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than 50,000 volumes of art reference material.
Sculpture and walking trails link the museum's
120-acre park to downtown Bentonville.
Crystal Bridges' permanent collection spans
five centuries of American masterworks ranging
from the Colonial era to the current day. Included
within the collection are iconic images such
as Asher B. Durand's Kindred Spirits, Norman
Rockwell's Rosie the Riveter, and Andy Warhol's
Coca-Cola — each reflecting a distinct moment
in American artistic evolution—as well as major
works by modern and contemporary American
artists, including Georgia O'Keeffe, John Baldessari,
and James Turrell. The permanent collection,
which continues to grow through a strategic
acquisition plan, is on view year-round and is
enhanced by an array of temporary exhibitions.
From its inception, education has been a
major component of the Crystal Bridges mission.
The museum provides year-round programming
for all ages, including lectures, performances,
classes, and continuing education for K-12
teachers. More than 50,000 schoolchildren visit
the museum each year as part of the Willard
and Pat Walker School Visit Program, which
offers schools reimbursement for out-of-pocket
expenses associated with a school field trip,
including transportation costs, substitute teachers,
and lunch. An initiative to develop high-quality
online learning opportunities for students and
teachers is currently under way.
Crystal Bridges also offers two research
fellowship programs. The Tyson Scholars in
American Art program supports full-time
scholarship in the history of American art. The
Reese Teacher Fellowship provides for research
into the development of interdisciplinary
connections between American art and core
curriculum subjects of language arts, history,
social studies, and the sciences.
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DAVID GOTTSCHALK
Lauren Haynes, curator at Crystal
Bridge Museum of American
Art, describes the steel, glass
and light emitting diode art piece
Portal Icosahedron by Anthony
James during a media tour of the
new Crystals in Art: Ancient to
Today exhibition at the museum in
Bentonville.
