Charles Hawthorne, First Voyage, PAAM Permanent Collection
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With Mary Ellen Abell, Robert Henry, and Tracey Anderson
Since the late nineteenth century, Provincetown has been an inspiration to artists and writers. From Impressionism to Abstract Expressionism, to the contemporary art being produced on the Outer Cape today, the combined creative output of this region has contributed significantly to American art history.
This three-day series begins with a focus on the history of Provincetown art and the town’s vital role in the creation and preservation of our cultural heritage. Topics will include Charles W. Hawthorne’s school of art, and the founding of the Provincetown Art Association.
Day two will focus on Hans Hofmann’s role in bringing Abstract Expressionism to the forefront and his profound impact as a teaching artist.
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| The series concludes with an overview of late 20th century and contemporary Provincetown art. Relevant discussions on seminal American and European artists will enrich participants understanding of the historic context and stylistic movements that have influenced the painters, sculptors and printmakers of this culturally fertile region.
Mary Ellen Abell earned her Ph.D. in Art History at The Graduate Center, City University of New York (2001), focusing on American art. Her dissertation is entitled “Edwin Dickinson: His Work, Teaching and Critical Reception.” She has written two essays on Dickinson's work for the Edwin Dickinson: Dreams and Realities catalog (2002), which accompanied the traveling museum exhibition organized by the Albright-Knox Art Gallery. From 1987-1994, she was Director of the Long Point Gallery in Provincetown. Mary has spent 35 summers on the Outer Cape and is married to the painter Carmen Cicero; she and her husband reside in New York during the winter. She is Associate Professor in the Visual Arts Department at Dowling College, Oakdale, New York.
Robert Henry’s numerous one-person exhibitions include the Cortland Jessup Gallery and Barbara Inger Gallery in New York, the Janus Avivson Gallery in London, and the Berta Walker Gallery in Provincetown. His work hangs in the permanent collections of Brooklyn College, the Cape Cod Museum of Fine Arts, Columbia University, Pace University, and many others. He is Professor Emeritus at Brooklyn College. Henry
was a student of Hans Hofmann from 1952-53.
Tracey Anderson graduated in Drawing & Painting from Edinburgh College of Art in Scotland and completed Post Graduate Studies at The Royal College of Art in London. She has participated in many group and solo exhibitions in the UK as well as in New York and Provincetown. Anderson was one of five artists featured in the 2004 Emerging Artists exhibition at the Provincetown Art Association & Museum and has exhibited work locally for the last five years; she is currently represented by the Julie Heller Gallery in Provincetown. She has offered classes that work across media, for both children and adults, at the Museum School at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Castle Hill Center for the Arts, Truro, MA and the Great River Arts Institute of Bellows Falls, VT. She is co-founder of Project Edge, a group of artists working collaboratively on the Outer Cape. Her art blog can be found at: www.traceysandfordanderson.com.
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