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San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 239-5548
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History The Timken Museum of Art has its roots in the serendipitous relationship between two sisters, Anne R. and Amy Putnam-members of the Ohio-based Timken family of the Timken roller bearing
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History The Timken Museum of Art has its roots in the serendipitous relationship between two sisters, Anne R. and Amy Putnam-members of the Ohio-based Timken family of the Timken roller bearing
fameżżand
San
Diego
attorney
Walter
Ames.
The
Putnam
sisters
arrived
in
San
Diego
in
the
early
1900s
from
Vermont,
accompanied
by
their
elderly
parents
and
preceded
by
their
uncle,
Henry
Putnam,
who
retired
in
San
Diego
in
1898.
The
Putnam
sisters
spent
decades
acquiring
European
old
master
paintings.
Initial
paintings
from
the
sisters'
collection
were
donated
to
San
Diego's
Fine
Arts
Gallery
(now
the
San
Diego
Museum
of
Art).
Their
later
acquisitions
were
loaned
to
prestigious
museums
around
the
country
until
the
Timken
Museum
of
Art
opened
in
1965.
In
1951,
with
the
assistance
of
longtime
friend
and
advisor
Walter
Ames,
the
Putnam
sisters
established
the
nonprofit
Putnam
Foundation,
under
which
their
artworks
became
designated
as
the
Putnam
Foundation
Collection.
In
the
early
1960's,
Ames
secured
financial
support
from
the
Timken
family
to
help
build
the
museum.
In
the
years
between
the
Foundation's
establishment
and
the
opening
of
the
museum,
the
Putnam
Foundation
Collection
paintings
remained
on
loan
to
institutions
such
as
the
Metropolitan
Museum
of
Art
in
New
York
City
the
National
Gallery
in
Washington,
DC
and
Harvard
University's
Fogg
Art
Museum.
In
1965,
the
paintings
were
reunited,
and
hung
in
their
new
permanent
quarters
at
the
Timken
Art
Gallery.
Located
on
the
Prado
in
San
Diego's
beautiful
Balboa
Park,
the
Timken
Museum
of
Art
now
displays
more
than
60
extraordinary
artworks,
predominantly
paintings
augmented
by
a
small
holding
of
sculpture
and
decorative
art
objects.
Mission
Statement
The
Timken
Museum
of
Art
preserves
the
Putnam
Foundation
Collection
of
European
and
American
art
for
the
education
and
benefit
of
present
and
future
generations
of
San
Diego
area
residents
and
visitors.
The
museum
celebrates
the
important
role
of
art
as
a
way
of
enriching
the
lives
and
nurturing
the
creative
spirit
in
all
of
us.
The
Timken
Museum
of
Art
board
and
staff
have
further
defined
the
mission
of
the
museum
by
embracing
the
following
values:
Stewardship
of
the
Putnam
Foundation
Collection
Excellence
in
all
museum
endeavors
Free
access
for
all
visitors
Diverse
educational
opportunities
for
the
public
High-quality
care
and
conservation
of
the
collection
Growth
of
the
collection
through
wise
and
selective
acquisitions
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