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“Don’t be afraid to take the plunge and just buy something that you like and want to live with.” –René Paul Barilleaux, Chief Curator and Curator of Art After 1945, McNay Art Museum
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The McNay Art Museum’s building and grounds are often thought to be a work of art in and of themselves. In 1927, Mrs. McNay and her then-husband, Dr. Donald Taylor Atkinson, a renowned San Antonio ophthalmologist, began building the Spanish Colonial-Revival home on 23 acres in an area known as Sunset Hills.
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This oil painting by Diego Rivera was a prized piece in Mrs. McNay’s collection and one of her first major purchases.
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In recognition and support of The Nightmare Before Christmas, currently on exhibit in the Tobin Theatre Arts Gallery, the McNay Art Museum Library has mounted a small display of books for browsing at the foot of the spiral staircase.
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