Against a backdrop that celebrates life in Alaska and the Arctic, the Anchorage Museum will host artworks by notable modern American artists through a partnership with the National Gallery of Art and its “Across the Nation” program, which brings key works of art to regional museums across the United States in 2025 and 2026.  

Through this loan, the Anchorage Museum will receive three works of art: Georgia O’Keeffe’s “Winter Road,” 1963, oil on canvas; Mark Rothko’s “Untitled,” 1958, oil on canvas; and Nancy Graves’ “Consequence,” 1982, oil on canvas. 

HISTORIC LOAN OF LANDMARK PAINTINGS 
The Anchorage Museum was selected as one of only 10 partner institutions nationwide, bringing landmark paintings from the National Gallery into direct dialogue with the Museum’s own collections and Alaska’s one-of-a-kind cultural landscape. 

“These loans bridge geographies, inviting us to see Alaska in context with major American art movements and narratives,” says Anchorage Museum Director Julie Decker. “It’s an unprecedented opportunity for our community—and for visitors from across the globe—to see artwork by these renowned artists in Alaska. We believe this collaboration will prompt fresh conversations about the connections between landscapes and expression.” 

“‘Across the Nation’ manifests the National Gallery’s vision as the nation’s art museum. We are so thrilled to bring some of the most excellent and beloved works from the nation’s collection directly into communities across the country as we commemorate the 250th anniversary of America,” says Kaywin Feldman, director of the National Gallery of Art. 

The National Gallery of Art worked closely with each “Across the Nation” partner to ensure a mutually enriching experience. By selecting works that complement local collections and resonate with the Museum’s programming, this partnership broadens access to the national collection while highlighting the breadth of American art and ideas. Additional institutions participating in the program are located in Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Utah, and Washington. 

MORE MAJOR ARTWORKS ON VIEW IN COLD WAR TO THE COSMOS EXHIBITION 
These works from the National Gallery of Art collection will join other major artworks on loan from art institutions around the country for the exhibition Cold War to the Cosmos, which examines the Cold War’s broader impact on American society during the Atomic Age, reflected through politics, art, and culture. Those artworks include a work by Franz Kline from the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts; works by Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning from the Smithsonian American Art Museum; a painting by Adolph Gottlieb from the University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art; a photograph and sculpture by Trevor Paglen from the Nevada Museum of Art; and paintings and sculpture by Grace Hartigan, Theodore Roszak, and Conrad Marca-Relli from the Art Bridges Foundation. These join works by other contemporary artists and work from the Museum’s own collections.   

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