Brooklyn Museum of Art [1895- ]
ECA Control Number: 15398
Record Level: Listing
Record Type: Art Museum/Institution
Museum/Institution Name: Brooklyn Museum of Art
Aka: BMA ; Brooklyn Museum
Location(s): 200 Eastern Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11238
Founded: 1895
Closed/Acquired: not applicable
About:
Located near the Prospect Heights, Crown Heights, Flatbush, and Park Slope neighborhoods of Brooklyn and founded in 1895, the Beaux-Arts building, designed by McKim, Mead and White, was planned to be the largest art museum in the world. The museum initially struggled to maintain its building and collection, only to be revitalized in the late 20th century, thanks to major renovations. Significant areas of the collection include antiquities, specifically their collection of Egyptian antiquities spanning over 3,000 years. African, Oceanic, and Japanese art make for notable antiquities collections as well. American art is heavily represented, starting at the Colonial period. Artists represented in the collection include Mark Rothko, Edward Hopper, Norman Rockwell, Winslow Homer, Edgar Degas, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Max Weber. The museum also has a “Memorial Sculpture Garden” which features salvaged architectural elements from throughout New York City.[2]
Citation: “Brooklyn Museum.”. Wikipedia. Updated October 06, 2016. Accessed October 07, 2016. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn_Museum
WORKS BY EMIL CARLSEN
EXHIBITIONS/SHOWS THAT INCLUDED WORKS BY EMIL CARLSEN (7)
AFTER CARLSEN’S DEATH (4)
1964 Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY, “American Painting: Selections from the Collection of Daniel and Rita Fraad”, 1964.
1941 Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY, “Recent Acquisitions on View”, March 22 – April 27.
1940 Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY, “Paintings by Brooklyn Artists”, April 6-28.
1932 Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY, “Paintings and Sculpture by the Society of Scandinavian American Artists with a Memorial Group of Paintings by Emil Carlsen with works by Dines Carlsen“, April 12 – May 15.
DURING CARLSEN’S LIFETIME (3)
1931 Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY, “Modern Decoration and Design by members of the American Union of Decorative Artists and Craftsmen (AUDAC)”, May 2 – July 1.
1931 Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY, “American Federation of Arts, Traveling Exhibition of Fifty Paintings”, May 7-28.
1916 Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY, “Contemporary Swedish Exhibition from the Panama-Pacific Exposition?”, 1916.
Document Information
Digital-born Document Number:
ECA.2016.15398
Digital Document Provenance:
Original compiled and researched document by the Emil Carlsen Archives, 266 West 21st Street, Suite 4E, New York, NY 10011.
Document License:
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Image License:
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Record Birth Date:
October 07, 2016
Last Update:
October 07, 2016
