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).

Pilgrim Lake

Art

Sand dunes and gray body of water with blue sky background

Description

Born and raised in Manhattan, Marcia Marcus was a prominent artist in the postwar New York art scene. She came to Provincetown in 1952 and returned every summer, both living and working in the C-Scape dune shack. She was mostly known for her contemporary style portraiture, though she also loved to capture the natural beauty and light of the Outer Cape landscape. This piece captures a still of Pilgrim Lake, a tidal lagoon hidden in the dunes, isolated from the ocean. The cool toned color palette and absence of texture in the water and pale sand emphasize the tranquility of the moment and quietude of the surroundings.

Artist Information

Marcia Marcus

Entry/Object ID

358.Pa79

Artwork Details

Date made: 1967

Medium: Oil on canvas

Dimensions (h x w): 10-3/4 in x 11-3/4 in

Acquisition

Accession: 358

Credit Line: Gift of Harry Kahn, 1979. Restoration funded by Joe Treppiccione, 2023

Exhibitions

Solitude by the Sea: Selections from the Collection

Gems from the Permanent Collection (2023)

Hofmann Students from the Collection