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On View
Liquid Commonwealth: The Art and Life of Water in Virginia
November 14, 2025 — February 15, 2026
Learn MoreWhere Late the Sweet Birds: Selected Works of Morgan Bulkeley, 1984-2025
August 27, 2025 — Ongoing
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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
CLASHIN, DEBBIE
2017
Clay, pigment
6 1/4 h. x 13 1/8 d. x 43 circ. ins. (15.9 x 33.3 x 109.2 cm)
Gift of Loren G. Lipson, M.D.
Clay, pigment
6 1/4 h. x 13 1/8 d. x 43 circ. ins. (15.9 x 33.3 x 109.2 cm)
Gift of Loren G. Lipson, M.D.
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
TOYA, MARVIN
1985
Walnut
Overall: 13 1/4 ins. (height) (33.4 cm); 4 5/8 ins. (width) (12.3 cm); 3 3/8 ins. (depth) (8.6 cm)
Gift of The Matthews Collection
Walnut
Overall: 13 1/4 ins. (height) (33.4 cm); 4 5/8 ins. (width) (12.3 cm); 3 3/8 ins. (depth) (8.6 cm)
Gift of The Matthews Collection
BIGGERS, JOHN
1964
Linoleum cut
Sheet : 12 x 15 ins. (30.5 X 38.1 cm) : Image : 9 x 12 ins. (22.8 x 30.5 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Linoleum cut
Sheet : 12 x 15 ins. (30.5 X 38.1 cm) : Image : 9 x 12 ins. (22.8 x 30.5 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
WARHOL, ANDY
1982
Screenprint on Lenox Museum Board
19 3/4 x 15 5/8 ins. (52 x 29.7 cm)
Gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
Screenprint on Lenox Museum Board
19 3/4 x 15 5/8 ins. (52 x 29.7 cm)
Gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
THIEBAUD, MORTON WAYNE
1988
Color drypoint and etching
Purchase, Jean Outland Chrysler Fund
Color drypoint and etching
Purchase, Jean Outland Chrysler Fund
WHISTLER, JAMES ABBOTT MCNEILL
1858
Etching on Japanese Gampi paper, state V/V
Image: 8 1/4 x 6 1/4 ins. (21.0 x 16.0 cm)
Gift of Dr. Geoffrey Feiss
Etching on Japanese Gampi paper, state V/V
Image: 8 1/4 x 6 1/4 ins. (21.0 x 16.0 cm)
Gift of Dr. Geoffrey Feiss
MORGENSTERN, JOHANN FRIEDRICH
Graphite
Sheet: 3 7/8 x 5 7/16 ins. (10.0 x 13.8 cm)
Gift of the Frederick and Lucy S. Herman Foundation
Sheet: 3 7/8 x 5 7/16 ins. (10.0 x 13.8 cm)
Gift of the Frederick and Lucy S. Herman Foundation
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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