ATLANTA - The Oglethorpe University Museum of Art will celebrate its 21 year history this fall with “Focus on Realism: The Permanent Collection,” which will run from July 14 until December 18.

The permanent collection represents the diverse and international exhibitions the museum has held over the years. Among the works in the collection are dramatic photographs of Georgia O’Keeffe by Todd Webb, 18th century engravings illustrating Shakespeare’s plays, etchings by Camille Corot and August Rodin and realist paintings by Americans Richard Maury and Jeffrey Mims and Spaniard Francisco Roa. They are all protected by a classic 14th century Japanese Kamakura Buddha. Also in the collection are new gifts to the museum as well as important acquisitions including works by watercolorists Francis Augustus Silva and Sondra Freckelton. Two of the latest acquisitions are stunning works by Atlantans who have each been previously featured at the museum: a finely carved wooden torso by Chad Awalt and a sun-bathed interior oil by Gail Wegodsky.

For this exhibition, the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art will be open Thursdays through Sundays from noon until 5 p.m. Admission is $5 per person, free to members and Oglethorpe faculty, staff, students and alumni. Ample free parking is located behind the Philip Weltner Library and the museum is located on the library’s third floor. For more information, call 404.364.8555 or visit www.oglethorpe.edu (keyword: museum).