Exterior, June 2022
Photo: Yoon S. Byun
Gallery View, Fall 2024
Photo: Kathy Tarantola
Reggie Burrows Hodges
Artist in Residence, Fall 2023
Photo: Neil Evans
Gallery view, Fall 2024
Photo: Kathy Tarantola
Gallery View, Fall 2023
Photo: Julia Featheringill
Elementary School Visit, June 2022
Photo: Jessie Wallner
Gallery View, Spring 2022
Photo: Yoon S. Byun
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Home to a world-class collection of American art, the Addison Gallery, located on the campus of Phillips Academy in Andover, MA, presents an adventurous exhibition program, hosts a vital artist-in-residence program, and works collaboratively with students and faculty at the Academy and in neighboring communities. Through our ongoing query What is America?, the Addison seeks to engage with the history of American art and American experience—past, present, and future.

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About Our Collection

25,000+ objects spanning the 18th century to the present

Comprised of more than 25,000 works in all media—painting, sculpture, photography, drawings, prints, and decorative arts—from the 18th century to the present, the Addison Gallery’s collection of American art is one of the most important in the world.

The museum’s founding collection included major works by such prominent American artists as John Singleton Copley, Thomas Eakins, Winslow Homer, Maurice Prendergast, John Singer Sargent, John Twachtman, and James McNeill Whistler.

In the nine decades since, aggressive purchasing and generous gifts have added works by such artists as Mark Bradford, Alexander Calder, Stuart Davis, Arthur Dove, Walker Evans, Robert Frank, Marsden Hartley, Hans Hofmann, Edward Hopper, Kerry James Marshall, Eadweard Muybridge, Georgia O’Keeffe, Jackson Pollock, Charles Sheeler, Lorna Simpson, John Sloan, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Frank Stella, Kara Walker, and Stanley Whitney.

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Thomas Eakins (1844–1916)
Oil on canvas

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Join us this Sunday (September 22nd) at 1:00 for In Conversation: Kay WalkingStick and Wendy Nālani E. Ikemoto!⁣
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Join artist Kay WalkingStick and exhibition curator Wendy Nālani E. Ikemoto, Vice President and Chief Curator of @nyhistory, for an engaging, informal conversation about the themes presented in Kay WalkingStick / Hudson River School. The exhibition, organized by New-York Historical Society, places landscape paintings by WalkingStick in conversation with 19th-century Hudson River School paintings, celebrating a shared reverence for nature while engaging crucial questions about land dispossession and its reclamation by Indigenous peoples and nations. This program is free but space is limited and registration is required (click the link in our bio).⁣
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We can’t wait to see you on Saturday (September 21st) from 4-6 for our fall opening celebration and then again on Sunday for this exciting event! ⁣
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Image: Kay WalkingStick, Wampanoag Coast, Variation II, 2018. Oil on panel in two parts. Collection of Agnes Hsu-Tang, Ph.D., and Oscar Tang. © Kay WalkingStick⁣
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#kaywalkingstick

Join us this Sunday (September 22nd) at 1:00 for In Conversation: Kay WalkingStick and Wendy Nālani E. Ikemoto!⁣

Join artist Kay WalkingStick and exhibition curator Wendy Nālani E. Ikemoto, Vice President and Chief Curator of @nyhistory, for an engaging, informal conversation about the themes presented in Kay WalkingStick / Hudson River School. The exhibition, organized by New-York Historical Society, places landscape paintings by WalkingStick in conversation with 19th-century Hudson River School paintings, celebrating a shared reverence for nature while engaging crucial questions about land dispossession and its reclamation by Indigenous peoples and nations. This program is free but space is limited and registration is required (click the link in our bio).⁣

We can’t wait to see you on Saturday (September 21st) from 4-6 for our fall opening celebration and then again on Sunday for this exciting event! ⁣

Image: Kay WalkingStick, Wampanoag Coast, Variation II, 2018. Oil on panel in two parts. Collection of Agnes Hsu-Tang, Ph.D., and Oscar Tang. © Kay WalkingStick⁣

#kaywalkingstick
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Brat summer is over (as is “demure” summer/fall) and we’re back! We’re phasing the opening of our major fall exhibitions this year so don’t be surprised if you see lots of activity (and maybe some hammering) going on in our first floor galleries for the next week or so. As of today, Americans in Paris: Artists Working in Postwar France, 1946-1962 (organized by @nyugrey) is open and looking beautiful! Kay WalkingStick / Hudson River School (organized by @nyhistory) will open on September 14th—more on that soon! ⁣
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As always, we are completely FREE and open to everyone Tuesday through Saturday from 10 to 5 and Sunday from 1 to 5. Check us out! ⁣
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#americansinparis #kaywalkingstick

Brat summer is over (as is “demure” summer/fall) and we’re back! We’re phasing the opening of our major fall exhibitions this year so don’t be surprised if you see lots of activity (and maybe some hammering) going on in our first floor galleries for the next week or so. As of today, Americans in Paris: Artists Working in Postwar France, 1946-1962 (organized by @nyugrey) is open and looking beautiful! Kay WalkingStick / Hudson River School (organized by @nyhistory) will open on September 14th—more on that soon! ⁣

As always, we are completely FREE and open to everyone Tuesday through Saturday from 10 to 5 and Sunday from 1 to 5. Check us out! ⁣

#americansinparis #kaywalkingstick
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I will not make a joke about French pole vaulter Anthony Ammirati’s recent brush with internet infamy…and a crossbar. I will, however, note that a second Battle of the Bulge befell Western Europe this past Saturday at the Paris Olympics. ⁣
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Eadweard Muybridge (1830-1904). Plate 165.  Jumping; Pole Vaulting from Animal Locomotion, 1885. Collotype. Gift of the Edwin J. Beinecke Trust, 1984.6.39⁣
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#olympics⁣ #eadweardmuybridge #polevault #addisongalleryofamericanart

I will not make a joke about French pole vaulter Anthony Ammirati’s recent brush with internet infamy…and a crossbar. I will, however, note that a second Battle of the Bulge befell Western Europe this past Saturday at the Paris Olympics. ⁣

Eadweard Muybridge (1830-1904). Plate 165. Jumping; Pole Vaulting from Animal Locomotion, 1885. Collotype. Gift of the Edwin J. Beinecke Trust, 1984.6.39⁣

#olympics⁣ #eadweardmuybridge #polevault #addisongalleryofamericanart
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People over the age of 35 trying to figure out what “brat summer” means. ⁣
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It would be so Julia for you to come see our shows before we close for reinstallation in August.⁣
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#winslowhomer #addisongalleryofamericanart #brat

People over the age of 35 trying to figure out what “brat summer” means. ⁣

It would be so Julia for you to come see our shows before we close for reinstallation in August.⁣

#winslowhomer #addisongalleryofamericanart #brat
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Looking for something to do tomorrow (Tuesday, July 23rd) at 3:00? Ever wonder why so many of the Addison’s treasures were given by an “anonymous donor?” Join us virtually for the final public program of the season—a virtual tour of Laying the Foundation: Exploring the Nucleus of the Addison’s Collection. All will be revealed!⁣
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Join Gordon Wilkins, Robert M. Walker Curator at the Addison, for a virtual tour and discussion of the exhibition exploring the eclectic mix of works that comprise the Addison’s founding collection, which reflects not just the best of what was available on the market at the time but also the specific tastes and predilections of those who contributed to its creation.⁣
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This program is free but registration is required—click the link in our bio. ⁣
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All of our current exhibitions close on July 31st—get over here before it’s too late!⁣
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Winslow Homer (1836-1910). Casting, 1897. Watercolor and graphite on paper. Gift of anonymous donor, 1928.22⁣
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#addisongalleryofamericanart

Looking for something to do tomorrow (Tuesday, July 23rd) at 3:00? Ever wonder why so many of the Addison’s treasures were given by an “anonymous donor?” Join us virtually for the final public program of the season—a virtual tour of Laying the Foundation: Exploring the Nucleus of the Addison’s Collection. All will be revealed!⁣

Join Gordon Wilkins, Robert M. Walker Curator at the Addison, for a virtual tour and discussion of the exhibition exploring the eclectic mix of works that comprise the Addison’s founding collection, which reflects not just the best of what was available on the market at the time but also the specific tastes and predilections of those who contributed to its creation.⁣

This program is free but registration is required—click the link in our bio. ⁣

All of our current exhibitions close on July 31st—get over here before it’s too late!⁣

Winslow Homer (1836-1910). Casting, 1897. Watercolor and graphite on paper. Gift of anonymous donor, 1928.22⁣

#addisongalleryofamericanart
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Coming soon! June Leaf: Shooting from the Heart.⁣
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The Addison Gallery of American Art, @phillipsacademy and the Allen Memorial Art Museum at @oberlincollege are co-organizing a major exhibition devoted to the artist June Leaf (born 1929), whose enigmatic, beguiling, and often irreverent work is both endlessly experimental and uncategorizable. Drawing from the artist’s vast archive along with loans from select private and institutional collections, June Leaf: Shooting from the Heart will consider the breadth of Leaf’s 75-year career. Arranged thematically, it will be the most comprehensive exhibition of the artist’s work in more than three decades. Leaf’s enchanting and provocative sculptures, both kinetic and stationary, paintings, and works on paper will be intermingled and placed in dynamic conversations across media, revealing the artist’s sustained engagement with such motifs and themes as theater and performance, the human drama, dance, gender, motion, urban life, mythology, and interpersonal relationships.⁣
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Accompanied by a publication, the exhibition will debut at the @addisongalleryofamericanart from March 15 through July 31, 2025 before traveling to the @nyugrey (September–December 2025) and the @allenartmuseum (January 27–May 24, 2026).⁣
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June Leaf (born 1929). Shooting from the Heart, 1980. Tin plates, rods, spring, and gears. 18 x 8 inches. Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, museum purchase, 1995.62. Photograph by Robert Frank/@leaffrankfoundation 
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#juneleaf #shootingfromtheheart #addisongalleryofamericanart #phillipsacademy #allenmemorialartmuseum #oberlincollege

Coming soon! June Leaf: Shooting from the Heart.⁣

The Addison Gallery of American Art, @phillipsacademy and the Allen Memorial Art Museum at @oberlincollege are co-organizing a major exhibition devoted to the artist June Leaf (born 1929), whose enigmatic, beguiling, and often irreverent work is both endlessly experimental and uncategorizable. Drawing from the artist’s vast archive along with loans from select private and institutional collections, June Leaf: Shooting from the Heart will consider the breadth of Leaf’s 75-year career. Arranged thematically, it will be the most comprehensive exhibition of the artist’s work in more than three decades. Leaf’s enchanting and provocative sculptures, both kinetic and stationary, paintings, and works on paper will be intermingled and placed in dynamic conversations across media, revealing the artist’s sustained engagement with such motifs and themes as theater and performance, the human drama, dance, gender, motion, urban life, mythology, and interpersonal relationships.⁣

Accompanied by a publication, the exhibition will debut at the @addisongalleryofamericanart from March 15 through July 31, 2025 before traveling to the @nyugrey (September–December 2025) and the @allenartmuseum (January 27–May 24, 2026).⁣

June Leaf (born 1929). Shooting from the Heart, 1980. Tin plates, rods, spring, and gears. 18 x 8 inches. Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, museum purchase, 1995.62. Photograph by Robert Frank/@leaffrankfoundation

#juneleaf #shootingfromtheheart #addisongalleryofamericanart #phillipsacademy #allenmemorialartmuseum #oberlincollege
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Addison Stories

The Addison Gallery will be closed on Thursday, July 4, in observation of Independence Day.


The museum will reopen at 10:00 am on Friday, July 5.



Image: Florine Stettheimer,
Fourth of July Number 1, 1927, oil on canvas, 28 x 18 inches, gift of the Estate of Ettie Stettheimer, 1958.41

The Addison Gallery will be closed on Thursday, July 4, in observation of Independence Day.


The museum will reopen at 10:00 am on Friday, July 5.



Image: Florine Stettheimer,
Fourth of July Number 1, 1927, oil on canvas, 28 x 18 inches, gift of the Estate of Ettie Stettheimer, 1958.41

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Bartlett H. Hayes Prize Recipients

2023:

Reggie Burrows Hodges

Exhibition | Residency | Publication | Acquisition

2025:

Tommy Kha

Exhibition | Residency | Publication | Acquisition