Institutional history
![Two women stand in front of a large abstract sculpture](https://kemper.qi-cms.com/website/media/w500/listing_cover/ettasteinberg-cover.jpg)
St. Louis and Arts Philanthropy at Midcentury: The Case of Etta E. Steinberg
Elizabeth Childs, January 2015
![The cover of the Fall 1981 Washington University Magazine. The title is written at the top of the cover and there is an Matisse still life underneath it.](https://kemper.qi-cms.com/website/media/w500/listing_cover/art museum centennial_fall 1981.png)
"Art Museum Centennial," Washington University Magazine, Fall 1981
![The cover of the Fall 1963 Washington University Magazine. The title is written at the bottom of the page and the entire cover is filled with an image of a gold Chima (Peruvian) mask on a grey background.](https://kemper.qi-cms.com/website/media/w500/listing_cover/the university collections_fall 1963.png)
"The University Collections," Washington University Magazine, Fall 1963
![The cover of Illustrated Checklist of the Collection. Paintings, Sculpture and Works on Paper. The title is printed at the top of the page in black ink.](https://kemper.qi-cms.com/website/media/w500/listing_cover/cover-bolas-100years.png)
Bolas, Gerald D., "One Hundred Years of the Washington University Art Collection," 1981
![The cover for the exhibition catalogue. The title is written at the top right of the cover.](https://kemper.qi-cms.com/website/media/w500/listing_cover/frederick hartt cover.png)
Butler, Karen K., "Frederick Hartt and American Abstraction in the 1950s: Building the Collection at Washington University in St. Louis. St. Louis," 2012
![The cover of the book Spotlights: Collected by the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum. The title is at the top of the cover with Spotlights on the top line and the subtitle on the bottom line. The bottom two thirds of the cover are an image of Fernand Leger's painting Les Belles Cyclistes.](https://kemper.qi-cms.com/website/media/w500/listing_cover/spotlights cover border.png)
Eckmann, Sabine, "Introduction; or, The (Re)Making of Art History," 2016
![The title page of the text. The full title "Halsey Cooley Ives, LL.D. 1847-1911: Founder of the St. Louis School of Fine Arts, First Director of the City Art Museum of St. Louis" is written in several lines.](https://kemper.qi-cms.com/website/media/w500/listing_cover/ives memorial association_halsey cooley ives_1915.png)
Ives Memorial Association, Halsey Cooley Ives, LL.D. 1847-1911, 1915
![The cover of the Bulletin of the Washington University Association. The title and University seal are printed in red and black ink on a brown background.](https://kemper.qi-cms.com/website/media/w500/listing_cover/ives, halsey c._the st. louis school and museum of fine arts_04.1908 (1).png)
Ives, Halsey C., "The St. Louis School and Museum of Fine Arts," April 1908
![The cover of the City Art Museum Bulletin from May 1947. At the top of the page in black text it says "Modern Art" and written directly below it is "Washington University Collection." The rest of the cover is an image of Picasso's Bottle of Suze.](https://kemper.qi-cms.com/website/media/w500/listing_cover/modern art in the washington university collection cover.png)
Janson, H. W., Modern Art in the Washington University Collection, March 1947
![Heading from the article "A Gala Week: The Museum of Fine Arts and the New Southern at St. Louis" from the Kansas City Times](https://kemper.qi-cms.com/website/media/w500/listing_cover/kansas city times_a gala week_1881.05.15.png)
Kansas City Times, "A Gala Week: The Museum of Fine Arts and the New Southern at St. Louis," May 15, 1881
![The cover of "Charles Parsons: Collection of Paintings." The title is written in gold foil at the top of the cover and "Washington University St. Louis Missouri" is written in black ink at the bottom of the cover.](https://kemper.qi-cms.com/website/media/w500/listing_cover/charles parsons cover.png)
Leven, Arline, Charles Parsons Collection of Paintings, 1977.
![Heading from the article "Current News of the Fine Arts" from the New York Times](https://kemper.qi-cms.com/website/media/w500/listing_cover/new york times_current news of the fine arts_1894.04.22.png)
New York Times, "Current News of the Fine Arts," April 22, 1894
![Photograph of the original Museum of Fine Arts building at Nineteenth and Locusts Streets. The picture is taken at a hard angle and shows the side and facade of the building. Three figures in skirts and hats are visible walking in front of the building.](https://kemper.qi-cms.com/website/media/w500/listing_cover/imc_23624_full.png)
Photograph of the original Museum of Fine Arts building at Nineteenth and Locust Streets
![The cover of the Fall 1981 Washington University Magazine. The title is written at the top of the cover and there is an Matisse still life underneath it.](https://kemper.qi-cms.com/website/media/w500/listing_cover/art museum centennial_fall 1981.png)
Sherwood, Dolly, "My Dearest Mr. Crow," Washington University Magazine, Fall 1981
![Heading for the article "A Grand Gift: Mr. Wayman Crow Formally Dedicates the Museum of Fine Arts" from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat](https://kemper.qi-cms.com/website/media/w500/listing_cover/st. louis globe-democrat_a grand gift_1881.05.11-1.png)
St Louis Globe-Democrat, "A Grand Gift: Mr. Wayman Crow Formally Dedicates the Museum of Fine Arts," May 11, 1881
![Heading from the article "Educational: Washington University" from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat](https://kemper.qi-cms.com/website/media/w500/listing_cover/st. louis globe-democrat_educational washington university_1879.06.13-1.png)
St. Louis Globe Democrat, "Washington University," June 13, 1879
![Heading from the article "Art Notes" from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat](https://kemper.qi-cms.com/website/media/w500/listing_cover/st. louis globe-democrat_art notes_1881.03.06-1.png)
St. Louis Globe-Democrat, "Art Notes," March 6, 1881
![st. louis globe-democrat_the school of fine arts_1881.05.08](https://kemper.qi-cms.com/website/media/w500/listing_cover/st. louis globe-democrat_the school of fine arts_1881.05.08.png)
St. Louis Globe-Democrat, "The School of Fine Arts: Closing of the Regular Session-Prof. Halsey C. Ives Makes an Address to the Pupils," May 8, 1881
![The heading for the article "Washington University: Its Art Department, Museum of FIne Arts, and Manual Training School" from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat](https://kemper.qi-cms.com/website/media/w500/listing_cover/st. louis globe-democrat_washington university its art department_1879.06.20.png)
St. Louis Globe-Democrat, "Washington University: Its Art Department, Museum of Fine Arts and Manual Training School," June 21, 1879
![The exhibition advertisement for the Museum of Fine Arts from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat](https://kemper.qi-cms.com/website/media/w500/listing_cover/st. louis globe-democrat_exhibition advertisement_1881.05.30.png)
St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Exhibition advertisement, May 30, 1881
![The beginning of the article "Washington University: The Crow Art Building and the New Manual Training School" from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch](https://kemper.qi-cms.com/website/media/w500/listing_cover/st. louis post-dispatch_washington university the crow art building_1880.07.31 copy.png)
St. Louis Post Dispatch, "Washington University: The Crow Art Building and the New Manual Training School," July 31, 1880
![The heading for the article "Wayman Crow's Generous Gift to the City of St. Louis" from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch](https://kemper.qi-cms.com/website/media/w500/listing_cover/st louis post-dispatch_museum of fine arts_1881.05.07.png)
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "Museum of Fine Arts: Wayman Crow's Generous Gift to the City of St. Louis," May 7, 1881
![The first few sentences of the article "Prof. Ives' Return" from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch](https://kemper.qi-cms.com/website/media/w500/listing_cover/st. louis post-dispatch_prof ives return_1885.09.26.png)
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "Prof. Ives' Return," September 26, 1885
![The header text for the article "The City's Growth: The Progress of Building in St. Louis" in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch](https://kemper.qi-cms.com/website/media/w500/listing_cover/st. louis post-dispatch_the citys growth_1879.08.20.png)
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "The City's Growth: The Progress of Building in St. Louis," August 20, 1879