Tulsa Art
October 15, 2009
I found at least four museums!
I decided that I had time to see at least two of the four and I was in luck because one of the museums was open late that day AND holding an event that was free with the purchase of a museum pass!!! HOLLA! :P
After studying a map of Tulsa I set off to begin my day with lunch at a local Indian restaurant that was located 1/2 mile from the Sherwin Miller Jewish art museum. I have never visited a museum that was dedicated to Jewish Artwork. The museum was small but full of goodies!! I started my self guided tour with the Holocaust remembrance gallery.
After the Jewish art museum I drove to the Phil Brook Museum of Art!
The Philbrooks was a lot like the Fricks Museum in NYC. A wealthy family of the early 20th century donating their beautiful home after the death of the parents to the city for the purpose of being a cultural art museum! The mansion was beautiful beyond description! Mr and Mrs Philbrook had some impeccable taste! inside and outside was full of various colors and textures both playing with the beauty and excitement of the displayed artwork! I was allowed to take some photos and took as many as my dying camera would let me! Some of my favorites were the beautiful sheparddess, interior water fountain and several Durer prints upstairs! After strolling through the museum, I returned for the event held in junction with the traveling modern american art exhibit! The event was filled with cool jazz and several buckets of latex paint and various painting tools to recreate the essence of Jackson Pollack and his famous drip paintings!! It was a lot of fun!
by the end of the evening I was exhausted!!
I look forward to exploring more of Tulsa the next time I pass through.
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Jewish cultural art in Tulsa
As soon as I checked into my hotel room I looked online for local art galleries and museums in the Tulsa area! I was so surprised and excited to learn that there was a museum dedicated to Jewish Art! Its just not what and outsider would have expected to find in Tulsa.
The museum cost $4.50 for adults to visit and was worth more in my opinion!
Photos were not allowed except for the entrance area :(. But U was able to photograph the lovely stain glass windows from a synagogue in Houston, TX that was torn down years ago. The windows date back to 1908. They were beautiful examples of both Jewish faith and stain glass art.
On the first floor was a gallery dedicated to the remembrance of the Holocaust victims/survivors and history of antisemitism in the states. It was an emotional room to tour. Photographs, memorabilia, and video recorded stories from survivors.
upstairs were three galleries.
the first one was a small space at the top of the stairs exhibiting recently acquired works of art. A few poster prints from Chagall, lithographs from Russian Jewish artists depicting Jewish life and artifacts relating to both the culture and faith.
The next gallery space was the largest of the three was dedicated to Jewish items and artifacts relating to the history of Jewish culture and diaspora. There were beautiful pieces of clothing from jewish communities around the world, religious artifacts, and items dating back to the ancient Israelies.
My favorite piece in this room was a Menorah from Mexico. It was in the form of a Mexican woman wearing a brightly colored folk dress and arms straight out at shoulder level. little cups resting on her arms, feet and head for the candles. She was beautiful with her bright colors and jovial expression!
The third room was in the back and focused on a temporary exhibit of recreated ancient Jewish Musical instruments! Moshe Frumin created these wonderful wooden instruments. They were sculptures!! smooth organic lines and forms. A few of them reminded me of the Taurus with these long bull horn shapes. The gallery also had a few homemade instruments from water jugs, plastic pipes and strings for visitors to play with!
Yes I played :P:P:P
Definitely worth visiting!
The museum cost $4.50 for adults to visit and was worth more in my opinion!
Photos were not allowed except for the entrance area :(. But U was able to photograph the lovely stain glass windows from a synagogue in Houston, TX that was torn down years ago. The windows date back to 1908. They were beautiful examples of both Jewish faith and stain glass art.
On the first floor was a gallery dedicated to the remembrance of the Holocaust victims/survivors and history of antisemitism in the states. It was an emotional room to tour. Photographs, memorabilia, and video recorded stories from survivors.
upstairs were three galleries.
the first one was a small space at the top of the stairs exhibiting recently acquired works of art. A few poster prints from Chagall, lithographs from Russian Jewish artists depicting Jewish life and artifacts relating to both the culture and faith.
The next gallery space was the largest of the three was dedicated to Jewish items and artifacts relating to the history of Jewish culture and diaspora. There were beautiful pieces of clothing from jewish communities around the world, religious artifacts, and items dating back to the ancient Israelies.
My favorite piece in this room was a Menorah from Mexico. It was in the form of a Mexican woman wearing a brightly colored folk dress and arms straight out at shoulder level. little cups resting on her arms, feet and head for the candles. She was beautiful with her bright colors and jovial expression!
The third room was in the back and focused on a temporary exhibit of recreated ancient Jewish Musical instruments! Moshe Frumin created these wonderful wooden instruments. They were sculptures!! smooth organic lines and forms. A few of them reminded me of the Taurus with these long bull horn shapes. The gallery also had a few homemade instruments from water jugs, plastic pipes and strings for visitors to play with!
Yes I played :P:P:P
Definitely worth visiting!
The Art Gem of Tulsa!
This is a fantastic gem of an Art Museum!!!
The cost was $7.50 for adults and $5.50 for seniors, students and large groups. Free admissions for children and students from a list of schools.
Free listening devices were available at the front desk. You leave your driver license in exchange for the device. I don't know if they have it in multiple languages. The people working here are also extremely nice and helpful! Photography is allowed without the flash, but not of traveling exhibits.
Museum is also Handicap Accessible!!!
The Philbrook Museum of art was originally the home for the Philbrooks. A wealthy and community devoted couple from the early half of the 20th century.
Even if there was no art hanging on the walls this would be a mansion worth visiting!! The architecture alone is gorgeous!!! Every room was individually designed! stain glass, wooden and marble floors, indoor and outdoor water fountains, marble columns, murals and fantastic views of the surrounding gardens!
The building was breathtaking!
The artwork itself was diverse from all sorts of genres, eras and cultures! Some of the more interesting examples of Catholic art that I have seen in a long time! Many unique and intimate images of the Madonna and Child. Loads of Modern and Renaissance era artwork.
There were pieces reflecting Native American, Asian, and African cultures and some wonderful print engravings from one of my favorite printmakers Durer! including his first print!
Outside the museum is one of the loveliest gardens I have ever seen! It was a replica of gardens from the Italian Renaissance era! reflecting pools, clean hedges and paths leading to a more organic garden of mixed flora and trees. from the mansion you can see a lovely temple known by the Philbrook family as the Love temple. To the sides are rolling green pasture with some sculpture dotting the landscape along with gorgeous tall and healthy trees!! it was pure zen!
At the end I visited the Museum store and like many other Museum stores there were books, postcards, jewelry and interesting gift objects for children and adults of all ages.. This particular store was definitely one of the top museum stores I have visited. except that I wish they had more postcards from their art collection
The museum is also hosts major art events every third thursday of the month! I was lucky to attend and participate in the Jackson Pollock event! People coming out having a drink, listening to jazz music and creating drip paintings in the same manor of Jackson Pollock. It was alot of fun!
The cost was $7.50 for adults and $5.50 for seniors, students and large groups. Free admissions for children and students from a list of schools.
Free listening devices were available at the front desk. You leave your driver license in exchange for the device. I don't know if they have it in multiple languages. The people working here are also extremely nice and helpful! Photography is allowed without the flash, but not of traveling exhibits.
Museum is also Handicap Accessible!!!
The Philbrook Museum of art was originally the home for the Philbrooks. A wealthy and community devoted couple from the early half of the 20th century.
Even if there was no art hanging on the walls this would be a mansion worth visiting!! The architecture alone is gorgeous!!! Every room was individually designed! stain glass, wooden and marble floors, indoor and outdoor water fountains, marble columns, murals and fantastic views of the surrounding gardens!
The building was breathtaking!
The artwork itself was diverse from all sorts of genres, eras and cultures! Some of the more interesting examples of Catholic art that I have seen in a long time! Many unique and intimate images of the Madonna and Child. Loads of Modern and Renaissance era artwork.
There were pieces reflecting Native American, Asian, and African cultures and some wonderful print engravings from one of my favorite printmakers Durer! including his first print!
Outside the museum is one of the loveliest gardens I have ever seen! It was a replica of gardens from the Italian Renaissance era! reflecting pools, clean hedges and paths leading to a more organic garden of mixed flora and trees. from the mansion you can see a lovely temple known by the Philbrook family as the Love temple. To the sides are rolling green pasture with some sculpture dotting the landscape along with gorgeous tall and healthy trees!! it was pure zen!
At the end I visited the Museum store and like many other Museum stores there were books, postcards, jewelry and interesting gift objects for children and adults of all ages.. This particular store was definitely one of the top museum stores I have visited. except that I wish they had more postcards from their art collection
The museum is also hosts major art events every third thursday of the month! I was lucky to attend and participate in the Jackson Pollock event! People coming out having a drink, listening to jazz music and creating drip paintings in the same manor of Jackson Pollock. It was alot of fun!
Entrance to the Philbrooks
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Little Shepherdess by William Bo…
Maternity by Hugo Robus circa 1936
Three Graces - unknown.
The gardens.. sadly the sky was …
The Temple of Love, inside is an…
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The Jackson Pollock event
