The Muscarelle Museum of Art
at the Martha Wren Briggs Center for the Visual Arts
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Plan your visit.
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 4, 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
GACHUPIN, LAURA
11/1981
Ceramic, clay, and paint
A) approx. 7 ins. in diameter; B) 4 1/2 ins. x 2 1/2 ins.
Gift of The Matthews Collection
Ceramic, clay, and paint
A) approx. 7 ins. in diameter; B) 4 1/2 ins. x 2 1/2 ins.
Gift of The Matthews Collection
PENNELL, JOSEPH
1915
Etching and drypoint
Sheet: 8 1/2 x 12 1/2 ins. (21.9 x 32.0 cm); Image: 7 1/2 x 11 7/8 ins. (19.0 x 30.0 cm)
Gift of Christian Vinyard
Etching and drypoint
Sheet: 8 1/2 x 12 1/2 ins. (21.9 x 32.0 cm); Image: 7 1/2 x 11 7/8 ins. (19.0 x 30.0 cm)
Gift of Christian Vinyard
ANDO HIROSHIGE
1832
Color woodblock print
9 1/4 x 14 1/8 ins. (23.5 x 35.9 cm) [irreg.]
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Libertson
Color woodblock print
9 1/4 x 14 1/8 ins. (23.5 x 35.9 cm) [irreg.]
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Libertson
COBURN, ALVIN LANGDON
1906
Photogravure from Camera Work Number XV printed on tissue
Image: 7 7/8 x 6 3/8 ins. (20.2 x 16.1 cm); Sheet: 11 1/2 x 8 1/2 ins. (29.4 x 21.0 cm) [irreg.]
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Photogravure from Camera Work Number XV printed on tissue
Image: 7 7/8 x 6 3/8 ins. (20.2 x 16.1 cm); Sheet: 11 1/2 x 8 1/2 ins. (29.4 x 21.0 cm) [irreg.]
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
HUNTER, CLEMENTINE
1979
Oil on canvasboard
18 x 24 ins. (45.7 x 60.9 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Oil on canvasboard
18 x 24 ins. (45.7 x 60.9 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
CORCUERA TERÁN, MARÍA SILVIA
1993-1996
Paper, gauze and wood with Styrofoam insert
43 1/4 x 35 3/8 x 7 1/2 ins. (109.9 x 89.9 x 19.0 cm)
Gift of the artist
Paper, gauze and wood with Styrofoam insert
43 1/4 x 35 3/8 x 7 1/2 ins. (109.9 x 89.9 x 19.0 cm)
Gift of the artist
THIEBAUD, MORTON WAYNE
1988
Color drypoint and etching
Purchase, Jean Outland Chrysler Fund
Color drypoint and etching
Purchase, Jean Outland Chrysler Fund
UNKNOWN
Ivory
2 1/8 h. x 1 3/8 w. x 1 in. d. (5.4 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm)
Gift of June and Joseph Hennage
2 1/8 h. x 1 3/8 w. x 1 in. d. (5.4 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm)
Gift of June and Joseph Hennage
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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