American Art
The paintings and sculptures on view in the American collection reflect an interest in naturalism and the traditions of Europe. The work dates roughly from 1790 to the 1940s.
Artists include:
John Singleton Copley, Fitz Henry Lane, George Inness, Eastman Johnson, William Merritt Chase and Robert Henri.
Select Exhibition History
Tony Foster, Searching for
a Bigger Subject:
Water Colour Diaries from Everest and The Grand Canyon
Lewis Gallery
July 11, 2009 - October 18, 2009
Elihu Vedder's Drawings for the Rubáiyát
Harnett Gallery
November 15, 2008 - February 8, 2009
Steele Gallery
December 14, 2003 - April 4, 2004
Norman Rockwell: Pictures for the American People
South Wing
January 27 - May 6, 2001
Left: Silver Vase, Thomas Hart Benton, 1945. Oil and tempera on canvas. Collection of Phoenix Art Museum, Gift of Blanche K. Lipari. Center: Winter Landscape, Ernest Lawson, c. 1907. Oil on canvas. Collection of Phoenix Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Orme Lewis in memory of Mr. Bruce Barton, Jr. Right: George Washington, Gilbert Stuart, 1796 or later. Oil on canvas. Collection of Phoenix Art Museum, Gift of Mr. Gilbert A. Harrison.