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The Making of a Museum: 100 Years, 100 Works

On view November 8, 2019 through March 15, 2020

Rockwell Kent (American, 1882-1971), "Skelpoonagh Bay, Donegal Ireland", 1926-27. Oil on Panel. 23 3/4 x  30 1/8 inches. Tampa Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. Mark Sheppard to the Tampa Bay Art Center, 1984.119. Rights courtesy of Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York, USA, Rockwell Kent Collection, Bequest of Sally Kent Gorton. All rights reserved.
Rockwell Kent (American, 1882-1971), Skelpoonagh Bay, Donegal Ireland, 1926-27. Oil on Panel. 23 3/4 x 30 1/8 inches. Tampa Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. Mark Sheppard to the Tampa Bay Art Center, 1984.119. Rights courtesy of Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York, USA, Rockwell Kent Collection, Bequest of Sally Kent Gorton. All rights reserved.

On the eve of the Tampa Museum of Art’s 100th anniversary in 2020, the exhibition The Making of a Museum: 100 Years, 100 Works from the Permanent Collection, features works representative of the institution’s collecting history and mission. The collection is unique—with significant holdings of ancient Greek and Roman art, as well as increased acquisitions of modern and contemporary art. With eight main categories, the collection features a breadth of objects: Classical Antiquities, Prints and Photographs Related to Classical Antiquity, the C. Paul Jennewein Archive, Painting, Decorative Arts and Sculpture, Photography, Works on Paper, and New Media, Video, and Installation Art.

The Making of a Museum: 100 Years, 100 Works will present unique insight into how the collection and identity of the Museum have evolved as it has grown from a small local arts organization to the City’s preeminent museum of art.

Sponsored in part by:  Celia and Jim Ferman

With additional support provided by: The Blanchard Family