The Winslow Homer Studio
The Portland Museum of Art acquired the Winslow Homer Studio on January 31, 2006. The Studio and the surrounding grounds are closed to the public while construction and restoration projects take place. The Museum hopes to complete this project in 2010.
The Studio is where the great American artist Winslow Homer (1836-1910) lived and painted many of his masterpieces from 1883 until his death. The Portland Museum of Art is currently undergoing a major capital campaign to raise $8.3 million for the acquisition, preservation, and endowment of the Winslow Homer Studio.
A registered National Historic Landmark, the renovated Winslow Homer Studio will be used to celebrate the artist's life, to encourage scholarship on Homer, and to educate audiences to appreciate the artistic heritage of Winslow Homer and Maine.
The Studio will play a major role in enhancing the Museum's association with Winslow Homer. The Museum has long been a destination for scholars and admirers of Homer's work. The Museum's Homer collection includes such notable objects as his first oil painting, Sharpshooter; an original watercolor paint box; and a nearly comprehensive collection of 400 illustrations given to the Museum by Peggy and Harold Osher in 1991. The graphics collection includes more than 90% of Homer's graphic output and chronicles the artist's early career as a commercial illustrator.
Visit the Museum today to see the Winslow Homer Gallery featuring 14 oil paintings and watercolors by Homer.