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Objects of Art

WorkTypeCreatorAsNotedIn
100 Cans Painting
Abstract Art in Five Tones and Complementaries Painting
Bouquet of Flowers with an Ivy Branch Painting
Break Domination Painting
Convergence Painting
Cow Painting
Croquet Players Painting
Cupid as Link Boy Painting
Danseuse au cafe Painting
Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash Painting
Hotel Lobby Painting
I am Pascal Painting
La Jeune bonne Painting
La Maison de la Crau Painting
La Toilette Painting
Laundress on the Quai d'Anjou Painting
Music and Literature Painting
Nude Figure Painting
Orange and Yellow Painting
Portrait of Jacques-Francois Desmaisons Painting
Portrait of Miss Evans Painting
Self-Portrait with Monkey Painting
Small Nude in Blue Painting
Soleil, Tour, Aeroplane Painting
Spirit of the Dead Watching Painting
The Lady's Last Stake Painting
The Reception Painting
The Yellow Christ Painting
To Martha's Memory Painting
Village in the Forest Painting
Village Street in Marlotte Painting

Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1900/00/00 Augustus Saint-Gaudens Sculptor Saint-Gaudens designs the caryatids on the east facade of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery.
1900/01/15 John Joseph Albright Benefactor Buffalo industrialist, John J Albright donates funds to the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy to begin construction of an art gallery.
1901/00/00 Edward B Green Sr Architect Intended to be used as the "Fine Arts Pavilion" at the Pan-American Exposition of 1901, delays in its construction on the Albright Art Gallery Greek revival building cause it not to be finished until 1905. 1901 Pan-American Exposition
1905/05/31 Albright-Knox Art Gallery is dedicated.
1962/00/00 Seymour Horace Knox II Benefactor Gordon Bunshaft designs a modernist wing for the Albright Art Gallery. Dedicated in 1962, the museum is renamed the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in honor of art patron, Seymour Knox.
1962/00/00 Gordon Bunshaft Architect Gordon Bunshaft designs a modernist wing for the Albright Art Gallery. Dedicated in 1962, the museum is renamed the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in honor of art patron, Seymour Knox.

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Particulars for Albright-Knox Art Gallery:
Art Attribute American Art
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Area of Significance Art
Architectural Style Beaux Arts
Sight Category Building
Museum Type Museum
Owner Private
Art Attribute Uruguayan Art



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 27th May 1971

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Albright-Knox Art Gallery
Registry Address: 1285 Elmwood Ave., in Delaware Park
Registry Number: 71000538
Resource Type: Building
Owner: Private
Architect: Green,Edward B.; Saint Gaudens,Augustus
Architectural Style: Beaux arts
Area in Acres: 9
Contributing Buildings: 1
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: State
Area of Significance: Art, Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Architecture-Engineering
Period of Significance: 1900-1924
Significant Year: 1900, 1905, 1960
Historic Function: Recreation and Culture
Historic Sub-Function: Museum
Current Function: Recreation and Culture
Current Sub-Function: Museum

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