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New World Wonder: How a geological oddity became an enduring symbol of the nation in American Art
In the mystery of its creation, its singular beauty, and the awe-inspiring
height of its towering arch, the Natural Bridge became a part of mythmaking—the creation of an American foundational lore
Openings and Closings: November 4 to November 10
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Intelligent Design (From our Archives)
A look at the evolution of the decorative arts collections at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Openings & Closings: Exhibitions, Shows, Fairs 2/19/20–2/25/20
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Checking in with Edward Hopper
The American artist Edward Hopper had a deep personal and professional interest in hotels, motels, tourist homes, and the wide scope of hospitality services—including the vast infrastructure of restaurants, entertainments, and staff servicing these institutions.
Openings & Closings: Exhibitions, Shows, Fairs 10/23/19–10/29/19
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Intelligent design
A look at the evolution of the decorative arts collections at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, as it provides the loan exhibition for the 2018 edition of the Winter Antiques Show.
Strange bedfellows: Munch and Johns at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Asked to name two artists least likely to be paired in a museum exhibition, you could do worse than to suggest Edvard Munch and Jasper Johns. The former is the father of expressionism, maker of The Scream and other paintings filled with anxiety and existential dread; the latter is best known for his cool and detached depictions of commonplace objects such as flags and targets—works that laid the foundation for pop art and other contemporary art movements.
Clare Leighton in Virginia
The Bird Cage (for Thomas Hardy’s Under the Greenwood Tree) by Leighton, 1940. Wood engraving on paper. On view at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Leighton was raised in England, where she was well known for her illustrations of classic books by authors such as Emily Brontë and Thomas Hardy and for her impressive writings and wood engravings about …
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