Richard and Carole Cocks Art Museum

Richard and Carole Cocks Art Museum

Former name	Miami University Art Museum
Location	Oxford, Ohio
Coordinates	39°30′03″N84°43′45″W / 39.500814°N 84.729144°W / 39.500814; -84.729144
Type	Art museum
Accreditation	American Alliance of Museums [1]
Director	John "Jack" Green
Website	miamioh.edu/cca/art-museum/

The Richard and Carole Cocks Art Museum (formerly Miami University Art Museum) is the art museum of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

Building

Completed in 1978, the museum was designed by architect Walter Netsch of the firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill based in Chicago. The building is located on three acres of park land and houses five galleries, containing around 16,000 artworks. ^[2]

History

The construction of the Richard and Carole Cocks Art Museum was funded by private contributions to Miami University's Goals for Enrichment capital campaign in the mid-1970s. A substantial gift for the building came as a bequest from Miami alumnus Fred C. Yager, class of 1914. Walter I. Farmer, class of 1935, and former Art Department faculty member Orpha B. Webster donated art collections which helped develop an early foundation for the museum. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

As of 2021, John "Jack" Green is the director and chief curator of the museum. ^[6]

References

1. "Find a Museum". ww2.aam-us.org. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
2. "Skidmore, Owings & Merrill". The Art Institute of Chicago. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
3. "Art Museum - Miami University". arts.muohio.edu. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
4. "Miami University". www.miami.muohio.edu. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
5. Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
6. McCabe, Ginny; Writer, Contributing. "Miami University Art Museum hires new director who has worked around the world". journal-news. Retrieved January 2, 2022.

External links

• Official site