61 Results for tag "Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg"

• Reproducing Sir Walter Raleigh

  In 2017, a lead bust of Sir Walter Raleigh (Figure 1) was removed from the pediment above the front door of the Raleigh Tavern in Colonial Williamsburg’s Historic Area prior to the addition of a porch. This gave conservators the opportunity to address the sculpture’s corrosion and structural damage issues.

• Iron Duck Decoy

  The Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg are home to a breathtaking range of folk and decorative art. Uncover the history behind beautiful objects in masterfully curated exhibitions in our series “Amazing Stories. Beautifully Told.”Today we’re looking at a highly unusual and rare duck decoy on view in the Clark Gallery. …

• The Art of "Persuasion": A Look at the Austen Era

  “It is a truth universally acknowledged…” that we love to read Jane Austen. Perhaps we can Persuade you to join us for a visit at the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg, for any “person…who has not the pleasure in a good” museum visit, “must be intolerably stupid.” What better way …

• A Closer Look at Paintings

  The Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg are home to a breathtaking range of folk and decorative art. Uncover the history behind beautiful objects in masterfully curated exhibitions in our blog series “Amazing Stories. Beautifully Told.”Today we’re taking a closer look at a painting going on view October 22 in the …

• A Closer Look at Paintings: Portrait of Ellin North Moale

  The Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg are home to a breathtaking range of folk and decorative art. Uncover the history behind beautiful objects in masterfully curated exhibitions in our series “Amazing Stories. Beautifully Told.”Today we’re taking a close look at another painting on view in the Blagojevich Gallery. It’s part …