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Highlights in this selection range from postwar abstraction to contemporary sculpture and new media. 

Collection Loan Partnership June 2022 – January 2026

Exhibition Images

  • Max Weber My Studio in Paris 1907 oil on canvas 23 3/4 x 28 3/4 in. Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Bentonville Arkansas 2007.18. Photography by Dwight Primiano

    Max Weber, My Studio in Paris, 1907, oil on canvas, 23 3/4 x 28 3/4 in. Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2007.18. Photography by Dwight Primiano.

  • Alexander Pope, Trophies of the Hunt 1905 oil on canvas 51 x 46 in. Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Bentonville Arkansas 2010.93. Photography by Dwight Primiano

    Alexander Pope, Trophies of the Hunt, 1905, oil on canvas, 51 x 46 in. Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2010.93. Photography by Dwight Primiano

  • Elizabeth Alexander Spit Cake 2015 hand-cut bone china 30 1/4 in. x Dia: 11 1/2 in. Courtesy Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Bentonville Arkansas Photography by Edward C. Robison III.

    Elizabeth Alexander, Spit Cake, 2015, hand-cut bone china, 30 1/4 in. x Dia: 11 1/2 in. Courtesy Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas. Photography by Edward C. Robison III.

  • Dave Greber Stilllives II: Vignette 2013 video projection Courtesy Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Bentonville Arkansas Photo: the artist

    Dave Greber, Stilllives II: Vignette, 2013, video projection. Courtesy Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas. Photo: the artist

About the Artworks

This selection of artworks from Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is organized to spark unique conversations with your museum’s collection. Ranging from postwar abstraction to contemporary sculpture and new media, some works reveal new perspectives on familiar scenes such as the breakfast table or the artist’s studio. Others examine American symbols and landscapes through color and scale. Created with unexpected materials and re-imagined themes, these works contribute to the vast and wide-ranging histories of American art. 

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Specifications

  • Organizer

    Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

  • Loan Duration

    2 years

  • Space Requirements

    Artworks can be hung together or dispersed throughout the galleries.

  • Facility Requirements

    Temp: 59-77 °F
    RH: 40-60%
    Security: 24 hr. CCTV and roaming guards

  • Support

    Art Bridges covers all costs to prepare and ship the artworks to the borrowing museums. The foundation encourages borrowing museums to apply for accompanying Learning & Engagement funding to support the activation and interpretation of Collection Loan Partnership artworks. Learning & Engagement funding supports multidisciplinary programming, interpretive materials, and community outreach.

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