Wardrobe: Fashions from the Permanent Collection

Wardrobe: Fashions from the Permanent Collection November 9, 2023 – June 9, 2024 Price Strongwell Gallery   Women’s fashion from the 1830s to the 1930s changed dramatically– but some styles never faded. The historical pieces of fashion that make up the Cultural ...

Ungrounded: The Paper Art of Eric Standley

Paper artist Eric Standley is a Professor of Studio Art at Virginia Tech. He received his B.F.A. from the Massachusetts College of Art, and his M.F.A from Savannah College of Art and Design. Eric is represented by Dinner Gallery of New York City, the Marta Hewett Gallery of Cincinnati, Ohio and Media ...

Empty Air: The Art of Maggie Connolly

The Art of Advertisement: Art Nouveau Posters of the Late 19th Century

This selection from the VMFA’s collection of Art Nouveau posters highlights the late 19th-century design style, which emphasized beauty in natural forms and movement and was often expressed through flowing, stylized lines and flourishing patterns. The French, Belgian, Viennese, Italian, and American posters on view include works designed by Jules Chéret, Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen, Manual Orazi, Josef ...

Benjamin Wigfall & Printmaking in Virginia

Explore the life and legacy of Virginia native Benjamin Wigfall (1930–2017), an artist, professor, and community organizer who pushed the boundaries of traditional printmaking techniques. Learn about his early years in Richmond, where he grew up, before he attended Hampton Institute (now University) where he returned to teach until the early 1960s. Through nearly twenty prints by Wigfall and related ...