St. Norbert College Art Galleries and Collections, General Preservation Assessment for Art Collection

FAIN: PG-52197-14

St. Norbert College (De Pere, WI 54115-2099)
Shan Bryan-Hanson (Project Director: May 2013 to August 2015)

A general preservation assessment of the St. Norbert College Art Galleries and Collections. Its holdings of approximately 1,000 works of art include pieces by Ben Shahn, Alexander Calder, Claes Oldenburg, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, and Frederick Hart, as well as illuminated manuscripts from medieval France that represent the Norbertine heritage. The collection also houses sculpture, ceramics, textiles, and decorative objects.

The St. Norbert College Art Galleries and Collections serve to inspire, enhance and culturally enrich scholarship at St. Norbert College and within the greater community through the collection, preservation and exhibition of original art. The art collection supports humanities research by providing St. Norbert College students, as well as the general public, direct access to original art. It is comprised of approximately 950 objects, predominantly works on paper, painting and sculpture. A general preservation assessment of the art collection is an important next step in developing a strategy for maximizing accessibility to the art collection while also preserving it for future generations.