Dishman Art Museum

Dishman Art Museum

Dishman Art Museum Beaumont, Texas
Former name	Dishman Art Gallery
Established	1983 (1983)
Location	1030 East Lavaca Street, Beaumont, TX 77705
Coordinates	30°02′46.4″N 94°04′32.7″W / 30.046222°N 94.075750°W / 30.046222; -94.075750Coordinates: 30°02′46.4″N 94°04′32.7″W / 30.046222°N 94.075750°W / 30.046222; -94.075750
Type	Art Museum
Collections	Eisenstadt Collection of Academic Painting and Decorative Arts Nicklos Collection Petrutsas Collection Maudee Carron Papers Jerry Newman Papers Modern and contemporary art
Founder	Dr. Lynne Lokensgard (founding director), Herb and Kate Dishman, campaign organizers
Director	Dennis Kiel
Owner	Lamar University
Public transit access	(BMT) Route 7 -Virginia and Rolfe Christopher
Nearest parking	Free, Parking area C-5, Lamar University
Website	fineartscomm.lamar.edu/dishman-art-museum/

The Dishman Art Museum (previously known as the Dishman Art Gallery) is an art museum on the campus of Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas.^[1]^[2] Admission to the museum is completely free; the gallery is open from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday - Friday.^[2]^[3] The museum also serves as a teaching facility in the Art Department at Lamar University. Exhibitions change monthly. The gallery features one-person exhibition of contemporary artists, group exhibitions of contemporary artists, Art Department faculty shows, graduating senior shows, a national competition (The Dishman Competition), artist-in-residency, Grand Bal (annual art auction), and High School Scholarship exhibitions. There are three gallery spaces - Upper Gallery, Lower Gallery, and the Heinz and Ruth Eisenstadt Collection which consists of 150 19th-century paintings and 250 porcelains and objets d'art. The exhibition space totals 6,000 square feet (560 m²).

History

The museum was established in 1983 through a generous gift from local art patrons and philanthropists Herb and Kate Dishman. Architect Marvin Gordy designed the building with Upper and Lower Gallery exhibition spaces, offices and a lecture hall. To realize the grand scope of this building, further financial support was necessary. The Dishmans presented a challenge grant, asking the community to match their donation. Several members of the community met that challenge permitting the completion of the building. In 2003, the building was officially renamed the Dishman Art Museum to reach a larger audience in the Southeast Texas community.

Permanent Collections

Eisenstadt Collection

Paintings: 147 paintings by European and American artists ranging from the seventeenth through the twentieth century.
Porcelains: 200 19th- and 20th-century porcelains from Sèvres, France, and Meissen and Dresden, Germany.
Objets d’art: enamel, cloisonne, silver and ivory objects.
Sculptures: six bronze and one marble 19th-century figurative pieces.
Furniture: a 15-piece dining room suite and eight curio cabinets.
Carpets: four modern oriental style carpets.

Robert Willis Print Collection

Bob Willis donated his collection of prints to the Dishman Art Museum in 1995. Willis, who took classes in the Department of Art as a retiree, was an avid collector of the arts. The collection includes 50 prints from European and American artists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. All print processes are represented in this collection and many of the works are from the formative years of European abstractionism. Artists include Matisse, Braque, Kandinsky and Miró; styles include naturalism, abstraction and non-objectivity.

Tribal Art Collection from Africa, New Guinea and Pre-Columbian Mexico

The Tribal Art Collection was given to the museum the year it opened its doors in 1983. It consists of three private collections given to Lamar by Houston collectors. All three of the collections represent classic examples of tribal art from three regions of the world. Wooden carved shields from New Guinea, ceramic vessels and figures from Mexico and 19th century masks from Africa are the most outstanding pieces in this collection, totaling 45 pieces.

References

External links

Dishman Art Museum - official site

Lamar University

Academics	College of Business College of Arts and Sciences College of Education and Human Development College of Fine Arts and Communication College of Engineering TALH College of Graduate Studies

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Campus	Setzer Student Center Mary and John Gray Library The Quad Sheila Umphrey Center Cardinal Village Dishman Art Museum Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum

Student life	University Press Beaumont, Texas KVLU Students Downtown Beaumont

Misc.	List of Lamar University alumni History of Lamar University

City of Beaumont

Counties	Jefferson Orange Hardin

Businesses	ExxonMobil Jason's Deli City of Beaumont Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Port of Beaumont Entergy Conn's Ohmstede Limited

Education	Higher education: Lamar University Lamar Institute of Technology Primary and secondary education: Beaumont Independent School District West Brook High School

Community events and culture	Downtown Beaumont South Texas State Fair Symphony of Southeast Texas Beaumont Jazz & Blues Fest Boomtown Film and Music Festival Crockett Street Dog Jam Babe Didrikson Zaharias Gusher Marathon People From Beaumont

Landmarks	Montagne Center Vincent–Beck Stadium Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont Civic Center Ford Park Hotel Beaumont Julie Rogers Theater Spindletop Tyrrell Historical Library Jefferson Theatre Beaumont Commercial District

Parks and preserves	Beaumont Botanical Gardens Beaumont Country Club Big Thicket National Preserve Tyrrell Park and Cattail Marsh Village Creek State Park McFaddin and Texas Point National Wildlife Refuges Sea Rim State Park

Bodies of water	Neches River Sabine River Village Creek Pine Island Bayou Gulf of Mexico

Museums	Art Museum of Southeast Texas Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum Beaumont Art League Beaumont Children's Museum Beaumont Police Department Museum Chambers House Clifton Steamboat Museum Dishman Art Museum Edison Museum Fire Museum of Texas John Jay French House Jefferson County Historical Commission Mini-Museum McFaddin-Ward House Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum Texas Energy Museum List of museums in East Texas

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