Reviving treasures by once-renowned siblings
Unusual backstory leads to new exhibition at UCI’s Langson IMCA
Unusual backstory leads to new exhibition at UCI’s Langson IMCA
Funding to provide support for construction, operation of state-of-the-art facility
UCI unveils exhibits, events to introduce California art showcase
Running an art museum was not something James Irvine Swinden ever imagined. When his mother, Joan Irvine Smith, began feverishly collecting California impressionist artwork in the early 1990s, Swinden was happily operating a 12-acre botanical garden on the island of Kauai. So when she asked him to help set up a museum to showcase the […]
Rarely seen Buck Collection, ‘greatest ever assembled,’ key to major UCI art center
An exquisite but long hidden collection of California art was given to UCI by the trust of Gerald Buck, a Newport Beach developer and art aficionado who passed away in 2013. Consisting of over 3,200 original works of art, the Buck Collection provides a uniquely comprehensive vision of art styles across many media. The Collection […]