John Michael Kohler Arts Center: Digitized Art Environment Collections and Study Materials
John Michael Kohler Arts Center (Arts Center) will undertake a two-phase digitization project to enable online access to its entire collection of art environments (11,281 works by 34 artists) and two extensive study collections for artists Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (EVB) and Mary Nohl (MN). Museums, academics, and collectors worldwide have demonstrated interest in researching artists and their art environments; however, to date resources have been lacking to make the works and archives readily accessible for study. Space constraints and a full rotating exhibition schedule result in many works remaining in storage for long periods; study materials have yet to be digitized or fully catalogued. In response to mounting interest in art environments, their artists, and the two selected artist study collections in particular, this project will remove accessibility obstacles and set the stage for new art historical, material culture, and historical scholarship.