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Critic's picks

By Sebastian Smee
Globe Staff / August 14, 2011

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EDWARD HOPPER’S MAINE The first exhibition to focus on the paintings, prints, and drawings produced by Hopper on his summer visits to Maine. Through Oct. 16. Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, Maine. 207-725-3275, www.bowdoin.edu/art-museum

EMERGING DIS/ORDER Compelling abstract drawings by Amy Stacey Curtis, Alison Hildreth, and Andrea Sulzer. Part of “Where to Draw the Line: The Maine Drawing Project.’’ Through Dec. 11. Bates Museum of Art, Lewiston. 207-786-6158, www.bates.edu/museum

PAINTING THE AMERICAN VISION Forty-five Hudson River School landscapes, including Thomas Cole’s “The Course of Empire,’’ from the collection of the New York Historical Society. Through Nov. 6. Peabody Essex Museum, Salem. 978-745-9500, www.pem.org.

ANDREW WYETH: CHRISTINA’S WORLD AND THE OLSON HOUSE A fascinating exhibition focused on Wyeth’s depictions of Christina and Alvaro Olson and their home in Maine. Through Oct. 30. Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, Maine. 207-596-6457, www.farnsworthmuseum.org