The Muscarelle Museum of Art
at the Martha Wren Briggs Center for the Visual Arts
Experience world-class exhibitions and robust academic programs.
Learn more about the museum expansion.
On View
Upcoming
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
BUTCHER, CLYDE
1999
Selenium toned silver gelatin print
Sheet: 56 x 100 ins. (142.2 x 254.0 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Selenium toned silver gelatin print
Sheet: 56 x 100 ins. (142.2 x 254.0 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
AMBROSE-SMITH, NEAL
2022
Oil on paper, woodcut, collage, chine colle
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Oil on paper, woodcut, collage, chine colle
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
MYERS, JEROME
1911
Black and colored chalk
14 15/16 x 11 9/16 ins. (37.9 x 29.4 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Barry Downes, Grandson of the Artist, courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York
Black and colored chalk
14 15/16 x 11 9/16 ins. (37.9 x 29.4 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Barry Downes, Grandson of the Artist, courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York
NISHIJIMA, KATSUYUKI
1979
Color woodblock print
Sheet: 15 x 20 ins. (38 x 46.9 cm); Image: 12 1/2 x 18 1/2 ins. (31.7 x 47 cm)
Gift of David Libertson
Color woodblock print
Sheet: 15 x 20 ins. (38 x 46.9 cm); Image: 12 1/2 x 18 1/2 ins. (31.7 x 47 cm)
Gift of David Libertson
MELTZER, ANNA E.
1936
Oil on canvas
Sight: 11 3/4 x 15 3/4 ins. (29.9 x 40.0 cm); Framed: 17 1/2 x 21 1/2 ins. (44.6 x 54.6 cm)
Gift of Gene A. (W&M 1952) and Mary A. Burns
Oil on canvas
Sight: 11 3/4 x 15 3/4 ins. (29.9 x 40.0 cm); Framed: 17 1/2 x 21 1/2 ins. (44.6 x 54.6 cm)
Gift of Gene A. (W&M 1952) and Mary A. Burns
MARC, FRANZ
1912
Woodblock print
Sheet: 10 5/16 x 13 11/16 ins. (26.2 x 34.7 cm); Image: 7 13/16 x 9 1/2 ins. (19.8 x 24.1 cm)
Gift of William Fleming Kenan, Professor at the College of William and Mary, 1983
Woodblock print
Sheet: 10 5/16 x 13 11/16 ins. (26.2 x 34.7 cm); Image: 7 13/16 x 9 1/2 ins. (19.8 x 24.1 cm)
Gift of William Fleming Kenan, Professor at the College of William and Mary, 1983
FISCHER, GEORGE
1992
Oil on canvas
Frame: 56 x 58 1/8 ins. (142.2 x 147.7 cm); Canvas: 54 x 56 ins. (137.2 x 142.3 cm)
Gift of Jayne W. Barnard
Oil on canvas
Frame: 56 x 58 1/8 ins. (142.2 x 147.7 cm); Canvas: 54 x 56 ins. (137.2 x 142.3 cm)
Gift of Jayne W. Barnard
YOKOTA, DAISUKE
2022
Archival pigment print
71 x 57 ins. (180.3 x 144.8 cm)
Purchase, Julian W. Fore Muscarelle Endowment
Archival pigment print
71 x 57 ins. (180.3 x 144.8 cm)
Purchase, Julian W. Fore Muscarelle 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
Volunteer with The Muscarelle
Join our dedicated team of volunteers & docents, like-minded community members that contribute valuable support to the Museum and visitors, all while immersed in an inspiring environment of fine art and artists.
Become a Volunteer or Docent