University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum (Minneapolis, MN) : façade with undulating steel screen on Delaware St SE seen upper level, from the elevated pedestrian walkway where it connects to building

Creator:

Gehry, Frank Owen, 1929-

Published/Created:

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
333 East River Road; River Parkway and Delaware Street
1993 ; expanded, 2010-2011 (alteration)

Date Depicted:

4/7/2011

Materials:

stainless steel; brick; concrete; glass; steel

Notes:

An art museum located on the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis; a teaching museum for the university. Since the late 1980s Gehry has experimented with the sensuous possibilities of metallic surfaces. The sculptural surfaces of the Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum reflect the modern art contained in the building but typical of Gehry's work, the interior spaces are comfortable and functional. It is situated on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River at the east end of the Washington Avenue Bridge. From the campus side, it presents a brick facade that blends with the existing brick and sandstone buildings. On the opposite side, the facade is a playground of curving and angular brushed steel sheets. Gehry's design for the Weisman won the prestigious Progressive Architecture Design Award in 1991. The stainless steel skin was fabricated and installed by the A. Zahner Company, a frequent collaborator with Gehry's office. A new addition, also designed by Gehry provides five new galleries; it opened in October of 2011.

Topics:

Architecture -- United States -- 20th century -- (YVRC)
Architecture -- United States -- 21st century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Twentieth century
Twenty-first century

Culture:

American

Accession Number:

1A1-GF-WAM-A2

Coordinates:

+44.973121-93.237028

Genre:

architecture (AAT)
exhibition buildings: art museums (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Digital:

buildings; exhibition buildings; museums; art museums architecture; contemporary (1960 to present); Art museums; Education; Rivers; university art museum

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Addition Module Seven

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
4/7/2011 12:00:00 AM

Source Note:

Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

4349

OID:

10460651

PID:

digcoll:1788038