American Collection September 7, 2008

The American Collection consists of approximately 5,500 works, representing 49 percent of the permanent collection. The collection of 18th and 19th century American art contains important works by John Singleton Copley, Thomas Eakins, William Harnett, William Morris Hunt, George Inness, John Frederick Kensett, John LaFarge and Benjamin West. Late 19th century and early modern holdings include works by Milton Avery, Charles Burchfield, Joseph Cornell, Charles Demuth, Lyonel Feininger, Marsden Hartley, Hans Hofmann, Winslow Homer, Edward Hopper, John Marin, Georgia O'Keeffe, Morton Schamberg, Joseph Stella, Kay Sage Tanguy and Grant Wood.