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Des Moines Art Center

The Des Moines Art Center is an art museum with an extensive collection of paintings, sculpture, modern art and mixed media. It was established in 1948 in Des Moines, Iowa.

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1948

Des Moines, Des Moines, United States

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Des Moines Art Center in Des Moines, United States

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Art museum in Des Moines, Iowa

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Richard Meier

Born 1934 · New York, New York, United States

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Richard Meier is an American abstract artist and architect, whose geometric designs make prominent use of the color white. A winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1984, Meier has designed several iconic buildings including the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art, the Getty Center in Los Angeles, the High Museu…

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Richard Meier & Partners Architects

practice · New York, New York, United States

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