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Collection Highlights
The permanent collection at the Muscarelle dates from 1732 and has grown to nearly 8,000 objects.
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UNKNOWN after ANDREA DEL SARTO [1486 - 1530]
Late- 16th Century
Black and red chalk
Sight: 14 11/16 x 10 11/16 ins. (37.2 x 27.1 cm)
Gift of the Frederick and Lucy S. Herman Foundation
Black and red chalk
Sight: 14 11/16 x 10 11/16 ins. (37.2 x 27.1 cm)
Gift of the Frederick and Lucy S. Herman Foundation
CADMUS, PAUL
1953
Serigraph
15 13/16 × 18 1/4 in. (40.1 × 46.3 cm)
Gift of Jon Gilbert Fox and Darrell Hotchkiss
Serigraph
15 13/16 × 18 1/4 in. (40.1 × 46.3 cm)
Gift of Jon Gilbert Fox and Darrell Hotchkiss
ROWLANDSON, THOMAS
1776
Pen and ink, and watercolor
8 1/2 x 11 5/16 ins. (21.7 x 28.8 cm)
Purchase; Richard Edward Powell, Jr. '85 Memorial Fund
Pen and ink, and watercolor
8 1/2 x 11 5/16 ins. (21.7 x 28.8 cm)
Purchase; Richard Edward Powell, Jr. '85 Memorial Fund
HUNT, WILLIAM MORRIS
1878
Charcoal on light gray paper
Sight: 10 3/16 x 15 5/8 ins. (25.4 x 39.8 cm)
Gift of the Frederick and Lucy S. Herman Foundation
Charcoal on light gray paper
Sight: 10 3/16 x 15 5/8 ins. (25.4 x 39.8 cm)
Gift of the Frederick and Lucy S. Herman Foundation
BOURKE-WHITE, MARGARET
1950
Ferrotyped silver print
10 3/8 x 13 1/2 ins. (26.3 x 34.2 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Ferrotyped silver print
10 3/8 x 13 1/2 ins. (26.3 x 34.2 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
ROMERO, CARA
2017
Archival pigment print
Sheet: 61 x 41 ins. (154.9 x 104.1 cm); Image: 55 x 36 ins. (139.7 x 91.4 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment with additional funds from Ann Marie Stock and David Brashear
Archival pigment print
Sheet: 61 x 41 ins. (154.9 x 104.1 cm); Image: 55 x 36 ins. (139.7 x 91.4 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment with additional funds from Ann Marie Stock and David Brashear
WHITEHORSE, EMMI
2020
Oil and mixed media on canvas
39 1/2 x 51 ins. (100.5 x 129.6 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Oil and mixed media on canvas
39 1/2 x 51 ins. (100.5 x 129.6 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
APPEL, KAREL
1978
Wood and paint
18 7/8 h. 31 1/2 l. x 6 1/4 ins. d. (48.1 x 80.0 x 15.8 cm)Base: 1 1/2 h. x 19 1@ l. x 5 1/2 ins. d. (3.8 x 49.5 x 14.0 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Archie A. Van Elslander
Wood and paint
18 7/8 h. 31 1/2 l. x 6 1/4 ins. d. (48.1 x 80.0 x 15.8 cm)Base: 1 1/2 h. x 19 1@ l. x 5 1/2 ins. d. (3.8 x 49.5 x 14.0 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Archie A. Van Elslander
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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