Lowe Art Museum facts for kids
Lowe Art Museum on the University of Miami campus in October 2015
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| Established | 1950 |
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| Location | University of Miami 1301 Stanford Drive Coral Gables, Florida, U.S. |
| Type | Visual arts museum |
| Visitors | 41,000 |
| Public transit access | Metrorail access via University station |
The Lowe Art Museum is a cool art museum located at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. You can find it right on the university campus. It's easy to get there using the Miami Metrorail by getting off at University Station.
This museum has a huge collection of art, with more than 19,250 different items! These artworks show over 5,000 years of human creativity from all over the world. The collection is spread out in 14 special rooms, each focusing on a different theme or type of art. Besides these rooms, the museum also has the Palley Pavilion, which is all about glass art, and an outdoor garden with modern sculptures.
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History of the Lowe Art Museum
The Lowe Art Museum at the University of Miami first opened its doors on February 22, 1950. It was started thanks to a generous gift from two kind people, Joe and Emily Lowe. When it opened, it was the very first art museum in South Florida.
In 1951, Joe and Emily Lowe helped build a separate building for the museum on the University of Miami campus. This new building was needed because the museum's art collection was growing very quickly! The new Lowe Art Gallery officially opened on February 4, 1952.
Just four years later, in 1956, a person named Alfred I. Barton gave his large collection of Native American art to the Lowe. A special 1,300-square-foot addition was built just to hold these amazing artworks.
In 1961, the Lowe Art Gallery was chosen to keep 43 artworks from the Samuel H. Kress Collection. This collection included beautiful European Renaissance and Baroque art. A brand new wing was built specifically to house these important pieces.
The Lowe Art Gallery changed its name to the Lowe Art Museum in 1968. In 1972, it became the first museum in Miami-Dade County to be officially recognized by the American Alliance of Museums. This means it met high professional standards.
In 1985, the State of Florida recognized the Lowe as a major cultural institution. It was the first museum in Miami-Dade County to receive this special honor.
By 1991, the museum's art collection had grown even more, mostly through gifts of art. Because of this, the museum had a big expansion project. A Miami architect named Charles Harrison Pawley designed the new parts. This added 13,000 more square feet of space for both temporary and permanent art exhibits. This made the museum's total size over 36,000 square feet! The expansion also added new heating, cooling, security, and fire safety systems.
What You Can See: The Art Collections
The museum has a very large and diverse art collection. Its permanent collections include art from ancient Greece and Rome, the Renaissance, the Baroque period, and European and American art from the 17th to 19th centuries, as well as modern art.
The museum also features artworks from all around the world. You can find pieces from Latin America, Africa, Asia, Native America, the Ancient Americas, and the Pacific Islands.
There's also a big collection of glass art. This includes amazing creations by artists like Robert Arneson, Jun Kaneko, Christine Federighi, Pablo Picasso, William Morris, Emily Brock, Harvey Littleton, Erwin Eisch, and Ginny Ruffner.
Some of the famous artists whose works are in the permanent collection include: Lippo Vanni, Sano di Pietro, Lorenzo di Bicci, Lorenzo di Credi, Vincenzo Catena, Francesco Bacchiacca, Bernardino Fungai, Adrian Isenbrandt, Jacob Jordaens, Jusepe de Ribera, El Greco, Francisco Goya, Thomas Gainsborough, Paul Gauguin, Claude Monet, Alfred Sisley, Frank Stella, Knox Martin, and Duane Hanson. Modern artists like Roy Lichtenstein, Sandy Skoglund, Purvis Young, Louise Nevelson, Julian Stanczak, and Enrique Montenegro are also represented.
The newest part of the museum, the Myrna and Sheldon Palley Pavilion for Contemporary Glass and Studio Arts, opened in 2008. This added another 4,500 square feet of space for exhibits. The museum's collections truly range from very old classical archeology to exciting contemporary art. It has important pieces from the Renaissance, Baroque, Asian, and Native American art.
Ancient Greek and Roman Art
The Sylvia and Ray Marchman, Jr. Gallery
This gallery shows off pottery, sculptures, metalwork, and glasswork from ancient Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire. These items date from about 1000 BCE all the way to 400 CE. Along with these ancient treasures, you can see a huge painting by Washington Allston called Jason Returning to Demand His Father's Kingdom (1807-1808).
Renaissance and Baroque Art
The Samuel H. Kress, Palley Gallery and Sheila Natasha Simrod Friedman Gallery
Here, you'll find paintings, sculptures, and decorative art from Western Europe during the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods. This includes works from the famous Samuel H. Kress Collection of Renaissance and Baroque art. This part of the museum was built especially to hold the Kress Collection after the Lowe was chosen to receive 41 of its artworks in 1961.
Art from Africa
The Potamkin Family Gallery
This gallery displays artworks from all over the African continent, with a special focus on the Sub-Saharan Africa region. You can see architectural pieces, ceremonial objects, costumes, textiles, and sculptures. These items date from around 500 BCE to the present day. There are also ceramic, stone, metal, and paper objects from Egypt, the Near East, and Western Asia.
Art from Asia
The Sol and Sheila Taplin Gallery
This gallery features ceramics, metalwork, sculptures, costumes, textiles, and architectural elements from China, Japan, Korea, India, and Southeast Asia. These pieces range from the Neolithic period (very ancient times) up to today.
Indigenous Art of the Americas
The Alfred I. Barton Wing
This gallery is kept a bit dim to protect the artworks inside. It holds pottery, baskets, sculptures, costumes, and textiles made by Native peoples of North, Central, and South America. The works on display span from about 2500 BCE to modern pieces by living Native artists.
Contemporary and Modern Art
The Ben Tobin Galleries
This large gallery is dedicated to contemporary artwork that has influences from all over the world and represents many different cultures. Contemporary art was created in the second half of the 20th century or in the 21st century. It often uses new materials and ideas, pushing the boundaries of what art can be. This diverse art is part of a bigger conversation about things like personal identity, culture, politics, community, and nationality.
Contemporary Glass and Ceramics
The Myrna and Sheldon Palley Pavilion and Pat and Larry Stewart Hall, Beaux Arts Bay and Matus Bay
The Myrna and Sheldon Palley Pavilion for Contemporary Glass and Studio Arts is home to over 100 objects from the Lowe's amazing glass collection, as well as ceramics. The Palley Pavilion opened on May 1, 2008. It was made possible by the vision of Sheldon and Myrna Palley, who are long-time supporters of the University and whose collection is a promised gift to the museum.
Selected Artworks
Here are some of the notable artworks you can find at the Lowe Art Museum:
Renaissance and Baroque Artworks
- Adoration of the Magi by Francesco da Rimini (also known as Master of the Blessed Clare), around 1340
- View of the church of Santa Maria della Salute by Francesco Guardi (attributed), around 1750
- Portrait of a young man by Jacopo Robusti known as Tintoretto, second half of 16th century
- Portrait of Giambattista Memmo by Vincenzo Catena, around 1510
- Portrait of a scholar by Lucas Cranach the Elder, around 1515
- Madonna and Child Enthroned with Donors and Saints Dominic and Elizabeth of Hungary by Lippo Vanni, around 1343
- The oath of Paris by Jacob Jordaens, around 1620–1625
- Madonna with child and member of the Hillensberger family by Adriaen Isenbrandt, 1513
- Lady with dog by Giuseppe Maria Crespi, around 1690–1700
- Madonna and Child by Lorenzo di Credi, around 1500
- Madonna with child and San Giovannino by Andrea del Sarto, around 1429
- Portrait of a young woman by Antonio da Correggio (attributed), around 1515
- Madonna and Child by Ambrogio Bergognone, around 1520
17th to 20th Century American and European Artworks
- Sant' Onofrio by Jusepe de Ribera, around 1642
- St. Peter by Jusepe de Ribera
- Christ Carrying the Cross by Dominikos Theotokopoulos known as El Greco
- Feast in the House of Simon by Dominikos Theotokopoulos known as El Greco
- Portrait of a Gentleman by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
- Portrait of Mrs. Collins by Thomas Gainsborough, around 1770–1775
- Jose Antonio, Marques de Caballero by Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, 1807
- Le Chaland et la barque by Paul Gauguin, 1882
- Waterloo Bridge by Claude Monet, 1903
- Yosemite Valley, California by Albert Bierstadt, around 1863
- Mistral by André Masson
- Las Frutas by Fernando Botero, 1964
- Lifetime [Curso de la Vida] by Carlos Alfonzo, 1988
- Nkunia, Gajo or Rama by José Bedia, 1995
Contemporary Artworks
- Modular Painting in Four Panels V by Roy Lichtenstein, 1969
- Le Neveu de Rameau by Frank Stella, 1974
- Football Player by Duane Hanson, 1981
- Rex by Deborah Butterfield, 1991
- Interior Cartography # 43 by Tatiana Parcero, 1996
- Breathing Glass, an installation by Sandy Skoglund, 2000
See also
In Spanish: Lowe-Art Museum para niños
