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The permanent collection at the Muscarelle dates from 1732 and has grown to nearly 8,000 objects.
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WEST, BENJAMIN
1814
Oil on panel
51 x 39 1/4 ins. (129.5 x 99.5 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Oil on panel
51 x 39 1/4 ins. (129.5 x 99.5 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
JOHNS, JASPER
1978 - 1981
Color sugar aquatint on Rives buff mould paper
Sheet: 41 3/8 x 29 1/2 ins. (105.1 x 74.9 cm); Plate: 34 1/4 x 24 3/8 ins. (87.0 x 61.9 cm); Framed: 45 3/8 x 33 1/8 ins. (115.1 x 84.1 cm)
Purchase, Museum Acquisition Fund
Color sugar aquatint on Rives buff mould paper
Sheet: 41 3/8 x 29 1/2 ins. (105.1 x 74.9 cm); Plate: 34 1/4 x 24 3/8 ins. (87.0 x 61.9 cm); Framed: 45 3/8 x 33 1/8 ins. (115.1 x 84.1 cm)
Purchase, Museum Acquisition Fund
UNKNOWN
Ivory and red inlay
1 1/8 h. x 1 1/8 w. x 1 1/2 ins. d. (3.0 x 2.7 x 3.8 cm)
Gift of June and Joseph Hennage
1 1/8 h. x 1 1/8 w. x 1 1/2 ins. d. (3.0 x 2.7 x 3.8 cm)
Gift of June and Joseph Hennage
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
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.
DEMACHY, ROBERT
1906
Photogravure from Camera Work, Number XVI, printed on tissue
Image: 8 1/4 x 5 7/8 ins. (20.7 x 15.1 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Photogravure from Camera Work, Number XVI, printed on tissue
Image: 8 1/4 x 5 7/8 ins. (20.7 x 15.1 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
MOTHERWELL, ROBERT
1981 - 1982
Color lithograph
Sheet: 43 3/4 x 60 1/2 ins. (111.1 x 153.6 cm); Framed: 46 1/4 x 63 1/4 ins. (117.2 x 160.8 cm)
Purchase, Museum Acquisition Fund
Color lithograph
Sheet: 43 3/4 x 60 1/2 ins. (111.1 x 153.6 cm); Framed: 46 1/4 x 63 1/4 ins. (117.2 x 160.8 cm)
Purchase, Museum Acquisition Fund
ACHESON, JAMES
1987
Pencil, ink, crayon and gouache on light brown paper
16 5/8 x 11 ¾ ins. (42.1 x 29.8 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Pencil, ink, crayon and gouache on light brown paper
16 5/8 x 11 ¾ ins. (42.1 x 29.8 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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