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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
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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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Upcoming

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.


Dragonfly Rises to the Dance
SMITH, JAUNE QUICK-TO-SEE
2003
Charcoal and pencil
24 1/4 x 20 ins. (61.5 x 51.1 cm)
Purchase, Gene A. and Mary A. Burns Art Acquisitions Fund, Julian W. Fore Muscarelle Endowment, and Vinyard Acquisitions and Conservation Endowment
Teacup and bread on a ledge
PETO, JOHN FREDERICK
1899
Oil on academy board
Board: 6 x 9 1/4 ins. (15.3 x 23.2 cm); Framed: 12 1/8 x 15 1/4 ins. (30.7 x 48.8 cm)
Purchase, Gene A. (W&M 1952) and Mary A. Burns Art Acquisition Fund
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
Group of People
MYERS, JEROME
n.d.
Watercolor and graphite
8 5/16 x 10 13/16 ins. (21.5 x 27.5 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Barry Downes, Grandson of the Artist, courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York
The Mirror
TOOKER, GEORGE
1978
Lithograph printed in black and light tan on Arches wove paper
Sheet: 27 ½ x 22 7/8 ins. (69.8 x 56.9 cm); Image: 20 x 16 1/8 ins. (50.9 x 41 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Blessed Art Thou Among Women
KÄSEBIER, GERTRUDE
1899
Photogravure printed on tissue
Image: 9 1/4 x 5 1/2 ins. (23.5 x 14 cm)
Gift of Joseph C. French, Jr.
And I Saw Another Angel
MORGAN, SISTER GERTRUDE
c. 1970-1972
Paint and ink on card
10 1/2 x 16 ins. (26.7 x 40.7 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Birth of a Hero
PORTER, EDWIN DAVID
1952
Oil on canvas
40 5/8 x 50 3/8 ins. (103.1 x 127.9 cm)
Gift of Jean Outland Chrysler
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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