If only we’d worn wetsuits

“The Wake” (1964), by Maine-and-Pennsylvania-based painter Andrew Wyeth (1917-2009), in the show “Stories of the Sea,’’ at the Currier Museum of Art, in Manchester, N.H.

The museum says the show:

“{B}rings together a number of extraordinary loans with a wide array of artworks and objects from the museum’s permanent collection in order to explore various maritime themes.

“The selection spans the 16th Century to the present day, and includes dramatic seascapes painted in the Romantic tradition; images of steamers and transoceanic travels, referencing migration and tourism; representations of harbors and shipyards; and poetic tributes to the hardships endured by men working at sea.’’

Can’t trust some photos

“Untitled” (gelatin silver print), by Hein Gravenhorst, in the group show “Seeing Is Not Believing: Ambiguity in Photography,’’ at the Currier Museum of Art, in Manchester, N.H.

The museum says:

“Many photographers play with ambiguities – creating images which question what is real. Perspective, lighting, and close-up details can radically distort the look of objects. These distortions can be both bewildering and delightful.

“This exhibition explores photographs that make us question what we are looking at. Still lifes, abstract images, and manipulated photographs heighten our sense of wonder. Can we ever trust what we see in a photograph?’’

Temporary housing

“Tent Mama” (oil on canvas), by Karen Seapker, on view through Feb. 12 at the Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, N.H.

Fun house

“Time for You and Joy to Get Acquainted” (wooden armature, fabric, polyfoam), by JooYoung Choi, in the show “State of the Art,’’ at the Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, N.H., Oct. 20-Feb. 12.

This piece of art is from the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Ark.

Huge buildings in Manchester along the Merrimack River that comprised the Amoskeag Manufacturing Co. complex. The company grew in the 19th Century into the largest cotton-textile facility in the world.