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The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Names Ghislain d'Humieres, an Art World Veteran, to Oversee its Core Operations
- December 12th, 2017 14:14
As part of a streamlining of its leadership team, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation has named Ghislain d’Humières as its executive director and senior vice president, core operations, ...
Read More...Extraordinary, Globe Trotting Artist, Hilda May Gordon, to be the Focus of Martyn Gregory's Exhibition in Master Drawings New York 2018 in January
- December 11th, 2017 08:44
While women artists traveling the globe are commonplace today, in 1922 it was not only unusual but dangerous for a woman to set off alone “for no particular reason,” as Hilda May Gordon ...
Read More...Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum's 60th Anniversary Celebration Culminates in Annual Folk Art Christmas Tree Display and Special Carolina Room Installation
- October 12th, 2017 09:43
A perennial favorite among guests of the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, one of the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg, its fabled folk art Christmas tree will be on glorious ...
Read More...The Post-Revolutionary War's Artistic Scene Revealed in New Exhibition Showing the Rich Array of Portraiture to Open at the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg in November 2017
- October 2nd, 2017 10:09
After the Revolutionary War, the number of painters who turned their livelihoods to painting portraits increased dramatically. This was a response to the demand for painted likenesses ...
Read More...The First Tennessee Works of Fine Art by the Artist Who Was Close to Andrew Jackson Join the Colonial Williamsburg Collections
- September 25th, 2017 09:06
While the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg are filled with extraordinary collections of works of fine, decorative and folk art, a common thread connects them: they each help to tell ...
Read More...Exceedingly Rare, View of Charleston, South Carolina, As It Appeared in 1773 Acquired for the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg
- July 11th, 2017 07:28
A rare, historically important view of Charleston, South Carolina, showing its appearance at the time of the American Revolution was recently purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg ...
Read More...The Rich, Cultural Diversity of American Folk Art in the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum's Collection to be Seen in New Exhibition Opening in July 2017 in Honor of the Museum's 60th Anniversary
- May 22nd, 2017 05:03
Some pieces are pure whimsy, others are completely useful. One thing is certain: All of the objects to be featured in America’s Folk Art, celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Abby ...
Read More...The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum to Hold 60th Anniversary Celebration Day on June 3
- May 3rd, 2017 10:22
As part of a year-long, 60th anniversary celebration of the oldest, continuously operating museum in the country dedicated to American folk art, the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art ...
Read More...The Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg Breaks Ground on its Building Expansion
- April 27th, 2017 18:33
Nearly two and a half years after announcing the public phase of a $40 million capital campaign with its goal met, the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg held a groundbreaking ceremony ...
Read More...One of the Finest Collections Ever Assembled of Early Virginia-Related Maps Acquired by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
- April 19th, 2017 10:03
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation has acquired one of the finest collections of early Virginia-related maps ever assembled. Through a part gift/part purchase agreement, the Foundation ...
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