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The permanent collection at the Muscarelle dates from 1732 and has grown to nearly 8,000 objects.
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AVERY, MILTON
1953
Oil on canvas board
Canvas board: 9 x 11 1/2 ins. (22.9 x 29.2 cm); Framed: 13 3/4 x 16 3/4 ins. (30.5 x 42.6 cm)
Gift of Jean Outland Chrysler
Oil on canvas board
Canvas board: 9 x 11 1/2 ins. (22.9 x 29.2 cm); Framed: 13 3/4 x 16 3/4 ins. (30.5 x 42.6 cm)
Gift of Jean Outland Chrysler
BUYTEWECH, WILLIAM
Black chalk on blue paper
6 1/16 x 5 5/16 ins. (15.5 x 13.5 cm)
Gift of the Frederick and Lucy S. Herman Foundation
6 1/16 x 5 5/16 ins. (15.5 x 13.5 cm)
Gift of the Frederick and Lucy S. Herman Foundation
PRATT, CHARLES
c. 1984
Metal, turquoise, coral
Length: 11 ins. (27.9 cm); Width: 4 1/2 ins. (11.2 cm); Height: 4 1/8 ins. (10.3)
Gift of William and Marie Palmer
Metal, turquoise, coral
Length: 11 ins. (27.9 cm); Width: 4 1/2 ins. (11.2 cm); Height: 4 1/8 ins. (10.3)
Gift of William and Marie Palmer
VAN DER ZEE, JAMES
1915, printed 1974
Gelatin silver print
Image: 7 7/16 x 6 3/16 ins. (18.9 x 15.7 cm); Support: 15 x 12 1/2 ins. (38.1 x 31.7 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Gelatin silver print
Image: 7 7/16 x 6 3/16 ins. (18.9 x 15.7 cm); Support: 15 x 12 1/2 ins. (38.1 x 31.7 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
MACWEENEY, ALEN
1963
Archival pigment print
Sheet: 13 x 19 ins. (32.9 x 48.3 cm) Image: 10 15/16 x 16 9/16 (27.8 x 42.2 cm)
Gift of Sumit Agarwal & Madhushree Goenka, MBA Class of 2005
Archival pigment print
Sheet: 13 x 19 ins. (32.9 x 48.3 cm) Image: 10 15/16 x 16 9/16 (27.8 x 42.2 cm)
Gift of Sumit Agarwal & Madhushree Goenka, MBA Class of 2005
LEE-SMITH, HUGHIE
1999
Oil on canvas
Canvas: 12 1⁄8 x 11 1⁄8 ins. (30.8 x 28.3 cm); Framed: 17 1/8 x 16 1/8 ins. (43.4 x 40.9 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Oil on canvas
Canvas: 12 1⁄8 x 11 1⁄8 ins. (30.8 x 28.3 cm); Framed: 17 1/8 x 16 1/8 ins. (43.4 x 40.9 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
LAWRENCE, JACOB
1996
Silkscreen on Bainbridge two-ply rag paper
18 3/8 x 28 7/8 ins. (46.7 x 73.3 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 3/8 x 28 7/8 ins. (46.7 x 73.3 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
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
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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