Collection Stories

The O’Brien Art Foundation fosters a deep study of American art. Explore our Collection Stories for insight into the unique narratives and throughlines of our holdings.

Tonalism: Refracting Ideals of the American Landscape

New Scenes of The American Scene

Printmaking at the Precipice: Atelier 17

“Super-Reality” in American Surrealism

Precisionism and Magic Realism: Modernity’s Strangeness and Estranged

Action on the Margins of Abstract Expressionism

Edges of Perception: Op Art and Hard-edge Abstraction

Multiplicity of Movements: 1960s-1980s
Collection Stories

Precisionism and Magic Realism: Modernity’s Strangeness and Estranged

Printmaking at the Precipice: Atelier 17

“Super-Reality” in American Surrealism

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