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Colonies of New England at the Portland Museum of Art June 24 -
October 12, 2009 The art colonies of New England played a key
role in the creation of an American national identity in the
early 20th century. Art colonies in Old Lyme and Cos Cob,
Connecticut and Ogunquit and Monhegan, Maine were inspiration
for nationally recognized artists including Edward Hopper,
Childe Hassam, Robert Henri, and George Bellows, among others.
Call of the Coast: Art Colonies of New England will chronicle
the development of impressionist Connecticut and modernist Maine
and features 73 works drawn from the collections of the Portland
Museum of Art and the Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme,
Connecticut. Call of the Coast is