Newark, New Jersey
49 Washington St
Btwn Central Ave & James St
Newark, New Jersey 07102
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The Newark Museum, in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, is the state's largest museum. It holds fine collections of American art, decorative arts, contemporary art, and arts of Asia, Africa, the Americas, and the ancient world. Its extensive collections of American art include works by Hiram Powers, Thomas Cole, John Singer Sargent, Albert Bierstadt, Frederick Church, Childe Hassam, Mary Cassatt, Edward Hopper, Georgia O'Keeffe, Joseph Stella, Tony Smith and Frank Stella.
Founding Director John Cotton Dana believed that museums were established to promote the appreciation, understanding, and enjoyment of the arts and sciences. Together with a group of public officials, prominent businessmen and local collectors, he established the Museum in 1909 at the Newark Public Library. He provided the intellectual leadership that made it one of the most progressive cultural institutions in the country.
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- Antonia A. Perez
- Dave DiMarchi
- Frances Moore
- Ivan Bratko
- Jade Lam
- Jillian Keats
- Kay Reese
- Kendall Alverez Eskew
- Kendall Alverez Eskew and Diana Arinovich
- Kyunghee Pyun, Jong Sook Kang & Lydia Lee
- Matthew Brandt
- Philip Hardy
- Rashidah Nelson
- Roz Weinberger
- Samantha Katehis Show More