CALENDAR OF EVENTS - Chrysler Museum of Art

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CHRYSLER
the
THE MAGAZINE OF THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM OF ART
CALENDAR
OF EVENTS
January/February 2010
p 4 Exhibitions • p 6 News • p 8 Daily Calendar • p 12 Public Programs • p 15 Member Programs
G E N E R A L
COVER
Paul Jenkins (American,
b. 1923)
Pawnee (detail), 1958
Oil on canvas
Gift of Walter P.
Chrysler, Jr.
I N F O R M A T I O N
Contact Us
Chrysler Museum of Art
245 W. Olney Road
Norfolk, VA 23510
Phone: (757) 664-6200
Fax: (757) 664-6201
E-mail: museum@chrysler.org
Website: www.chrysler.org
Museum Hours
Wednesday, 10 a.m.–9 p.m.
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Sunday, 12–5 p.m.
The Museum galleries are closed each
Monday and Tuesday, as well as on
major holidays.
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Open during Museum hours
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of Art and its world-class permanent collec- The Norfolk History Museum at the
tion is free. Voluntary contributions are
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happily accepted and are tax-deductible.
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10 a.m.–4 p.m.; Sunday, 12–4 p.m.
in advance of each visiting exhibition.
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the visitor parking lots.
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patrons with special needs.
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This publication is
produced by the
Department of Development
and Communications,
Cheryl Little, Editor; Lydia
Mathews, Communications
Intern. Unless otherwise
noted, all Museum images
are by Ed Pollard,
Museum Photographer.
Board of Trustees
2009–2010
Robert M. Boyd
Carolyn K. Barry
Nancy W. Branch
Jerry A. Bridges
Macon F. Brock, Vice Chairman
Robert W. Carter
E. John Field
Andrew S. Fine
Elizabeth Fraim
David R. Goode
Cyrus W. Grandy V
Maurice A. Jones
Adrianne R. Joseph
Linda H. Kaufman, Secretary
Sandra W. Lewis
Henry Light
Edward L. Lilly
Vincent J. Mastracco, Jr.
Oriana M. McKinnon
Patterson N. McKinnon
Charles W. (Wick) Moorman, Chairman
Susan Nordlinger
Richard D. Roberts
Thomas L. Stokes, Jr.
Josephine L. Turner
Leah Waitzer
Lewis W. Webb III
Wayne F. Wilbanks
The Chrysler Museum of Art is
partially supported by grants from
the City of Norfolk, the National
Endowment for the Arts, the
Virginia Commission for the Arts,
the Business Consortium for Arts
Support, and The Webster Foundation.
I recently visited the Chrysler and was stopped dead in my tracks when I saw
the familiar Bougereau Orestes and the new Vic Muniz photograph across the
hall. I’ve returned since and noticed other visitors shared this reaction.
I commend your vision and courage in placing the newest art next to
treasures from the past, and for recognizing that museums can
both preserve culture and guide its future. Thank you for ensuring
that the Chrysler is always exciting, and for keeping it
the crown jewel of the regional arts community.
”
Mark Blackwell, New York, N.Y.
D I R E C T O R ’ S
N O T E
BALANCING PRIORITIES
Last fall, when The New York Times published its annual preview of the art season to come, it
chose a provocative title: “At the Top of the Wish List: No More Blockbusters, Please.” In
the article that followed, critic Holland Carter put his finger squarely on one of the most
perennially vexing balancing acts facing museums today.
The staff of every museum I know (including the Chrysler) regularly makes itself a promise:
this year we will focus more attention and resources on our permanent collection. The
collection is, after all, the heart of who we are and what we do. It deserves to be studied
more fully, presented more creatively, and interpreted more effectively.
But as much as we say this and believe it to be true, we also know that because the
museum’s own collection is always there, it is all too easy to postpone a visit. This, of
course, is not the case for special exhibitions. They have glamour and novelty—and they
are available only for a limited time. Experience has shown us that it is borrowed treasures
that most effectively capture the public’s imagination and draw them through our doors.
The problem is, loans have become hideously expensive. The cost of the packing, shipping,
security, customs, and insurance necessary for fragile works of art to travel mounts up quickly, and can reach staggering
sums. The organization, installation, interpretation, and marketing of special exhibitions also consume formidable quantities
of scarce staff time. Resources, human and financial, that we agree should be focused on the museum’s own holdings are
diverted to the needs of the changing exhibition program.
In his article Carter issues a challenge. He sees in the economic downturn an opportunity for museums to break out of the
“blockbuster” cycle. Instead of focusing limited resources on the costly rental of masterpieces by famous names, he urges
museums to turn their curators loose on their institution’s own collections, so that they can learn “to create, experimentally,
visions of history through objects.” Carter advocates “small, smart, frequently changing shows that feed our hunger for
novelty, but which also change our habits of looking, our idea of what a great exhibition can be.”
This is exactly what we have been doing at the Chrysler in recent months, and I think Holland Carter would be proud. As
you walk through our galleries this winter, look for surprising and intriguing juxtapositions of works from different periods.
Don’t miss the new installation in our 20th and 21st Century galleries, where painting, glass, photography, sculpture, and
video works carry on lively conversations with each other. And watch for the latest in a continuing series of small, focused
exhibitions in other spaces throughout the building, where works from the Chrysler’s remarkable collection are shown in
what we hope you will find are fresh and engaging ways.
In short, we want you to know that when you come to the Chrysler—as we hope you do often—there will always be
something new and interesting to experience.
William J. Hennessey
Director
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C O V E R
S T O R Y
ACTION PAINTING
IN THE CHRYSLER
Through April 11, 2010
in the Waitzer Community Gallery
I
n the mid-1950s Michael Goldberg was the epitome of the starving
artist. He was unemployed—with no bank account—and freezing in
his New England studio when art collector Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
arrived. Chrysler proceeded to purchase $10,000 worth of
Goldberg’s paintings. The artist immediately bought an electric
blanket and slept the entire weekend with Chrysler’s initial $2,500
payment stuffed under his arm.
Goldberg is just one of the artists included in the exhibition
Action Painting in the Chrysler, currently on view in the Museum’s
Waitzer Community Gallery. The exhibition, drawn entirely
from the Chrysler’s permanent collection, highlights eight
American avant-garde artists working in and around New
York City following World War II. These artists abandoned
representational subject matter and traditional painting
techniques. Often working on the floor, they would fling
and pour paint into immense fields of color, energetic
splashes, and drips exploding beyond the borders of the
canvas. The technique became known as “action painting,”
and their new methods would form the vocabulary of the
Abstract Expressionist movement.
It was during this ground-breaking era that our Museum’s
generous benefactor and namesake, Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.,
was collecting. He divided his time between New York and
the artists’ colony of Provincetown, Massachusetts, where he
came to know many of the movement’s founders personally.
He also purchased major examples of their work. His
enthusiasm for supporting up-and-coming artists, as well as for
up-to-the-minute styles, is evident in our collection—especially in
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Paul Jenkins (American, b. 1923)
Pawnee, 1958
Oil on canvas
Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Robert Richenburg
(American, 1917–2006)
Pietà, 1954–55
Mixed media on canvas
C O V E R
S T O R Y
Helen Frankenthaler (American, b. 1928)
Scene with Blue 6, 1961
Oil on canvas
our newly reinstalled McKinnon Galleries of Modern Art,
where works by celebrated Abstract Expressionists such as
Jackson Pollock, Robert Diebenkorn, and Franz Kline are
regularly on view.
While our Action Painting exhibition is, indeed, a small tribute
to our great patron, it is ultimately about the potential of
paint. Abstract Expressionists regularly experimented with
their pigments and their surfaces, diluting the paint for more
fluidity or adding sand to thicken its texture. Goldberg’s Red
Sunday Morning actually incorporates strips of tape applied
directly to the canvas. Paul Jenkins Pawnee is completely void
of brushstrokes or even the artist’s hand. He used only
gravity and an ivory knife to control the flow of paint over
his canvases, skillfully maneuvering it into marbleized pools
of unexpected colors. And Helen Frankenthaler’s Scene with
Blue Six incorporates her signature “soak staining” technique,
where the diluted paint bleeds into the canvas like
calligraphic ink on paper.
Freed from painting the natural world based on direct
observation, and influenced by Freudian psychology, Abstract
Expressionists challenged themselves to paint directly from
their subconscious minds. Thus, their subjects range from
abstracted landscapes, as in Milton Resnick’s The Hunter, to
cathartic expressions of World War II experiences, as seen in
Robert Richenberg’s interpretation of the Pietà.
We invite you to explore the possibilities of paint through
the artwork of some of America’s most innovative painters.
Savor the spontaneity of Action Painting in the Chrysler, another
new exhibition presented without admission fees as part
of the Museum’s continued “free to all” access to our
permanent collection.
Michael Goldberg (American, 1924–2007)
Red Sunday Morning (detail), 1955–56
Mixed media on canvas
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E X H I B I T I O N S
Eliot Porter (American, 1901–1990)
Juniper Tree, from Trees portfolio, 1988
Dye transfer print
Gift of Joseph C. French, Jr. and John Wawrzonek
©Amon Carter Museum Archive
CURRENTLY ON VIEW
To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures
from the Brooklyn Museum
Closing January 3 in the
Norfolk Southern Large Changing Gallery
From shabtys to sarchophagi, mirrors to mummies, and
Seth to Osiris, To Live Forever details all the ways that ancient
Egyptians prepared to outfit their tombs, please the gods,
and thrive in the eternal afterlife. Don’t miss your last
chance to see this extraordinary exhibition before it
returns to the Brooklyn Museum for its debut there.
"Ancestral Bust"
of a Woman
New Kingdom,
Dynasty 18 to
early Dynasty 19,
ca. 1336-1279 B.C.
Limestone, painted
10 1/4 x 6 1/8 x
3 3/4 in. (26 x
15.6 x 9.5 cm)
place made:
Egypt, Africa
Charles Edwin
Wilbour Fund
54.1
Gerard Ter Borch
An Elegant
Man, from A Pair
of Portraits
Oil on canvas
18 1/2 x 13 7/10
in., each
Private Collection,
New York
Special Exhibition Admission: $7 for adults; $5 for seniors, teachers,
military, and students with current ID; $3 for children 6-17, free for
Museum Members and children 5 and younger.
Dutch “Golden Age” Paintings
Closing January 17 in the
Kaufman Furniture Gallery
Many of the Netherlands’ greatest 17thcentury painters are represented in this
intimate exhibition of privately held
gems: Gerard Ter Borch, Godfried
Schalcken, Frans Hals, and Rembrandt
van Rijn. This fine assortment is
displayed among equally fine antiques and is on loan to the
Chrysler from a generous collector in New York.
At the Front
Closing February 7 in the
Frank Photography Gallery
Through art from the Museum collection, this small
exhibition explores the interior emotional life of the
professional soldier. Some of
the artists’ works take us inside
the heads of those who are
called upon to face death on
a daily basis. Others reveal
glimpses of historic personalities
or shine a light on military life
off the battlefield.
Landscape Photographs by Eliot Porter
Kaufman Theatre Lobby
The artist, chemist, physician, and naturalist Eliot Porter
(1901–1990) literally created a new way of presenting nature
through photography. His large-format dye-transfer prints,
all selections from our permanent collection, combine precise
observation with rich and resonant color.
Green Eye of the Pyramid, by
Stanislav Libenský and Jaroslava Brychtová
Semi-Reclining Dress Impression
with Drapery, by Karen LaMonte
Closing January 17 in the Prints and Drawings
Gallery, and the Oval Gallery
Thanks to the generosity of Lisa and Dudley Anderson,
Chrysler patrons have been enjoying these stellar works from
their private collection long after the closing of Art of Glass 2.
Paul Storr Silver Gilt Breakfast Service
18th Century Gallery
Attributed to Alexander Gardner at the
Mathew B. Brady Studio (American/
b. Scotland, 1821–1882)
Major Henry Ball Tyler, USMC, ca. 1858,
Salted paper print
Museum purchase,
Horace W. Goldsmith Fund
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This incomparable ensemble, the creation of one of the
leading silversmiths of Regency England, returns to the
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, after a multiyear loan.
E X H I B I T I O N S
Action Painting in the Chrysler
On view through April 11 in the
Waitzer Community Gallery
For more information on this exciting exhibition, see issue’s
cover story on pages 2-3.
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
Cameo Performances: Masterpieces of
Cameo Glass from the Chrysler’s Collection
Finalists from the Hampton Roads Student Gallery
Ongoing
This show explores the history of cameo glass from ancient
Roman examples through the popular resurgence of the
technique in England during the late-19th century.
THE
ON VIEW AT
HISTORIC HOUSES
Moses Myers, Merchant of Norfolk
Ongoing at the Moses Myers House
Supported by a generous gift from T. Parker Host, this
permanent exhibition, recently expanded, explores the
business of maritime commerce through the life of
Moses Myers.
Barton Myers: Norfolk Visionary
Ongoing at the Moses
Myers House
Mayor Barton Myers
transformed his city from a
prosperous coastal town into
a thriving modern metropolis.
Thanks to a generous gift from
T. Parker Host, the Moses
Myers House honors this
“first citizen of Norfolk”
with a display of objects
and images highlighting
his extraordinary life.
Presented by The Art Institute of Virginia Beach
On view February 10–28 in Huber Court
The Hampton Roads Student Gallery returns for a 37th year thanks to a communitywide effort to continue this longstanding tradition for high school artists.
Local students in 11th and 12th grades may submit one work of art on
Saturday, February 6 at the Selden Arcade in downtown Norfolk. That same
day, judges will select the finalists for exhibition at the Chrysler Museum and
honorable mentions for display at the Contemporary Art Center of Virginia
from February 10–28. And for the first time, the artwork of all participants
will be displayed for two weeks, through February 20, at the Selden Arcade.
For more information, see Hampton Roads Student Gallery on Facebook. For art
submission forms, visit www.chrysler.org.
Class Pictures: Photographs by
Dawoud Bey
On view March 26 through
August 6 in the
Frank Photography Gallery
Photographer Dawoud Bey spent five
years traveling to high schools across the
country, photographing teens from across
the economic, racial, and ethnic spectrum. Dawoud Bey (American, 1953)
2005. From the book Class Pictures
Class Pictures presents 40 of his large-as-life Mgbechi,
(Aperture, 2007), Chromogenic print
photographs, each accompanied by a
Image courtesy Aperture Foundation
commentary in which the sitters describe
themselves and their lives. The result is a touching, funny, and sometimes
harrowing portrait of American youth at the dawn of the 21st century.
Women of the Chrysler: A 400-Year Celebration of the Arts
Portrait of Barton Myers
from the Jamestown
Exposition Blue Book, ca. 1920.
Loan of Barton Myers III.
Fifty Years Later:
The Lessons of Massive Resistance
Ongoing at the Norfolk History Museum
at the Willoughby-Baylor House
Held over from the Museum’s full exhibition last winter,
this multimedia timeline highlights the desegregation of
Norfolk’s public schools through the photographs,
documents, and clippings of the people and places that
forever changed public education in Norfolk.
On view March 24 through July 18 in the
Norfolk Southern Large Changing Gallery
This spring the Commonwealth of Virginia
launches Minds Wide Open, a celebration of
women in the arts. In conjunction with the
statewide initiative, the Chrysler will
devote its Large Changing Gallery to an
extraordinary exhibition of works by
women artists—all of them drawn from the
Museum’s permanent collection. Women of
the Chrysler will feature more than 150
works by female painters, sculptors,
photographers, glass artists, and
printmakers—from Harriet Cany Peale,
Mary Cassatt, Käthe Kollwitz and
Ann Wolff (German, b. 1937)
Dorothea Lange to Diane Argus, Louise
Mother Daughter, 2000
Glass collage cased in steel
Nevelson, Cindy Sherman, and Jaune
Gift of Lisa and Dudley Anderson
Quick-to-See-Smith. And as part of our
continuing celebration of the depth and
breadth of the Chrysler collection, our doors
to this exhibition are wide open, too, with no admission fee!
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N E W S
THE NILE COMES TO NORFOLK WITH
TO LIVE FOREVER: EGYPTIAN TREASURES FROM THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM
CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT
The Museum staff could not be more excited about the weekend-long Members’ Opening for To Live Forever.
Our featured band, Nashville-based Here Come the Mummies, poses here with the staff during the Fridaynight party on October 9.
Edith Grandy gets a closer look at the
Coffin of the Servant of the Great Place,
Teti, during the Business Exhibition
Council Preview of To Live Forever.
The BEC sponsored this extraordinary
exhibition.
“I just want to say we had a wonderful
time at the To Live Forever Opening
party. Here Come the Mummies were
fantastic…non-stop energy. I had no
idea how much fun we were going to
have!” says Museum Member Aubrey
Shelton, who captured this photo of his
friend Peggy Hawks with the band.
Here Come the Mummies, a nine-piece
funk band, rocked Huber Court with
“terrifying sounds from beyond
the grave.”
Several Members catch the true spirit
of Friday night’s opening party, aptly
named Dance Like an Egyptian.
And dance they do!
SLEEP WITH THE MUMMIES
The Chrysler’s first overnight event, Sleep with the Mummies, was a
huge success. The October 23 sleepover for families featured not
only a chance to dress like an Egyptian, but art activities, ancient
games, photo ops at the pyramids, and a flashlight tour of To Live
Forever. After the perfect film and popcorn, sleeping bags filled
the downstairs galleries and Huber Court. On Saturday morning
when Re returned with the morning sun, the Education
Department staff arrived with a tasty breakfast, concluding a
great evening of midnight mummy madness at the Museum.
See families' pyramid photos
from Sleep With the Mummies at
www.flickr.com/groups/chryslermuseum.
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Member Memories
By Diann and Mike Nickelsburg, and their
grandchildren, Leah, 7, and Justin, almost 10.
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2.
3.
4.
What did we learn from
our night at the Museum?
There is something a bit surreal about
padding around the galleries in slipper
socks with your toothbrush in hand.
It is impossible to bake 30 Shrinky Dink
cartouches in a toaster oven within 30 minutes.
The magic of digital photography and Flickr
can post pictures of your sleeping bags on
the internet—a moment of fame for the kids.
The sarcophagus of Psamtik-Seneb holds
a secret. He really is in the sarcophagus—
it’s not empty after all! How do we know?
He snores!
Even in the dark, dog mummies are popular with
kids. “Scott [Howe]‘s flashlight tour was
awesome!” says Museum Member John Rice, who
brought his grandchildren to the sleepover. “There
are now four young boys who think that the
Chrysler Museum is home!” Photo by Cheryl Little
N E W S
Submit your Member photos for possible inclusion in
The Chrysler Magazine to museum@chrysler.org, or
post them at any time to our Facebook page, and
remember to tag yourself and your friends!
CLOCKWISE
Members learn all about shabtys during an
exclusive Sunday-afternoon lecture by Edward
Bleiberg, curator of Egyptian, Classical, and Middle
Eastern Art at the Brooklyn Museum.
“It’s all hieroglyphs to me,” thinks a Museum
Member during the opening weekend.
Education Director Scott Howe (right) explains to
Trish Pfeifer (left) and Blair Willis (center) how
Weretwahset and Bensuipet used the same coffin,
albeit 200 years apart.
All photos by Jake Gillespie for the Chrysler
Museum of Art, unless otherwise noted
Shannon Little, 10, enjoys coloring her Nefertiti mask, one of
several art projects of the evening. Photo by Cheryl Little
A popular film with a power-hungry pharaoh as the villain proves the perfect movie choice for the evening.
Photo by Scott Howe
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John LaFarge (American,
1835–1910)
Firescreen (detail), ca. 1883
Flat and pressed glass with
inclusions, leaded; ebonized
wood frame
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Historic Houses Weekend Program
Gallery Talk
Gallery Talk
Egypt in Film
Exhibition Closing
Gallery Talk
The Art of Jazz and The Fine Art of Wine
Art Activity
Tickle My Ears: Stories and Art at the Chrysler
Gallery Talk
Gallery Talk
Senior Art Forum
Gallery Talk
Morning Meditation
Gallery Talk
Art Activity
Norfolk History Series
Art Activity
Gallery Talk
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Exhibition Closing
Exhibition Closing
Morning Meditation
Gallery Talk
Bluegrass in the Galleries Concert
Art Activity
Flower Guild Event
Invited Members' Special Event
Gallery Talk
Friends of the Library Workshop
Gallery Talk
Gallery Talk
Music in the Museum Concert
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Morning Meditation
Norfolk Society of Arts Lecture
Gallery Talk
Art in Motion Film
Art Activity
Gallery Talk
Gallery Talk
Gallery Talk
New Year's Day
Divided City—Norfolk’s Civil War
First Impressions: Discovering the Collection
To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum
The Lion King
To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum
Action Painting
Against All Odds
Drawn from the Collection
I Can Hear the …, in the Kaufman Theatre Lobby
Highlights in Glass
The Myers—A Jewish-American Family
Walter Chrysler: Collecting in Provincetown
Yoga for Art Lovers
Action Painting
“Speaking of Mr. Poe…”
Highlights in Glass
Ladies of Norfolk—The Myers Women
Dutch “Golden Age” Paintings
Green Eye of the Pyramid and Semi-Reclining Dress Impression
Yoga for Art Lovers
Action Painting
Acoustic Railroad
Flower Arranging Club
Conversations with the Curators
Highlights in Glass
Research Tools: A Workshop with the Librarian
…If You Lived During Slavery
The Feldman Chamber Music Society:
Los Angeles Piano Quartet
Yoga for Art Lovers
Creating a New Art Gallery of Ontario by Matthew Teitelbaum
Action Painting
My Architect
Highlights in Glass
Architour
Architour
CURRENTLY ON VIEW
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Morning Meditation
Tickle My Ears: Stories and Art at the Chrysler
Gallery Talk
The Art of Jazz and The Fine Art of Winee
Art Activity
For Art's Sake Warm It! Concert
Gallery Talk
Gallery Talk
Senior Art Forum
Gallery Talk
Concert
Exhibition Closing
Morning Meditation
Exhibition Opening
Gallery Talk
Art Activity
Norfolk History Series
Black History Month Event
Gallery Talk
Gallery Talk
Gallery Talk
Flower Guild Event
Invited Members' Special Event
Morning Meditation
Gallery Talk
Book Club
Art Activity
Gallery Talk
Friends of African-American Art Tour
Workshop (Part I)
Gallery Talk
Workshop (Part II)
Gallery Talk
Morning Meditation
Norfolk Society of Arts Lecture
Gallery Talk
Art in Motion Film
Art Activity
Gallery Talk
Gallery Talk
Gallery Talk
Exhibition Closing
Exhibition Closing
Yoga for Art Lovers
Sounds, Symbols, and Letters, in the Egyptian Gallery
Action Painting
Forte Jazz
Against All Odds
Highlights in Glass
Conservation News
Tidewater Classical Guitar Society: Members Concert
Classical Trio
At the Front
Yoga for Art Lovers
Finalists from the Hampton Roads Student Gallery
Action Painting
Fort Wool: Star-Spangled Banner Rising
Whimsical Wednesday for Families
Mercy Creek
Highlights in Glass
Feldman Chamber Music Society: Concertanti
Flower Guild Demonstration with Lee Snyder
Evening with the Director
Yoga for Art Lovers
Action Painting
Still Life with Oysters and Lemon by Mark Doty
The Muckrakes
Highlights in Glass
The Abstract Artistry of Felrath Hines
Mixed-Media Abstract Painting
Mixed-Media Abstract Painting
Yoga for Art Lovers
Fashion Fakes and Finds by Christina Prescott-Walker
Action Painting
O Brother, Where Art Thou
Skip Friel and The Resonators
Highlights in Glass
Paul Storr Silver Gilt Breakfast Service
UPCOMING
Cambodian
Sheltered Naga
Buddha,
12th century
Stone
Gift of Walter P.
Chrysler, Jr.
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N E W S
T
he Irene Leache Memorial
Foundation is accepting grant
applications from area arts
nonprofits whose work cultivates
and enhances an appreciation of
the literary, performing, and visual
arts. The tax-exempt organizations
must be located in Southeastern
Virginia or produce projects that
directly benefit the residents of
this area. Grant awards range
from $1,000 to $10,000, and
the deadline for all materials is
January 31, 2010.
For an application or more
information, see www.chrysler.org.
MUSEUM
MEMBERS’
FALL FUN
C
ooler weather brought
Museum Members a
full slate of events to enjoy.
Mowbray Arch Society
Guest speaker Robert Lehrman signs
a copy of his book, Shadowplay
Eterniday, for Pat and Jeff Brown at
the at the group’s Fall Program.
Evelyn Munden, Mowbray Arch
Society Chair Carol Anne Kent, and Tom Kent catch up on conversation with Museum
Conservator Mark Lewis and his wife, Jamie, at the October 22 event.
Friends of
African-American Art
RELIVE OUR SUCCESS
After a BBQ dinner, the Friends
danced the night away at their 4th
Annual Q-Down on October 2. Out in
front on the dance floor is Juanita
Shaw, who co-chaired this year’s
event.
T
he Chrysler Museum’s
Annual Report for fiscal
year 2008-2009 is now
complete and available as a
download from our website.
Learn all about our additions to
the permanent collection, our
conservation efforts, and our
sound financial stewardship.
See pictures from special
Member events, educational
programs, and some of our
most popular exhibitions—
American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell and the stunning Art of Glass 2.
To view the Annual Report, see the News & Information section of
www.chrysler.org.
NEWLY ENGAGED?
T
he Chrysler is the perfect place for your fairy-tale
wedding. Our event spaces include classic Huber
Court, our elegant Tiffany Glass galleries, and two
lovely outdoor gardens. Your wedding is our next
masterpiece! For more information, contact Mia Byrd
at (757) 333-6233 or mbyrd@chrysler.org.
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Vissi d’arte
Virginia Opera’s Manon Strauss Evrard, soprano,
and Todd Robinson, bass, perform a duet as Marie
and Sulpice in Gaetano Donizetti’s Daughter of the
Regiment at this season’s Art and Opera program
on November 2.
The Chrysler’s Chief Curator, Jeff
Harrison, uses Jacques-Louis
David’s Oath of Horatii to explain
the relationship between
the dawn of Neoclassicism and the Age of
Napoleon, in which
Donizetti’s opera is set.
Photos by Jake Gillespie
for the Chrysler Museum
of Art
N E W S
APPLAUSE! APPLAUSE! APPLAUSE!
Museum Director William Hennessey
and his wife, Leslie (center left and
center right), celebrate at the ALLI
Awards with Nancy and Malcolm
Branch (left and right). On November 1,
Hennessey received the Vianne B.
Webb Award for Lifetime
Achievement, presented annually by
the Cultural Alliance of Greater
Hampton Roads. The group honored
Hennessey for his leadership of the
Chrysler since 1997 and his
commitment to making our world-class
collection “free to all” of our
community. Museum Trustee Nancy
Branch nominated him for the award.
The United Way of
South Hampton
Roads’ Women’s
Leadership Council
lauds the generosity of
three Museum Trustees:
Leah Waitzer (left),
Carolyn Barry (second
right), and Sandra Lewis
(not pictured). As 2009
members of the group’s
“10 for 10” list, their
$10,000 commitments
will provide matching
funds in challenges to
encourage greater
philanthropic giving.
Joining them at the
luncheon are Chrysler
Director of Development Edwina Bell (center left), Deputy Director Catherine Jordan Wass (center right), and
Masterpiece Society Members Shirley Baldwin (second left) and Joan Brock (right).
Photo courtesy of Larry and Cindy Black
Education Director Scott Howe (third
from left) is one of Inside Business
Magazine’s “Top Forty Under 40” for
2009. The annual award recognizes
young leaders who are successful in
their careers and involved in their
community. Norfolk Business
Development Manager Kathryn
Shelton (third from right) nominated
Howe for the award. Joining him in
celebrating are friends and colleagues
from the Norfolk arts community:
Leslie and Bill Hennessey (left,
Chrysler Museum), Mark Watson
(center left, Norfolk Commission on
the Arts and Humanities), Nancy and
Malcolm Branch (center right, second
from right), Shelton, and Susan
Bernard (right, d’Art Center). Photo
courtesy of Thomas Wilson/Inside Business
AFTER-SCHOOL
ART WITH
THE YMCA
I
n the lives of
children, the
hours between
the end of school and the time
parents arrive home from work
represent both risk and
opportunity. The Chrysler
Museum and the YMCA of South
Hampton Roads partnered this
year to minimize one and
maximize the other with a model
program for introducing
elementary schoolchildren to the
Museum outside of their normal
school schedule.
Each week this fall, Museum
Educator Channon Dillard spent
four consecutive days with a
group of children from the
YMCA’s after-school programs at
both Ghent and Larchmont
Elementary Schools. Each week
focused on a different age group
for whom Dillard tailored the
program. The goal was for these
sessions to be more than just an
extension of the children’s
regular school subjects. Her
program encouraged the kids to
engage with the works of art
through dialogue so that their
ongoing conversations could
develop into a deeper
understanding and appreciation
of art. In galleries throughout the
Museum, Dillard emphasized
observation and critical thinking.
By forging experiences in the
Museum early in the lives of
these children, this joint
program has laid a foundation
for their learning in later years,
in school and beyond.
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P R O G R A M S
Most public programs are free or are included with
paid exhibition admission. Some special events have
entry fees (as noted). In most cases, reservations are
not required for individuals, but please call for
group reservations.
PUBLIC PROGRAMS
GALLERY TALKS
T
he Norfolk Society of Arts Lecture
Series features a fascinating array
of speakers and topics. Each lecture
begins at 11 a.m. in the Museum’s
Kaufman Theatre, preceded by a coffee
reception at 10:30 a.m. in Huber
Court. For more information about
NSA membership, please contact
Didi Granger at (757) 853-0221 or
diedremg@aol.com.
Gallery Talks are personalized tours that highlight works in
the Chrysler’s permanent collection or the Museum’s visiting
exhibitions. Each session begins at the Museum’s Information
Desk in Huber Court at 12:30 p.m. on weekdays and at
2 p.m. on weekends.
To Live Forever: Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum
Sunday, January 3 at 2 p.m.
Cost: Free to Museum Members or included with paid
admission to the exhibition. Space is limited, so please sign
up at the Information Desk 30 minutes in advance.
Action Painting
Wednesdays at 12:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
Highlights in Glass
Fridays at 12:30 p.m., beginning January 8
Cost: Free
Saturdays at 2 p.m.
Cost: Free
Sundays at 2 p.m., beginning January 10
Creating a New Art Gallery of Ontario
Wednesday, January 27
AGO Museum Director Matthew
Teitelbaum shares “why a building is
not just a building” in this lecture on the 2008 expansion and
transformation of Toronto’s largest museum by Canadian
architect Frank Gehry.
Fashion Fakes and Finds
Wednesday, February 24
Christina Prescott-Walker, senior vice president at Sotheby’s,
highlights 50 years of fluctuation in the market for English
ceramics in a symposium sure to appeal to collectors of
china, porcelain, and stoneware alike.
Cost: Free, with priority seating for NSA members
Cost: Free
Eliot Porter
(American,
1901–1990)
Redbud Trees,
Red River Gorge,
Kentucky, 1968
Dye transfer print
Museum purchase,
Horace W.
Goldsmith Fund
©Amon Carter
Museum Archive
EGYPT IN FILM
Join us in the Museum’s Kaufman Theatre for the last of our
cinematic celebrations for To Live Forever.
The Lion King (1994, G, 89 minutes)
Sunday, January 3 at 3 p.m.
Cost: Free
NEW!
YOGA FOR ART LOVERS
Wednesday, January 13, 20, and 27
Wednesday, February 3, 10, 17, and 24
All sessions start at 7:30 a.m.
Healthy living and fine art merge in this new morning class
for beginners and advanced students. Hatha Yoga instructor
Lauren Sinclair will lead each class in Huber Court, followed
by a short meditation period in the galleries. Come for one
or all sessions; participants should bring their own mat.
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Cost per session: $5 for Museum Members,
$10 for all others
P R O G R A M S
group reservations.
CLASSICAL
TRIO
CONCERT
Sunday, February 7
at 3 p.m.
Pianist Lee Jordan-Anders,
cellist Jeff Phelps, and
violinist Jorge Aguirre will
perform a selection of
Mozart compositions in our
Salon Gallery. All three of
these acclaimed musicians
have performed with the
Virginia Symphony
Orchestra. Don’t miss this special,
intimate performance at the Chrysler.
PUBLIC PROGRAMS
HISTORIC HOUSES
PROGRAMS
Weekend Programs at the Historic Houses explore specific
themes of the Moses Myers House in greater detail. Weekend
programs are scheduled weekly at 1 p.m. on Saturdays and
Sundays. For details on each of these programs, please see
www.chrysler.org or call (757) 333-1087.
Saturday, January 2 and Sunday, January 3
Saturday, February 6 and Sunday, February 7
Cost: Free
TICKLE MY EARS:
STORIES AND ART AT THE CHRYSLER
Geared toward pre-kindergarten children, this program takes
place on the first Thursday of every month and
features stories, songs, and surprises to help young
children appreciate art. This program is generously
supported by Target.
Thursday, January 7 at 11 a.m. in Kaufman Theatre Lobby
Architour
Cost: Free
I Can Hear the . . .
Thursday, February 3 at 11 a.m. in the Egyptian Gallery
Sounds, Symbols, and Letters
Cost: Free
Milton Resnick
(Russian/American,
1907–2004)
The Hunter, 1959
Oil on canvas
Gift of Walter P.
Chrysler, Jr.
WORKSHOP:
MIXED-MEDIA ABSTRACT PAINTING
Saturday and Sunday, February 20 and 21,
from 1–5 p.m.
Allow Action Painting in the Chrysler to inspire a personal
mixed-media creation. Painter Sheila Giolotti, Director of
the Mayer Fine Art Gallery in Norfolk, will lead this
special two-session workshop on the art of abstraction.
Following the workshop, participants may choose to
display their work at the Mayer. For more information or
to register, contact Alexandra Hunter at (757) 333-6268 or
ahunter@chrysler.org.
Cost: $75 for Museum Members, $100 for all others
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P R O G R A M S
group reservations.
PUBLIC PROGRAMS
MIDWEEK AT THE MUSEUM
Our Wednesday-night programming just keeps getting more and more exciting. Whether you enjoy
live music, films, lectures, or art tours, you’ll find a free or inexpensive family-friendly program here at the Chrysler.
NEW!
BLUEGRASS IN
THE GALLERIES
THE ART OF JAZZ AND
THE FINE ART OF WINE
Wednesday, January 20 at 7 p.m.
The Art of Jazz, our popular first-Wednesday
music series features the best performers from
across Hampton Roads. Sit in Huber Court to
enjoy the band, which starts at 6:15 p.m., or
listen from a distance as you peruse the
galleries, open until 9 p.m.
Experience the bluegrass sounds of
Hampton Roads’ own Acoustic
Railroad the Chrysler’s American art
galleries upstairs.
Cost: Free
The Fine Art of Wine, an informal tasting
sponsored by Farm Fresh, complements The Art
of Jazz. Museum Members receive a $1 discount
on each glass of wine and half-off on all
wine tasting.
Art Riffs!, short explorations of selected works,
fill the quiet time when the band takes its first
break. Guests meet at the main staircase in
Huber Court at approximately 7:15 p.m.
Wednesday, January 6
In concert: Against All Odds
Art Riff!: Red Sunday Morning
by Michael Goldberg
Wednesday, February 3
In concert: Forte Jazz
Art Riff!: The Old Mill
by Jasper Francis Cropsey
ART IN MOTION
DRAWN FROM
THE COLLECTION
Dust off your favorite pencils, pastels,
charcoals, even crayons, and bring
them with your thickest sketch pad to
the Chrysler on Wednesday nights to
draw among the masters in our
galleries. Your level of experience
doesn’t matter—everyone is welcome.
Supplies are available for novices and
an artist will be on hand to offer
guidance. Meet at the Information
Desk at 7 p.m.
Cost: Free
Cost: Free
NEW!
ART, BOOKS, WINE,
AND CHEESE
ART THROUGH
AFRICAN-AMERICAN
EYES AND EARS
Wednesday, February 10 at 7 p.m.
In honor of Black History Month,
bring your family and friends to the
Chrysler for a very special evening of
gallery activities and live music by the
Norfolk State University Jazz Combo.
Cost: Free
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Wednesday, February 17 at 6:30 p.m.
The Chrysler kicks off its new monthly
third-Wednesday book club this
February with the reading of Mark
Doty’s Still Life with Oysters and Lemon, a
short meditation on a painting the
author encountered in the
Metropolitan Museum of Art. Enjoy
wine and cheese with the discussion.
Cost: Free for Museum Members,
$5 for all others
Each month the Chrysler connects its
collection and exhibitions to films
shown in the Kaufman Theatre.
My Architect (2003)
Visitors often ask about the Italianate
building that houses the Chrysler’s
collection. Enjoy Nathaniel Kahn’s
remarkable film about his father, Louis
Kahn, the architect who designed
many notable American museums.
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Works of art throughout the Chrysler’s
collection depict and re-interpret
mythological stories. Don’t miss Ethan and
Joel Coen’s directorial nod to the literary
classic Ulysses in this award-winning film.
Cost: Free
APPRECIATE THE ART
AND APPEASE
YOUR APPETITE
Cuisine & Company at The Chrysler
Café now is open until 8 p.m. on
Wednesdays! Stop by for one of our
great dinner specials, or just a snack or
glass of wine with friends. It’s the perfect
pairing to our evening art programs.
P R O G R A M S
Unless otherwise noted, no reservations are required
for individuals, but please call for group reservations.
PROGRAMS FOR MEMBERS & SUPPORT GROUPS
MUSIC IN THE MUSEUM
For the 2009-2010 season, these performing arts partners
offer discounted tickets to Chrysler Museum Members on
concerts in our Kaufman Theatre.
The Feldman Chamber Music Society
holds its concerts at 8 p.m. after a
complimentary wine and hors d’oeuvres
reception at 6:30 p.m. in Huber Court and a
concert preview by WHRO’s Dwight Davis at
7 p.m. in the Kaufman Theatre.
Monday, January 25—Los Angeles Piano Quartet
Monday, February 15—Concertanti
Cost: Museum Members may purchase tickets at the door for
$20, $25 for all others
The Tidewater Classical Guitar Society
holds its concerts in the Kaufman Theatre
at 8 p.m.
Friday, February 6—Members Concert
Cost: Museum Members may purchase tickets
at the door for $15, $20 for all others
For information about becoming a Music in the Museum
performing arts partner, contact Scott Howe, Director of
Education and Public Programs at showe@chrysler.org. For
information on discounted performance tickets for Chrysler
Members, contact Ruth Sanchez at (757) 333-6269 or
rsanchez@chrysler.org.
FRIENDS OF THE
JEAN OUTLAND CHRYSLER
LIBRARY
Research Tools: A Workshop with the Librarian
Saturday, January 23 at 1 p.m.
Have you always wondered about that mysterious painting in
the attic or that table that’s been in the family for ages? Join
Dickson Librarian Laura Christiansen for an introduction to
using the Chrysler Library’s resources to identify, investigate,
and care for the mystery items in your collection. Bring one
photograph or item you would like to research. For more
information on this workshop, or to join the Friends, please
call (757) 965-2035 or email Laura Christiansen at
lchristiansen@chrysler.org.
Cost: Free to Friends of the J.O.C. Library, $5 for all others
FLOWER GUILD
Flower Arranging Club
The Flower Guild is proud to launch its second successful year of its Flower
Arranging Club. These spin-offs of its popular seasonal demonstrations often
sold out in 2009. Each session provides
participants with an arrangement,
mechanics, a container, and several new
skills and techniques for floral display.
Club meetings are held every other
month on a Thursday.
Each of the 2010 sessions will be held
at 1 p.m. in the Chrysler’s Diamonstein
Education Workshop.
Thursday, January 21 (RSVP by January 11)
Thursday, March 18
Thursday, May 20
Thursday, July 29
Thursday, September 16
Thursday, November 18
Cost: $50 per session, with prepayment required for reservation. Each class is
limited to 25 participants and sessions fill up very quickly, so RSVP early.
To make your paid reservation, please contact Deborrah Grulke at
(757) 333-6318 or dgrulke@chrysler.org, or sign up and prepay online at
www.chrysler.org.
Spring Flower Guild Demonstration with Lee Snyder
Tuesday, February 16 from 10 a.m.–noon in the Kaufman Theatre
Mark your calendar now for the Flower Guild’s spring demonstration with
Lee Snyder. As a respected local business owner for more than 25 years,
judge for the Garden Club of Virginia, and producer of four floral arranging
videos, Snyder has earned her reputation as a “flower guru.” Her presentation
will give you inspiration and explanations of how to decorate with
homemade fresh floral creations.
Cost: $25 for Flower Guild Members, $45 for all others
Please contact Deborrah Grulke at (757) 333-6318 or dgrulke@chrysler.org
for more information about this event or how to become a member of the
Flower Guild.
FRIENDS OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN ART
The Abstract Artistry of Felrath Hines
Saturday, February 20 at 10:30 a.m.
Don’t miss this exclusive tour with Chief Curator Jeff Harrison as he presents the
work of abstract artist and Civil Rights Movement leader Felrath Hines and
discusses the re-installation of the Chrysler’s McKinnon Galleries of Modern Art.
Cost: $20 for FAAA Members, $25 for all others
For more information and to register, please contact Jenny Kolin at
(757) 333-6298 or jkolin@chrysler.org.
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P R O G R A M S
Jasper Francis Cropsey (American, 1823–1900)
The Old Mill, 1876
Oil on canvas
Museum Membership Purchase
NORFOLK HISTORY SERIES
The Norfolk Historical Society sponsors lectures in the
Chrysler’s Kaufman Theatre on the second Wednesday of
each month. Refreshments are offered after each event.
“Speaking of Mr. Poe…”
Listen as Samuel Mordecai eulogizes his deceased friend, the
great poet, essayist, and literary critic Edgar Allan Poe. He
disputes some of the myths surrounding the writer and includes
dramatic readings of some of Poe’s best works. Mr. Mordecai is
portrayed by Kevin Grantz of Virginia Patriots, Inc.
Ft. Wool: Star-Spangled Banner Rising
Willie Anne
Wright (American,
b. 1924)
USCT Members
with an
American Flag,
Richmond,
Virginia, 1995
Sepia-toned
gelatin-silver print
Gift of the Artist
Fort Wool, now a quiet historical
landmark, has been witness to some of
the most influential figures and events in
American history. Originally named for
John C. Calhoun, the fortress felt
Andrew Jackson walk the ramparts as he
retreated from the bustle and politics of
Washington, saw Abraham Lincoln direct
the shelling and invasion of nearby
Norfolk during the Civil War, and
guarded one of the country’s most
important harbors in two world wars. J.
Michael Cobb, curator of the Hampton
History Museum, presents the fascinating
tale of presidents and slaves, soldiers and
civilians, all linked by the stone fortress
rising from the waters of the Chesapeake.
Cost: Free to Members of the Friends of Historic Houses and
the Norfolk Historical Society, $5 for all others. For more
information, please call (757) 333-1087.
CONVERSATIONS WITH
THE CURATORS
SENIOR ART FORUM
This group for life-long learners meets one Saturday each
month for a tour, discussion of art, and light refreshments in
the Diamonstein Education Workshop.
Saturday, January 9 at 2 p.m
Walter Chrysler: Collecting in Provincetown
Walter Chrysler, Jr. was among the first to buy the action paintings
of mid-20th-century artists living in Provincetown, Massachusetts.
Museum Educator Alexandra Hunter will offer a glimpse into
Chrysler’s collecting life in this bustling art community.
Saturday, February 6 at 2 p.m.
Conservation News
For this special session, Catalina Vasquez-Kennedy, the
Chrysler’s National Endowment for the Humanities
Conservation Fellow, will share news from the Museum’s
Conservation Studio, as well as stories from her studies
throughout the world.
Cost: Free for Museum Members, $5 for all others
EVENING WITH
THE DIRECTOR
Thursday, January 21 at 6 p.m.
Tuesday, February 16 at 6 p.m.
Come see the Chrysler through a curator’s eye. The Museum
invites Members at our Patron level and above to participate in
this perennially popular program as our guest. After cocktails,
choose any two lectures of the evening as our curators and
conservators lead Members through the galleries while sharing
their behind-the-scenes insights into the Chrysler collection.
As a token of thanks for your generosity, the Museum
invites Members of our Masterpiece Society, Business
Exhibition Council, and Director’s Circle to join us for this
highlight of each new year. Enjoy an exclusive cocktail
reception and a private insiders’ tour as only Museum
Director Bill Hennessey can deliver.
For more information on these special Member programs, please contact
Deborrah Grulke at (757) 333-6318 or dgrulke@chrysler.org.
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P R O G R A M S
Unless otherwise noted, no reservations are required
for individuals, but please call for group reservations.
TRAVEL ARTFULLY
Join fellow Museum Members on specially designed tours that offer unique opportunities
to learn about the artistic and cultural life of exciting destinations around the world.
EGYPTIAN ODYSSEY
• April 12–23
Along the Nile River’s fertile Plains the earliest of
civilizations gave rise to one of the most intriguing
cultures—the ancient Egyptians. This classic Smithsonian
Journey delves into the mysterious realm of the pharaohs to
discover their colossal monuments, elaborate tombs, and
captivating lives. Gain insight into the magnificent temples
at Karnak and Luxor, the extraordinary Valley of the Kings,
Abu Simbel, and the Great Pyramids. Explore cities full of
architectural gems and important museum collections, and
learn about life along the Nile as you cruise abroad a luxury
riverboat.
Cost: $5,895 per person, double occupancy –
includes airfare from Norfolk
ITALIAN VISTAS
• August 19–28
Experience sleepy villages
where sheep wander the
grassy hillsides, lakes set
amidst mountains that
inspired centuries of
literature, and cities
thriving with arts and
culture—these are the
landscapes of Britain.
Discover them on this 10-day journey through England,
Scotland, and Wales. Sleep in a Welsh castle, wander
through a cozy Cotswold village, and walk in the steps of
William Shakespeare. You’ll also explore London and
Edinburgh, and take in the wonder of Stonehenge.
• June 7–19
This 13-day trip has
everything you’ve always
wanted in an Italian
excursion. Enjoy multiplenight stays in Rome,
Florence, Venice, the
Amalfi coast, and Stresa
in the Lakes District.
Discover the treasures of
Classical and Christian Rome. Walk in the footsteps on the
ancients in Pompeii. See the gems of the Renaissance,
including Michelangelo’s David, in Florence’s Academy
Gallery. Visit Lugano, Switzerland, and cruise to Isola Bella,
one of the scenic Borromean Islands. It’s the best of Italy!
PROGRAMS FOR
MASTERPIECE
SOCIETY
MEMBERS
BRITISH LANDSCAPES
CLASSICAL TURKEY • September 23–October 4
Become captivated by
Turkey’s rich culture and
fascinating history.
Strategically located
between two continents,
Turkey has been a
crossroads for civilizations
over the ages. This 12-day
fully-guided journey
features visits to famous landmarks such as Hagia Sofia, the
Blue Mosque, and Topkapi Palace, as well as the ancient
ruins of Ephesus and the legendary city of Troy.
PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
February 11–15
June 15–19
Back by popular demand! Chase away
the winter doldrums with this encore
Masterpiece Society trip. Enjoy the
Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antique
Show at the Convention Center, visit
the Norton Museum of Art, and tour
world-class private collections.
Join Curator of Glass Kelly Conway
for this excursion to the home of the
Studio Glass Movement on the West
Coast. Enjoy The Museum of Glass,
special visits to private collections,
and exclusive tours of artists’ studios.
For more information on our art travel opportunities, please contact
Deborrah Grulke at (757) 333-6318 or dgrulke@chrysler.org.
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Join us every Thursday night in February for Warm It!,
the popular after-work series sponsored by For Art’s Sake,
the Young Affiliates of the Chrysler. Enjoy live music, libations from
the cash bar, and lively "playlist" art tours at the Museum from 6-9 p.m.
FEBRUARY 4 Against All Odds
FEBRUARY 11 Mercy Creek
FEBRUARY 18 The Muckrakes
FEBRUARY 25 Skip Friel and The Resonators
Cost: Free for FAS Members,
$7 for Museum Members, $10 for all others.
Join FAS now to get $10 off a new membership!
All proceeds benefit the Chrysler’s programs and exhibitions.
For more information on For Art’s Sake or its events, see
www.chrysler.org/fas or contact Jenny Kolin at
(757) 333-6294 or jkolin@chrysler.org.
FOR ART’S SAKE
Susan Taylor Glasgow (American, b. 1958), Good Housekeeping Toaster, 2005
Glass and mixed media, Museum purchase in memory of Eva Wainger by her friends and family
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