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| name = Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art
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| established = 1990
| location = [[University of Florida]]<br/>[[Gainesville, Florida]]
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| type = [[Art Museum]]
| accreditation = [[American Alliance of Museums]]
| collection_size = 11,300
| director = Lee Anne Chesterfield
| architect = Kha Le-Huu
| website = {{URL|harn.ufl.edu}}
}}The '''Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art''' is an [[art museum]] at the [[University of Florida]] in [[Gainesville, Florida]]. It is in the UF Cultural Plaza area in the southwest part of campus.
The Harn is a 112,800-square-foot facility, making it one of the largest [[University museum|university]] art museums in the [[Southern United States|South]]. This includes 40,400 square feet of exhibition space, 5 garden spaces, a 250-seat auditorium, a museum store, a study center, a café, and classroom spaces. The museum has a [[Collection (museum)|permanent collection]] and an array of temporary exhibitions. The Harn's permanent collection totals more than 11,300 objects, which are focused on [[Asian art|Asian]], [[African art|African]], [[Modern art|modern]] and [[contemporary art]], as well as [[photography]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.harn.ufl.edu/about|title=About Us {{!}} Harn Museum of Art|website=www.harn.ufl.edu|access-date=2019-07-22}}</ref> The museum sponsors international and Florida-centric exhibitions. The university sponsors educational programs at the museum including films, [[lecture]]s, interactive activities, and school and family offerings.
In October 2005, the Harn expanded by more than {{convert|18000|sqft|m2}} with the opening of the Mary Ann Harn Cofrin Pavilion, which includes new educational and meeting areas and the Camellia Court Cafe, the first eatery for visitors of the Cultural Plaza.
In August 2021, it was announced that it would be expanding with a new wing of 20,000 square-feet.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mallard |first1=Aida |title=The Harn Museum of Art at the University of Florida plans 20,000-square-foot addition |url=https://www.gainesville.com/story/lifestyle/2021/08/16/harn-museum-selects-tod-williams-billie-tsien-architects-planned-addition/8137488002/ |website=Gainesville Sun}}</ref>
The museum is accredited by the [[American Alliance of Museums]].  UF offers a virtual tour for prospective visitors.
==History==
The Harn Museum of Art is named in honor of Samuel Peebles Harn (1893–1957), whose widow, three daughters, sons-in-law, and grandchildren made the founding gift to UF for the museum’s construction. The family pledged more than $3 million for the construction of an arts museum in 1983. The Harn Museum of Art opened September 20, 1990.
In 2000, the family of David A. Cofrin made a gift to fund an 18,000-square-foot addition. The addition, named the Mary Ann Harn Cofrin Pavilion, opened in October 2005. The Cofrin Pavilion features 6,500 feet of exhibition space for international contemporary art, the Camellia Court Café, an outdoor plaza and the Goforth Learning Center, which is used for meetings, programs and educational activities.[[ Image:Harn-02625 (8589548555).jpg | thumb| Outdoor garden alongside the Asian art wing|alt=]] On February 6, 2008, Dr. and Mrs. David A. Cofrin made a commitment of $10 million to the University of Florida to fund the addition of a new wing dedicated to Asian art. Opened in 2012 on the northwest side of the museum, the 26,000-square-foot addition features an Asian art gallery, curatorial offices, and art storage and conservation space for the Asian collections. The expansion included an outdoor Asian garden to complement the new wing.<ref>[http://www.harn.ufl.edu/about/ Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art: About]</ref>
== Management ==
The founding director of the Harn Museum of Art was Budd Harris Bishop, who was previously at the [[Columbus Museum of Art]].<ref name=":0" />  He joined in 1987 and selected the architect, hired staff and significantly built up the collection during his tenure.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=http://www.harn.ufl.edu/buddbishop|title=Passing of Founding Harn Museum of Art Director Budd Harris Bishop|date=October 27, 2016|website=Harn Museum of Art|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>  Bishop served as director through 1998.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" />
Rebecca Nagy served as museum director for 16 years until her retirement in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alligator.org/the_avenue/the-harn-museum-of-art-has-a-new-director/article_38fc35f0-7009-11e8-81b8-3359cb4ae6a4.html|title=The Harn Museum of Art has a new director|last=Witmer|first=Emma|date=June 14, 2018|website=The Independent Florida Alligator|language=en|access-date=2020-02-29}}</ref>
In July 2018, Lee Anne Chesterfield (from the [[Virginia Museum of Fine Arts]]) began serving as the Harn Museum's director.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.artforum.com/news/harn-museum-of-art-names-lee-anne-chesterfield-director-75707|title=Harn Museum of Art Names Lee Anne Chesterfield Director|date=June 8, 2018|website=ARTFORUM|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-29}}</ref>
== Architecture ==
[[File:Gville_FL_Harn_Museum03.jpg|alt=|right|thumb|Harn Museum architecture]]
The original architecture for the Harn Museum was designed by Kha Le-Huu, a native of South Vietnam and a 1982 architecture alumni of the University of Florida.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1989-07-05-8907060124-story.html|title=Museum Has It All, Except Art|last=Twardy|first=Chuck|date=July 5, 1989|website=OrlandoSentinel.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-29}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1990-09-20-9009190437-story.html|title=A User-friendly Architect: People's Needs Figure in Plans of Kha Le-Huu|last=Twardy|first=Chuck|date=September 20, 1990|website=Orlando Sentinel|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>  Le-Huu reportedly designed the building to include buddhist sensibilities in the entrance garden along with featuring his contemporary aesthetic for geometric elements including use of the [[tetrahedron]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />  Kha Le-Huu & Partners of [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]], Florida also designed the additional wing for Asian art, completed in 2011.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lawrence|first=Lee|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303816504577319603824509974|title=Asian Expansion in Florida|date=2012-04-04|work=Wall Street Journal|access-date=2020-03-02|language=en-US|issn=0099-9660}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bdcnetwork.com/harn-museum-art-host-groundbreaking-ceremony-asian-art-wing-april-9|title=Harn Museum of Art to host groundbreaking ceremony for Asian art wing April 9|date=April 8, 2009|website=Building Design + Construction|language=en|access-date=2020-02-29}}</ref>
The Harn Museum features several outdoor gardens including an Asian Water Garden and an Asian Rock Garden designed by [[Hoichi Kurisu]] of Kurisu International.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://najga.org/art-meets-medicine-at-the-harn-museums-asian-rock-garden/|title=Art Meets Medicine at the Harn Museum's Asian Rock Garden|last=McKellar|first=Martin|date=May 16, 2016|website=North American Japanese Gardens Association|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>  The Arts in Medicine (AIM) program at the University of Florida works together with patients to generate new patterns for the zen rock garden as a form of therapy at the Harn Museum.<ref name=":2" />  Two additional gardens, by landscape designer Aaron Lee Wiener, are viewable from the galleries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.harn.ufl.edu/gardens|title=Gardens {{!}} Harn Museum of Art|website=www.harn.ufl.edu|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>
== Collections ==
The Harn's collections include over 10,000 works of art, these are displayed at the museum or other institutions through art-loan programs and traveling exhibits.<ref name="Collections">{{cite web |title=Collections |url=https://harn.ufl.edu/collections |website=Harn Museum of Art |access-date=22 April 2022}}</ref> The collection consists of work focused on African, Asian, modern and contemporary art, and photography. The Harn also has Ancient American and Oceanic art, and a collection of pre-1850s prints and drawings.
=== African Collection ===
The work in the African collection ranges from the 5th century BCE to the 21st century.<ref name="Collections">{{cite web |title=Collections |url=https://harn.ufl.edu/collections |website=Harn Museum of Art |access-date=22 April 2022}}</ref> The mediums found in this collection range through wood sculpture, textiles, ceramics, leatherwork, beadwork, metalwork, and paintings. The collection is focused on West African art, but contains works from different ethnic groups from West, Central, South, and East Africa.<ref name="African Collection">{{cite web |title=African Collection |url=https://harn.ufl.edu/collections/african |website=Harn Museum of Art |access-date=22 April 2022}}</ref> An early and important part of the collection were wooden sculptures, in particular masks and figures.
=== Asian Collection ===
The Asian collection ranges from the [[Neolithic]] period to contemporary works.<ref name="Collections">{{cite web |title=Collections |url=https://harn.ufl.edu/collections |website=Harn Museum of Art |access-date=22 April 2022}}</ref> The mediums in this collection are ceramics, [[Jade|jades]], metalwork, stone sculptures, paintings, and prints. This collection contains over 2,000 works displaying a diverse range of art. It features works from India, Japan, and China, among many other Asian countries.<ref name="Asian Collection">{{cite web |title=Asian Collection |url=https://harn.ufl.edu/collections/asian |website=Harn Museum of Art |access-date=22 April 2022}}</ref>
=== Contemporary Collection ===
The works in the Contemporary collection ranges from 1945 to the present day, with the mediums included being paintings, photography, multi-media, [[Installation art|installation]], and film.<ref name="Collections">{{cite web |title=Collections |url=https://harn.ufl.edu/collections |website=Harn Museum of Art |access-date=22 April 2022}}</ref> This collection contains almost 1,500 items from major contemporary art movements and from emerging artists around the world. The works from this collection are presented using thematic exhibitions.<ref name="Contemporary Collection">{{cite web |title=Contemporary Collection |url=https://harn.ufl.edu/collections/contemporary |website=Harn Museum of Art |access-date=22 April 2022}}</ref>
=== Modern Collection ===
The Modern collection ranges from the mid-19th century to the first half of the 20th century.<ref name="Collections">{{cite web |title=Collections |url=https://harn.ufl.edu/collections |website=Harn Museum of Art |access-date=22 April 2022}}</ref> The mediums in this collection are paintings, sculpture, prints, and drawings. The collection contains nearly 1,000 works from Europe and the Americas.<ref name="Modern Collection">{{cite web |title=Modern Collection |url=https://harn.ufl.edu/collections/modern |website=Harn Museum of Art |access-date=22 April 2022}}</ref> Many works represent the major movements in American art, such as [[Impressionism]], Post-Impressionism, and early [[Modernism]], among others. The European works represent France, Italy, Germany and Spain. There is also a growing collection of Latin American art from Mexico, Chile, Uruguay, Guatemala, Brazil, and Puerto Rico.
=== Photography Collection ===
The Photography collection ranges from the 19th century to contemporary works, with the mediums included going from [[Daguerreotype|daguerreotypes]] to large-scale color prints.<ref name="Collections">{{cite web |title=Collections |url=https://harn.ufl.edu/collections |website=Harn Museum of Art |access-date=22 April 2022}}</ref> The collections' origins began through the acquisition of noted photographers such as [[Robert Frank]] and [[Irving Penn]], but as photography became a collecting focus more work from a diverse range of photographers has been acquired. A strong point for the collection is the works of [[Jerry Uelsmann]], who established the University of Florida as a center for the study of photography. The collection also contains the works of many others who either taught or were students at the University of Florida.
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File:Nissaka Station, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Parallel Tokaido Series. Collection Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art (2005.25.7.26).jpg|Utagawa Kuniyoshi
File:Dvarapala.JPG|Dvarapala
File:Umberto Boccioni, 1(882 – 1916), Untitled Portrait, c.1909. Pastel on paper., Harn Museum.jpg|Umberto Boccioni
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==Selected artists==
Among others, the following artists are represented in the museum:<ref>{{citation | title= Harn Museum of Art: About | publisher= ARTINFO | year= 2008 | url= http://www.artinfo.com/galleryguide/19832/6373/artists/harn-museum-of-art/ | access-date= 2008-07-29 | url-status= dead | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080728113700/http://www.artinfo.com/galleryguide/19832/6373/artists/harn-museum-of-art/ | archive-date= 2008-07-28 }}</ref>
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* [[Ansel Adams]]
* [[El Anatsui]]
* [[George Bellows]]
* [[Ross Bleckner]]
* [[Deborah Butterfield]]
* [[Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons]]
* [[Agustín Cárdenas]]
* [[Honoré Daumier]]
* [[Rineke Dijkstra]]
* [[Friedel Dzubas]]
* Carlos Alberto Estevez Carasa
* Lazaro Saavedra Gonzalez
* [[Childe Hassam]]
* [[Hermann Herzog]]
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* [[Candida Hofer]]
* [[William Hogarth]]
* Manuel Mendive Hoyo
* [[William Morris Hunt]]
* Robert Hutter
* Ken Josephson
* [[William Kentridge]]
* [[Yayoi Kusama]]
* [[Nikki S. Lee]]
* [[Sol LeWitt]]
* Armando Marino
* [[Claude Monet]]
* Elsa Mora
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* [[Zwelethu Mthethwa]]
* [[Ingrid Mwangi]]
* [[Helmut Newton]]
* [[Timothy H. O'Sullivan]]
* [[Salvator Rosa]]
* [[Stephen De Staebler]]
* [[Evon Streetman]]
* [[George Sugarman]]
* [[Maggie Taylor]]
* [[Alexey Titarenko]]
* [[Jerry Uelsmann]]
* Sergio Vega
* [[Minor White]]
* [[Betty Woodman]]
|}<br />
==See also==
*[[University of Florida]]
*[[Buildings at the University of Florida]]
== References ==
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==External links==
*[http://www.harn.ufl.edu Official Website]
*[https://ufdc.ufl.edu/collections/iharn Digitized Collections]
*[https://harn.emuseum.com/collections eMuseum Collections]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080413014346/http://virtualtour.ufl.edu/campus_sites/harn.htm Virtual Tour]
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