The Muscarelle Museum of Art
at the Martha Wren Briggs Center for the Visual Arts
Experience world-class exhibitions and robust academic programs.
Plan your visit.
Reimagining the Hydrocommons: Ecological Art Practice as a Collaborative Movement
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
5:00 PM
Lecture
On View
Liquid Commonwealth: The Art and Life of Water in Virginia
November 14, 2025 — February 15, 2026
Learn MoreSelections 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 — Ongoing
Learn MoreUpcoming
Collection 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
BUSWELL, RICHARD S.
2004
Silver gelatin print
Sheet: 10 x 8 ins. (25.4 x 20.3 cm); Image: 9 3/4 x 6 3/4 ins. (24.4 x 17.0 cm)
Gift of the artist
Silver gelatin print
Sheet: 10 x 8 ins. (25.4 x 20.3 cm); Image: 9 3/4 x 6 3/4 ins. (24.4 x 17.0 cm)
Gift of the artist
ATGET, EUGÈNE
Gelatin silver print
Support: 20 x 16 ins. (50.8 x 40.6 cm); Image: 19 3/8 x 14 3/4 ins. (49.2 x 37.5 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Support: 20 x 16 ins. (50.8 x 40.6 cm); Image: 19 3/8 x 14 3/4 ins. (49.2 x 37.5 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
JAMORA, ROBERTO
2021
Acrylic and pumice medium on canvas over panel
33 x 44 ins. (83.8 x 111.7 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment in honor of the Asian Centennial at William & Mary
Acrylic and pumice medium on canvas over panel
33 x 44 ins. (83.8 x 111.7 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment in honor of the Asian Centennial at William & Mary
ORKIN, RUTH
1952
Silver gelatin print
Sheet: 11 x 14 1/8 ins. (28 x 35.7 cm); Image: 10 1/2 x 13 1/2 ins. (27 x 34.5 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Silver gelatin print
Sheet: 11 x 14 1/8 ins. (28 x 35.7 cm); Image: 10 1/2 x 13 1/2 ins. (27 x 34.5 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
NEVELSON, LOUISE
1968
Bronze
4 h. x 2 w. x 7/8 ins. d. (10.2 x 5.1 x 2.2 cm)Base: 2 h. x 2 3/4 w. x 2 ins. d. (5.1 x 6.9 x 5.1 cm)
Gift of Mrs. Gertrude Perrin
Bronze
4 h. x 2 w. x 7/8 ins. d. (10.2 x 5.1 x 2.2 cm)Base: 2 h. x 2 3/4 w. x 2 ins. d. (5.1 x 6.9 x 5.1 cm)
Gift of Mrs. Gertrude Perrin
WESTON, BRETT
1978
Gelatin silver print
Image: 11 5/8 x 10 5/8 ins (29.4 x 27.0)
Gift of Joseph C. French, Jr.
Gelatin silver print
Image: 11 5/8 x 10 5/8 ins (29.4 x 27.0)
Gift of Joseph C. French, Jr.
GREEN, JASHA
1984
Watercolor, charcoal, acrylic, and pencil on Fabriano paper
39 1/4 x 27 5/8 ins. (99.6 x 70.1 cm); Framed: 47 x 34 3/4 ins. (119.2 x 88.1 cm)
Gift of Stephen M. Smith
Watercolor, charcoal, acrylic, and pencil on Fabriano paper
39 1/4 x 27 5/8 ins. (99.6 x 70.1 cm); Framed: 47 x 34 3/4 ins. (119.2 x 88.1 cm)
Gift of Stephen M. Smith
WRIGHT, WILLIE ANNE BOSCHEN
1974
Acrylic on canvas
60 ½ x 72 ins.
Gift of Willie Anne Wright in honor of Thomas Thorne
Acrylic on canvas
60 ½ x 72 ins.
Gift of Willie Anne Wright in honor of Thomas Thorne
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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