- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Morris Museum of Art
- Date of Original:
- 1708/2022
- Subject:
- Museums--Georgia--Augusta
Art museums--Georgia--Augusta
Painting--Georgia--Augusta
Chairs--Georgia--Augusta
Portraits--Georgia--Augusta
Antiques--Georgia--Augusta
Furniture--Georgia--Augusta
Morris Museum of Art (Augusta, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Richmond County, Augusta, 33.47097, -81.97484
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The antebellum portraiture gallery of the Morris Museum of Art in Augusta.
Photograph of the antebellum portraiture gallery of the Morris Museum of Art in Augusta, Georgia. Five portraits hang on the red walls of the gallery. Several pieces of antique furniture are also on display.
The Morris Museum of Art opened in 1992 as the first museum in the country dedicated to documenting the art and artists of the South. Located on the riverfront in downtown Augusta, the museum seeks to preserve and enhance a regional cultural legacy by showcasing the history of painting in the South through a broad-based survey collection of paintings and drawings. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/morris-museum-of-art/m-940/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of the Morris Museum of Art
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/morris-museum-art
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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