Over spring break, I visited the Muscarelle Museum of Art at William and Mary. While I was there, I saw the exhibitions “In the Light of Caravaggio: Dutch and Flemish Paintings from Southeastern Museums,” “Women With Vision: Masterworks from the Permanent Collection” and “Guerrilla Girls: Conscience of the Art World.” The exhibition that I found the most interesting was “Women With Vision” because it was made up of a very diverse collection of pieces by a range of artists. I also liked that it was an all female exhibition because although women artists are becoming more respected in the art world, it is still uncommon to see an exhibition of work solely by women. This museum was also interesting because it is much smaller than many musuems that I have been to in the past like the VMFA or others in DC or New York, however the artwork in the Muscarelle’s collection is still significant and contains work by prominent artists such as Georgia O’Keefe, Kathe Kollwitz, and Mary Cassatt. Because the galleries are not very big, there were also many artists’ sketches or prints rather than large finished paintings being displayed, so it was interesting to see a different side/different type of art being displayed.
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AuthorI am an art student at Maggie Walker Governor's School. On this site I post project progress, research, and photos of my final work. Archives
May 2018
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