SCAD Museum of Art

The SCAD Museum of Art was founded in 2002 as part of the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia, and originally was known as the Earle W. Newton Center for British American Studies. The museum's permanent collection of more than 4,500 pieces includes works of haute couture, drawings, painting, sculpture, photography, prints and more. The SCAD Museum of Art is a teaching museum, serving Savannah College of Art and Design students and as well as members of the community and other visitors. A focal point is the Walter O. Evans Center for African American Studies, a multidisciplinary center for the study, understanding and appreciation of African American. History The museum originally was housed in an 1856 Greek Revival structure, originally known as the Gray Building , which was once home to the headquarters of the Central of Georgia Railway . This National Historic Landmark is the only surviving antebellum railroad complex in the country. Established in 2002 as the Earle W. Newton Center for British American Studies (named after the gift of a major collection of British and American art from Newton in 2001), the museum was renamed the SCAD Museum of Art in 2006, recognizing its expanding collections. Further exterior renovations. Collections Walter O. Evans Collections of African American Art The Walter O. Evans Collection of African American Art is one of the most important collections of African American visual art dating from the 18th century to the present. The collection has been exhibited at many art museums around the country, including the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester in New York , the Columbia Museum of Art in South Carolina , the Detroit Institute of Arts in Michigan and the Tacoma Art Museum in Washington . In 2006, part of the collection was.