Neuberger Museum of Art

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The Neuberger Museum of Art (the NEU) is located at the centre of the Purchase College campus in Purchase, New York. With a collection of nearly 7,000 works of modern, contemporary and African art, it is one of the nation's largest academic museums.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}} Exhibition tours, lectures, and special events are held throughout the year.

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| established = 1974

| location = 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, New York 10577, U.S.

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| director = Tracy Fitzpatrick

| architect = Philip Johnson

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Collection

File:Barber-Shop-by-Hopper-1931.jpg, Barber Shop, 1931

Oil on canvas, 60 x 78 inches, Collection Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York, Gift of Roy R. Neuberger ]]

The Museum was founded in 1969 with a promised gift of 300 works by Roy R. Neuberger—one of the leading{{citation needed|date=November 2024}} private collectors, philanthropists, and arts advocates of the 20th century. The majority of Neuberger's acquisitions, made at the height of his collecting from the early 1940s through the 1960s, were purchased within a month to a year or two of their execution, reflecting his commitment to support living artists working in the United States, particularly during the formative stages of their careers. Neuberger's collection, now the cornerstone of the Museum, totals more than 900 objects and remains the finest personal art collections in a public institution in this country.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

The Museum's signature biannual award, the 'Roy R. Neuberger Prize', recognizes the work of exceptional contemporary artists, continuing its founding patron's dedication to supporting artists early in their careers.

Its collection has grown to nearly 7,000 objects and includes works by some of the world's most well-known—and emerging—contemporary artists, including Milton Avery, Romare Bearden, Stuart Davis, Willem de Kooning, Richard Diebenkorn, Arthur Dove, Helen Frankenthaler, Marsden Hartley, Hans Hofmann, Edward Hopper, Georgia O'Keeffe, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and David Smith.

=Selected works=

Edward Hopper - "Barber Shop" - 1931
Georgia O'Keeffe - "[https://www.artsy.net/artwork/georgia-okeeffe-lake-george-by-early-moonrise-1 Lake George by Early Moonrise]" - 1930
Marsden Hartley - "[https://www.artsy.net/artwork/marsden-hartley-fishermens-last-supper-nova-scotia Fishermen's Last Supper, Nova Scotia]" - 1940
John Marin - "Sea and Rocks, Mount Desert, Maine" - 1948
Lee Krasner - "[https://www.artsy.net/artwork/lee-krasner-burning-candles Burning Candles]" - 1955
Jackson Pollock - "Number 8" - 1949
Alexander Calder - "The Red Ear" - 1957
Mark Rothko - "Old Gold Over White" - 1956
Willem de Kooning - "[https://www.artsy.net/artwork/willem-de-kooning-marilyn-monroe Marilyn Monroe]" - 1954
Mark Tobey - "Lyric" - 1957
Grace Hartigan - "Giftwares" - 1955
Richard Diebenkorn - "Girl on a Terrace" - 1956
Adolph Gotlieb - "Evil Omen" - 1946

The Neuberger Museum of Art is one of 14 sites on the African American Heritage Trail of Westchester County.{{Cite web |title=African American Heritage Trail brochure |url=https://www.visitwestchesterny.com/things-to-do/history/african-american-history |accessdate=December 17, 2021 |publisher=Westchester County, New York}}

Directors

Tracy Fitzpatrick became director in November 2014.{{Cite web|url=https://www.artnews.com/2014/10/23/neuberger-museums-chief-curator-tracy-fitzpatrick-named-director/|title=Neuberger Museum's Chief Curator, Tracy Fitzpatrick, Named Director {{!}} ARTnews|website=www.artnews.com|date=23 October 2014|access-date=2016-03-10}}

Previous directors include: