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Abstract Expressionists: The Women

January 23, 2026 — April 26, 2026

Experience some of the most revolutionary paintings of the modern era.
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Storybook Hours
Storybook Hours
Friday, February 20, 2026
10:30 AM
Family
Art in Conversation
Art in Conversation
Friday, February 20, 2026
1:15 PM
W&M Students
Volunteer Orientation Session
Volunteer Orientation Session
Saturday, February 21, 2026
11:00 AM
Information Session

On View

Abstract Expressionists: The Women

January 23, 2026 — April 26, 2026
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Losing Todd: A Mother’s Journey

October 16, 2025 — March 15, 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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Haiti to Harlem: Toussaint L’Ouverture & Jacob Lawrence

June 7, 2025 — February 22, 2026
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Founding the Alma Mater of the Nation

February 7, 2025 — June 14, 2026
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James Sullivan: Thinking Sculpture | Sculpture Thinking

February 28, 2026 — June 14, 2026
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Collection Highlights

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


Lament for Lorca
MOTHERWELL, ROBERT
1981 - 1982
Color lithograph
Sheet: 43 3/4 x 60 1/2 ins. (111.1 x 153.6 cm); Framed: 46 1/4 x 63 1/4 ins. (117.2 x 160.8 cm)
Purchase, Museum Acquisition Fund
Virginia
CATLETT, ELIZABETH
1984
Lithograph printed in blue and collage on black wove paper
Sheet: 22 x 15 ins. (55.8 x 38.1 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
St. Marc
LAWRENCE, JACOB
1994
Silkscreen on Bainbridge two-ply rag paper
28 1/2 x 18 1/2 ins. (72.3 x 47 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment with additional funds provided by the Vinyard Acquisitions and Conservation Endowment
Thermal Kem
LEWANDOWSKI, EDMUND
1986
Oil on canvas
Canvas: 32 1/8 x 26 ins. (81.5 x 66.2 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Crow Scout/White Man Runs Him
BASKIN, LEONARD
1974
Lithograph on Velin d'Arches paper
Framed: 43 7/8 x 31 7/8 ins. (101.5 x 81.0 cm)
Gift of Barbara Waal
Untitled (View of Wilmington)
LOPER, EDWARD L. SR.
1954
Oil on linen canvas
22 1/4 x 27 1/8 ins. (56.5 x 68.9 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Mme. Feugeront à Cabris, AM
JONES, LOÏS MAILOU
1950
Watercolor on wove paper
Framed: 27 1/4 x 32 1/4 ins. (69.3 x 82.0 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Geronimo (Guiyatle), Apache
RINEHART, FRANK A.
1898
Platinum print
Sheet: 9 1/8 x 7 1/8 ins. (23.2 x 18.2 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Volunteer Invitation
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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