Description
The Zigler Art Museum’s facilities encompasses approximately 4,500 square feet (418 m2) of exhibition space.
The Ruth B. Zigler Memorial Wing - also called the Fine Arts Gallery, houses a collection of American and European masterpieces by such painters as Anthony Van Dyck, John Constable, George Inness, Rembrandt Van Rijn, Charles Sprague Pearce, Helen Turner, Albert Bierstadt, Camille Pissarro, Maurice de Vlaminck and Albrecht Dürer.
The Fred B. Zigler Memorial Wing - also called the Wildlife Gallery, houses realistic wildlife dioramas, John James Audubon prints and Double Elephant Folios. The wing also serves as rotating exhibition space.
The Front Gallery houses the Zigler collection of the work of William Tolliver, the largest private collection of the artist’s work which is permanently exhibited.
The Central & Sun Room Galleries house a continuing exhibit of Zigler collection of American artists, especially Louisiana artists, with examples by Clementine Hunter, Ellsworth Woodward, Will Ousley, Alexander Calder and Alexander Drysdale.
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