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50th Anniversary of the Colby College Museum of Art

5600 Mayflower Hill
Waterville, Maine 04901
Phone: (207) 859-5600

Aug 23 thru Feb 21, 2010. The Colby College Museum of Art celebrates its 50th anniversary with a museum-wide exhibition of its collection. Art at Colby: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Colby College Museum of Art features artworks from the museum's collections of American, European, Asian, and contemporary art, and is accompanied by an audio tour and a richly illustrated book of collection highlights, with essays by a wide range of scholars and artists.   Map + Directions   |   Report Update


American Modern Masterworks - Portland Museum of Art

7 Congress Square
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 775-6148

Jun 24 thru Sep 12, 2010. From the collection of the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, Connecticut, American Moderns will showcase 100 works on paper by nationally recognized artists such as Edward Hopper, John Marin, and Rockwell Kent. This is the first in-depth examination and presentation of the Atheneum's American modernist works on paper. Beginning with the Ashcan school, including works by John Sloan and William Glackens, the exhibition traces the emergence of American modernism and the circle of Alfred Steiglitz, concluding with strong examples of postwar realism, with works by Ellsworth Kelly and Andrew Wyeth.   Map + Directions   |   Report Update