Making American Artists: Stories from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1776-1976

Georgia O’Keeffe (American, 1887-1986), Red Canna, 1923, oil on canvas, 12 x 9 7/8 in., courtesy of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, The Vivian O. and Meyer P. Potamkin Collection, Bequest of Vivian O. Potamkin, 2003.1.8, © 2023 Georgia O’Keeffe

FEATURED EXHIBITION

Making American Artists: Stories from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1776-1976

OCT 30, 2025 – JAN 25, 2026

Making American Artists features works from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts’ esteemed collection that helped define new chapters in the history of American art. Amidst this expansive selection emerge the compelling stories of artists such as Charles Willson Peale, Gilbert Stuart, Mary Cassatt, Barkley L. Hendricks, Edward Hopper, Alice Neel, Georgia O’Keeffe, Laura Wheeler Waring, Sonia Sekula, and more.

Be among the first to experience this special exhibition with the Opening Celebration on Saturday, October 25, featuring live music, open galleries, red carpet photo opps, drinks and delicious food, interactives, and more!

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Your Brain on Art: Conversation with Authors Ivy Ross & Susan Magsamen

Your Brain on Art: Conversation with Authors Ivy Ross & Susan Magsamen

SEP 29, 2025

Many of us think of the arts as entertainment—a luxury of some kind. In Your Brain on Art, authors Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross show how activities from painting and dancing to expressive writing, architecture, and more are essential to our lives.

Get your tickets now to an inspiring and insightful conversation with these nationally acclaimed authors, who will explore the science of the healing power of the arts. The talk will be moderated by Dr. Robert L.Trestman, Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at Carilion Clinic Virginia Tech School of Medicine.

This event is organized by Carilion Clinic’s Dr. Robert L.A. Keeley Healing Arts Program.

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Our knowledgeable team will take you on a one-hour journey through the galleries sharing insightful stories and interesting facts about the works on view.

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The Permanent Collection

The Taubman Museum of Art has more than 2,000 works in the collection, from the 10-foot sculpture Art World by James Harold Jennings to the inch-and-a-half square photograph Maggie on Beach with Dog by Thomas Cowperthwaite Eakins, and from 3,500-year-old Egyptian Ushabiti ceramic figures to contemporary Roanoke artists.

These works are shown on a rotating basis in exhibitions in the Fralin Center for American Art, the Museum’s main gallery level on the second floor. Explore a sample of selected works from the collection below.

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Robert Riggs (American, 1896-1970), The Brown Bomber, 1938, Tempera on panel, Taubman Museum of Art, Acquired with funds provided by the Horace G. Fralin Charitable Trust, 2000.003

Robert Riggs (American, 1896-1970), The Brown Bomber, 1938, Tempera on panel, Taubman Museum of Art, Acquired with funds provided by the Horace G. Fralin Charitable Trust, 2000.003

John Singer Sargent, Portrait of Norah Gribble, 1888, Oil on canvas, acquired with funds provided by the Horace G. Fralin Charitable Trust, 2000

John Singer Sargent, Portrait of Norah Gribble, 1888, Oil on canvas, acquired with funds provided by the Horace G. Fralin Charitable Trust, 2000

Norman Rockwell (American, 1894-1978), Framed, 1946, Oil and graphite, 42 1/2

Norman Rockwell (American, 1894-1978), Framed, 1946, Oil and graphite, 42 1/2″ x 33”, Acquired with Funds Provided by the Horace G. Fralin Charitable Trust

Petah Coyne (American, Born 1953), Atlanta Gal, 1996-1997, Melt resistant wax over candles, ribbon, and steel, Partially acquired with funds provided by the Cherry Hill Endowment and by the Estate of Mary Ella Eckman

Petah Coyne (American, Born 1953), Atlanta Gal, 1996-1997, Melt resistant wax over candles, ribbon, and steel, Partially acquired with funds provided by the Cherry Hill Endowment and by the Estate of Mary Ella Eckman

John Cage (American, 1912-1992), Not Wanting To Say Anything About Marcel Plexigram II, 1969; silkscreened Plexiglas mounted in walnut base, 14 1/2″ x 14 1/2″ x 14 1/2″, Purchased with funds from the Cherry Hill Endowment. 2006.005.001a‑i, .002

John Cage (American, 1912-1992), Not Wanting To Say Anything About Marcel Plexigram II, 1969; silkscreened Plexiglas mounted in walnut base, 14 1/2″ x 14 1/2″ x 14 1/2″, Purchased with funds from the Cherry Hill Endowment. 2006.005.001a‑i, .002

Robert Henri (American, 1865-1929), Jimmie O’Donnell, 1924, Oil on canvas, Taubman Museum of Art, Acquired with funds provided by the Horace G. Fralin Charitable Trust, 2001.002nt

Robert Henri (American, 1865-1929), Jimmie O’Donnell, 1924, Oil on canvas, Taubman Museum of Art, Acquired with funds provided by the Horace G. Fralin Charitable Trust, 2001.002nt

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