Photo: Yoon S. Byun
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Artist in Residence, Fall 2023
Photo: Neil Evans
Photo: Jessie Wallner
Photo: Yoon S. Byun
The Addison Gallery, located on the campus of Phillips Academy in Andover, MA, is free and open to the public. Plan your visit >
Our Mission
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.
About Our Collection
Comprised of more than 28,000 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.
Unsurprisingly, the Addison will close a bit early today (2/6) at 3:00 PM due to the inclement weather.
Harry Callahan. Weeds in Snow, Detroit, 1943. Gelatin silver print. Gift of the Stephen C. Sherrill Collection of American Art Foundation, 2024.122.6.1
#harrycallahan #addisongalleryofamericanart

Unsurprisingly, the Addison will close a bit early today (2/6) at 3:00 PM due to the inclement weather.
Harry Callahan. Weeds in Snow, Detroit, 1943. Gelatin silver print. Gift of the Stephen C. Sherrill Collection of American Art Foundation, 2024.122.6.1
#harrycallahan #addisongalleryofamericanart
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“I hope that my painting has the impact of giving someone, as it did me, the feeling of his own totality, of his own separateness, of his own individuality.”—Barnett Newman
Barnett Newman, the great American painter and theorist, was born on this day in 1905 in New York City. A titan of American abstraction, Newman left behind a relatively small corpus of work—some 118 paintings and 82 drawings. The Addison is proud to hold a major Newman painting in its collection—Argos, 1949—in addition to a later ink drawing. Best known for his utilization of vertical “zips” of color, Argos is one of only four known works by Newman that feature horizontal zips! Argos is currently on view in Playing to Our Strengths: Highlights from the Permanent Collection.
Barnett Newman (1905-1970). Argos, 1949. Oil on canvas. Gift of The Barnett and Annalee Newman Foundation, 2007.29
#barnettnewman

“I hope that my painting has the impact of giving someone, as it did me, the feeling of his own totality, of his own separateness, of his own individuality.”—Barnett Newman
Barnett Newman, the great American painter and theorist, was born on this day in 1905 in New York City. A titan of American abstraction, Newman left behind a relatively small corpus of work—some 118 paintings and 82 drawings. The Addison is proud to hold a major Newman painting in its collection—Argos, 1949—in addition to a later ink drawing. Best known for his utilization of vertical “zips” of color, Argos is one of only four known works by Newman that feature horizontal zips! Argos is currently on view in Playing to Our Strengths: Highlights from the Permanent Collection.
Barnett Newman (1905-1970). Argos, 1949. Oil on canvas. Gift of The Barnett and Annalee Newman Foundation, 2007.29
#barnettnewman
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We can hardly believe it but Kay WalkingStick / Hudson River School closes on February 2nd!
Organized by the @nyhistory, Kay WalkingStick / Hudson River School places landscape paintings by the renowned, contemporary Cherokee artist Kay WalkingStick in conversation with highlights from New-York Historical’s collection of 19th-century Hudson River School paintings. This artistic dialogue showcases the ways in which WalkingStick’s work both connects to and diverges from the Hudson River School tradition and explores the agency of art in shaping humankind’s relationship to the land. The exhibition celebrates a shared reverence for nature while engaging crucial questions about land dispossession and its reclamation by Indigenous peoples and nations and exploring the relationship between Indigenous art and American art history.
Highlights of the exhibition’s more than 40 works include WalkingStick’s sole landscape referencing the Trail of Tears (a journey her Cherokee ancestors were forced to take); examples of her early painted sculptural abstractions inspired by nature; and several of her most recent paintings—like Niagara and Aquidneck After the Storm—which overlay geographically specific abstract Indigenous patterns onto representational landscapes in order to re-assert an Indigenous presence long erased in European settlers’ depictions of North America as a pristine and unpopulated wilderness. Native American objects on loan from the artist and other museum collections, including woven baskets and ceramic jars, offer insight into WalkingStick’s source patterns and artistic process. At the Addison, over a dozen landscape paintings from the museum’s collection join the N-YHS’s Hudson River School works.
This exhibition has been organized by the New-York Historical Society.
Major support for Kay WalkingStick / Hudson River School is provided by the Lily Auchincloss Foundation. Generous support for the Addison’s presentation of this exhibition has been provided by Katherine D. and Stephen C. Sherrill (PA 1971, and P 2005, 2007, 2010) and the Elizabeth and Anthony Enders Exhibitions Fund.
#kaywalkingstick #addisongalleryofamericanart

We can hardly believe it but Kay WalkingStick / Hudson River School closes on February 2nd!
Organized by the @nyhistory, Kay WalkingStick / Hudson River School places landscape paintings by the renowned, contemporary Cherokee artist Kay WalkingStick in conversation with highlights from New-York Historical’s collection of 19th-century Hudson River School paintings. This artistic dialogue showcases the ways in which WalkingStick’s work both connects to and diverges from the Hudson River School tradition and explores the agency of art in shaping humankind’s relationship to the land. The exhibition celebrates a shared reverence for nature while engaging crucial questions about land dispossession and its reclamation by Indigenous peoples and nations and exploring the relationship between Indigenous art and American art history.
Highlights of the exhibition’s more than 40 works include WalkingStick’s sole landscape referencing the Trail of Tears (a journey her Cherokee ancestors were forced to take); examples of her early painted sculptural abstractions inspired by nature; and several of her most recent paintings—like Niagara and Aquidneck After the Storm—which overlay geographically specific abstract Indigenous patterns onto representational landscapes in order to re-assert an Indigenous presence long erased in European settlers’ depictions of North America as a pristine and unpopulated wilderness. Native American objects on loan from the artist and other museum collections, including woven baskets and ceramic jars, offer insight into WalkingStick’s source patterns and artistic process. At the Addison, over a dozen landscape paintings from the museum’s collection join the N-YHS’s Hudson River School works.
This exhibition has been organized by the New-York Historical Society.
Major support for Kay WalkingStick / Hudson River School is provided by the Lily Auchincloss Foundation. Generous support for the Addison’s presentation of this exhibition has been provided by Katherine D. and Stephen C. Sherrill (PA 1971, and P 2005, 2007, 2010) and the Elizabeth and Anthony Enders Exhibitions Fund.
#kaywalkingstick #addisongalleryofamericanart
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Virtual program announcement! Join us on Zoom on Tuesday, January 14th at 3:00 Eastern for “Caring for Native American Collections.”
In conjunction with the Addison Gallery of American Art’s presentation of Kay WalkingStick / Hudson River School, join Marla Taylor, Curator of Collections, and Ryan Wheeler, Director, from Phillips Academy’s Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology (@peabodyandover ) on Zoom for a free virtual conversation on a museum’s role and responsibilities in stewarding Native American cultural material. The Peabody Institute has lent several works from their vast collection to the Addison’s installation. This free program is organized with Andover’s Memorial Hall Library. Registration is required. Click the link in our bio for more information and to register!
Photograph of Marla Taylor and Ryan Wheeler by Henry Marte (@martemedia)
#addisongalleryofamericanart

Virtual program announcement! Join us on Zoom on Tuesday, January 14th at 3:00 Eastern for “Caring for Native American Collections.”
In conjunction with the Addison Gallery of American Art’s presentation of Kay WalkingStick / Hudson River School, join Marla Taylor, Curator of Collections, and Ryan Wheeler, Director, from Phillips Academy’s Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology (@peabodyandover ) on Zoom for a free virtual conversation on a museum’s role and responsibilities in stewarding Native American cultural material. The Peabody Institute has lent several works from their vast collection to the Addison’s installation. This free program is organized with Andover’s Memorial Hall Library. Registration is required. Click the link in our bio for more information and to register!
Photograph of Marla Taylor and Ryan Wheeler by Henry Marte (@martemedia)
#addisongalleryofamericanart
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Join us for an artmaking workshop for teens by teens. Inspired by contemporary Cherokee artist Kay WalkingStick’s abstracted landscapes, experiment with your own perspective on place through paint.
Open to high school students of all levels, no art experience necessary. This workshop is free, but space is limited and registration is required: https://bit.ly/addison11225 (link in bio).

Join us for an artmaking workshop for teens by teens. Inspired by contemporary Cherokee artist Kay WalkingStick’s abstracted landscapes, experiment with your own perspective on place through paint.
Open to high school students of all levels, no art experience necessary. This workshop is free, but space is limited and registration is required: https://bit.ly/addison11225 (link in bio).
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ONE WEEK LEFT!
Americans in Paris: Artists Working in Postwar France, 1946-1962 must close on January 5th. You don’t want to miss seeing this spectacular exhibition in person!
Contrary to entrenched presumptions that Manhattan became the primary locus of art after World War II, Americans in Paris: Artists Working in Postwar France, 1946–1962 delves into the various circles of artists who made France their home during an era of intense geopolitical realignment. Bolstered by the GI Bill, many artists, such as Norman Bluhm, Ed Clark, Sam Francis, Al Held, Ellsworth Kelly, Kenneth Noland, and Jack Youngerman, along with lesser-known figures such as Robert Breer, Harold Cousins, and Shinkichi Tajiri, opted for a foreign rather than a domestic learning experience. Seasoned artists, such as Beauford Delaney, Claire Falkenstein, Carmen Herrera, Joan Mitchell, Kimber Smith, and Mark Tobey, like the GIs, were drawn to the storied modernist traditions that still flowed from this fabled City of Light. Comprising some 135 artworks by approximately 70 artists, Americans in Paris investigates the academies where many of these artists studied, the spaces where their work was exhibited, the aesthetic discourses that animated their conversations, their interactions with European artists, and the overarching issue of what it meant to be an American abroad.
Americans in Paris was organized by the @nyugrey. Curated by Debra Bricker Balken (@dbbalken) with Lynn Gumpert.
Installation photographs by Julia Featheringill (@juliafeatherphoto)
#americansinparis

ONE WEEK LEFT!
Americans in Paris: Artists Working in Postwar France, 1946-1962 must close on January 5th. You don’t want to miss seeing this spectacular exhibition in person!
Contrary to entrenched presumptions that Manhattan became the primary locus of art after World War II, Americans in Paris: Artists Working in Postwar France, 1946–1962 delves into the various circles of artists who made France their home during an era of intense geopolitical realignment. Bolstered by the GI Bill, many artists, such as Norman Bluhm, Ed Clark, Sam Francis, Al Held, Ellsworth Kelly, Kenneth Noland, and Jack Youngerman, along with lesser-known figures such as Robert Breer, Harold Cousins, and Shinkichi Tajiri, opted for a foreign rather than a domestic learning experience. Seasoned artists, such as Beauford Delaney, Claire Falkenstein, Carmen Herrera, Joan Mitchell, Kimber Smith, and Mark Tobey, like the GIs, were drawn to the storied modernist traditions that still flowed from this fabled City of Light. Comprising some 135 artworks by approximately 70 artists, Americans in Paris investigates the academies where many of these artists studied, the spaces where their work was exhibited, the aesthetic discourses that animated their conversations, their interactions with European artists, and the overarching issue of what it meant to be an American abroad.
Americans in Paris was organized by the @nyugrey. Curated by Debra Bricker Balken (@dbbalken) with Lynn Gumpert.
Installation photographs by Julia Featheringill (@juliafeatherphoto)
#americansinparis
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Merry Christmas to all those who celebrate!
Lucien Aigner (1901-1999). Santa Enters the City, Float, Macy Parade, c. 1940. Gelatin silver print. Purchased as the gift of Katherine D. and Stephen C. Sherrill (PA 1971, and P 2005, 2007, 2010), 2015.11.82
#lucienaigner #addisongalleryofamericanart

Merry Christmas to all those who celebrate!
Lucien Aigner (1901-1999). Santa Enters the City, Float, Macy Parade, c. 1940. Gelatin silver print. Purchased as the gift of Katherine D. and Stephen C. Sherrill (PA 1971, and P 2005, 2007, 2010), 2015.11.82
#lucienaigner #addisongalleryofamericanart
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This is for all you The Very Hungry Caterpillar fanatics out there! First graders studying the late great Eric Carle enjoyed exploring colors and textures and creating their own abstract art in Americans in Paris: Artists Working in Postwar France, 1946-1962! You don’t have much time to catch this blockbuster exhibition—it must close on January 5th!
Come visit the Addison this holiday season! We’re closed on December 24th and 25th in addition to January 1st, otherwise, we’re maintaining our regular opening hours! Remember, we’re ALWAYS free for EVERYONE.
Photographs courtesy of Christine Jee and Neil Evans.
#americansinparis #addisongalleryofamericanart #teachingmuseum #whatisamerica

This is for all you The Very Hungry Caterpillar fanatics out there! First graders studying the late great Eric Carle enjoyed exploring colors and textures and creating their own abstract art in Americans in Paris: Artists Working in Postwar France, 1946-1962! You don’t have much time to catch this blockbuster exhibition—it must close on January 5th!
Come visit the Addison this holiday season! We’re closed on December 24th and 25th in addition to January 1st, otherwise, we’re maintaining our regular opening hours! Remember, we’re ALWAYS free for EVERYONE.
Photographs courtesy of Christine Jee and Neil Evans.
#americansinparis #addisongalleryofamericanart #teachingmuseum #whatisamerica
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There are plenty of great organizations to support this Giving Tuesday, and we hope you make the Addison Gallery of American Art one of them!
A contribution of any size goes far at the Addison. Plus, your generosity will directly and immediately benefit our work with students. So, what’s your reason to give today?
“I support the Addison because its treasured collection enriches the lives of hundreds of students and faculty every year. It serves as a beacon—reflecting Andover’s unique and powerful light—to both the local community and the world.”
—Andrew Z. Scharf ’02
P.S. A $100 donation will have a meaningful impact at the Addison. And in return, you’ll receive FREE admission and discounts to more than 1,000 museums through the North American Reciprocal Museum (NARM) Association.
Click the link in our bio and THANK YOU from all of us at the Addison!
#addisongalleryofamericanart

There are plenty of great organizations to support this Giving Tuesday, and we hope you make the Addison Gallery of American Art one of them!
A contribution of any size goes far at the Addison. Plus, your generosity will directly and immediately benefit our work with students. So, what’s your reason to give today?
“I support the Addison because its treasured collection enriches the lives of hundreds of students and faculty every year. It serves as a beacon—reflecting Andover’s unique and powerful light—to both the local community and the world.”
—Andrew Z. Scharf ’02
P.S. A $100 donation will have a meaningful impact at the Addison. And in return, you’ll receive FREE admission and discounts to more than 1,000 museums through the North American Reciprocal Museum (NARM) Association.
Click the link in our bio and THANK YOU from all of us at the Addison!
#addisongalleryofamericanart
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Please join the Addison and Andover’s Memorial Hall Library tomorrow (Tuesday, December 3rd) at 3:00 for a FREE virtual talk with curator Debra Bricker Balken (@dbbalken) about our current major exhibition Americans in Paris: Artists in Postwar France, 1946-1962!
Registration is required—just click the link in our bio. We’ll see you—virtually—tomorrow afternoon!
Installation photograph by @juliafeatherphoto.
#americansinparis

Please join the Addison and Andover’s Memorial Hall Library tomorrow (Tuesday, December 3rd) at 3:00 for a FREE virtual talk with curator Debra Bricker Balken (@dbbalken) about our current major exhibition Americans in Paris: Artists in Postwar France, 1946-1962!
Registration is required—just click the link in our bio. We’ll see you—virtually—tomorrow afternoon!
Installation photograph by @juliafeatherphoto.
#americansinparis
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Happy Thanksgiving! The Addison will be closed on Thursday, November 28th in observance of the holiday. Normal hours resume on Friday! Stop by and bring the whole family—remember, we’re 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 free! Gobble gobble/the equivalent noise that a tofurkey makes!
Unidentified photographer. Woman tending to a roasted turkey, 20th century. Gelatin silver print. Gift of Peter J. Cohen, 2021.72.541
Unidentified photographer. Man carving a turkey, 20th century. Gelatin silver print. Gift of Peter J. Cohen, 2021.72.542
#thanksgiving #vernacularphotography #addisongalleryofamericanart

Happy Thanksgiving! The Addison will be closed on Thursday, November 28th in observance of the holiday. Normal hours resume on Friday! Stop by and bring the whole family—remember, we’re 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 free! Gobble gobble/the equivalent noise that a tofurkey makes!
Unidentified photographer. Woman tending to a roasted turkey, 20th century. Gelatin silver print. Gift of Peter J. Cohen, 2021.72.541
Unidentified photographer. Man carving a turkey, 20th century. Gelatin silver print. Gift of Peter J. Cohen, 2021.72.542
#thanksgiving #vernacularphotography #addisongalleryofamericanart
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Are you taking the lyrics of “Defying Gravity” and really holding space with that and feeling power in that?
Today, the Addison is proud to announce that we have NOT been asked by Universal Studios to promote their major motion picture, Wicked. They appear to have engaged every single corporation/nonprofit organization/fast casual dining chain/arms manufacturer/lemonade stand/fast fashion cartel/vegan co-op out there…just NOT the Addison—I guess we’re green with envy…
Eadweard Muybridge (1830-1904). Plate 464. Two Models with Broom from Animal Locomotion, 1885. Collotype on paper. Gift of the Edwin J. Beinecke Trust, 1984.6.518
#wicked #notsponsored #eadweardmuybridge #animallocomotion #addisongalleryofamericanart

Are you taking the lyrics of “Defying Gravity” and really holding space with that and feeling power in that?
Today, the Addison is proud to announce that we have NOT been asked by Universal Studios to promote their major motion picture, Wicked. They appear to have engaged every single corporation/nonprofit organization/fast casual dining chain/arms manufacturer/lemonade stand/fast fashion cartel/vegan co-op out there…just NOT the Addison—I guess we’re green with envy…
Eadweard Muybridge (1830-1904). Plate 464. Two Models with Broom from Animal Locomotion, 1885. Collotype on paper. Gift of the Edwin J. Beinecke Trust, 1984.6.518
#wicked #notsponsored #eadweardmuybridge #animallocomotion #addisongalleryofamericanart
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