Recent Acquisitions: Fine Art

In 1964, the New Jersey State Museum established a bureau to care for and collect Fine Art objects. Since then, the American-focused collection that we have here at the Museum has grown to over 12,000 artworks including painting, sculpture, and works on paper. Over the last three years, the Fine Art Bureau has made important additions to the collection that open up opportunities to explore new narratives in American art history, and New Jersey’s role in a global contemporary art world. Discover some of the latest accessions to the Fine Art collection, many of which will be on view to the public for the first time, including works by artists Robert Smithson, Cindy Sherman, Willie Cole, Mel Edwards, Nancy Cohen, and Purvis Young.