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Two women standing and smiling in front of a framed painting in a gallery. One has curly gray hair, wearing a patterned skirt; the other has straight brown hair, wearing a sleeveless top.
National Museum of Women in the Arts

Nmwa Exhibitions

View of the museum from outside showing the Neoclassical building from one corner. The building is a tan-colored stone with an arched doorway, long vertical windows, and detailed molding around the roof.

Contemporary Sculpture Dances Down New York Avenue

Posted: March 15, 2010
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
Learn more about Niki de Saint Phalle, who is known for large scale sculptures and whose work is featured in the NMWA collection.
Three abstract outdoor sculptures of voluptuous figures covered in bright patterns and dancing with outstretched arms.
Learn more about artist Antoinette Bouzonnet Stella, whose work Plate 1 from "L'Entree de l'Empereur Sigismond a Mantoue" (1675) is featured in the NMWA collection.
A black-and-white, horizontal print depicts multiple Roman-style male figures on horseback. They hold weapons or brass musical instruments and process, somewhat chaotically, towards the viewer's right.