American Art from the DeMell Jacobsen Collection

The Asheville Art Museum has announced the opening of “American Made: Paintings and Sculpture from the DeMell Jacobsen Collection,” which was initially scheduled for October 17 but briefly delayed due to Tropical Storm Helene. “American Made” is on view now through February 10, 2025.

From the museum:

With more than 80 paintings and sculptures, American Made traces the evolution of American art from the colonial era to the early 20th century, bringing together masterpieces from the renowned DeMell Jacobsen Collection.

Highlights of American Made include:

• Striking portraits by artists such as Benjamin West, Thomas Sully, and Sarah Miriam Peale.
• Majestic landscapes by Thomas Cole, Asher B. Durand, and Jasper Francis Cropsey.
• Still lifes by Severin Roesen, Charles Ethan Porter, and Adelaide Coburn Palmer.

Additionally, visitors will encounter captivating genre scenes and works by artists who traveled to Europe, including Mary Cassatt, John Singer Sargent, and Childe Hassam. This remarkable exhibition unites some of the best of American art history in a single collection, that have been on view at institutions like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

For more information, please visit www.ashevilleart.org.

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