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).

Untitled #2 (Self Portrait, Sketching)

Art

Self-portrait, man in hat sketching outside in the dunes

Description

William Harry Warry Bicknell (W.H.W.) was a famed artist that has exhibited in various public collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian. A native of Boston, Bicknell permanently moved to Winchester but kept a studio in Provincetown. Though he had some works of portraiture, he was most well known for his etching. His two pieces in this collection exhibit his mastery of fine line detail and texture, utilized to illuminate the concentration of light and dark.

Artist Information

William (W.H.W.) Harry Warren Bicknell

Entry/Object ID

038.059.Pr64

Artwork Details

Date made: circa 1921

Medium: Etching

Dimensions (h x w): 16-1/2 in x 12-1/2 in

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type: Signature, Date

Location: LR

Type: Edition

Location: UL

Acquisition

Accession: 38

Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. W. H. W. Bicknell, 1964