Katonah Museum of Art
The Katonah Museum of Art is a non-collecting institution geared towards visual arts, located in Katonah, New York. It does not have a permanent collection, but holds temporary exhibitions.[1][3][4]
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| Established | 1953[1] |
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| Location | Katonah, New York |
| Coordinates | 41.2628°N 73.6733°W |
| Director | Michelle Yun Mapplethorpe[2] |
| Website | https://www.katonahmuseum.org |
The museum was founded in 1953, in one room at the local library.[1] In 1990 it moved to a separate building, designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes.[3][5] The cost of the new building was $5.3 million.[3]
In 1993 The New York Times said that the museum had 50,000 visitors a year.[1]
Directors
At the time of moving to the new building in 1990, George G. King was the director of the museum.[3] He was succeeded by Susan H. Edwards in 1998.[3][6] In 2022, Michael Gitlitz was reported to have been the museum's Executive Director until 2021.[2] Leslie Griesbach Schultz was Interim Executive Director from 2021 to 2022.[2] Michelle Yun Mapplethorpe was appointed as Executive Director in 2022.[2]
References
- Ames, Lynne (26 September 1993). "Katonah Museum of Art Has Its 40th". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- Wild, Stephi (6 May 2022). "Yun Mapplethorpe Named Director Of Katonah Museum Of Art". Broadway World. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- Ames, Lynne (18 November 1990). "THE VIEW FROM: THE KATONAH MUSEUM OF ART; A New Building, All Its Own, To Match New Needs". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- Haas, Pia (1 June 2022). "At the Katonah Museum of Art this June/Summer, Excitement Builds Where…". The Inside Press. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- Hodara, Susan (2 May 2015). "Katonah Museum of Art Celebrates Its Anniversary, Its Architect and Its Town". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- Hershenson, Roberta (20 September 1998). "New Head at Katonah Art Museum". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 July 2022.