On View
Robert Frank and Todd Webb: Across America, 1955 (through July 31, 2024): Level 1, Galleries 102–105
Laying the Foundation: Exploring the Nucleus of the Addison’s Collection (through July 31, 2024): Level 1, Exhibition Hall and Gallery 109
A Long Arc: Photography and the American South since 1845 (through July 31, 2024): Level 2, Galleries 201–208
Finding American Form: 20th-Century Selections from the Permanent Collection (through July 31, 2024): Gallery 209
Models of American Sailing Ships (permanently on view): Lower Level
Exhibitions on view
Permanently installed works of art
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Laying the Foundation: Exploring the Nucleus of the Addison’s Collection (through 7/31/24; Level 1, Exhibition Hall and Gallery 109) is an exploration of 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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Robert Frank and Todd Webb: Across America, 1955 (through 7/31/24; Level 1, Galleries 102–105), organized by the Museum of Fine Art, Houston, presents photographs that Robert Frank and Todd Webb created separately during their 1955 Guggenheim Foundation Fellowships. Though the men had no knowledge of each other at the time, their strikingly similar images revealed popular cultural trends and shared ideologies that challenged the idealistic purity of the “American Roadtrip.”
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Robert Frank and Todd Webb: Across America, 1955 (through 7/31/24; Level 1, Galleries 102–105), organized by the Museum of Fine Art, Houston, presents photographs that Robert Frank and Todd Webb created separately during their 1955 Guggenheim Foundation Fellowships. Though the men had no knowledge of each other at the time, their strikingly similar images revealed popular cultural trends and shared ideologies that challenged the idealistic purity of the “American Roadtrip.”
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A Long Arc: Photography and the American South since 1845 (through 7/31/24; Level 2, Galleries 201–208) The first major survey of Southern photography in 25 years, this exhibition, organized by the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, examines the South’s place in the history of photography and reveals the region’s critical impact on the evolution of the medium.
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A Long Arc: Photography and the American South since 1845 (through 7/31/24; Level 2, Galleries 201–208) The first major survey of Southern photography in 25 years, this exhibition, organized by the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, examines the South’s place in the history of photography and reveals the region’s critical impact on the evolution of the medium.
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Finding American Form: 20th-Century Selections from the Permanent Collection (through 7/31/24; Level 2, Gallery 209) explores the spirit of formal experimentation and range of artistic styles that characterized the 20th century. Artists mined the space between representation and abstraction, whether drawing upon the influence of European modern art, finding inspiration from the stylized sculptures and masks of West Africa, or taking cues from their urban environment and the natural world.
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The Addison Gallery’s famed model ship collection, permanently installed in the building’s lower level, consisted originally of 24 works commissioned by the museum’s founder, Thomas Cochran, to document four centuries of American history.
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