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THE MAGAZINE OF THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM OF ART

CALENDAR OF EVENTS March/April 2009

p 4 Exhibitions • p 6 News • p 8 Daily Calendar • p 13 Public Programs • p 15 Member Programs

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COVER Mandara, 2006 Designed and made

by Lino Tagliapietra Blown glass with multiple incalmi, crisscrossed canes, Pilchuck ’96 technique; cut 22¾ x 15¾ x 7½ inches Courtesy of Lino Tagliapietra, Inc. Photo by Russell Johnson

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. (admission by voluntary contribution) Thursday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

Sunday, 1–5 p.m.

All facilities are closed on Mondays, Tuesdays, and major holidays.

Jean Outland Chrysler Library Open Wednesday–Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Wednesday evening hours are also available by appointment only.

E-mail: lchristiansen@chrysler.org (757) 965-2035 Historic Houses Free Admission The Moses Myers House Corner of Bank and Freemason Streets, Norfolk Hours: Wednesday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.; Sunday, 12–4 p.m.

Tours are hourly through 3 p.m.

(757) 333-1086 The Norfolk History Museum at the Willoughby-Baylor House 601 E. Freemason Street, Norfolk Hours: Wednesday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.; Sunday, 12–4 p.m.

(757) 333-1091 Tours start at the Freemason Street Reception Center 401 E. Freemason Street, Norfolk (757) 441-1526 Museum Gift Shop Open during Museum hours (757) 333-6297

This publication is produced by the Communications Department: Teresa Sowers, Director of Communications, and Cheryl Little, Public Relations and Publications Coordinator. Unless otherwise noted, Museum images by Ed Pollard, Museum Photographer.

Cuisine and Company at the Chrysler Wednesday–Saturday, 11 a.m.–3 p.m.

Sunday, 12–3 p.m.

(757) 333-6291 Accessibility The Museum is fully accessible to wheelchairs and baby strollers (both are available free of charge at the admissions desk).

There is ample free parking.

Admission General Admission: $7 Senior Citizens, Teachers, and Military: $5 Museum Members, Students with ID, and children ages 18 and under: Free Wednesday: Voluntary Contribution Facility Rental (757) 333-6233 www.chrysler.org/rentals.asp or email events@chrysler.org Department Directory Office of the Director 333-6234 Development 333-6253 Communications 333-6295 Special Events 333-6233 Finance & Administration 333-6224 Education 333-6269 Historic Houses 333-1086 Security 333-6237 Curatorial 965-2033 Library 965-2035 Visitor Services 965-2039 Membership (757) 333-6298 www.chrysler.org/membership.asp Group and School Tours (757) 333-6269 www.chrysler.org/programs.asp

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Volunteers (757) 333-6220 www.chrysler.org/membership The Chrysler Museum of Art is partially supported by grants from the City of Norfolk, the Virginia Commission for the Arts, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Business Consortium for Arts Support, and the Webster Foundation.

Chrysler Museum of Art Board of Trustees 2008-09 Robert M. Boyd Nancy W. Branch Jerry A. Bridges Macon F. Brock Robert W. Carter E. John Field Andrew S. Fine David R. Goode Cyrus W. Grandy V Adrianne R. Joseph Linda H. Kaufman, Secretary Sandra W. Lewis Henry D. Light Edward L. Lilly Vincent J. Mastracco, Jr. Arnold B. McKinnon Patterson N. McKinnon Charles W. (Wick) Moorman, Chair Susan Nordlinger Richard D. Roberts Anne B. Shumadine Thomas L. Stokes, Jr. Josephine L. Turner Leah Waitzer Lewis W. Webb III Wayne F. Wilbanks Dixie Wolf

Compared to other national galleries like the Smithsonian, the Chrysler was better, cleaner, and friendlier.

I felt that the staff was nicer and more helpful.

I can't believe this museum is here in town!

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Chesapeake guest, from a visitor survey

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THE ARTISANAL MUSEUM Thanks to the recommendation of my wife and daughter, I’ve become a big fan of the writings of Michael Pollan. If you don’t know him from In Defense of Food, The Omnivore’s Dilemma, or The Botany of Desire, Pollan writes with style, intelligence, and a deep sense of morality about what we eat and why: about politics and nutrition, economics and the environment. Pollan’s ideas have broad implications for all of us and the way we live our lives.

These implications are so broad, in fact, that they even have relevance for art museums.

For example, in discussing the varying ways in which our food is produced, Pollan draws a distinction between industrial and artisanal enterprises. Industrial organizations stress leastcost production; they substitute capital for labor to exploit economies of scale. The result is a commodity business where producers must sell ever more cheaply and grow ever larger if they are to survive.

Artisanal production, on the other hand, is “a competitive strategy based on selling something special rather than being the least-cost producer of a commodity.” The key here is to produce a superior product while keeping costs down. Not coincidentally, as Pollan notes, successful artisanal enterprises almost always focus on a local rather than a national market, “relying on word of mouth rather than on advertising” to attract clients.

By this definition, the Chrysler Museum is clearly an artisanal enterprise. Thanks to the unique vision of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., we have a permanent collection that is remarkable both for its quality and for its idiosyncrasy. We are big enough to present exhibitions and programs of real and distinctive excellence, but not so big as to be overwhelming and corporate. Our Museum is fundamentally a regional institution—fully 85 percent of our visitors live within a 50-mile radius. Furthermore, they tell us that one of the things they like best about the Chrysler is its intimacy, its friendly, personal style. And we do all of this on a remarkably small budget, thanks to the skill, imagination, and energy of a devoted staff of museum “artisans.”

Pollan notes that when artisanal enterprises go wrong, it is almost always because they lose their competitive edge, grow too large, or embrace uniformity instead of variety. The continued success of the Chrysler depends in good measure on our faithfulness to the artisanal model. We need to retain our focus on the community that is our home. We must continue to stress quality and distinctiveness, and we must do this by relying on skill and imagination rather than capital investment or growth for growth’s sake.

But it is never quite that simple. To stay fresh and vital, to continue to attract the kinds of exhibitions that our visitors have come to expect, and to remain active, engaged members of the international community of museums, we can’t allow ourselves to become complacent or isolated. To do so would quickly make us provincial.

This is why we so generously lend objects from our collection to other museums around the world. This is why we encourage museum staff to keep in touch with their peers, to attend conferences, and to stay current with new ideas, trends, and issues in the profession. This is also why we occasionally like to take risks. As with any good group of artisans, the greatest satisfaction always comes from striving to be even better.

William J. Hennessey

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LINO TAGLIAPIETRA RETROSPECT: A MODERN RENAISSANCE IN ITALIAN GLASS

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April 8 through July 19, 2009 In the Large Changing Gallery

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eacher. Elder statesman. Maestro of glassblowing. These are just a few of the titles Lino Tagliapietra has earned during his remarkable career. As a child, Tagliapietra played in the streets behind the many small factories where he could glimpse the flames from the furnaces and the men coaxing molten glass into wondrous objects.

This kindled in him nothing less than a lifelong devotion to the material; the same things that fascinated him then still compel him more than sixty years later—the fire and the moving glass, the technology and the chemistry, the immediacy and the physicality of the work.

Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect: A Modern Renaissance in Italian Glass is the first comprehensive retrospective to examine Tagliapietra’s art and career. It will feature 155 pivotal works from the artist’s personal collection and collections around the world, as well as designs made for industry. Some will be exhibited for the first time. The Chrysler’s displays will range from an installation of his impressive Endeavor boat series, to groupings of his masterful goblets, to a selection of rare bonboniere, tiny glass replicas of some favorite works given as party favors to loved ones.

Though this exhibition celebrates Tagliapietra’s visible artistic accomplishment, he is equally revered as an educator. In 1979 he first came to Seattle in response to an invitation to teach at the young Pilchuck Glass School. American glassmakers were hungry to expand their technical knowledge and skills after a decade of experimentation.

Defying criticism from Italy’s established Murano glass community, Tagliapietra unhesitatingly shared what he knew with artists in the United States and worldwide. This both universally elevated the art

Silea, 2003 (detail) Designed and made by Lino Tagliapietra Blown glass with zanfirico cane patchwork 29½ x 9 x 6¾ inches Courtesy of Lino Tagliapietra, Inc. Photo by Russell Johnson

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Stromboli, 2004 Designed and made by Lino Tagliapietra Blown glass with murrine; cut 17¼ x 10½ x 5½ inches Courtesy of Lino Tagliapietra, Inc. Photo by Russell Johnson

and craft of glassmaking and changed the course of contemporary glass. Now at age 74, Tagliapietra’s artistic mastery and vision help to keep the glorious heritage of Italian glassmaking alive, thriving, and evolving in locales as far afield as Australia, Japan, and the United States.

The course of Tagliapietra’s career—from a childhood spent working in glass factories, through maturation as an industrial designer and craftsman, to full fruition as an independent artist— is unusual under any circumstance and is unheard of in American Studio Glass. The inventiveness of his work keeps it relevant to contemporary aesthetics.

Tagliapietra’s works stand within the grandest ranks of the decorative arts: an honored discipline of unabashed beauty and the most exquisite handwork.

Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect: A Modern Renaissance in Italian Glass has been organized by the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Washington, and is curated by Susanne Frantz, former curator of 20th-century glass at the Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, New York. This exhibition is sponsored by Rebecca and Jack Benaroya, the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, Russell Investments, Windgate Charitable Foundation, Heritage Bank, and The Boeing Company.

Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect: A Modern Renaissance in Italian Glass is part of the Chrysler Museum of Art’s participation in Art of Glass 2. Local presentation of the exhibition is made possible through the generous support of Art of Glass 2, the Bunny and Perry Morgan Fund for Special Exhibitions, the National Endowment for the Arts, Arnold and Oriana McKinnon, and Renée and Arthur Diamonstein.

Batman, 1998 Designed and made by Lino Tagliapietra Blown glass with red and black canes, turned axis; battuto cutting 11½ x 15¼ x 3½ inches Courtesy of Lino Tagliapietra, Inc. Photo by Russell Johnson

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Five Eggs Lino Tagliapietra and Marina Angelin Effetre International, Murano, for Oggetti USA, around 1982 Mold-blown glass with applied color and murrine Tallest (red): 10½ x 8 x 8 inches Private Collection (red, white, purple), Collection of the artist (black), Collection of Marina Tagliapietra (yellow) Photo by Russell Johnson and Jeff Curtis

CURRENTLY ON VIEW – ART OF GLASS 2 Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect: A Modern Renaissance in Italian Glass April 8–July 19, 2009, in the Large Changing Galleries For more on the Chrysler’s first Art of Glass 2 exhibition, see this issue’s cover story on pages 2-3.

Contemporary Glass Among the Classics April 26–July 19, 2009, throughout the Museum The Chrysler intersperses new among the old in this must-see Art of Glass 2 exhibition focusing on four contemporary artists. Katherine Gray’s repurposed glass constructs, Karen LaMonte’s cast glass dresses, and Beth Lipman’s complex glass still lifes will be featured alongside objects in the Museum’s permanent collection. Plus, Stephen Knapp will install two dazzling refractory-reflective “lightpaintings”—one inside our galleries and one on the exterior of the Museum building.

Green Eye of the Pyramid April 26–July 19, 2009, in the Prints and Drawings Gallery A third Art of Glass 2 exhibition at the Chrysler honors Norfolk’s 57th Azalea Festival’s NATO nation of 2009: the Czech Republic.

This masterful casting by the influential husband-andwife team of Stanislav Libenský and Jaroslava Brychotová shows the distinctive ability of glass to capture and incorporate light as a means of expressing the emotion and aesthetic of the artists. This piece is on loan from the private collection of Lisa and Dudley Anderson.

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Karen LaMonte (American, b. 1967) Semi-Reclining Dress Impression with Drapery, 2005 Cast glass From the collection of Lisa and Dudley Anderson.

Photo courtesy of Heller Gallery, New York

Stanislav Libenský and Jaroslava Brychtová (Czech, 1921-2002 and b. 1924, respectively) Green Eye of the Pyramid, 1993-97 Cast glass From the collection of Lisa and Dudley Anderson.

Photo courtesy of Heller Gallery, New York

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Barbara Morgan (American, 1900-1992) Martha Graham, Letter to the World (Kick), 1940, printed 1970s Gift of Lloyd and Janet Morgan

CURRENTLY ON VIEW Norfolk & Western Railway Photographs

by O. Winston Link

Photography at the Chrysler: Recent Acquisitions

Opening March 6, 2009

Ongoing

This exhibition displays power and majesty of the steam-powered locomotive as seen through the remarkable eye of photographer O. Winston Link. The photographs are drawn from the collection of Susan and David Goode.

This exhibition features a changing selection of the most exciting historical and contemporary photographs added to the Museum’s collection in recent years.

Cameo Performances: Masterpieces of Cameo Glass from the Chrysler’s Collection Ongoing

O. Winston Link (American, 1914-2001) Class A 1241 Bursts from the Westbound Portal of the Twin Montgomery Tunnels East of Christiansburg, Virginia, 1955 Gelatin-silver print Loan, with intent to give, from David and Susan Goode © O. Winston Link Trust

R. Luke DuBois: Hindsight is Always 20/20, 2008 Through March 15, 2009

DuBois’s prints analyze presidential State of the Union Addresses by frequency of word use, presenting them in the format of a common eye chart. The result is a remarkable series of snapshots of what was on the mind of each of our nation’s leaders as he spoke to the American people.

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.

Paul Storr Silver Gilt Breakfast Service Ongoing This incomparable ensemble is the creation of one of the leading silversmiths of Regency England.

Fifty Years Later: The Lessons of Massive Resistance Through April 26, 2009 A multimedia timeline commemorates the 5oth anniversary of the end of “massive resistance” to the desegregation of Norfolk’s public schools.

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Paul Storr (English, 1771-1844) Breakfast Service, 1800-1812 Gilt silver Courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Museum purchase with funds donated anonymously and from the Mary S. and Edward J. Holmes Fund, William Francis Warden Fund, and Russell B. and Andrée Beauchamp Stearns Fund and by exchange from the Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, Anonymous gifts in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour (18331914), and Bequest of Frank Brewer Bemis.

After Hours: Works by the Chrysler Museum Staff May 20–October 11, 2009 When the galleries and offices close, many Museum employees begin work in their private studios. This new exhibition will showcase their paintings, sculptures, glass, and photos—demonstrating the rich creativity of those who dedicate their lives to museum work.

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The Chrysler Museum of Art celebrates Art of Glass 2 with a host of special programming designed to complement our three extraordinary exhibitions. For details on all of the Museum’s Art of Glass 2 events, see the Programs section of the magazine, starting on page 13.

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en years ago, Hampton Roads’ arts institutions joined to form an extraordinarily successful regional partnership: Art of Glass. While the Chrysler Museum featured installations from Stephen Antonakos, Dale Chihuly, William Morris, and Therman Statom, partner venues hosted similarly impressive programs related to American art glass, realizing an ambitious community vision for excellence.

In 2009, the collaboration continues as the Chrysler, the Contemporary Art Center of Virginia, the Virginia Arts Festival, and nearly 20 other affiliates across our area present Art of Glass 2. This landmark event, anchored by the leadership and hard work of local arts patrons, promises to amaze, delight, and inspire just as much as our first!

For more information and full schedules for all events, see www.artofglass2.com.

SAVE YOUR STUB Present your ticket from any Art of Glass 2 partner event and

SAVE $2

on admission at another partner’s events.

The Virginia Arts Festival, now in its 13th year, hosts many Art of Glass 2 events across Hampton Roads from April 14 to May 31, including three exciting concerts at the Chrysler’s Kaufman Theater.

• Gabriela Montero, Pianist Tuesday, April 14 at 7:30 p.m. ($35) • Brasil Guitar Duo Thursday, April 23 at 7:30 p.m. ($25) • Coffee Concert II: The Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio Thursday, May 7 at 10:30 a.m. ($20) Further Virginia Arts Festival Art of Glass 2 programming includes: • The Art of Stained Glass—Acclaimed musicians will perform several concerts in area churches that feature historically and artistically significant stained glass. The VAF also will publish an attractive book documenting Hampton Roads’ stained glass treasures.

• Hot Shops—Ed Francis of Tidewater Community College will coordinate glassblowing demonstrations at each of the three major performance venues before and after spotlight events this May.

For more information or to purchase tickets, call (757) 282-2800 or see www.virginiaartsfest.com.

Contemporary Art Center of Virginia has several glass and metal works by Gene Koss on display now through March 15 in the Jessica Glasser and Larry Mednick Sculpture Garden as a prelude to its Art of Glass 2 exhibitions, which open April 24 and run through August 23.

• Hank Murta Adams • Dante Marioni: Form, Color, Pattern • Ashes to Ashes: Life and Death in Contemporary Glass • 1999-2009: A Region Collects The CAC is located at 2200 Parks Avenue in Virginia Beach. For more information, call (757) 425-0000 or see www.cacv.org/artofglass2.asp.

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Pianist Gabriela Montero will perform at the Museum for the Virginia Arts Festival.

Dante Marioni’s Acorns (detail), 2006, will be on display at Contemporary Arts Center of Virginia.

N E W S Curator of Glass Kelly Conway and MAS Member Malcolm Branch admire the Museum’s additional purchase.

Klaus Moje (German, b. 1936) Untitled 2 (detail), 2006 Museum purchase, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold B. McKinnon, Carolyn and Richard Barry, Bullseye Glass Company, Klaus Moje, Leah and Richard Waitzer, Susan and David Goode, Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser, Jeffrey and Cynthia Manocherian, Clay H. Barr, Nancy and Malcolm Branch, Elizabeth and Larry Goldman, Mr. and Mrs. Harry T. Lester, Henry and Angelica Light, Dr. and Mrs. Edward C. Oldfield III, Tom and Selina Stokes, Thomas W. Hubbard and Christopher Hamlin, Chrissy and Dave Johnson, and by exchange Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. © Klaus Moje

MOWBRAY ARCH SOCIETY SWEETENS CHRYSLER’S COLLECTION

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n December 9, 2008, the Mowbray Arch Society gathered for its 17th Annual Art Purchase Dinner. During the black-tie evening, members voted on which work of art to acquire for the Museum’s permanent collection. The Society selected Thomas Couture’s Le Petit Gilles, the recommendation of Chief Curator Jeff Harrison.

Couture was among the most respected painters in Paris by his early 30s. His famous Romans of the Decadence was a critical sensation at the 1847 Salon, catapulting him into the top ranks of Parisian painters. Today, Couture is recognized as one of the giants of late19th-century progressive French painting. Le Petit Gilles, painted in the final year of Couture’s life, portrays his young servant as Gilles, the hapless, comic clown of the Commedia dell’arte. The boy carries a tray of glasses filled with sweet liquid, which costumed youth often sold to passersby to lure them into the Italian street theater. For this reason, some 19thcentury references title our work The Little Confectioner. The artist, facing his approaching death, seems to paint so as to push the world of material objects behind a shimmering veil of color and

light, focusing instead on more ephemeral, spiritual truths. Our newest painting joins our Impressionist gallery.

Thanks to the generosity of individual MAS members and avid national glass collectors, Klaus Moje’s spectacular kilnformed and diamond-polished Untitled 2 (2006) also joined our collection. The work’s four colorful panels will join the Chrysler’s McKinnon Galleries of Modern Art, but only after completing a tour with the momentous retrospective Klaus Moje. It will appear this spring at New York City’s Museum of Art and Design, then travel this fall to the Toledo Museum of Art before returning to its new permanent home.

Thomas Couture (French, 1815-1879) Le Petit Gilles, ca. 1879 Gift of the Mowbray Arch Society, 2008

FINE ART CONNOISSEUR MAGAZINE ine Art Connoisseur’s January-February issue featured an article on the Museum’s chief patron and his collecting history. Written by Chief Curator Jeff Harrison, “Driven to Collect: Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. and the Chrysler Museum of Art” traces the story of his passion for collecting from his first art purchase in New York at age 13 through the triumphant rise of the Museum.

The article featured Chrysler family photos, an exterior of the Museum building, and brilliant images of five of our best-known paintings. A detail from Frederick Childe Hassam’s At the Florist, a highlight of our collection, graced the cover.

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Fine Art Connoisseur cover, featuring Frederick Childe Hassam (American, 1859-1935) At the Florist (detail), 1889 Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

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Divided City–Norfolk’s Civil War Collecting with Vision: Featuring Recent Acquisitions in Photography Countdown to Eternity: Photographs of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the 1960s

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For Art’s Sake’s Warm It! with Grey Matter Norfolk and Western Railway Photographs by O. Winston Link The Myers–A Jewish-American Family Collecting with Vision: Featuring Recent Acquisitions in Photography New Discoveries: Glass from Ancient Mesopotamia The Myers–A Jewish-American Family Purim Collecting with Vision: Featuring Recent Acquisitions in Photography Collecting with Vision: Featuring Recent Acquisitions in Photography The Art of Jazz with Greg Dudzinski Moses Myers & Sons: Merchant Princes of the Atlantic Flower Arranging Club Architour Collecting with Vision: Featuring Recent Acquisitions in Photography Architour Collecting with Vision: Featuring Recent Acquisitions in Photography Hindsight is Always 20/20, by R. Luke DuBois Collecting with Vision: Featuring Recent Acquisitions in Photography The Art of Jazz with New England Conservatory Jazz Vocal Quartet and Jimmy Masters Ladies of Norfolk–The Myers Women Art and Melodie Collecting with Vision: Featuring Recent Acquisitions in Photography Ladies of Norfolk–The Myers Women Collecting with Vision: Featuring Recent Acquisitions in Photography Dealer, Taste Maker, and Champion of Amewrican Art: Edith Gregor Halpert

by Lindsay Pollock Collecting with Vision: Featuring Recent Acquisitions in Photography The Art of Jazz with Forte Jazz …If You Lived During Slavery Collecting with Vision: Featuring Recent Acquisitions in Photography …If You Lived During Slavery Collecting with Vision: Featuring Recent Acquisitions in Photography

Attributed to Gerard David (Flemish, ca. 1460-1523) Christ on the Cross Between Saints John the Baptist and Francis of Assisi, ca. 1484-1492 Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

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Alfred Sisley (French, 1839-1899) Apple Trees in Flower, 1880 Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

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Outside U.S. District Court. June 1958.

Staff photo, used by permission of The Virginian-Pilot Photo Library.

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Collecting with Vision: Featuring Recent Acquisitions in Photography The Art of Jazz with Latin Jazz Conspiracy and The Art of Fine Wine Art Riffs on Maria Alche y Ramon Teves and Ushuaia from the Conatus Series, by res The King and Queen Divided City–Norfolk’s Civil War Collecting with Vision: Featuring Recent Acquisitions in Photography The Everyday Exotic: Mount Washington Glass from the Nineteenth Century Divided City–Norfolk’s Civil War Collecting with Vision: Featuring Recent Acquisitions in Photography Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect: A Modern Renaissance in Italian Glass Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect Lino Tagliapietra: Maestro of Glass The Art of Jazz with Under Konstruxion Confederate Industry: Manufacturers and Quartermasters Cantabile Youth Choir and Virginia Children’s Chorus The Myers–A Jewish-American Family Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect Museum is open The Myers–A Jewish-American Family Passover Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect Gabriela Montero, piano Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect The Art of Jazz with Against All Odds Architour Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect Architour Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect The Art of René Lalique by Nicholas Dawes Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect The Art of Jazz with JuJu & After Hours Brasil Guitar Duo Ladies of Norfolk–the Myers Women Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect Fifty Years Later: The Lessons of Massive Resistance Members-only reception and special artist gallery talks with Stephen Knapp, Karen LaMonte, and Katherine Gray (R.S.V.P.s are required) Members-only interview with artist Lino Tagliapietra and exhibition curator Susanne Frantz, Kaufman Theater Contemporary Glass Among the Classics Green Eye of the Pyramid Live glassblowing in Mary’s Garden Ladies of Norfolk–the Myers Women Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect Catalogue signing with Susanne Frantz Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect The Art of Jazz with Ra Jazz

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Mount Washington Glass Co. New Bedford, Massachusetts Vase, ca. 1885 Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

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FOUR FREEDOMS ESSAY CONTEST

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resident Franklin Roosevelt’s famous 1941 “Four Freedoms” speech—and Norman Rockwell’s amazing depictions of those freedoms—inspired the latest Chrysler Museum essay contest for Hampton Roads middle-schoolers. As young civics students from across the area focused on what freedom of speech and expression, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear mean to Americans today, some excellent essays emerged.

From the entries, the Museum chose (Above) The Chrysler’s VOTE! website allowed patrons to choose their favorite essayist online.

(Below) Contest winner Emily Carpenter, 12, and her parents, Kevin and Johanna Carpenter, beam amid ten finalists and recorded them reading Norman Rockwell’s Saturday Evening Post covers. Photo by Scott Howe. their essays. After posting the videos on its website, the Museum asked the public to choose their favorite. More than 1,000 people voted and confirmed their votes online!

The Museum rewarded the finalists at a special family event held January 14 in the Rockwell exhibition. Although all participants were given a free Household Membership to the Museum, our ten finalists also received Rockwell-themed gift bags for their excellent work. The mood was hopeful as Education Director Scott Howe announced our winner: Emily Carpenter from Yorktown, Va. The 7th grader at Grafton Middle School was happy to collect her grand prize, an iPod Touch, as her proud parents and two brothers watched. Congratulations, Emily!

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pring 2009 finds a large group of Chrysler’s collection objects “On the Road.”

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Hale Aspacio Woodruff (American, 1900-1980) Negroes with Jackson at New Orleans, ca. 1934 Gift of Mr. A. Ailon © Estate of Hale Woodruff/ Elnora, Inc.; Courtesy of Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, LLC, New York, NY

N E W S Tiffany Studios, Clara Driscoll, designer Electric Lamp in Holden Dragonfly Shade and Twisted-Stem Waterlily Standard, ca. 1910 Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

THE STORY BEHIND… Electric Lamp in Holden Dragonfly Shade and Twisted-Stem Waterlily Standard

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n April 17, 1904, the New York Daily News published an article featuring “Women Who Make $10,000 a Year or More.” Among those listed was Clara Driscoll of Tiffany Studios. Without this announcement and the recent discovery of her detailed correspondence with family in Ohio, little would be known of the woman credited with the design of the Dragonfly Lamp, a highlight of the Chrysler’s expansive collection of Tiffany glass.

Trained at the Metropolitan Museum Art School, Driscoll began work at the Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company in 1888. Louis Comfort Tiffany employed only single or widowed women, so engagement and marriage limited her tenures with the firm. During her longest period of work, 1897-1908, Driscoll designed lamp shades, mosaic-clad lamp bases, candlesticks, inkstands, and other objects de luxe, and supervised the Women’s Glass Cutting Department.

Driscoll’s letters to her mother and sisters provide a firsthand account of her experience as a designer. Housed at the Kent State University Library and the Queens Historical Society, their correspondence details her most significant contributions to Tiffany Studios. In 1899, she wrote, “This dragonfly lamp is an idea I had last Summer…. Mr. Tiffany got well and came down and said it was the most interesting lamp in the place.” The design, marked with Tiffany’s name, was exhibited at the 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris and won a prize.

Clara Driscoll’s work for Louis C. Tiffany serves as a reminder of the collaborative spirit of glass. Tiffany’s love of nature and his modern aesthetics inspired many of his workers. The discipline and example of Clara Driscoll led an entire team of “Tiffany Girls.” Likewise, the contemporary glass masters whose work will be celebrated during Art of Glass 2 espouse the able hands of assistants.

With information from A New Light on Tiffany: Clara Driscoll and the Tiffany Girls, by Martin Eidelberg, Margi Hofer, and Nina Gray, published by The New York History Society.

Oklahoma City

Amsterdam

Our Negroes with Jackson at New Orleans by Hale Aspacio Woodruff is on display at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art until April 19. Its exhibition Harlem Renaissance explores African-American art from the 1920s and 1930s.

Two inkstands and a vase from our collection have joined Tiffany Girls: A New Light on Tiffany, organized by the New York Historical Society. They will be on view at Amsterdam’s Singer Laren Museum through August 30. In the fall, the exhibition moves to Munich’s Villa Stuck.

Philadelphia Our Henri Matisse Bowl of Apples on a Table will return May 17 from the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Its exhibition Cezanne + Beyond includes more than 60 works

by Cezanne, as well as others by artists for whom he was a central inspiration.

Montreal The Chrysler’s popular Kees van Dongen painting, Mlle Monna Lils, will be on view at the Montréal Museum of Fine Arts though April 19. The exhibition, Van Dongen: A Fauve in the City, is the first major retrospective of the artist’s work in North America.

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VISSI D’ARTE II: ART AND OPERA

A Above: Chief Curator Jeff Harrison leads a lively discussion in the Museum’s Impressionist Gallery.

Above right: Tenor Kevin Perry sings Tosca’s famous “Recondita Harmonia” beside the Chrysler’s prized Veronese. Photos courtesy of Jake Gillespie.

rt and music mixed media again as the Chrysler Museum and Virginia Opera paired to present their second successful Vissi d’arte event on the afternoon of Sunday, January 18. A capacity crowd enjoyed live musical selections from Puccini’s Tosca and Rossini’s The Barber of Seville performed beside classic paintings in the Museum’s galleries. Veronese’s The Virgin and Child with Angels Appearing to Saints Anthony Abbot and Paul, the Hermit and Panini’s The Piazza Farnese Decorated for a Celebration in Honor of the Marriage of the Dauphin served as backdrops for aria from Tosca, while Henri’s The Gypsy with Guitar helped to illustrate The Barber of Seville. That afternoon, many could say, in the words of Tosca herself, “Vissi d’arte” – “I lived for art.”

ROCKWELL INSPIRES VIRGINIA SYMPHONY

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he Virginia Symphony Orchestra captured the essence of Norman Rockwell’s Americana in two concerts as part of their ongoing partnership with the Chrysler Museum. Their Saturday, October 25, 2008 concert at Chrysler Hall paid tribute to our American Chronicles exhibition with the inclusion of Stella Sung’s buoyant Rockwell Reflections. And the VSO’s String Quartet echoed the artist’s iconic images with a rich and diverse repertoire of American favorites on Wednesday, December 10, 2008, in the Museum’s Kaufman Theatre.

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undreds of guests visited the Chrysler on Sunday, January 25, for a special concert by the Virginia Chorale and members of their Young Singers Project. The program, inspired by the exhibition American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell, included the American classic Yankee Doodle and Aaron Copland’s At the River and Zion’s Walls. More than 900 people visited the Museum that afternoon alone.

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American selections by the Virginia Chorale echoed through Huber Court.

Photo courtesy of Friends of the Virginia Chorale.

P R O G R A M S Public Programs are included with Museum admission. Museum Members, children under 18, and students with college ID are always admitted to the Museum free of charge. Unless otherwise noted, no reservations are required for individuals, but please call for group reservations.

HISTORIC HOUSES PROGRAMS

WEEKEND PROGRAMS AT THE HISTORIC HOUSES Weekend Programs at the Historic Houses explore specific themes of the Moses Myers House in greater detail. These free programs are scheduled each Saturday and Sunday. For more information, please call (757) 441-1526.

Divided City–Norfolk’s Civil War Sunday, March 1 at 1 p.m.

Saturday, April 4 and Sunday, April 5 at 1 p.m.

PUBLIC PROGRAMS

GALLERY TALKS Purim Sunday, March 8, 2:00 p.m.

Learn more about Norfolk’s Jewish heritage as the Moses Myers House, home of Norfolk’s first Jewish residents, highlights the holiday of Purim. Learn what this festival commemorates and how it differs from other Jewish celebrations. Enjoy noisemaking and traditional foods – and enter our costume contest (all ages are welcome)!

For more information, please call (757) 333-1086.

These customized tours highlight the Museum’s many changing exhibitions and works in the Chrysler’s collection. Each session begins at the Museum Information Desk in Huber Court.

Wednesdays at 12:30 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m.

Collecting with Vision: Featuring Recent Acquisitions in Photography Sunday, March 1 – Sunday, April 5

Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect Wednesday, April 8 – Wednesday, April 29

Passover Sunday, April 12 at 2:00 p.m.

Learn more about one of Judaism’s most important holidays: Passover. Find out how the Myers family, Norfolk’s first Jewish residents, celebrated this festival.

Sample traditional Kosher foods and enjoy special Pesach games and activities. For information, please call (757) 333-1086.

The Myers–A Jewish-American Family Saturday, March 7 and Sunday, March 8 at 1 p.m.

Saturday, April 11 and Sunday, April 12 at 1 p.m.

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.

Can You Hear the Music?

The King and Queen

Thursday, March 5 at 11 a.m.

Thursday, April 2 at 11 a.m.

ART AND MELODIE

Architour

Saturday, March 21 at 2 p.m.

Saturday, March 14 and Sunday, March 15 at 1 p.m.

Saturday, April 18 and Sunday, April 19 at 1 p.m.

Following a Gallery Talk on the Chrysler’s 19th-century French paintings, enjoy the music of famed French composers Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, Jean Berger, and Francis Poulenc in the gallery. Classic melodie will be performed by singers from the voice studio of Karen Hoy, accompanied by pianist Chuck Woodward.

Ladies of Norfolk–The Myers Women Saturday, March 21 and Sunday, March 22 at 1 p.m.

Saturday, April 25 and Sunday, April 26 at 1 p.m.

…If You Lived During Slavery Saturday, March 28 and Sunday, March 29 at 1 p.m.

Chauncey Bradley Ives (American, 1810-1894) Hebrew Captive, modeled 1864 Gift of James H. Ricau and Museum purchase

George Bellows (American, 18821925), Emma at the Piano, 1914 Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. © Courtesy of Bellows Trust

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P R O G R A M S Public Programs are included with Museum admission. Museum Members, children under 18, and students with college ID are always admitted to the Museum free of charge. Unless otherwise noted, no reservations are required for individuals, but please call for group reservations.

PUBLIC PROGRAMS

WEDNESDAY NIGHT JAZZ The Art of Jazz The popular Art of Jazz features an all-star lineup of regional performers every Wednesday night from 6:15 p.m.-8:45 p.m. in the Museum’s Huber Court.

Wine and refreshments are available for purchase, and the Museum’s galleries stay open for guests’ enjoyment.

MARCH 2009 4 Billie Williams 11 Greg Dudzinski 18 New England Conservatory Jazz Vocal Quartet and Jimmy Masters 25 Forte Jazz

CELEBRATE MOTHER’S DAY AT THE CHRYSLER Sunday, May 10, 2009 11:00 a.m.

Celebrate the joy of motherhood this year at the Chrysler Museum of Art. Enjoy a delicious buffet and cash bar surrounded by great art and good company.

At 3 p.m., enjoy a special performance by the Todd Rosenlieb Dance Company.

This event is sure to sell out, so get your tickets early! Advance reservations are required.

APRIL 2009 1 Latin Jazz Conspiracy 8 Under Konstruxion 15 Against All Odds 22 JuJu & After Hours 29 Ra Jazz

The Fine Art of Wine–an informal tasting sponsored by Farm Fresh–takes place during the first Jazz Wednesday of each month. Members receive a $1 discount on each glass of wine and half-off all wine tasting.

Art Riffs Art Riffs also occur on the first Wednesday of each month. Museum Educators lead these short conversations in front of a selected work of art. Participants meet at the main staircase in Huber Court when the band takes its first break, usually around 7:15 p.m.

MARCH 4 Hindsight is Always 20/20,

by R. Luke DuBois

APRIL 1 Maria Alche y Ramon Teves and Ushuaia from the Conatus Series, by res

Members: Adults, $30; children under 12, $12 Non-Members: Adults, $40; children under 12, $15 Children 2 and under are free.

Please call (757) 333-6296 to make your reservations.

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he Norfolk Society of Arts Lecture Series will end its current season with these two engaging topics and speakers. Lectures begin at 11 a.m. in the Museum’s Kaufman Theater, preceded by a coffee reception at 10:30 a.m. in Huber Court.

All lectures are free, with preferred seating for NSA members. For more information about the Society or NSA membership, please contact Pam Pruden at (757) 623-0875 or pctpruden@verizon.net.

Dealer, Taste Maker, and Champion of American Art: Edith Gregor Halpert - Wednesday, March 25, 2009 Journalist Lindsay Pollock, who covers the art market for Bloomberg News from New York City, is the author of the 2006 Halpert biography, The Girl with the Gallery.

The Art of René Lalique - Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Photos by Shannon Ruff

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A regular appraiser on Antiques Roadshow, Nicholas Dawes is a faculty member of New York’s Parsons School of Design. He is widely considered to be the leading U.S. authority on the work of René Lalique. This lecture will be followed by the NSA’s annual members luncheon.

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OTHER ART OF GLASS 2 PROGRAMS AT THE CHRYSLER EXCLUSIVE MEMBERS’ OPENING The Chrysler Museum of Art celebrates Art of Glass 2 with an exclusive Members’ Opening on Sunday, April 26.

The event begins at 11 a.m. and features:

Unless otherwise noted, the cost is included with Museum admission, which is always free for Museum Members.

Film: Lino Tagliapietra: Maestro of Glass Wednesday, April 8 at 1:30 p.m.

The artist shares his mastery of form, color, and technique in this short 2006 film.

Gallery Talks: Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect

• A special Members reception from 11 a.m.–12:45 p.m. in Huber Court

Beginning Wednesday, April 8

• Music by Royal String Trio

Other Art of Glass 2-themed Gallery Talks will begin in May and continue through mid July.

• Personal gallery chats with artists Katherine Gray, Karen LaMonte, and Stephen Knapp, featured in our exhibition Contemporary Glass Among the Classics, from 11 a.m. –1 p.m. throughout the Museum galleries.

• A preview of Stanislav Libenský and Jaroslava Brychtová’s Green Eye of the Pyramid, in the Prints and Drawings Gallery • A special interview with Lino Tagliapietra and Susanne Frantz, curator of Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect: A Modern Renaissance in Italian Glass, at 1 p.m. in the Kaufman Theatre.

This special Chrysler event is open only to Museum Members and reservations are required. Please RSVP by Monday, April 20 to (757) 333-6296, or email your plans to attend to RSVP@chrysler.org.

PUBLIC OPENING The Museum opens to the public from 1–5 p.m., when these additional Art of Glass 2 events take place. All are included in the cost of Museum admission, or are free with Museum Membership • Public opening of two new Art of Glass 2 shows at the Museum • An exhibition catalogue signing by Susanne Frantz, from 2:30–3 p.m. Catalogues are available for purchase in the Museum Shop for $50.

• Gallery Talk on Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect at 2 p.m.

Wednesdays at 12:30 p.m., and Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m.,

Youth Concert Saturday, April 11 at 12 noon in Huber Court Experience the joyful sound of melodious young voices as the Cantabile Youth Choir joins the Virginia Children’s Chorus. Drawing its name from the Italian word meaning “worthy to be sung,” this group from West Norfolk, Great Britain, tours Virginia for two weeks thanks to the generosity of the Norfolk Sister City Association and the VCC.

Glass Sales and Signings See the back cover for dates and details of our special Art of Glass 2 Museum Shop events.

Glass for Your Class School Tours Our upcoming Science of Glass school tours begin May 5 and feature the Museum’s three Art of Glass 2 exhibitions and excellent permanent collection. In addition, children can watch live glassblowing.

Cost is $3 per student. For more information, call (757) 333-6269 or e-mail education@chrysler.org.

Live Glassblowing On Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday afternoons throughout May, experience the wonder of seeing hot molten glass take solid form in Mary’s Garden. Local artists will share various techniques.

• Live glassblowing in Mary’s Garden throughout the afternoon.

NOT A MEMBER?

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here’s no better time to become a Chrysler Member than during our exciting Art of Glass 2 shows. You’ll gain free admission to the Museum’s current exhibitions and our special Members-only events. Your family will enjoy our many artistic, musical, historical, and cultural programs for an entire year. Plus, your tax-deductible Membership helps the Chrysler continue to fund worthy artistic endeavors for the entire Hampton Roads community to enjoy. There’s no reason to delay – join today!

For more information, call our Membership Director Brian Wells at (757) 333-6298, or email him at bwells@chrysler.org.

He’ll be glad to describe our different support levels and their benefits, which are also listed in the Support section of our website: www.chrysler.org.

Lino Tagliapietra in the Museum of Glass Hot Shop, 2007. Photo courtesy of the Museum of Glass

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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.

MEMBER PROGRAMS

SENIOR ART FORUM

Jan Philips van Thielen (Flemish, 1618-1667) Erasmus II Quellinus (Flemish, 1607-1678) A Stone Cartouche with the Virgin and Child, Encircled by a Garland of Flowers, 1651 Museum purchase

This senior citizens group meets one Saturday a month at 2 p.m. in the Diamonstein Education Workshop for a tour, discussion, and light refreshments.

New Discoveries: Glass from Ancient Mesopotamia Saturday, March 7

The Everyday Exotic: Mount Washington Glass from the 19th Century Saturday, April 4 Cost: Free for Members, $5 for non-Members.

NORFOLK HISTORY MUSEUM SERIES The Norfolk Historical Society sponsors lectures in the Museum’s Kaufman Theatre on the second Wednesday of each month. Refreshments are offered after each event.

For more information or to join the NHS, please call (757) 333-1085.

FLOWER GUILD

Cost: Free to Members of the Chrysler's Friends of Historic Houses and the Norfolk Historical Society, $5 for all others. For more information, call (757) 441-1526.

The Flower Guild’s new program, the Flower Arranging Club, is really growing. The group meets every other month at 1 p.m. and each session provides participants with an arrangement, mechanics, a container, and several new skills and techniques.

The cost is $50 per session.

Moses Myers & Sons: Merchant Princes of the Atlantic

This year’s sessions are scheduled for: Thursday, March 12 Thursday, May 14 Thursday, July 30 Thursday, September 17 Thursday, November 19

Confederate Industry: Manufacturers and Quartermasters

For more information or to sign up for a session, please call (757) 333-6221 or send an e-mail to gwinn@chrysler.org.

Wednesday, March 11, 7 p.m.

Join John Christiansen, manager of the Chrysler Museum’s Historic Houses, for an exploration of the business activities of Moses Myers and his family. The name of Moses Myers was well-known in the United States and Europe, and his commercial ventures laid the foundation for Norfolk’s future success.

Wednesday, April 8, 7 p.m.

Dr. Harold Wilson of Old Dominion University will discuss Southern industries during the Civil War. He will focus on the importance of manufacturing in Hampton Roads and construction of the plating for the ironclad CSS Virginia by Richmond’s Tredegar Iron Works.

Benjamin Adworth Richardson (American, 1833-1909) Destruction of The Virginia, May 11th, 1862, ca. 1907 Gift of the brothers Anson T. and Philip T. McCook

MOWBRAY ARCH SOCIETY The Mowbray Arch Society will welcome acclaimed gardening specialist Gordon Hayward as its Spring Program guest speaker on Thursday, May 14, 2009. Hayward is well known for his decades of contributions to Horticulture Magazine and Fine Gardening Magazine, as well as his ten books on garden design, two of which have won national awards. His topic will be Fine Paintings As Inspiration for Garden Design, which is another of his talents. Cocktails will be served from 6-7 p.m., followed by the lecture and dinner.

For more information on the Mowbray Arch Society, please contact Deborrah Grulke at (757) 333-6318 or email her at 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.

MEMBER PROGRAMS

DISCOVER THE CHRYSLER’S TRAVEL DESTINATIONS The Chrysler’s Art Travel Program offers flexibility, price ranges from budget to luxury, and the convenience of structured activities or the freedom of traveling independently. Your dream vacation awaits!

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July 21-29, 2009 Sail from the port of Venice across the dark blue Adriatic Sea and along Dalmatia’s ruggedly beautiful, island-dotted shoreline. Rarely visited by American travelers, the Dalmatian Coast offers an unmatched collection of Roman ruins, medieval towns, and idyllic islands. This program is offered in conjunction with the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

Cost: From $3,195 per person, double occupancy (plus airfare) The historic port of Dubrovnik

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October 3-14, 2009 The Chrysler Museum of Art and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts are pleased to present this 12-day journey from Paris to Nice, including a seven-day scenic cruise down the Rhone River from Chalons to Arles.

Cost: $3,107 per person, double occupancy (plus airfare)

Provence, France

CLASSICAL TURKEY November 12-23, 2009 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 tour features visits to famous landmarks such as Hagia Sofia, the Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, as well as the ancient ruins of Ephesus and the legendary city of Troy.

Cost: $3,689 per person, double occupancy ~ includes airfare from Norfolk.

The Blue Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey

For additional information about these trips or to inquire about becoming a Masterpiece Society Member, please call (757) 333-6318.

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ART OF GLASS 2 SALES AND SIGNINGS AT THE MUSEUM SHOP Mark your calendar now to attend these special events in May.

Fiddlesticks Jewelry Trunk Show Saturday, May 2, 2009 from 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.

Fiddlesticks Jewelry is handmade in Poquoson, Virginia. Nancy Witte and her design team use Venetian and Murano glass, hand-picked luminescent pearls, Swarovski crystals, Italian sterling, and 22 kt. gold beads in their colorful creations. Choose from a large selection of necklaces, bracelets, and earrings—perfect for Mother’s Day gift giving.

Glass Eye Studio Signing Event Wednesday, May 13, 2009 from 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.

All the glass from Glass Eye Studio is individually crafted by the studio artists in Seattle, Washington. And every new design contains volcanic ash from Mount Saint Helen’s. Purchase a piece and have it signed as a special remembrance. Also available for purchase will be a limited-edition Christmas ornament made exclusively for the Chrysler Museum.

Art of Glass 2 logo image based on work designed and made by Lino Tagliapietra

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