NRHP: Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery
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Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery
NRHP Reference #: 13000676
NRHP Listing Date: 20130903
Location
12th & R St., Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska
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Summary
The Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery is located on the downtown campus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The Sheldon was designed and built for the express use as a museum of art and associated sculpture garden to house the more than 12,000 works of American Art and sculpture attained through the University of Nebraska Art collection as well as the collection of the Sheldon Art Association, formerly known as the Hayden Art Club, founded in 1888. The Sheldon is a work of master architect Philip Johnson and reflects the era of Modern architecture with New Formalism styling.
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