Filed Under: Exhibition Status: Past

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

“Nothing can become intelligible unless seen against a background, a horizon, a surrounding field, a periphery. A figure without limits is unthinkable.” ― Jan Bouman, The

Inspired by the connections between European Surrealism and American Pop art, William N. Copley (PA 1938), also known as CPLY (pronounced “see ply”), is best

The South has occupied an uneasy place in the history of photography as both an example of regional exceptionalism and as the crucible from which

In 1955, two photographers received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation for U.S. survey projects: Robert Frank and Todd Webb. Frank’s cross-country trip by car would

This exhibition explores the nucleus of the Addison Gallery of American Art’s permanent collection—the 58 works presented in 1928 by Thomas Cochran, the Addison’s founder,

Across the 20th century, artists experimented with new modes for capturing the world around them, often mining the space between representation and abstraction. Many drew

Jennifer Cecere (AA ’69) has spent much of her career creating artworks that activate public spaces while challenging traditional perspectives on “women’s work.” Long associated

This focused installation celebrates the recent acquisition of George Tooker’s Market, 1949, a magnanimous gift of John P. Axelrod (PA 1964). This early masterwork by

The Addison’s permanent collection has grown exponentially since the museum opened its doors in 1931. The founding collection, comprised of some 400 works including masterpieces

Inextricably intertwined with America’s political, economic, and cultural identity, the sea looms large in the American consciousness. Alluring and seductive, yet rife with danger and

In this solo show, Reggie Burrows Hodges presents a new body of work that contemplates the notion of turning a big ship—of marshalling collective will

Known for her daring and inventive fusion of the centuries-old practice of marquetry, or wood inlay, with gritty and provocative subject matter, Alison Elizabeth Taylor

The important work done over the past decades to illuminate the contributions of historically marginalized and overlooked women has largely concentrated on white painters associated

This focused installation provides a glimpse into the impressive body of work that Boston-based artist Lavaughan Jenkins has produced as the Addison’s Edward E. Elson

Scottish born photojournalist Harry Benson CBE came to America with The Beatles in 1964 and in his words, “never looked back.” In the decades since, the award-winning

“What kind of genius is Rosamond Purcell? Is she an artist? A scholar? A documentarian? A living cabinet of wonders? Her originality defies category…”  — Jonathan

​The artists assembled in this exhibition mine the past, using American history and the history of art of the western world to explore issues of gender, identity,

Centre of equal daughters, equal sons, All, all alike endear’d, grown, ungrown, young or old,  Strong, ample, fair, enduring, capable, rich, Perennial with the Earth,

Art is the most valued thing in the world…it is the expression of the highest form of human energy, the creative power nearest to the