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About the Collection

Among the first U.S. museums devoted to collecting American art, Montclair Art Museum was founded in 1914 with two parallel collections of Native and non-Native work, each with dedicated gallery space. Our continually evolving collection—today numbering more than 12,000 objects—has been widely recognized for its quality and depth. It features work by a range of artists from across the United States and Native North America dating from the eighteenth to the twenty-first centuries. Highlights include landscapes by Montclair-based George Inness, basketry, regalia, beadwork, and more. Works from the permanent collection rotate regularly in our galleries.

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Edward Hopper (1182–1967), "Coast Guard Station," 1929, Oil on canvas, 29 x 43 in. (73.7 x 109.2 cm), Museum Purchase; Picture Buying Fund, 1937.21.
American Art
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Jaun Quick-To-See-Smith, "War Shirt," 1993
Native American Art
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Crown for the Victor (1896) by William Couper
Collection Spotlight
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MAM Curators, Gail Stavinsky: Chief Curator (left), and Laura Allen: Curator of Native American Art (right).
Curators
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Using the Collection
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Donating to the Collection
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MAM holding a printout depicting a painting. He is holding the printout up next to the painting it is depicting, comparing the two.
Rights & Reproductions
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Birds eye view of multiple art books scattered across a table. At the center is "Montclair Art Museum: Selected Works" by Mary Birmingham, Twig Johnson, Diane P. Fischer, and Gail Stavitsky.
Research, Information, & Loan Requests