The Digital Reference Portal "Missouri Remembers: Artists in Missouri 1821 – 1951

FAIN: PW-269399-20

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (Kansas City, MO 64111-1818)
Amelia Nelson (Project Director: July 2019 to September 2023)

Development of an online dictionary of Missouri artists, profiling 500 artists who were active across the state between 1821 and 1951. The resource would be developed through a partnership among three leading archival repositories in Missouri and would debut in the state’s bicentennial year.

In commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the State of Missouri, The Spencer Art Reference Library of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in partnership with the Jannes Library of the Kansas City Art Institute and The Saint Louis Public Library will make descriptive information on Missouri artists discoverable online by launching the publicly accessible digital portal, "Missouri Remembers: Artists in Missouri 1821 – 1951." The online resource will enable users to explore iconic artists like Thomas Hart Benton and George Caleb Bingham and to discover lesser known artists, such as female artists and artists of color, who lived in or spent part of their careers within the State of Missouri from the state’s beginning in 1821 through 1951. To implement this initiative, project partners will mine their large collection of files on Missouri artists to create individual descriptive records on an initial 500 artists for the portal's launch.

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Missouri Remembers: Artists in Missouri through 1951 (Web Resource)
Title: Missouri Remembers: Artists in Missouri through 1951
Author: Amelia Nelson, Director, Library and Archives, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Author: Amanda Harlan, Digital Librarian, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Author: Lora Farrell, Catalog and Digital Services Librarian, Kansas City Art Institute
Author: John Knuteson, Research Intern, St. Louis Public Library
Author: Lencia Beltran, Research Intern, Kansas City Art Institute
Author: Kristina Impastato, Senior Subject Specialist, Fine Arts Department, St. Louis Public Library
Author: Adele Heagney, Subject Specialist, St. Louis Room, St. Louis Public Library
Author: Roberta Wagener, Specialist, Access Services, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Author: Elinore Noyes, Research Intern, Kansas City Art Institute
Author: Christain Hartman, Archives Assistant, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Author: Tracey Boswell, Senior Librarian, Reference and Cataloging, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Author: M.J. Poehler, Director of Library, Kansas City Art Institute
Abstract: "Missouri Remembers: Artists in Missouri through 1951" is a freely available resource that documents the careers of visual artists whose practice has shaped the artistic heritage of the state. This freely available portal connects researchers, art enthusiasts, and students to the artists, exhibitions, and institutions that have defined the state’s artists culture. Browse by city, medium, or time period to uncover generations of artists who called Missouri home.
Year: 2021
Primary URL: http://www.missouriartists.org
Primary URL Description: Missouri Remembers: Artists in Missouri through 1951
Secondary URL: https://doi.org/10.37764/5776
Secondary URL Description: Digital Object Identifier through Crossref

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