July e-bulletin

As summer blossoms into its full maturity, the Bowdoin College Museum of Art offers many wonderful exhibitions and programs to celebrate all that the arts in Maine have to offer at this special time of year. Come enjoy East-Northeast: Charting Moments in Maine, a cluster of four fabulous exhibitions featuring the work of Gordon Parks, John McKee, Rudy Burckhardt, and Ann Craven. Also, please join us for talks by artists and curators and for concerts with the Bowdoin International Music Festival. In this issue of the e-Bulletin, we share news of great generosity to the Museum and new scholarship about artworks that have recently entered the collection.

See you at the Museum!

Anne Collins Goodyear & Frank H. Goodyear III

Co-Directors, Bowdoin College Museum of Art

exhibitions

A black and white photograph of a general store owner in his shop in the 1940s

Now Open

Gordon Parks: Herklas Brown and Maine, 1944

In January 1944, at the height of World War II, Gordon Parks photographed Herklas Brown, owner of the general store and Esso gas station in Somerville, Maine. These 65 photographs highlight an important early chapter in Parks’ career.

A black and white photograph of the remains of a discarded vehicle on a beach

Now Open

John McKee: As Maine Goes

In 1966, the Bowdoin College Museum of Art presented an exhibition of photographs by John McKee titled As Maine Goes. Almost 60 years later, the Museum is refreshing McKee’s original exhibition in a new presentation.

spotlight

Side by side headshots of two smiling people

BCMA Announces New Curatorial Fellow and Artist-in-Residence Appointments

The Museum announces the appointment of Anne Strachan Cross as the Museum’s next Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellow, and Gerald Clarke as the halley k harrisburg ‘90 and Michael Rosenfeld Artist-in-Residence for the upcoming academic year.

news

A candid photo of a person smiling at a party

José Ribas ’76 Care of Collections Endowment

In recognition of the service of José Ribas ’76, Bryson Brodie ’00 and the Devonwood Foundation have established the José Ribas ’76 Care of Collections Endowment.

A detail of a black and white lithographic print

Recent Acquisitions

Karime Borego ’27 discusses the recent acquisitions José Clemente Orozco by Edward Weston and Touristas Y Aztecas / Turists and Aztecs by José Clemente Orozco.

calendar

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Gallery Talk | Co-Curator Jay Sanders on "Ann Craven | Painted Time: Moons (Laboratory)"

Noon-1 p.m. | Bowdoin College Museum of Art

Thursday, July 3, 2025

Music at the Museum with the Bowdoin International Music Festival

10-11 a.m. | Bowdoin College Museum of Art

Thursday, July 10, 2025

In Conversation: Artist Ann Craven with Anne Collins Goodyear

4-5 p.m. | Lancaster Lounge, Moulton Union

Reception: "Ann Craven | Painted Time: Moons (Laboratory)"

5-6:30 p.m. | Bowdoin College Museum of Art

Friday, July 11, 2025

2nd Friday Art Walk at the Museum of Art

4-7 p.m. | Bowdoin College Museum of Art

Thursday, July 17, 2025

Gallery Talk | John McKee: As Maine Goes

4:30-5:30 p.m. | Bowdoin College Museum of Art

Reception | John McKee: As Maine Goes

5:30-7 p.m. | Bowdoin College Museum of Art

Saturday, July 19, 2025

Music Family Saturday at the Museum of Art

10-11 a.m. | Bowdoin College Museum of Art

Thursday, July 24, 2025

Music at the Museum with the Bowdoin International Music Festival

11 a.m.-noon | Bowdoin College Museum of Art

Thursday, July 31, 2025

Museum Tour & Composer's Concert with the Bowdoin International Music Festival

7-9 p.m. | Bowdoin College Museum of Art and Studzinski Recital Hall

Museum Hours

Tuesday-Saturday: 10:00 a.m.-5:00 pm | Thursday: 10:00 a.m.-8:30 p.m. | Sunday: 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. | Closed on Mondays and national holidays.

The Bowdoin College Museum of Art is open to the public free of charge. The Museum is wheelchair accessible through the Pavilion entrance.

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Banner: Attributed to George Clare, Still Life of Fruit (detail), ca. 1860, oil on canvas. Bowdoin College Museum, Brunswick, Maine. Museum Purchase, Sylvia E. Ross Fund and James Phinney Baxter Fund, in memory of Professor Henry Johnson, 1965.27