Celebrating 50 Years!  

July 1- September 30, 2018

Chauncey Foster Ryder (1868-1948)

Chauncey Foster Ryder (1868-1948) "Monhegan Island, Maine"

Aldro Thompson Hibbard (1886-1972)

Aldro Thompson Hibbard (1886-1972) "Monhegan Harbor"

Edward Willis Redfield (1869-1965)

Edward Willis Redfield (1869-1965) "The Toy Maker's Home" 1928

Leon Kroll (1884-1974)

Leon Kroll (1884-1974) "Sunlit Sea" 1913

William Partridge Burpee (1846-1940)

William Partridge Burpee (1846-1940) "Coastal Sunset" circa 1905

William McCartin (1905-2003)

William McCartin (1905-2003) "Abstract Composition" 1963

Mary Mason (1886-1964)

Mary Mason (1886-1964) "Sidney's Garden"

Andrew Wyeth (1917-2009)

Andrew Wyeth (1917-2009) "Coast Guard" © 2018 Andrew Wyeth / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Reuben Tam (1916-1991)

Reuben Tam (1916-1991) "Island Space"

Eric Hudson (1864-1932)

Eric Hudson (1864-1932) "Maud Briggs Knowlton and Alice Swett"

George Wesley Bellows (1883-1925)

George Wesley Bellows (1883-1925) "Iron Coast, Monhegan"

Louise Nevelson(1899-1988)

Louise Nevelson(1899-1988) "Cryptic XXX"

Rockwell Kent (1882-1971)

Rockwell Kent (1882-1971) "Village at Night"

The year 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the Monhegan Museum of Art & History on Monhegan island, Maine. Founded by artists and islanders in 1968, the museum’s art collection features works by leading American artists who have worked on Monhegan This summer’s show features works by some 70 artists, including George Bellows, Robert Henri, Edward Hopper, Rockwell Kent, Louise Nevelson, and Andrew Wyeth, among others.

The Monhegan Museum displays a wide variety of exhibits relevant to the natural, social, industrial, cultural, and artistic history of Monhegan. It is the creation of many dedicated volunteers with a commitment to preserving, documenting, and exhibiting materials that convey the unique and appealing life of Monhegan Island. The Museum is housed in the historic Monhegan Light Station.