Explorations: Paintings, Drawings, and Prints in the Addison Collection
September 4—January 13, 2002

Explorations will reveal the working methods of artists Winslow Homer, Eastman Johnston, John Sloan, Childe Hassam, George Bellows, and Edward Hopper through a presentation of studies and related art objects. Preliminary drawings for Hopper's Manhattan Bridge Loop show the compositional development of this well-known masterpiece. Wood engravings, watercolors, and paintings by Homer explore the subject of the sea and John Sloan's prints and drawings investigate urban topics related to his painting, Sunday, Women Drying Their Hair.