The museum doesn't look like much from the street. It's very close to downtown though.

After a day at the San Antonio River Walk, we'll walk some more, around the San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA). The museum is split by a high-ceilinged lobby into West and East towers. We'll start at the top of the West tower, 4 floors of non-antiquity art served by a glass elevator.

Andy Warhol Athletes Series, 1978 (Top, L-R) Pelé, Chris Evert, Dorothy Hamill, Jack Nichlaus, Muhammad Ali (Bottom, L-R) Kareem Abdul-Jabar, Tom Seaver, O.J. Simpson, Rod Gilbert, Willie Shoemaker

Andy Warhol Richard Weisman, 1986 He commissioned the work in 1977. They were stolen from his collection in 2009 and shortly after he cancelled his insurance claim on them. The case is still unsolved.

Chuck Close Obama 2012 (II), 2012

 

Irish Silver from a Texas Collection

Halstaff & Hannaford, London Desk Set, 19th century

ca 1755

ca 1755

1600-1800

 

European Art

Gustave Courbet The LakeNear Saint-Point , , 1872 ? Leda, ? William Adolphe Bouguereau Admiration, 1897

Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Louis Morel The Flute Player (Joueur de Fluteau), ca 1918, cast later

Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Richard Guino Clock Project - Triumph of Love, ca 1914, cast later

Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Louis Morel Dancer with Tambourine (Danseus au Tamourin), ca 1918, cast later

Vincenzo Dandini St. Mark the Evangelist, 1640s

 

Contemporary Art

John Battenburg Morning Patrol, ca 1966 On the roof, through a hole in reflective film in a locked door.		descending to the gallery (L) Jack Goldstein , Untitled, 1987 (R) Alberto Mijangos , Surrounded by Sound, 1988		Deborah Remington Omina, 1978		Richard Diebenkorn Ocean Park No. 53, 1972		Helen Frankenthaler Eden Revisited, 1967-76		Frank Stella Double Scramble, 1968 Donald Lipski F.I.S.H. No. 2, 2009 An exhibition/"spare" for a 25-fish install- ation below I-35_TX in San Antonio.
Hans Hoffman Liberation, 1947		Raul Castellanos Post-Apocalyptic Fury of Alcoholism and Consumerism, An Altar of Martyrdom, Rebirth, and Process-Based Art, 2012		Susan Budge Gold Horns, 2008		Henry Stein Shifting Boundaries, Shanghai, 2002		James Surls The Eyes Have It, 1974		above the lobby James Surls Dragon Lady, 1975

 

Art of Oceania				Figural Dance Staff New Hebrides, Melanesia early 20th century				Basketry Figure of a Wild Pig New Guinea early 20th century
Islamic Art		Brazier, Syria, early 20th century		Door, Iran, 19th century		Iranian pottery and enamel (T) Pistol, 18th century, Albania (B) Shoulder Arm, Turkey, 17th century		Helmet, Indo-Iranian, 18th century		Tile Panel with Birds, Iranian, 19th century

 

Asian Art - China

Civil official, China, Tang dynasty, 618-906		Sui and Tang Dynasty: Tomb Guardians Horse, China, Tang dynasty, 618-908		(L) Earth spirit, or qitou, China, Tang dynasty, 618-906 (R) Guardian, China, Tang synasty, 618-906		Granary jar, China, Western Jin dynasty, 265-316		Money Tree		Watchtower, China, Eastern Han dynasty, 25-220 AD
		Watchtower, China, Eastern Han dynasty, 25-220 AD		Watchtower, China, Eastern Han dynasty, 25-220 AD		Pair of Vases Decorated with Famous Sites of Jianxi Province, China, Qing dynasty, Daoguang period (1920-1850)				(T) Pair of massive moon flasks with phoenix and peonies, China, Qing dynasty, 18th-early 19th century (B) Pair of vases with scrolling lotus, China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795)
Jar, China, Yuan dynasty, 1279-1368		China, mostly Song dynasty, 960-1127		Tomb Guardian, China, Liao dynasty (907-1125)		Vessel in the shape of an Archasistic pou, China, Qing dyansty, Qianlong period, 1735-1796		China (L) Jar Decorated with Birds and Flowers, Ming dyansty, 1368-1644 (C) Censer in the Shape of an Archaistic ding, Late Ming dynasty, 17th century (R) Vessel in the Shape of an Archaistic gu, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, 1735-1796		Vessel in the shape of an archaic bronze vessel, or zun, China, Ming dyansty, 16th-17th century
Pair of Vases Decorated with Cranes and Lotuses, China, Qing dynasty, 19th century		Pair of Pilgrim Flasks, China, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century		Set of vases, China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, 1735-1796		(L) Vase in form of archaic bronze vessel, or hu, China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, 1735-1796 (R) Based on Islamic metalwork prototypes, first produced during the 14th and 15th centuries.				Pair of urns, China, Song/Yuan dynasty, 13th-14th century
Censer, China, Ming dynasty, 16th-17th century This flamboyant tripod vessel with its plastic modeled vegetation and dragons was probably made as part of a five-piece altar set for a Buddhist or Daoist temple, from the Yuan into the late Ming dynasty.
				Seated Figure of Buddha, China, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century		Guanyin Bodhisattva, China, Song-Yuan dynasty, mid-13th century		Model of a Buddhist Pagoda, China, Liao dynasty (907-1125)		Wenshu, or Bodhisattva of Wisdom seated on a lion, China, Ming dynasty, dated to 1476

 

Asian Art - Central Asia

Scenes of the life of Buddha, Pakistan or Eastern Afghanistan, 2nd-3rd century Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future, Pakistan or Eastern Afghanistan, ca 3rd century		Surya, or the sun god, India, 10th-11th century		Shiva, India, Rajasthan, 11th-12th century		Chakra, symbol of destruction, India, 16th century		Vishnu stele, India, 11th-12th century		Seated Buddha, India, 10th century
Tibet
Lama Phuntsho Sherab, Tibet, late 17th - early 18th century		Surya shrine, Nepal, 15th century		Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future, 17th century		Crowned Buddha, Sino-Tibetan, 15th-16th century		Buddhist sutra (text) cover, Tibet, 15th-16th century		from UL to LR: = Ugyan Lingpa, Tibet, 16 century = Manjushri, Bodhisattva of Wisdom, Tibet, 15th-17th century = Lobsang Gyatsho (1617-1682): The Fifth Dalai Lama, Tibet, 17th-18th century = Stupa model, chorten, Tibet, 14th century = Gau (travelling shrine), Tibet, 19th century = Gau (travelling shrine), Tibet, 19th century
Medicine Buddha Sand Mandala Tibetan, Made in San Antonio by Drepung Loseling Monks of Karnatakam South India in July 2001. SAMA is one of four museums in the US to display a sand mandala, and SAMA is the only one to have a Tibetan Medicine Buddha mandala.		Portrait of Je Tsong Khapa, Tibet, 17th century		Amitayus Buddha Thangka, Tibet, late 18th century		Vajrapani, Tibet, late 12th-13th century		Buddha Amitabha in Western Paradise, Tibet, ca 1700		Vaishravana, Tibet?, ca 1700
Southeast Asia   Tigers and Magpies, Korea, late 19th - early 20th century 8 panels humorously depicting a tiger's reactions to a tormenting magpie.		Buddha of Flaming Abundant Brightness with Buddhas, Celestial Officials, and Attendants, Korea, early 19th century		Shakyamuni Buddha, Myanmar, late 18th-19th century		Two Bodhisattvas, Vietnam, late 18th-19th century		Shakymuni Buddha sheltered by Muchalinda, Thailand, 12th-13th century		Censer, Vietnam, 16th century

 

Art of the Ancient Mediterranean World

Ancient Egypt

Coffin panel showing the goddess Isis, Egypt, Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 BC		Relief fragment, Egypt, Ptolemaic Period, reign of Ptolemy II, 285-246 BC Relief fragments depicting boats in a march, Egypt, Old (2686-2181 BC) or Middle (2055-1650 BC) Kingdom		A lioness-headed goddess, Egypt, Late Period, 664-332 BC		Recumbent Hippopotamus, Fish Amulet, Crocodile, Boatmen				left to right: = Corner block of the official "Qar", Egypt, ca 2345-2181 BC = Architrave of Senwy-Wen and Sat-Merit, Egypt, ca 2494-2181 BC = False door of the official "Nefri", Egypt, ca 2494-2345 BC = Door jamb of the official "Tchetchu", Egypt, ca 2494-2181 BC
Funerary Art   Coffin, Egypt, First Intermediary Period, Dynasty 9-10, ca 2160-2025 BC		Coffin of Na-Menkh-Amen, Egypt, Third Intermediary Period, Dynasty 25, ca 747-656 BC		Sekhmet, Egypt, New Kingdom, Dyansty 18, reign of Amenhotep III, ca 1390-1352 BC				Standing statue of Nehebut-Kai, Egypt, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, ca 2613-2494 BC		Bust of a woman, Egypt, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, ca 2613-2494 BC
Two relief sculptures from a funerary monument, Egypt		Seated statue of an official, Egypt, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6-8, ca 2345-2160 BC		Funerary stela for Imenhotepu and his wife, Bebi, Egypt, Second Intermediate Period, Dynasty 17, ca 1580-1550 BC		Mentu-Em-Hat, Egypt, Late Period, Dynasty 26, ca 660-650 BC		Funerary stela of Neb-Re, Egypt, New Kingdom, Ramesside Period, Dynasty 19-20, ca 1295-1069 BC		Fragment of a Book of the Dead, Egypt, New Kingdon, Dynasty 18-20, ca 15??-???? BC
Mummy case of Nes-Khonsu-Pa-Khered, Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21-25, ca 1069-644 BC				Funerary stela. Egypt, Roman Period, ca AD 100-250		Funerary stela, Egypt, Coptic, 5th-7th century AD

 

Eastern Mediterranean Glass

Toilet vessels: Mold-blown flagon, Eastern Mediterranean, 2nd-4th century AD		Miniature "Amphora Amulets", Eastern Mediterranean, 2nd-4th century AD Core-formed amphoriskoi, Eastern Mediterranean, late 6th-early 4th century BC				(L) Four-compartment cosmetic tube, Eastern Mediterranean, 4th-5th century AD (R) Free-blown double cosmetic tubes, Eastern Mediterranean, 3rd-4th century AD		Core-formed amphoriskos, Eastern Mediterranean, late 6th-early 4th century BC		Free-blown bottles with spiral thread decoration, Eastern Mediterranean, 1st-2nd century AD
		Mold-blown bottles, amphora, beaker, flasks (T) Flask, Syro-Palestinian, Late Roman or Byzantine, 6th century AD (B) Core-formed cosmetic containers, Eastern Mediterranean, 5th-7th century AD		Balsamaria, Eastern Mediterranean, 6th-8th century AD		Free-blown jug, Eastern Mediterranean, 1st-3rd century AD

 

Ancient Greece

The Trojan War (L) Red-figure plate, Greek (South Italian, Apulian), ca 320-310 BC (R) Black-figure cup, Greek (Attic), ca 500 BC		Black-figure column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), Greek (Attic), ca 530-520 BC		Red-figure bell-krater, Greek (Attic), ca 380 BC		Red-figure calyx-krater, Greek (Attic), 4th century BC		Chalkidian black-figure amphora (jar), Greek (South Italian), ca 550-540 BC		Black-figure neck-amphora, Greek (Attic), ca 510-500 BC
Black-figure neck-amphora, Greek (Attic) or Italic, ca 550-525 BC		Herakles (Hercules)				Black-figure neck-amphora, Greek (Attic), ca 525-515 BC				Black-figure cup, Greek (Attic), ca 565-560 BC
Red-figure column-krater, Greek (Attic), ca 490-480 BC		Black-figure neck-amphora, Greek (Attic) mid-6th century BC		Red-figure oinochoe (pitcher), Greek (Attic), ca 490-480 BC		Black-figure amphora, Greek (Attic), ca 540 BC				Red-figure lebes gamikos (marriage vessel), Greek (South Italian, Paestan), ca 340-330 BC
Red-figure lebes gamikos (marriage vessel), Greek (South Italian, Paestan), ca 320-310 BC		Greek Funerary Sculpture (L) Red-figure stemless cup, Greek (South Italian, Paestan), mid-4th century BC (R) Red-figure cup Greek (South Italian, Paestan), ca 350 BC		Red-figure amphora, Greek (South Italian, Apulian), ca 330-320 BC		Black-figure eye-cup, Greek (Attic), ca 520-510 BC		(L) Red-figure hydria (water jar), Greek (Attic), ca 450 BC (R) Red-figure column-krater, Greek (Attic), ca 450-440 BC
Red-figure neck-amphora with twisted handles, Greek (South Italian, Paestan), ca 340-330 BC		Larnax (coffin), Minoan (Late Minoan III), ca 1300 BC		Coins of the Ptolemies		Wreath of oak leaves and acorns, Greek (Late Classical or Hellenistic period)

 

Ancient Rome

The Lansdowne Marcus Aurelius, Roman, AD 140-150		Lid from a Sarcophagus, Etruscan, 3rd century BC		Statue of a woman, Probably from Etruria or Latium, 4th-3rd century BC		Cremation urn, Etruscan, 2nd century BC		Statue of Cupid and Psyche, Roman (Hadrianic), AD 117-138		Garland sarcophagus (coffin), Roman, AD 130-150 Sarcophagus, Roman (probably from Tyre), 2nd-3rd century AD
Statue of Athena, Roman, 1st century AD		The Lansdowne Trajan, Roman, head: AD 98-117; torso: 1st-2nd century AD		(L) Statue of Pan, Roman, 1st-2nd century AD (R) Statuette of the hanging Marayas, Roman, 1st century AD		Statue of Cybele, Roman, 1st-2nd century AD		Portrait of a woman, Roman (Trajanic period), early 2nd century AD		Portrait of Hadrian, Roman, AD 117-138
Portrait of Antinous, Roman, AD 130-138		Portrait of a man wearing a himation, Roman, late 2nd-5th century AD		Cinerary urn of Lepidia, Roman, AD 100-125		Funerary relief for three former slaves, Roman, Augustan period, late 1st century BC–early 1st century AD		coinage		Statue of the sleeping Ariadne, Roman, 2nd century AD Floor mosaic: Battle of the Lapiths and Centaurs, Roman, 3rd-4th century AD
Set of strigils, Roman, 1st-3rd century AD   After bathing, the Romans rubbed themselves with oil and then used a scraping tool called a strigil, a set carried on a ring, to remove the excess oil.		(L) Head of Bacchus, Roman, 1st-2nd century AD (R) Statuette of Venus and Cupid, Roman, 2nd-4th century AD		carved bone panels 18. Cupid playing cymbals, Roman, 3rd century AD 19. a man, Roman, 3rd-4th century AD 20. Bacchus holding a bunch of grapes, Roman, 4th-5th century AD 21. a maenad (female follower of Bacchus), Roman, 4th century AD 22. a maenad playing a tympanum, Roman, 3rd-4th century AD 23. a centaur, Roman, 4th century AD 24. a maenad, Roman, 3rd-4th century AD				Anatolian (Early Bronze Age)   = Ox cart, ca 2000 BC = Jar with two handles, ca 3000-2000 BC = Jug with two spouts, ca 3000-2000 BC = Beak-spouted jug with "nipples", ca 3000-2000 BC = Beak-spouted jug, ca 3000-2000 BC = Beak-spouted jug, ca 3000-2000 BC

The East wing is the real gem of this museum, for the antiquities and the open, airy galleries that present them. The West wing seemed rather ad hoc, with not so great temperature and humidity control, and galleries like the Contemporary Art too small for their contents. Maybe for viewing, but not for photographing. Still, I took almost 350 pictures so it couldn't have been that bad. $10 admission, nto sure about parking because we took a cab to rest our well-trod feet and actually get there with some decent time remaining. We ran out of time to see the Current Exhibition gallery of Thomas Sully 's paintings of theatrical performers of the 1800s. The antiquities wing was an excellent complement to what we've seen at the Getty Villa, and the Roman gallery was quite special for the ability to wander among the collected works.