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 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
BISHOP, ISABEL
1971
Oil on panel
29 1/8 x 40 1/4 ins. (73.9 x 102.2 cm)
Purchase, Gene A. (W&M 1952) and Mary A. Burns Art Acquisition Fund
Oil on panel
29 1/8 x 40 1/4 ins. (73.9 x 102.2 cm)
Purchase, Gene A. (W&M 1952) and Mary A. Burns Art Acquisition Fund
HOMER, WINSLOW
1871
Wood engraving on paper
Sheet: 10 x 12 3/8 ins. (25.4 x 31.5 cm); Image: 8 ¼ x 11 ins. (20.9 x 27.9 cm)
Gift of Christian Vinyard
Wood engraving on paper
Sheet: 10 x 12 3/8 ins. (25.4 x 31.5 cm); Image: 8 ¼ x 11 ins. (20.9 x 27.9 cm)
Gift of Christian Vinyard
MOSES, ANNA MARY ROBERTSON
1961
Oil on masonite
Sight: 15 1/2 x 23 1/2 ins. (39.3 x 59.7 cm)
Acquired with funds provided by The June G. Horsman Family Trust with additional funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Oil on masonite
Sight: 15 1/2 x 23 1/2 ins. (39.3 x 59.7 cm)
Acquired with funds provided by The June G. Horsman Family Trust with additional funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
ACHESON, JAMES
1987
Pencil, ink, crayon and gouache on light brown paper
16 5/8 x 11 ¾ ins. (42.1 x 29.8 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Pencil, ink, crayon and gouache on light brown paper
16 5/8 x 11 ¾ ins. (42.1 x 29.8 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
BONTECOU, LEE
1973
Silkscreen
Sheet: 9 x 12 ins. (22.9 x 30.5 cm)
Purchase, The Jean Outland Chrysler Memorial Fund
Silkscreen
Sheet: 9 x 12 ins. (22.9 x 30.5 cm)
Purchase, The Jean Outland Chrysler Memorial Fund
SOLDEVILLA, LOLÓ
Mixed media construction
23 ½ × 24 ½ ins. (60 × 62 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Julian W. Fore Muscarelle Endowment
23 ½ × 24 ½ ins. (60 × 62 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Julian W. Fore Muscarelle Endowment
ABELES, SIGMUND
1976
Lithograph
22 1/2 x 18 1/4 ins. (57.2 x 46.3 cm)
Purchase, Muscarelle Museum of Art Associates
Lithograph
22 1/2 x 18 1/4 ins. (57.2 x 46.3 cm)
Purchase, Muscarelle Museum of Art Associates
MYERS, JEROME
n.d.
Watercolor and graphite
8 5/16 x 10 13/16 ins. (21.5 x 27.5 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Barry Downes, Grandson of the Artist, courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York
Watercolor and graphite
8 5/16 x 10 13/16 ins. (21.5 x 27.5 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Barry Downes, Grandson of the Artist, courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York
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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