Spanish Art in the US

Spanish art started being collected by North Americans as a private initiative and was later followed by museums. The initial interest in Spanish art from the Golden Age was later extended to more recent periods in time. During this process, Spanish art went from being perceived as something eccentric in the history of art to being placed at the very center of the canon within the context of modernity. Nowadays, Spanish art has a country-wide presence that goes from coast to coast.
María Dolores Jiménez-Blanco, “Spanish Art in the United States” by in Illustrating Spain in the US (2022).

Spanish Art in the US aims to map the most relevant Spanish art pieces across the country and highlight the work of museums and institutions in the U.S. with Spanish art in their collections.

Please note that this is a work in progress, with new museums being added regularly. View the latest updates.

Hispanic Society Museum and Library

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The Hispanic Society of America was founded in 1904 by Archer Milton Huntington to establish a free, public museum and reference library for the study of the art and culture of Spain, Portugal, Latin America, and the Philippines. With more than 900 paintings and 6000 watercolors and drawings, The Hispanic Society offers a comprehensive survey of Spanish painting and drawing, including masterworks by El Greco, Velázquez, Goya, and Sorolla. It also features decorative arts, sculpture from the 1st millennium B.C. to the early 20th century, 15000 prints, and 175000 photographs documenting the art, culture, and customs of Spain and Latin America. The Library offers over 300000 books and periodicals, including 15000 volumes printed before 1701, and over 250000 manuscripts, letters, and documents dating from the 11th century to the present.

Spanish artists include Alonso Cano, Anonymous / Unknown, Antonio Moro, Diego Velázquez, El Greco, Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz, Francisco de Zurbarán, Francisco Dionisio de Ribas, Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, Hermenegildo Anglada Camarasa, Ignacio Zuloaga y Zabaleta, Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, Juan Carreño de Miranda, Juan Vespucci, Luis de Morales, Luisa Roldán (La Roldana), Mariano Benlliure y Gil, Mariano Fortuny, Ramón Casas, Santiago Rusiñol and Sebastián Muñoz.

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