Recent Acquisitions: 2006–2011 showcases a selection of the 350 works that have been given to or purchased by the museum over the last five years.
Sponsored by Illinois Arts Council, a State Agency; Krannert Art Museum Director's Circle; and Krannert Art Museum Council
In Spring 2011, Krannert Art Museum began its 50th Anniversary celebration with the exhibition Building a Modern Collection: A Look Back, which highlighted the beginnings of KAM's permanent collection with works acquired through the Contemporary American Painting and Sculpture (CAPS) exhibition series.
Continuing in the CAPS tradition of actively acquiring works to develop the collection, this exhibition showcases art that has been given to or purchased by the museum over the last five years featuring works by 35 different artists in a variety of media.
Major strengths of the museum's permanent collection, such as mid- to late-twentieth century photographs and other works on paper, are bolstered by the new acquisitions of photographs by M.I.T. professor Harold Edgerton, Andy Warhol, and U of I alumnus William Wegman and works on paper by modern artists Salvador Dalí, Joan Miró, Irene Rice Pereira, Pablo Picasso, David Smith, and Andrew Wyeth.
KAM also supplements other areas of the collection with the addition of an engraving by the Italian Renaissance artist Domenico Campagnola and lithographs by the nineteenth century French Romanticist Théodore Géricault.
These and the other works of art included in Recent Acquisitions not only celebrate the museum's collection but also the generosity of donors who believe in the mission of Krannert Art Museum.
Curator: Kathryn Koca Polite
