This Month At Your Museum: July 2024
From marquee programs such as the Nelson Social Justice Lecture to curator-led tours of Jeremy Frey: Woven to the first feature-length documentary of Jaime Wyeth—July is the season to visit your museum.
PMA Picks
Save a spot for these between the cookouts and beach days.
PMA Films Special Event
Jamie Wyeth and the Unflinching Eye (with filmmaker Glenn Holsten and PMA Director Mark Bessire)
As the heir to an unparalleled three-generation dynasty in American art, Jamie Wyeth struggles to find his own voice during the colorful turmoil of pop culture and politics from the 1960s to the present. This first feature-length documentary of the artist follows his journey capturing iconic figures like John F. Kennedy, Andy Warhol, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Rudolf Nureyev, as well as his unique, sometimes unsettling, views of domestic life, the islands of Maine and his own personal ghosts.
Also!
On View
Isabella Howland (United States, 1895–1974), Peggy Bacon, undated, charcoal on laid paper, 16 1/2 x 11 9/16 inches. Portland Museum of Art, Maine. Museum purchase with support from Roger and Katherine Woodman, 1988.20. Image courtesy Petegorsky/Gipe Photo
Exploring the humor and sharp wit of one of the most insightful visual and literary artists of the 20th century, Peggy Bacon: Biting, never Bitter is a timely and noteworthy solo presentation of Peggy Bacon’s wry observations of her social, professional, and artistic networks during the 1920s and 1930s.
Jeremy Frey (Passamaquoddy, born 1978), Dawnland, 2022, ash, sweetgrass, and dye, 17 1/2 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches. Collection of Jim and Sara TenBroek. © Jeremy Frey. Image courtesy Paul-David Young
As the first-ever major retrospective of a Wabanaki artist in a fine art museum in the United States, Jeremy Frey: Woven is a groundbreaking exhibition in contemporary and Indigenous art. Featuring more than 50 baskets, made from natural materials like black ash and sweetgrass, Woven presents a comprehensive collection that spans a career of more than two decades.