{"id":7747,"date":"2014-04-17T10:32:31","date_gmt":"2014-04-17T14:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/?page_id=7747"},"modified":"2026-02-18T22:56:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T03:56:08","slug":"encountering-maine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/exhibitions\/2014-2\/encountering-maine\/","title":{"rendered":"Encountering Maine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">June 6 \u2013 October 12, 2014<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Opening reception:&nbsp; Saturday, June 7 from 2pm-3pm<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-7751 size-large\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/files\/2014\/04\/Chenoweth-Hall_Fisherman-at-Petit-Point-Manan_1936-600x420.jpg\" alt=\"Chenoweth Hall, Fisherman at Petit Point Manan, 1936, watercolor \" class=\"wp-image-7751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/files\/2014\/04\/Chenoweth-Hall_Fisherman-at-Petit-Point-Manan_1936-600x420.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/files\/2014\/04\/Chenoweth-Hall_Fisherman-at-Petit-Point-Manan_1936-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/files\/2014\/04\/Chenoweth-Hall_Fisherman-at-Petit-Point-Manan_1936.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chenoweth Hall, Fisherman at Petit Point Manan, 1936, watercolor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Drawn from the Museum\u2019s permanent collection, this exhibition includes a diverse selection of works depicting places in Maine by artists from the late nineteenth century up to the present. <strong><i>Encountering Maine<\/i><\/strong> presents artworks in a variety of media and styles by Maine natives such as Marsden Hartley, Bernard Langlais, William Manning, Charlie Hewitt and Melonie Bennett shown alongside works by artists who are recognized for their connections to the state, including George Hallowell, John Marin, Dahlov Ipcar, Berenice Abbott and Robert Indiana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/files\/2014\/04\/Walker-Evans_-Maine-Pump_1933-376x500.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/files\/2014\/04\/Neil-Welliver_Light-in-Brook_1985-506x500.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/files\/2014\/04\/Lynne-Drexler_Untitled_1962-600x458.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/files\/2014\/04\/John-Heagan-Eames_Bank-Square_Boothbay-Harbor_Maine_1934-449x500.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/files\/2014\/04\/Hartley-Katahdin-no4-ca-1940-600x475.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/files\/2014\/04\/Delbert-Dana-Coombs_Bridge_18991-600x331.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/files\/2014\/04\/Chenoweth-Hall_Fisherman-at-Petit-Point-Manan_1936-600x420.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/files\/2014\/04\/Carl-Sprinchorn-Two-Hunters-Waiting-at-Ted-Crommetts-for-Tote-Team_1941-378x500.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/files\/2014\/04\/Alex-Katz_Mary-Jane_1993-453x500.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 6 \u2013 October 12, 2014 Opening reception:&nbsp; 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