Permanent Collection

Selections from the Permanent Collection 

The Lower Level Gallery of the Zoellner Arts Center exhibits selections from the university's permanent collection of over 9,000 objects on a rotating basis.  It is a work/study collection, thanks to the generosity of alumni and friends, representing a diverse range of art and design, history and chronology.  Paintings in the permanent collection include work by Gainsborough, Hobbema, Bonnard, Bellows and Courbet. Photographers Fenton, Cameron, Bourke-White and Brandt are represented, and prints include work by Sloan, Calder, Bearden, Oldenburg and Davies, among others. Outsider artists include Finster, Adkins, Kinney and Tolliver.  Works not on display may be viewed by appointment.

This portion of the website is a project of Amy Hussey, Art 275 Museum Studies

How were these works works selected?

The works on view were researched and chosen by Lehigh University students of Museum Studies and Art History, and the curatorial staff of Lehigh University Art Galleries (LUAG).

Each group of works represents a limited edition portfolio of photography and printmaking from the University's permanent collection, reflecting multiple aspects of 20th C. American Art.  Each portfolio represents a an aesthetic unti or conceptual essay, complete with title, introduction, notes on technical production, and table of contents.

In addition, oil and watercolor paintings and printmaking from members of the Ashcan School can be seen on the gallery's north wall.  Also known as The Eight, Ashcan artists depicted the sometimes gritty urban vitality of the era.

Viewers are invited to explore individual responses, using the gallery as a visual laboratory.

From Sep 16 2008 To Jul 17 2010 Artist as Catalyst Portfolio Click here for more information

From Sep 16 2008 To Jul 17 2010 The Ashcan School Click here for more information

From Sep 16 2008 To Jul 17 2010 Harold Edgerton Portfolio Click here for more information

From Sep 16 2008 To Jul 17 2010 Robert F. Heinecken Portfolio Click here for more information

From Sep 16 2008 To Jul 17 2010 Edward Ruscha Portfolio Click here for more information

From Oct 15 2008 To Jul 17 2010 Charles Burchfield Click here for more information