The Addison Gallery of American Art at Phillips Academy in Andover has loaned its five most-requested artworks 118 times to other museums. The top five works are Edward Hopper's "Manhattan Bridge Loop" (1928, loaned 38 times), Georgia O'Keeffe's "Wave, Night" (1928, 21 loans), Mary Cassatt's "Mother and Child in Boat" (1909, 21 loans), Winslow Homer's "The West Wind" (1891, 20 loans), and Jackson Pollock's "Phosphorescence" (1947, 18 loans). Three of these works will be featured in the Addison's upcoming exhibition "America in the Making," celebrating the 250th anniversary of the nation's founding, opening September 8 and running through January 31.
This article matters because it highlights the Addison Gallery's significant role as a lender in the international museum ecosystem, demonstrating how a small institutional collection can have outsized influence on major exhibitions worldwide. The data reveals the enduring popularity and art-historical importance of these American masterworks, which have traveled to prestigious venues including the Whitney Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Louvre, and the Royal Academy of Arts. The upcoming anniversary exhibition also underscores the Addison's commitment to contextualizing American art within the nation's broader historical narrative.