Gilcrease and TAF collaborate on new contemporary exhibit
Tulsa People Madeline Ewing Until Oct. 13, Gilcrease Museum is showcasing “Recall/Respond,” the first of a two-part collaborative exhibition with Tulsa Artist Fellowship. The contemporary works on display provide a sensory journey with bright colors, provocative messages and intriguing sounds that all come together to portray what makes a diverse and ever-changing Oklahoma. The exhibition …
Gilcrease Museum Receives $890,000 Henry Luce Foundation Grant to Study Native American and Moran Art
Native News Online Gilcrease Museum today announced it has been named a recipient of a three-year grant from the Henry Luce Foundation totaling $890,000. This award from the foundation’s American Art Program will result in focused research, conservation treatments and digital curation of two large Gilcrease collections ultimately providing enhanced knowledge and access to more …
“HAMILTON: How the Musical Remixes American History”
StudioTulsa Rich Fisher Hear from University of Maryland historian Dr. Richard Bell, who gave a free-with-museum-admission talk this coming Sunday afternoon (the 8th) at Gilcrease titled “HAMILTON: How the Musical Remixes American History.” Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony-winning musical, which is now playing at the Tulsa PAC, is surely among the most popular works to hit Broadway …
Morgan Brittain: Helmerich Center for American Research Fellow
If you think you’re a fan of Charles M. Russell, wait until you meet Morgan Brittain, our Helmerich Center for American Research Charles M. Russell Short-Term Fellow. As a member of our inaugural program, he joined us this summer to explore the portrayal of boats by Russell and how they represent the rapid adaptation of …
Michelle Martin: Helmerich Center for American Research Fellow
Meet Michelle Martin, a member of our inaugural class of Helmerich Center for American Research short-term fellows. A post-doctoral candidate in the history department at the University of New Mexico, she worked on her project “Dark Taboo: Kate and Douglas Bemo, Interracial Marriage, and the Power in the Indian Territory, 1870-1898” while in residence this …
Gilcrease Museum receives $890,000 Henry Luce Foundation grant to study Moran and Native American art
Gilcrease Museum has been named a recipient of a three-year grant from the Henry Luce Foundation totaling $890,000. This award from the foundation’s American Art Program will result in focused research, conservation treatments and digital curation of two large Gilcrease collections ultimately providing enhanced knowledge and access to more than 3,800 objects. Specifically, the grant …
Rarely seen Thomas Moran, Native American art to be displayed thanks to $890,000 grant to Gilcrease
Tulsa World James Watts Two rarely seen collections at Gilcrease Museum may soon yield all their secrets, thanks to a $890,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation. The grant, from the foundation’s American Art Program, will help Gilcrease Museum in researching, conserving and digitizing two extensive groups of works on paper that, because of their …
2 Works for You takes a unique look at how the Gilcrease Museum preserves art and documents
KJRH – 2 News Works for You TULSA, Okla. — More than 6,400 people visited the Gilcrease Museum in six days to see one document – a handwritten copy of the Declaration of Independence. That’s three times more than the average visits the museum had last year during the same time frame. What visitors don’t see is …
A rare copy of the Declaration of Independence goes on display at Gilcrease Museum for first time in four years. Read the story behind it
Tulsa World James Watts Thomas Gilcrease loved his copy of the Declaration of Independence almost to death. That is why, said Mark Dolph, Curator of history at Gilcrease Museum, this incredibly precious, incredibly fragile document is rarely put on public display. However, on July 2, and in honor of the 243rd birthday of the United …
Hand-Written Copy Of Declaration Of Independence Held In Tulsa’s Gilcrease Museum
News on 6 Sawyer Buccy Just in time for your Independence Day celebrations, the only known surviving hand-written copy of the Declaration of Independence will be on display right here in Tulsa. The Gilcrease Museum is just days away from opening the Celebrating American Independence: The Declaration of Independence. It has been years since the …