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10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Closed Sunday & Monday

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Centennial Complex

2111 East Willett Drive

Laramie, WY 82071

Phone: (307) 766-6622
Email: uwartmus@uwyo.edu

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Collections Overview

Thomas Hart BentonJapanese printIndian Miniature PaintingHaitianJapanese NetsukeRichard MisrachRapa NuiKachinaOld MastersFrench Rococo

The Art Museum's permanent collection is comprised of over 9,000 objects, which include.


  • European and American paintings, prints, sculpture, and drawings
  • Special collections of 18th and 19th-century Japanese Ukiyo-e prints
  • 15th through 19th century Persian and Indian miniature paintings
  • 20th-century Haitian art
  • 20th-century Japanese netsuke
  • 20th century and contemporary photography
  • Rapa Nui, African, and Native American artifacts

 

The collection of paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture, photography, and arts of many cultures and periods, all relate to the development of American art, historically and in all forms.

Images:

Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889-1975), Lewis and Clark at Eagle Creek, 1967, tempura on paper, 13-5/8 x 16-5/8 inches, gift of Mr. & Mrs. Fred Goodstein, Mr. & Mrs. Jack Rosenthal, Ambassador and Mrs. Thomas Strook and the National Endowment for the Arts, 1972.21.0

Hirosada Utagawa (Japanese, 1800-1867), Untitled (Kabuki Actors), 1800-1867, ink on paper, Friends of the UW Art Museum purchase, 6-1/2 x 9-1/2, 1982.7.0

Unknown, Indian, Krishna and Radha on Dais with other Gods in Attendance, 19th Century, tempera on paper, 12-1/2 x 9-1/8 inches, gift of Dr. and Mrs. Robert M. Knight, 1981.192.0

Préfète Duffaut (Haitian, b. 1923-2012), Ville Imaginaire, not dated, oil on canvas, 30 x 24 inches, gift of Mr. Richard S. Plotka, 1975.8.0

Ichiro Inada (Japanese, 1891-1977), On the Boy's Festival Day, between 1945-1977, paint and mother of pearl inlay on ivory, 2-3/8 x 1-1/4 x 1-1/4 inches, gift of the Huey G. and Phyllis T. Shelton Collection of Ichiro Inada Netsuke, 2009.5.8

 

Richard Misrach (American b. 1949), Battleground Point #6, 1999, ink on paper, 20 x 24 inches, W. Sherman and Dorothy Burns Estate Fund purchase, 2007.3.0

Unknown (Easter Island\Rapa Nui\Chilean), Birdman, 20th Century, carved stone, 11 x 8-1/2 x 3-1/4 inches, gift in memory of Dr. William T. Mulloy, 1978.247.66

Avonne Naha (Hopi Native American), Eagle Dancer, 20th Century, pigment on wood, 13 x 14 x 9 inches, gift of James R. Nolan, 1998.15.0

Jan Abrahamsz Beerstraaten (Dutch, 1622-1666), Harbor Scene with Architectural Ruins, 1663, oil on canvas, 38 x 34 inches, gift of of the Mimi R. Arnold Estate, 1984.235.0

Édouard Dubufe (French, 1819-1883) Rachel, between 1850-1883, ink on paper, 15-1/4 x 12 inches, gift of Dr. Leonard Millman, 1981.36.0

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Art Museum

Hours: Tuesday - Saturday
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Closed Sunday & Monday

Free Admission

Centennial Complex

2111 East Willett Drive

Laramie, WY 82071

Phone: (307) 766-6622
Email: uwartmus@uwyo.edu

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