The Muscarelle Museum of Art
at the Martha Wren Briggs Center for the Visual Arts
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Plan your visit.
Careers in Museums Round Table: Paths, People & Professions
Friday, November 7, 2025
11:30 AM
Information SessionW&M Students
On View
Selections from Expanded Horizons: Native American Creativity at the Intersection of Culture and Art
October 14, 2025 — January 11, 2026
Learn MoreWhere Late the Sweet Birds: Selected Works of Morgan Bulkeley, 1984-2025
August 27, 2025 — November 14, 2025
Learn MoreUpcoming
Liquid Commonwealth: The Art and Life of Water in Virginia
November 14, 2025 — February 15, 2026
Learn MoreCollection Highlights
The permanent collection at the Muscarelle dates from 1732 and has grown to nearly 8,000 objects.
Explore the Collection:PaintingsDrawings and WatercolorsPrintsPhotographySculpture and ObjectsRecent Acquisitions
PORTER, ELIOT
May 1975
Dye transfer print
Support: 27 1/8 x 31 1/8 ins. (68.8 x 79.0 cm); Image: 18 x 22 3/4 ins. (45.7 x 57.8 cm)
Gift of Joseph C. French, Jr.
Dye transfer print
Support: 27 1/8 x 31 1/8 ins. (68.8 x 79.0 cm); Image: 18 x 22 3/4 ins. (45.7 x 57.8 cm)
Gift of Joseph C. French, Jr.
CARRILLO, MANUEL
1961
Selenium-toned silver print
Sheet: 14 1/8 x 11 1/16 ins. (35.9 x 28.1 cm); Image: 8 x 7 1/8 ins. (20.3 x 18.1 cm)
Gift of Frank Christopher
Selenium-toned silver print
Sheet: 14 1/8 x 11 1/16 ins. (35.9 x 28.1 cm); Image: 8 x 7 1/8 ins. (20.3 x 18.1 cm)
Gift of Frank Christopher
ANDO HIROSHIGE
1832
Color woodblock print
9 1/4 x 14 1/8 ins. (23.5 x 35.9 cm) [irreg.]
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Libertson
Color woodblock print
9 1/4 x 14 1/8 ins. (23.5 x 35.9 cm) [irreg.]
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Libertson
ORTIZ, NORMA JEAN
Ceramic and paint
3 7/8 x 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 ins. (5.4 x 10.2 x14 cm) [irreg.] H x W x D
Gift of John and Mary Haskell
3 7/8 x 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 ins. (5.4 x 10.2 x14 cm) [irreg.] H x W x D
Gift of John and Mary Haskell
RAUSCHENBERG, ROBERT
1981
Silkscreen, silk collage, and hand-coloring
Sheet: 22 7/8 x 15 7/8 ins. (58.1 x 40.3 cm); Framed: 30 x 22 7/8 ins. (79.1 x 58.1 cm)
Purchase, Museum Acquisition Fund
Silkscreen, silk collage, and hand-coloring
Sheet: 22 7/8 x 15 7/8 ins. (58.1 x 40.3 cm); Framed: 30 x 22 7/8 ins. (79.1 x 58.1 cm)
Purchase, Museum Acquisition Fund
MORRISON, GEORGE
1958
Oil on canvas
57 x 79 ins. (144.8 x 200.6 cm)
Gift of Jean Outland Chrysler
Oil on canvas
57 x 79 ins. (144.8 x 200.6 cm)
Gift of Jean Outland Chrysler
CESARI, GIUSEPPE called CAVALIERE D’ARPINO
c. 1600 - 1620
Red chalk on paper
Sight: 6 1/8 x 4 ins. (15.5 x 10.2 cm); Frame: 12 x 10 1/2 ins. (30.5 x 26.7 cm)
Bequest of Doris Piper Lamberson
Red chalk on paper
Sight: 6 1/8 x 4 ins. (15.5 x 10.2 cm); Frame: 12 x 10 1/2 ins. (30.5 x 26.7 cm)
Bequest of Doris Piper Lamberson
UTAGAWA TOKOKUNI, Untitled Kabuki scene, c. 1815, Woodblock print, Sheet: 15 3/8 x 31 ins. (39.0 x 78.7 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sullivan
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