Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art explained

Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art
Map Type:USA Nevada#USA
Location:4505 Maryland Parkway
UNLV campus, Paradise, Las Vegas NV USA
Website:barrickmuseum.unlv.edu/

The Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art (MSM; formerly known as the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Natural History) is a museum located on the main campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), established in 1967.[1] The museum was originally instituted as a natural history museum with a focus on the natural history and environment of Nevada and the broader Southwestern United States.[2] In December 2011, the Barrick joined the UNLV College of Fine Arts and became the anchor of the Galleries at UNLV. The six galleries and one museum that make up the Galleries are each entities in their own right linked via a common administration.

History

The founding of a natural history museum at the university—then an institution only a decade old, known as Nevada Southern University[3] —began with a collection of specimens from the Desert Research Institute (DRI), the Nevada System of Higher Education's graduate research institute. In September 1967, the DRI opened a small museum facility in premises across from the university's grounds, as part of an expansion of DRI's activities into southern Nevada. The museum was created under the direction of archaeologist Richard H. Brooks, assistant research professor at the university and a researcher (later director) of the DRI-affiliated Nevada Archaeological Survey. Its exhibits consisted of DRI's local collection of living desert animal specimens and Native American artifacts.[4]

In 1969 the university took over the management of the museum from DRI.[5] Brooks remained as director of the university-affiliated museum, and during his tenure, the museum's funding was established and further permanent exhibits acquired.[6] The most significant acquisition occurred in 1979, when a private collection of pre-Columbian art was donated by a former UNLV alumna, Mannetta Braunstein, and her husband Michael. These pieces would form the basis of a broadening collection of Mesoamerican and Aridoamerican cultural artifacts, acquired through other donations and further additions from the Braunsteins' purchases in Latin American markets.[7]

In the late 1970s, the museum began the process of relocating to premises situated on the UNLV campus, to occupy a building that had contained the university's original gymnasium. Renovations to accommodate the museum were completed in 1981. Further alterations and expansions to the building were subsequently undertaken, and a research laboratory wing was added in 1994.[5]

Beginning in 1979 the museum's anthropological collections were greatly expanded, with the subsequent additions of donated collections of ethnographic and archaeological artifacts representing Native American and pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures.[8]

Brooks left the position in 1981.[6] His successor as museum director was ornithologist and former UNLV president (1973–78) Donald Baepler, who was returning to the university campus after a three-year term as chancellor of the Nevada university system.[9] Baepler was instrumental in establishing UNLV's Harry Reid Environmental Research Center, and the museum was reorganized to become one of the center's operating divisions. Baepler retired as museum director in 2004, retained a title as emeritus executive director of the museum.[10]

In 1989 the museum was renamed in honor of Marjorie Barrick, a longstanding benefactor of the university.[11] In 1980 Barrick, a prominent philanthropist married to a Las Vegas real estate developer, had gifted UNLV with an endowment of some $1.2 million from her late husband's estate, to fund an ongoing series of public lectures at the university. Speakers at the Barrick Lecture Series have included international figures and heads of state, such as Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford, Mikhail Gorbachev and F. W. de Klerk.[12]

In 2011, the Barrick closed its doors to undergo a change of hands with departments. The museum ceased to be affiliated with the Harry Reid Center and Department of Archaeology and became a part of the College of Fine Arts at UNLV. It reopened in 2012 as a contemporary art museum after undergoing drastic renovations, from its Collections Room[13] to the Exhibition Hall, which changed how the public was able to interact with the space from piece to piece.[14] [15]

After the Las Vegas Art Museum (or LVAM) closed its doors in 2009, their collection was left without a home. In 2012 the LVAM collection moved to the newly renovated Barrick Museum, as part of a partnership between LVAM and UNLV.[16]

In 2017, the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art celebrated its 50th anniversary.[17] Under the direction of curator and artist, Alisha Kerlin, the museum was "rebranded" with "'of Art'" being added to its name.[18] [19] [20]

Since 2017, the Barrick has partnered with Clark County School District to increase access to K-12 students, with the Barrick often acting as their introductory experience to a museum.[21] [22] In 2020, the Barrick announced its partnership with the Las Vegas Womxn of Color Arts Festival, a Southern Nevada collective that aims to increase opportunities and visibility for “local womxn artists who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.”[23]

Currently, the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art is Las Vegas' only art museum.[24]

Collections

The Collections at the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art include:

–The bulk of the works in the collection include artists with ties to the greater Las Vegas valley forming a heritage collection of works created in and inspired by the Southern Nevada region.[16]

–The cultural collection began to form in 1969 and includes cultural objects from the American Southwest and Mesoamerica. The Pre-Columbian collection was initiated in 1979 with a gift from Dr. Michael C. and Mannetta Braunstein. Today, the museum's holdings include the Dr. Michael C. and Mannetta Braunstein Collection, a comprehensive collection of Pre-Columbian objects from nearly every culture of Pre-Columbian Latin America, as well as Mexican dance masks and retablos; Guatemalan, Bolivian, and Navajo textiles; Paiute and Hopi basketry; and Navajo jewelry. A variety of methodologies have been used at different times to collect, classify, analyze, and describe collection material, and the collections provide rich primary source information for multi-, cross-, and interdisciplinary studies.[16]

–Works in the collection include national and international artists such as Llyn Foulkes and William T. Wiley, as well as a significant representation of UNLV graduates.[16]

–The Barrick Museum houses the Dorothy and Herbert Vogel 50x50 Collection. In 2010, UNLV was the recipient of 50 contemporary works from the collectors. Beginning in 1962, New York postal clerk, Herbert Vogel, and his librarian wife, Dorothy, began collecting contemporary works of art. The couple dedicated all of Herb's salary to buying art, and in a few decades had amassed a collection encompassing some 4,000 works. The couple developed a program to gift 50 works to one institution in each of the 50 states. This program became known as Vogel 50x50. The collection includes the work by such notables as Stephen Antonakos, Neil Jenney, Lynda Benglis, Lucio Pozzi, Edda Renouf, Bettina Werner and Richard Tuttle.[16]

Exhibitions

Exhibitions at the Marjorie Barrick of Art include:

Facilities

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. AASLH (2002, p.506); Danilov (2005, p.205)
  2. Taylor (2008)
  3. The university was officially founded in 1957 as the Southern Division of the University of Nevada. The university's name was formally changed to UNLV in 1969.
  4. Mikkelsen (2001); Slaughter (2007, p.2)
  5. Mikkelsen (2001)
  6. Slaughter (2007, p.2)
  7. UNLV Foundation (n.d.)
  8. Web site: n.d. . Cultural Collections . Collections . Marjorie Barrick Museum . 2009-04-09.
  9. Moehring (2007, p.92); Mower & Wills (2008)
  10. Mower & Wills (2008)
  11. Moehring (2007, p.89); Mower (2007)
  12. Danilov (2005, p.205); Moehring (2007, pp.99,129); Mower (2007)
  13. Web site: There’s something going on at the Barrick. Aurore. Giguet. Program. Director. February 10, 2012.
  14. Web site: Peterson . Kristen . The Revamped Barrick Readies For Its Reopening With An Exhibit Of Las Vegas Art Museum Works . Las Vegas Weekly . 17 November 2020.
  15. News: Cling . Carol . Renovated Marjorie Barrick Museum reopens with ‘Into the Light’ exhibit . 17 November 2020 . Las Vegas Review-Journal . September 14, 2012.
  16. Web site: Collections | Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art | University of Nevada, Las Vegas. www.unlv.edu.
  17. Web site: Vaughan . Jennifer . UNLV Marjorie Barrick Museum Celebrates 50 Years . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . News Center . 17 November 2020.
  18. Web site: Vaughan . Jennifer . Alisha Kerlin Named Executive Director of Barrick Museum . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . News Center.
  19. Web site: Casey . Juliet V. . Redefining the Experience at the Barrick . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . News Center . 17 November 2020.
  20. Web site: A look back at our 50th year . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 18 November 2020.
  21. Web site: Community Partnerships . University of Las Vegas, Nevada . 17 November 2020.
  22. Web site: Spear . Rosalie . INTERIM DIRECTOR ALISHA KERLIN LEADS THE BARRICK MUSEUM THROUGH ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION . Las Vegas Weekly . 17 November 2020.
  23. Web site: The Barrick Partners with the Las Vegas Womxn of Color Arts Festival . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 17 November 2020.
  24. Web site: About . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 17 November 2020.
  25. Web site: Lance L. Smith: In the Interest of Action . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 1 December 2020.
  26. Web site: FUTURE RELICS: Artifacts for a New World . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 1 December 2020.
  27. Web site: Yerman: Peaks & Valleys . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 1 December 2020.
  28. Web site: Excerpts: Works from the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art Collections . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 1 December 2020.
  29. Web site: Nevada Touring Initiative-Traveling Exhibition: Still Here Now . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 1 December 2020.
  30. Web site: Ashley Hairston Doughty: Kept to Myself . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 1 December 2020.
  31. Web site: The Other Side of Paradise . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 1 December 2020.
  32. Web site: Mikayla Whitmore: Between a Rock and a Cliff . issuu . Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art, University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 1 December 2020.
  33. Web site: Stars on the Ground: Works by John Torreano . issuu . Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art, University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 1 December 2020.
  34. Web site: Connective Tissue: A solo exhibition by Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya . issuu . Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art, University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 1 December 2020.
  35. Web site: Civin . Marcus . Zet Gold: On My Mountain . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 1 December 2020.
  36. Web site: Dry Wit: Artworks from the Collection of the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art . Nevada Humanities . 1 December 2020.
  37. Web site: Justin Favela and Ramiro Gomez: Sorry for the Mess . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 1 December 2020.
  38. Web site: Human Contact, curated by Samantha Castle . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 1 December 2020.
  39. Web site: Tiger and The Eternal Struggle . Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art, University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 1 December 2020.
  40. Web site: Axis Mundo: Queer Networks in Chicano L.A. . Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art, University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 1 December 2020.
  41. Web site: Jubilation Inflation . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 1 December 2020.
  42. Web site: Soundscapes . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 1 December 2020.
  43. Web site: Art in Context . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 1 December 2020.
  44. Web site: Summer at the Barrick: Andrew Schoultz's new installation "In Process: Every Movement Counts" opens June 2nd. . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 1 December 2020.
  45. Web site: Exhibition: Identity Tapestry . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 1 December 2020.
  46. Web site: Announcing Spring 2018 Exhibitions . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 1 December 2020.
  47. Web site: Announcing Spring 2018 Exhibitions . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 1 December 2020.
  48. Web site: Peripheral Flood Control Structures of Las Vegas . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 1 December 2020.
  49. Web site: Announcing Fall 2017 Exhibitions . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 1 December 2020.
  50. Web site: Announcing Fall 2017 Exhibitions . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 1 December 2020.
  51. Web site: Tested Ground . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 1 December 2020.
  52. Web site: Casey Roberts . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 1 December 2020.
  53. Web site: Astronomy of the Asphalt Ecliptic . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 1 December 2020.
  54. Web site: Play On Gary, Play On . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 1 December 2020.
  55. Web site: Josh Azzarella Screenings . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 2 December 2020.
  56. Web site: Exhibition: Abandon All Hope, Ye Who Enter Here . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 2 December 2020.
  57. Web site: Exhibition: Process . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 2 December 2020.
  58. Web site: Exhibition: Masking . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 2 December 2020.
  59. Web site: Fall Exhibition: Edward Burtynsky: Oil (September 23- January 14, 2017) . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 2 December 2020.
  60. Web site: In Transition: Female Figurines from the Michael C. and Mannetta Braunstein Collection . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 2 December 2020.
  61. Web site: Showing the Need for Connection . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 2 December 2020.
  62. Web site: Exhibition: Five (May 20 - September 10, 2016) . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 2 December 2020.
  63. Web site: Exhibition: Ellsworth Kelly (February 12 - May 14, 2016) . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 2 December 2020.
  64. Web site: Exhibition: Unseen Selections (February 12 - May 14, 2016) . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 2 December 2020.
  65. Web site: Teaching Gallery Staff Picks . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 2 December 2020.
  66. Web site: Exhibition: Kveck, Russ & Stellmon: Break Ups & Tear Downs (October 23 - January 23) . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 2 December 2020.
  67. Web site: Style Moderne: Art Glass from the Ruth and Mel Wolzinger Collection . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 2 December 2020.
  68. Web site: Recent Acquisitions . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 2 December 2020.
  69. Web site: The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 2 December 2020.
  70. Web site: Event: Citizen Speak (May 2) . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 2 December 2020.
  71. Web site: Deborah Aschheim: Kennedy Obsession . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 2 December 2020.
  72. Web site: John Millei: If 6 Turned Out To Be 9, Selected Work . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 2 December 2020.
  73. Web site: Exhibition: Reflecting and Projecting . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 2 December 2020.
  74. Web site: Yesterday & Today . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 2 December 2020.
  75. Web site: Panorama . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 2 December 2020.
  76. Web site: Panorama+ Sesquicentennial Celebration of Nevada: Further Selections from the Nevada Arts Council's Artist Fellowship Program . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 2 December 2020.
  77. Web site: Jerry Lewis: Painted Pictures . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 2 December 2020.
  78. Web site: Installation: Derivative Presence . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 2 December 2020.
  79. Web site: Private/Public: Images of Devotion from 19th and Early 20th Century Mexico Opening . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 2 December 2020.
  80. Web site: Art for Art's Sake: Selections from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 2 December 2020.
  81. Web site: Passage to the Future: Art from a New Generation in Japan . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 2 December 2020.
  82. Web site: The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 2 December 2020.
  83. Web site: The Kent Bicentennial Portfolio: Spirit of Independence . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 2 December 2020.
  84. Web site: Pre-Columbian Sacrifice: The Burden of the Elite . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . 2 December 2020.
  85. News: Delicate Questions . . 2009-03-19 . 29 March 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090330180154/http://unlvrebelyell.com/2009/03/19/delicate-questions/ . 30 March 2009 . dead .

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