 by her mother, Annie Valentine Rand. The Rand Collection's several hundred objects included baskets, clothing, jewelry, and household items.

The museum's holdings have expanded by means of acquisitions and donations. In 1922, the museum invited Montclair residents to vote for their favorite among 25 works for acquisition. The museum's art committee overrode the winning work by the impressionist Daniel Garber and instead purchased a work by the comparatively avant-garde Arthur Bowen Davies, Meeting in the Forest (1900), a depiction of nudes in a landscape in the Symbolist style. In the 1930s the museum was less open to modernists, and in the 1940s it tried to counter that reputation by having works for its annual exhibit of local artists' work selected by two juries, traditional and modern, a procedure abandoned when artists objected to having to characterize themselves in such a fashion.

The building has since expanded along with the collection. The museum grew with additional gifts from Lang that allowed the front portico and mezzanine to be completed in 1924 and a new East Wing added in 1931 to house the Rand Collection. In the 1950s the high-ceilinged North Gallery was divided horizontally. The most recent renovation by architectural firm Beyer Blinder Belle in 2000-2001 added a new wing that doubled the museum's square footage.

To mark its 75th anniversary, MAM published Three Hundred Years of American Painting: The Montclair Art Museum Collection. It provided detailed entries for 538 paintings, detailed discussion of 32 of them, and a set of thematic essays. In 1999, MAM collaborated on American Tonalism: Selections from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Montclair Art Museum.

In January 2009, the museum announced it had transferred most of its LeBrun Library to the Harry A. Sprague Library at Montclair State University, a public institution that accepts library cards from public libraries in Essex and Passaic counties.

On occasion, MAM has mounted exhibits that bridge its interest in contemporary and Native American art. A 2001-2 exhibit explored Albert Bierstadt's depiction of encounters between European settlers and Native Americans, using its collection of Indian art to create conversations with two monumental Bierstadt oils. In 2005, it presented "Roy Lichtenstein: American Indian Encounters" to explore a 20th-century American artist's fascination with and use of motifs from Native American art to critique their clichéd use by earlier artists. It included a L
by her mother, Annie Valentine Rand. The Rand Collection's several hundred objects included baskets, clothing, jewelry, and family item. 

 The museum's holdings have expanded by mean of acquisitions and contribution. In 1922, the museum invited Montclair residents to vote for their darling among 25 works for acquisition. The museum's artwork committee override the winning oeuvre by the impressionist Daniel Garber and instead purchased a study by the relatively avant - garde Arthur Bowen Davies, Meeting in the Forest (1900), a depiction of nudes in a landscape in the Symbolist vogue. In the 1930s the museum was less open to modernist, and in the 1940s it tried to counter that repute by having works for its annual exhibit of local artists' work choose by two juries, traditional and advanced, a procedure abandoned when artists object to having to characterize themselves in such a fashion. 

 The building has since expanded along with the collection. The museum grew with additional gifts from Lang that allowed the front portico and mezzanine to be completed in 1924 and a new East Wing added in 1931 to house the Rand Collection. In the 1950s the high - ceilinged North Gallery was divided horizontally. The most recent renovation by architectural firm Beyer Blinder Belle in 2000 - 2001 add a new wing that double over the museum's hearty footage. 

 To mark its 75th anniversary, MAM publish Three Hundred Years of American Painting: The Montclair Art Museum Collection. It provided detailed entries for 538 paintings, detailed discussion of 32 of them, and a set of thematic essay. In 1999, MAM collaborated on American Tonalism: Selections from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Montclair Art Museum. 

 In January 2009, the museum announced it had transferred most of its LeBrun Library to the Harry A. Sprague Library at Montclair State University, a public institution that accepts library card from public libraries in Essex and Passaic counties. 

 On occasion, MAM has mounted exhibits that bridge its interest in contemporaneous and Native American artwork. A 2001 - 2 display explored Albert Bierstadt's depiction of encounters between European settlers and Native Americans, using its collection of Indian art to create conversation with two monumental Bierstadt oil. In 2005, it presented " Roy Lichtenstein: American Indian Encounters " to explore a twentieth - century American artist's fascination with and use of motifs from Native American art to review their clichéd use by earlier artists. It included a liter
 by her mother, Annie Valentlne Rand. The Ranb Collertion's aeveral fundred objects included basners, clithing, jewelry, and hourehold itvms.

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ThE museum'S HoLDIngS hAvE exPaNDeD by meAns Of acquiSitions and DonAtIons. In 1922, the musEUm Invited MonTclAir residents To vOte for ThEir FAvoriTe aMong 25 wOrks foR AcquisItion. The mUsEUm's art COmmitteE OVeRrodE the winning work by THe IMpressionist DaNiel GaRbER aND InsTeaD purchased A wOrk by THe compaRAtIVELy aVAnt-garde ArthuR Bowen DavieS, meeTing in ThE FoREst (1900), a dePictiOn OF nuDes in a landsCape In the SymbOlist sTYle. In thE 1930S the musEum was LesS opEn to MOdErNisTs, ANd iN ThE 1940s iT TriEd to counTeR tHat rePutaTION By haVinG worKs for Its annual exhiBit Of loCAl aRtistS' work SeleCtEd by tWo juriEs, traDiTional and modern, A proCedure abaNdoNeD whEn ArtisTS objecTed To hAving to CharactERizE tHEMSeLves in such a fashion.

thE BUiLding has Since eXPaNdED along wiTh The CollECTion. THe muSEuM grew witH additIOnAl Gifts frOm lang thAt AllOweD the fROnt pOrtico And mezzaNine tO Be completed in 1924 aND a new East Wing ADdED In 1931 TO houSe tHe Rand ColleCtioN. in thE 1950s thE HiGh-cEIlingEd NorTh gAlLEry was divided horizoNtAlly. ThE most Recent renovatIon by archiTECTural firM BeyER BLInder Belle in 2000-2001 adDed a nEw wing that DOubled thE museUm's squarE footage.

TO MArk its 75th AnnIveRsaRy, Mam PuBlished Three HUNDred yeArs of AmEriCan PainTinG: ThE MoNtcLaIr Art MuseUm CollecTiOn. it PrOviDed deTAiled entRiEs fOr 538 PaiNtingS, DetailEd disCussIoN oF 32 Of tHem, and a SEt OF ThemAtIc EssaYs. IN 1999, MaM colLaboRAteD on AmerIcan TonalIsm: sElecTiOnS from thE Metropolitan muSeum of Art aNd The montclAIR Art MuseUm.

In January 2009, the museum annOUnced it Had TransFerrEd most of iTs LEBrun LIbrARy to thE Harry a. SpraGuE LiBRAry at mONtClaIr state UniveRSIty, A publIc InstItution That accepts library CArdS from public liBraRies IN esSex ANd pAssAiC CouNTIes.

On occasion, MAm has mounteD eXHiBits that brIDge ItS intereSt in conTempoRAry and NAtive AmerIcan art. A 2001-2 eXhIbit EXPloRed Albert BIerstadt'S depictioN Of encOUnTers bEtwEen EurOpEan SettlErs and nAtiVe AmeRicans, UsIng its ColleCtIon of IndIan art to create conversatIons wiTh two MonUmental BiErsTAdt Oils. In 2005, it pReseNted "Roy LicHteNstEin: AmEriCAn IndIan ENCoUntERs" to eXploRE a 20th-centuRY AMerICAn Artist's fascINATioN with And USe of moTifs From Native AmericaN Art to critique tHeir CLIchÉd uSE by eArLier artists. It iNclUdED A L
 by her mother, Annie Vale ntine Rand . The  Ra ndCo llec tion 's several hun d redobjects included baske ts, c lo t hing ,  j ewelr y, andh ou s e hol dit ems .Th e mus eum 's hold ings haveexp an ded by means of  acquisiti ons  and donatio ns.  In 19 22 , t h e mus eum  invi ted Mo n tclair  resident st o vote for the i r  f avor ite among 25 work s  f o r acquisition.  The m us e um ' s  ar t c ommittee o ve rrode the win n in g w ork by the impres sionist Dan i elGarber  a ndi nstead  purc ha s eda work by t he c omparativ ely av a nt-gard e  Arthur  Bowen  Da vie s, M e et in g i nt heF or est (19 00), a d ep ic tionof n u d e s  ina l ands capein the Symbol ist  sty l e.In th e 193 0s t he  muse um was  less  o pen to modernis ts,and in th e 1 94 0sit  trie d  to co unt erthat re putatio n  by  h a v i ng  works for its ann ua l ex hibit of  local ar ti s ts' work  s ele cted b y two  jur i es , tradit ionala nd  m odern,aproced ur e a ban doned when  artis ts objec ted t o  having to cha r acterize them s el v e si n su cha fashion.
The buil ding ha s s i nce e xpand ed al o ng with the collect io n. The  muse um grew withadditional g i fts from  Lan g  t h at allowed the  fron t porticoa nd mezza nineto be co mpleted i n 1924 and  anew  Ea stW i ng  added in 193 1 to h ou se theRan d Colle cti on.  In  th e1950s the  high-ce il in ge dNor th Ga l lery was  d ivi de d h orizo n tally.  Themost  r ec e ntrenovat i on b y ar ch it ectu ral  f irm B eyer Bli nder Be lle in 20 00- 2 001ad de d a new  wing that do ub led the mu se um' s squa r e  footage .

To mark its 75th ann i versary , M AM pu blis hed Three  Hu ndredYea r s of A merica n Pai nt ing : The M o n tc lai rArt Museum C oll ectio n.  Itprovide d detailed entries for  538 painting s,deta i l ed  di s cu s sio no f 3 2 of them, and aset of the ma t ic  essays. I n  19 99 , MAM c ollabor atedo n Ameri can Tonal ism: Sele ct ions f rom  the Metro politanMuseum of Art a n dthe M ont clairAr t M useum .

InJ anu ary 2 009, t he  museu m ann ou nced ithad transferred most of  its L eBrun  Li brary tothe Har ry A. Spr ague  Library a t M ont clair  St a te Un iver s it y,a  publ ic i n stitution th ata c ce pts library c a rds  from  pu b lic li brar ies in Essex andP assaic countie s.
O n  oc cas i on,MA M has mountedexh ib i t s that b ri dge its int erest in  c o ntemp oraryand Na tive Am e r ic a n art.  A 2 001 -2 exhibi t e xp l ored Al be rt Bierst adt' sdepict ion of enco u n ters between Eur opean s ettle r s a nd Na ti ve Amer i cans , using it s collectio n of I ndia n art  to cre at e conv ers at ions witht wo monume ntalBiersta dt  oil s.In 200 5, i t prese nted  " Roy  Lichtens t e in :  A me r ica n In dianEn coun ters" toe xplore a  20 t h-centu ry  Am e r ican a r ti s t 's fascina tio n wit h and use of moti f sf rom N ativeAmeric an artt o c ri tique t hei r clichéd u se by ear l ier  a rtis ts. It i nc lude da L 
 by_her mother,_Annie Valentine Rand. The_Rand Collection's_several_hundred objects_included_baskets, clothing, jewelry,_and household items.

The_museum's holdings have expanded_by means of_acquisitions_and donations. In 1922, the museum invited Montclair residents to vote for their favorite_among_25 works_for_acquisition._The museum's art committee overrode_the winning work by the_impressionist Daniel_Garber and instead purchased a work by the_comparatively_avant-garde Arthur Bowen_Davies, Meeting in the Forest (1900), a depiction of_nudes in a landscape in the_Symbolist style. In_the_1930s_the museum was less_open to modernists, and in the_1940s it tried to counter that_reputation by having works for its annual_exhibit of local artists' work selected_by two juries, traditional and_modern, a_procedure abandoned when artists objected_to having to_characterize themselves_in such a_fashion.

The building has since expanded along_with the collection._The museum grew with additional gifts_from_Lang that allowed_the_front_portico and_mezzanine to be_completed_in 1924_and_a new East Wing added in_1931_to house the Rand Collection. In the_1950s the high-ceilinged North_Gallery_was divided horizontally. The_most recent renovation by architectural_firm Beyer Blinder Belle in 2000-2001_added a_new wing_that doubled the museum's square footage.

To mark its 75th anniversary, MAM_published Three Hundred Years of American_Painting: The Montclair Art_Museum Collection._It_provided detailed entries_for_538 paintings,_detailed discussion of 32 of them, and_a set_of thematic essays. In 1999, MAM_collaborated on American Tonalism:_Selections_from the Metropolitan Museum of Art_and the Montclair Art Museum.

In January_2009, the museum announced it_had_transferred_most of its LeBrun Library_to the Harry A. Sprague Library_at Montclair State_University, a public institution that accepts library_cards_from public libraries in Essex and_Passaic_counties.

On occasion, MAM has mounted exhibits_that_bridge_its interest in contemporary and_Native American art. A 2001-2 exhibit_explored Albert Bierstadt's depiction of encounters between European settlers_and Native Americans,_using its collection of Indian_art_to_create conversations with two monumental Bierstadt oils. In 2005, it_presented "Roy_Lichtenstein: American Indian_Encounters" to explore a 20th-century American artist's fascination with and_use of motifs from Native American art_to critique their clichéd use by earlier artists. It included a_L