Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York City

Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York City
Brooklyn Museum, New York City
브루클린 미술관

미국 뉴욕 시 브루클린 지구(borough of Brooklyn)에 위치한 미술관입니다. 면적이 5만 2천 제곱미터에 달해 뉴욕 시에서 세 번째로 큰 규모의 지닌 미술관입니다. 예술 소장품은 약 50만 점에 달한다고 합니다.

브루클린 미술관의 시작은 1823년 창립된 브루클린도제도서관협회(Brooklyn Apprentices' Library)로 거슬러 올라갑니다. 이곳에서 각종 도서와 자료들을 모아 교육하기 위한 목적으로 출발하였습니다. 

1890년 브루클린 예술과학협회(The Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Scienes)로 이름을 바꾸고 협회는 순수미술과 자연과학을 위한 건물을 짓기로 합니다. 그리고, 1897년 개관을 합니다.

1997년에는 브루클린 미술관(Brooklyn Museum of Art)으로 이름을 변경했다고 합니다.

이곳은 이집트 및 아프리카 예술품, 17세기에서 20세기에 걸친 회화(paintings), 조각(sculpture), 장식예술(decorative arts) 등으로 유명합니다.

 

 

Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902), A Storm in the Rocky Mountains, Mt. Rosalie, 1866, oil on canvas, h 210.8 x w 361.3 cm, Brooklyn Museum

Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902), A Storm in the Rocky Mountains, Mt. Rosalie, 1866, oil on canvas, h 210.8 x w 361.3 cm, Brooklyn Museum

 

 

 

George Inness (1825–1894), June, c. 1882, oil on canvas, h 76.5 x w 114.9 cm, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York

George Inness (1825–1894), June, c. 1882, oil on canvas, h 76.5 x w 114.9 cm, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York

 

 

Willard Leroy Metcalf (American, 1858-1925), Early Spring Afternoon--Central Park, 1911, oil on canvas, 91.3 x 91.3 cm. Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund, 66.85 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 66.85_SL1.jpg)

Willard Leroy Metcalf (American, 1858-1925), Early Spring Afternoon--Central Park, 1911, oil on canvas, 91.3 x 91.3 cm. Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund, 66.85 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 66.85_SL1.jpg)

 

 

Marsden Hartley (1877–1943), Handsome Drinks, 1916, Oil on composition board, 61 x 50.8 cm, Brooklyn Museum, New York City

Marsden Hartley (1877–1943), Handsome Drinks, 1916, Oil on composition board, 61 x 50.8 cm, Brooklyn Museum, New York City