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Abstract Expressionists: The Women

Now through April 26, 2026

Featuring close to fifty paintings created by thirty-two important women artists between 1936 and 1977 in New York, California and Paris.


Storybook Hour
Storybook Hour
Friday, April 10, 2026
10:30 AM
Family
Great American Birthday Quilt Reveal
Great American Birthday Quilt Reveal
Saturday, April 11, 2026
12:00 PM
FamilySpecial Event
Homeschool Art Classes Spring 2026: Ages 6-11
Homeschool Art Classes Spring 2026: Ages 6-11
Monday, April 13, 2026
10:00 AM
FamilyWorkshop
Homeschool Art Classes Spring 2026: Ages 12-18
Homeschool Art Classes Spring 2026: Ages 12-18
Monday, April 13, 2026
11:30 AM
FamilyWorkshop

On View

Abstract Expressionists: The Women

January 23, 2026 — April 26, 2026
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James Sullivan: Thinking Sculpture | Sculpture Thinking

February 28, 2026 — June 14, 2026
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First Looks & Favorites from the Permanent Collection

February 28, 2026 — June 7, 2026
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Where Late the Sweet Birds: Selected Works of Morgan Bulkeley, 1984-2025

August 27, 2025 — Ongoing
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Founding the Alma Mater of the Nation

February 7, 2025 — Ongoing
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Upcoming

America’s Tapestry: 13 Colonies. 13 Stories. 1 Nation.

June 19, 2026 — September 6, 2026
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Collection Highlights

The permanent collection at the Muscarelle dates from 1732 and has grown to nearly 8,000 objects.


Untitled (Shark and pup with other fish)
WUNGULBA, MICKY
Ochre pigments on Eucalyptus bark
43 3/4 x 16 1/2 ins. (111.1 x 41.9 cm)
Gift of the Thaddeus W. Tate Jr. Revocable Trust
The Family
OLUGEBEFOLA, ADEMOLA
1971
Color lithograph
27 1/4 x 20 1/4 ins. (69.2 x 50.8 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
New York from Governor’s Island
PENNELL, JOSEPH
1915
Etching and drypoint
Sheet: 8 1/2 x 12 1/2 ins. (21.9 x 32.0 cm); Image: 7 1/2 x 11 7/8 ins. (19.0 x 30.0 cm)
Gift of Christian Vinyard
Blue Para
EVERSLEY, FRED
2004
Cast polyester resin
21 x 21 x 5 ins. (53.3 x 53.3 x 12.8 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Raising the Red Lantern
LIU, HUNG
1992 - 1993
Oil on canvas and wood architectural fragment
90 x 60 1/8 ins. (230.8 x 154.2 cm)
Purchase, Gene A. (W&M 1952) and Mary A. Burns Acquisitions Fund
Acoma pot
ORTIZ, NORMA JEAN
Ceramic and paint
3 7/8 x 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 ins. (5.4 x 10.2 x14 cm) [irreg.] H x W x D
Gift of John and Mary Haskell
Le Port de Martigues
de VLAMINCK, MAURICE
1922
Woodcut
Sheet: 16 x 19 ¼ ins. (40.8 x 58.8 cm); Image: 13 3/8 x 16 ¼ ins (34.0 x 41.4 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Martha Graham
WARHOL, ANDY
1979
Polacolor Type 108 print
4 1/4 x 3 3/8 ins. (10.8 x 8.6 cm)
Gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.

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UTAGAWA TOKOKUNI, Untitled Kabuki scene, c. 1815, Woodblock print, Sheet: 15 3/8 x 31 ins. (39.0 x 78.7 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sullivan

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