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'''Telfair Museums''', in the historic district of [[Savannah, Georgia]], was the first public [[art museum]] in the [[Southern United States]]. Founded through the bequest of Mary Telfair (1791–1875), a prominent local citizen, and operated by the [[Georgia Historical Society]] until 1920, the museum opened in 1886 in the Telfair family’s renovated [[Regency style]] mansion, known as the [[Telfair Academy]].
'''Telfair Museums''', in the historic district of [[Savannah, Georgia]], was the first public [[art museum]] in the [[Southern United States]]. Founded through the bequest of [[Mary Telfair]] (1791–1875), a prominent local citizen, and operated by the [[Georgia Historical Society]] until 1920, the museum opened in 1886 in the Telfair family's renovated [[Regency style]] mansion, known as the [[Telfair Academy]].


Today, the museum encompasses an extensive collection of over 4,500 American and European paintings, sculptures, and works on paper, housed in three buildings: the [[Telfair Academy]] (formerly the Telfair family home); the [[Owens-Thomas House]], which are both National Historic Landmarks designed by British architect William Jay in the early nineteenth century; and the contemporary [[Jepson Center for the Arts]], designed by [[Moshe Safdie]] and completed in 2006.
The museum currently contains a collection of over 4,500 American and European paintings, sculptures, and works on paper, housed in three buildings: the 1818 [[Telfair Academy]] (formerly the Telfair family home); the 1816 [[Owens-Thomas House]] & Slave Quarters, which are both National Historic Landmarks designed by British architect [[William Jay (architect)|William Jay]] in the early nineteenth century; and the contemporary [[Jepson Center for the Arts]], designed by [[Moshe Safdie]] and completed in 2006.


==Buildings==
==Buildings==
Each of the museum’s three buildings represents an innovative expression of its time, and houses a collection corresponding to the era in which it was built.
Each of the museum's three buildings houses a collection corresponding to the era in which it was built.


=== Telfair Academy===
=== Telfair Academy===
{{main|Telfair Academy}}
The [[Telfair Academy]] contains two nineteenth-century period rooms, and it houses nineteenth- and twentieth-century American and European art from the museum’s permanent collection including paintings, works on paper, sculpture, and decorative arts.
The [[Telfair Academy]] contains two nineteenth-century period rooms, and it houses nineteenth- and twentieth-century American and European art from the museum's permanent collection including paintings, works on paper, sculpture, and decorative arts. The ''[[Bird Girl]]'' statue is currently on view in this building as part of the museum's "BEFORE MIDNIGHT: BONAVENTURE AND THE BIRD GIRL" exhibition.


===Owens-Thomas House===
===Owens-Thomas House & Slave Quarters===
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[[File:GA_Savannah_Owens-Thomas_House01.jpg|left|thumb|Owens-Thomas House in 2011]]
[[File:GA_Savannah_Owens-Thomas_House01.jpg|right|thumb|Owens-Thomas House in 2011]]
The [[Owens-Thomas House]] boasts a decorative arts collection composed primarily of Owens family furnishings, along with American and European objects dating from 1750-1830. Additionally the site includes intact urban slave quarters and a [[parterre]] garden.
The [[Owens–Thomas House|Owens-Thomas House & Slave Quarters]] contains a decorative arts collection composed primarily of Owens family furnishings, along with American and European objects dating from 1750 to 1830. Additionally the site includes intact urban slave quarters and a [[parterre]] garden.
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===Jepson Center===
===Jepson Center===
The [[Jepson Center for the Arts]] features contemporary art galleries of American Southern art, African American art, photography, and works-on-paper; two galleries for large traveling exhibitions; a community gallery; a children's gallery; and two outdoor sculpture terraces.
[[File:Jepson Center for the Arts lobby, Savannah, GA US.jpg|right|thumb|Lobby of the Jepson Center]]
The Jepson Center for the Arts features contemporary art galleries of American Southern art, African American art, photography, works-on-paper, two galleries for large traveling exhibitions, a community gallery, a children's gallery, and two outdoor sculpture terraces.


==External links==
==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline|Telfair Academy}}
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*{{commons category-inline|Telfair Museums|Telfair Museum of Art}}
*[http://www.telfair.org/ www.telfair.org] Official web site
*[http://www.telfair.org/ www.telfair.org] Official web site


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[[Category:Art museums in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Art museums and galleries in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Decorative arts museums in the United States]]
[[Category:Decorative arts museums in the United States]]
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[[Category:Art museums and galleries established in 1886]]
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[[Category:1886 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Plaster cast collections]]
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[[Category:Slave cabins and quarters in the United States]]

Latest revision as of 11:55, 25 January 2024

Telfair Museums
Telfair Academy in 2015
Map
LocationSavannah, Georgia
United States
TypeArt museum
Public transit accessChatham Area Transit
Websitewww.telfair.org

Telfair Museums, in the historic district of Savannah, Georgia, was the first public art museum in the Southern United States. Founded through the bequest of Mary Telfair (1791–1875), a prominent local citizen, and operated by the Georgia Historical Society until 1920, the museum opened in 1886 in the Telfair family's renovated Regency style mansion, known as the Telfair Academy.

The museum currently contains a collection of over 4,500 American and European paintings, sculptures, and works on paper, housed in three buildings: the 1818 Telfair Academy (formerly the Telfair family home); the 1816 Owens-Thomas House & Slave Quarters, which are both National Historic Landmarks designed by British architect William Jay in the early nineteenth century; and the contemporary Jepson Center for the Arts, designed by Moshe Safdie and completed in 2006.

Buildings

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Each of the museum's three buildings houses a collection corresponding to the era in which it was built.

Telfair Academy

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Main article: Telfair Academy

The Telfair Academy contains two nineteenth-century period rooms, and it houses nineteenth- and twentieth-century American and European art from the museum's permanent collection including paintings, works on paper, sculpture, and decorative arts. The Bird Girl statue is currently on view in this building as part of the museum's "BEFORE MIDNIGHT: BONAVENTURE AND THE BIRD GIRL" exhibition.

Owens-Thomas House & Slave Quarters

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Owens-Thomas House in 2011

The Owens-Thomas House & Slave Quarters contains a decorative arts collection composed primarily of Owens family furnishings, along with American and European objects dating from 1750 to 1830. Additionally the site includes intact urban slave quarters and a parterre garden.

Jepson Center

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Lobby of the Jepson Center

The Jepson Center for the Arts features contemporary art galleries of American Southern art, African American art, photography, works-on-paper, two galleries for large traveling exhibitions, a community gallery, a children's gallery, and two outdoor sculpture terraces.

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