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Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas

Note: the text in the square brackets ([...]) are a short form of references which have been used to deduce the corresponding information.
The meaning of the site and item attributes is explained in the glossary.

Site Id: 5.3.1
Rating: 1 star
Address: 600 Museum Way
Location: Bentonville, Arkansas 72712, USA
Lat/Lng: 36.38354, -94.20351
Tiffany 1910: Not listed
Duncan 1980: Not listed
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Tiffany 1893: Not listed
Tiffany 1886: Not listed
Completeness: High
Building status: Extant
Building date: 2011 [ORG]; 2022-2026 [ORG]
Architect: Safdie Architects [ORG]; Safdie Architects [ORG]
Comment: The Tiffany windows viewable by the public in the museum from 6 / 7 June 2026 [ORG]
Also of interest:

Site Items

5.3.1.1: Root Memorial Window: Mountain Landscape (1917) (Extant)
5.3.1.2: Arkansas States window (1931) (Extant)

Item 5.3.1.1

Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Root Memorial Window
Theme: Mountain Landscape [ORG]
Tiffany 1910: Not listed
Duncan 1980: Not listed
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature: TIFFANY STVDIOS / NEW YORK 1917 [PHOTO]
Other documentation: [PROC1916, FBH1916, PROC1917, OWH1917A]
Designer: attributed to Agnes Northrop [ORG]
Memorial details: Joseph Cullen Root, founder and first sovereign commander of Woodmen of the World (3 Dec 1844 - 24 Dec 1913) [PROC1916, FBH1916, PROC1917, OWH1917A, OWH1917B, OWH1931, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:
Date: Signature 1917 [SIGNATURE]
Exhibited Feb 1917 [PROC1917]
Installed in original site, ca. Jun 1917 [OWH1917A, OWH1917B]
Lancets: 1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:
Category: Landscape
Cost: $3000 [PROC1916]
History: Originally located in Woodmen of the World, Omaha, NE (SITE:28.2.3) [OWH1931, ASNG1931]
Moved to the William A. Fraser Memorial Chapel, San Antonio, TX (SITE:38.11.1), in 1931, which later became the Sunset Ridge Church of Christ [OWH1931, ASNG1931]
Removed from Sunset Ridge Church of Christ, 5 May 2025 [STAN2025]
Installed in Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in 2026 [CBMAA2025]
Restoration: Restored by Nzilani Glass Conservation before installation of the window in the museum [ORG]
Same as item: 28.2.3.1, 38.11.1.1

Item 5.3.1.2

Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name:
Theme: Arkansas States window [PHOTO]
Tiffany 1910: Not listed
Duncan 1980: Not listed
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation: [MET1967, DEDUCED]
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date: In place at original site when building dedicated 22 Nov 1931 [BT1931, CR1931, DEDUCED]
Lancets: 1 [PHOTO]
Inscription: SEAL OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS / REGNANT / POPULI / MERCY / JUSTICE // Arkansas [PHOTO]
Category: Ornamental
History: Originally located in the William A. Fraser Memorial Chapel, San Antonio, TX (SITE:38.11.1), in 1931, which later became the Sunset Ridge Church of Christ [OWH1931, ASNG1931]
Removed from Sunset Ridge Church of Christ, 5 May 2025 [STAN2025]
Installed in Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in 2026 [CBMAA2025]
Restoration: Restored by Stanton Studios before installation of the window in the museum [ORG]
Same as item: 38.11.1.4

References

ASNG1931: Amarillo Sunday News and Globe (19 Apr 1931, p. 44)
BT1931: The Brookshire Times (9 Oct 1931, p. 3)
CBMAA2025: Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art website (23 May 2025)
CR1931: Crosbyton Review (16 Oct 1931)
DEDUCED: Deduced from other information
DUNC1980: Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
FBH1916: French Broad Hustler (16 Nov 1916, p. 1)
FINDAGRAVE: Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information
MET1967: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, Tiffany Studios design watercolor (1967, Accession Number 67.654.465)
ORG: Organization
OWH1917A: Omaha World-Herald (5 Jun 1917, p. 14)
OWH1917B: Omaha World-Herald (15 Jun 1917, p. 11)
OWH1931: Omaha World-Herald (4 Feb 1931, p. 6)
PHOTO: Photo of item
PROC1916: Proceedings of the Sovereign Executive Council, Woodmen of the World (1916, p. 127, 428, 430, 432)
PROC1917: Proceedings of the Sovereign Executive Council, Woodmen of the World (1917, p. 27, 41-42, 150)
SIGNATURE: Signature on item
STAN2025: Bryant Stanton, Stanton Studios, personal communication (23 May 2025)
TIFF1886: Announcement in American Architect and Building News, Tiffany Glass Company (6 Feb 1886)
TIFF1893: Chicago Exposition booklet, Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company (1893)
TIFF1897: A List of Windows: And Extracts from Letters & Newspapers, Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company (1897)
TIFF1910: A Partial List of Tiffany Windows, Tiffany Studios (1910)

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