Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center facts for kids
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| Established | 1864 |
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| Location | 124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie, New York |
| Type | Art museum |
| Owner | Vassar College |
The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, often called The Loeb, is a cool art museum at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York. It's a place where students learn about art and where amazing artworks are kept and shown.
The museum started way back in 1864. Back then, it was known as the Vassar College Art Gallery. It was special because Vassar was the first college in the country to have an art museum right from the start!
Today, the building is about 36,000 square feet. It was designed by a famous architect named César Pelli. The museum is named after Frances Lehman Loeb, who gave a lot of money to help build it. She was a student at Vassar in 1928.
The Loeb Art Center has a huge collection of over 18,000 artworks. These pieces show the history of art from ancient times to today. You can see paintings, sculptures, drawings, photos, and even old textiles and pottery. A main goal of the museum is to help students learn by seeing and studying real art.
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What Kind of Art Can You See?
The museum has many important art collections. They help tell the story of art through different time periods.
Early American Art
When the museum first opened, it had many paintings from the Hudson River School. These paintings show beautiful landscapes of America. Matthew Vassar, who founded the college, bought them from a person named Rev. Elias Magoon. This collection includes works by famous artists like Frederic Church and Asher Durand.
Old Master Prints
The Loeb also has the Warburg Collection of Old Master prints. These are prints made by skilled artists from long ago. You can see works by very famous artists such as Albrecht Dürer and Rembrandt van Rijn. These prints were given to the museum in 1941.
20th-Century Masterpieces
One of the strongest parts of the collection is its art from the 1900s. This includes works by important European and American artists. You can find pieces by Pablo Picasso, Georgia O'Keeffe, Jackson Pollock, and many others.
The Museum Building
The building itself is a work of art! It was designed by Argentine architect César Pelli. It has a cool, curved glass entrance. Inside, the museum is divided into different areas. Each area shows art from a specific time or place. You can explore art from Asia, ancient Greece and Rome, the Middle Ages, and different centuries. There are also special rooms for changing exhibits of prints and photographs.
See also
- European painting
- List of university art museums and galleries in New York State
