculpture from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Among the collection are the works of significant artists ranging from Paul Cézanne, Vincent van Gogh, Auguste Rodin, Henri Matisse, and Pablo Picasso, to Edward Hopper, Georgia O’Keeffe, John Sloan, and Marsden Hartley. Last year’s completion of the Stieren Center allowed more pieces from the permanent collection to be displayed, as well as the expanded presentation of the museum’s Southwestern artifacts and a revitalized installation of medieval and early Renaissance art. Two other areas where the McNay excels are the Tobin Collection of Theatre Arts (close to 9,500 objects, with emphasis on scene and costume designs) and more than 2,000 rare books (noteworthy volumes are one of three known copies of Serlio’s treatise, De Architectura; the complete works of Chaucer printed by the Pre-Raphaelite artist William Morris; and Klange, illustrated by Wassily Kandinsky). Outdoor installations of prized works of sculpture extend beyond the gallery walls, inhabiting the McNay’s 23 acres of lawns and wooded paths. Works range from monumental pieces by Alexander Liberman and Tony Smith to a kinetic sculpture by George Rickey and a minimalist human figure by Joel Shapiro. San Miguel Arcángel
All images courtesy McNay Art Museum: San Miguel Arcángel (ca. 1830), wood with water soluble paint and tin, Bequest of Marion Koogler McNay; Portrait of the Artist with the Idol (ca. 1893) by Paul Gauguin, oil on canvas, Bequest of Marion Koogler McNay; Illustrations from Lewis Carol Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1969) by Salvador Dalí, photogravure, New York, Maecenas Press, gift of USAA; Victoria (1991-2000, cast 2007) by Philip Grausman, stainless steel, museum purchase with the Russell Hill Rogers Fund for the Arts; Horizontal Column of Five Squares Excentric II (1994) by George Rickey, stainless steel, museum purchase with the Russell Hill Rogers Fund for the Arts
Portrait of the Artist with the Idol by Paul Gauguin
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