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Architecture
The Johnson Museum of Art was designed by architect I.M. Pei in 1973. It can be characterized by its top two floors, which cantilever over the open aired sculpture garden. It was designed so that it would not block the view of Cayuga Lake, and offers a panoramic view of the same from its fifth floor. It also houses a room for meetings.
An essay that Pei's firm wrote about the building can be found here. It explains some of the challenges raised by the building's location: the top of Libe Slope and at the very end of the "Stone Row" formed by McGraw, Morrill, and White Halls.
One element of the original design, which was never constructed, was an underground Asian art gallery which would have included windows breaching the Southern face of Fall Creek Gorge.
Extension
To meet the needs of the expanding collection, Cornell will construct a new wing next to the original building.[1] The university will break ground in 2008 and the building is projected to be completed by 2010. [2] The extension will mirror the original plans drawn up by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners.[3]
Collections
The permanent collection consists of more than 30,000 works of art. Most notable is the George and Mary Rockwell Asian Art collection. There are also extensive holdings of American artist, including Stuart Davis and Robert Rauschenberg, as well as members of the Hudson River School and the American Impressionists to contemporary art. The Collection of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs consists of more than 15,000 works.
References
- ^ Johnson Museum to expand
- ^ Ibid.
- ^ Ibid.
External links
- Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, official Cornell University website.
- Cornell University Image Collections : Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art Collection (with photos from museum).
- Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Artcom.com.
- "Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art", Life in Ithaca blog (April 8, 2005).
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