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About the same time as the construction of the museum, Howard Vanderslice donated 8 acres (32,000 m 2) to the west of the museum, across Oak Street, for the Kansas City Art Institute, which moved from the Deardorf Building at 11th and Main streets in downtown Kansas City. As William Nelson, the major contributor, donated money rather than a ...
William Rockhill Nelson (March 7, 1841 – April 13, 1915) was an American real estate developer and co-founder of The Kansas City Star in Kansas City, Missouri. He donated his estate (and home) for the establishment of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. He is buried at Mt. Washington Cemetery with his wife, daughter and son-in-law.
This list of museums in Kansas City, Missouri encompasses museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including non-profit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One of the world’s most famous paintings is now on display at the Nelson-Atkins Museum. Called “Under the Wave off Kanagawa,” this painting has inspired countless ...
Pages in category "Paintings in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Today, his artistic talent is recognized and embraced by Kansas City’s West Side community where he grew up, and is considered one of the most respected names in the local Hispanic art world.
Officials with the Kansas City-based art museum said they were eyeing plans for a 61,000-square-foot expansion in the form of one or more additions. KC’s Nelson-Atkins Art Museum eyes $170M ...
Nelson Atkins Museum (before the 2007 remodeling) Wight and Wight, known also as Wight & Wight, was an architecture firm in Kansas City, Missouri consisting of the brothers Thomas Wight (September 17, 1874 – October 6, 1949) [1] and William Wight (January 22, 1882 – October 29, 1947) [2] who designed several landmark buildings in Missouri and Kansas.