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The 1935 Wichita Art Museum and the original architectural setting of its sculptural programme.

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Wichita

Wichita Art Museum · 1935

Opened in 1935 as an Art Deco building designed by Clarence Stein, the Wichita Art Museum was enlarged in 1963 and again in the 1970s. The original building was incorporated into later construction, making its original sculptural setting difficult to read today.

When the value of art goes unrecognized, it becomes rubble.

Gregory Paul Harm, 2026

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Wichita Art Museum · 1935

Wichita

Source: Architecture Magazine, November 1935

Wichita Art Museum exterior, Wichita Art Museum · 1935
Wichita Art Museum exterior
“A New Craftsmanship in Kansas,” Architecture, November 1935, Wichita Art Museum · 1935
“A New Craftsmanship in Kansas,” Architecture, November 1935
Architectural details, Architecture, November 1935, Wichita Art Museum · 1935
Architectural details, Architecture, November 1935
Museum entrance, Architecture, November 1935, Wichita Art Museum · 1935
Museum entrance, Architecture, November 1935
Sculptural panels, Architecture, November 1935, Wichita Art Museum · 1935
Sculptural panels, Architecture, November 1935
Doorway details, Architecture, November 1935, Wichita Art Museum · 1935
Doorway details, Architecture, November 1935
Architectural grilles, Architecture, November 1935, Wichita Art Museum · 1935
Architectural grilles, Architecture, November 1935
Cropped detail of the Indian terrace wall, Wichita Art Museum · 1935
Cropped detail of the Indian terrace wall
Indian terrace wall detail, Wichita Art Museum · 1935
Indian terrace wall detail
Indian doorway, right side, Wichita Art Museum · 1935
Indian doorway, right side
Indian doorway, left side, Wichita Art Museum · 1935
Indian doorway, left side
Indian panel 1, Wichita Art Museum · 1935
Indian panel 1
Indian panel 3, Wichita Art Museum · 1935
Indian panel 3
Indian panel 4, Wichita Art Museum · 1935
Indian panel 4
Indian panel 5, Wichita Art Museum · 1935
Indian panel 5
Sculptural panels, Architecture, November 1935, Wichita Art Museum · 1935
Sculptural panels, Architecture, November 1935
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