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On View
Expanded Horizons: Native American Creativity at the Intersection of Culture and Art
June 28, 2025 — October 13, 2025
Learn MoreWhere Late the Sweet Birds: Selected Works of Morgan Bulkeley, 1984-2025
August 27, 2025 — November 14, 2025
Learn MoreUpcoming
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
UNKNOWN
Ivory and red inlay
1 1/4 h. x 1 1/8 w. 1 3/4 ins. d. (3.0 x 2.8 x 3.2 cm)
Gift of June and Joseph Hennage
1 1/4 h. x 1 1/8 w. 1 3/4 ins. d. (3.0 x 2.8 x 3.2 cm)
Gift of June and Joseph Hennage
GIORDANO, LUCA
Mid- 17th Century
Oil on canvas
Site: 48 1/2 x 38 ins. (123.2 x 96.5 cm); Framed: 56 x 45 1/2 ins. (142.2 x 115.3 cm)
Purchase, Acquired with funds from the Gene A. and Mary A. Burns Bequest
Oil on canvas
Site: 48 1/2 x 38 ins. (123.2 x 96.5 cm); Framed: 56 x 45 1/2 ins. (142.2 x 115.3 cm)
Purchase, Acquired with funds from the Gene A. and Mary A. Burns Bequest
LAWRENCE, JACOB
1992
Silkscreen on Bainbridge two-ply rag paper
18 3/8 x 28 1/4 ins. (46.7 x 71.8 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment with additional funds provided by the Vinyard Acquisitions and Conservation Endowment
Silkscreen on Bainbridge two-ply rag paper
18 3/8 x 28 1/4 ins. (46.7 x 71.8 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment with additional funds provided by the Vinyard Acquisitions and Conservation Endowment
BEAL, REYNOLDS
1924
Watercolor
Sheet: 15 1/2 x 22 1/2 ins. (38.7 x 57.2 cm) [irreg.]
Gift of William R. Beal and Gifford R. Beal Jr.
Watercolor
Sheet: 15 1/2 x 22 1/2 ins. (38.7 x 57.2 cm) [irreg.]
Gift of William R. Beal and Gifford R. Beal Jr.
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
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
AVERY, MILTON
1957
Watercolor, gouache, and oil on paper
19 1/2 x 25 1/2 ins. (50.7 x 66.0 cm)
Gift of Jean Outland Chrysler
Watercolor, gouache, and oil on paper
19 1/2 x 25 1/2 ins. (50.7 x 66.0 cm)
Gift of Jean Outland Chrysler
BURROUGHS, MARGARET
1957
Linoleum cut on imitation Japan paper
Sheet: 18 7/8 x 14 3/4 ins. (47.9 x 37.5 cm); Image: 14 x 11 1/8 ins. (35.8 x 28.2 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Linoleum cut on imitation Japan paper
Sheet: 18 7/8 x 14 3/4 ins. (47.9 x 37.5 cm); Image: 14 x 11 1/8 ins. (35.8 x 28.2 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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