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).

Nat's Back in P-Town

Art

Back profile view of a man sitting upright in bed and looking out the window

Description

The bright, white light that pours in through the windows marries with the white bedding splayed across Nat’s legs. An effortless serenity encapsulates the nude scene. There is nothing more habitual and mundane than a man sitting at the foot of a bed in the morning. Yet, this scene holds great consequence. Love is not hiding in the dark. There is exposure, light, and simplicity. Facades crumble. Masks dissolve. As displayed in this photograph, love is not complex. However, the throngs projecting societal pressures often inhibit such feelings of ordinary simplicity from rooting themselves in nonconforming love.

Artist Information

Jack Pierson

Entry/Object ID

3163.027.Pr22

Artwork Details

Date made: 1995

Medium: Chromogenic print

Dimensions (h x w): 38-1/2 in x 30-1/4 in

Acquisition

Accession: 3163

Credit Line: Gift of David Murphy, 2022