Event Dime

Friendship by the Sea: Avery, Gottlieb, and Rothko

When:

July 27, 2026 · 6:30 PM

Where:

The Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St NW, Washington, DC

Source:

Baltimore Sun Events Calendar

Milton Avery, Adolph Gottlieb, and Mark Rothko's shared summers in Gloucester, Massachusetts, in the 1930s and 1940s had a lasting impact on the work of these three pivotal 20th-century American artists. While Avery is often associated with representational art and Gottlieb and Rothko with abstraction, their friendship and time together on Cape Ann shaped their artistic journeys in profound ways. Featuring 82 works from 26 collections, the Cape Ann Museum and The Phillips Collection present "Ave