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The Montclair Art Museum | Montclair, New Jersey

May 12, 2015 / 40 Comments
Head sculpture at Montclair Art Museum
Tom Nussbaum, Listen, 2008

The Montclair Art Museum

Even though Montclair, New Jersey has fewer than 40,000 residents, it boasts of many parks, a diverse population, and a strong interest in the arts. 

The town even has a fine art museum, situated on a beautiful street with quite a few splendid mansions. 

The museum has a special collection of the works of George Inness (1825-1894), a well-known painter from the Hudson River School of art. 

He resided in Montclair in his later years and painted many landscapes of Montclair. 

The Montclair Art Museum celebrated its 100th Birthday in 2014. Even if you don’t go inside, you can see some interesting art outside the museum. 

The top photo and the next two photos are of a sculpture by a Montclair-based artist, Tom Nussbaum. 

It is called Listen, was made in 2008, and it is constructed of polyurethane over fiberglass. 

Head sculpture at Montclair Art Museum
Tom Nussbaum, Listen
Sculpture at Montclair Art Museum
Tom Nussbaum, Listen, 2008

The next project is made out of wood, Plexiglas, metal screening, acrylic paint, roofing paper, tar, wall paper and an 11-watt bulb. 

It is by Donna Dennis and is called Blue Cabin from Tourist Cabins on Park Avenue, 1976-2007 (2007).

cabin sculpture at Montclair Art Museum
Donna Dennis, Blue Cabin, 2007
cabin sculpture at Montclair Art Museum
Donna Dennis, Blue Cabin, 2007

The next sculpture is called The Sun Vow by Hermon Atkins MacNeil (1866-1947). 

 It was made of bronze in 1899 and cast in 1902. 

Sculpture at The Montclair Art Museum
Hermon Atkins MacNeil, The Sun Vow
Sculpture at The Montclair Art Museum
Hermon Atkins MacNeil, The Sun Vow

The last sculpture shown here is Earth Mother by Allan Houser (1914-1994). It was made of bronze in 1981 and cast in 1986.

sculpture at Montclair Art Museum
Allan Houser, Earth Mother
sculpture at Montclair Art Museum
Allan Houser, Earth Mother

The Museum offers free admission from 5-9 p.m. on the first Thursday of the month and from 1-5 p.m. on the first Friday of the month.

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The Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, New Jersey
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The Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, New Jersey

You can read more about The Montclair Art Museum.

You can also read about Morley Safer and Modern Art.

Please check out The Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum, The American Labor Museum, and the National Guard Militia Museum.

Please read about The Riker Hill Art Park | Livingston, New Jersey, which is located on a former Nike Missile Base.

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