Crocker Art Museum | |
 Old and new buildings of the Crocker Art Museum. | |
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| Location | 216 O St., Sacramento, California |
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| Coordinates | 38°34′37″N 121°30′18″W / 38.57694°N 121.50500°W |
| Built | 1871; addition 2010 |
| Architect | Seth Babson (1871); Charles Gwathmey (2010) |
| Architectural style | Italianate; Classic Contemporary |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000176[1] |
| CHISL No. | 599[2] |
| Added to NRHP | May 6, 1971 |
The Crocker Art Museum is the oldest art museum in the Western United States, located in Sacramento, California.[3] Founded in 1885, the museum holds one of the premier collections of Californian art. The collection includes American works dating from the Gold Rush to the present, European paintings and master drawings, one of the largest international ceramics collections in the U.S., and collections of Asian, African, and Oceanic art.[4] The Crocker Art Museum is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.[5]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "California Historical Landmark: Sacramento County". Office of Historic Preservation. California State Parks. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ^ Brandye Alexander, "Crocker Art Museum has enriched Sacramentans for more than a century," Sacramento Bee, Nov. 20, 2002.
- ^ "Crocker Art Museum". Crocker Art Museum.
- ^ "Find a Museum". ww2.aam-us.org. Retrieved April 11, 2022.