Atmospheres of Antiquity
Atmospheres
of Antiquity: Paintings from the Carl C. Krueger Collection, exhibited in the
Clifford Wendler Gallery on the second floor of Cushing Library.
After the presentation of the gift of the Krueger Collection of eighteenth and nineteenth century paintings to Texas A&M University in 1952, President Earl Rudder wrote that “it was the hope of Mr. Carl C. Krueger that his gift of the Krueger family collection of paintings would enrich the lives and broaden the views of those who would seek knowledge in the quiet atmosphere of Cushing Memorial Library. . . . Many thousands have reaped the benefit of exposure to great art, an experience of inestimable value.” These classical paintings, many representing historical scenes, can be viewed in the Clifford Wendler Gallery of Cushing Library.