Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum - James City - Williamsburg, VA 23185 | Metromix Hampton Roads

Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum



Neighborhood: James City
325 West Francis Street

Williamsburg, VA 23185
757-220-7669
The folk art center hosts an acclaimed collection of American folk art ranging from the Colonial era to the present.

The center's collection of 16 paintings by 19th-century Quaker artist Edward Hicks ranks as the largest single holding of his work.

Photo: Attributed to furniture decorator Johannes Spitler, this richly painted Shenandoah Valley Chest, made sometime between 1800 and 1807, has become one of the most celebrated examples of German-American decorative art.
Courtesy of Colonial Williamsburg

The Basics

Hours:
Re-opening February 2007
Gallery Type:
Outsider and Folk Art
Museum Type:
Art and History

Features

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