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.
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
RICHTER, GERHARD
1968
Color collotype on light-weight, ivory wove paper
33 1/8 x 23 1/2 ins. (84.2 x 59.7 cm)
Purchase, Acquired with funds from the Gene A. and Mary A. Burns Bequest
Color collotype on light-weight, ivory wove paper
33 1/8 x 23 1/2 ins. (84.2 x 59.7 cm)
Purchase, Acquired with funds from the Gene A. and Mary A. Burns Bequest
MOUTOUSSAMY-ASHE, JEANNE
1993
Silver print with hand coloring
Sheet: 14 x 11 ins. (35.4 x 27.9 cm); Image: 10 5/8 x 10 ½ ins. (26.9 x 26.6 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Silver print with hand coloring
Sheet: 14 x 11 ins. (35.4 x 27.9 cm); Image: 10 5/8 x 10 ½ ins. (26.9 x 26.6 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
DAVID, JACQUES LOUIS
c. 1775 - 1780
Pencil, pen, and wash
Sight: 4 15/16 x 7 15/16 ins. (12.5 x 20.2 cm)
Gift of the Frederick and Lucy S. Herman Foundation
Pencil, pen, and wash
Sight: 4 15/16 x 7 15/16 ins. (12.5 x 20.2 cm)
Gift of the Frederick and Lucy S. Herman Foundation
WORSDALE, JAMES after JOHANN KERSEBOOM [ - 1708]
1720 or 1726
Oil on canvas
Canvas: 49 x 39 ins. (124.5 x 99.1 cm); Framed: 61 x 50 ins. (154.9 x 120.7 cm)
Gift of the Third Earl of Burlington
Oil on canvas
Canvas: 49 x 39 ins. (124.5 x 99.1 cm); Framed: 61 x 50 ins. (154.9 x 120.7 cm)
Gift of the Third Earl of Burlington
FOX, JON GILBERT
1967
Silver gelatin print
Sheet: 8 1/16 x 10 ins. (20.5 x 25.4 cm); Image: 6 1/2 x 8 5/8 ins. (16.5 x 21.9 cm)
Gift of Jon Gilbert Fox (W&M '72) and Darrell Hotchkiss
Silver gelatin print
Sheet: 8 1/16 x 10 ins. (20.5 x 25.4 cm); Image: 6 1/2 x 8 5/8 ins. (16.5 x 21.9 cm)
Gift of Jon Gilbert Fox (W&M '72) and Darrell Hotchkiss
SCHAPIRO, MIRIAM
1984
Lithograph and collage
Sheet: 31 3/4 x 47 3/4 ins. (80.5 x 121.7 cm); Framed: 57 1/2 x 41 1/4 ins. (146 x 104.8 cm)
Purchase, Museum Acquisition Fund
Lithograph and collage
Sheet: 31 3/4 x 47 3/4 ins. (80.5 x 121.7 cm); Framed: 57 1/2 x 41 1/4 ins. (146 x 104.8 cm)
Purchase, Museum Acquisition Fund
MARTIN, DELITA
2019
Acrylic, charcoal, lithography, relief printing, decorative papers, and hand stitching
Framed: 51 1/8 x 34 7/8 ins. (129.8 x 88.5 cm)
Acrylic, charcoal, lithography, relief printing, decorative papers, and hand stitching
Framed: 51 1/8 x 34 7/8 ins. (129.8 x 88.5 cm)
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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