The Dallas Museum of Art holds over 23,000 works spanning 5,000 years, and its permanent collection is free to visit. Here are the artists whose work is currently on view, and what to know before you go.
Quick Answers Before You Visit
Which artists have work on permanent display at the DMA?
Highlights on view include Jackson Pollock, Robert Rauschenberg, John Chamberlain, Edward Hopper, Georgia O’Keeffe, Andrew Wyeth, Childe Hassam, Gustave Courbet, and Rufino Tamayo. Mark di Suvero’s sculpture Ave stands in the sculpture garden.
Is the list complete?
No. The museum owns tens of thousands of works, and only a portion is shown at any time. Galleries are reinstalled from time to time, so the DMA’s online collection search (filter by “On View”) is the best way to check a specific artist before your trip.
Where can I see Impressionist paintings?
The Wendy and Emery Reves Collection gallery, home to many Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works, was reported closed for renovation. Some of those artists are shown in other galleries, but visitors have noted that no Monets were on view, so confirm before planning around them.
What is the Rufino Tamayo work?
El Hombre (1953) is a three-panel painting commissioned by the museum as part of its effort to build its Mexican and Latin American collection.
What is Courbet’s painting at the DMA?
Fox in the Snow (1860), an oil painting of a lone fox against a winter landscape, is one of the museum’s best-known European works.
Which contemporary artists are represented?
A recent collection exhibition, When You See Me: Visibility in Contemporary Art/History (2024-25), showcased new acquisitions by artists of color, women, and queer artists.
Are all highlights always on view?
Not always. For example, Brice Marden’s To Corfu (1976) appears on the museum’s highlights page but is marked as not currently on view.
Artists Mentioned
- Edward Hopper
- Georgia O’Keeffe
- Andrew Wyeth
- Jackson Pollock
- Robert Rauschenberg
- John Chamberlain
- Childe Hassam
- Gustave Courbet
- Rufino Tamayo
- Mark di Suvero
Related reading: Famous American Artists and the U.S. Museums Where You Can See Their Work
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Sources: Dallas Museum of Art, Wikipedia, Art & Object, Culture Type.
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