Everson Museum of Art

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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.

represented artists

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