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 MoreWhere Late the Sweet Birds: Selected Works of Morgan Bulkeley, 1984-2025
August 27, 2025 — Ongoing
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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
DUFY, JEAN
1957 - 1958
Oil on canvas
Sight: 17 1/2 x 21 1/2 ins. (45.6 x 54.6 cm); Image: 25 1/4 x 29 1/4 ins. (64.0 x 74.2 cm)
Gift of Mrs. Rose A. Guy in honor of William and Mary President Thomas A. Graves, Jr.
Oil on canvas
Sight: 17 1/2 x 21 1/2 ins. (45.6 x 54.6 cm); Image: 25 1/4 x 29 1/4 ins. (64.0 x 74.2 cm)
Gift of Mrs. Rose A. Guy in honor of William and Mary President Thomas A. Graves, Jr.
SHULMAN, JULIUS
1960 (printed 1990s)
Chromogenic print
Sheet: 20 x 16 ins (40.6 x 50.7 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Chromogenic print
Sheet: 20 x 16 ins (40.6 x 50.7 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
HUNT, WILLIAM MORRIS
1878
Charcoal on light gray paper
Sight: 10 3/16 x 15 5/8 ins. (25.4 x 39.8 cm)
Gift of the Frederick and Lucy S. Herman Foundation
Charcoal on light gray paper
Sight: 10 3/16 x 15 5/8 ins. (25.4 x 39.8 cm)
Gift of the Frederick and Lucy S. Herman Foundation
UNKNOWN
Oil on panel
8 x 10 3/4 ins. (20.3 x 27.3 cm)
Gift of the Frederick and Lucy S. Herman Foundation
8 x 10 3/4 ins. (20.3 x 27.3 cm)
Gift of the Frederick and Lucy S. Herman Foundation
MORRISON, GEORGE
1999
Exotic woods on marble base
22 1/8 x 7 7/8 x 7 7/8 ins. (56.2 x 19.9 x 19.9 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Exotic woods on marble base
22 1/8 x 7 7/8 x 7 7/8 ins. (56.2 x 19.9 x 19.9 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
WHITEHORSE, EMMI
2007
Oil and chalk on paper mounted to canvas
51 1/2 x 78 5/8 ins. (130.2 x 199.6 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Oil and chalk on paper mounted to canvas
51 1/2 x 78 5/8 ins. (130.2 x 199.6 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
SYKES, FREDERICK J.
1890
Oil on academy board
12 x 17 1/2 ins. (30.5 x 44.3 cm)
Purchase, Gene A. (W&M 1952) and Mary A. Burns Art Acquisition Fund
Oil on academy board
12 x 17 1/2 ins. (30.5 x 44.3 cm)
Purchase, Gene A. (W&M 1952) and Mary A. Burns Art Acquisition Fund
JONQUIERES, EDUARDO
1960
Paint on canvas
Canvas: 19 7/16 x 19 7/16 ins. (49.2 x 49.4 cm) ; Frame: 20 x 20 1/16 (50.9 x 51 cm)
Paint on canvas
Canvas: 19 7/16 x 19 7/16 ins. (49.2 x 49.4 cm) ; Frame: 20 x 20 1/16 (50.9 x 51 cm)
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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