Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University

Profile

The Cantor Arts Center boasts a proud and venerable history, as it was conceived of in tandem with the founding of Stanford University itself. The Stanford family, including Leland Jr., traveled the world collecting objects of art and cultural interest. The museum was originally created to make this collection available to students and the public. It has withstood natural disasters and periodic neglect, only to be resurrected, renewed, and expanded, with its collections stronger than ever, thanks to the passionate dedication of Stanford faculty and staff, and art lovers in the surrounding community.

For those interested in learning more about the history of the museum, the Bookshop offers Building on the Past, Richard Joncas' documentation of the rebuilding project, and Museum Builders in the West: The Stanfords as Collectors and Patrons of Art 1870--1906, by Carole Osborne, an emeritus Associate Director of the museum.

represented artists

Ansel Adams      Josef Albers      Richard Avedon      Max Beckmann      Fletcher Benton      Richard Parkes Bonington      Alexander Calder      Julia Margaret Cameron      Bruce Conner      John Constable      Lovis Corinth      Joseph Cornell      Mark di Suvero      Sam Francis      Robert Frank      Andy Goldsworthy      Nancy Graves      Barbara Hepworth      George Herms      Jasper Johns      Ellsworth Kelly      Edward Kienholz      Gustav Klimt

Oskar Kokoschka      Roy Lichtenstein      Maya Lin      Jacques Lipchitz      Frank Lobdell      Richard Long      Henry Moore      Elie Nadelman      Claes Oldenburg      Tom Otterness      David Park      Arnaldo Pomodoro      Robert Rauschenberg      Auguste Rodin      George Segal      Richard Serra      Frank Stella      William Henry Fox Talbot      Wayne Thiebaud      Tom Wesselmann      Paul Wonner