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A visit to the San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA) takes you around the world and through five thousand years of art in a complex of buildings that once housed the Lone Star Brewery. SAMA is renowned for the most comprehensive ancient Greek, Roman, and Egyptian art collection in the southern United States. The Nelson A. Rockefeller Latin American art wing spans the ages from the ancient Americas to the present and includes an outstanding collection of folk art. In the contemporary galleries, works of internationally recognized artists share prominence with notable Texas and regional art. The comprehensive As*an art wing displays works from Korea, India, and Japan, and includes an important Chinese ceramics collection. John Marin, American (Rutherford, New Jersey, 1870 – 1953, Cape Split, Maine), On Mount Desert, Maine, 1920, watercolor over graphite on textured watercolor paper, 14 x 16 ¾ in., Arkansas Arts Center Foundation Collection: Gift of Norma B. Marin. 2013.018.142 Harry Bertoia (American, 1915-1978) Lounge Chair, 1951 Welded steel grid (black), wool cover (red), h. 30 in. (76.2 cm); w. 33 ½ in. (85 Danny Lyon (American, born 1942), Sheriff Jim Clark arrests two SNCC voter registration workers on the steps of the federal building, Selma, Alabama, 1963, printed later, Gelatin silver print, h. 11 in. (27.9 cm); w. 14 in. (35.6 cm), San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Capturing the Moment: Photographs from the Marie Brenner and Ernest Pomerantz Collection Holder, Bart., 1897 © Birmingham Museums Trust, Courtesy American Federation of Arts.  Victorian Radicals: From the Pre-Raphaelites to the Arts & Crafts Movement Make a day of it at the Museum and enjoy a meal in our restaurant overlooking the San Antonio River. Museum members receive a 10% Shop with purpose—all purchases support the Museum. Members receive 10% off! Shop with purpose—all purchases support the Museum. Members receive 10% off! Explore the Museums collections and exhibitions through a guided tour led by one of our knowledgeable docents.