Santa Barbara Museum of Art

Santa Barbara Museum of Art

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established= 1941 citation | title= Santa Barbara Museum of Art: About | publisher=ARTINFO | year=2008 | url= http://www.artinfo.com/galleryguide/20267/6802/about/santa-barbara-museum-of-art-santa-barbara/ | accessdate=2008-07-24 ]
location= 1130 State Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101-2746 United States
type= Art
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director= Larry J. Feinberg [ " [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1248/is_2_96/ai_n24248952 Santa Barbara Museum of Art] ". Art in America. Feb 2008. Accessed 24 Jul. 2008.]
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The Santa Barbara Museum of Art is an art museum located at 1130 State St. in downtown Santa Barbara, California.

It was founded in 1941 and currently ranks amongst the top 10 regional art museums in the United States Fact|date=February 2007. It is home to both permanent and special collections, the former of which includes Asian, American, and European art that spans 4,000 years from ancient to modern. The permanent collection also includes pre-Columbian sculpture, African sculpture, musical instruments, the Alice Schott Doll Collection, which includes dolls from the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, American and European paintings, and French ImpressionistsRisley, M. (1985). Santa Barbara a traveler's guide. Goleta, CA: The Alternative Press.] . The American art collection contains early portraits as well as 19th- and 20th century still lifes, landscapes, and sculptures. The Asian art collection contains art from China, Japan, Tibet, India, and Southeast Asia.

A number of artists are represented, among them are Thomas Eakins, Claude Monet, Marc Chagall, Pablo Picasso, and Georgia O'Keeffe.

In 1998, the museum opened the Peck Wing. The museum now contains three galleries. Additionally, the museum is home to the Constance and George Fearing Library, which contains reference books, art periodicals, and exhibition catalogs.

External links

* [http://www.sbmuseart.org/ Official website]

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