Newport Art Museum facts for kids
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The Newport Art Museum is a cool place to see art in Newport, Rhode Island. It's located at 76 Bellevue Avenue. The museum started in 1912 as the Art Association of Newport.
One of its main buildings is the John N. A. Griswold House. This house is very special because it's a National Historic Landmark. It's also one of the first buildings made in the American Stick Style. A famous architect named Richard Morris Hunt designed it in 1864. The museum bought this house in 1915 to use as an art gallery.
The museum has another gallery space too. It was built in 1919 and designed by Delano & Aldrich. This part of the museum is dedicated to an artist named Howard Gardiner Cushing. Later, in 1990, the museum added the Sarah Rives lobby and the Morris Gallery to the building.
The museum also has a school for art. It's called the Coleman Center for Creative Studies and is located at 26 Liberty Street. Here, people can learn how to create their own art!
A Look Back: Museum History
The Newport Art Museum began as the Art Association of Newport. It's one of the oldest art groups in the United States that has been open all this time. The association started when many artists were moving to places like Newport to create art. This time was known as the art colony movement. It was also when the Impressionist art style was popular. The group had strong connections to the art scene in New York City.
In 1916, the Art Association bought the Griswold House. This gave them a permanent place to show off amazing artworks.
What Art Can You See?
Today, the museum has many important artworks. Most of these pieces are by artists from Rhode Island and New England. You can see paintings by famous artists like William Trost Richards and John Frederick Kensett. Other notable artists include John La Farge, Gilbert Stuart, and Catharine Morris Wright. The museum also displays art by many modern artists.
