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This publication is produced by the CommunicationsDepartment: TeresaSowers, Director ofCommunications. Unless otherwise noted,Museum photographyand image consultationby Ed Pollard, MuseumPhotographer

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Chrysler Museum of ArtBoard of Trustees

2008-09Decker Anstrom, Vice ChairRobert M. BoydNancy W. BranchJerry A. BridgesMacon F. BrockRobert W. CarterE. John FieldAndrew S. FineDavid R. GoodeCyrus W. Grandy VAdrianne R. JosephLinda H. Kaufman, SecretarySandra W. LewisHenry D. LightEdward L. LillyVincent J. Mastracco, Jr.Arnold B. McKinnonPatterson N. McKinnonCharles W. (Wick) Moorman, ChairSusan Nordlinger Richard D. RobertsAnne B. ShumadineThomas L. Stokes, Jr.Josephine L. TurnerLeah WaitzerLewis W. Webb IIIWayne F. WilbanksDixie Wolf

“Vissi d'Arte was a wonderful, delightful, enjoyable, magnificent afternoon at theChrysler! And whatever other superlatives words you could identify! Many thanksto you and all the staff who put the program together and kept us moving through

the galleries. But please don't wait another 10-20 years or so to repeat the program since, at 75, I may not live that long!

Just another Chrysler success story to add to your collection!

Norman Morse, Portsmouth, VA

COVERNorman RockwellTriple Self-Portrait(detail), 1960Oil on canvas,Cover illustration forThe Saturday EveningPost, February 13, 1960From the permanentcollection of NormanRockwell Museum©1960 SEPS: Licensedby Curtis Publishing,Indianapolis, IN

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When one hears the word ambassador, one naturally thinks of a human being—an official and high ranking representative of one country serving in another. Traditional ambassadorialduties include representing a home country’s interests and building good will and mutualunderstanding. In the museum world, we have ambassadors too; they can be inanimate aswell as human.

This year, the Chrysler will be lending an unprecedented number of works of art from ourcollection to other museums around the world. Treasures from Norfolk will be on view fromNew York to Hamburg to Canberra. Although preparing such loans requires an immenseamount of work by the Museum’s staff, we are pleased to be able to share the treasures in ourcare. These works of art are in every sense ambassadors, spreading the word about theChrysler and its remarkable collection to people who might not otherwise know of us or beable to visit our galleries. Loans make friends, build awareness, and ensure that the Chryslerremains an active member of the international art community. They are also a source ofpride. Countless Chrysler regulars have told me of their pleasure in seeing a picture from“their museum” on view in Venice, Paris, or Beijing.

And, like other museums–whenever we dispatch a work of art abroad we send along a member of the Chrysler staff to ensurethat these fragile and irreplaceable objects make their journey safe–these staff couriers are ambassadors in their own right.Friendships and professional connections formed in the hold of a cargo jet or in the cab of a van bouncing across Europe tendto last. In the course of the journey, couriers talk about their museums, they share ideas and insights, and they learn fromcolleagues about fresh and effective ways to address challenges of display, interpretation, and transportation.

The Chrysler also has yet another long-standing ambassadorial tradition. We are proud to be a place where talented youngprofessionals come to launch their careers, a place where they develop their skills working with dedicated, well-seasonedcolleagues and a fine collection, before sometimes moving on in search of fresh challenges. Today there is a network ofChrysler alumni/ae in museums from New York to Boston, in Washington and Roanoke, Pittsburgh, and beyond.

The Chrysler’s network of ambassadors is central to our mission of education and service. They ensure that the Museum, itscollection, and programs are as widely known and deservedly admired beyond Hampton Roads as they are here at home.

William J. HennesseyDirector

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AMERICAN CHRONICLES: THE ART OFNORMAN ROCKWELLNovember 12, 2008–February 1, 2009In the Large Changing Gallery

Norman Rockwell painted the best of America, creating indelible images of the lives, hopes, and dreams ofAmericans in the 20th century. As the fabled illustrator of The Saturday Evening Post, he became the country’spremier visual storyteller with a pitch-perfect sense of what made an image successful in the new, rapidlychanging era of mass media. Rockwell’s unique artistic legacy, established during 65 years of painting, offers apersonal chronicle of 20th-century life and aspirations that has both reflected and profoundly influenced

American perceptions and ideals.

On November 12, 2008, the Chrysler proudly unveils American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell in the Museum’s largechanging gallery. Drawn from the incomparable holdings of the artist’s namesake museum, the Norman Rockwell Museum inStockbridge, Massachusetts, the exhibition charts the entire course of 20th-century America’s most gifted commercialillustrator and arguably its most beloved artist.

American Chronicles features 41 oil paintings from all phases of Rockwell’s development. These include such iconic paintings asNo Swimming, Girl at the Mirror, Going and Coming, and his Triple Self-Portrait. The exhibition also offers a selection of Rockwell’sdrawings and posters including his famous Four Freedoms—designed to help sell American war bonds during World War II.

In addition to these highlights, the exhibition devotes an entire gallery to all 323 covers that Rockwell created between 1916and 1963 for The Saturday Evening Post, a feat that made him a key player in the evolution of modern American visual cultureand an American household name. With the Post as his bully pulpit, Rockwell saluted, week after week, the best of ordinaryAmerican life, and he did so with humor, compassion, and a profoundrespect for the American “everyman.”

After working for the Post for 47 years, Rockwell ended his career there in1963 and moved on to serve as illustrator for Look Magazine. Look’s liberaleditorial stance gave Rockwell scope to interpret the great social andpolitical changes sweeping America in the 1960s.

American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell offers a rich, in-depth surveyof an American icon, an artist who, for more than half a century,presented us with images that captured the best of who we were, andwhen we fell short, reminded us of those distinctly American ideals—freedom, justice, equality—that could restore us to hope.

American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell has been organized by the Norman RockwellMuseum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. American Chronicles has been made possible by a grant fromthe National Endowment for the Arts, American Masterpieces Program.

Local presentation of the exhibition is made possible through the generous support of DominionEnterprises, Dollar Tree Stores, Capital Group Companies the Home of American Funds, the BusinessExhibition Council of the Chrysler Museum of Art, Dominion, Sotheby’s, and Linda H. Kaufman.

Publication support has been provided by the Henry Luce Foundation. Media sponsorship has beenprovided by the Curtis Publishing Company and by the Norman Rockwell Estate Licensing Company.Conservation support has been provided by the Stockman Family Foundation.

Norman Rockwell, Girl at Mirror, 1954Oil on canvas, Cover illustration for The SaturdayEvening Post, March 6, 1954From the permanent collection of NormanRockwell Museum, ©1954 SEPS: Licensed byCurtis Publishing, Indianapolis, IN

Norman Rockwell, Freedom fromWant, 1943War bond poster, Story illustration forThe SaturdayEvening Post,March 6, 1943From thepermanentcollection ofNorman RockwellMuseum©1943 SEPS:Licensed by CurtisPublishing,Indianapolis, IN

Norman Rockwell, Christmas Homecoming (detail), 1948Oil on canvas, Cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, December 25, 1948From the permanent collection of Norman Rockwell Museum, ©1948 SEPS: Licensed by Curtis Publishing, Indianapolis, IN


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FOUR FREEDOMS ESSAY CONTEST

On January 6, 1941, President Franklin Rooseveltdelivered his famous “Four Freedoms” speech to

Congress on the eve of WWII in response to rise offascism in Europe. In that speech, FDR singled out fourcore values which he hoped would define all nations inthe future: freedom of speech and expression, freedom ofworship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.Norman Rockwell brought these four principles to life infour historic covers for The Saturday Evening Post.

Middle school students in Hampton Roads studyingcivics will not only have a chance to view the fourfreedoms in the new exhibition American Chronicles: The Artof Norman Rockwell, but they also have the opportunity toexpress their views on the subject in an essay contest.

A panel of judges, selected by the Chrysler, will reviewall entries and choose the 15 finalists who best answerthe question: “What do President Franklin Roosevelt’sFour Freedoms mean to Americans today?”

These 15 finalists will be asked to read and record theiressays as a video to be posted on the Museum’s website.Then, it’s up to you to help us determine a winner.Simply log on to www.chrylser.org from December 22,2008–January 11, 2009 and vote for your favorite essay.The grand prize winner of an iPod Touch will beannounced on Wednesday, January 14, 2009.

All essays must be the original, unpublished work of thestudent. Submissions will be accepted from November12, 2008–December 3, 2008. All middle school studentsstudying civics are welcome to enter.

For official rules and entry form, please visit www.chrysler.org.Please contact Channon Dillard at 757-333-6239 [email protected] for additional information.

freedom of speech and expressionfreedom of worshipfreedom from wantfreedom from fear

Norman RockwellFreedom fromFear, 1943War bond posterStory illustration forThe SaturdayEvening Post,March 13, 1943From the permanentcollection ofNorman RockwellMuseum©1943 SEPS:Licensed by CurtisPublishing,Indianapolis, IN

Norman RockwellFreedom ofSpeech, 1943War bond posterStory illustration forThe SaturdayEvening Post,February 20, 1943From thepermanentcollection ofNorman RockwellMuseum©1943 SEPS:Licensed by CurtisPublishing,Indianapolis, IN


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CURRENTLY ON VIEWCameo Performances: Masterpieces of CameoGlass from the Chrysler’s CollectionOngoing

Highlighting the skills of master carvers and their sources ofinspiration, this show explores the history of cameo glasscarving beginning with ancient Roman examples. Theexhibition focuses on the popular resurgence of thetechnique in England during the late 19th century.

Kaufman Furniture GalleryOngoing

This new installation features loans from the collection ofLinda H. Kaufman and the late George M. Kaufman—one ofour nation’s greatest collections of American decorative artsand Dutch Golden Age paintings. The new displayhighlights the stylistic evolution of American furniture fromthe mid-18th to the early 19th century and helps visitorsunderstand the individual character of pieces produced inthe early American furniture making centers includingBoston, Newport, New York, and Philadelphia.

Moses Myers, Merchant of Norfolk(at the Myers House)Ongoing

Supported by a generous gift from Mr. T. Parker Host, thisnew exhibition explores the business of maritime commercethrough the life of Moses Myers.

The Old Order and The New: P. H. Emersonand Photography, 1885-1895Now through November 16, 2008

In the 1880s, Peter Henry Emerson began photographingthe Norfolk and Suffolk, England landscapes, producingbeautiful prints, and publishing books and portfolios for

which he becamewell-known. Theimages in thisexhibition conveythe rich flavor ofEmerson’s time and invitecomparisons with contemporarylife and culture.

Countdown to Eternity: Photographs of Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr. by Ben FernandezNow through March 1, 2009

In the years before Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wasassassinated, award-winning photographer Ben Fernandezdocumented his life.

American Chronicles: The Art of Norman RockwellNovember 12, 2008–February 1, 2009

Drawn from the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge,Massachusetts, this exhibition surveys the career of America’spremier 20th-century commercial illustrator and arguably itsmost belovedartist. Theexhibitionincludes 41 ofRockwell’s oilpaintings, agroup ofdrawings andpostersincluding theFour Freedoms,and all 323covers that theartist createdbetween 1916and 1963 for The SaturdayEvening Post.

Norman RockwellNo Swimming,1921 Oil on canvas, Cover illustration forThe SaturdayEvening Post, June4, 1921From the permanentcollection ofNorman RockwellMuseum©1921 SEPS:Licensed by Curtis Publishing,Indianapolis, IN

Ben Fernandez (American, b. 1936)Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Speaking at the

United Nations, April 15, 1967Gift of Kodak and Michael S. Engl

©Ben Fernandez/Hoboken Almanac Gallery

Peter Henry Emerson (British, 1856-1936)The Lonely Fisher, plate 15 from Marsh Leaves, 1895Photogravure Lent by John Benjafield


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Art of Glass 2Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect: A Modern Renaissance in Italian GlassApril 8, 2009–July 19, 2009

This is the first exhibition to thoroughly examine the career and art of Lino Tagliapietra,widely revered as the maestro of glassblowing and elder statesman linking the glasscenters of Venice, Italy and the United States. He is widely credited with changing thecourse of contemporary studio glass through his teaching, disciplined work ethic, andpassion for the material. The exhibition will present 155 works from Tagliapietra’s 40-year career, including pivotal works from the artist’s own collection and collectionsaround the world as well as designs made for industry and objects that have neverbefore been exhibited.

Contemporary Glass Among the ClassicsApril 26–July 19, 2009

This exhibition will feature awe-inspiring glass installations from four contemporary artists:Katherine Gray, Stephen Knapp, Karen LaMonte, and Beth Lipman. Focusing on each artist’sapproach to the versatile material of glass, this exhibition will present new works inspired by theChrysler’s collection. Gray, LaMonte, and Lipman’s works will be featured throughout variousgalleries alongside objects from the Museum’s collection. In addition, there will be a dazzling lightinstallation on the exterior of the building created by Knapp.

Silea, 2003Designed and made by Lino

TagliapietraBlown glass with zanfirico

cane patchworkCourtesy of Lino

Tagliapietra, Inc.Photo by Russell

Johnson

res (Argentinean, b. 1957)Maria Alche y Ramon Teves, Ushuaia, 2006Walter P. Chrysler Jr. Art Purchase Fund©res, Courtesy Robert Mann Gallery

UPCOMING

Photography at the Chrysler: RecentAcquisitionsOpening December 12, 2008

A selection of the most exciting historical and contemporaryphotographs added to the Museum's collection in recentyears. Artists represented include Berenice Abbott, AugustSander, William Christenberry, and the Argentineanphotographer res.

[Photo by] J.T. McClennyLouis Cousins waits to be assigned to ahome room, Maury High SchoolAuditorium, February 2, 1959Photo Courtesy of The Virginian-Pilot

50 Years Later: The Lessons of Massive ResistanceDecember 20, 2008–March 1, 2009

As part of a city-wide commemoration marking the 50thanniversary of the end of "massive resistance," the exhibitionhighlights this period in national history by chronologicallydisplaying photographs, documents, and clippings of thepeople and places that forever changed Norfolk’s PublicSchools. 50 Years Later: The Lessons of Massive Resistance tells thestory of the reopening of schools in Norfolk after GovernorLindsay Almond closed them rather than agree to courtordered desegregation.


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ROCKWELL’S YANKEE DOODLE

In conjunction with the exhibition American Chronicles: The Artof Norman Rockwell, the Chrysler will exhibit its own work by

the artist in one of its early 20th-century American gallerieson the Museum’s second floor. Acquired in 2007, the large,highly-finished charcoal drawing depicts the mythicAmerican colonial figure Yankee Doodle on horseback. It isone of the most impressive sketches that Rockwell made inpreparation for his famous 1937 mural of the same subject inthe Tap Room of the Nassau Inn in Princeton, New Jersey.

For Rockwell, the greatness of America grew directly out of itspast. The democratic ideals of equality and fairness, our war-times feats of heroism and self-sacrifice, our love of a goodjoke, and unwillingness to take ourselves or anyone else tooseriously—all of these qualities, he felt, had been part of theAmerican experience from the very beginning. These ideas arefully revealed in both American Chronicles and Yankee Doodle, andwe invite you to enjoy them both!

Norman Rockwell (American, 1894-1978)Yankee Doodle, 1937Museum purchase, Water P. Chrysler Jr. Art Purchase Fund

KEEPING THE CHRYSLER’SLEGACY ALIVE

Each year the Chrysler's fall season begins with ourMajor Donor Dinner. The dinner provides a welcomed

opportunity for the Museum to say a well-deserved thankyou to our most loyal and generous supporters—thepeople who quite literally make it possible for us to dowhat we do.

At this year's gathering, the Museum paid special homageto Shirley and Dick Roberts whose generosity, service,and achievements as collectors and patrons have enrichednot just the Chrysler, but cultural and educationalorganizations across our region.

More than 300 guestsgathered on September18th to enjoy goodcompany and to reviewthe achievements ofthe past year.

Guests arrive on the red carpet for the black-tieaffair.

Honorees Shirley and Dick Roberts (center) with their daughters, Helen Roberts (left)and Cathy Dodge (right).


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1 Sat 1 p.m. Historic Houses Weekend Program …If You Lived During Slavery2 p.m. Senior Art Forum The Old Order and the New: P.H. Emerson and Photography, 1885-18952 p.m. Gallery Talk Collecting with Vision: Treasures from the Chrysler Collection

2 Sun 1 p.m. Historic Houses Weekend Program …If You Lived During Slavery2 p.m. Gallery Talk Highlights in Glass

5 Wed 12:30 p.m. Gallery Talk Collecting with Vision: Treasures from the Chrysler Collection6:15 p.m. Jazz The Art of Jazz with Ra Jazz and The Fine Art of Wine

6 Thurs 11 a.m. Tickle My Ears My Clothes are Better than Yours! in the 18th Century Gallery8 Sat 1 p.m. Historic Houses Weekend Program Architour

2 p.m. Gallery Talk Highlights in Glass9 Sun Members’ Event Norman Rockwell Members’ Premiere

1 p.m. Historic Houses Weekend Program Architour2 p.m. Gallery Talk Collecting with Vision: Treasures from the Chrysler Collection

11 Tue Event Friends of the Historic Houses Annual Holiday Party12 Wed Exhibition Opens American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell

Event Masterpiece Society Art Travel Program (Washington, DC)12:30 p.m. Gallery Talk American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell1 p.m. Gallery Talk Highlights in Glass

Event Friends of the Historic Houses Annual Meeting6:15 p.m. Jazz The Art of Jazz with Forte Jazz Band7 p.m. Norfolk History Museum Series Fort Norfolk: Past and Present

15 Sat 10 a.m. Class American Essays: Writing in Response to Norman Rockwell10:30 a.m. Event FAAA Annual Art Class Series (at the Chrysler Museum of Art1 p.m. Historic Houses Weekend Program Divided City: City of Norfolk’s Civil War2 p.m. Gallery Talk American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell

16 Sun Exhibition Closes The Old Order and the New: P.H. Emerson and Photography, 1885-18951 p.m. Historic Houses Weekend Program Divided City: City of Norfolk’s Civil War2 p.m. Gallery Talk American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell2 p.m. Concert Bach Festival by the Academy of Music

19 Wed 11 a.m. NSA Lecture The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts: A Unique Institution featuring Emily RauhDemonstration Conservation of the Museum’s Frames

12:30 p.m. Gallery Talk American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell1 p.m. Gallery Talk Collecting with Vision: Treasures from the Chrysler Collection6 p.m. Event Friends of the JOC Library Annual Fall Event6:15 p.m. Jazz The Art of Jazz with Vinnie Knight

20 Thurs Demonstration Conservation of the Museum’s Frames21 Fri Demonstration Conservation of the Museum’s Frames22 Sat 10 a.m. Class American Essays: Writing in Response to Norman Rockwell

1 p.m. Historic Houses Weekend Program The Myers: A Jewish American Family2 p.m. Gallery Talk American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell

23 Sun 1 p.m. Historic Houses Weekend Program The Myers: A Jewish American Family2 p.m. Gallery Talk American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell

26 Wed 12:30 p.m. Gallery Talk American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell5 p.m. Museum Closing The Museum will close at 5 p.m.

27 Thurs Museum Closed The Museum Closed in Observance of Thanksgiving holiday29 Sat 1 p.m. Historic Houses Weekend Program Ladies of Norfolk: The Myers Women

2 p.m. Gallery Talk American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell30 Sun 1 p.m. Historic Houses Weekend Program Ladies of Norfolk: The Myers Women

2 p.m. Gallery Talk American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell

Peter Stephenson (American-English, 1823-ca.1860)The Wounded Indian, 1848-50Gift of James H. Ricau and Museum Purchase


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3 Wed 11 a.m. NSA Lecture Antoine’s Alphabet: Watteau & His World featuring Jed Pearl12:30 p.m. Gallery Talk American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell1 p.m. Gallery Talk Collecting with Vision: Treasures from the Chrysler Collection6:15 p.m. Jazz The Art of Jazz with Tyrone Marquis Smith and The Fine Art of Wine

4 Thurs 11 a.m. Tickle My Ears Rock, Rock, Rockwell—American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwellin the Large Changing Gallery

6 Sat 1 p.m. Historic Houses Weekend Program …If You Lived During Slavery2 p.m. Gallery Talk American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell2 p.m. Senior Art Forum American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell

7 Sun 1 p.m. Historic Houses Weekend Program …If You Lived During Slavery2 p.m. Gallery Talk American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell2 p.m. Family Event A Norman Rockwell Holiday

9 Tue Event Mowbray Arch Society Art Purchase Dinner10 Wed 12:30 p.m. Gallery Talk American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell

1 p.m. Gallery Talk Angelic Visions2 p.m. Concert American Music Concerts: The Virginia Symphony Orchestra String Quartet6:15 p.m. Jazz The Art of Jazz with Jim Newsom7 p.m. Norfolk History Museum Series Patrick Henry, Revolutionary

11 Thurs 6 p.m. Event Friends of the Historic Houses Holiday Party13 Sat 1 p.m. Historic Houses Weekend Program Architour

2 p.m. Gallery Talk American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell14 Sun 1 p.m. Historic Houses Weekend Program Architour

2 p.m. Gallery Talk American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell17 Wed 12:30 p.m. Gallery Talk American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell

1 p.m. Gallery Talk Angelic Visions6:15 p.m. Jazz American Music Concerts: Laura Martier with The John Toomey Trio

20 Sat Exhibition Opens 50 Years Later: The Lessons of Massive Resistance1 p.m. Historic Houses Weekend Program The Myers: A Jewish-American Family2 p.m. Gallery Talk American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell

21 Sun 1 p.m. Historic Houses Weekend Program The Myers: A Jewish-American Family2 p.m. Gallery Talk American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell


25 Thurs Museum Closed The Museum will be closed in observance of the holidays 27 Sat 1 p.m. Historic Houses Weekend Program The Myers: A Jewish-American Family

2 p.m. Gallery Talk American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell28 Sun 1 p.m. Historic Houses Weekend Program The Myers: A Jewish-American Family

2 p.m. Gallery Talk American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell3 p.m. Historic Houses Program Hanukkah: Festival of Lights


Norman RockwellA Scout is Helpful, 1939

Oil on canvas Illustration for Boy Scouts of America

Calendar, 1941From the permanent collection of

Norman Rockwell MuseumLicensed by Norman Rockwell

Licensing Company, Niles, IL

Riverstone, 2002Designed and made by Lino TagliapietraBlown glass with irregular zanfirico canes, spiralwrap, turned axis; cutCourtesy of Lino Tagliapietra, Inc.Photo by Russell Johnson


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ART AND OPERA

Astanding-room-only crowd of opera and art lovers joinedforces on Sunday, September 14th for a special

presentation at the Chrysler Museum. Guests were treated tolive operative selections from two of Virginia Opera’supcoming productions and Gallery Talks focusing on threepaintings from the Chrysler Museum’s collection.

Vissi d’Arte returns in January and will feature Puccini’s Toscaand Rossini’s The Barber of Seville.

Special thanks to the Virginia Opera Guild for hosting thereception featuring coffees donated by First Colony Coffee & Tea.

S T A F F F A V O R I T E S

LARRY RIVERS, ME

by Richard Hovorka

This particular painting moves me because, in myopinion, it serves as the doorway into an exciting

time in the American avant-garde. Artists of this timeperiod were very close and shared many of the sameexperiences. Almost every important painter, poet,and musician of the 1950s and early 60s partied at theCedar Tavern, listened to poetry & jazz at the VillageVanguard, and at times, were even romanticallyinvolved with each other. These artists dramaticallychanged the landscape of the arts internationally, andamong them, the creator of Me, Larry Rivers.

This painting primarily addresses the aestheticpreoccupations of the day. It mimics an obsessionwith self and sparked an interest in “Pop Art,” one ofthe major art movements of the twentieth century. Infact, Rivers is sometimes known as the “Grandfatherof Pop Art.” During the time when he was creatingthis painting, Rivers also worked as an actor andperformed in “Pull My Daisy,” one of the seminalmovies of independent cinema directed by AlfredLeslie. In addition to his career in film, Leslie was alsoa painter. His painting Portrait of Marcelle and PierreMonnin is displayed here in the Chrysler’s contemporarygalleries, not far from Rivers’ masterpiece.

Larry Rivers (American, 1923-2002)Me, 1959Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.© Estate of Larry Rivers / Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY

THE CHRYSLER COMPLETESCOLLECTION INVENTORY

After nearly two years, the Chrysler completes inventoryof its collection. The inventory team went through the

entire Museum, off-site storage, Norfolk History Museum,and the Moses Myers House, completing database entriesaccurately, bringing our works in the Museum to 35,000!

Over the next few months all of this data will betransferred to the Museum’snew state-of-the-art collectiondatabase. By next fall weexpect to be able to makeimages and information onmore than 35,000 objects in the collection easilysearchable online.

Shannon Ruff, Richard Hovorka,and Jeanne Noonan wrap up theChrysler’s inventory project.

Hundreds of guests packed the Chrysler’s galleries for Vissi d’Arte.


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THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM COLLECTION ON THE ROAD

Catch any one of these works of art from the Chrysler's Collection around the world!

Edgar Degas (French, 1834-1917)Dancer with Bouquets, ca. 1895-1900Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.In memory of Della Viola Forker Chrysler

New York, NYOur Blakelock painting, The Grotto, isincluded in the exhibition, “TheUnknown Blakelock,” currently onview at the National Academy ofDesign in New York (throughJanuary 4, 2009). Also traveling toNew York is the Museum’s Slick, aself-portrait of the artist BarkleyHendricks. The painting is on viewat the Studio Museum in Harlem in“Barkley L. Hendricks: Birth of theCool” (November 12, 2008–March15, 2009).

St. Louis, MOThe Chrysler's Jackson Pollockpainting, Number 23, 1951, is currentlyon loan to the exhibition“Action/Abstraction: Pollock,deKooning, and American Art, 1940-1976” opening at the St. Louis ArtMuseum October 19 (throughJanuary 11, 2009).

Australia, CanberraEdgar Degas, Dancer with Bouquets,travels to Australia for the exhibition“Degas: Master of French Art.” Itwill be on view December 12, 2008–March 22, 2009 at the NationalGallery of Australia, Canberra.

Washington, DCA group of 14 albumen prints fromAlexander Gardner’s albumPhotographic Sketchbook of the War arepart of a permanent collectionexhibition currently on view at theSmithsonian American Art Museumin Washington.

Old Lyme, CT Dance, a bronze sculpture by BessiePotter Vonnoh is at the FlorenceGriswold Museum in Old Lyme, CTin the exhibition “Bessie PotterVonnoh: Sculptor of Women”(through January 11, 2009).

Jackson Pollock (American, 1912-1956)Number 23, 1951, 1951Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.©The Pollock-Krasner Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York


FAMILY EVENTSunday, December 7, 2 p.m. in Huber CourtA Norman Rockwell Holiday Can you paint a story like Norman Rockwell? Give it a whirl in Huber Court,where models of characters seen in Rockwell’s art will pose on stage. This familycelebration will also feature gallery activities, music, and tours of the exhibition.

FRAME CONSERVATION DEMONSTRATIONS

Wednesday, November 19–21 in the Chrysler Museum’s galleriesMaster Guilder Demonstrates Frame ConservationWayne Reynolds, Julius Lowy Co.'s master gilder,will visit the Museum November 19-21, 2008 toconserve selected Chrysler frames. Working in thegalleries, Reynolds will demonstrate gilding, casting,and other techniques. He'll also answer visitorquestions about the art and history of framing.

Funded by the Museum’s Conservation ChallengeGrant from the National Endowment for theHumanities, these workshops are a great learningexperience for anyone interested in the art and craftof the frame.

Cost: Free and open to the public.

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GALLERY TALKSGallery Talks are customized tours thathighlight the Museum’s many changingexhibitions and works in the Chrysler’scollection. Each session begins at theMuseum’s information desk in Huber Court.

Collecting with Vision: Treasures fromthe Chrysler CollectionNovember 1, 2 p.m. November 5, 12 p.m.November 9, 2 p.m.November 19, 1 p.m.December 3, 1 p.m.

Highlights in GlassNovember 2, 2 p.m.November 8, 2 p.m.November 12, 1 p.m.

Angelic VisionsDecember 10, 1 p.m.December 17, 1 p.m.

American Chronicles: The Art ofNorman Rockwell12:30 p.m. on Wednesdays and 2 p.m. Saturdays and SundaysWednesday, November 12—Sunday, February 1


TICKLE MY EARS: STORIES AND ART AT THE CHRYSLER

Geared towards pre-kindergarten childrenand their parents, this program takes placeon the first Thursday of every month andfeatures stories, songs, and surprises to helpyoung children appreciate art. Thisprogram is generously supportedby Target.

Thursday, November 6, 11 a.m. in the 18th Century Gallery

My Clothes are Better than Yours!

Thursday, December 4, 11 a.m. in the Large Changing GalleryRock, Rock, Rockwell Cost: Free and open to the public.

Public Programs are free to Members or includedwith Museum admission. Remember, MuseumMembers, children under 18, and students withcollege ID are always admitted to the Museum freeof charge. Unless otherwise noted, no reservationsare required for individuals, but please call forgroup reservations.

PUBLIC PROGRAMS

Norman RockwellGoing and Coming,1947Oil on canvas, Cover illustration for TheSaturday Evening Post,August 30, 1947From the permanentcollection of NormanRockwell Museum©1947 SEPS: Licensed byCurtis Publishing,Indianapolis, IN

Wayne Reynolds


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BACH FESTIVALSunday, November 16, 2 p.m. The Academy of MusicThe Academy of Music continues its concert program featuring the 1880s Erardpiano, on loan to the Museum from the Norfolk Education Foundation. Academystudents will perform works by Bach and other Baroque composers for anafternoon of music in the galleries.

Cost: Free with Museum Admission

AMERICANMUSIC

CONCERTSAmerican music has developed a rich anddiverse repertoire through its evolution inchurches, jazz clubs, and concert halls.The Chrysler celebrates Norman Rockwelland American music with concertsfeaturing some of the region’s best musical talent.

Wednesday, December 10, 2 p.m. in the Kaufman TheatreThe Virginia Symphony OrchestraString QuartetBringing Rockwell’s iconic imagesof America to life, musicians fromthe Virginia Symphony Orchestraperform in the Museum’s KaufmanTheatre.

Cost: Free for Members and $5 fornon-Members

Wednesday, December 17, 6:15 p.m. in Huber CourtLaura Martier with The John Toomey Trio The reigning jazz vocalist on theOuter Banks, Laura Martier returnsto Norfolk to perform Americanjazz classics.

Cost: Free and open to the Public

Sunday, January 25, 2009, 3 p.m. in Huber Court The Virginia ChoraleThe Virginia Chorale, led by MusicDirector Scott Williamson, performsa program of American classics.

Cost: Free for Members andincluded with Museum Admission

Attributed to Donato Creti (Italian, 1671-1749)Musical Group, ca. 1695Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.


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November: 1 & 2December: 6 & 7…If You Lived During SlaveryLearn more about Norfolk’s African-American heritagefrom the stories of enslaved and free African-Americansduring the Civil War at the Moses MyersHouse. Experience history through their eyesby following in their footsteps and explore theunique differences between slavery in citiesand on plantations.

November: 8 & 9December: 13 & 14ArchitourGo behind the scenes and uncoverarchitectural evidence that reveals how theMyers House has changed over time to meetthe needs of the people who have lived here.Find out how this evidence provides clues todaily life throughout the house.

November: 15 & 16Divided City: Norfolk’s Civil WarDiscover how the city of Norfolk was affectedby America’s most destructive war. Throughthe experiences of the Myers family, find outhow the war touched everyone in Norfolk atthat time—soldiers and civilians, free andenslaved, white and African-American,Northern and Southern.

CLASSESFor more information or to register, please call757-333-6268.

Saturday, November 15 & 22, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. at the ChryslerMuseum/The Muse Writers CenterAmerican Essays: Writing in Response toNorman Rockwell The art of Norman Rockwell inspiresthoughts and words on democracy,work, travel, family, and other aspectsof American life. Join Tom Robothamfor a day of looking and writing at theChrysler Museum, followed by aSaturday of critique and review at TheMuse Writers Center in West Ghent.Lunch will be served both days.

Cost: $100 for Museum Members and$125 for non-Members.

Saturdays, January 10, 17, 24, & 31,1 p.m.–4 p.m. at the ChryslerMuseum of ArtRealist Paintings Inspired by NormanRockwellThe art of Norman Rockwellshowcases American children,presidents, pioneers, and—of course—the artist himself. Study Rockwell’soriginal paintings on view at theChrysler and practice the artist’s realisttechnique using oils or acrylics overthe course of four weeks with localpainter James Warwick Jones.

Cost: $130 for Museum Members and$160 for non-Members, plus materials.


PUBLIC PROGRAMS

HISTORICHOUSES

PROGRAMSFor more information

about HistoricHouses Programs,

please call 757-333-1085.

Norman RockwellLincoln for the Defense (Abe Lincoln), 1962Oil on canvasStory illustration for The SaturdayEvening Post, February 10, 1962From the permanent collection ofNorman Rockwell Museum©1962 SEPS: Licensed by CurtisPublishing, Indianapolis, IN

Norman Rockwell Mine America's Coal (Portrait of a

Coal Miner), 1943Oil on canvas

Poster for U.S. Office of War Information.From the permanent collection of

Norman Rockwell MuseumLicensed by Norman Rockwell Licensing

Company, Niles, IL

WEEKENDPROGRAMS ATTHE HISTORIC

HOUSESThe Weekend Programs at the Historic

Houses explore many of the themes in theMoses Myers House in more detail.

Programs are scheduled weekly at 1 p.m.on Saturdays and Sundays.


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November: 22 & 23December: 20, 21, 27 & 28The Myers: A Jewish-American FamilyEnter the religious life of the Myers family and understandthe challenges faced by early American Jews. Find out howthe Myers family practiced their religion and how theirbeliefs found expression in their public lives.

November: 29 & 30Ladies of Norfolk: The Myers WomenSpend an hour with the women of the Myers householdand learn about the vital roles they played at home and insociety. Meet the Myers’ daughters—Adeline, Augusta,and Mary Georgiana and contrast their lives with that ofChary, a 14-year-old slave girl.


Sunday, December 28, 3 p.m. at the Freemason Reception CenterHanukkah: Festival of LightsLearn more about Norfolk’s Jewish heritage as the MosesMyers House, home of Norfolk’s first Jewish residents,highlights the festival of Hanukkah. Explore the heritageand history of this festival, and how it has come to be so

important in theUnited States.Enjoy traditionalfoods andactivities, andlight a menorah.For information,please call 757-333-1091.

Cost: Free andopen to thepublic.


PUBLIC PROGRAMS

NOVEMBER 20085th Ra Jazz and The Fine Art of Wine12th Forte Jazz Band19th Vinnie Knight26th MUSEUM CLOSES AT 5 p.m.

DECEMBER 20083rd Tyrone Marquis Smith and The Fine Art of Wine10th Jim Newsom17th Laura Martier with The John Toomey Trio24th MUSEUM CLOSES AT 5 p.m.31st MUSEUM CLOSES AT 5 p.m.

The popular Art of Jazz series features an all-star lineup ofregional performers every Wednesday night from 6:15p.m.–8:45 p.m. in the Museum’s Huber Court. Wine andrefreshments are available for purchase, and the Museum’sgalleries stay open for guests’ enjoyment. A completeschedule of performers is listed below.

Sponsored by Farm Fresh, The Fine Art of Wine–an informaltasting–takes place on the first Wednesday of each month.Members receive a $1 discount on each glass of wine andhalf-off wine tasting.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT JAZZ


INTRODUCING ALL NEWART RIFFS

On the first Wednesday of each month, enjoy Art Riffs—short conversations led by a museum educator in front of aselected work of art. Meet at the bottom of the main staircasein Huber Court when the jazz band takes their first break.

Gilbert Stuart(American, 1755-1828)Eliza Judah Myers,ca. 1808Chrysler Museum ofArt, Moses MyersHouse, Norfolk,Virginia. The Historic Houses arethe property of the Cityof Norfolk and areoperated by TheChrysler Museum.


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NORFOLKSOCIETY OF ARTS

LECTURE SERIESThe Norfolk Society of Arts Lecture Seriesfeatures a fascinating array of speakers and topics. Lectures are held on selectedWednesdays through April 2009. Eachlecture begins at 11 a.m. in the KaufmanTheatre and is preceded by a coffee receptionat 10:30 a.m.

ROCKWELL: UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL

Peter Rockwell, the youngest son of Norman Rockwell,frequently posed for his father and vividly remembers the

creative process behind his father's most famous paintings—many of which will be featured in the Chrysler's upcomingexhibition, American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell.

Hosted by the Norfolk Society of Art on September 24th,Peter Rockwell shared those memories of his father with astanding-room-only crowd in theKaufman Theatre. The day before,Rockwell—an accomplished artistand art historian—spoke to a moreintimate audience of the Chryslerstaff and docents about theMuseum's Bust of the Savior by Bernini,quite possibly the last work the artistcompleted before suffering a strokeat the age of 79. Rockwell climbed aladder to closely inspect theChrysler's sculpture and highlightthe characteristic signs of Bernini'swork for a captivated audience.

Peter Rockwell–son of illustratorNormanRockwell–discusses theChrysler’s Bustof the Savior asone of Bernini’slast works.

Wednesday, November 19, 2008The Pulitzer Foundation for Arts: A Unique InstitutionEmily Rauh Pulitzer, Founder and Chair, The PulitzerFoundation for the Arts, St. Louis

Wednesday, December 3, 2008Antoine’s Alphabet: Watteau & His WorldJed Pearl, Author and Critic

Cost: Free to NSA Members.

For more information or to join NSA, please contact Pam Pruden at 757-623-0875 [email protected].

New Trustees Thomas L. Stokes, Jr.,

Lewis W. Webb III, Susan Nordlinger,

and Wayne F. Wilbanks


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SENIOR ART FORUMThis senior citizens group meets at 2 p.m. on one Saturday a month for atour, discussion, and light refreshments.

Saturday, November 1, 2 p.m. in the Education WorkshopThe Old Order and the New: P.H. Emerson and Photography,1885-1895

Saturday, December 6, 2 p.m. in the Education WorkshopAmerican Chronicles: The Art of Norman RockwellCost: Free for Members and $5 for non-Members.

NORFOLK HISTORY MUSEUM SERIES

Lectures are held in the Kaufman Theatre at the Museum on the secondWednesday each month. Refreshments will be offered after each event.Sponsored by the Norfolk Historical Society. For more information or tojoin, please call 757-333-1085.

Wednesday, November 12, 7 p.m. in the Kaufman TheatreFort Norfolk: Past and PresentIn a two-part program, Colonel Dionysios Anninos of theUnited States Corps of Engineers will relate the history ofthe site of Fort Norfolk to the present day. Next, BeckyPoulliot, Director of the Hampton Roads Naval Museum, willshare the latest exhibits planned to bring Fort Norfolk to lifefor the local community. This month’s event will coincidewith the annual meeting for the Friends of Historic Housesand the Norfolk Historical Society.

Wednesday, December 10, 7 p.m. in the Kaufman TheatrePatrick Henry, RevolutionaryMichael Wells of Virginia Patriots, Inc. brings history to lifeas Patrick Henry, one of the most important figures of theRevolution in Virginia. Henry is often described as the manwho, in Thomas Jefferson’s words, “set the ball of Revolutionrolling” in Virginia with his famous speech, “Give me liberty,or give me death!”

Cost: Admission is $5 per person. Members of the Norfolk Historical Society and Friends of the HistoricHouses are free.

FRIENDS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN ART

For more information or to become a Member of the Friends of AfricanAmerican Art, please call Brian Wells at 757-333-6298 or [email protected]

Saturday, November 15, 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m. at the Chrysler Museum Annual Art Class Series: The Chrysler’s African Collectionand an Evaluation of Privately Held African Art James Brown, professor of history at Norfolk StateUniversity, will discuss the core collection of Africanart at the Chrysler. The class will also feature anexciting “show and tell” segment as participants bringAfrican art from their private collections to learn fromBrown’s comments on authenticity and artistic value.No financial appraisals will be offered.

Unless otherwise noted, no reservations are requiredfor individuals, but please call for group reservations.

PROGRAMS FOR MEMBERS

FRIENDS OF THE HISTORIC HOUSES

For more information or to become a Member of the Friends of HistoricHouses, please call Jenny Kolin at 757-333-6294 or [email protected].

Wednesday, November 12, 2008Annual Meeting

Thursday, December 11, 2008Annual Holiday Party

FRIENDS OF THE JEAN OUTLANDCHRYSLER LIBRARY

For more information or to become a Member of the Friends of the JeanOutland Chrysler Library, please call 757-333-6294 or [email protected].

Wednesday, November 19, 2008, 6-8 p.m.Annual Fall Event

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