Montclair Art Museum

Montclair, NJ

973-746-5555

http://www.montclairartmuseum.org/

 

 

 

The Montclair Art Museum, founded in 1914, houses a distinguished and important American art collection spanning two centuries. Its impressive Greek Revival-style building, surrounded by an arboretum and flanked by Hermon Atkins MacNeil's The Sun Vow and Allan Houser's Earth Mother sculptures, contributes to the town of Montclair's historic local color.

The Museum has a national and international reputation for its fine collection of American art and Native American art and artifacts. The quality of MAM's collection and the breadth of history and culture it encompasses, are in many ways unique. Included are more than 15,000 objects, over 600 of which represent the development of an American voice in painting from the mid-18th century to the present. Among these are examples from John Singleton Copley, Benjamin West, Charles Willson Peale, Thomas Sully, Thomas Cole Jasper F. Cropsey, and Daniel Huntington. The collection also encompasses works on paper, sculptures, and costumes. The Museum's extensive Rand Collection of Native American art and artifacts (approximately 6,000 objects) represents the cultural development of various peoples in the Plains, Southwest, California Intermountain, Northwest, and Eastern woodlands regions, with particularly distinguished examples of baskets and jewelry.

The Montclair Art Museum is located at 3 South Mountain Avenue in Montclair, New Jersey, 12 miles west of Manhattan. The Museum is accessible by public transportation.

For hours and admission fees explore the MAM website.

Note: A Google Book Search conducted May 30, 2008 located the following books published by the Museum. None featured Limited Preview. The catalogues are listed in reverse date order. Book names followed by links to related essays published by Resource Library are a marker to prevent reduplication of effort.

The Unseen Cindy Sherman: Early Transformations, 1975-1976, By Gail Stavitsky, Montclair Art Museum, Montclair Art Museum. Published 2004 by Montclair Art Museum. Self in art. 35 pages. ISBN:0936489650

Untamed Spirits, Animal Imagery in Native American Art. Ex: February 12 ..., By Montclair Art Museum. Published 2000 by Montclair Art Museum

Will Barnet, a Timeless World. Ex: May 14, 2000-August 20, 2000., By Montclair Art Museum. Published 2000 by Montclair Art Museum

Will Barnet in Context, American Art from the Collection. Ex: May 14-Aug. 20 ..., By Montclair Art Museum. Published 2000 by Montclair Art Museum. ref: Will Barnet and Native American Art, essay by Twig Johnson (8/9/01)

The Grand Moving Panorama of Pilgrim's Progress, By Montclair Art Museum, Edwin A. Ulrich Museum of Art, Portland Museum of Art. Published 1999 by Montclair Art Museum. Panorama of Bunyan's Pilgrim's progress (Painting). 33 pages. ISBN:093648957X. An exhibition of the work known during the mid-nineteenth century as the Bunyan Tableux: Montclair Art Museum, January 31-May 2, 1999; Portland Museum of Art, October 22, 1999-January 7, 2000; Edwin A. Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita State University, January 21-March 7, 2000. Ref: The Panorama's Progress: The History of Kyle & Dallas's Moving Panorama of Pilgrim's Progress, essay by Tom Hardiman (7/24/01)

Morgan Russell: The Origins of a Modern Masterpiece [exhibition], By Morgan Russell, Marilyn S Kushner, Heckscher Museum of Art, Montclair Art Museum, Museum of American Art, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Published 1998 by Montclair Art Museum. Catalog of the exhibition held at the Montclair Art Museum, Jan. 27-Apr. 26, 1998; the Museum of American Art of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pa., Jun. 12-Aug. 16, 1998 and Heckscher Museum of Art, Huntington, NY, Sept. 5-Nov. 15, 1998. Ref: Morgan Russell - The Early Years, 1886-1906; essay segment by Marilyn S. Kushner (9/21/01)

Maurice Prendergast, the State of the Estate, Selections from the Williams ..., By Montclair Art Museum. Published 1998 by Montclair Art Museum

The Montclair Art Colony, Past and Present: February 4-April 13, 1997, the ..., By Montclair Art Museum, Diane Pietrucha Fischer, Gail Stavitsky, Montclair Art Museum. Published 1997 by The Museum. Artist colonies. 35 pages. ISBN:0936489553. Exhibition catalog.

A Spiritual Quest, the Art of George Inness. Ex: May 5, 1996-Jul, 27, 1997., By Montclair Art Museum. Published 1997 by Montclair Art Museum

Precisionism in America, 1915-1941: Reordering Reality, By Montclair Art Museum. Published 1994 by Abrams, in association with the Montclair Art Museum. Precisionism/ United States/ Exhibitions. 160 pages. ISBN:0810937344. Original from the University of Michigan. Digitized Nov 8, 2007

The Kiowa Ledger Book. Ex: Sep. 11, 1994-Feb. 5, 1995., By Montclair Art Museum. Published 1994 by Montclair Art Museum

The Crayon and the American Landscape: The Montclair Art Museum, April 25 ..., By Marion Grzesiak, Montclair Art Museum, Hudson River Museum, Middlebury College Museum of Art. Published 1993 by Montclair Art Museum. Landscape painting, American. 24 pages. ISBN:0936489480

3 Hispanic-American Masters: Dario Suro, Roberto Estopiñan, Juan Sánchez, By Alejandro Anreus, Montclair Art Museum, Montclair Art Museum, Noyes Museum, Noyes Museum. Published 1993 by Montclair Art Museum. Art, Latin American. 48 pages. "The Montclair Art Museum, October 11, 1992-January 10, 1993; the Noyes Museum, January 24-May 30, 1993."

Hans Weingaertner: A Retrospective : Montclair Art Museum, January 31-April ..., By Hans Weingaertner, Elaine Evans Dee, Montclair Art Museum, Montclair Art Museum. Published 1993 by Montclair Art Museum. 28 pages

Gary T. Erbe, Trompe L'oeil Paintings and Dimensional Compositions: An ..., By Gary T Erbe, Montclair Art Museum, Montclair Art Museum, Thomas Folk, Westmoreland Museum of Art. Published 1988 by Montclair Art Museum. 38 pages. ISBN:0936489332. "Childhood memories: the art of Gary T. Erbe by Thomas C. Folk"--P. 8-11.

New Jersey Water Color Society 1938-1988: 50th Anniversary Exhibition, By Montclair Art Museum, New Jersey Watercolor Society, New Jersey Watercolor Society, Montclair Art Museum, Noyes Museum, Noyes Museum, Monmouth Museum, Monmouth Museum. Published 1988 by Montclair Art Museum. Watercolor painting, American. 64 pages. Catalog of an exhibition held at the Montclair Art Museum, Nov. 13, 1988-Jan. 8, 1989; the Noyes Museum, Jan. 22-Mar. 6, 1989, and the Monmouth Museum, Apr. 30-June 4, 1989.

The Song of the Loom: New Traditions in Navajo Weaving, By Frederick J. Dockstader, Montclair Art Museum. Published 1987 by Hudson Hills Press in association with the Montclair Art Museum. Indian textile fabrics. 130 pages. Original from the University of Michigan. Digitized Nov 5, 2007. Gives eighty-three examples of contemporary Navajo textile pieces.

Primal Ground: Miriam Beerman, Works from 1983-1987: December 13, 1987 ..., By Miriam Beerman, Montclair Art Museum. Published 1987 by Montclair Art Museum. 16 pages. ISBN:0936489324.

Summer Rains, Winter Winds: Native American Paintings from a Private New ..., By Montclair Art Museum, Montclair Art Museum. Published 1985 by Montclair Art Museum. Indians of North America. 16 pages. Text by Patricia J. Broder.

Anne Dushanko-Dobek, Silent Voices: Exhibition December 18-March 25, 1983, By Anne Dushanko-Dobek, Montclair Art Museum, Montclair Art Museum. Published 1983 by Montclair Art Museum. 20 pages. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Montclair Art Museum from December 18-March, 1983.

Adolf Konrad, a Retrospective Exhibition: March 30-June 22, 1980, Montclair ..., By Adolf Konrad, Montclair Art Museum, Montclair Art Museum, New Jersey State Museum, New Jersey State Museum. Published 1980 by Montclair Art Museum. 32 pages,

The New York Etching Club: American Etchings from the Collection of William ..., By Montclair Art Museum, Montclair Art Museum, Maureen C. O'Brien, William Frost Mobley. Published 1979 by Montclair Art Museum. Etching, American. 12 pages. Catalog of an exhibition held at the Montclair Art Museum, New Jersey, Mar. 18-Apr. 29, 1979.

Vaclav Vytlacil: paintings & constructions from 1930, with Boris, Bourgeois ..., By Vaclav Vytlacil, Montclair Art Museum, Montclair Art Museum. Published 1975 by Montclair Art Museum. Art, American. 50 pages.

Loren MacIver, By Montclair Art Museum, Montclair Art Museum. Published 1975 by Montclair Art Museum. 3 pages. Catalog of an exhibition held Apr. 20-June 22, 1975.

Henry Thomas Gulick, 1872-1964: Exhibition Montclair Art Museum, Montclair ..., By Henry Thomas Gulick, Montclair Art Museum, Montclair Art Museum. Published 1974 by Montclair Art Museum. Primitivism in art. 36 pages

Miriam Beerman, By Miriam Beerman, Montclair Art Museum, Montclair Art Museum. Published 1974 by Montclair Art Museum. 8 pages. Catalog of an exhibition held Sept. 8-Nov. 10, 1974.

Piscatorial Pictorials of America: A Private Collection : [exhibition] The ..., By Montclair Art Museum, Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, N. J. Art Museum. Published 1973 by Montclair Art Museum. Fishing in art. 30 pages. Chiefly 19th century American lithographs.

American Still Life in New Jersey Collections. Ex: Oct. 25-Dec. 13, 1970., By Montclair Art Museum. Published 1970 by Montclair Art Museum

Grant Reynard Memorial Retrospective Exhibition: May 25-June 22, 1969, By Grant Reynard, Montclair Art Museum, Montclair Art Museum. Published 1969 by Montclair Art Museum. 20 pages.

Montclair Artists, 1868-1968, By Montclair Art Museum, Montclair Art Museum. Published 1968 by Montclair Art Museum. 10 pages. Catalog of an exhibition held Mar. 24-Apr. 28, 1968.

George Inness of Montclair: An Exhibition of Paintings Chiefly from the ..., By George Inness, Montclair Art Museum. Published 1964 by Montclair Art Museum. 32 pages. "A New Jersey tercentenary event."

John Marin: America's Modern Pioneer : a Retrospective Exhibition of the ..., By Montclair Art Museum, Montclair Art Museum, John Marin, Dorothy Norman. Published 1964 by Montclair Art Museum. 16 pages. Exhibition held: February 23 - March 29, 1964.

The American painting collection of the Montclair Art Museum, By Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Montclair Art Museum, Montclair Art Museum, Hirschl & Adler Galleries. Published 1961. Painting, American. 68 pages. On cover: The Hirschl & Adler Galleries present the exhibition Montclair in Manhattan; a selection of American paintings on loan from the Montclair Art Museum, New Jersey, November 7-25, 1961. (possibly pubished by Hirschl & Adler Galleries)

Master Painters: An Exhibition of Late Nineteenth-century American Painting ..., By Montclair Art Museum, Montclair Art Museum. Published 1957 by Montclair Art Museum. Painting, Modern. 16 pages. Exhibition held at the Montclair Art Museum.

American Paintings by "The Ten"., By Montclair Art Museum, Montclair Art Museum. Published 1946 by Montclair Art Museum. Painting, American. 8 pages. Catalog of an exhibition held Jan. 1-Feb. 10, 1946.

Sculpture and Drawings by Malvina Hoffman. Ex: Mar. 10-27, 1938., By Montclair Art Museum. Published 1938 by Montclair Art Museum

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