Welcome to the Stark Museum of Art

An extraordinary collection of art greets the visitor
to the Stark Museum of Art. The collection focuses
on the stunning land, the dramatic people and the
diverse wildlife of the American West.

The Stark Museum's holdings developed from the
collection of H. J. Lutcher Stark, who was fascinated
by the art of the American West. He developed a
major collection of paintings, sculpture and prints that
interpreted the West from nineteenth century frontier
artists to the twentieth century artistic colonies in
New Mexico. Lutcher Stark also evidenced an
appreciation for the works of Native American artists
in his collection of baskets, pottery, weavings
and other beautiful objects.