Exhibitions – 1960s

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Drawings from Five Centuries
Dec. 4, 1959-Jan. 3, 1960

Virginia Artists: Davenport, Jones and Turner
Dec. 9, 1959-Feb. 7, 1960

Art in Elementary and Secondary Education
Dec. 18, 1959-Jan. 24, 1960

Masterpieces of American Silver
Jan. 15-Feb. 14, 1960

Theatre, Ballet and Circus
Jan. 29-Mar. 6, 1960

Virginia Artists: Behl, Gaines and Jacobsen
Feb. 10-Apr. 3, 1960

Form Givers at Mid-Century
Feb. 26-Mar. 20, 1960

Contemporary Theatre in the United States
Mar. 11-Apr. 24, 1960

Sport and the Horse
Apr. 1-May 15, 1960

Virginia Artists: Hattorf, Lazaron and Taylor
Apr. 7-Jun. 5, 1960

Collectors’ Choice
Apr. 23-Jun. 5, 1960

Virginia Architects, Designers and Photographers, 1960
May 27-Jun. 19, 1960

Virginia Artists: Hom, Woody and Zetlin
Jun. 8-Aug. 7, 1960

Virginia Artists: Adler, Bristow and Tyler
Aug. 10-Oct. 2, 1960

Paul Klee
Sep. 16-Oct. 23, 1960

International Contemporary Glass
Sep. 23-Oct. 23, 1960

Virginia Artists: Abrams, Carter and Humphreys
Oct. 5-Dec. 4, 1960

Virginia Art Instructors’ Exhibition
Oct. 24-Nov. 13, 1960

Neutra: Architect
Nov. 4-Dec. 4, 1960

Architecture Worth Saving
Nov. 18-Dec. 25, 1960

Virginia Artists: Campbell, Jones and Thorne
Dec. 8, 1960-Feb. 5, 1961

Borrowed and Bought
Dec. 16, 1960-Jan. 1, 1961

Judge the Jury
Dec. 30, 1960-Feb. 12, 1961

Treasures in America
Jan 13.-Mar. 5, 1961

Virginia Artists: Khouri, Rosenfeld and Stovall
Feb. 8-Apr. 2, 1961

The Palmer Collection
Feb. 17-Apr. 9, 1961

Virginia Artists 1961
Mar. 17-Apr. 30, 1961

Virginia Artists: Cabell, Dunton and Davis
Apr. 6-Jun. 4, 1961

Collectors’ Choice 1961
Apr. 16-May 14, 1961

Home Front, 1861
May 12-Sep. 24, 1961

Scenery and Costumes 100 Years Ago
May 19-Sep. 3, 1961

Virginia Artists: Ardman, Duncan and Turner
Jun. 8-Aug. 6, 1961

Virginia Artists: Bornstein, Gassman and Woody
Aug. 10-Oct. 1, 1961

50 Best Books of the Year
Sep. 8-Oct. 8, 1961

Modern Mosaics
Sep. 22-Oct. 15, 1961

Virginia Artists: Biehl, Cossitt and Twery
Oct. 5-Dec. 3, 1961

Interiors of Famous Virginia Houses
Oct. 13-Nov. 12, 1961

Visionary Architecture
Oct. 27-Nov. 19, 1961

Artists at Home
Nov. 17-Dec. 24, 1961

Crafts from Free Europe
Dec. 1, 1961-Jan. 1, 1962

Virginia Artists: Flanders, Kline and Russi
Dec. 7, 1961-Jan. 28, 1962

Railey Collection of Seals
Dec. 29, 1961-Feb. 4, 1962

Treasures from the Norfolk Museum
Jan. 16-21, 1962

Virginia Artists: Bevilaqua, Bevilaqua, Renick
Feb. 1-25, 1962

Virginia Architects, Designers and Photographers, 1962
Feb. 2-25, 1962

Tinsel Pictures
Feb. 9-Mar. 11, 1962

American Painting, 1962
Mar. 9-Apr. 15, 1962

Paintings from the Karolik Collection
Mar. 16-Apr. 8, 1962

Virginia Artists: Gooden, Dupuy and Hom
Mar. 29-May 13, 1962

Sculpture for Smokers
Apr. 13-29, 1962

The Greek Line
Apr. 27-Aug. 19, 1962

Delacroix to Gauguin: Ten Portraits
May 4-Aug. 19, 1962

Collectors’ Choice, 1962
May 5-Jun. 10, 1962

Virginia Artists: Huf, Jones and Klein
May 17-Jul. 1, 1962

Civil War Drawings
Jun. 15-Aug. 5, 1962

Virginia Artists: Adler, Decker and Tyler
[Jul. 22, 1962]

Virginia Artists: Barbee, Bonds and Bristow
Aug. 16-Sep. 30, 1962

Beauty Underfoot
[Aug. 19]-Sep. 2, 1962

Evolution of a Form
Sep. 7-Oct. 7, 1962

Stravinsky and the Dance
Sep. 14-Oct. 14, 1962

Old Master Drawings
Oct. 12-Nov. 18, 1962

Frank Lloyd Wright Drawings
Oct. 26-Nov. 25, 1962

Judge the Jury
Nov. 23-Dec. 30, 1962

Garbisch Collection – “American Primitive Painting”
Dec. 7-30, 1962

Eskimo Prints and Sculpture
Jan. 4-Feb. 10, 1963

Arthur B. Davies
Jan. 11-Feb. 10, 1963

Roads
Feb. 15-Mar. 10, 1963

Virginia Artists 1963
Feb. 22-Mar. 31, 1963

Hiroshige
Mar. 15-Apr. 14, 1963

Painting in England, 1700-1850
Apr. 19-Aug. 18, 1963

Collectors’ Choice
May 11-Jun. 9, 1963

The Mannerists
Sep. 6-22, 1963

Prints from the Museum Collection
Sep. 27-Nov. 10, 1963

Ernst Barlach
Oct. 4-20, 1963

Treasure of Tutankhamun
Nov. 8-Dec. 8, 1963

Curators’ Choice: Collectors’ Opportunity
Nov. 15-Dec. 15, 1963

Sandwich Glass
Dec. 13, 1963-Jan. 12, 1964

Prints by Piranesi
Dec. 20, 1963-Jan. 26, 1964

The World of Shakespeare
Jan. 10-Feb. 16, 1964

The Donald Oenslager Collection
Jan. 31-Mar. 1, 1964

Virginia Architects, Designers and Photographers, 1964
Feb. 28-Mar. 29, 1964

The Vincent Price Collection
Mar. 6-Apr. 12, 1964

L’Oiseau Qui N’Existe Pas
Apr. 10-May 3, 1964

Antoni Gaudi: Architect
Apr. 17-May 3, 1964

Will Barnet
May 8-Jun. 8, 1964

Collectors’ Choice 1964
May 9-Jun. 14, 1964

Miniatures from India
May 15-Jun. 14, 1964

Gardner’s Photographic Sketchbook of the War
Jun. 19-Aug. 31, 1964

Resident Craftsmen [Henry Halem, Lucy Ann Warner]
Sep. 4-Oct. 4, 1964

Paintings As Teachers: The Randolph-Macon Woman’s College Collection
Sep. 4-Oct. 4, 1964

Stairs
Oct. 9-Nov. 8, 1964

Homer and the Sea
Oct. 30-Nov. 29, 1964

Curators’ Choice: Collectors’ Opportunity
Nov. 13-Dec. 13, 1964

20th Century Engineering
Dec. 12, 1964-Jan. 24, 1965

Designs for Christmas
Dec. 18, 1964-Jan. 24, 1965

Virginia Silver: The G. Alexander and Mary G. Robertson Collection
Jan. 29-Feb. 28, 1965

Master Prints from the Rosenwald Collection
Feb. 5-Mar. 21, 1965

Exhibition of Students’ Work from Classes Taught by the Museum’s Resident Craftsmen
Mar. 2-12, 1965

Judge the Jury
Mar. 4-Apr. 4, 1965

A Scribe Reseated: A Unique Discovery in Late Egyptian Sculpture
Apr. 2-May 2, 1965

Masters of Ballet Design
Apr. 9-May 2, 1965

Collectors’ Choice
May 7-Jun. 9, 1965

Virginia Artists 1965
May 14-Jun. 13, 1965

Prints by Rouault
Jun. 11-Aug. 31, 1965

Children’s Art
[Jun. 13, 1965]

Resident Craftsmen [James W. Purtzer, Lucy Ann Warner]
Sep. 10-Oct. 3, 1965

Virginia Artist: Bruce M. Koplin
Sep. 15-Oct. 8, 1965

Sculpture by Henry Moore
Sep. 27-Oct. 31, 1965

British Brass Rubbings
Oct. 8-Nov. 14, 1965

Virginia Artist: Alex B. Jackson
Oct. 13-Nov. 5, 1965

Virginia Artist: Arthur Biehl
Nov. 10-Dec. 3, 1965

William Blake: Poet, Painter, Printer, Prophet
Nov. 15-Dec. 26, 1965

Collectors’ Opportunities
Nov. 19-Dec. 26, 1965

Virginia Artist: David Alexick
Dec. 8-31, 1965

Op and Pop
Dec. 31, 1965-Jan. 24, 1966

Virginia Artist: Felicia Belair
Jan. 5-28, 1966

Building for the Arts and Arts Unseen
Jan. 10-Feb. 6, 1966

Selections from the Bache Collection
Jan. 28-Feb. 27, 1966

Virginia Artist: Joni Pienkowski
Feb. 2-25, 1966

Virginia Architects, Designers and Photographers, 1966
Feb. 21-Mar. 13, 1966

Virginia Artist: Harry W. Robertson, III
Mar. 2-25, 1966

Contemporary Japanese Art
Mar. 4-Apr. 3, 1966

Greek Gold: Jewelry from the Age of Alexander
Mar. 28-May 1, 1966

Virginia Artist: Aldeth Spence Christy
Mar. 30-Apr. 22, 1966

Photography: Directors’ Choice
Apr. 8-May 1, 1966

Virginia Artist: Clyde Lile Driskill, III
Apr. 27-May 20, 1966

Collectors’ Choice
May 6-Jun. 12, 1966

American Painting, 1966
May 16-Jun. 12, 1966

Virginia Artist: Grace Steinmetz
May 25-Jun. 17, 1966

Prints from the Alderman Library
Jun. 17-Aug. 31, 1966

25 Paintings ‘65
Jun. 17-Aug. 31, 1966

Contemporary Posters
Sep. 9-Oct. 2, 1966

Virginia Artist: James W. Jones
Sep. 16-Oct. 7, 1966

Islamic Rugs from the Joseph V. McMullan Collection
Sep. 26-Oct. 23, 1966

The Reynolds Sculptures
Oct. 7-30, 1966

Virginia Artist: Lee Montgomery
Oct. 12-Nov. 4, 1966

Contemporary Italian Paintings from the Gibson Collection
Nov. 4-27, 1966

Joseph Albers, Modern Master [Josef Albers]
Nov. 7-Dec. 2, 1966

Virginia Artist: Eugene W. Frederick
Nov. 9-Dec. 2, 1966

Curators’ Choice: Collectors’ Opportunity
Dec. 2, 1966-Jan. 8, 1967

Virginia Artist: John Curran
Dec. 7-30, 1966

Paintings and Drawings by Elihu Vedder
Dec. 19, 1966-Jan. 15, 1967

Virginia Artist: Whitney Sevin
Jan 4-27, 1967

Watercolors and Drawings from the Block Collection
Jan. 13-Feb. 12, 1967

William Hogarth
Jan. 30-Mar. 5, 1967

Virginia Artist: Merry S. Bean
Feb. 1-24, 1967

Judge the Jury
Feb. 17-Mar. 19, 1967

Virginia Artist: Walter Thrift
Mar. 1-24, 1967

Jo Mielziner Designs for the Theatre
Mar. 20-Apr. 16, 1967

Multiples 1967
Mar. 24-Apr. 16, 1967

Virginia Artist: Alice Ivory
Mar. 29-Apr. 21, 1967

French Paintings from the Mellon Collection
Apr. 4, 1967-[Jun. 1968]

Collectors’ Choice
Apr. 21-May 21, 1967

Virginia Artist: Christine Egeland
Apr. 26-May 17, 1967

Virginia Artists 1967
May 1-28, 1967

400 Years of Prints
May 26-Aug. 7, 1967

Three to Travel
Jun. 13-Aug. 13, 1967

Unpainted Pictures
Aug. 11-Sep. 10, 1967

The Arts of India and Nepal: The Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection
Sep. 11-Oct. 15, 1967

Virginia Artist: David Freed
Sep. 13-Oct. 7, 1967

Designs for the Virginia Museum Theatre
Sep. 15-Oct. 7, 1967

Virginia Artist: Joseph Haske
Oct. 11-Nov. 4, 1967

A New Look in Prints: London, New York, Hollywood
Oct. 13-Nov. 5, 1967

Modern Architecture U.S.A.
Oct. 30-Nov. 26, 1967

Virginia Artist: Willie Anne Wright
Nov. 8-Dec. 2, 1967

Collectors’ Opportunities
Nov. 10-Dec. 10, 1967

A Wyeth Portrait
Nov. 13, 1967-Jan. 14, 1968

Virginia Artist: Richard Porter
Dec. 6-30, 1967

Triumph of Realism
Dec. 11, 1967-Jan. 14, 1968

Byzantine Treasures
Dec. 15, 1967-Jan. 7, 1968

Virginia Artist: Gail McKennis
Jan. 3-27, 1968

400 Years of Panoply: The British Army from Henry VIII to George V
Jan. 12-Feb. 15, 1968

Festival Designs by Inigo Jones
Jan. 29-Mar. 5, 1968

Virginia Artist: Jane Mack
Jan. 31-Feb. 24, 1968

A History of American Art Porcelain
Feb. 23-Mar. 17, 1968

Virginia Artist: Helen Hattorf
Feb. 28-Mar. 23, 1968

Virginia Architects, Designers and Photographers 1968
Mar. 18-Apr. 21, 1968

The Ridgewood Collection of Silver at Hollins College
Mar. 22-Apr. 14, 1968

Virginia Artist: James Davis, III
Mar. 27-Apr. 20, 1968

Resident Craftsmen [Jeffrey Guenther, Anna Smith]
Apr. 5-May 5, 1968

Collectors’ Choice
Apr. 19-May 26, 1968

Virginia Artist: Baylor Nichols
Apr. 24-May 18, 1968

Light as a Creative Medium
May 6-Jun. 2, 1968

Virginia Artist: Ronald Wilczek
May 22-Jun. 15, 1968

Photography in the Fine Arts
May 31-Jun. 7, 1968

Works on Paper
Jul. 12-Sep. 8, 1968

Virginia Artist: William Bevilaqua
Sep. 11-Oct. 5, 1968

Painters for the Theatre
Sep. 13-Oct. 13, 1968

Homage to Rodin
Sep. 23-Oct. 20, 1968

Virginia Artist: Nadara Goodwin
Oct. 9-Nov. 2, 1968

Architecture in Virginia
Oct. 18-Nov. 17, 1968

Once Invisible
Nov. 4-Dec. 1, 1968

Virginia Artist: Barclay Sheaks
Nov. 6-30, 1968

Collectors’ Opportunities
Nov. 22, 1968-Jan. 5, 1969

Virginia Artist: Russ Beall
Dec. 4-28, 1968

Views of Florence and Tuscany
Dec. 16, 1968-Jan. 19, 1969

Virginia Artist: Thomas Hanson
Jan. 8-Feb. 1, 1969

Chinese Art from the Collection of Senator Hugh Scott
Jan. 10-Feb. 9, 1969

India in Virginia
Feb. 3-Mar. 9, 1969

Virginia Artist: Margaret Braswell
Feb. 5-Mar. 1, 1969

Mark Catesby: Colonial Naturalist
Feb. 14-Mar. 9, 1969

Virginia Artist: John Barber
Mar. 5-29, 1969

Judge the Jury
Mar. 14-Apr. 13, 1969

The Gold of Ancient America
Mar. 24-Apr. 20, 1969

Virginia Artist: Felicia Belair
Apr. 2-24, 1969

Collectors’ Choice
Apr. 18-May 25, 1969

Virginia Artist: Phyllis Houser
Apr. 30-May 24, 1969

Virginia Artists 1969
May 5-Jun. 1, 1969

Virginia Artist: J. Carlton Potts
May 28-Jun. 21, 1969

Photography as Printmaking
May 29-Aug 21, 1969

[Robinson House student exhibition]
[Jul. 6, 1969]

Virginia Artist: Cameron Bone-Kemper
Sep. 10-Oct. 5, 1969

Kandinsky Watercolors
Sep. 12-Oct. 12, 1969

Virginia Artist: Charlotte Boyden
Oct. 8-Nov. 2, 1969

Virginia Photographers 1969
Oct. 17-Nov. 16, 1969

Architectural Drawing in Virginia
Nov. 3-30, 1969

Virginia Artist: Alvin Hattorf
Nov. 5-30, 1969

Collectors’ Opportunities
Nov. 21, 1969-Jan. 4, 1970

Virginia Artist: Bernard Martin
Dec. 3, 1969-Jan. 4, 1970