Addison Gallery of American Art to Officially Commence First Renovation and Expansion in Its History.ANDOVER, Mass. -- On July 31 at 10:00 a.m., the Addison Gallery of American Art American art, the art of the North American colonies and of the United States. There are separate articles on American architecture, North American Native art, pre-Columbian art and architecture, Mexican art and architecture, Spanish colonial art and architecture, , the academic art museum of Phillips Academy Phillips Academy, at Andover, Mass.; college preparatory boarding and day school; opened 1778, chartered 1780 by Samuel Phillips. Founded for boys, it is the oldest incorporated academy in the United States and has served as the model for many later schools. , will turn its keys over to Shawmut Design and Construction, thus beginning the first major building project in the museum's 77-year history. Praised for its commitment to world-class exhibition, publishing and education programs that cultivate a love of the beautiful in students from Phillips Academy and the surrounding region along with the public at large, the museum will undergo its first physical expansion beginning on the 31st and lasting through Winter 2010. For more information, please visit www.addisongallery.org. The $30 million "Campaign for the Addison," will provide new spaces, the restoration of the current space and needed endowments to secure the museum's financial future. Goals of the campaign include: * Create the Addison Gallery Museum Learning Center * Provide appropriate collection storage and art preservation space * Construct new office space * Renovate and restore the existing Platt Building * Ensure the Addison's future financial stability "After a thorough, creative, well-researched planning period, we are thrilled to see the construction underway," remarked Brian T. Allen, Mary Stripp & R. Crosby Kemper Rufus Crosby Kemper Sr. (1892–1972) transformed City Center Bank into UMB Financial Corporation in Kansas City, Missouri, during his tenure from 1919 to 1967. He contributed substantially to philanthropies in the Kansas City area and Kemper Arena is named for him. Director of the Addison. "The expanded space will allow the Addison to continue to support the tremendous growth of our mission, collection, staff and programming." As the restoration project unfolds, interested individuals are welcome to visit the Addison's website for regular progress updates, including photographic documentation of the construction. The site will also feature information on the Addison's education program, which will continue to operate within the Andover community and beyond. In addition to sustained educational efforts, the Addison will coordinate critically-acclaimed traveling exhibitions consisting of works from the permanent collection throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and in Europe, details of which will also be available online. For more information, call 978-749-4015, or visit the website at www.addisongallery.org. About the Addison Gallery of American Art Devoted exclusively to American Art, the mission of the Addison Gallery of American Art is to acquire, preserve, interpret and exhibit works of art for the education and enjoyment of all. Opened in 1931, the Addison has one of the most important collections of American art in the country that includes approximately 16,000 works by prominent American artists Homer , Georgia O'Keeffe Georgia Totti O'Keeffe (November 15, 1887—March 6,1986) was an American artist. She is typically associated with the American Southwest and particularly New Mexico where she settled late in life. O'Keeffe has been a major figure in American art since the 1920s. and Jackson Pollock, as well as photographers Eadweard Muybridge, Walker Evans, Robert Frank and many more. For more information, call 978-749-4015, or visit the website at www.addisongallery.org. |
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