Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art - University of Oklahoma - Norman, Oklahoma - People-Named Places on Waymarking.com

Fred Jones, Jr.

Fred Jones, Jr. was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jones, pioneer Oklahoma City business and civic leaders.
Fred Jones, Jr. was a student at the University of Oklahoma in his Senior Year in 1950. As a pilot, flying to the Sugar Bowl in 1950, he crashed and died.

Fred Jones, Jr. Museum of Art

The museum’s permanent collection contains extensive examples of American, Native American, European, and African art, as well as photography from the Sandor collection, sculpture, and ceramics. It also contains the Fleishaker, Thams and Tate collections of works by Taos artists. The Weitzenhoffer collection of French Impressionist art was given to the museum as a gift of OU alumnus Max Weitzenhoffer. At the time of the gift, in the year 2000, it was the single most important gift of art ever given to a U.S. public university.

In early 2005, the new Mary and Howard Lester Wing of the museum was opened. It was made possible by generous gifts from friends and aluni including a lead gift of $2.5 million by Mary and Howard Lester. Durant, Oklahoma native and former OU student, Howard Lester is a nationally known philanthropist and business leader and was the founder of the Williams-Sonoma and Pottery Barn companies.

The museum is recognized as one of the most important university based art museums in the nation.

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