Westmoreland Museum of American Art
The Westmoreland's main entrance
Greensburg, PA
724-837-1500
About the Westmoreland Museum of American Art
The Westmoreland Museum of American Art endeavors to enrich and educate the public, and to stimulate and inspire through its exhibitions and collections of art and toys from the late 18th century to the present, with an emphasis on Southwestern Pennsylvania art. The WMAA also nurtures current and future generations through educational programs, promotes the artists of the region, and strives to sustain a collaborative environment in which the arts are enjoyed, understood and can thrive.
The WMAA is located at 221 North Main Street, Greensburg, PA. Please call the Museum for hours and admission fees.
Note: A Google Book Search conducted May 13, 2008 located the following books published by the Museum. None featured Limited Preview. The catalogues are listed in reverse date order.
Born of Fire: the Valley of Work: Industrial Scenes of Southwestern ..., By Barbara L. Jones, Edward K. Muller, Joel Arthur Tarr. Published 2006 by Westmoreland Museum of American Art. 160 pages. ISBN:0931241316. Original from the University of Michigan. Digitized Nov 13, 2007. Google Books says:
Spirit of a Community: The Photographs of Charles "Teenie" Harris, By Charles A. Harris, Henry J. Simonds, Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Kenneth Love, Linda Benedict-Jones. Published 2001 by Westmoreland Museum of American Art. 52 pages. ISBN:0931241286. Google Books says:
Nature's Bounty: Still Life Painting in Southwestern Pennsylvania 1860-1910, By Judith H. O'Toole, Kevin T. O'Toole, Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Westmoreland Museum of American Art. Published 2001 by Westmoreland Museum of American Art. 48 pages. ISBN:0931241294
Gifford Beal: At the Water's Edge : Fishing Paintings from the 1920s and 1930s, By Gifford Beal, Jeffrey Wechsler, Kraushaar Galleries, Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Westmoreland Museum of Art, Kraushaar Galleries. Published 1999 by Westmoreland Museum of American Art. 16 pages
Southwestern Pennsylvania Painters, 1800-1945, edited by Paul A. Chew. Published 1983 by Westmoreland Museum of American Art. 178 pages. ISBN:0931241170
Book information courtesy of Google Books.
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