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The '''Ogunquit Museum of American Art''' is a small [[art museum]]<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=http://mainearts.maine.gov/directory/listing.asp?ID=2540&name=Ogunquit+Museum+of+American+Art|title=Directory Listing|website=mainearts.maine.gov}}</ref> located on the coast in [[Ogunquit, Maine|Ogunquit]], [[Maine]]. The museum houses over 3,000 pieces in its permanent collection.<ref>The Maine Art Museum Trail: http://maineartmuseums.org/[http://www.ogunquitmuseum.org/about.html <!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
The '''Ogunquit Museum of American Art''' is a small [[art museum]]<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=http://mainearts.maine.gov/directory/listing.asp?ID=2540&name=Ogunquit+Museum+of+American+Art|title=Directory Listing|website=mainearts.maine.gov}}</ref> located on the coast in [[Ogunquit, Maine|Ogunquit]], [[Maine]]. The museum houses over 3,000 pieces in its permanent collection.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Maine Art Museum Trail |url=https://www.maineartmuseums.org/ |access-date=2024-01-13 |website=maineartmuseums.org}}</ref>


The Ogunquit Museum of American Art collects and exhibits modern and contemporary American art. Its permanent collection includes paintings, sculpture, graphic arts, photography, and new media. It is located in its original building at 543 Shore Road in Ogunquit, Maine, and its sculpture garden overlooks Narrow Cove.
The Ogunquit Museum of American Art collects and exhibits modern and contemporary American art. Its permanent collection includes paintings, sculpture, graphic arts, photography, and new media. It is located in its original building at 543 Shore Road in Ogunquit, Maine, and its sculpture garden overlooks Narrow Cove.
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Artist and collector [[Henry Strater]] purchased land in Ogunquit formerly owned by [[Charles Herbert Woodbury]] who is widely credited with founding the art colony in the village.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tfaoi.com/newsmu/nmus104a.htm|title=Ogunquit Museum of American Art Charles H. Woodbury and His Students|website=www.tfaoi.com|access-date=2018-06-06}}</ref>
Artist and collector [[Henry Strater]] purchased land in Ogunquit formerly owned by [[Charles Herbert Woodbury]] who is widely credited with founding the art colony in the village.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tfaoi.com/newsmu/nmus104a.htm|title=Ogunquit Museum of American Art Charles H. Woodbury and His Students|website=www.tfaoi.com|access-date=2018-06-06}}</ref>


Initially founded by Strater as The Museum of Art of Ogunquit, the institution was incorporated on September 18, 1951, with a mission for “the broad educational interests of the public.” Architect Charles Worley of Boston designed the museum to realize the full potential of the site on the coast. Strater commissioned architect [[Charles S. Worley Jr.]] to design the building it is housed in.<ref>[http://www.ogunquitmuseum.org/history.html Ogunquit Museum of American Art: History of the Museum<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The museum opened its doors to the public on July 25, 1953.
Initially founded by Strater as The Museum of Art of Ogunquit, the institution was incorporated on September 18, 1951, with a mission for “the broad educational interests of the public.” Architect Charles Worley of Boston designed the museum to realize the full potential of the site on the coast. Strater commissioned architect [[Charles S. Worley Jr.]] to design the building it is housed in.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of the Ogunquit Museum of American Art |url=http://www.ogunquitmuseum.org/history.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209044130/http://www.ogunquitmuseum.org/history.html |archive-date=2014-02-09 |website=Ogunquit Museum of American Art}}</ref> The museum opened its doors to the public on July 25, 1953.


The first exhibition included 121 works by modern artists [[Marsden Hartley]], [[John Marin]], [[Stuart Davis (painter)|Stuart Davis]], [[Yasuo Kuniyoshi]], [[Peggy Bacon]], [[Walt Kuhn]], Frances Lamont, [[Hamilton Easter Field]], and [[William von Schlegel]], and was supported with the loan of important works from the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]], [[Whitney Museum of American Art|The Whitney Museum of American Art]] and the [[Edith Halpert|Downtown Gallery]].
The first exhibition included 121 works by modern artists [[Marsden Hartley]], [[John Marin]], [[Stuart Davis (painter)|Stuart Davis]], [[Yasuo Kuniyoshi]], [[Peggy Bacon]], [[Walt Kuhn]], Frances Lamont, [[Hamilton Easter Field]], and [[William von Schlegel]], and was supported with the loan of important works from the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]], [[Whitney Museum of American Art|The Whitney Museum of American Art]] and the [[Edith Halpert|Downtown Gallery]].
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* A complete set of the graphic works of [[Jack Levine]]
* A complete set of the graphic works of [[Jack Levine]]
* A large assortment of ceramic sculpture by [[Carl Walters]]
* A large assortment of ceramic sculpture by [[Carl Walters]]
* Works by [[Will Barnet]], [[Thomas Hart Benton (painter)|Thomas Hart Benton]], [[Charles Burchfield]], [[William Zorach]], [[Marguerite Zorach]], [[Dahlov Ipcar]], [[Alexander Calder]], [[Edward Hopper]], [[Gaston Lachaise]], [[Roy Lichtenstein]], and [[Reginald Marsh (artist)|Reginald Marsh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ogunquitmuseum.org/collection.html|title=Ogunquit Museum of American Art: The Permanent Collection<!-- Bot generated title -->|publisher=}}</ref>
* Works by [[Will Barnet]], [[Thomas Hart Benton (painter)|Thomas Hart Benton]], [[Charles Burchfield]], [[William Zorach]], [[Marguerite Zorach]], [[Dahlov Ipcar]], [[Alexander Calder]], [[Edward Hopper]], [[Gaston Lachaise]], [[Roy Lichtenstein]], and [[Reginald Marsh (artist)|Reginald Marsh]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Ogunquit Museum of American Art: The Permanent Collection |url=http://www.ogunquitmuseum.org/collection.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023053653/http://ogunquitmuseum.org/collection.html |archive-date=2013-10-23 |website=Ogunquit Museum of American Art |publisher=}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

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Ogunquit Museum of American Art
Map
Former name
Museum of Art of Ogunquit
Established1953
LocationOgunquit, Maine
Coordinates43°14′02″N 70°35′20″W / 43.2338°N 70.5889°W / 43.2338; -70.5889
TypeArt museum
FounderHenry Strater
DirectorAmanda Lahikainen
Websiteogunquitmuseum.org

The Ogunquit Museum of American Art is a small art museum[1] located on the coast in Ogunquit, Maine. The museum houses over 3,000 pieces in its permanent collection.[2]

The Ogunquit Museum of American Art collects and exhibits modern and contemporary American art. Its permanent collection includes paintings, sculpture, graphic arts, photography, and new media. It is located in its original building at 543 Shore Road in Ogunquit, Maine, and its sculpture garden overlooks Narrow Cove.

History

Artist and collector Henry Strater purchased land in Ogunquit formerly owned by Charles Herbert Woodbury who is widely credited with founding the art colony in the village.[3]

Initially founded by Strater as The Museum of Art of Ogunquit, the institution was incorporated on September 18, 1951, with a mission for “the broad educational interests of the public.” Architect Charles Worley of Boston designed the museum to realize the full potential of the site on the coast. Strater commissioned architect Charles S. Worley Jr. to design the building it is housed in.[4] The museum opened its doors to the public on July 25, 1953.

The first exhibition included 121 works by modern artists Marsden Hartley, John Marin, Stuart Davis, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Peggy Bacon, Walt Kuhn, Frances Lamont, Hamilton Easter Field, and William von Schlegel, and was supported with the loan of important works from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Whitney Museum of American Art and the Downtown Gallery.

In the ensuing decades, the Ogunquit Museum of American Art has organized important exhibitions of modern and contemporary art by Edward Hopper,[5] Andrew Wyeth, Jamie Wyeth,[6] Dahlov Ipcar.,[7] and Philip Koch.[8]

  • Pages from the inaugural exhibition catalog at OMAA

Collection

The museum houses over 3,000 works of art in its permanent collection. Highlights include:

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ogunquit Museum of American Art.
  1. ^ "Directory Listing". mainearts.maine.gov.
  2. ^ "The Maine Art Museum Trail". maineartmuseums.org. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
  3. ^ "Ogunquit Museum of American Art Charles H. Woodbury and His Students". www.tfaoi.com. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  4. ^ "History of the Ogunquit Museum of American Art". Ogunquit Museum of American Art. Archived from the original on 2014-02-09.
  5. ^ "Edward Hopper: The Ogunquit Paintings". www.antiquesandthearts.com. 28 June 2005. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  6. ^ "Ogunquit Museum season includes Jamie Wyeth". seacoastonline.com. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  7. ^ "Ogunquit opens its season with an exhibition of Dahlov Ipcar's early work". Press Herald. 2017-05-07. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  8. ^ "Philip Koch: Isle of Dreams". Ogunquit Museum of American Art. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  9. ^ "Ogunquit Museum of American Art: The Permanent Collection". Ogunquit Museum of American Art. Archived from the original on 2013-10-23.


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