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).

Great Moments in Art History: Henri Matisse

Art

Cartoon of artist Henri Matisse dancing in a circle with nude women, in front of reproduction of Matisse's painting

Description

Howie Schneider offers a comical take on Henri Matisse’s "Dance." He depicts Matisse, the revolutionary artist, joining hands with nude models and frivolously dancing about his studio. Under this breath of levity stands the notion that there is always more to a piece of art than what meets the eye, a reality that goes unseen. When investigating a collection, or simply one piece, one should always keep this in mind. It is easy to take a work simply for visual pleasure, but much is lost from that assumption. Context, conversation, and understanding continuously expand the meaning and distinction of a piece. Ask a friend how they interpret a work of art. Change your vantage point. Acknowledge that one perspective negates the bigger picture. Meaning is not definitive in an evolving world. Norms change. Expectations undulate. Masks take new forms.

Artist Information

Howie Schneider

Entry/Object ID

1991.Pr10

Artwork Details

Date made: 1998

Medium: Color reproduction on paper

Dimensions (h x w): 17 in x 11 in

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type: Signature

Location: LR

Type: Edition

Location: LL

Acquisition

Accession: 1991

Credit Line: Gift of Burton and Brunetta Wolfman, 2010