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Register 5 Seats Remaining
Join curator Ricardo Mercado to explore highlights from the Addison’s permanent collection in two sections: the "ideal" and the "real"
The “ideal,” bringing together American Impressionist paintings with Pictorialist photography, and the “real,” featuring works by the Ashcan School and social realist photographs. Together, these works reveal how American artists of the era grappled with questions of beauty, truth, and the rapidly transforming character of modern life.
This is the second exhibition in a series exploring particular strengths of the Addison’s renowned collection of art of the United States from the 17th century to the present day. With over 29,000 objects from which to choose, this series offers countless frameworks through which to engage with the Addison’s unparalleled collection.
This exhibition will be on display at the Addison Gallery of American art September 2, 2025-January 4, 2026.
Space is limited and registration is required. Please cancel your registration if you are no longer able to attend.
Please note that this event takes place at the Addison Gallery of American Art on the campus of Phillips Academy.
Image caption: John Sloan, Sunday, Women Drying Their Hair, 1912, Oil on canvas, 26 1/8 x 32 1/8 in., Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, Museum purchase, 1938.67
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Library Program--Adults |
3 Chapel Avenue
Andover, MA 01810
on the campus of Phillips Academy
