Gallery Portfolio
About Our Collection
Throughout the history of art, the subject matter of an artist often reflected the art fashion of the day or the personal preferences of an individual. Some artists prefer the challenge of a studio still-life, others capturing the changing afternoon light on the winter trees.
The Gallery Collection gives a sampling of paintings from 1880 to the Post War. A snapshot of changing styles and subject matters.
Discover The Providence School: American Painting and the Estates of James Herbert and Louise Marianetti.
Special Online Exhibit: Joel Beckwith
Who is Joel Beckwith ?
Joel Beckwith (American, 1949- 2020) was a contemporary American etcher who studied art under Thomas Cornell at Bowdoin College and graduated in 1971. Following graduation, he embarked on a career as a professional artist, creating works in watercolor and etchings. An accomplished printmaker, Beckwith is known for revealing figurative depictions of characters which he creates, and which represent ‘Humankind’ to him. Most of his works are not large but show great etching technique and are frequently embellished by hand with acquatinting. Beckwith has exhibited with the Society of American Graphic Artists, the Boston Printmakers, Philadelphia Print Club, Smithsonian Institution and the National Academy of Design. Joel Beckwith's etchings have received many awards such as the Stratton Art Festival 1997 Fellowship, the George Bunker Museum Purchase Award (Philadelphia Print Club) and the Daniel Chester French Medal of Excellence. Today his work is included in numerous prestigious collections: the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Birmingham Museum of Art, Boston Public Library, Hunterdon Art Center, National Baseball Hall of Fame, State University of New York, Albany, and Purdue University.