Lyman Allyn Art Museum
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| Established | 1926 |
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| Location | 625 Williams Street New London, Connecticut, United States |
| Type | Art museum |
| Website | www.lymanallyn.org |
Coordinates: 41°22′25″N 72°06′26″W / 41.3737°N 72.1072°W
The Lyman Allyn Art Museum was founded in 1926 by Harriet Upson Allyn. It houses the most significant art collection in Southeastern Connecticut, including European and non-Western art as well as American fine and decorative art. Key strengths include 17th-century European works on paper, 19th-century American paintings, and contemporary art. The museum also includes educational programs for audiences ranging from pre-preschoolers to senior citizens.
The museum is located in New London, Connecticut. Also on the museum's campus is the stone Deshon-Allyn House, a Federal style home built in 1829 by Daniel Deshon, sold to Lyman Allyn, and occupied by various members of the Allyn family, including Harriet. The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Lyman Allyn Art Museum was founded in 1926 by Harriet Upson Allyn in memory of her father, Lyman Allyn, a wealthy shipping merchant. Miss Allyn's bequest to construct the museum as a place for local citizens to learn about art and culture was made upon her death in 1926. Landscape architect and designer Charles A. Platt was hired by a group of trustees to construct the 32,000 square foot Neoclassical style museum building from local granite.
The Lyman Allyn is the only museum in the area to offer a comprehensive collection of European art as well as American fine and decorative art. The permanent collection consists of approximately 10,000 objects. Much of this collection was developed by the Museum’s first Director, Winslow Ames, who acquired works dating from the 16th through the 19th centuries. The permanent collection includes the very important graphite Study for Madame Moitessier standing by J.A.D. Ingres as well as works by Frederic Leighton, François Boucher, Nicholas Poussin, Claude Lorrain, Charles LeBrun, and Tiepolo. Featured artists include Rembrandt Peale, Benjamin West, Gilbert Stuart, John Trumbull, Thomas Cole, Frederick Edwin Church, and Albert Bierstadt.
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