John Calvin Stevens (United States, 1855–1940), Joe Pie Weed (Delano Park), 1908, oil on canvas, 14 1/16 x 18 1/16 inches, Portland Museum of Art, 1997.20.

The Friends of the Collection was established in 1983 when the Museum opened the Charles Shipman Payson Building in order to enrich the permanent collection. Featuring approximately 30 works, this exhibition focuses on the art acquired with the generosity of the Friends of the Collection. The exhibition features landscapes in particular and includes paintings, watercolors, and prints by a diverse group of artists such as Harrison Bird Brown, Charles Codman, John Calvin Stevens, Robert Henri, Will Barnet, and Waldo Peirce. Thanks to the Friends, the Museum has been able to acquire more than 160 works of art-a testament to how crucial the group has been and continues to be to the Museum.