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The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is an art museum in Kansas City, Missouri, known for its encyclopedic collection of art from nearly every continent and culture, and especially for its extensive collection of Asian art. In 2007, Time magazine ranked the museum's new Bloch Building number one on its list of "The 10 Best (New and Upcoming ...
In her book “The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art: A History,” Kristie Wolferman reports that in 1933, 1934 and 1935, “Sickman sent crate after crate of Chinese art objects to the Nelson-Atkins.”
A native of Denver, Colorado, Sickman became interested in Japanese and Chinese art while in high school. [ 2] In 1930, he earned a degree in the field at Harvard, where he also became fluent in Chinese. [ 1] He traveled throughout China under the newly formed Harvard-Yenching Fellowship, [ 3] purchasing Chinese paintings, sculpture and ...
Southmoreland is a neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri. It hosts the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Kansas City Art Institute. Southmoreland is located between 39th Street on the north (bordering Hanover Place and Central Hyde Park), Rockhill, and Gillham Road on the east (bordering South Hyde Park ...
KC Q&A: Kansas City’s Nelson-Atkins fulfills Hispanic artist Juan Moya’s dream. J.M. Banks. August 6, 2024 at 7:00 AM. J.M. Banks. Editor's Note: This interview is part of an ongoing Star ...
Isaac De Groff Nelson. William Rockhill Nelson (March 7, 1841 – April 13, 1915) was an American real estate developer and co-founder of The Kansas City Star in Kansas City, Missouri. He donated his estate (and home) for the establishment of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. He is buried at Mt. Washington Cemetery with his wife, daughter and ...
That didn’t stop hundreds of people, like myself, from packing Donald J. Hall Sculpture Park, the lawn at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art to watch the eclipse Monday. Groups of friends and ...
This list of museums in Kansas is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.