Junior High School and Senior High School Art Collections

Junior High School and Senior High School Art Collections

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Articles and essays from Resource Library:

We recommend two informative essays on one collector's thought process in planning and organizing two innovative exhibitions. They are Sharing Your Paintings -- or --"It's Better Than Selling Hot Dogs by Thomas Davies and his An American Art Collection in Hong Kong. In his fascinating essay, Sharing Your Paintings, Mr. Davies describes how he organized an art exhibition at a local high school with artworks from his personal collection.

The Amarillo High School Art Collection, by Graziella Marchicelli - Published 7/11

CSU Dominguez Hills Presents Restored California Impressionist Works in Major Exhibit Funded by W.M. Keck Foundation - Published 5/99 (Gardena High School Art Collection)

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Addison Gallery of American Art at Phillips Academy says that it has "...one of the most important collections of American art in the country... Its collection of more than 12,000 objects began with major works by the most prominent American artists of the past - among them Gilbert Charles Stuart, John Singleton Copley, Benjamin West, Thomas Eakins, Winslow Homer, James McNeill Whistler and John Singer Sargent. The Addison Gallery of American Art is a department of Phillips Academy." Resource Library has published fourteen articles concerning exhibitions at the Gallery.

Art lessons - Pieces from the Salt Lake School District's collection on display from Deseret News, an article on the exhibit, "A Century of Art: The Salt Lake City School District Collection," held at the Museum of Utah Art and History. Accessed 1/22

The Cincinnati Public Schools Art Collection is at the Cincinnati Art Museum which says: "The Cincinnati Public Schools Art Collection is an important tribute to art and Cincinnati history. At the turn of the last century, the Art League was created at Hughes high school in order to broaden students' horizons. With a collection of pennies from students, gifts from forward-thinking citizens and artists or their families, the Cincinnati Public Schools Art Collection grew slowly and thoughtfully." Accessed 1/22

Videos shown on WLWT News 5 concerning controversy over the Cincinnati Public Schools Art Collection. Please see part 1 and part 2.Accessed 1/22

The GHS Art Collection says about its mission: "The purpose is to protect and preserve the Gardena High School Art Collection from 1919 to 1956. The collection has over 75 paintings, including works of many renowned California Impressionists and artists of that era that were gifted to the student body by graduating classes and by donations made to the collection..." and also says: "The Gardena High School Art Collection is widely acknowledged as one of the outstanding collections of California Impressionism in the country. What began in 1919 as a lesson in art appreciation for the high school's graduating senior class matured into an exceptional permanent collection, an art association, and a cherished community tradition. The collection enriched the lives of an entire community over three decades, leaving a tangible legacy of the community's ideals." Accessed 1/22

GIFTED: Collecting the Art of California at Gardena High School, 1919-1956 is a 2021 exhibit at the California Museum of Art Thousand Oaks which says: " GIFTED... is organized by the GHS Art Collection, Inc., in association with the Gardena High School Student Body, and curated by Susan M. Anderson. On view through January 9, 2022, the exhibition features a selection of nearly 50 paintings from the GHS Art collection, including Impressionist works by notable artists such as William Wendt, Edgar Payne, Jean Mannheim, Franz Bischoff and Agnes Pelton. Later works by Maynard Dixon, Emil Kosa, Jr., Loren Barton and Francis de Erdely reflect the influence of the American Scene movement, popular during the Depression era, as well as the dramatic shifts in style characteristic of art of the post-war period." Accessed 1/22

The G. David Thompson Collection is an art collection at Peru (Indiana) High School, including paintings by American artists, donated by philanthropist G. David Thompson. Accessed 1/22

GLSD Art Conservation Trust exhibits its fine art collection at Greater Latrobe Senior High School in Latrobe, PA The collection contains twentieth century Southwestern Pennsylvania art. Accessed 1/22

The Isaacs Art Center is a collecting art museum in Waimea on the Big Island in Hawaii. The Center is affiliated with the Hawai'i Preparatory Academy (HPA). Accessed 2/23

Jesuit Dallas Museum is a collecting museum in Dallas, Texas which says: "While the Museum shares the campus of Jesuit College Preparatory School, it is separately chartered and governed by its own Board of Trustees." Accessed 8/23

Nettie McKinnon Gallery in Park Park Junior High School in La Grange, Illinois holds a collection of American impressionist paintings supported by the nonprofit Salt Creek American Art Foundation. Accessed 1/22

The School District of Philadelphia American art collection contains paintings, sculptures, murals and tapestries. Accessed 1/22

Salon 100: A Retrospective of 100 Spring Salons and the Students that Built Art City! is a 2024 exhibit at the Springville Museum of Art (Utah) which says: "Salon 100 will celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Spring Salon and share its impact and history! The Salon was started by Springville High School students in the 1920s. They hung the first shows in the halls of their high school until they were so well known for their art, the Springville community built them a museum!" Accessed 4/24

Woodlands High School Art Trust (TWHSAT) of The Woodlands, Texas, is a collection of 56 artworks by 47 established Texas Artists. Accessed 1/22

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