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.
While Angels Watched: The Restoration of Thomas Cole’s Largest Painting
Thursday, March 19, 2026
6:00 PM
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Where Late the Sweet Birds: Selected Works of Morgan Bulkeley, 1984-2025
August 27, 2025 — Ongoing
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Collection Highlights
The permanent collection at the Muscarelle dates from 1732 and has grown to nearly 8,000 objects.
Explore the Collection:PaintingsDrawings and WatercolorsPrintsPhotographySculpture and ObjectsRecent Acquisitions
DIAL, THORNTON
1994
Charcoal and colored pencil on paper
44 ½ x 30 ins. (113.0 x 76.1 cm); Framed: 52 7/8 x 37 7/8 ins. (134.7 x 96.2 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Charcoal and colored pencil on paper
44 ½ x 30 ins. (113.0 x 76.1 cm); Framed: 52 7/8 x 37 7/8 ins. (134.7 x 96.2 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
HERZOG, HERMAN
Watercolor, gouache, and pencil on paper
Sight: 8 1/4 x 11 3/8 ins. (20.5 x 28.9 cm); Framed: 17 3/4 x 20 7/8 ins. (45.1 x 53.1 cm)
Gift of Gene A. (W&M 1952) and Mary A. Burns
Sight: 8 1/4 x 11 3/8 ins. (20.5 x 28.9 cm); Framed: 17 3/4 x 20 7/8 ins. (45.1 x 53.1 cm)
Gift of Gene A. (W&M 1952) and Mary A. Burns
HARPIGNIES, HENRI-JOSEPH
c. 1846
Oil on canvas
25 x 32 3/4 ins. (63.5 x 83.2 cm); Framed: 32 3/4 x 40 1/2 ins. (84 x 103 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Oil on canvas
25 x 32 3/4 ins. (63.5 x 83.2 cm); Framed: 32 3/4 x 40 1/2 ins. (84 x 103 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
MAILLOL, ARISTIDE
Bronze
13 h. x 13 1/2 l. x 8 1/4 ins. d. (33.0 x 34.2 x 20.9 cm)
Gift of Jean Outland Chrysler
13 h. x 13 1/2 l. x 8 1/4 ins. d. (33.0 x 34.2 x 20.9 cm)
Gift of Jean Outland Chrysler
ROSSITER, ALISON
2019
Gelatin silver prints
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Gelatin silver prints
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
RITTS, HERB
1988
Platinum print
Sheet: 16 1/4 x 20 1/8 ins. (40.9 x 51.0 cm); Image: 15 3/8 x 19 3/8 ins. (39.9 x 49.3 cm)
Gift of Jon Gilbert Fox (W&M '72) and Darrell Hotchkiss
Platinum print
Sheet: 16 1/4 x 20 1/8 ins. (40.9 x 51.0 cm); Image: 15 3/8 x 19 3/8 ins. (39.9 x 49.3 cm)
Gift of Jon Gilbert Fox (W&M '72) and Darrell Hotchkiss
STEICHEN, EDWARD
1906
Photogravure
5 1/8 x 6 1/2 ins. (12.9 x 15.8 cm)
Gift of Joseph C. French, Jr.
Photogravure
5 1/8 x 6 1/2 ins. (12.9 x 15.8 cm)
Gift of Joseph C. French, Jr.
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
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
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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