Acquired Riches:
Highlights from the Hofstra University Museum Collection

Paul Gauguin, Portrait of a Woman, 1881-1882, Oil on canvas, Gift of Alexander Rittmaster, HU 64.169

While Hofstra University was established in 1935, the Hofstra University Museum's history began in 1963 with the establishment of the Emily Lowe Gallery.  From a permanent collection that began with random donations to the University, today the museum's collection houses approximately 5,000 works of art that span six continents and date from the pre-Columbian era to the contemporary. It is through the generosity of art donors, past and present, that this essential development of the collection has taken place.  This exhibition highlights the artists, genres, and cultures represented in the Hofstra University Museum collection while paying tribute to the significant contribution of our art donors who are composed of alumni, art collectors, artists, faculty, friends, trustees and others.

Acquired Riches: Highlights from the Hofstra University Museum Collection includes paintings by Karel Appel, Edwin Dickinson, Conrad Felixmüller, Paul Gauguin, George Grosz, Johan Barthold Jongkind, and Joan Mitchell; works on paper by Jean Charlot, Arthur Bowen Davies, James Rosenquist, and Georges Rouault; photographs by Donna Ferrato, Ralph Gibson, Danny Lyon, August Sander and Andy Warhol; and works of art from Africa, China, Japan, Mexico and Oceania.

Gallery Location and Hours Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus
Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday - Sunday, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.