The Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History will present Henry Van der Weyde: Sketches from a Civil War Prison from August 20 through December 27, 2026. The exhibition centers on an extraordinary sketchbook created by artist and Union officer Henry Van der Weyde while he was imprisoned in Danville during the final months of the Civil War.

The exhibition will feature all 46 drawings from Van der Weyde’s sketchbook, presented as high-quality, enlarged, and professionally framed reproductions. Through portraits, landscapes, and intimate scenes of daily life, the drawings offer a rare firsthand visual account of imprisonment in Danville from 1864 to 1865.

Each of the 46 reproductions will be available for purchase. All proceeds from the sales will support the much-needed professional conservation of the original sketchbook.

Museum members will receive the first opportunity to purchase the reproductions during the members-only reception to be held August 20, 2026, at 6 p.m.  Any remaining pieces will be offered to the public following the reception.