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Curator Jonathan Canning. “The Brauer has an unusually strong collection of American art, ranging from nineteenth-century landscapes, in which American artists first distinguished themselves, to modern abstraction, perhaps the first American-led art movement. The collection is small but select; the installation is intimate and not overwhelming. Because the Brauer is a university museum, many of its temporary installations are related to university courses; new ideas and interpretations are offered that may challenge the traditional interpretations provided at many museums.” The origins of the museum go back 70 years to
when Percy Sloan gifted the university 250 works by his father, Junius Sloan (18271900), and 107 works of American art from his collection. According to Canning, the museum houses a collection that is 75% American art, 10% Asian, 6% European and the remainder being South American, African or unclassified. It originally sat in a basement library and in other locations on campus, but moved to the Center for the Arts in 1995. “With this building, the museum has been able to develop a robust temporary exhibition program that has brought many exhibitions of note to the region,” said Canning. “The museum was closed for 30 months
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this is something here in Valparaiso with highquality art,” said Hoffman. She pointed out a favorite piece called “Les Amateurs,” an oil on canvas by Thomas Alexander Harrison (18531930). “I like that they value having the arts enough to have a whole museum here on campus,” said Dickens. The pair agreed that they both really missed the museum during its extended closing during the pandemic. “You don’t really value Continued on page 2
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