
May 28, 2021
NELSON-ATLINS MUSEUM OF ART
4525 Oak St, Kansas City, Missouri 64111
“The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is an art museum in Kansas City, Missouri, known for its encyclopedic collection of art from nearly every continent and culture, and especially for its extensive collection of Asian art.” Wikipedia
I am not an art aficionado, that said, I do enjoy going to art museums. I was very impressed with the collection at the Nelson-Atkins Museum. As the Wikipedia description says, you can find almost every type of art this large museum. The collection had several pieces by some of the most famous artists. I don’t like all art, but can usually find something I find pleasing to the eye in every collection.
Having spent three hours touring the WWI Museum earlier in the day, after two hours of exploring the Nelson-Atkins’ collection, I was pretty tired. It wasn’t until I got home and looked at the museum’s brochure that I missed a whole floor of the museum. A return trip may be necessary when I am in the area.
The Nelson-Atkins Museum
Adam (1880) - Bronze Auguste Rodin
Young Man in a Black Beret (1662) Rembrandt van Rijn
Secretary Bookcase (1740-50)
Detail of the marquetry in the Secretary Bookcase
Epergne (centerpiece with baskets and trays) (1761) Thomas Pitts I
The Flagellation of Christ (ca. 1559) Vincenzo Danti
Armor for Man and Horse (ca. 1565)
The Madonna and Child with Saints (ca. 1500/1520) Benedetto Buglioni
The Nativity (about 1460-1480) From the church at Loisy-en-Brie in northeastern France.
Roman Sarcophagus Found in Rome, 240-260 C.E.
The Willow Tree (1889) Paul Gauguin
Boulevard des Capucines (1873-1874) Claude Monet
The Croquet Party (1871) Edouard Manet
Admiring the Water Lilies
Bust of a Faun (1946) Pablo Ruiz y Picasso
Little Campbell's Soup Can (Consommé), (1962) Andy Warhol
Shuttlecocks (1994) Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen One of four on the lawn of the museum.
Standing Figures (Thirty Figures), (1994-98) Magdalena Abakanowicz