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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. NCARTE_071204_001.JPG: A Collection for the People: The beginnings of the North Carolina Museum of Art: The genesis and development of the Museum's European collection -- indeed, of the Museum itself -- was achieved largely through the efforts of Robert Lee Humber (1898-1970). In 1947, he requested from North Carolina General Assembly a one-million-dollar appropriation for the purchase of works of art for a state art collection, contingent upon the receipt of matching funds from private sources. Humber had already received a verbal commitment of one-million-dollars from the dime-store magnate and art collector Samuel H. Kress. His negotiations with the Samuel H. Kress Foundation resulted in the donation of seventy-five paintings of sculptures. This gift, the largest and most important Kress donation received by any museum other than the National Gallery of Art, forms the heart of the Museum's outstanding collection of Italian paintings. Humber also headed the State Art Commission, advised by New York art dealer Carl Hamilton, that was entrusted with purchasing works of art with the original legislative appropriation. W.R. Valentiner, appointed as the Museum's first director of 1955, made final adjustments to the Commission's selections and was instrumental in securing numerous gifts for the European collection. Another important wellspring of the European collection was the fund established by Robert F. Phifer in 1928. The fund, administered by the North Carolina Art Society, was used to purchase several important works of art in the early 1950s and continues to be the Museum's most significant source of acquisition funds. Since 1947 significant donations of funds and works of art have come from foundations, corporations, private individuals, and the State of North Carolina, enabling the Museum to further enrich its European collection. Because of the vision, commitment, and generosity of the Museum's supporters over the years, these artistic treasures -- once the proud possessions of kings, queens, and aristocrats -- now belong to the people of North Carolina.
2. NCARTE_071204_005.JPG: The European Collection: Paintings from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation: When the General Assembly of North Carolina appropriated one million dollars in 1947 for the purchase of European and American paintings, North Carolina became the first state in the nation to set aside public funds to create an art collection for its people. The matching funds required by the legislation came in the form of the more than two million dollars in artworks donated by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation in 1960. Together, these two sources created the core of what is today the finest and most comprehensive collection of European art in the Southeast. The collection covers most of the major periods and movements in European art between 1300 and 1900, with particular strengths in Italian art and seventeenth-century painting. It is worth remembering that these paintings and sculptures were created in cultures and circumstances very different from our own. In Catholic countries such as Italy, Spain, and France, much of the art created before 1700 was religious in content, intended for public or private devotion, while in Protestant territories such as Germany and the Netherlands, there was a greater diversity of subject matter. As the influence of the Catholic Church began to wane in the early eighteenth century, and the aristocracy and upper middle class emerged as the primary patrons for artists, art became almost exclusively secular, created primarily to evoke aesthetic or intellectual pleasure. The paintings and sculptures on view in these galleries can be enjoyed as beautiful objects, but they also reveal a great deal about the history and cultures of a continent that had a profound influence on the Americas.
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Wikipedia Description: North Carolina Museum of Art
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The North Carolina Museum of Art is an art museum that houses the art collections of North Carolina. It is located in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Museum:

The museum has an extensive permanent collection which is free to visit. The museum also hosts many artistic and cultural events such as concerts and movie showings which require a separate ticket for a fee. Guided tours are offered free daily or visitors may choose an audio tour for a small fee.

Admission is free to the permanent collection, but there are charges for special exhibits and events. Recently, the museum became the beneficiary of 22 statues by Rodin, a gift from Iris Cantor. Additionally, groundbreaking on a new $70+ million museum was celebrated in December 2006. The new museum, designed by New York architects Thomas Phifer and Partners, is to be completed in 2009.

The museum has a 449 seat open-air amphitheatre in which concerts and live performances are held. The museum hosts several performances a year, and has featured such artists as Doc Watson, Los Lobos, and Allen Toussaint.

Permanent Collection:

The permanent collection spans more than 5,000 years, from ancient Egypt to the present and includes * over 5,000 works of art.

Ancient Collection:

Egyptian funerary art including 2 Egyptian coffins, sculpture and vase painting from the Greek and Roman worlds. Also includes works from ancient civilizations of Mexico, South America, Central America Mesoamerica, Peru and Costa Rica.

African Collection:

Consists of African art from the 19th and 20th centuries including objects made of wood, terracotta, cast metals, textiles and ivory.,

European Collection:

Works by masters of European painting and sculpture, covering the Renaissance through impressionism. Includes works by Giotto, Sandro Botticelli, Raphael, Anthony van Dyck, Peter Paul Rubens, Antonio Canova, and Claude Monet.

Modern Collection:

Includes works by Marsden Hartley, Georgia O'Keeffe, Franz Kline, Frank Stella, John Biggers, Jacob Lawrence, Thomas Hart Benton, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Paul Delvaux, Henry Moore, Anselm Kiefer and Gerhard Richter. The collection spans 1910-2000.

Judaic Collection:

The NCMA is home to one of only two galleries in the United States devoted to Jewish ceremonial art, spanning the 18th through the 20th century. includes works of precious materials such as silver, gold and ivory.

Museum Park:

In addition to the indoor museum there is a 164 acre area called the Museum Park where art installations are spread throughout trails, streams and open spaces. Visitors are encouraged to explore art and ecology together. The park was developed from donated land where a farm formerly sat along with a now relocated state youth prison. Park planning is done by the museum in cooperation with the North Carolina State College of Natural Resources.
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