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Cahoon Museum of American Art (Visit this link)

Using a palette of jewel-like colors, Ralph Cahoon created a world populated
by innocently flirtatious mermaids and admiring sailors. Their exploits often
unfold in old-fashioned seaside settings adorned with lighthouses, clipper ships
and hot-air balloons. Martha Cahoon used softer colors to paint scenes
celebrating her love of fantasy, children, animals, the changing seasons and the
country way of life.



The Cahoon Museum also features a choice collection of 19th- and early
20th-century American marine paintings, landscapes, still lifes and portraits by
such esteemed artists as Ralph Blakelock, William Bradford, James Buttersworth,
John J. Enneking, Alvan Fisher, Levi Wells Prentice and William Matthew Prior.



Frequently changing exhibitions highlight some aspect of the permanent
collection and reflect the philosophy-inspired by the Cahoons-that art can be a
lot of fun.



The Cahoon Museum of American Art resides in a beautifully restored 1775
Georgian Colonial that was once an overnight stop on the stagecoach line between
Hyannis and Sandwich. Wide floorboards, stenciled walls and floors, fireplaces
and antique furnishings give the cheerful galleries a homey intimacy.

http://www.cahoonmuseum.org