City of Orange, Texas: Home of Stark Museum of Art
Ever been to Texas? If you haven’t or if you had but still haven’t visited Stark Museum of Art, you really have to visit there! Stark Museum displays the arts of the American West and has many collections including Western Art, American Indian Art, Decorative Arts, and rare Books & Manuscripts. It is an amazing place indeed.
Western Art
In the early 19th century, explorer-artists traveled across the continents, and recorded and document portraits and scenes of the natives. Later in the 20th century, many settled in the west and more artists came to the regions bringing new interpretations to the concept of the west. Start museum has collections of famous artists and their Western Art.
Decorative Arts
Decorative Arts consists primarily of glass and porcelain. At Stark Museum, you can find the complete series including some duplicates and unpainted versions.
American Indian Art
In this collection available at Stark Museum, there are arts created by members of the tribes of Southwest, Great Plains, Northwest Coast, and Eastern Woodlands, which also includes pictures of Plains clothing, body ornaments, bead work, moccasins, etc… Baskets from major basket-producing cultures in the West can also be found at American Indian Art section.
Rare Books & Manuscripts
if you wish to view the rare books and manuscripts such as The Birds of America by naturalist John James Audubon, letters and journals by Audubon and artist Paul Kane, seven Books of Hours manuscripts, and more historical and interesting collections, Stark Museum has them all!
Stark Museum also has connection to The Stark Foundation.
The Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation was established as a non-profit corporation in 1961 by H.J. Lutcher Stark and his wife, Nelda C. Stark, to be operated exclusively for charitable and educational purposes.
The main goal of The Stark Foundation is to reserve the life of Southeast Texas, arts, health, and human services. or that reason Stark Museum of Art was established.
That is why when you get to Texas, do not forget to visit Stark Museum of Art at City of Orange!
By: Kaung
