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Museums at W&LApril 30, 2020Social Distancing on Ceramics

A new gift to the Reeves Museum of Ceramics documents how one artist is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Museums at W&LApril 27, 2020Thinking Outside the (Gallery) Box

“To See Color First,” the first comprehensive study of Louise Herreshoff Eaton’s bold and expressive watercolors, opens April 27 as a virtual exhibition.

From the CollectionsApril 10, 2020Squirrels and Grapes on the Dinner Table

This plate, a recent gift to W&L's Reeves Museum of Ceramics from local collectors Joan and Jay Crawford, provides a window into Chinese culture and the material lives of one of Virginia’s most prestigious families.

From the CollectionsDecember 13, 2019When History Strikes a Chord

After conservation next year, the 154-year-old Stieff piano inside Lee House will be playable once more.

From the CollectionsNovember 1, 2019W&L Collections Feature Native American Artists

As Native American Heritage Month kicks off, University Collections of Art and History invites you to see artwork by Native American artists and featuring Native American people and cultures.

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From the CollectionsSeptember 13, 2019More Than Meets the Eye

A jar in the Reeves Collection tells the story of an African-American craftsman in Antebellum America.

From the CollectionsFebruary 15, 2019Two for the Price of One

University Collections of Art and History recently purchased prints by iconic American artists Thomas Hart Benton and James Abbott McNeill Whistler, and they are already being incorporated into courses in art and art history.

From the CollectionsJanuary 14, 2019A Dish Serving Centuries of History

This porcelain dish, which tells a story about the Dutch East India Company and the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century, will be used in classes ranging from art history to economics.

From the CollectionsOctober 18, 2018Recent Gift Illustrates Poet’s ‘Twin Obsessions’

Friends and classmates of Jeanne de Saussure Smith ’08 have dedicated an E. E. Cummings painting to W&L in her memory.

From the CollectionsMarch 20, 2018The Story Behind the Art

After Tucker Hall was restored, University Collections of Art & History worked to find the perfect art to adorn its walls — including four bas-relief sculptures that hung on campus more than 100 years ago.

From the CollectionsFebruary 5, 2018Reeves Center Acquires 16th-Century Italian Vase

The vase, which was made in the city of Deruta, illustrates two main influences on European ceramic design.

From the CollectionsNovember 15, 2017Antique Plate Linked to Special Date

On the 500th anniversary of the start of the Protestant Reformation, we take a closer look at a special item in the Reeves Collection — a plate that bears the image of Martin Luther.

August 22, 2017Student Sleuths Seek Clues in Indian Painting

University Collections teamed up with the Art History and Chemistry departments at W&L to examine a tiny painting surrounded by mystery.

From the CollectionsMarch 10, 2017Quirky Ceramics Tell Fascinating Tales

A new exhibit, “Mementos of the Great War: Toby Jugs Commemorating Allied Leaders of World War I,” is open to the public in the Watson Pavilion at Washington and Lee University through December 2017.