Collection

The Permanent Collection

Our permanent collection includes more than 5,350 works, capturing over a century of artistic vitality in Provincetown and on the Outer Cape.

This database offers a window into that rich legacy and our ongoing efforts to showcase contemporary artists working here. More than 2,700 pieces in our collection lack digital images. Our efforts to digitize the rest of our collection are ongoing; to contribute to this critical project to digitize the PAAM collection, please contact James Robertson, Chief Development Officer, by email at jrobertson@paam.org or visit: paam.org/donate/

COLLECTION IN THE COMMUNITY

PAAM regularly loans work from its permanent collection to community organizations and businesses, expanding public access to and appreciation of these important works of art. Works from the collection can currently be seen at Seamen’s Bank (Provincetown, Truro, and Wellfleet locations), Seashore Point in Provincetown, La Tanzi, Spaulding & Landreth LLP offices in Provincetown and Orleans, and David Marshall Datz, PC office in Provincetown and Orleans. To discuss arranging an artwork loan for your business or organization, please contact PAAM Registrar Madeleine Larson (mlarson@paam.org).

Dog in the Dunes (Gabe in front of dune shack)

Art

Black dog in front of wooden shack in dunes

Description

Cohen is a contemporary artist living and working in both Provincetown and Manhattan. Her two works in this collection are from her books "Dog in the Dunes" (1988) and "Dog in the Dunes Revisited" (2005), both collections of portraits she made of her Labrador retriever, Gabe, during her two week residency in a dune shack. Both pieces are polaroid film stills that Cohen then painted over, exhibiting her mastery of fine detail in the confinement of such a small surface. She illustrates her furry companion in both the interior and exterior of the shack, showcasing the small size and simplicity of the wooden structure.

Artist Information

Barbara E. Cohen

Entry/Object ID

2827.002.MM19

Artwork Details

Date made: circa 1998

Medium: Oil on Polaroid

Dimensions (h x w): 11-1/2 in x 10-1/2 in

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type: Signature

Location: LR

Acquisition

Accession: 2827

Credit Line: Gift of the artist, 2019

Exhibitions

Solitude by the Sea: Selections from the Collection