Albright-Knox Art Gallery

Albright-Knox Art Gallery

      museum in Buffalo, New York, U.S., that is noted for its collections of contemporary painting and sculpture, including American and European art of the 1950s, '60s, and '70s. Schools such as Abstract Expressionism, Pop (Pop art) and Op art, and minimalism are strongly represented. The gallery also has a permanent collection of art from many centuries, including paintings by French Impressionists (Impressionism) and Postimpressionists (Post-Impressionism) of the 19th century. Works by Pablo Picasso (Picasso, Pablo), Georges Braque (Braque, Georges), Henri Matisse (Matisse, Henri), Joan Miró (Miró, Joan), and others represent Cubist (Cubism), Surrealist (Surrealism), Constructivist (Constructivism), and other trends of the 1920s and '30s.

      Founded in 1862 as the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, the Albright Art Gallery began to operate in its own building in 1905. In 1962 the gallery opened a major addition, designed by Gordon Bunshaft (Bunshaft, Gordon) and donated by the Seymour H. Knox Foundation, and took the name Albright-Knox Art Gallery.

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