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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Walker_Art_CenterWalker Art Center - Wikipedia

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   The Walker Art Center is a multidisciplinary contemporary art center in the Lowry Hill neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.The Walker is one of the most-visited modern and contemporary art museums in the U.S.: together with the adjacent Minneapolis Sculpture Garden and Cowles Conservatory, it has an annual attendance of around 700,000 visitors.

   • Director: Mary Ceruti
   • Type: Art center

   • Established: 1927

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   Oct 15, 2014 · The museum is marking the anniversary with "Art at the Center: 75 Years of Walker Collections," a new exhibition opening Thursday. MPR News' Tom Crann spoke with director Olga Viso and former ...

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   How old is the Walker Art Center?

   • The early days of the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. The Walker Art Center in Minneapolis is turning 75. The museum is marking the anniversary with "Art at the Center: 75 Years of Walker Collections," a new exhibition opening Thursday.

   Walker Art Center celebrates 75 years with a look at its iconic works

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   Who built the Walker Art Center?

   • T. B. Walker established the current site of the Walker Art Center in 1927. It was the first public art gallery in the Upper Midwest and is now considered one of the top museums in the United States for modern art. T. B. Walker is largely responsible for building the Minneapolis Public Library system.

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   When did Walker Art Galleries open?

   • 1927 – Walker Art Galleries opens in Minneapolis, on the current Walker Art Center site. 1940 – Funded by 1939 Works Projects Administration (WPA) grants, Walker Art Galleries becomes the Walker Art Center. Under its first Director, Daniel Defenbacher, it began to add modern and regional art to the eclectic collection gathered by T. B. Walker.

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   How many Walker Art Center pieces are there?

   • Of the 13,000 pieces in the Walker's permanent collection of visual arts, here are three of the most iconic: "Die grossen blauen Pferde (The Large Blue Horses)," by Franz Marc is considered the first acquisition by the Walker Art Center. MPR News is your trusted resource for the news you need.

   Walker Art Center celebrates 75 years with a look at its iconic works

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4. www.mnopedia.org › place › walker-art-centerWalker Art Center | MNopedia

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   CC BY 2.0. In 1879, lumber baron T. B. Walker invited the public into his downtown Minneapolis home to view his art collection. Over the next century, that collection evolved into the Walker Art Center, a world-renowned site for challenging work by innovative artists, including Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, Yoko Ono, and Kara Walker. In 1874 ...

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5. www.startribune.com › minneapolis-iconic-walkerWalker Art Center's iconic brick building, now 50 years old ...

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   Jun 4, 2021 · Rick Nelson joined the staff of the Star Tribune in 1998. He is a Twin Cities native, a University of Minnesota graduate and a James Beard Award winner. rick.nelson@startribune.com 612-673-4757. 0 ...

6. media.walkerart.org › pdf › WACWALKER ART CENTER TIMELINE

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   Franz Marc, Die grossen blauen Pferde (The Large Blue Horses) (1911) is the Walker’s first acquisition of modern art. 1946. Everyday Art Gallery, curated by Hilde Reiss, opens; first exhibition space dedicated for design in a U.S. museum. Everyday Art Quarterly begins publication; first U.S. museum journal on design (later renamed Design ...

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7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Walker_familyWalker family - Wikipedia

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   Walker Art Center. T. B. Walker was a lifelong art collector who was committed to making his collection available to the public. In 1879 he opened up his home in order to let the public view his personal collection and by 1915 approximately 100,000 people viewed the collection every year.

8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Walker_Art_GalleryWalker Art Gallery - Wikipedia

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   Permanent Collection. The Walker's collection includes Italian and Netherlandish paintings from 1300 to 1550, European art from 1550 to 1900, including works by Giambattista Pittoni, Rembrandt, Poussin and Degas, 18th and 19th-century British art, including a major collection of Victorian painting and many Pre-Raphaelite works, a wide collection of prints, drawings and watercolours, 20th ...