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Top: Pierre Daura (American, born Spain, 1896-1976), Fruit (detail), 1955-74, Watercolor on paper, Taubman Museum of Art, Gift of Martha Randolph Daura, 2003.040. Above: 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

Selections From the Permanent Collection – 1950 to the Present

Apr 08, 2022 Sep 21, 2025

Selections from the Permanent Collection – 1950 to the Present focuses on the Museum’s holdings dating from the last 70 years, in particular gifts from Martha Randolph Daura; Ray Kass and Jerrie Pike and the Mountain Lake Workshop and Symposium; and Edwin A. and Lois B. Sieveking.

Artists on view include John Cage, Pierre Daura, Howard Finster, Dorothy Gillespie, Chrystella Meador, and Hunt Slonem, among others.

Dorothy Gillespie (American, 1920-2012), Autumn Clouds (detail), 1962, Oil on canvas, Collection of the Taubman Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. Edwin C. Woods, 1986.066

Dorothy Gillespie (American, 1920-2012), Autumn Clouds (detail), 1962, Oil on canvas, Collection of the Taubman Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. Edwin C. Woods, 1986.066

John Cage (American, 1912-1992), Not Wanting To Say Anything About Marcel Plexigram II, 1969; silkscreened Plexiglas mounted in walnut base, 14 1/2

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

Ray Kass (American, born 1944), Wilson Creek Polyptych, 1991, watercolor on rag paper with beeswax/methylcellulose coating, mounted on canvas, Taubman Museum of Art, Gift from the Collection of Ruth and Richard Shack, 1995.006

Ray Kass (American, born 1944), Wilson Creek Polyptych, 1991, watercolor on rag paper with beeswax/methylcellulose coating, mounted on canvas, Taubman Museum of Art, Gift from the Collection of Ruth and Richard Shack, 1995.006

Pierre Daura, (Catalan-American, 1896-1976), Daura with Cane and Brushes, circa 1970-1971, oil on canvas, Taubman Museum of Art, Gift of Martha Randolph Daura, 2003.026

Pierre Daura, (Catalan-American, 1896-1976), Daura with Cane and Brushes, circa 1970-1971, oil on canvas, Taubman Museum of Art, Gift of Martha Randolph Daura, 2003.026

Howard Finster (American, 1916-2001), Chief Beautician, May 4-6, 1985 (detail), 1985, House and other paint, Taubman Museum of Art; Gift of Ray Kass, The Mountain Lake Symposium and the Virginia Tech Art Department, 1986.047

Howard Finster (American, 1916-2001), Chief Beautician, May 4-6, 1985 (detail), 1985, House and other paint, Taubman Museum of Art; Gift of Ray Kass, The Mountain Lake Symposium and the Virginia Tech Art Department, 1986.047

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