The Delaware Art Museum in Wilmington is a lovely regional Museum that recently underwent a renovation and expansion. Having been there several times before the modernization, I was eager to see the results. So yesterday I drove up and spent a couple of hours enjoying the new DAM.
Renowned for its Pre-Raphaelite collection, it was my good fortune that those works were still on tour! And so they were able to show off some of their other strengths. They are lousy with John Sloane works and many were on display that I had never seen before, later works that had evolved beyond his nocturnal ash can school days. Some other highlights included two amazing Charles Burchfield’s, a John Marin watercolor of NYC that was poetry in motion, and a luscious Reginald Marsh painting entitled, "Atlantic City Beach".
In addition, there's a rather large gallery dedicated to the work of American illustrator Howard Pyle. Exhibits touring at the museum were a trinity of James Tissot portraits of young women, and a variety of works created by members of Philadelphia's "Center For Emerging Visual Artists" called "Fever Pitch", which was very interesting.
It's an easy day trip from DC, Baltimore or Philadelphia. There's a nice onsite Cafe. Looking for something to do on cold winter day? I recommend the Delaware Art Museum.
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