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Stop for a moment and think about words like freedom, opportunity, diversity. They are words that paint a picture in your mind - words that describe the American experience. But words can’t tell the whole story. So we invite you to come see the art that gives those words meaning. See how the American experience is brought to life through the inspired eyes of artists at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg. Located only 35 miles east of Pittsburgh, it’s the only museum of American art in western Pennsylvania.

Featuring paintings and sculptures by such celebrated American artists as Winslow Homer, Mary Cassatt and Louis Comfort Tiffany, the Westmoreland captures the American spirit in a way few museums do. Take a look around our site to learn more about the Westmoreland. There are many programs and events for you to discover the heritage of our nation and of the Southwestern Pennsylvania region. Thanks for visiting wmuseumaa.org! Stop by again soon, online or in person.
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Featured Exhibition
Painting in the United States: 1943-1949
Sunday June 29, 2008 - Sunday October 19, 2008



Organized by The Westmoreland, this exhibition reconstructs a sampling of the exhibitions of the same title organized by Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh (now Carnegie Museum of Art) from 1943 to 1949 and includes 48 paintings, of which 42 are the actual works that were selected for exhibitions over the seven-year period. These annual exhibitions of American painting replaced the Institute's annual Carnegie International while it was suspended due to World War II.

Support for this exhibition is provided by The Fine Foundation, The Heinz Endowments, The Henry L. Hillman Foundation, Laurel Highlands Visitors Bureau, Richard King Mellon Foundation, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Juliet Lea Hillman Simonds Foundation, Abbot W. Vose, Vose Galleries of Boston, Inc., and Barrie A. and Deedee Wigmore Foundation.

About the design:
The original catalog cover featuring the stylized "US" with eagle and paintbrush was designed by Robert L. Lepper (1906-1991), a member of the fine arts faculty of Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) for 45 years. A 1927 Carnegie Tech graduate, he initially designed the stylized red, white, and blue eagle for Directions in American Painting, the first of the exhibitions to replace the Carnegie International during the war years. Lepper subsequently revised his design for the catalog cover of the first Painting in the United States exhibition held in 1943. With minor modifications, the cover design remained the same through the final exhibition in 1949.

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Sunday August 24 : 6:00 PM
Painting America Through Song
Thursday September 11 : 7:00 PM
Small and Mighty
Friday September 12 : 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Changing World. Changing Styles.
Wednesday September 17 : 12:00 PM
Jack Levine: “Some things have to be said”
Saturday September 20 : 6:00PM - 9:00PM
Oktoberfest
Thursday October 2 : 7:00 PM
Time Tested Treasures
Saturday October 4 : 10:00AM - 4:00PM
Art in the Kitchen
Wednesday October 15 : 12:00 PM
Preserving Our Treasures
Thursday October 23 : 7:00 PM
Born of Fire: Songs of Steel and Industry
Thursday November 13 : 7:00 PM
Building a Transatlantic Bridge
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Thursday September 18 : 7:30PM
Scott Anderson and WQED Studio A Friends
Thursday October 16 : 7:30PM
The Collective Jazz Octet
Thursday November 20 : 7:30PM
Maureen Budway
Thursday December 18 : 7:30PM
Lisa Ferraro
Thursday January 15 : 7:30 PM
Ray Ryan New Orleans Riverside Band
Thursday February 19 : 7:30 PM
Tom DeGregory Jazz Ensemble
Thursday March 19 : 7:30PM
Harold Betters
Thursday April 16 : 7:30PM
Duquesne University Jazz Ensemble
Thursday May 21 : 7:30PM
Trio Bravo
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Richard M. Scaife makes half-a-million dollar gift to the Westmoreland Museum of American Art
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William D. Wade’s Waterfall Spirits opens June 29 at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art
06.13.08
Cave Canem Poets Read at Westmoreland Museum of American Art on June 26
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Westmoreland Museum of American Art Presents “Painting in the United States”
04.28.08
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Westmoreland Museum of American Art Purchases Significant Fraktur Collection
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Restored Ligonier home a supporting act to lotus and lily ponds
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Fraktur art of western Pennsylvania
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Exhibition of American art reverts to a time and place
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Art history, Pennsylvania style
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Westmoreland Museum of American Art plans expansion
04.19.08
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03.09.08
Sloan's New York morphs from intimate scenes to cityscapes
02.24.08
Not just watchers: Arts lovers yearn to be educated participants
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Region could do more to provide public art, some say
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Artists have captured evolving landscape during city's 250 years
02.10.08
'Seeing the City' offers in-depth view of N.Y.
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