The Galleries close at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, June 5.

Collection

Back to Art & Events

The Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection is the Museum’s permanent collection of two- and three-dimensional art. This international collection spans eight centuries, with strengths in works on paper and contemporary craft, and includes notable holdings by artists from Arkansas, the American South region, and across the United States.

Plan Your Visit

  • Elaine de Kooning (New York, New York, 1918 – 1989, Southampton, New York), Standing Bull, 1958, oil and acrylic on canvas, 78 1/4 x 108 1/4 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Gift of Robert Mallary. 1973.024.

  • Diego Rivera (Guanajuato, Mexico, 1886 – 1957, Mexico City, Mexico), Dos Mujeres (Two Women), 1914, oil on canvas, 77 3/4 x 63 1/2 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Gift of Abby Rockefeller Mauzé. 1955.010.

  • Wendell Castle (Emporia, Kansas, 1932 – 2018, Scottsville, New York), Table with Fruit and Books, 1978, stack-laminated and carved mahogany, 40 × 41 × 23 in. Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Purchase, Tabriz Fund and with a gift from John and Robyn Horn. 2016.015.

  • Thomas Hart Benton (Neosho, Missouri, 1889 – 1975, Kansas City, Missouri), Clay County Farm, 1971, oil on canvas, 32 x 22 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Bequest from the Estates of Louise and Fred Dierks. 2012.008.001.

  • Francesco Bassano II (Bassano del Grappa, Italy, 1549 – 1592, Venice, Italy), Adoration of the Shepherds, circa 1580, oil on canvas, 37 x 52 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Gift of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation. 1934.001.

  • Perle Fine (Boston, Massachusetts, 1905 – 1988, East Hampton, New York), Grand March Opening Theme, 1945, oil on canvas, 42 x 59 1/2 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Purchase. 2024.009.

  • George Romney (Beckside, Lancashire, England, 1734 – 1802, Kendal, Westmorland, England), Lady Willoughby de Broke, 1779 – 1781, oil on canvas, 50 x 40 1/4 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Gift of the Winthrop Rockefeller Charitable Trust. 2019.006.001.

  • Yih-Wen Kuo (Hsinchu, Taiwan, 1959 – ), Eternal Home Series, 2007, porcelain with blue glaze, 9 1/2 x 11 x 4 3/4 in. Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Gift of John and Robyn Horn. Photography by Edward C. Robison III. 2025.008.075.

  • Asher B. Durand (Maplewood, New Jersey, 1796 – 1886, Maplewood, New Jersey), Study for “June Shower,“ 1853, oil on canvas, 16 1/2 × 24 1/2 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Gift of Fred W. Allsopp. 1939.017.

  • James Hayward (San Francisco, California, 1943 – 2026, Moorpark, California), Athenian (Naples Yellow/Cerulean Blue/Phthalo Green/Mars Orange), 1989, oil and wax on canvas on four wood panels, 80 x 280 in. (Each: 80 x 70 in.), Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Gift of Martin Muller. 2025.031.069.a-d.

Diego Rivera (Guanajuato, Mexico, 1886 – 1957, Mexico City, Mexico), Dos Mujeres (Two Women) (detail), 1914, oil on canvas, 77 3/4 x 63 1/2 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Gift of Abby Rockefeller Mauzé. 1955.010.

Online Collection

Browse the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection online to search by artist, title, date, medium, and more.

View Now
Photo of a glass sculpture in the shape of a table covered in food and other objects on a white platform in an art gallery.

Beth Lipman (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1971 – ), Laid Table with Bird, Goblet, and Fruit, 2006 / 2023, glass, wood, paint, and adhesive, 34 x 54 x 33 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Purchase, Tabriz Fund, Memorial and Honorary Gift Fund. 2007.043.002.

Audio Tours

Learn more about the art on view in the galleries using audio tours available in the AMFA Mobile Guide.

Listen Now

FAQ

News

May 20, 2026

AMFA Unveils a Major Transformation of the Harriet and Warren Stephens Galleries

Download
March 4, 2026

AMFA Receives Gift of 119 Modern and Contemporary Works from Art Collector Martin Muller

Download
December 1, 2025

Stefanie Kirkland Named New Windgate Foundation Curator of Contemporary Craft at AMFA

Download
April 18, 2023

AMFA Announces Galleries Endowed and Named by Harriet and Warren Stephens

Download
October 18, 2022

President Bill Clinton Joins AMFA for Announcement of Opening Exhibitions and Artist Commissions

Download
  • May 20, 2026

    AMFA Unveils a Major Transformation of the Harriet and Warren Stephens Galleries

    Download
  • March 4, 2026

    AMFA Receives Gift of 119 Modern and Contemporary Works from Art Collector Martin Muller

    Download
  • December 1, 2025

    Stefanie Kirkland Named New Windgate Foundation Curator of Contemporary Craft at AMFA

    Download
  • April 18, 2023

    AMFA Announces Galleries Endowed and Named by Harriet and Warren Stephens

    Download
  • October 18, 2022

    President Bill Clinton Joins AMFA for Announcement of Opening Exhibitions and Artist Commissions

    Download

Sponsors

The Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts extends its gratitude to The Brown Foundation, Inc. of Houston, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and the Roy and Christine Sturgis Charitable and Educational Trust for grant awards supporting stewardship and conservation of the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection.

The permanent collection installation is supported in part by Terri and Chuck Erwin, with additional support by Jackye and Curtis Finch Jr.