Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, the

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
Phone: 607 255 6464
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Statement of Purpose

Teaching Museum for Cornell University

Our main purpose is educational. Spanning the history of art, the Museum's collections are especially strong in Asian art, ninteenth and twentieth century American art, and graphic arts.

Highlights & Collections

I.M. Pei-designed building; spectacular views inside and out on 5th floor Asian Galleries.

The Johnson Museum has one of the finest collections of art in New York State, and is recognized as one of the most important university museums in the country. Free and open to everyone, it is housed in a landmark building designed by the renowned artchitect I. M. Pei.

East Asian painting, sculpture, and ceramics; old master prints; contemporary American art

Exhibits & Special Events:

Where We Are Now: Recent Acquisitions in Contemporary Prints

With several important purchases as well as a stellar gift from the Berley Collection, this exhibiiton explores contemporary prints, their makers and techniques.

Fresh Woods and Pastures New: 17th Century Dutch Landscape Drawings from the Peck Collection

A rare public look at an outstanding private collection includes works by Rembrandt, Jacob van Ruisdael, Jan van Goyen, and many other masters of the period.

Light Construction: Photo-Sculptures by Doug Prince

Combining two-dimensional photographic images with the three-dimensional sculptural medium, Prince's work creates carefully constructed worlds of fact and fiction

Women's Works

Images made by women from many cultures, drawn from the Museum's permanent collection.

Indian Textiles 1400-1900

Drawn from a major private collection, this exhibition features splendid temple hangings, saris, shawls, and other fabrics showing a wide range of Indian textile traditions.

Andy Goldsworthy II

Goldsworthy returns to Cornell for an exhibition of photographs, drawings and sculpture in the galleries.

Hours:

Tuesday through Sunday, 10:00 a.m.-5 p.m.

Admission & Directions:

Free and open to the public.

Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858, Iris Garden, 1857
from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo. Color woodblock print.
Bequest of William C. Chapman, Class of 1895

Adolphe William Bouguereau, French, 1825-1905, The Goose Girl,1891,
oil on canvas, Gift of Dr. Henry P. DeForest

Childe Hassam, American, 1859-1935, Rocks and Seas, Isle of Shoals, 1912,
Gift of Lois Birrell Morrill, Class of 1949

Key Personnel:

Franklin W. Robinson, Director

Nancy E. Green, Chief Curator and curator of prints, drawings and photographs
Ellen Avril, Curator of Asian Art
Sean Ulmer, Assistant curator of paintings and sculpture
Cathy Rosa Klimaszewski, Ames curator for education
Lynne Williams, assistant director for public affairs
Jerry Regan, deputy director, business operations

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Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, the

Statement of Purpose

Highlights & Collections