The Muscarelle Museum of Art
at the Martha Wren Briggs Center for the Visual Arts
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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
HERZOG, HERMAN
Watercolor, gouache, and pencil on paper
Sight: 8 1/4 x 11 3/8 ins. (20.5 x 28.9 cm); Framed: 17 3/4 x 20 7/8 ins. (45.1 x 53.1 cm)
Gift of Gene A. (W&M 1952) and Mary A. Burns
Sight: 8 1/4 x 11 3/8 ins. (20.5 x 28.9 cm); Framed: 17 3/4 x 20 7/8 ins. (45.1 x 53.1 cm)
Gift of Gene A. (W&M 1952) and Mary A. Burns
LAWRENCE, JACOB
1986
Silkscreen on Bainbridge two-ply rag paper
28 1/2 x 18 1/2 ins. (72.4 x 47 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
28 1/2 x 18 1/2 ins. (72.4 x 47 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
SMITH, JAUNE QUICK-TO-SEE
2003
Charcoal and pencil
24 1/4 x 20 ins. (61.5 x 51.1 cm)
Purchase, Gene A. and Mary A. Burns Art Acquisitions Fund, Julian W. Fore Muscarelle Endowment, and Vinyard Acquisitions and Conservation Endowment
Charcoal and pencil
24 1/4 x 20 ins. (61.5 x 51.1 cm)
Purchase, Gene A. and Mary A. Burns Art Acquisitions Fund, Julian W. Fore Muscarelle Endowment, and Vinyard Acquisitions and Conservation 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
HEMMERLE, SEAN
2001 (printed 2016)
Digital chromatic print
Sheet: 30 x 36 ins. (76.0 x 91.0 cm); Framed: 35 3/4 x 42 1/4 ins. (90.8 x 107.3 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Digital chromatic print
Sheet: 30 x 36 ins. (76.0 x 91.0 cm); Framed: 35 3/4 x 42 1/4 ins. (90.8 x 107.3 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
JACK, MARLENE
1977
Raku-fired stoneware
4 x 18 x 18 ins. (10.2 x 45.7 x 45.7 cm)
Purchase, Acquired with funds from the Gene A. and Mary A. Burns Bequest
Raku-fired stoneware
4 x 18 x 18 ins. (10.2 x 45.7 x 45.7 cm)
Purchase, Acquired with funds from the Gene A. and Mary A. Burns Bequest
CHEN, ROBERT
2006
Mixed media on canvas
Framed: 60 x 60 ins. (152.4 x 152.4 cm); Canvas: 51 1/4 x 51 1/4 ins. (130 x 130 cm)
Gift of the artist
Mixed media on canvas
Framed: 60 x 60 ins. (152.4 x 152.4 cm); Canvas: 51 1/4 x 51 1/4 ins. (130 x 130 cm)
Gift of the artist
WEST, BENJAMIN
1814
Oil on panel
51 x 39 1/4 ins. (129.5 x 99.5 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Oil on panel
51 x 39 1/4 ins. (129.5 x 99.5 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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