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American Watercolors, 1880–1990: Into the Light

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Harvard Art Museums

Image of a watercolor drawing of a seascape featuring abstracted strokes of color in shades of blue, green, yellow, red, pink, and grey, layered over a white background.

Discover how American watercolorists from Winslow Homer to Hannah Wilke leveraged the imaginative and experimental capacity of the medium to create marvelously diverse works over more than a century.

No application or registration needed.

Cost

$20 Adults

$18 Seniors (65+)

Free Sundays—free to all!

Free All students with a valid ID

Free Harvard ID holders (plus one guest)

Free Harvard Art Museums Friends

Free Youth under 18

Free Cambridge residents (proof of residency required)

Additional free admission opportunities

  • Free for some residents

Location

  • In-person only.

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy
Cambridge, MA 02138
United States

Neighborhood

Neighborhood 9

Dates and Times

.: Sat, May 20 2023 10AM – Sun, August 13 2023 5PM.

Open 10am–5pm

Open Tuesday-Sunday 10am-5pm



Closed on major holidays

Additional information

On view at the Harvard Art Museums from May 20 to August 13, 2023, the exhibition presents more than a hundred compelling and rarely seen watercolors by both well-known and historically underrepresented American artists. All works are drawn from the Harvard Art Museums’ deep and diverse holdings. Expanding the canon and including many new acquisitions on view for the first time, the exhibition seeks to inspire conversations and enrich today’s practitioners.

Image of a watercolor drawing of a seascape featuring abstracted strokes of color in shades of blue, green, yellow, red, pink, and grey, layered over a white background.

.: Sat, May 20 2023 10AM – Sun, August 13 2023 5PM.

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Harvard Art Museums

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Last updated May 9, 2023.