Some of the earliest paintings in the Museum’s collection can be found in this gallery, which features a collection of colonial portraits and several examples of early nineteenth-century genre paintings, as well as iconic works by Hudson River School artists.
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Curator of American Art, Kevin Murphy discusses landscape painter John Taylor with Guide Program Manager Aaron Jones.
In a conversation Crystal Bridges’ Executive Director, Don Bacigalupi, and Director of Curatorial, David Houston, Director of Curatorial, discuss Asher Brown Durand’s celebrated work, Kindred Spirits.
Attributed to Gerardus Duyckinck I Mrs. Jacob Franks (Abigaill Levy), ca. 1735 Oil on canvas 45 1/4 x 35 13/16 in. (114.9 x 91 cm)
James Wooldridge Indians of Virgina, ca. 1675 Oil on canvas 29 3/4 x 42 3/4 in. (75.6 x 108.6 x 2.5 cm)
George Washington painted by Charles Willson Peale commemorates the military leadership of General Washington during the American Revolutionary war. Alice Walton, Board Chair, shares her observations of this significant American work of art with Don Bacigalupi, Executive Director of Crystal Bridges Museum.