99-627: Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is a museum of American art in Bentonville, Arkansas . The museum, founded by Alice Walton and designed by Moshe Safdie , officially opened on 11 November 2011. It offers free public admission. Alice Walton , the daughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton , spearheaded the Walton Family Foundation's involvement in developing Crystal Bridges. The museum's glass-and-wood design by architect Moshe Safdie and engineer Buro Happold features
198-832: A non-violent demonstration at the statue in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, until later that night, when the Benton County Sheriff's "mobile field force" ended the demonstration by deploying tear-gas on the assembled crowd and arresting several people. The statue was removed from the square in September 2020 and relocated to the new privately held James H. Berry Park in July 2023. The Bentonville Parks and Recreation Department maintains twenty-two parks and over 50 miles (80 km) of trails. Over 300 acres (120 ha) of city parks throughout
297-471: A $ 350 million expansion at the Cleveland Museum of Art , will be carrying out the plans as scheduled. In 2010, Gehry attended the groundbreaking for the second phase of the expansion, due to be completed in 2012. In that phase, a new art handling facility was created on the south side of the building, enabling the museum to reclaim a street level entrance, closed since the mid-1970s, which leads to
396-564: A 36-mile (58 km) primarily off-road mixed use trail connecting the Northwest Arkansas region, runs through Bentonville near Bentonville High School, the Walmart Home Office, and Crystal Bridges on its way to Lake Bella Vista to the north. The Crystal Bridges Trail is a 1 mile (1.6 km) trail between downtown Bentonville and the museum, built by the museum and donated to the city. Public art and sculptures line
495-496: A 640-foot (200 m)-long vaulted walkway that extends across the museum and is original to the 1928 building. The north entrance will be reopened to the public as a part of the "core project", which is scheduled for completion in 2020. The core project also focuses on the interior of the current building and will add 90,000 square feet (8,400 m ) of public space, including 11,500 square feet (1,070 m ) of new gallery space for American art and contemporary art. In addition,
594-441: A Chinese palace hall, a Japanese teahouse, and a 16th-century Indian temple hall. The European collections, dating from the medieval era to the present, encompass Italian and Flemish early-Renaissance masterworks; strong representations of later European paintings, including French Impressionism and Post-Impressionism ; sculpture, with a special concentration in the works of Auguste Rodin ; decorative arts; tapestries; furniture;
693-591: A Final Agreed Order that established joint ownership between Fisk University and Crystal Bridges through the newly established Stieglitz Art Collection, LLC. The operating agreement required Fisk University to set aside $ 3.9 million of the $ 30 million sale proceeds to be used to establish a fund for the care and maintenance of the collection at the Carl Van Vechten Gallery at Fisk University. The court dispute cost Fisk University $ 5.8 million in legal fees. Since 2012, Crystal Bridges has participated in
792-623: A Hunter: A Tight Fix were included in American Stories: Paintings of Everyday Life, 1765–1915 , a traveling exhibition organized by the Metropolitan Museum of Art . The Woodville painting was deaccessioned by the National Academy of Design , and was purchased in 1994 by Detroit collector Richard Manoogian. The piece was later purchased in 2004 by Crystal Bridges. In May 2005, the museum purchased
891-844: A Southern state, yet it has also absorbed minor cultural influence from the Midwest and West . Located firmly in the Mid-South , Bentonville's culture is distinct and differs from the Delta portion of the state. Many of the city's first settlers came from North Georgia , North Alabama , Kentucky , North Carolina and Tennessee , because they found the Ozarks familiar, similar to the Appalachian Mountains back home. The uplands of Arkansas, including Northwest Arkansas, did not participate in large-scale plantation farming with slaves like
990-531: A coveted Asher B. Durand landscape entitled Kindred Spirits from the New York Public Library for more than $ 35 million in a sealed auction. In September 2012, the museum announced the acquisition of a major 1960 painting by Mark Rothko entitled No. 210/No. 211 (Orange) . The abstract expressionist painting had been in a private Swiss collection since the 1960s and had only been shown in public twice. Sculpture also figures prominently in
1089-596: A decade to resolve these issues. The final design is mostly credited to two architects in Trumbauer's firm: Howell Lewis Shay for the building's plan and massing , and Julian Abele for the detail work and perspective drawings. In 1902, Abele had become the first African-American student to be graduated from the University of Pennsylvania 's Department of Architecture, which is presently known as Penn's School of Design . Abele adapted classical Greek temple columns for
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#17327724985931188-474: A family was $ 46,558. Males had a median income of $ 31,816 versus $ 23,761 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 20,831. 10.3% of the population and 7.5% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 13.7% are under the age of 18 and 10.9% are 65 or older. Bentonville has been home to Walmart since Sam Walton purchased a store on the town square in 1950 and renamed it Walton's 5 & 10. The retailer continued
1287-661: A four-year collaboration with the musée du Louvre in Paris, High Museum of Art in Atlanta, and the Terra Foundation for American Art . The resulting exhibitions are called American Encounters and feature works from the collections of all four partners. Each year, for the length of the collaboration, the museums develop the exhibition around a theme, such as portraiture. American Encounters has been seen in Paris, Bentonville, and Atlanta. In early 2020, Crystal Bridges opened
1386-605: A host of fans, mostly derived from the thousands of Indian natives drawn to Bentonville by Walmart software and IT jobs. In late 2018 plans for a public cricket pitch were approved for a new park in the southwest of the city. From the Walmart Museum on the downtown square to the over 20 buildings spread throughout the city, Walmart's Home Office has a presence throughout Bentonville. The Northwest Arkansas National Airport has direct commercial flights from many large destination cities not typical of airports its size due to
1485-402: A large painting collection, including many American paintings, and an endowment of half a million dollars for additional purchases. Works by James Abbott McNeill Whistler and George Inness were purchased within a few years and Henry Ossawa Tanner 's The Annunciation was bought in 1899. The City Council of Philadelphia funded a competition in 1895 to design a new museum building, but it
1584-584: A new central headquarters in Bentonville, consolidating many of their employees to a more centralized campus. The impact from the Walmart Home Office is multiplied by the over 1,100 prospective Walmart vendors who have established sales offices in the region. The large number of satellite offices for companies of almost every industry means a large number of transplants from around the United States live in or near Bentonville. This phenomenon impacts
1683-411: A new space called the forum will be created, along with dining and retail spaces. Said Gehry: "When it's done, people coming to this museum will have an experience that's as big as Bilbao . It won't be apparent from the outside, but it will knock their socks off inside." In March 2017, the museum announced a $ 525 million campaign. The core project is budgeted at $ 196 million and will be funded through
1782-414: A population of 49,298. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 77.0% non-Hispanic white, 2.4% non-Hispanic black, 1.2% Native American, 5.8% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 3.9% from some other race and 2.5% from two or more races. 8.7% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race. As of the census of 2000, there were 19,730 people, 7,458 households, and 5,265 families residing in
1881-409: A private sale, Walton would state 'Wait. It will come to auction where we can get it at a better price,' and she was usually correct. He also stated that the museum ranks at least in the top half dozen of American art museums. The museum's "quality and its range and depth already place it among one of the very best." Headlines were generated after delays in construction and considerably higher costs for
1980-411: A rapid growth, but Helen Walton wished to remain in Bentonville to raise the family, and thus by the time Walmart became the #1 Fortune 500 in 2002, it was still based in Bentonville. The Walmart "Home Office" now includes more than 20 buildings throughout Bentonville, specifically along Walton Boulevard ( US 71B ) in the western part of the city. In 2017 Walmart announced their intention to construct
2079-1078: A satellite facility called The Momentary focused on visual and performing arts, culinary experiences, festivals, and artists-in-residence. The museum's permanent collection features American art from the Colonial era to the contemporary period. All of the featured artists are United States citizens, though some spent most of their art careers in Europe. Notable works include a Charles Willson Peale portrait of George Washington as well as paintings by George Bellows , Jasper Cropsey , Asher Durand , Thomas Eakins , Marsden Hartley , Winslow Homer , Eastman Johnson , Charles Bird King , John La Farge , Stuart Davis , Romare Bearden , Norman Rockwell , Mary McCleary , Agnes Pelton , and Walton Ford . Also included are works by Chuck Close , Jasper Johns , Alfred Maurer , Jackson Pollock , Tom Wesselmann and Andrew Wyeth . Two works, Richard Caton Woodville 's War News from Mexico and Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait 's The Life of
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#17327724985932178-423: A series of pavilions nestled around two creek-fed ponds and forest trails. The soil is flinty silt loam derived from chert and cherty limestone and is mapped as Noark-Bendavis complex. The 217,000 square feet (20,200 m) complex includes galleries, meeting and classroom spaces, a library, a sculpture garden, a museum store designed by architect Marlon Blackwell , a restaurant and coffee bar, named Eleven after
2277-608: A trend often associated with the Deep South. Due to Walmart's prominence in the city, Bentonville is also an international focal point for retail suppliers and other supporting businesses. According to the Bentonville-Bella Vista Chamber of Commerce, over 1,250 suppliers have offices in Northwest Arkansas in an attempt to secure or retain Walmart's business. Symbolic of Bentonville's complex culture
2376-665: Is a mountain biking destination providing more than 28 miles of mountain bike trails, and hosting multiple cycling events throughout the year, including Big Sugar Gravel , part of the LifeTime Grand Prix Series. Bentonville operates within the mayor-city council form of government. The mayor is elected by a citywide election to serve as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the city by presiding over all city council meetings, laws are enforced and taxpayer funds are spent prudently. Once elected,
2475-400: Is being used to contribute to the museum's base annual operating expenses expected to total between $ 16–20 million per year. The acquisition endowment, totaling $ 325 million, will be used to fund additions to the museum's permanent collection. The remaining $ 125 million will be used as a capital improvement endowment to fund future improvements to and maintenance of the museum. As of July 2023,
2574-404: Is bordered to the east by Rogers , the north by Bella Vista , and the west by Centerton . The Northwest Arkansas National Airport is located to the southwest of Bentonville and is used to connect all of the northwest Arkansas region to the rest of the nation. For more than the last decade, Northwest Arkansas has been one of the fastest-growing regions in the United States. Bentonville lies in
2673-423: Is estimated to have become considerably higher since then, but may never be disclosed due to the museum's guarded financial practices, including its decision not to disclose the amount spent since 2008 to secure collections, major art pieces, and lesser known works. However, the museum's IRS Form 990-PF notes acquisitions of $ 43.6 million during 2008, $ 81.9 million during 2007, $ 97.3 million in 2006. Through 2008,
2772-442: Is land and 0.19 square miles (0.5 km ), or 0.67%, is water. The Northwest Arkansas region consists of three Arkansas counties : Benton, Madison , and Washington . The area had a population of 347,045 at the 2000 census which had increased to 463,204 by the 2010 Census (an increase of 33.47 percent). The Metropolitan Statistical Area does not consist of the usual principal-city-with- suburbs morphology; instead Bentonville
2871-426: Is the coldest month with an average high of 46 °F (8 °C) and an average low of 24 °F (−4 °C). The city's highest temperature was 114 °F (45.6 °C), recorded in 1954. The lowest temperature recorded was −16 °F (−26.7 °C), in 1996. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 54,164 people, 18,223 households, and 12,212 families residing in the city. As of 2017 Bentonville had
2970-629: The Arkansas delta , instead electing to settle in small clusters, relying largely on subsistence agriculture and hunting rather than the settlement patterns common in the Midwest and Deep South . The "hillbilly" stereotype given to the Ozarks and Appalachians is largely a derivative of the difficult topography, tendency to settle in clusters, and mostly cashless self-sustaining economy found in those regions. Bentonville's large proportion of Southern Baptist and Methodist adherents does, however, reflect
3069-734: The Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia . The main museum building was completed in 1928 on Fairmount, a hill located at the northwest end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway at Eakins Oval . The museum administers collections containing over 240,000 objects including major holdings of European, American and Asian origin. The various classes of artwork include sculpture, paintings, prints, drawings, photographs, armor, and decorative arts. The Philadelphia Museum of Art administers several annexes including
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3168-530: The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in New Mexico, but the museum withdrew its lawsuit. The Tennessee Attorney General attempted unsuccessfully to stop the sale. In October 2010, a judge ruled that a 50% stake in the collection could be sold to Crystal Bridges if modifications to the contract were made so that Fisk University could not lose its interest in the collection, nor could the joint venture holding ownership of
3267-557: The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), the official federal list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation. The city contains two residential historic districts, the Third Street Historic District and West Central Avenue Historic District . Both districts contain historic residences notable for their architectural styles and contributions to
3366-567: The Penn Museum after an exchange agreement was made whereby the museum houses the university's collection of Chinese porcelain . Highlights of the Asian collections include paintings and sculpture from China, Japan, and India; furniture and decorative arts, including major collections of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean ceramics; a large and distinguished group of Persian and Turkish carpets; and rare and authentic architectural assemblages such as
3465-644: The Rodin Museum , also located on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, and the Ruth and Raymond G. Perelman Building , which is located across the street just north of the main building. The Perelman Building, which opened in 2007, houses more than 150,000 prints, drawings and photographs, 30,000 costume and textile pieces, and over 1,000 modern and contemporary design objects including furniture, ceramics, and glasswork. The museum also administers
3564-652: The Trail of Tears route to the Indian Territory in what is now Oklahoma . Although no Civil War battles were fought inside Bentonville, the city was occupied by both armies and saw almost all of its buildings burned. Bentonville was a staging point for the Confederate army prior to the Battle of Pea Ridge , fought about 12 miles (19 km) northeast of town, and the town saw a brief skirmish just prior to
3663-771: The armor collection of Carl Otto Kretzschmar von Kienbusch. The Von Kienbusch collection was bequeathed by the celebrated collector to the museum in 1976, the Bicentennial Anniversary of the American Revolution . The Von Kienbusch holdings are comprehensive and include European and Southwest Asian arms and armor spanning several centuries. On May 30, 2000, the museum and the State Art Collections in Dresden , Germany ( Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden ), announced an agreement for
3762-483: The humid subtropical climate zone ( Köppen Cfa ) with influence from the humid continental climate type. Bentonville experiences all four seasons and does receive cold air masses from the north. July is the hottest month of the year, with an average high of 89 °F (32 °C) and an average low of 66 °F (19 °C). Temperatures above 90 °F (32.2 °C) are common, with a high of 100 °F (37.8 °C) occurring about once per year on average. January
3861-656: The 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with the Centennial Exposition in 1876. Memorial Hall , which contained the art gallery, was intended to outlast the Exposition and house a permanent museum. Following the example of London's South Kensington Museum , the new museum was to focus on applied art and science, and provide a school to train craftsmen in drawing, painting, modeling, and designing. The Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art opened on May 10, 1877. The school became independent of
3960-556: The Benton County sheriff and several deputies, and Circuit Judge William A. Dickson, as well as half of the aldermen on the city council. In the 1920s and 1930s the county developed a reputation as a leader in poultry production that continued into the World War II years, and which the area still maintains today. The post war economy helped Bentonville grow, with many new businesses starting. In 1950, Sam Walton bought
4059-591: The Bentonville Youth Baseball League since its inception in 1954. Park Springs Park was created in the 1890s following the discovery of two springs with purported healing powers. The Burns Arboretum/Nature Trail was added in 1996 and includes a State Champion tree. Trails in Bentonville vary from small fitness trails to long mountain bike trails to the regional Razorback Greenway depending upon topography, intended use and city planning. The Northwest Arkansas Razorback Regional Greenway ,
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4158-959: The Court handles Civil and Small Claims cases when there is proper jurisdiction. The current elected District Judge presides over all cases. Ray Bunch is the current Bentonville District Court Judge. The 19th Judicial Circuit Court covers Benton County as a whole and operates out of the Benton County Courthouse in Downtown Bentonville with Bentonville serving as the County Seat . Voters in Bentonville tend to lean conservative. The current state representatives that serve districts containing portions of Bentonville are Republican Rep. Jim Dotson , Republican Rep. Rebecca Petty , Republican Rep Kim Hendren , and Republican Rep. Dan Douglas . The current state senator that serves
4257-630: The Czech Republic. Besides being known for its architecture and collections, the Philadelphia Museum of Art has in recent decades become known due to the role it played in the Rocky films — Rocky (1976) and seven of its eight sequels, II , III , V , Rocky Balboa , Creed , Creed II , and Creed III . Visitors to the museum are often seen mimicking Rocky Balboa 's (portrayed by Sylvester Stallone ) famous run up
4356-579: The Duchamp siblings— Marcel , Gaston , Raymond and Suzanne —in 2019. A Jasper Johns exhibition is planned for 2021. In 2009, the museum organized Bruce Nauman: Topological Gardens , the official United States entry at the 53rd International Art Exhibition, more commonly known as the Venice Biennale , for which the artist Bruce Nauman was awarded the Golden Lion. The directors of
4455-575: The Harrison Variety Store on the Bentonville town square . He fully remodeled the building and opened "Walton’s 5 and 10 Variety Store" on March 18, 1951. This single store eventually led to the creation of Walmart , the world's largest retailer, which still strongly influences the community today. The late twentieth and early twenty-first century has seen a dramatic reduction in the manufacturing sector in Bentonville, corresponding with an increase in tourism and entertainment focused on
4554-786: The NRHP are historic public structures, such as the Benton County Courthouse, Benton County Jail , Bentonville High School , commercial structures such as the Benton County National Bank , Massey Hotel , Roy's Office Supply Building , and the Terry Block Building , and two cemeteries. Additionally, a confederate monument installed in 1908 by a local United Daughters of the Confederacy chapter. On June 1, 2020, local residents held
4653-688: The Osage had ceased using the area for hunting, and the European settlers began to establish farms. Upon establishment of Benton County on September 30, 1836, Osage was deemed a suitable site for the county seat , and the town square was established as the home of county government the following year. Osage was renamed Bentonville in honor of Thomas Hart Benton , a senator from Missouri who strongly supported Arkansas statehood. Two years after Arkansas received statehood in 1836, thousands of Cherokee people from Georgia passed through Benton County as part of
4752-489: The Philadelphia Museum of Art since its inception are: Below is the list of chairs of the board of trustees of the museum since 1991. In December 2021, the heirs of Piet Mondrian filed a lawsuit against the museum for Composition with Blue, which the artist had consigned to Küppers-Lissitzky when it was seized by the Nazis. The same year, the museum announced that it would return an ancient 'Pageant Shield' looted by Nazis to
4851-491: The age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% are classified as non-families by the United States Census Bureau. 24.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.11. In
4950-687: The applicant is a resident of Bentonville and submission of an application in order to gain access to any of Bentonville's 8 city boards. These range from appointed positions at the Planning Commission to the Bentonville Public Art Advisory Committee to the Bentonville Library Advisory Board. The Bentonville District Court handles criminal, civil, small claims, and traffic matters within the city limits. In addition,
5049-484: The area established a vibrant apple industry, with Benton County becoming the leading apple producing county in the nation in 1901. In May 1922, the first Ku Klux Klan chapter was opened in Bentonville. By 1923, there was documentation of at least 162 men who were members of the Klan. Most of the town's most prominent citizens were charter members of the Klan chapters, including mayor Lee Seamster , his successor Tom Curt,
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#17327724985935148-671: The battle. The city began to rebuild about a decade after incorporation on April 3, 1873, with many of these Reconstruction Era buildings today serving as the oldest structures in Bentonville. The first railroad line into the area bypassed Bentonville, instead creating the nearby town of Rogers. So in 1883, a corporation called the Bentonville Railroad Company (a forerunner of the Arkansas and Oklahoma Railroad ) proceeded to link Rogers with Bentonville, about six miles. That line has changed hands over time, but remains in use. With good transportation available,
5247-487: The campaign. The museum also announced that more than 62 percent of the campaign goal has been met, as of March 30, 2017. In March 2020, the museum was officially temporarily closed due to COVID-19 pandemic . All public events and programs were canceled until August 31, 2020. The museum reopened by late September 2020. The most controversial part of the Gehry design remains a proposed window and amphitheater to be cut into
5346-545: The centennial of the museum and the bicentennial of the nation. During the last three decades major acquisitions have included After the Bath by Edgar Degas and Fifty Days at Iliam by Cy Twombly . Due to high attendance and overflowing collections, the museum announced in October 2006 that Frank Gehry would design a building expansion. The 80,000-square-foot (7,400 m ) gallery will be built entirely underground behind
5445-497: The city offer educational, recreational and outdoors opportunities to park visitors. The largest park surrounds Lake Bella Vista and includes a popular perimeter fitness trail and disc golf course. Memorial park features the Melvin Ford Aquatic Center as well as baseball, basketball, tennis, volleyball, skateboard, softball and soccer facilities. The four baseball fields at Merchants Baseball Park have hosted
5544-487: The city was 90.92% White , 0.88% Black or African American, 1.33% Native American, 2.40% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 2.68% from other races, and 1.76% from two or more races. 6.07% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. The 2005 Special Census reported 24,837 Whites/non-Hispanic whites (86.8%), 2,428 Hispanics of any race (8.5%), 1,135 Asians (4.0%), and 510 Blacks/African Americans (1.8%). There were 7,458 households, out of which 40.1% had children under
5643-600: The city's early history. Together, over 40 houses are listed as contributing properties. Preeminent individual residential listings within the historic districts include the Craig-Bryan House , Elliott House , James A. Rice House and the Rice House on "A" Street. Residential listing elsewhere in the city include the Peel Mansion Museum , Stroud House and Col. Young House . Also included in
5742-404: The city, the population was spread out, with 29.5% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 34.2% from 25 to 44, 17.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 39,936, and the median income for
5841-578: The city. The city grew substantially in the 1990s; the 1990 population was 11,257 and the city is expected to reach 50,000 people by the year 2030. According to the US Census, Bentonville and surrounding communities in Benton County is second in growth for Arkansas and among the 100 fastest-growing counties in the United States. The population density was 928.9 inhabitants per square mile (358.7/km ). There were 7,924 housing units at an average density of 373.1 per square mile (144.1/km ). The racial makeup of
5940-457: The collection (including buyer's premium) are: Bentonville, Arkansas Bentonville is the ninth-most populous city in the US state of Arkansas , and the county seat of Benton County . The city is centrally located in the county with Rogers adjacent to the east. The city is the birthplace and headquarters of Walmart , the world's largest retailer. It is one of the four main cities in
6039-651: The collection between Fisk University and Crystal Bridges be based in Delaware (or outside Tennessee Courts). The modified agreement would allow the works to stay at Fisk University until 2013 and then begin a two-year rotation with Crystal Bridges. In April 2012, the Tennessee Supreme Court upheld a lower court decision to allow the sale to move forward. A few months later on August 2, the Davidson County Chancery Court approval
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#17327724985936138-505: The collection, on view in interior galleries and along outdoor sculpture trails. Sculptors represented in the permanent collection include Vanessa German , Paul Manship , Roxy Paine , Mark di Suvero , and James Turrell . In January 2014 Crystal Bridges acquired the Bachman–Wilson House by architect Frank Lloyd Wright . The New Jersey house was dismantled and relocated to Bentonville. Select auction results by date for items in
6237-605: The continued funding for the completion of the design. Once the building's exterior was completed, twenty second-floor galleries containing English and American art opened to the public on March 26, 1928, though a large amount of interior work was incomplete. The building's eight pediments were intended to be adorned with sculpture groups. The only pediment that has been completed, Western Civilization (1933) by C. Paul Jennewein , colored by Leon V. Solon , features polychrome sculptures of painted terra-cotta figures depicting Greek deities and mythological figures. The sculpture group
6336-428: The culture of Bentonville in addition to the city's economy. Bentonville is home to a growing entrepreneurial scene, with co-working spaces and startup incubators being added quickly over the last 5 years. Bentonville's culture is a combination of a southern city, small town, global business hub, and the surrounding Northwest Arkansas metro. Bentonville shares many of the characteristics commonly given to Arkansas as
6435-460: The day the museum opened, "11/11/11". Crystal Bridges also features a gathering space that can accommodate up to 300 people. Additionally, there are outdoor areas for concerts and public events, as well as extensive nature trails. It employs approximately 300 people, and is within walking distance of downtown Bentonville. The museum has amassed $ 488 million in assets as of August 2008, an amount that will increase as more pieces are continually added to
6534-563: The design of the museum entrances, and was responsible for the colors of both the building stone and the figures added to one of the pediments . Construction of the main building began in 1919, when Mayor Thomas B. Smith laid the cornerstone in a Masonic ceremony. Because of shortages caused by World War I and other delays, the new building was not completed until 1928. The building was constructed with dolomite quarried in Minnesota. The wings were intentionally built first, to help assure
6633-427: The district containing Bentonville is Republican Sen. Bart Hester . Public elementary and secondary education in the majority of the city limits is provided by Bentonville Public Schools , leading to graduation at Bentonville High School or Bentonville West High School . Small portions of the city to the east are zoned to Rogers Public Schools . Haas Hall Academy and Northwest Arkansas Classical Academy are
6732-454: The east entrance stairs and will not alter any of the museum's existing Greek revival facade. The construction was initially projected to last a decade and cost $ 500 million. It will increase the museum's available display space by sixty percent and house mostly contemporary sculpture, Asian art, and special exhibitions. Uncertainty was cast on the plans by the 2008 death of Anne d'Harnoncourt , but new director Timothy Rub , who had initiated
6831-424: The east entrance stairs, informally nicknamed the Rocky Steps . Screen Junkies named the museum's stairs the second most famous movie location behind only Grand Central Station in New York. An 8.5 ft (2.6 m) tall bronze statue of the Rocky Balboa character was commissioned in 1980 and placed at the top of the stairs in 1982 for the filming of Rocky III . After filming was complete, Stallone donated
6930-433: The east entrance stairs. Others have criticized the design as too tame. The Gehry expansion is projected to be completed by 2028. The Philadelphia Museum of Art houses more than 240,000 objects, highlighting the creative achievements of the Western world and those of Asia, in more than 200 galleries spanning 2,000 years. The museum's collections of Egyptian and Roman art , and Pre-Columbian works, were relocated to
7029-437: The gift of Charles M. Lea, including French, German, Italian, and Netherlandish engravings. Major exhibitions of the 1930s included works by Eakins , Manet , Renoir , Cézanne , van Gogh , and Degas . In the 1940s, the museum's major gifts and acquisitions included the collections of John D. McIlhenny ( Oriental carpets ), George Grey Barnard (sculpture), and Alfred Stieglitz (photography). Early modern art dominated
7128-673: The growth of the collections in the 1950s, with acquisitions of the Louise and Walter Arensberg and the A.E. Gallatin collections. The gift of Philadelphian Grace Kelly 's wedding dress is perhaps the best known gift of the 1950s. Extensive renovation of the building lasted from the 1960s through 1976. Major acquisitions included the Carroll S. Tyson, Jr. and Samuel S. White III and Vera White collections, 71 objects from designer Elsa Schiaparelli , and Marcel Duchamp 's Étant donnés . In 1976 there were celebrations and special exhibitions for
7227-582: The historic colonial-era houses of Mount Pleasant and Cedar Grove , both located in Fairmount Park . The main museum building and its annexes are owned by the City of Philadelphia and administered by a registered nonprofit corporation. Several special exhibitions are held in the museum every year, including touring exhibitions arranged with other museums in the United States and abroad. The museum had 437,348 visitors in 2021. Philadelphia celebrated
7326-506: The mayor also allocates duties to city employees. Mayors serve four-year terms and can serve unlimited terms. The city council is the unicameral legislative body of the city, consisting of eight members. The council's duties include balancing the city's budget and passing ordinances. The body also controls the representatives of specialized city commissions underneath their jurisdiction. Members are elected at-large with no term limits and represent individual wards. Council members must live in
7425-537: The museum had listed assets of over $ 1.7 billion. In 2006, the museum partnered with the National Gallery of Art in an attempt to purchase Thomas Eakins ' The Gross Clinic from Thomas Jefferson University . Under the terms of the agreement, the two museums agreed to pay a record $ 68 million, but the university gave Philadelphia 45 days to match the offer. The Philadelphia Museum of Art and Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts agreed to collectively match
7524-463: The museum in 1964 and is now part of the University of the Arts . The museum's collection began with objects from the Exposition and gifts from the public impressed with the Exposition's ideals of good design and craftsmanship. European and Japanese fine and decorative art objects and books for the museum's library were among the first donations. The location outside of Center City, Philadelphia , however,
7623-426: The museum than originally proposed to the city of Bentonville, Arkansas led to concerns about the favorable tax exemptions granted to the museum from the state in 2005 to secure its construction. Total tax losses to the state of Arkansas and the city of Bentonville are estimated at $ 17 million based on the financial disclosures given by the museum in the 2008 court case with Fisk University . The total amount of tax loss
7722-654: The museum's collection. It is the first major art museum (over $ 200 million endowment) to open in the United States since 1974. Over $ 317 million of the project's cost has been donated by Alice Walton. In 2023, Forbes called Walton the richest woman in the United States, with assets worth $ 66.5 billion. In 2005, art historian John Wilmerding was hired for acquisition and advice on museum programming. Wilmerding commented that Alice Walton "will not spend at any cost" and will do her "homework on almost every individual acquisition and will ask for paperwork on market comparables". He stated that often when an artwork became available through
7821-672: The natural setting and outdoor opportunities of the area as well as the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art , which opened in 2011. This has resulted in Bentonville being the fastest growing city in Arkansas, and the larger Northwest Arkansas area one of the fastest growing in the United States. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 31.5 square miles (81.6 km ), of which 31.3 square miles (81.0 km )
7920-550: The offer and the painting remained in Philadelphia . The purchase forced both museums to sell some of their best Eakins pieces including Cowboy Singing and The Cello Player . In April 2007, Crystal Bridges acquired another Eakins belonging to Thomas Jefferson University entitled Portrait of Professor Benjamin H. Rand for an estimated $ 20 million. Walton held talks with Randolph-Macon Woman's College (now Randolph College ) in Lynchburg, Virginia in spring of 2007. The college
8019-705: The paintings of Thomas Eakins . The museum houses the most important Eakins collection in the world. Modern artwork includes works by Pablo Picasso , Jean Metzinger , Antonio Rotta , Albert Gleizes , Marcel Duchamp , Salvador Dalí and Constantin Brâncuși , as well as American modernists. The expanding collection of contemporary art includes major works by Agnes Martin , Cy Twombly , Jasper Johns , and Sol LeWitt , among many others. The museum houses encyclopedic holdings of costume and textiles, as well as prints, drawings, and photographs that are displayed in rotation for reasons of preservation. The museum also houses
8118-677: The return of five pieces of armor stolen from Dresden during World War II . In 1953, Von Kienbusch had unsuspectingly purchased the armor, which was part of his 1976 bequest. Von Kienbusch published catalogs of his collection, which eventually led Dresden authorities to bring the matter up with the museum. The Philadelphia Museum of Art organizes several special exhibitions each year. Special exhibitions have featured Salvador Dalí in 2005, Paul Cézanne in 2009, Auguste Renoir in 2010, Vincent van Gogh in 2012, Pablo Picasso in 2014, John James Audubon and Andy Warhol (et al.) in 2016, Winslow Homer and John Singer Sargent in 2017, and
8217-534: The safest cities in Arkansas. The first known use by humans of the area which is now known as Bentonville, was as hunting grounds by the Osage Nation who lived in Missouri . The Osage would leave their settlements to hunt in present-day Benton County for months at a time before returning to their families. European settlers first inhabited the area around 1837 and named their settlement "Osage". By this time,
8316-613: The second-largest collection of arms and armor in the United States; and period rooms and architectural settings ranging from the facade of a medieval church in Burgundy to a superbly decorated English drawing room by Robert Adam . The museum's American collections, surveying more than three centuries of painting, sculpture, and decorative arts, are among the finest in the United States, with outstanding strengths in 18th- and 19th-century Philadelphia furniture and silver, Pennsylvania German art, rural Pennsylvania furniture and ceramics, and
8415-471: The statue to the city of Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Art Commission eventually decided to relocate the statue to the now-defunct Spectrum sports arena due to controversy over its prominent placement at the top of the museum's front stairs and questions about its artistic merit. The statue was placed briefly on top of the stairs again for the 1990 film Rocky V and then returned to the Spectrum. In 2006,
8514-686: The statue was relocated to a new display area on the north side of the base of the stairs. The museum provides the backdrop for concerts and parades because of its location at the end of the Ben Franklin Parkway. The museum's east entrance area played host to the American venue of the international Live 8 concert held on July 2, 2005, with musical artists including Dave Matthews Band , Linkin Park and Maroon 5 . The Philadelphia Freedom Concert , orchestrated and headlined by Elton John ,
8613-532: The supplier community. Bentonville, and the recently opened Bentonville West (located in Centerton) High Schools, have programs to assist the sizable transient student population, including international students, for those who have recently relocated to the area. Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is a $ 450 million museum of American Art designed by architect Moshe Safdie located within walking distance of downtown Bentonville. The museum
8712-435: The three-county Northwest Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area , which is ranked 105th in terms of population in the United States with 546,725 residents in 2020, according to the United States Census Bureau . The city itself had a population of 54,164 at the 2020 Census , an increase of 53% from the 2010 Census . Bentonville is considered to be one of the fastest growing cities in the state and consistently ranks amongst
8811-493: The total art acquisitions were at least $ 222.8 million. Don Bacigalupi was appointed director of the museum in August 2009. Previously, Robert G. Workman had served as director. In early May 2011, the museum announced three endowments by the Walton Family Foundation totaling $ 800 million. These endowments were established for operating expenses, acquisitions and capital improvements. The operating endowment, totaling $ 350 million,
8910-509: The trail, which passes through Compton Gardens on its way to the museum's southeast entrance. After passing by an overlook where trail users can view the museum from a bluff, the Crystal Bridges Trail connects to the museum's 3-mile (4.8 km) trail system. The city also has several trails connecting main streets, parks and neighborhoods throughout the city. Bentonville also boasts a cricket league with 18 teams. Bentonville
9009-481: The two public charter schools . Thaden School opened in 2017 and is the first independent high school in the city. Bentonville Adventist School, associated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church , provides education services for kindergarten through eighth grade. Philadelphia Museum of Art The Philadelphia Museum of Art ( PMA ) is an art museum originally chartered in 1876 for
9108-464: The ward they represent. The current mayor is Stephanie Orman, first elected in 2018. Prior to becoming mayor, Orman served as a member of the City Council as well as serving in and leading several non-profit organizations. Citizen input is welcomed through the use of various specialized groups. Although some positions are appointed by the mayor, many consist of volunteers. Requirements include
9207-481: Was a cricket game played between PepsiCo and Walmart, spectated by their respective chief executives Indra Nooyi and Doug McMillon , chronicled in an article in The Wall Street Journal describing the complex Bentonville culture. The game was played on a baseball field in Bentonville not well suited for typical cricket, so the players adopted new rules. The city has a league with 18 teams and
9306-724: Was awarded the Medal of Honor of the Architectural League of New York . The building is also adorned by a collection of bronze griffins , which were later adopted as the symbol of the museum in the 1970s. In the early 1900s, the museum started an education program for the general public, as well as a membership program. Fiske Kimball was the museum director during the rapid growth of the mid- to late-1920s, which included one million visitors in 1928—the new building's first year. The museum enlarged its print collection in 1928 with about 5,000 Old Master prints and drawings from
9405-483: Was exploring selling part of the Maier Museum of Art 's collection, but voted instead to sell select items from the collection at Christie's . In 2006, Fisk University agreed to sell a 50% stake in a 101-piece Stieglitz collection to Crystal Bridges for $ 30 million. The collection was donated to the university by Georgia O'Keeffe in 1949. This agreement became tied up in a legal battle between Fisk University and
9504-450: Was fairly distant from many of the city's inhabitants. Admission was charged until 1881, then was dropped until 1962. Starting in 1882, Clara Jessup Moore donated a remarkable collection of antique furniture, enamels, carved ivory, jewelry, metalwork, glass, ceramics, books, textiles and paintings. The Countess de Brazza's lace collection was acquired in 1894 forming the nucleus of the lace collection. In 1892 Anna H. Wilstach bequeathed
9603-565: Was founded by Alice Walton in 2011 and contains many masterpieces from all eras of American art, including many works from Walton's private collection. Other points of interest include: Beginning in 2015, the Bentonville Film Festival has been held annually the first week of May in Downtown Bentonville. Over 85,000 attendees take part in this week-long event. Bentonville contains over 30 listings on
9702-641: Was held two days later on the same outdoor stage from the Live 8 concert while a preceding ball was held inside the museum. On September 26, 2015, the Festival of Families event, attended by Pope Francis , was held along the Ben Franklin Parkway with musical performances by various acts within Eakins Oval in front of the museum, as well as in Logan Square . On April 27, 2017, the 2017 NFL draft
9801-627: Was not until 1907 that plans were first made to construct it on Fairmount, a rocky hill topped by the city's main reservoir . The Fairmount Parkway (renamed Benjamin Franklin Parkway ), a grand boulevard that cut diagonally across the grid of city streets, was designed to terminate at the foot of the hill. But there were conflicting views about whether to erect a single museum building, or a number of buildings to house individual collections. Horace Trumbauer and Zantzinger, Borie and Medary , both architectural firms, collaborated for more than
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