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The '''Chazen Museum of Art''' is an [[art museum]] located at the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]] in [[Madison, Wisconsin]] |
The '''Chazen Museum of Art''' is an [[art museum]] located at the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]] in [[Madison, Wisconsin]]. The Chazen Museum of Art is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Until 2005 the Museum was known as the '''Elvehjem Museum of Art''', named for [[Conrad Elvehjem]], the 13th president of the University and an internationally known [[biochemist]] in [[nutrition]]. In May 2005 the museum was renamed the Chazen Museum of Art after a $20 million building-expansion donation from Simona and Jerome A. Chazen, the latter a founder of [[Liz Claiborne]] |
Until 2005 the Museum was known as the '''Elvehjem Museum of Art''', named for [[Conrad Elvehjem]], the 13th president of the University and an internationally known [[biochemist]] in [[nutrition]]. In May 2005 the museum was renamed the Chazen Museum of Art after a $20 million building-expansion donation from alumni Simona and Jerome A. Chazen, the latter a founder of [[Liz Claiborne]]. The original museum building, which opened in 1970, retains the Elvehjem name. |
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==Collections== |
==Collections== |
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| Location | 750 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates | 43°4′26″N 89°23′59″W / 43.07389°N 89.39972°W |
| Built | 1969 |
| Architect | Elvehjem Building: Harry Weese, 1970 Chazen Building: Machado Silvetti 2011 |
| Part of | Bascom Hill Historic District (ID74000065) |
| Designated CP | September 12, 1974 |
The Chazen Museum of Art is an art museum located at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in Madison, Wisconsin. The Chazen Museum of Art is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.
History
Until 2005 the Museum was known as the Elvehjem Museum of Art, named for Conrad Elvehjem, the 13th president of the University and an internationally known biochemist in nutrition. In May 2005 the museum was renamed the Chazen Museum of Art after a $20 million building-expansion donation from alumni Simona and Jerome A. Chazen, the latter a founder of Liz Claiborne. The original museum building, which opened in 1970, retains the Elvehjem name.
Collections
European artists represented in the museum include Joan Miró, Auguste Rodin, Salvador Dali, Barnaba da Modena, Raoul Dufy, Andrea Vanni, Giorgio Vasari, Hubert Robert, Thomas Gainsborough, Benjamin Williams Leader, Eugène Boudin, and Maximilien Luce. The museum's collection of American artists includes Mark Rothko and many of Alexander Calder's works in several forms. Contemporary works by Shusaku Arakawa, a collection of regionalist paintings by John Steuart Curry, Russian Social Realist paintings by Georgy Ionin and Klavdy Vasiliyevich Lebedev, glass art by René Lalique, and a representation of Japanese woodblock prints are also exhibited.
Chamber concerts known as Sunday Afternoon Live from the Chazen (formerly Live at the Elvehjem) were broadcast from the museum by Wisconsin Public Radio until 2015 when WPR discontinued the program. The concert series continues on a monthly schedule as a live show with a webcast.
See also
External links
Media related to Chazen Museum of Art at Wikimedia Commons
- University museums in Wisconsin
- Art museums in Wisconsin
- University of Wisconsin–Madison
- Museums in Madison, Wisconsin
- Institutions accredited by the American Alliance of Museums
- National Register of Historic Places in Madison, Wisconsin
- Historic district contributing properties in Wisconsin
- University and college buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin
- 1969 establishments in Wisconsin
- Art museums established in 1969