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Farnsworth Art Museum Celebrating Maine's role in American art It is open year-round as the only museum dedicated solely to American- and Maine-inspired art.
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Named by the Boston Globe as one of the finest small museums in the country, the Farnsworth Art Museum offers a nationally recognized collection of works from many of America’s greatest artists. Through its remarkable collection of more than 16,000 works, inventive exhibitions, wide-ranging intellectual resources, and energetic educational programming, visitors from around the world gain a deep appreciation of the ongoing story of Maine’s role in American art. More information about the museum can be found at www.farnsworthmuseum.org.

The monumental Land and Development of New England by Marguerite Zorach is now on view in Maine: A Force within American...
10/07/2026

The monumental Land and Development of New England by Marguerite Zorach is now on view in Maine: A Force within American Art (1890–2026)!

The imagery in this painting explores Zorach’s role within an idealized, hard-working, pioneer family in harmony with the bountiful resources of the New England. The visual references to lumbering, coastal communities and farming—and the detail of the LL Bean boots—also indicate her family’s place in Maine.

Marguerite Zorach (1887-1968)
Land and Development of New England, 1935, Oil on canvas, 96 x 78 inches. Museum Purchase, 1991.17 © The Zorach Collection LLC

Shifting Vision: Joel Babb’s Painted Universe is now open in Crosman Gallery! “Joel Babb prompts us to slow down and exp...
10/04/2026

Shifting Vision: Joel Babb’s Painted Universe is now open in Crosman Gallery!

“Joel Babb prompts us to slow down and experience the landscape as something far more than a place we simply observe,” said Jane Bianco, Curator at the Farnsworth Art Museum. “His paintings reveal nature as a living, ever-changing world shaped by light, memory, movement, and imagination. Whether depicting the forests of Maine or the architecture of Boston, Babb creates immersive spaces that encourage us to look more closely and discover the extraordinary within the familiar.”

Joel Babb (born 1947) Sunrise Mount Desert, 2022, oil on linen, 20 x 24 inches. Courtesy of Brian Gould, South Portland © 2026 Joel Babb

10/02/2026

Francesca Soriano, Curator of American art at the Farnsworth Art Museum, is back to discuss the backgrounds of artists Robert Henri and George Bellows, and their connection to Maine. Both artists are currently featured in our Maine: A Force within American Art (1890–2026) exhibition.

Robert Henri (1865–1929), Monhegan Island, 1903, Oil on oak panel, 13 11/16 x 15 5/8 inches. Museum purchase, 1991.9

George Bellows (1882-1925), Beating Out to Sea, 1913, oil on plywood panel, 14 5/8 x 18 ⅞ inches. Farnsworth Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1945.567. Photography by Alan LaVallee.

Happy October! It’s a full month of studio classes, lectures, concerts, and much more. Register for events here: farnswo...
10/01/2026

Happy October! It’s a full month of studio classes, lectures, concerts, and much more.
Register for events here: farnsworthmuseum.org/events/

A look at all the exhibitions that are on view at the Farnsworth this fall!🍂
09/30/2026

A look at all the exhibitions that are on view at the Farnsworth this fall!🍂

Andrew Wyeth: Human Nature, opens on November 7th!While Wyeth is widely celebrated for his iconic landscapes and evocati...
09/29/2026

Andrew Wyeth: Human Nature, opens on November 7th!

While Wyeth is widely celebrated for his iconic landscapes and evocative depictions of buildings and the natural world, his highly original approach to the human body represents an equally important dimension of his work. Andrew Wyeth: Human Nature explores how the artist’s depictions of people illuminate both his creative development and his deep engagement with the history and traditions of Western art.

Andrew Wyeth (1917-2009), Siri, 1970, tempera on panel, 30 ½ x 30 inches. Brandywine Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by John T. Dorrance, Jr.; Mr. and Mrs. Felix du Pont; Mr. and Mrs. James P. Mills; Mr. and Mrs. Bayard Sharp; two anonymous donors; and The Pew Memorial Trust, 1975. © 2026 Brandywine Museum of Art

Join us this Friday! Shifting Vision: Joel Babb’s Painted Universe will be on view, and Joel Babb will be talking about ...
09/28/2026

Join us this Friday!
Shifting Vision: Joel Babb’s Painted Universe will be on view, and Joel Babb will be talking about his exhibition from 5–5:30 p.m. in the auditorium.

09/25/2026

Marguerite Zorach, the pioneering American modernist, was born today in 1887. Francesca Soriano, Curator of American art at the Farnsworth Art Museum dives into the context of our collection piece, Eden, and shares about the fascinating life of Zorach.

🖼️Marguerite Zorach (1887-1968), Eden, 1917, wool hooked on burlap backed with linen, 77 1/4 x 34 x 1/4 inches. Gift of Pamela Canfield Grossman, 2020.10.1. © The Zorach Collection LLC

Lois Dodd, a Maine Force Part III:
Like her contemporary Anne Arnold, Lois Dodd valued drawing from life. She based the ...
09/23/2026

Lois Dodd, a Maine Force Part III:

Like her contemporary Anne Arnold, Lois Dodd valued drawing from life. She based the four nudes on quick, en plein air studies of a single model posing in her backyard. Emphasizing light rather than blocky forms, Dodd noted a connection between the woodpile and the figure, recalling, “The model had a big woodpile—I liked the geometry.”

Four Nudes and Woodpile is currently on view within Maine: A Force within American Art (1890–2026) in Sam’s Gallery.

Lois Dodd (born 1927), Four Nudes and Woodpile, 2001-2002, Oil on linen, 44 x 68 inches. Collection of James J. Kinnealey & Cynthia D. Hyde © 2026 Lois Dodd / Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY

Lois Dodd, a Maine Force Part II:Dodd began making paintings of windows half a century ago, beginning with those of the ...
09/21/2026

Lois Dodd, a Maine Force Part II:

Dodd began making paintings of windows half a century ago, beginning with those of the Acorn Grange in Cushing, Maine. She often found subjects while standing outside in her yard or in the yards of abandoned houses, looking through their windows and noticing the reflections from their surroundings in them. In The Painted Room, she blends the interior and exterior, showing the view through her window while extending it with a painted cluster of trees on the surrounding walls.

As she later described, “The room needed to be painted. I was patch plastering and decided to paint a blue sky. Then the next summer, I went to paint [the woods] on the other wall, where the wallpaper had just fallen off. I used a cheap wall paint as medium and pigments I had left over from Cooper [Union] for the colors.”

The Painted Room is currently on view within Maine: A Force within American Art (1890–2026) in Sam’s Gallery.

Lois Dodd (born 1927), The Painted Room, 1982, oil on linen, 60 x 50 inches. Gift of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, New York: Hassam, Speicher, Betts and Symons Funds, 1991.7. © Lois Dodd

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