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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.


Composition
KRASNER, LEE
1960
Lithograph
20 7/8 x 25 13/16 ins. (53.1 x 65.7 cm); Framed: 23 1/8 x 29 1/8 ins. (58.6 x 73.9 cm)
Gift of William and Sue Anne Bangel
Kathleen Kelly
WELPOTT, JACK
1972
Gelatin silver print
Image: 9 1/2 x 7 3/8 ins. (23.5 x 18.2 cm)
Gift of Joseph C. French, Jr.
American Riding Act (Amerikanischer Reitakt)
DIX, OTTO
1922
Drypoint on heavy wove paper
Plate: 13 5/8” x 12” (34.6 x 30.5 cm); Sheet: 19 3/4’’x 13 3/4’’ (50.0 x 35.1 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Photogenic abstraction
JACOBI, LOTTE
1940s
Gelatin silver print
Image: 9 5/8 x 7 1/4 ins. (24.5 x 18.1 cm)
Gift of Joseph C. French, Jr.
Portrait of an old woman
MATSON, GRETA
Pencil, crayon, and ink on paper
14 x 11 7/8 ins. (35.6 x 30.3 cm)
Gift of Frederick and Lucy S. Herman
Coyote Koshare
FONSECA, HARRY
1982
Crayon and pastel on paper
30 3/8 x 22 ½ ins. (76.6 x 57.0 cm)
Acquired with funds provided by Pamela Goodrich Palmore and Fred Palmore
Dance Composition No. 31
CORTOR, ELDZIER
1978
Etching and aquatint with handcoloring
Sheet: 28 3/16 x 20 ins (71.6 x 50.8 cm); Image: 20 1/2 x 15 5/16 ins (52.1 x 38.9 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Singing the Roof Off
AMBROSE-SMITH, NEAL
2016
Monotype
32 x 44 ins.

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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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