Philbrook Art Museum by Richardphotos

Photography • Landscape • posted on Aug 24, 2007

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this is located in Tulsa,Okla. took it Wednesday thanks for viewing and any comments.I am way behind in viewing galleries but will try and catch up. I must read about the friend's list and get a grasp on it An Italian Renaissance villa, the Philbrook was designed in 1926 by Kansas City architect Edward Buehler Delk. Construction on the mansion was begun the same year by the John Long Company of Kansas City and completed in 1927. Originally called “Villa Philbrook”, the home featured 72 rooms on 23 acres (93,000 m²) of grounds. The expansive grounds contain elaborate gardens inspired by Villa Lante, an Italian country estate north of Rome designed by Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola in 1566. In 1938 the Villa Philbrook and surrounding gardens were given to the city of Tulsa by Waite Phillips in hopes that the estate would be used for art and cultural purposes. The immense house, with its spacious rooms, wide corridors and great halls, was a natural home for a museum and, due to its steel and concrete framework, minimal remodeling was required to transform the Villa into an art museum. In 1939 Villa Philbrook was opened to the public as The Philbrook Museum of Art.

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JeffG7BRJ

4:11PM | Sat, 25 August 2007

Fantastic shot, the building is a work of art in its own right I would say. Fantastic pov, that water feature really leads you up to the building itself. Love the symmetry of the garden. Just beautiful. Bravo!!!!!

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