Springfield Art Museum<\/a>.<\/p>\nThe first show featured landscape painters who worked in the Barbizon Forest area of France.<\/p>\n
Watercolor USA exhibition<\/p>\n
One of the most popular shows started in 1962. That one featured watercolors.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey were kind of talking and saying, ‘ Oh, we keep bringing in shows from other places, but usually you pay a rental fee for that. And they thought, well, for the price we\u2019re paying, couldn\u2019t we do our own thing? And at the time, you know, watercolors were sort of considered maybe a more practice medium or an amateur medium, not as serious as oil painting. And they were like, well, here\u2019s something we could showcase. And so they came up with Watercolor USA, and it was almost immediately successful,\u201d said Sarah Buhr, Springfield Art Museum curator.<\/p>\n
Warhol theft remains unsolved<\/p>\n
The art museum made headlines for a different reason in 2016. That\u2019s when seven of the 10 Andy Warhol prints were swiped from the museum\u2019s permanent collection. They still haven\u2019t been found, and the FBI even included the missing Campbell Soup prints among its most wanted.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a big loss, and I\u2019m sure it still hurts. It does still hurt, yeah. It made the museum feel different overnight for those of us who work there. And then, of course, it is something that now we\u2019re known for in a more negative way. And also, it was just sad because those were really cool pieces that we were sharing with the public,\u201d Buhr said.<\/p>\n
The case remains open. Anyone with information about the stolen prints can call Springfield\u2019s FBI office at 417-882-3303.<\/p>\n
Meantime, the art museum posted these details about the book, “A History of the Springfield Art Museum retails for $29.95. Patrons may order by contacting the Museum\u2019s main number at 417-837-5700 to arrange payment and pickup or mailing.<\/p>\n
In addition to purchasing the book directly through the Museum, the public is invited to a special panel discussion and book signing led by Sarah Buhr and featuring Kaitlyn McConnell, Kate Baird, and Nick Nelson, on Saturday, August 29, 2026, at The Library Center\u2019s Hatch Auditorium at 3:30 PM. More details about the event will be announced soon.”<\/p>\n
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