Webthe philbrook art museum, under the guidance of its first director, eugene kingman, opened its doors to the public on october 25, 1939 with a permanent art collection. Webthe philbrook museum of art is set in the historic home of waite and genevieve phillips with expansive formal gardens located in tulsa, oklahoma. Webwith the addition of the eugene b. Webthis exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the federal council on the arts and the humanities. American artists, american stories from the pennsylvania. Webphilbrook gained a national reputation from the indian annual, acquiring from it many of the paintings now in its acclaimed american indian collection. The indian annual was.