Addison Gallery of American Art

 

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Dan C.

New Orleans, LA

1/4/2007 2 photos

A somewhat out of the way gem, located on the campus of Phillips Academy Andover about 20 mi north of Boston. A small but highly regarded museum dedicated of course to American Art, with about 4-5 galleries spread out over two floors. Exhibitions are always well put together (there a dozen or so rotating per year), and you'll definitely see works of big names here - the permanent collection includes pieces by Hopper, Winslow Homer, Georgia O'Keefe, Dorothea Lange, Whistler, Frank Stella (an Andover alum) among others.

Totally worth a visit if you're in the area, and good for a leisurely hour of perusing. And best of all, it's FREE.

When you're done, it's also nice to just walk around the campus, which is full of nice historic buildings and is gorgeously laidout and landscaped.

http://www.andover.edu...

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Chris B.

Revere, MA

7/26/2007

I just went here for the William Wegman exhibit- what a treat! And I do mean treat because it's a free museum; although for such an experience you'd be hard pressed not to put something in the collection boxes. Anyway, Dan's review tells of the high quality paintings that reside here on a mostly permanent basis (some of their collection is going on a worldwide tour soon). The Wegman Show ends real soon (the museum will be closed Aug. 1st-Sept. 3rd) so call them up to check details. It's probably about 1/2 hr. drive from Boston. By the way if you know Wegman only as a photographer this will open your eyes to his skills in collage,drawing, painting &  video, all with the similar sense of humor that his photos possess. P.S. There are plenty of Wienerhamer photos.

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