Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art facts for kids
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| Former name | Oklahoma University Museum of Art |
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| Established | 1926 |
| Dissolved | 1971 |
| Location | University of Oklahoma campus, Norman, Oklahoma |
| Type | Art |
| Collections | Weitzenhoffer Collection, Fleischaker Collection, McGhee Collection, Thams Collection, State Department Collection, Eugene B. Adkins Collection, James T. Bialac Native American Art Collection, |
| Founder | Oscar Jacobson |
| Owner | University of Oklahoma |
The Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art is an art museum on the University of Oklahoma campus in Norman, Oklahoma. It is a great place to see many different kinds of art.
What You Can See at the Museum
The Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art has more than 20,000 art pieces. These pieces are part of its main collection. You can find many types of art here.
The museum has French Impressionist paintings. It also features American paintings and sculptures from the 1900s. There is traditional and modern Native American art. Art from the American Southwest is also on display. The museum also collects ceramics, photographs, and Asian art. You can see prints and drawings from the 16th century to today.
How the Museum Started
The museum began in 1936. It was first called the Oklahoma University Museum of Art. Oscar Jacobson, an art professor at the University of Oklahoma, started it. He was the museum's first director until 1950.
The art collection grew over the years. In 1971, a new building was built. It was named the Fred Jones Jr. Memorial Art Center. In 1992, its name changed to the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art.
In 1994, David Boren became the university president. He and his wife, Molly Shi Boren, worked to add more art to the museum. In 2000, the museum received a special gift. This was the Weitzenhoffer Collection of French Impressionist art.
In 2003, the museum started building a new part. This new section was finished in 2005. It doubled the museum's size. Architect Hugh Jacobsen designed this new part. It is named after Mary and Howard Lester.
In 2007, the museum received more art. It became a caretaker for part of the Eugene B. Adkins Collection. To show this new art, the university built another new section. This section opened in October 2011. It is called the Stuart Wing. This new wing added 18,000 square feet of space. It also included new galleries and offices. The museum now has about 40,000 square feet for showing art.
Amazing Art Collections
The museum has several important art collections. Here are some of them:
- The Weitzenhoffer Collection: This collection has beautiful paintings by Impressionists. You can see works by famous artists like Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Mary Cassatt, Vincent van Gogh, Camille Pissarro, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
- The Fleischaker Collection: This collection includes over 350 pieces of Native American and Southwestern art. It has paintings, sculptures, and ceramics. Some works are by Russian Taos painters like Leon Gaspard.
- The McGhee Collection: This collection features Eastern Orthodox icons. These are religious paintings that date back to the 1400s.
- The Thams Collection: This collection has 32 paintings. They were created by artists who were part of the Taos Society of Artists.
- The State Department Collection: The museum bought this collection in 1948. It was part of a special traveling art show. This show was meant to share American culture with the world. The collection includes art by Georgia O'Keeffe and Edward Hopper.
- The Eugene B. Adkins Collection: This collection has more than 400 paintings by American artists. It also includes Native American paintings, pottery, and jewelry.
- The James T. Bialac Native American Art Collection: This large collection was given to the museum in 2010. It features art from many Native American cultures. You can see works from the Pueblos of the Southwest, Navajo, Hopi, and Plains tribes. It includes about 2,600 paintings and drawings. There are also over 1,000 kachinas and 400 other art pieces. Artists like Fred Kabotie, Awa Tsireh, Fritz Scholder, and Helen Hardin are featured.
Gallery
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The Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art with a large "Sphinx" sculpture by Fernando Botero.
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The Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art in 2009.
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The Stuart Wing of the museum.
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Yei'bichai Dances, by Apie Begay (Navajo), a watercolor painting.
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Portrait of Alexander Reid by Van Gogh.
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Bergère rentrant des moutons (Shepherdess Bringing in Sheep) by Pissarro.
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Coco (Claude) by Renoir.
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La Berge à Lavacourt (Riverbank at Lavacourt) by Monet.
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The Last Supper by Giordano.
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