Storm King Art Center | |
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Location | Mountainville, New York, US |
Created | 1960 |
Public transit access | Beacon, Salisbury Mills–Cornwall |
Website | stormking |
Storm King Art Center, commonly called Storm King and named for nearby Storm King Mountain, is an open-air museum in New Windsor, New York. It contains perhaps the largest collection of contemporary outdoor sculptures in the United States.[citation needed] Founded in 1960 by Ralph E. Ogden as a museum for Hudson River School paintings, it soon became a major sculpture venue with works from some of the most acclaimed artists of the 20th century.[1] The site covers about 500 acres (200 ha; 0.78 sq mi), and is located about a one-hour drive north of Manhattan.[2]