| 5/17/2007
The Frazier Museum to unveil Speed Museum Paintings
Beginning May 20th, 2007, The Frazier International History Museum will be displaying paintings on loan from the Speed Art Museum’s permanent collection. These paintings - six by Frederick Weygold (1870-1941) and one by Joseph Henry Sharp (1859-1953) - depict the changing lives of Native Americans in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The display is made possible through a partnership between Owsley Brown Frazier, the Speed Art Museum and the Frazier Museum.
This exhibition is a continuation of an ongoing relationship between the Speed and the Frazier International History Museum. It allows the Speed to display more of their holdings while it allows the Frazier to bring its members and visitors historically and culturally relevant works of art. Mr. Frazier commissioned the restoration of the paintings allowing for this new public exhibition to occur.
“I’m delighted to have assisted in the restoration of these wonderful works of art. The scenes depicted within the paintings fit perfectly within the context of our permanent collection. The paintings will help us to more completely tell the story of the American West and I am appreciative of The Speed for allowing us to display these paintings.”
- Mr. Owsley Brown Frazier, founder and Chairman of the Board of the Frazier International History Museum.
“The close partnership between the Speed Art Museum and the Frazier International History Museum takes many forms – exchange of information and expertise, collegial problem solving, joint programming, and loan of works of art. At present 10 paintings are on loan from the Speed to the Frazier.
Most recently, we have been pleased to place on long term loan 6 paintings by Frederick Weygold (1870-1941), an artist, ethnographer and museum educator who devoted his life to the study and understanding of Plains Indians. In addition, to complement these works, Joseph Henry Sharp’s (1859-1953) Iron Child, Sioux, will also be on exhibit.
We are very grateful to The Frazier for making possible the Weygold and Sharp paintings’ conservation and for putting them on display.” – Peter Morrin, Director of The Speed Museum.
After an initial display of the paintings within the Frazier Museum’s third floor north gallery they will take residence within the Museum’s permanent collection on the second floor.
The Frazier International History Museum
In collaboration with the Royal Armouries, The Frazier Museum covers 1,000 years of history. The priceless collection is housed in a 100,000 square foot, state-of-the-art museum in downtown Louisville’s historic Doerhoefer building. The Frazier brings history to life every day through live interpretations by costumed interpreters, multimedia presentations, educational programming and hands-on learning. The Frazier Museum is the only museum to have a partnership with the Royal Armouries, making it the only museum of its kind in the United States and the world. For more information about the Museum, please call
(502) 412-2280 or log on to www.fraziermuseum.org. The Speed Art Museum
A national leader in arts education, serving over 30,000 children each year, the Speed Art Museum has repeatedly been voted Kentucky’s best museum and is considered one of the top ten sites each Kentuckian should visit. The Speed honors its mission to bring great art to our communities through its distinguished collections and as the Commonwealth’s number one venue for international art exhibitions.
The Speed Art Museum is located at 2035 South Third Street in Louisville. Other features of the museum include a hands-on Art Learning Center for families, a café and gift shop. Gallery hours are Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; Thursday 10:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; Saturday 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; and Sunday 12:00 to 5:00 p.m. The museum is closed on Mondays. For general information, call (502) 634-2700 or visit www.speedmuseum.org
The Kentucky Arts Council, a state agency in the Commerce Cabinet, provides operational support funding for the Speed Art Museum with state tax dollars and federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.
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