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Liquid Commonwealth: The Art and Life of Water in Virginia
November 14, 2025 — February 15, 2026
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Collection Highlights
The permanent collection at the Muscarelle dates from 1732 and has grown to nearly 8,000 objects.
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Attributed to van BIJLERT, JAN
1630
Oil on canvas
Canvas: 43 7/8 x 35 1/2 ins. (111.5 x 90.2 cm); Framed: 53 1/4 x 44 1/4 ins. (135.2 x 112.2 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Oil on canvas
Canvas: 43 7/8 x 35 1/2 ins. (111.5 x 90.2 cm); Framed: 53 1/4 x 44 1/4 ins. (135.2 x 112.2 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
KENT, ROCKWELL
1933
Wood engraving
Sheet: 11 1/4 x 12 1/16 ins. (28.6 x 30.6 cm); Image: 5 7/16 x 6 15/16 ins. (13.8 x 17.7 cm)
Purchase, Lucille Godfrey and Alexander M. Quattlebaum Endowmnet Fund and Enid W. and Bernard B. Spigel Endowment Fund
Wood engraving
Sheet: 11 1/4 x 12 1/16 ins. (28.6 x 30.6 cm); Image: 5 7/16 x 6 15/16 ins. (13.8 x 17.7 cm)
Purchase, Lucille Godfrey and Alexander M. Quattlebaum Endowmnet Fund and Enid W. and Bernard B. Spigel Endowment Fund
MOUTOUSSAMY-ASHE, JEANNE
1993
Silver print with hand coloring
Sheet: 14 x 11 ins. (35.4 x 27.9 cm); Image: 10 5/8 x 10 ½ ins. (26.9 x 26.6 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Silver print with hand coloring
Sheet: 14 x 11 ins. (35.4 x 27.9 cm); Image: 10 5/8 x 10 ½ ins. (26.9 x 26.6 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
AVERY, MILTON
1957
Watercolor, gouache, and oil on paper
19 1/2 x 25 1/2 ins. (50.7 x 66.0 cm)
Gift of Jean Outland Chrysler
Watercolor, gouache, and oil on paper
19 1/2 x 25 1/2 ins. (50.7 x 66.0 cm)
Gift of Jean Outland Chrysler
RINGGOLD, FAITH
4/1996
Color lithograph
22 1/2 x 30 ins. (57.2 x 76.2 cm)
Museum Purchase
Color lithograph
22 1/2 x 30 ins. (57.2 x 76.2 cm)
Museum Purchase
BRIDGES, CHARLES
c. 1735 - 1743
Oil on canvas
49 x 39 5/8 ins. (124.5 x 100.6 cm)
Oil on canvas
49 x 39 5/8 ins. (124.5 x 100.6 cm)
KÄSEBIER, GERTRUDE
1899
Photogravure printed on tissue
Image: 9 1/4 x 5 1/2 ins. (23.5 x 14 cm)
Gift of Joseph C. French, Jr.
Photogravure printed on tissue
Image: 9 1/4 x 5 1/2 ins. (23.5 x 14 cm)
Gift of Joseph C. French, Jr.
COLE, WILLIE
2012
Intaglio and relief
Sheet: 63 1/2 x 22 1/2 ins. (162.6 x 58.4 cm); Framed: 67 9/16 x 26 9/16 ins. (171.8 x 67.6 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Intaglio and relief
Sheet: 63 1/2 x 22 1/2 ins. (162.6 x 58.4 cm); Framed: 67 9/16 x 26 9/16 ins. (171.8 x 67.6 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
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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