MOVING A GIANT: PART 1

The paintings have arrived for our next exhibition, "Magnificent Vision: Two Centuries of European Masterworks from the Speed Art Museum." Take a look at this short video of our prep crew unloading the largest piece in the show.

SAVE THE DATE: HELVETICA AND THE NYC SUBWAY SYSTEM

For the next installment in our popular 3rd Thursday series, we are partnering again with our friends at the Art Directors Club of Tulsa. See below. Save the date. Don't miss it!

Congratulations, Susan Green!

Philbrook’s own Susan Green (seen below at far right) was recently honored as “Museum Educator of the Year” from the Oklahoma Art Education Association (OAEA). Nominated by a local art teacher who regularly attends a wide variety of educational programs, this award also serves as a testament to the great work done by the entire staff of the Education Department. Congratulations, Susan!

Youth Services of Tulsa at Philbrook

We partner on occasion with Youth Services of Tulsa to showcase artwork created by area kids. The Collegian, the weekly newspaper of the the University of Tulsa, recently wrote a piece on the latest show. Read it HERE.

A TRIP TO THE BARBER

We are partnering with the Tulsa Opera this Sunday (10/2) for another installment of our "Arias and Art" series. You can hear selections from "The Barber of Seville." Art and opera, a match made in Heaven. 1pm. Free with regular admission.

FREE ADMISSION TOMORROW (WITH THIS COUPON)

Tomorrow (9/24) is the annual Museum Day sponsored by Smithsonian Magazine. We are a participating museum and you can print off THIS COUPON for free admission tomorrow for you and a guest. Remember, kids under 18 are always free. So you can use these for adults. If you would like to go green, simply download to your phone or mobile device and show your screen at the front desk.

BURKE ON HOWE

Christina E. Burke, our wonderful Curator of Native American and Non-Western Art is in South Dakota this week where she is giving a talk on the legacy and work of artist Oscar Howe (seen below). She appeared on South Dakota Public Radio for a fascinating talk that will shed new light on Philbrook's history and our collection. Listen HERE. The piece begins at about the 33 minute mark.

PHIL ON 6

Last night, our online traveling mascot "Phil" made his local news debut. Have a look...

KRAVIS ON "COOL HUNTING"

Check out this fantastic post on Cool Hunting about local collector and philanthropist, George R. Kravis II.

NOW OPEN: "CARVED WITH DISTINCTION"

Our friends at KOTV Channel 6 paid a visit to our new exhibition, "Carved with Distinction." Take a look...

PREPPING FOR CARVINGS

Here you can see one of our curators and members from our prep staff setting up our new show, "Carved with Distinction: Traditional Chinese Horn, Ivory & Jade." The show features the 5 record-breaking carved rhinoceros horn cups from the recent Tulsa taping of the popular PBS program, "Antiques Roadshow." The piece will compliment selection from our own great collection of Asian carvings. The exhibition opens Sunday (9/18), come see us!

Eugene B. Adkins in THIS LAND

Many of you are familiar with the Eugene B. Adkins Collection that we share with the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art in Norman. Eugene Brady Adkins was the grandson of Tulsa founder Tate Brady. In a recent issue of THIS LAND, writer Shawna Lewis take a brief look back at the life and legacy of Mr. Adkins. To read the article, CLICK HERE.

ARE YOU READY FOR BATTLE?

Tomorrow night for our monthly 3rd Thursday event, we are hosting a trivia extravaganza! Join us for live music, drinks, prizes and much more. 6-8pm. Free with museum admission.

Phil in Deutschland

Phil is currently in Germany with some of our Facebook fans and it looks like he is having a great time. He's been all over the world and this wouldn't be possible if we didn't have so many wonderful people in our community to take the time to do so.

3-D DRAWING EVENT THIS SATURDAY

Remember the popular 80s/90s PBS art program "Imagination Station?" Host and artist Mark Kistler will be here on Saturday for a great family event. There is an 11am program that is free for members. And a 2pm program for the general public. Bring the kids and have a ball!

Don't Miss Rauschenberg!

There are only a few days left to see our current show, "Rauschenberg at Gemini," featuring more than 50 works by iconic artist, Robert Rauschenberg. The show's last day is Sunday (9/11). Don't miss it!!!

Big Show

Our next exhibition, "Magnificent Vision" is BIG. Don't believe us? Just take a look at how one of the paintings stacks up against basketball superstar Yao Ming...

A Tepee?

You never know what you'll find at Philbrook. Today we installed a tepee on our front lawn for an activity this Saturday. It's our monthly Free 2nd Saturday. Bring your friends and family. The weather will be great. And it's the last weekend for our current exhibition, "Rauschenberg at Gemini." Come see us!!!

"DEARIE"

An interesting new book recently appeared in our museum shop. It's called "Dearie: The Louis Betts Portrait of Harriet King Huey."

Here's a brief synopsis:
"American artist Michael Huey continues his research of family matters concerned by the history, the personalities, stories, houses, photos, paintings and paraphernalia of his Ohio based family. In his new book he follows the finest traces of a family portrait executed by a formerly fashionable painter of the early 20th century."

This portrait, painted by Louis Betts (1873-1961) is part of Philbrook's permanent collection. Betts was an American impressionist painter who studied under William Merritt Chase. This book tells the story of one work and its journey from idea to artist to its final home here at Philbrook. Stop by and pick up a copy!!!

Contemporary Gallery Re-Installed

If you haven't seen our re-installed Contemporary gallery, take some time to do so. We have several new pieces and some not seen for years.

Lauren Ross in Art Focus

Check out a great new article in Art Focus about our recently-hired Nancy E. Meinig Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Lauren Ross.

Open publication - Free publishing - More art