Social Distancing on Ceramics
A new gift to the Reeves Museum of Ceramics documents how one artist is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Thinking 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.
Squirrels 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.
W&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.
W&L’s Lynn Rainville Featured in Chronicle of Higher Education
The piece explains Rainville's role at Washington and Lee and the work she is doing on campus.
In Case You Missed It
More Than Meets the Eye
A jar in the Reeves Collection tells the story of an African-American craftsman in Antebellum America.
Images Worth a Thousand Words
On March 1, W&L’s University Collections of Art and History will open its newest exhibit, "Breaking the Chains: Ceramics and the Abolition Movement."
Two 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.
An Unassuming Man
Late professor emeritus Harry Pemberton is the first W&L faculty member to be recognized as an Honored Benefactor.
A 345-Year-Old Bestseller
“An Embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces to the Grand Tartar Cham Emperor of China" tells the story of a trade delegation sent from the Dutch East India Company to China in 1655-57.
The Reeves Center Previews Mythical Creatures
This free family program is geared for ages 7-11; children must be accompanied by an adult.
UCAH Presents ‘Ancient Inspirations: The Pueblo Pottery of Lorraine Gala Lewis and LaDonna Victoriano’
This exhibit, which is free and open to the public, focuses on the work of two contemporary Native American potters from the Southwest, Lorraine Gala Lewis and LaDonna Victoriano.
Lee Chapel Researcher to Deliver Fall Lecture
David Cox, professor of history at Southern Virginia University, will give Lee Chapel’s fall lecture on Oct. 8 at 12:15 p.m. in Lee Chapel.
Eastern Art Meets Western Virginia
Dr. Ling-ting Chiu, a Fulbright Scholar and assistant professor of history at Soochow University in Taiwan, spent the summer at Washington and Lee studying the works of former W&L professor and artist Professor I-Hsiung Ju.
The 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.
Student 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.
Meet W&L’s Oldest Ceramic
In the first installment of our new series, Ron Fuchs tells the story behind a 4,000-year-old jar in Watson Pavilion.
