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For artists with more than one type of work in the collection, or for works by artists not listed here, see the Artic website or the corresponding Wikimedia Commons category. Of artists listed, less than 10% are women. For the complete list of artists and their artworks in the collection, see the website.
The Provincetown Art Association and Museum (PAAM) in Provincetown, Massachusetts is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. [1] It was founded as the Provincetown Art Association on August 22, 1914, [ 2 ] with the mission of collecting, preserving, exhibiting and educating people about the work of Cape Cod artists.
The Art Department's focus was on modern American painting, works painted in the 17 years since the 1876 Centennial Exposition. [1] Hundreds of American painters submitted works, and more than 1,000 paintings in oil and more than 200 in watercolor were selected for exhibition in the Palace of Fine Arts.
Painter-Gravers Of America Exhibition, 1919 [14] Provincetown Art Association Exhibition, 1927 [15] Charles J. Martin with water colors, circa 1930s. Morton Galleries, New York City, 1929 [16] International Water Color Exhibition, Art Institute of Chicago, May 2 – June 2, 1929 ; Provincetown Art Association Exhibition, 1931 [17]
In 1924, after serving in the United States Army and traveling across Europe, Moffett returned to Provincetown, Massachusetts and became one of the early founders of the Provincetown Art Association and Museum (PAAM). [4] Moffett had his first one-man show at the Frank Rehn Gallery in New York and also at The Art Institute of Chicago in 1928. [6]
During the 1920s and 1930s, Loeb showed frequently in Provincetown and by 1943 she was reported to have been the local artist most frequently shown in the Provincetown Art Association and Museum. Her exhibitions there included ones in 1923, 1926, 1933, 1936, and 1949. [6]
Norfeldt was an early member of the Provincetown Printers art colony in Massachusetts. [3] In 1921, Nordfeldt was elected an associate member of the Taos Society of Artists. [4] He exhibited his work frequently with the Chicago Society of Etchers both before and after the war, showing between 1911-1918 and 1926–1929. [1]
Post-War art in Chicago was more figurative and less abstract than the New York fashion dictated, and was largely ignored by New York dealers and critics. [4] Chicago artists rejected the abstract aesthetics of New York modernists, preferring strong surrealism, "following their own vision," [1] and "savage political satire." [5]