Ogunquit Museum of American Art

 

The town of Ogunquit, Maine, has been a destination for artists for over one hundred years. The Ogunquit Artist Colony was founded at the end of the 19th century, and artists have flocked to the town’s beautiful cliffs ever since.

In 1951 Henry Strater, an artist and collector, founded the Museum of Art of Ogunquit, primarily as a collection of pieces by American artists who have worked in the area. The permanent home for the museum is along the shore of Perkins Cove, integrating views of the water, and a sculpture garden, into the museum’s space. It opened in 1953.

Henry Strater via www.ogunquitmuseum.org

Life Entwined by Antionette Prien Schultze

 

Today the museum is called the Ogunquit Museum of American Art. It is home to a permanent collection of over 3000 pieces. This collection allows the museum to maintain exhibitions that provide a look into the full history of American art.

 

 

The Smoker by Marcia Oakes Woodbury

Girl in Red with Elbow on Table by Henry Strater

In Bocca Lupo by Justin Liam O'Brian

512 by Panos Ghikas

The Bowery Drunks by Reginald Marsh

Untitled (Laborer) by Mark Brum

Interval by Hughie Lee-Smith

Emily in Repose by Frederick Andrew Bosley

Entrée by Hilaire Hiler

Night Shadows by Edward Hopper

 

The Ogunquit Museum of American Art also hosts temporary exhibits, and the current one is Anthony Cudahy: Spinneret (through July 21, 2024). Anthony Cudahy (b. 1989) was born in Florida, and now works and lives in Brooklyn, NY. His work bridges the figurative and abstract genres. They present scenes of life, many based on ole photographs that have begun to decay. Cudahy incorporates these changes into is paintings.

 

 

Three Ages

Lily and Snake Bundle

Sunset

Crowd (Day and Night)

The Ogunquit Museum of American Art is a great place to spend an hour our two while visiting the area. Enjoy great views of the bay and even better art.