Selections from the Permanent Collection 1850-1950
Sep 24, 2021 – Sep 21, 2025
Selections from the Permanent Collection 1850-1950 focuses on the Museum’s holdings dating from the 19th through the early 20th centuries, in particular gifts from the Estate of Peggy Macdowell Thomas by great American realist Thomas Eakins.
The exhibition also features treasures acquired through the generous funds provided by the Horace G. Fralin Charitable Trust by such artists as John Singer Sargent, Childe Hassam, and Thomas Hart Benton.
Highlights of the Museum’s decorative arts collection are also on view, including the Francis W. Collins Collection of early Mediterranean artifacts.
SELECTED WORKS
John Singer Sargent (American, 1856-1932), Portrait of Mrs. George Gribble (Norah), 1888, Oil on canvas, Taubman Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by the Horace G. Fralin Charitable Trust, 2000.021
Norman Rockwell (American, 1894-1978), Framed, 1946, Oil and graphite on canvas and wood, Taubman Museum of Art, Acquired with funds provided by the Horace G. Fralin Charitable Trust, 2003.001
John H. Twachtman (American, 1853-1902), Wildflowers, circa 1890, Oil on canvas, Taubman Museum of Art, Acquired with funds provided by the Horace G. Fralin Charitable Trust and Partial Support from Spanierman Gallery, LLC, 1999.004
Thomas Cowperthwaite Eakins (American, 1844-1916), Portrait of Walter S. Macdowell, circa 1904, Oil on canvas, Taubman Museum of Art, Gift of the Estate of Peggy Macdowell Thomas, 2002.006
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, 2001.002
Unknown Maker (American), Lemonade or Chocolate Pot, undated, Engraved repousse silverplate hollowware, Taubman Museum of Art, Gift of the Estate of Peggy Macdowell Thomas, 2002.127
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
Irving Ramsey Wiles (American, 1861-1948), Portrait of Miss T., 1910, Oil on canvas, Taubman Museum of Art, Acquired with funds provided by the Horace G. Fralin Charitable Trust, 1999.013
Childe Hassam (American, 1859-1935), Across the Park, 1904, Oil on canvas, Taubman Museum of Art, Acquired with funds provided by the Horace G. Fralin Charitable Trust, 1999.014
ARTWORK SPOTLIGHTS
Conversation with the Curator
Artwork Spotlight: Portrait of Norah Gribble by John Singer Sargent
Artwork Spotlight: Framed by Norman Rockwell
Behind-the-Scenes Tour of the Vault at the Taubman
