The Permanent Collection

The Permanent Collection comprises 20th and 21st century works of art by international, national, and regionally acclaimed artists. A wide range of modern and contemporary styles and periods including Cubism, Realism, Pop Art, Non-objective Art, Folk Art and illustration are represented. The Museum also owns a fine selection of European and American decorative glass as well as African tribal art and sculptural works.

There are over 300 accessioned works in the PMA’s Permanent Collection.  Noted artists in the Collection include Miriam Schapiro, John James Audubon, Emil Holzhauer, Thomas Hart Benton, Käthe Kollwitz, Alexander Calder, Pablo Picasso and Louise Nevelson, among others.