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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 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
HATCH, EMILY NICHOLS
Pencil
Sheet: 10 3/8 x 11 11/16 ins. (26.4 x 29.7 cm)
Gift of the Frederick and Lucy S. Herman Foundation
Sheet: 10 3/8 x 11 11/16 ins. (26.4 x 29.7 cm)
Gift of the Frederick and Lucy S. Herman Foundation
CLARK, SONYA
1995
Handwoven silk and cotton
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)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Handwoven silk and cotton
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)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
BRIDGES, CHARLES
c. 1735 - 1743
Oil on canvas
49 x 39 5/8 ins. (124.5 x 100.6 cm)
Oil on canvas
49 x 39 5/8 ins. (124.5 x 100.6 cm)
LONAS, JOSEPH HENRY
1956 - 1957
Bronze
19 3/4 h. x 6 3/8 w. x 5 1/2 ins. d. (50.2 x 16.2 x 14.1 cm)
Gift of Mrs. Margaret C. Lonas
Bronze
19 3/4 h. x 6 3/8 w. x 5 1/2 ins. d. (50.2 x 16.2 x 14.1 cm)
Gift of Mrs. Margaret C. Lonas
LAWRENCE, JACOB
1987
Silkscreen on Bainbridge two-ply rag paper
28 1/4 x 18 3/8 ins. (71.8 x 46.7 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 1/4 x 18 3/8 ins. (71.8 x 46.7 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
PAPPAN, CHRIS
2021
Mixed media, pencil, acrylic paint, colored pencil, inkjet print, antique ledger paper, printed road map on collaged letters
20 1/8 x 7 5/8 ins. (50.9 x 19.4 cm) [irreg.]
Acquired with funds from The Negrotto-Sapnar Endowment for Native Studies
Mixed media, pencil, acrylic paint, colored pencil, inkjet print, antique ledger paper, printed road map on collaged letters
20 1/8 x 7 5/8 ins. (50.9 x 19.4 cm) [irreg.]
Acquired with funds from The Negrotto-Sapnar Endowment for Native Studies
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
LAWRENCE, JACOB
1994
Silkscreen on Bainbridge two-ply rag paper
18 1/2 x 28 5/8 ins. (47 x 72.5 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
18 1/2 x 28 5/8 ins. (47 x 72.5 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
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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