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APPEL, KAREL
Dutch, 1921 - 2006
Flying Fish
1978
Wood and paint
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Archie A. Van Elslander
1981.029
© Karel Appel Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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)

Sculpture and Objects

ATCHUGARRY, PABLO
Uruguayan, born 1954
Untitled
1995
Carrara marble
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
2023.050

82.67 x 18.89 x 12.2 ins. (210 x 48 x 31 cm)

Sculpture and Objects

BERROCAL, MIGUEL ORTIZ
Spanish, 1933 - 2006
Michelle

Chrome on plastic base
Gift of Gertrude Perrin
1987.161

Sculpture: 2 7/8 h. x 3 w. x 2 ins. d. (7.4 x 7.6 x 5.1 cm); Base: 1 1/8 h. x 2 1/3 ins. diam. (2.9 x 5.4 cm)

Sculpture and Objects

BONHEUR, ISIDORE
French, 1827 - 1901
Horse

Bronze on marble base
Gift of Ralph Wark
1983.039

7 1/8 h. x 4 1/8 w. x 7 3/4 ins. d. (18.2 x 10.4 x 19.6 cm)

Sculpture and Objects

BOUMEESTER, CORNELIS
Dutch, c. 1670 - 1733
William de III Kooning van Groot Britannien (Tile Picture of William III of England on Horseback)
c. 1689 - 1692
Earthenware delft tiles with tin glaze, and wood frame
Gift of Harold A. and Ellen Lee Sparks
1980.024

Frame: 30 5/8 x 30 3/4 ins. (77.8 x 78.0 cm); Tiles: 23 3/8 x 26 1/8 ins. (59.3 x 66.2 cm)

Sculpture and Objects

CLARK, SONYA
American, Born 1967
Gele Kente Flag
1995
Handwoven silk and cotton
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
2020.004
© Sonya Clark

70 1/2 x 13 1/4 ins. [irreg.] (179.1 x 33.7 cm); Framed: 22 1/2 x 79 1/2 ins. (57.1 x 202.0 cm)

Sculpture and Objects

CLASHIN, DEBBIE
American, Born 1969
Untitled polychrome pot, parrot motif
2017
Clay, pigment
Gift of Loren G. Lipson, M.D.
2017.038

6 5/8 h. x 13 7/8 d. x 43 circ. ins. (16.8 x 35.2 x 109.2 cm)

Sculpture and Objects

CLASHIN, DEBBIE
American, Born 1969
Untitled polychrome pot, woodpecker motif
2017
Clay, pigment
Gift of Loren G. Lipson, M.D.
2017.039

6 1/4 h. x 13 1/8 d. x 43 circ. ins. (15.9 x 33.3 x 109.2 cm)

Sculpture and Objects

COHEN, LEWIS
American, born 1936
Aura
1978
Bronze
Gift of the artist
2022.009
© Lewis Cohen

31 x 26 1/2 x 16 ins. (78.7 x 67.3 x 40.6 cm)

Sculpture and Objects

COHEN, LEWIS
American, born 1936
Fugitive Figure
1990
Bronze
Gift of the artist
2022.010
© Lewis Cohen

42 1/2 x 8 x 12 1/4 ins. (107.9 x 20.3 x 31.1 cm)

Sculpture and Objects

CORCUERA TERÁN, MARÍA SILVIA
Argentinian, born 1955
Peinetón
1993-1996
Paper, gauze and wood with Styrofoam insert
Gift of the artist
2018.026

43 1/4 x 35 3/8 x 7 1/2 ins. (109.9 x 89.9 x 19.0 cm)

Sculpture and Objects

EBERLE, EDWARD SAMUEL
American, born 1944
Amongst the Rocks and Crags
1992
Porcelain, wheel thrown and altered, terra sigillata
Purchase, Joseph and Margaret Muscarelle Art Endowment Fund
1994.158
© Edward S. Eberle

12 15/16 x 7 1/8 x 6 9/16 ins. diam. (33.0 x 18.1 x 16.8 cm)

Sculpture and Objects

ELLIOTT, ARCHIE
American, born 1941
Path to the Brafferton
2016
Quahog and other shell with wool thread
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
2016.215
© Archie Elliott

Belt: 2 3/4 x 24 3/4 ins. (6.9 x 62.8 cm); Fringe (left and right): 5 ins. in length (12.7 cm)

Sculpture and Objects

EVERSLEY, FRED
American, Born 1941
Blue Para
2004
Cast polyester resin
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
2017.077
© Frederick J Eversley; Photograph by Maria Larsson

21 x 21 x 5 ins. (53.3 x 53.3 x 12.8 cm)

Sculpture and Objects

FEUERMAN, CAROLE A.
American, Born 1945
Miniature Diver
2013
Bronze and gold leaf with marble base
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
2013.043
© Carole Feuerman

Object with base: 24 x 11 x 9 ins. (60.9 x 20.3 x 22.8 cm)

Sculpture and Objects

GACHUPIN, LAURA
American, born 1954
Owl; Mask
11/1981
Ceramic, clay, and paint
Gift of The Matthews Collection
1999.015 A&B
© Laura Gachupin Jimez

A) approx. 7 ins. in diameter; B) 4 1/2 ins. x 2 1/2 ins.

Sculpture and Objects

HESS, EMIL JOHN
American, 1913 - 2003
Untitled brass sculpture

Brass
Gift of the Betty Parsons Foundation
1985.073

10 7/8 h. x 4 3/4 w. x 3 ins. d. (27.7 x 12.0 x 7.5 cm)

Sculpture and Objects

HIRST, DAMIEN
English, born 1965
Magnificent 7
2000
Printed cardboard box and plastic ping pong balls
Gift of the William & Mary Arts Collaborative (WaMAC)
2009.001,1-10
© Damien Hirst

10 x 2 x 2 ins. (25.4 x 5.1 x 5.1 cm)

Sculpture and Objects

IZBICKI, RAY
American, 1921 - 2007
Assemblage

Mixed media (metal, wood, plastic, and paint)
Gift of the Betty Parsons Foundation
1985.075

9 7/8 h. x 6 w. 6 d. ins. (25.1 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm)

Sculpture and Objects

JACK, MARLENE
American, 1948 – 2023
Platter
1977
Raku-fired stoneware
Purchase, Acquired with funds from the Gene A. and Mary A. Burns Bequest
2012.003
© Marlene Jack

4 x 18 x 18 ins. (10.2 x 45.7 x 45.7 cm)

Sculpture and Objects

JACKSON, PRESTON
American, Born 1944
Protecting Assets
2005
Cast bronze
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
2020.019
© Preston Jackson

26 1/2 x 12 3/8 x 23 ins. [overall] (67.3 x 30.9 x 58.4 cm)

Sculpture and Objects

KATZEN, LILA PELL
American, 1932 - 1998
Priapos
1980
Stainless steel
Gift of Gertrude Perrin
1987.033

6 3/4 h. x 12 5/8 l. x 3 1/8 ins. d. (17.1 x 32.0 x 7.9 cm) [max]

Sculpture and Objects

KATZEN, LILA PELL
American, 1932 - 1998
Butterflies
1981
Textured brass
Gift of Mr. Joel S. Berman
1984.113A&B

One section: 14 1/4 h. x 16 1/4 l. x 10 1/2 ins. d. (36.2 x 41.3 x 26.7 cm)Other section: 16 1/4 h. x 14 7/8 w. x 10 1/2 ins. d. (41.3 x 37.8 x 26.7 cm)

Sculpture and Objects

LAVATELLI, CARLA
American, 1928 - 2006
Bust of Joseph L. Muscarelle (1903 – 1989)
1970
Bronze on marble base
Gift of Mrs. Joseph L. Muscarelle
1989.157
© Estate of Carla Lavatelli

22 1/4 h. x 19 1/4 w. x 10 1/4 ins. d. (56.5 x 48.9 x 26.0 cm)Base: 4 1/16 h. x 15 l. x 11 3/8 ins. d. (10.2 x 38.1 x 29.0 cm)

Sculpture and Objects

LEWITT, SOL
American, 1928 - 2007
Progression #2
2005
Lacquered syntactic polyurethane on painted wood base, with artist-made wooden box
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
2022.040,A-B

Sculpture Overall: 13 x 12 x 12 ins. (33.0 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm); Presentation Box: 15 x 15 x 15 ins. (38.0 x 38.0 x 38.0 cm)

Sculpture and Objects

LONAS, JOSEPH HENRY
American, 1925 - 2011
Lar
1956 - 1957
Bronze
Gift of Mrs. Margaret C. Lonas
1975.081

19 3/4 h. x 6 3/8 w. x 5 1/2 ins. d. (50.2 x 16.2 x 14.1 cm)

Sculpture and Objects

LONAS, JOSEPH HENRY
American, 1925 - 2011
Komposition
1956 - 1957
Bronze
Gift of the artist and his wife
1975.082

91 3/4 h. x 28 w. x 21 ins. d. (233.1 x 71.1 x 53.3 cm)

Sculpture and Objects

LONAS, JOSEPH HENRY
American, 1925 - 2011
Saüle I (Column I)
1963
Bronze
Gift of the artist and his wife
1975.087

86 1/4 h. x 19 1/2 w. x 16 1/2 ins. d. (219.0 x 49.5 x 41.9 cm)

Sculpture and Objects

MACMONNIES, FREDERICK WILLIAM
American, 1863 - 1937
Pan of Rohallion
1890
Bronze
Gift of Jean Outland Chrysler
1973.485

30 h. x 10 3/8 w. x 10 1/2 ins. d. (75. 2 x 26.4 x 26.7 cm)

Sculpture and Objects

MAILLOL, ARISTIDE
French, 1861 - 1944
Seated female nude

Bronze
Gift of Jean Outland Chrysler
1973.483
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

13 h. x 13 1/2 l. x 8 1/4 ins. d. (33.0 x 34.2 x 20.9 cm)

Sculpture and Objects

MARINI, MARINO
Italian, 1901 - 1980
Horse
1951
Bronze on wood base
Bequest of Doris Piper Lamberson
2003.005

12 3/8 h. x 9 1/2 w. x 5 ins. d. (31.4 x 24.1 x 12.7cm)Base: 1 3/4 h. x 8 w. x 5 3/8 ins. d. (4.4 x 20.3 x 13.6cm)

Sculpture and Objects

MORRISON, GEORGE
American/Ojibwe, 1919 - 2000
Totem
1999
Exotic woods on marble base
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
2022.039
© Estate of George Morrison / Briand Morrison

22 1/8 x 7 7/8 x 7 7/8 ins. (56.2 x 19.9 x 19.9 cm)

Sculpture and Objects

NAMINGHA, DAN
American (Hopi/Tewa), Born 1950
Summer Chanters
1991
Acrylic on canvas
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
2023.025

Sculpture and Objects

NAMPEYO, IRIS YOUVELLA
American, born 1944
Nampeyo Pot
c. 1970
Ceramic with glazes
Gift of The Matthews Collection
1999.016

9 1/8 ins. (23.2 cm) in height; 17 1/4 ins. (43.9 cm) circumference at widest point; 2 5/8 ins. (diameter of opening)

Sculpture and Objects

NEVELSON, LOUISE
American, born Ukraine, 1899 - 1988
Untitled
1968
Bronze
Gift of Mrs. Gertrude Perrin
1988.094
© Estate of Louise Nevelson / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

4 h. x 2 w. x 7/8 ins. d. (10.2 x 5.1 x 2.2 cm)Base: 2 h. x 2 3/4 w. x 2 ins. d. (5.1 x 6.9 x 5.1 cm)

Sculpture and Objects

ORTIZ, NORMA JEAN
American, born 1955
Acoma pot

Ceramic and paint
Gift of John and Mary Haskell
2023.032

3 7/8 x 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 ins. (5.4 x 10.2 x14 cm) [irreg.] H x W x D

Sculpture and Objects

PICASSO, PABLO
Spanish, 1881 - 1973
Pitcher with visage
1969
White clay with glaze and paint
Gift of Rene A. Henry, W&M '54
2010.024
© Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

12 1/2 x 3 1/2 diam. ins. (31.6 x 9.0 cm)

Sculpture and Objects

PICASSO, PABLO
Spanish, 1881 - 1973
Platter with head of a faun
1948
Glazed earthenware and slip with yellow, green, blue, red and brown underglazes
Gift of Rene A. Henry, W&M '54
2019.020
© Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

1 3/4 x 12 3/4 x 15 1/2 ins. (4. 4 x 32.4 x 39.3 cm)

Sculpture and Objects

PICCIRILLI, ATTILIO
American, 1866 - 1945
Fragelina

Marble
Bequest of Jay Johns
1975.137

28 1/4 h. x 8 1/8 w. x 16 ins. d. (71.8 x 20.7 x 40.7 cm)

Sculpture and Objects

POMODORO, ARNALDO
Italian, born 1926
Giroscopio (Gyroscope)
1996
Bronze
Purchase, Jean Outland Chrysler Memorial Fund
2000.012
© Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro

Approx. 20 ins. h. (51cm)Approx. 18 1/8 ins d. (46 cm)base: 2 x 18 1/8 x 18 1/8" (5 x 46 x 46cm)

Sculpture and Objects

PRATT, CHARLES
American, 1937 - 2017
Blue Corn
c. 1984
Metal, turquoise, coral
Gift of William and Marie Palmer
2019.013

Length: 11 ins. (27.9 cm); Width: 4 1/2 ins. (11.2 cm); Height: 4 1/8 ins. (10.3)

Sculpture and Objects

RHODES, ROSE PECOS-SUN
American, born 1956
The Storyteller on a Navajo Theme

Ceramic
Gift of The Matthews Collection
1999.017
© Rose Pecos-Sun Rhodes

6 3/4 x 7 x 7 ins. (16.6 x 17.7 x 17.7 cm) [irreg.]

Sculpture and Objects

ROMERO, DIEGO
American (Cochiti Pueblo), Born 1964
Cochiti Maiden
2019
Clay and pigment
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
2021.162
© Diego Romero

12 1/2 x 5 1/4 ins. (diameter x depth)

Sculpture and Objects

ROSEBERG, CARL ANDERSON
American, 1916 - 1999
Mirror Image
1968
Carrara marble
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Roseberg
1983.010

21 1/2 h. x 17 1/8 w. x 13 ins. d. (54.6 x 43.5 x 33.1 cm)

Sculpture and Objects

SAVAGE, AUGUSTA
American, 1892 - 1962
Lift Every Voice and Sing
c. 1939
White metal cast with black patina
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
2016.233

10 3/4 x 9 1/2 x 4 ins. (27.4 x 24.2 x 10.2 cm)

Sculpture and Objects

SMITH, RICHARD ZANE
American, born 1955
Wendat Floral
2016
Oklahoma clay (processed by the artist); clay slips
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
2016.213
© Richard Zane Smith

13 3/4 ins. H (35.0 cm) [Circumference 40 ins. (101.6 cm)]

Sculpture and Objects

TOYA, MARVIN
American, Corn Maiden
1985
Walnut
Gift of The Matthews Collection
1999.028

Overall: 13 1/4 ins. (height) (33.4 cm); 4 5/8 ins. (width) (12.3 cm); 3 3/8 ins. (depth) (8.6 cm)

Sculpture and Objects

UNKNOWN
Netsuke of a boy holding a rabbit

Ivory, mother-of-pearl, and red-colored inlays
Gift of June and Joseph Hennage
1984.066

1 1/2 h. x 1 1/4 w. x 1 1/4 ins. d. (3.8 x 3.2 x 3.2 cm)

Sculpture and Objects

UNKNOWN
Netsuke of a smiling elephant
c. 1900
Ivory
Gift of June and Joseph Hennage
1984.068

1 3/8 h. x 1 w. x 2 ins. d. (3.4 x 2.6 x 5.0 cm)

Sculpture and Objects

UNKNOWN
Netsuke of a Noh dancer

Ivory
Gift of June and Joseph Hennage
1984.073

2 1/8 h. x 1 3/8 w. x 1 in. d. (5.4 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm)

Sculpture and Objects

UNKNOWN
Netsuke of twin rabbits

Ivory and red inlay
Gift of June and Joseph Hennage
1984.075

1 1/4 h. x 1 1/8 w. 1 3/4 ins. d. (3.0 x 2.8 x 3.2 cm)

Sculpture and Objects

UNKNOWN
Netsuke a rat

Ivory and red inlay
Gift of June and Joseph Hennage
1984.076

1 1/8 h. x 1 1/8 w. x 1 1/2 ins. d. (3.0 x 2.7 x 3.8 cm)

Sculpture and Objects

UNKNOWN
Netsuke of a tiger or cat

Stained horn
Gift of June and Joseph Hennage
1984.081

1 3/4 h. x 1 5/8 w. x 1 1/8 ins. d. (4.4 x 3.0 x 2.7 cm)

Sculpture and Objects

WEISER, KURT
American, born 1950
Made in Japan
1994
Porcelain, China Paint
Purchase, Joseph and Margaret Muscarelle Art Endowment Fund
1994.157A&B
© Kurt Weiser

11 3/16 x 13 3/4 x 5 5/8 ins. diam. (28.5 x 35.0 x 14.4 cm)

Sculpture and Objects

WILSON, FRED
American, Born 1954
Drop, Dripped
2003
White and black glass, ed. of 20
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
2017.007, A-B
© Fred Wilson

A: 24 x 4 1/2 x 12 1/4 [diam] ins. (60.9 x 11.4 x 31.1 cm); B: 12 x 12 1/2 x 1 3/4 ins. (32.7 x 30.4 x 4.5 cm)

Sculpture and Objects

YATSATTIE, EILEEN
American (Zuni), born 1960
Zuni toad water pitcher
2018
Gift of Susan Buck in memory of Edward A. Chappell, Jr.
2023.048

9 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 6 ins.

Sculpture and Objects

ZUNIE, CATALINA (LINA)
American, 1862 - 1949
Water jar
c. 1890
Polychrome earthenware
Gift of Burt Meyers in memory of his mother, Mrs. Sallie Key Meyers
2017.085
Public domain

Sculpture and Objects