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Beecher Court

Dec 29, 2023 | Collection

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Beecher Court

A view of Beecher Court from the upper level.

About The Art

     The Beecher Court was dedicated in 1987. It is an elegant light-filled multi-use space, suitable for hosting dinners, concerts, lectures, and more. The lower level of the court showcases work by three generations of the Wyeth family, as well as marine paintings by Frederick Waugh, Joseph Boston, Soren Carlsen, and others. Contemporary artists represented on this level include George Dombek, Teo Nguyen, and Fred Staloff.

     The upper level presents selected pieces from the Butler’s large collection of abstract art. Robert Rauschenberg, Helen Frankenthaler, Jules Olitski, and Norman Bluhm are among the artists whose work is displayed. This level also includes work by such realist painters as Audrey Flack, Gary Erbe, Max Ginsburg, and John Koch.

LOCATION: Fred and Janette Staloff Gallery, Burger Gallery, Sidney Moyer Sculpture Area, Cynthia R. DeBartolo Gallery, Lipscher Gallery of American Scene Painting, Lloyd Gallery, first floor, Bacon Gallery, Crandall Gallery, Waldman Gallery, second floor

Selected Works

A man sits in front a piano while listening to woman across the room who is pointing towards him and reading aloud from a book.

Music (Mrs. John Koch and Abbey Simon)

John Koch

The interior of a home with many windows showing trees with red, yellow, and orange leaves.

Autumn Reverie

Alice Dalton Brown

Clouds in the sky slightly obscures the moon over a large calm body of water.

The Silver Moonlight

Joseph H. Boston

A man's face with 3 colored roses to his left is above a background of crashing waves and clouds.

Baba

Audrey Flack

Rocky shores with waves crashing against them. Large misty cliffs are in the background.

Lands End, Cornwall

William Trost Richards

Large sailing ships are seen on the ocean's horizon as the sun sets.

From Sail to Steam

James Hamilton

A rocky shore with cliffs in the background. Waves crashing against the shore.

Breakers at Floodtide

Frederick Judd Waugh

Two snow covered buildings next to a body of water. Wooden docks are seen in the background.

Bridge at Cos Cob

Birge (Lovell Birge) Harrison

A rocky coast line with waves crashing against the rocks.

The Surf

Emil Carlsen

A green hill with a large tree growing at its top with a large bush beside it.

From Hill to Hill

Benjamin Foster

A forest blanketed in snow. Most of the trees are bare but some tress still have a few leaves.

Vermont Woods in Winter

Harry Franklin Waltman

Park benches in a city are shown with a family of a man, woman, and boy. Another park bench shows another family with a man, woman , and little girl. The final park bench has one woman sitting on it while she is reading the newspaper.

Park Bench ’04

Max Ginsburg

A small creek runs through field of flowers and tall grass.

Willow Run

Thomas McNickle

An old man and old woman sit side by side in a room. Behind them are large flower curtains. The old woman has a large needlepoint on her lap with the same design as the curtain behind them.

Ruth and Cecil Him

James Valerio

Painting of a black woman with short dark hair. She is wearing a black bubble sleeved top with a large ruffle detail along the collar. She has on a blue-grey calf-length skirt with a ruffled hem that ties at the waist. She is wearing black gladiator style sandals that go just above the ankle. She is carrying an army green slouchy bag by her left side, close to the ground as though it is heavy. Her body language gives a feeling of being unimpressed or annoyed, as her shoulders are slouched and her left hip is popped to the side.

Maggy

Harvey Dinnerstein

A man stands wearing black and red robes as he holds a skull in one hand and a scythe in the other. He is surrounded by lit black candles.

The Devil’s Valentine: Self-Portrait

Kevin Llewellyn

Green squares lined up next to each other. The edges and borders of the piece is dark.

“Lumina” Emerald

Julian Stanczak

Wood carved statue of a bad eagle perched on rocks.

Eagle

Unknown

Abstract painting with streaks of red and blue set on a white and gray background.

Untitled

Joan Mitchell

A statue of a black feathered eagle perched a top branches. It's wings are stretched mid flap as it's beak is open and it's head is pointed down/

Building for the Future

Chester Fields

A large rose bush growing vertically is centered in the piece. In the background are other buses and a boy and girl.

American Pillar (Pillar Rose)

Roger Brown

Two men in suits are seated as two other men stand with guns pointed towards the seated men. A woman in a violet coat watches from the background.

To Have and Have Not

Arsen Roje

A small shack in the middle of a colorful forest.

El Sol Asombra

Rafael Ferrer

An abstract painting using different colors and square patterns. Shades of orange transition to violet across the canvas.

Seize the Day

Robert Natkin

An older woman sits contemplatively in a red lined chair as she stares in the direction of the viewer. She is wearing a flower blouse.

Portrait of Mrs. Florence Beecher

Philip Pearlstein

*Please note that the artworks in the permanent collection on display may undergo periodic changes and rotations. We suggest that if you’re traveling to the museum to view a specific piece of artwork, call us ahead of time to confirm it is currently on display (330-743-1107 ext. 1108)