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RUSCHA, ED
2021
Direct gravure printed in black and blue
Sheet: 28 1/2 x 24 1/4 ins. (72.4 x 62.2 cm); Image: 23 1/4 x 19 1/4 ins. (59.0 x 48.9 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Direct gravure printed in black and blue
Sheet: 28 1/2 x 24 1/4 ins. (72.4 x 62.2 cm); Image: 23 1/4 x 19 1/4 ins. (59.0 x 48.9 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
NAMINGHA, MICHAEL
2021
Digital C. Print mounted to shaped acrylic
28 x 38 x 1 ins.
Selected by 2024 Curator’s Circle Members and acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Digital C. Print mounted to shaped acrylic
28 x 38 x 1 ins.
Selected by 2024 Curator’s Circle Members and acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
UNKNOWN
Pen, gray washes, and some color
Sight: 15 3/4 x 15 9/16 ins. (40.0 x 39.1 cm)
Gift of the Frederick and Lucy S. Herman Foundation
Sight: 15 3/4 x 15 9/16 ins. (40.0 x 39.1 cm)
Gift of the Frederick and Lucy S. Herman Foundation
SMITH, KIKI
2000
Etching with aquatint, spitbite, and sugar lift on Hahnemühle paper
Sheet: 24 3/16 x 20 1/8 ins. (61.4 x 51 cm); Image: 23 ½ x 19 3/8 ins. (59.6 x 49.2 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Etching with aquatint, spitbite, and sugar lift on Hahnemühle paper
Sheet: 24 3/16 x 20 1/8 ins. (61.4 x 51 cm); Image: 23 ½ x 19 3/8 ins. (59.6 x 49.2 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
BUTCHER, CLYDE
1999
Selenium toned silver gelatin print
Sheet: 56 x 100 ins. (142.2 x 254.0 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Selenium toned silver gelatin print
Sheet: 56 x 100 ins. (142.2 x 254.0 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art 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
ORTIZ, NORMA JEAN
Ceramic and paint
3 7/8 x 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 ins. (5.4 x 10.2 x14 cm) [irreg.] H x W x D
Gift of John and Mary Haskell
3 7/8 x 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 ins. (5.4 x 10.2 x14 cm) [irreg.] H x W x D
Gift of John and Mary Haskell
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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