Everson Museum of Art

Profil

The Everson's permanent collection encompasses approximately 11,000 objects, including paintings, ceramics, sculpture and videos. Although the collection has changed and grown substantially over its 100+ year existence, the Everson's current collection continues to grow and has been steered by decisions made early in the museum's history.

Within 20 years of its founding, the Everson made three character-setting decisions under the leadership of Fernando Carter, the second director of the museum. In 1911, it declared that it would collect only American art-the first museum anywhere to do so. During Carter's time as director (1910-1931), the Everson acquired many 19th century paintings, as well as American Impressionist and Tonalist works of the early 20th century.

The second decision was the 1916 purchase of a small group of porcelains from art potter and Syracuse resident Adelaide Alsop Robineau (1865-1929). Today, the Everson houses the largest holding of Robineau works in the world, forming the basis for its renowned ceramics collection.

The third was the decision to collect representative works by regional artists, a tradition that still continues. In addition to education exhibitions that feature the artwork of local students, the Everson routinely includes Syracuse and Central New York artists in its Biennial Exhibition.

Künstler der Galerie bzw der Sammlung

Alexander Archipenko     Rudy A. Autio     Milton Avery     Jean-Michel Basquiat     Mary Frank     Helen Frankenthaler     Viola Frey     Sanford R. Gifford     Adolph Gottlieb     Phillip Guston     Al Held     Robert Henri     Barbara Kruger     Les Levine

Sol LeWitt     Morris Louis     Mary Lucier     Malcolm Morley     Nam June Paik     Jackson Pollock     George Segal     Cindy Sherman     Nancy Spero     Bill Viola     William Wegman