Hamm Collection given to NBMAA

William Partridge Burpee, "Swampscott Dory," 1891. Part of the Charles and Irene Hamm collection donated to the New Britain Museum of American Art.

NBMAA Given 165 Coastal Paintings And $1 Million

The New Britain Museum of American Art announced this week the gift of 165 paintings, all of them of coastal images, as well as a $1 million donation to the museum's capital campaign.