The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is known for its diverse collections of art and artifacts that characterize the civilization throughout time. The Los Angeles Museum of History‚ Science‚ and Art was where LACMA first developed in 1910. In 1965 LACMA became its own institution‚ placing further emphasis solely in art. In 1976 the museum opened the first exhibition dedicated to the compositions of black artists from 1750 to 1950. There are historically collected art‚ dating as far back as before
Premium United States Los Angeles New York City
David Myoung Per 3 09/09/16 Museum Project When I went to the Los Angeles Country Museum of Art‚ I learned many things such as paintings‚ sculptures‚ models‚ etc. The museum was very interesting and amazing. If I do happen to get another museum project similar to this project‚ I would definitely come back to LACMA. One of my favorite exhibits is called “Penetrable”. This was made during 1990 by Jesus Rafael Soto. This creation is an example of the op/kinetic movement. Because this was made from industrial
Premium Chinese language
The Los Angels County Museum of Art (LAMA) is an art museum in Los Angels‚ California. LACMA is situated on Wilshire Boulevard along Museum Row in the Miracle Mile vicinity of Los Angeles (George‚ 1998). LACMA is the most astronomically immense museum in the western region of Los Angels and it receives proximate to one million people in a year. It’s holding includes more than 100‚000 works revealing the history of art from old days to the present. The museum additionally features films and concerts
Premium United States Film California
Sarah Livingston Art History 110 February 3‚ 2014 Museum Visit‚ LACMA 1/25/14 The third floor of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art houses a permanent collection on Ancient Egyptian art. One of the pieces there is a 13" high figurine of the goddess Wadjet‚ sculpted from bronze in during the 26th Dynasty‚ est. 664-525 BCE. The figurine is in the round‚ with only the goddess’s feet attached the rectangular base she stands on. The hieroglyphs on the base identify her‚ as well as the name and parentage
Premium Ancient Egypt
Different kinds of teachers Teachers serve as the guiding force in a student’s life. They are responsible for modeling a student’s personality and shaping his-her mental orientation. Teachers deeply impact our lives and direct the course of our future. One cannot deny the influence of teachers in one’s life. In fact‚ it would not be an exaggeration to say that‚ till a certain age‚ out life revolves around our teachers. They are our constant companions‚ until we grow old enough to come out of their
Free Education Teacher
Sabrina D’Amato Art 03100 Section 01 Professor Ackerman Museum Paper 5/12/13 When I visited the Brooklyn Museum‚ I got to see many different works of art. While looking around on the 3rd floor‚ there was one specific piece that caught my attention‚ “King Senwosret III”. King Senwosret III was a 12th Dynasty King that ruled from c. 1836-1818 BCE. King Senwosret III was considered to be one of the most powerful rulers during the middle kingdom. This small‚ black granite sculpture that caught
Premium Ancient Egypt Egypt Sculpture
The purpose of this paper is to visit The Metropolitan Museum of Art and write a reaction paper about art works at the museum based on my impressions about them. To begin‚ I will start by giving you a little of background information about this interesting museum. The Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded in 1870 by a group of American citizens. It opened on February 20‚ 1872 and was originally located at 681 on Fifth Avenue. Also known as “The Met”‚ the museum is located on the eastern
Premium Metropolitan Museum of Art
Museum Paper I went to the Cantor Center for Visual Arts on Stanford Campus on 2/28/13. I saw a lot of sculptures and vases there. They are very beautiful and interested. The most interested one I think was Kleophon Painter‚ “Volute Krater”‚ ca. 430 BCE‚ Greece‚ red-figure terra cotta vase‚ size 26’ ¾” * 19’ *19’. Hazel D. Hansen Fund‚ 12‚ 1972 Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University. This vase is located in the Iris & B Gerald Cantor Center from the classical period between 479-323 BCE
Premium
European art. This was a copy of a Greek bronze statue of 430 B.C. by Polykleitos. Head‚ arms and legs from knees down‚ and tree trunk are ancient. Remainder of a figure is a cast taken from a marble copy found at Delos and now in the National Museum‚ Athens. This statue is in the round and also nude‚ just as most of the other Roman statues are and shows us respect and dignity from that time. His movements especially that of his arms‚ are easy and unrestrained. A tree trunk is also portrayed
Premium Sculpture Roman Empire Ancient Rome
My experience at the Museum of Contemporary Photography was great. The museum consisted of three different levels that were available for viewing. The first level had a receptionist area to the left as you first walk in. They want you to check your things in if you have items with you so that you don’t destroy any of the art. The lighting was pretty favorable for viewing the photographs. The one thing that stood out was that the photographs varied in sizes. They had a few photos that were smaller
Premium Art Museum Sculpture