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).

Sunny Day at a Dune Shack (#1210)

Art

Interior scene of wooden dune shack with open door and light streaming in

Description

Joan Cobb Marsh studied with Henry Hensche, another artist that worked and taught in Provincetown after training with Charles Hawthorne. Hensche was known for his mastery of color observation and sensitivity, a skill that Marsh had clearly adopted into her work. Her work made in Provincetown reflects her investigation of emotional memory connected to certain places. Her careful brushwork and use of shadows and highlights emphasizes a sense of peaceful quiet amongst the interior of the dune shack.

Artist Information

Joan Cobb Marsh

Entry/Object ID

2166.Pa13

Artwork Details

Date made: circa 2012

Medium: Oil on canvas

Dimensions (h x w): 24-3/4 in x 30-3/4 in

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type: Signature

Location: LR

Type: Signature, Title, Inscription

Location: Reverse

Acquisition

Accession: 2166

Credit Line: Gift of the artist, 2013

Exhibitions

Solitude by the Sea: Selections from the Collection

Joan Cobb Marsh: The Quiet Power of Place