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"Avital Sagalyn: Mid-Century Provincetown,” the book, is now available online!
This 84-page book includes exquisite, full-color image plates of all 40 of Avital Sagalyn's artworks guest-curated by Betsy Siersma for the 2026 exhibition at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum (PAAM), "Avital Sagalyn: Mid-Century Provincetown." The softcover catalogue is coffee-table ready, featuring expert commentary by renowned art historians, museum directors, fellow artists and educators, on how they interpret Avital's exhibited works; the late painter's 2019 "Artist's Statement" and Siersma's 2026 "Curator's Statement," both of which appeared on text panels at the PAAM exhibition; an original essay about how Avital's 1945-46 Provincetown summer artworks compare with those of her mid-century contemporaries, and fit into her life as a painter; color reproductions of several related works by Avital and other artists, additional to this exhibition; archival photographs of Avital and some of her cohorts in this era, and places that inspired her works, as well as more recent photos of how the same Cape Cod sights appear today; and, much more.
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The 106-page exhibition catalogue features exquisite, full-color images of all of Avital Sagalyn's paintings, drawings, lithographs, sculptures and textile designs displayed at a 2019 solo retrospective, "Avital Sagalyn: A Life of Exploration," at the University Museum of Contemporary Art in Amherst, Mass. This book includes an exclusive essay by the art historian, Karen Kurczynski, "Avital and the New School of Paris, ca. 1950," plus loads of additional content.
All proceeds from sales go toward the professional restoration and framing of Avital's decades-old artworks and support future exhibitions.