The Muscarelle Museum of Art
at the Martha Wren Briggs Center for the Visual Arts
Experience world-class exhibitions and robust academic programs.
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Careers in Museums Round Table: Paths, People & Professions
Friday, November 7, 2025
11:30 AM
Information SessionW&M Students
On View
Selections 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
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
ANNAN, JAMES CRAIG
1904
Photogravure printed on tissue
Sheet: 11 1/8 x 7 11/16 ins. (28.1 x 19.9 cm); Image: 7 11/16 x 5 1/2 ins. (19.8 x 13.9 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Photogravure printed on tissue
Sheet: 11 1/8 x 7 11/16 ins. (28.1 x 19.9 cm); Image: 7 11/16 x 5 1/2 ins. (19.8 x 13.9 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
ERWITT, ELLIOTT
1974
Silver gelatin print
Sheet: 20 x 24 ins. (50.8 x 60.8 cm); Image: 14 1/2 x 21 5/8 ins. (37.8 x 55.0 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew G. Gerry
Silver gelatin print
Sheet: 20 x 24 ins. (50.8 x 60.8 cm); Image: 14 1/2 x 21 5/8 ins. (37.8 x 55.0 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew G. Gerry
WESTON, EDWARD
1936 (printed 1940s-50s)
Gelatin silver print, tipped to Standards Permalife modern mounted
Image: 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 ins. (19.1 x 24.1 cm)
Gift of Joseph C. French, Jr.
Gelatin silver print, tipped to Standards Permalife modern mounted
Image: 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 ins. (19.1 x 24.1 cm)
Gift of Joseph C. French, Jr.
FONSECA, HARRY
1982
Crayon and pastel on paper
30 3/8 x 22 ½ ins. (76.6 x 57.0 cm)
Acquired with funds provided by Pamela Goodrich Palmore and Fred Palmore
Crayon and pastel on paper
30 3/8 x 22 ½ ins. (76.6 x 57.0 cm)
Acquired with funds provided by Pamela Goodrich Palmore and Fred Palmore
MANET, EDOUARD
1871
Lithograph on chine collé, state II/II
Sheet: 18 ½ x 25 ¼ ins. (47.0 x 64.2 cm); Image: 15 ¾ x 20 ins. (40.0 x 50.8 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Lithograph on chine collé, state II/II
Sheet: 18 ½ x 25 ¼ ins. (47.0 x 64.2 cm); Image: 15 ¾ x 20 ins. (40.0 x 50.8 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
KEYSER, ROBERT G.
1960
Oil on canvas
48 x 80 ins. (121.9 x 203.3 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Olsen
Oil on canvas
48 x 80 ins. (121.9 x 203.3 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Olsen
WAUGH, FREDERICK JUDD
Oil on board
Sight: 11 1/2 x 15 3/4 ins. (29.2 x 40.0 cm)
Gift of Gene A. (W&M 1952) and Mary A. Burns
Sight: 11 1/2 x 15 3/4 ins. (29.2 x 40.0 cm)
Gift of Gene A. (W&M 1952) and Mary A. Burns
UNKNOWN
Stained horn
1 3/4 h. x 1 5/8 w. x 1 1/8 ins. d. (4.4 x 3.0 x 2.7 cm)
Gift of June and Joseph Hennage
1 3/4 h. x 1 5/8 w. x 1 1/8 ins. d. (4.4 x 3.0 x 2.7 cm)
Gift of June and Joseph Hennage
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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