Current Exhibitions
Current Exhibitions
Current Exhibitions
Current Exhibitions
Thomas Hart Benton, Up the Hatch, 1944, Oil on Press Board
THOMAS HART BENTON AND THE NAVY
THOMAS HART BENTON
MAR 2 - MAY 28
Moved by the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, Thomas Hart Benton completed seven large paintings known as the “Year of Peril” series. These paintings were later published as books and posters by Abbott Laboratories, a pharmaceutical company that was producing essential and improved drugs for war effort. Benton created a total of 25 artworks for Abbot Labs, showcasing what he witnessed on board the submarine USS Dorado and LSTs (Landing Ships for Tanks) along the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. These original paintings and drawings were turned over by Abbott Labs to the Navy which comprises the artwork within this exhibition.
Paul Cadmus, The Fleet’s In! (detail), 1934, Tempera on Canvas
Censorship, Controversy, and Scandal
PAUL CADMUS
MAR 2 - MAY 28
Censorship has claimed the creative freedoms of many artists throughout history. This exhibition uses Paul Cadmus’ painting, “The Fleet’s In!” as a case study in why this happens. The image of poorly behaved sailors, exaggerated sexuality, inebriated figures, and its latent homoeroticism was not well received. In 1934, the painting was pulled from an exhibition of WPA art after a retired Navy admiral publicly described it as “… an unwarranted insult to the enlisted personnel of our Navy… [which] evidently originated in the sordid, depraved imagination of someone who has no conception of actual conditions in our service.” In the time since, “The Fleet’s In!” went from censorship, controversy, and scandal to becoming one of the most noteworthy artworks in the US Navy’s collection.
Tom Lea, Stampede (detail), 1946, oil on canvas
Highlights from the Presidential Archives
What is now The Presidential Archives at The University of Texas Permian Basin began in 1963 with a small group of Odessa citizens who were concerned about the need to restore faith in the presidency after President John F. Kennedy’s assassination on November 22 of that year. The initial goal of establishing a tribute to President Kennedy quickly grew, and on February 25, 1965, The Presidential Room first opened its doors in the basement of Odessa’s Ector County Library. Over the decades, the museum continued to expand and became one of Odessa’s most long-standing cultural institutions. This ongoing exhibition presents selected items from The Presidential Archives’ permanent collection, which includes books, portraits, presidential memorabilia, historical artifacts, and more.
STAMPEDE
Currently on view at The Museum of the Southwest, 1705 W Missouri Ave, Midland, TX 79701
In 1940, El Paso Artist Tom Lea drove to Odessa, Texas to install his freshly painted mural intitled “Stampede”. Lea had been awarded the contract by the United States government to paint a mural as part of the New Deal. The painting, which measures 7 feet high and 17 feet long, was originally glued to the wall above the door to Postmaster W.T. Henderson’s office. In 1970, it was framed and moved across the street to the new post office where it hung until 2013. As part of a pilot program with the United States Postal Service, the Museum and Odessa Arts (formally known as the Odessa Council for the Arts & Humanities) were asked if they could restore and house the mural in a protected environment. After an extensive restoration process, the painting was granted to the Ellen Noël Art Museum as part of a 25 year renewable loan.
Stampede is currently housed at The Museum of the Southwest so that it can continue to be well cared for and on public view while the Ellen Noël Art Museum building undergoes renovation and expansion.
Future Exhibitions
FUTURE
EXHIBITIONS
Future Exhibitions
FUTURE
EXHIBITIONS
Permanent Collection
Permanent Collection
Permanent Collection
Permanent Collection
The Museum’s collection started in 1980, when Dr. James A. Daves donated twenty-two paintings by Italian-born, West Texas transplant artist, Frank Gervasi. This small collection would become the corner stone for the Museum’s current archived collection of nearly 2,000 objects. Our collection consists of an archive of primary source materials extending to artworks, related historical and legal documents, photographs and research materials. The Ellen Noël Art Museum adheres to the standard of archival collection care, cataloging and access set by the American Alliance of Museums and the Smithsonian Affiliation.
Our main collecting mission is to preserve primary source materials extending to artworks, related historical and legal documents, photographs and research materials that is representative of major trends in the development of art in America from 1850 to the present. This can include media such as paintings, works on paper, sculpture, ceramics, photographs, and all related archival materials, provenance and euphonium related to the artwork, genre, artist, historical significance and documentation. The Museum also focuses on Texas Regional art and owns a survey collection of works on paper. Below is a current listing of the over 200 artists currently represented in our archive/collection.
For information about our archived collection and related materials, contact Jeff Goodman, Collections Manager & Registrar at registrar@noelartmuseum.org
If you are interested in donating to the Ellen Noël Art Museum’s permanent collection, please contact Daniel Zies, Curator at curator@noelartmuseum.org.
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Artist Represented in Collection
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Katherine Ace. Mark Allen Alford Jr.
Thomas Allom. Rene Alvarado.
William Anzalone. John James Audubon.
David Aylsworth. Margarete Bagshaw.
Laurence Barker. Earline Barnes.
David Bates. Herbert Bayer.
Thomas Hart Benton. Henrietta Berk.
Jennifer Bobola. Hugo Lopez Bolivar.
Paolo Boni. Raymond Bonilla.
Elena Borstein. Alfonse Borysewicz.
Ned Bosnick. Katherine Bowling.
Chica Brunsvold. Nocona Burgess.
Alberto Burri. Davey Cadaver.
Jean Cappadonna-Nichols.
Carmelo Cappello. Mamie Carpenter.
Antonio Carreño. Ali Cavanaugh.
Eduardo Oliveira Cezar.
Danville Chadbourne. JD Challenger.
Sally Chandler. Piao Xue Cheng.
Wendy Chidester. Robert Colescott.
Jim Condron. Erin Cone. Rosalind Cook.
Alfred Egerton Cooper. Ralph Cox.
William Crovello. Anne-Marie Cucchiara.
Han Dai-Yu. Salvador Dali.
DaNisha. Death NYC.
Gussie DuJardin. Jessica Dunegan
Robert C. Ellis. Camille Engel.
Travis Conrad Erion. Frank Diaz Escalet.
M.C. Escher. Tony Eubanks.
Edward Evans. Janet Fish. India Flint.
Carol Fremlin. Johnny Friedlaender.
Tina Fuentes.
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Daniel Gerhartz. Frank Gervasi.
Richard Gillham. Rod Goebel.
Steve Goff. Adolph Gottlieb.
Emilio Greco. R. Grey. Carlos Hall.
Carl Hantman. Han Dai-Yu.
Helen Hardin. Heinie Hartwig.
Billy Hassell. Sonya Haynie. Ron Hicks.
Royce Howes. Jammey Huggins.
Darryl Hughto. Peter Hurd.
Margit E. IIika. Michelle Jader.
Juis Jimenez. Michael Chesley.
Bob Kane. Norman Kary. Steve Kaufman.
David Keens. Martha Kellar.
Diana Kersey. Connie Kiener.
Jung Han Kim. Judith Moore Knapp.
Barnal F. Koehrsen III. Victor Kord.
Craig Kosak. Lynwood Kreneck.
Tracy Krumm. Nicholas Kruhshenick.
Gary Kulak. Kyong Ae Kim.
Jochen Labriola. Oscar Lakeman.
Lois Lane. Alice Leese.
Roy Lichtenstein. Carl Link.
Craig Lucas. Stan Lynde.
Clyde Lynds. Peter Mackie.
Gregory Mahoney. Lucy Maki.
Giacomo Manzu. Conrad Marca-Relli.
Stanley Marcus. Margo Margolis.
Dave McGary. Merritt Mauzey.
Paul Maxwell. Marino Mazzacurati.
John W. McCoy. Joseph McDonnell.
Dave McGary. McKenney & Hall.
George Mendoza. Melissa Meyer.
Jesus Moroles. Pat Musick.
James Myford.
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Lowell Nesbitt. Georgia O’Keeffe.
Claes Oldenburg. Michelle O’Michael.
Amado Pena. Jay Phillips.
Scott Ponemone. Phillip Prudhomme.
Jane Radstrom. Robert Rauschenberg.
Annette Robyns. Dieter Roth.
Brent Rumage. Porfirio Salinas.
Victor Salmones. Kate Sammons.
Rolph Scarlett. Billy Schenck.
Fritz Scholder. Joseph Henry Sharp.
Jeanne Silverthorne. Nicola Simbari.
Brian Singer. Clara Skinner.
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith.
Joe Smith. Nathan Solano.
Kathryn Stats. Zarko Stefancic.
Michael Steiner. Josep Maria Subirachs.
Rufino Tamayo. Kate Taylor.
Steve Teeters. Ann Templeton.
George Tobolowsky. Michelle Torrez.
Tracy 168. Andy Tschoepe. Cy Twombly.
Boaz Vaadia. Pablita Vevarde.
Peter Vogel. Jorgen Waring.
James Watkins. Davis Webster.
Ai Weiwei. Bill Wiggins.
Charles Edward Williams.
Robert Wilson. Dee Wolf.
Bill Worrell. Pervis Young.
Judy Youngblood. Melissa Zink.
For research requests or copyright releases relating to works in the collection, please contact Jeff Goodman, Collections Manager & Registrar at registrar@noelartmuseum.org.
