The Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture is named in honor of C. Kermit “Buck” Ewing who initiated the art curriculum at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 1948.
Begun in 1981, the Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture is a professionally managed university gallery, funded jointly by the School of Art and the College of Architecture and Design. The Ewing Gallery has developed and maintained a permanent collection for the purpose of scholarly research and the enrichment of the University and regional communities.
Featured Item
Half Portrait of Two Beauties: Komurasaki and Hanamurasaki of Tamaya

This woodblock print depicts serene figures applied in the half length portrait style on (okubi-e). This style was developed by Utamaro in 1791. It…
Featured Collection
Lore: What We Were Told | What We Saw | What We Tell Ourselves

Black Women of Print continues to expand on personal, familial, spiritual, and creative legacies. Lore: What We Were Told | What We Saw | What We Tell…
Featured Exhibit
Art from Europe and the Americas

This is the digital version of Liberated from Storage II: Art from Europe and the Americas on display at the Ewing...