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The Figge Art Museum's permanent holdings include many nationally and internationally known objects and bears witness to more than seven decades of philanthropy and civic pride. The collections, organized in seven areas, offer a distinctive look at regional, national and international art from the 15th century to the present. A gift of 334 paintings from Charles August Ficke to the City of Davenport formed the nucleus of the Davenport Municipal Art Gallery's permanent collection when it was established in 1925.

The American Collection includes works from the Colonial period to 1945, with particular strengths in the 19th century landscape traditions of the Hudson River School artists Asher B. Durand, John Kensett, Albert Bierstadt and others. C. A. Ficke's original gifts in this area have been enhanced by a number of generous donations including In the Wheatfield, by Winslow Homer, and In Gentle Slumber, by George Eastman.   Winslow Homer (1836-1910, U.S.) In the Wheatfield, 1867 Oil on canvas 18" x 12" Gift of Dr. C.T. Lindley, 29.594

The Regionalist Collection focuses on the works of Grant Wood, Thomas Hart Benton, John Steuart Curry and other Midwestern a rtists who defined this style in the 1930s and 1940s. The DMA's Regionalist Collection boasts the only painted self-portrait of Grant Wood, whose enigmatic portrait of Midwesterners, American Gothic, is perhaps the most recognized painting in American art. A full-color catalogue featuring the work of Grant Wood and essays by the FAM curatorial staff is available through the Museum Shop.

The Mexican Colonial Collection documents the growth of painting in New Spain in the 17th and 18th centuries out of the traditions of European religious painting of the same period. Many of the DMA's holdings in this area are part of the original museum gift from C. A. Ficke and are perhaps the most distinguished in the country. A full-color catalogue featuring these works is available through the Museum Shop.    Luis Juarez (17th c., Mexico) The Marriage of the Virgin, c. 1620-35 Oil on canvas 83" x 57" Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 95.6

The Haitian Collection documents the flowering of a rich artistic tradition within the island nation of Haiti since the 1940s. In 1967, the DMA established one of the first collections of Haitian art in the United States. Donations made by Dr. Walter E. Neiswanger, a long-time museum patron and Trustee, form the majority of the comprehensive collection which ranges from the first generation to the most recent developments.

Edouard Duval-Carrié (b. 1954, Haiti) Azaka, Agro Rex, 1979 Oil on canvas 48" x 108" (triptych) Gift of the Beaux Arts Fund Committee, Inc., 80.26

The Asian Collection contains Japanese woodblock prints of the Late Edo period (1716 - 1868), Chinese scrolls and prints of the Ch'ing Dynasty (1644-1912), and decorative objects from China, Japan, and Southeast Asia. This collection includes several works by Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) and several prints by Ando Hiroshige (1797-1858), two artists who helped form the Asian tradition of spiritual landscape art.

Ando Hiroshige (1797-1858, Japan) Durodai and 2 Akadai, c. 1800 Woodblock print 10 1/4" x 14 3/4" Museum purchase, O.P.68

The European Collection includes representative examples of nearly every major period from the Renaissance to Fauvism. Also included are English portraiture of the 18th century and continental paintings of the 19th century. This collection includes works by Dutch master Hendrick Terbrugghen and British portrait painters Sir Joshua Reynolds and Sir Thomas Lawrence.

The Contemporary Collection includes works produced since 1945, with emphasis on the Pop and Realist works of the 1960s and 1970s represented by Andy Warhol, David Hockney, and Joseph Raffael. This collection also includes contemporary sculpture installed on the DMA grounds.    Joseph Raffael (b. 1933, U.S.) Endless Journey, 1981 Oil on canvas 76" x 56 5/8" Museum purchase, 87.9

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