…following quote taken from the The Arkansas Arts Center website. “The Arkansas Arts Center’s permanent collection boasts a number of renowned works including drawings, contemporary craft and special collections…The Arkansas Arts Center began its focus on collecting Drawings with the purchase in 1971 of drawings by Willem de Kooning, Morris Graves, and Andrew Wyeth. From this inspired beginning the AAC now has over 5,300 drawings. Museums have collected drawings for centuries, but drawing as a standalone art form dates from the late 1960s. Almost all artists make drawings so there is a universal connection to artists; drawings are typically more affordable than paintings…”

For more information visit the Arkansas Arts Center website link above.