Look for Beauty: Philip Johnson and Art Museum Design January 8, 2011

Architect Philip Johnson's vision of grandeur is explored in '"Look for Beauty": Philip Johnson and Art Museum Design.' This exhibition celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Museum of Art building dedication on October 15, 1960. 'Look for Beauty' examines three Johnson-designed museum buildings: Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, 1960; the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, 1961; and the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery (now the Sheldon Museum of Art), University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 1963. 'Look for Beauty' includes models, plans, furniture, photographic murals and archival materials such as correspondence, exhibition photographs and catalogs. Slide shows document the social history of each institution. The interpretive component of the exhibition features wall texts, object labels and audio guides that can be accessed by cell phone or Museum-provided MP3 players.