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Portland Museum of Art

  • June 9, 2004
  • Rated 4 of 5 by ext212 from New York, New York
Portland Museum of Art

We lucked out when we walked in The Portland Museum of Art because Diane Arbus' family portraits were on exhibit. My boyfriend is a big fan of her photographs and we were disappointed when we did not make the exhibit in San Francisco in 2003. The Diane Arbus collection was minimal, but it told us a lot of the photographer. Some of the portraits were familiar and some we have never seen before. My favorites were the contact sheets that came along with the final prints commissioned by certain families.

They also had a collection of quilts on display from the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Their permanent collection is as impressive; Renoir and Degas are joined by Andrew Wyeth and Rockwell Kent.

Some art aficionados will scoff at beautifully-designed gallery spaces because they say the space takes attention away from the art. I disagree because I think the ambiance of a museum adds to your experience while looking at the art. A museum basking in natural light invigorates the viewer and encourages them to see more of the collections without boring them to death.

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