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THE MAGAZINE OF THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM OF ART

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

November/December 2008

p 5 Exhibitions • p 7 News • p 8 Daily Calendar • p 12 Public Programs • p 17 Programs for Members

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COVER Norman Rockwell Triple Self-Portrait (detail), 1960 Oil on canvas, Cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, February 13, 1960 From the permanent collection of Norman Rockwell Museum ©1960 SEPS: Licensed by Curtis Publishing, Indianapolis, IN

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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. Unless otherwise noted, Museum photography and image consultation 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 and Membership 333-6294 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) 333-6294 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 Decker Anstrom, Vice Chair 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

Vissi d'Arte was a wonderful, delightful, enjoyable, magnificent afternoon at the Chrysler! And whatever other superlatives words you could identify! Many thanks to 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!

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Norman Morse, Portsmouth, VA

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AMBASSADORS 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 ambassadorial duties include representing a home country’s interests and building good will and mutual understanding. In the museum world, we have ambassadors too; they can be inanimate as well as human. This year, the Chrysler will be lending an unprecedented number of works of art from our collection to other museums around the world. Treasures from Norfolk will be on view from New York to Hamburg to Canberra. Although preparing such loans requires an immense amount of work by the Museum’s staff, we are pleased to be able to share the treasures in our care. These works of art are in every sense ambassadors, spreading the word about the Chrysler and its remarkable collection to people who might not otherwise know of us or be able to visit our galleries. Loans make friends, build awareness, and ensure that the Chrysler remains an active member of the international art community. They are also a source of pride. 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 ensure that 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 tend to last. In the course of the journey, couriers talk about their museums, they share ideas and insights, and they learn from colleagues 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 young professionals come to launch their careers, a place where they develop their skills working with dedicated, well-seasoned colleagues and a fine collection, before sometimes moving on in search of fresh challenges. Today there is a network of Chrysler 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, its collection, and programs are as widely known and deservedly admired beyond Hampton Roads as they are here at home.

William J. Hennessey Director

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

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AMERICAN CHRONICLES: THE ART OF N ORMAN ROCKWELL November 12, 2008–February 1, 2009 In the Large Changing Gallery

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

orman Rockwell painted the best of America, creating indelible images of the lives, hopes, and dreams of Americans in the 20th century. As the fabled illustrator of The Saturday Evening Post, he became the country’s premier visual storyteller with a pitch-perfect sense of what made an image successful in the new, rapidly changing era of mass media. Rockwell’s unique artistic legacy, established during 65 years of painting, offers a personal 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 large changing gallery. Drawn from the incomparable holdings of the artist’s namesake museum, the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, the exhibition charts the entire course of 20th-century America’s most gifted commercial illustrator and arguably its most beloved artist. American Chronicles features 41 oil paintings from all phases of Rockwell’s development. These include such iconic paintings as No Swimming, Girl at the Mirror, Going and Coming, and his Triple Self-Portrait. The exhibition also offers a selection of Rockwell’s drawings 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 1916 and 1963 for The Saturday Evening Post, a feat that made him a key player in the evolution of modern American visual culture and an American household name. With the Post as his bully pulpit, Rockwell saluted, week after week, the best of ordinary American life, and he did so with humor, compassion, and a profound respect for the American “everyman.” After working for the Post for 47 years, Rockwell ended his career there in 1963 and moved on to serve as illustrator for Look Magazine. Look’s liberal editorial stance gave Rockwell scope to interpret the great social and political changes sweeping America in the 1960s. American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell offers a rich, in-depth survey of an American icon, an artist who, for more than half a century, presented us with images that captured the best of who we were, and when 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 Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. American Chronicles has been made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, American Masterpieces Program.

Norman Rockwell, Freedom from Want, 1943 War bond poster, Story illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, March 6, 1943 From the permanent collection of Norman Rockwell Museum ©1943 SEPS: Licensed by Curtis Publishing, Indianapolis, IN

Local presentation of the exhibition is made possible through the generous support of Dominion Enterprises, Dollar Tree Stores, Capital Group Companies the Home of American Funds, the Business Exhibition 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 been provided by the Curtis Publishing Company and by the Norman Rockwell Estate Licensing Company. Conservation support has been provided by the Stockman Family Foundation.

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Norman Rockwell Freedom of Speech, 1943 War bond poster Story illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, February 20, 1943 From the permanent collection of Norman Rockwell Museum ©1943 SEPS: Licensed by Curtis Publishing, Indianapolis, IN

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FOUR FREEDOMS ESSAY CONTEST

n January 6, 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt delivered his famous “Four Freedoms” speech to Congress on the eve of WWII in response to rise of fascism in Europe. In that speech, FDR singled out four core values which he hoped would define all nations in the future: freedom of speech and expression, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. Norman Rockwell brought these four principles to life in four historic covers for The Saturday Evening Post. Middle school students in Hampton Roads studying civics will not only have a chance to view the four freedoms in the new exhibition American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell, but they also have the opportunity to express their views on the subject in an essay contest. A panel of judges, selected by the Chrysler, will review all entries and choose the 15 finalists who best answer the question: “What do President Franklin Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms mean to Americans today?”

Norman Rockwell Freedom from Fear, 1943 War bond poster Story illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, March 13, 1943 From the permanent collection of Norman Rockwell Museum ©1943 SEPS: Licensed by Curtis Publishing, Indianapolis, IN

These 15 finalists will be asked to read and record their essays 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 be announced on Wednesday, January 14, 2009. All essays must be the original, unpublished work of the student. Submissions will be accepted from November 12, 2008–December 3, 2008. All middle school students studying civics are welcome to enter. For official rules and entry form, please visit www.chrysler.org. Please contact Channon Dillard at 757-333-6239 or cdillard@chrysler.org for additional information.

freedom of speech and expression freedom of worship freedom from want freedom from fear

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E X H I B I T I O N S Ben Fernandez (American, b. 1936) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Speaking at the United Nations, April 15, 1967 Gift of Kodak and Michael S. Engl ©Ben Fernandez/Hoboken Almanac Gallery

CURRENTLY ON VIEW Cameo Performances: Masterpieces of Cameo Glass from the Chrysler’s Collection Ongoing Highlighting the skills of master carvers and their sources of inspiration, this show explores the history of cameo glass carving beginning with ancient Roman examples. The exhibition focuses on the popular resurgence of the technique in England during the late 19th century.

Kaufman Furniture Gallery Ongoing This new installation features loans from the collection of Linda H. Kaufman and the late George M. Kaufman—one of our nation’s greatest collections of American decorative arts and Dutch Golden Age paintings. The new display highlights the stylistic evolution of American furniture from the mid-18th to the early 19th century and helps visitors understand the individual character of pieces produced in the early American furniture making centers including Boston, Newport, New York, and Philadelphia.

Countdown to Eternity: Photographs of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Ben Fernandez Now through March 1, 2009 In the years before Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated, award-winning photographer Ben Fernandez documented his life.

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

Ongoing Supported by a generous gift from Mr. T. Parker Host, this new exhibition explores the business of maritime commerce through the life of Moses Myers.

The Old Order and The New: P. H. Emerson and Photography, 1885-1895 Now through November 16, 2008 In the 1880s, Peter Henry Emerson began photographing the Norfolk and Suffolk, England landscapes, producing beautiful prints, and publishing books and portfolios for which he became well-known. The images in this exhibition convey the rich flavor of Emerson’s time and invite comparisons with contemporary Peter Henry Emerson (British, 1856-1936) The Lonely Fisher, plate 15 from Marsh Leaves, 1895 life and culture. Photogravure Lent by John Benjafield

American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell November 12, 2008–February 1, 2009 Drawn from the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, this exhibition surveys the career of America’s premier 20th-century commercial illustrator and arguably its most beloved artist. The Norman Rockwell No Swimming, exhibition 1921 includes 41 of Oil on canvas, Rockwell’s oil Cover illustration for paintings, a The Saturday group of Evening Post, June 4, 1921 drawings and From the permanent posters collection of including the Norman Rockwell Four Freedoms, Museum and all 323 ©1921 SEPS: Licensed by covers that the Curtis Publishing, artist created Indianapolis, IN between 1916 and 1963 for The Saturday Evening Post.

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Photography at the Chrysler: Recent Acquisitions Opening December 12, 2008 A selection of the most exciting historical and contemporary photographs added to the Museum's collection in recent years. Artists represented include Berenice Abbott, August Sander, William Christenberry, and the Argentinean photographer res. res (Argentinean, b. 1957) Maria Alche y Ramon Teves, Ushuaia, 2006 Walter P. Chrysler Jr. Art Purchase Fund ©res, Courtesy Robert Mann Gallery

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

[Photo by] J.T. McClenny Louis Cousins waits to be assigned to a home room, Maury High School Auditorium, February 2, 1959 Photo Courtesy of The Virginian-Pilot

As part of a city-wide commemoration marking the 50th anniversary of the end of "massive resistance," the exhibition highlights this period in national history by chronologically displaying photographs, documents, and clippings of the people and places that forever changed Norfolk’s Public Schools. 50 Years Later: The Lessons of Massive Resistance tells the story of the reopening of schools in Norfolk after Governor Lindsay Almond closed them rather than agree to court ordered desegregation.

UPCOMING Art of Glass 2 Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect: A Modern Renaissance in Italian Glass April 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 glass centers of Venice, Italy and the United States. He is widely credited with changing the course of contemporary studio glass through his teaching, disciplined work ethic, and passion for the material. The exhibition will present 155 works from Tagliapietra’s 40year career, including pivotal works from the artist’s own collection and collections around the world as well as designs made for industry and objects that have never before been exhibited.

Contemporary Glass Among the Classics April 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’s approach to the versatile material of glass, this exhibition will present new works inspired by the Chrysler’s collection. Gray, LaMonte, and Lipman’s works will be featured throughout various galleries alongside objects from the Museum’s collection. In addition, there will be a dazzling light installation on the exterior of the building created by Knapp.

Silea, 2003 Designed and made by Lino Tagliapietra Blown glass with zanfirico cane patchwork Courtesy of Lino Tagliapietra, Inc. Photo by Russell Johnson

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

KEEPING THE CHRYSLER’S LEGACY ALIVE

ach year the Chrysler's fall season begins with our Major Donor Dinner. The dinner provides a welcomed opportunity for the Museum to say a well-deserved thank you to our most loyal and generous supporters—the people who quite literally make it possible for us to do what we do. At this year's gathering, the Museum paid special homage to Shirley and Dick Roberts whose generosity, service, and achievements as collectors and patrons have enriched not just the Chrysler, but cultural and educational organizations across our region. More than 300 guests gathered on September 18th to enjoy good company and to review the achievements of the past year.

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

ROCKWELL’S YANKEE DOODLE

n conjunction with the exhibition American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell, the Chrysler will exhibit its own work by the artist in one of its early 20th-century American galleries on the Museum’s second floor. Acquired in 2007, the large, highly-finished charcoal drawing depicts the mythic American colonial figure Yankee Doodle on horseback. It is one of the most impressive sketches that Rockwell made in preparation for his famous 1937 mural of the same subject in the Tap Room of the Nassau Inn in Princeton, New Jersey. For Rockwell, the greatness of America grew directly out of its past. The democratic ideals of equality and fairness, our wartimes feats of heroism and self-sacrifice, our love of a good joke, and unwillingness to take ourselves or anyone else too seriously—all of these qualities, he felt, had been part of the American experience from the very beginning. These ideas are fully revealed in both American Chronicles and Yankee Doodle, and we invite you to enjoy them both!

Guests arrive on the red carpet for the black-tie affair.

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Historic Houses Weekend Program Senior Art Forum Gallery Talk Historic Houses Weekend Program Gallery Talk Gallery Talk Jazz Tickle My Ears Historic Houses Weekend Program Gallery Talk Members’ Event Historic Houses Weekend Program Gallery Talk Event Exhibition Opens Event Gallery Talk Gallery Talk Event Jazz Norfolk History Museum Series Class Event Historic Houses Weekend Program Gallery Talk Exhibition Closes Historic Houses Weekend Program Gallery Talk Concert NSA Lecture Demonstration Gallery Talk Gallery Talk Event Jazz Demonstration Demonstration Class Historic Houses Weekend Program Gallery Talk Historic Houses Weekend Program Gallery Talk Gallery Talk Museum Closing Museum Closed Historic Houses Weekend Program Gallery Talk Historic Houses Weekend Program Gallery Talk

…If You Lived During Slavery The Old Order and the New: P.H. Emerson and Photography, 1885-1895 Collecting with Vision: Treasures from the Chrysler Collection …If You Lived During Slavery Highlights in Glass Collecting with Vision: Treasures from the Chrysler Collection The Art of Jazz with Ra Jazz and The Fine Art of Wine My Clothes are Better than Yours! in the 18th Century Gallery Architour Highlights in Glass Norman Rockwell Members’ Premiere Architour Collecting with Vision: Treasures from the Chrysler Collection Friends of the Historic Houses Annual Holiday Party American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell Masterpiece Society Art Travel Program (Washington, DC) American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell Highlights in Glass Friends of the Historic Houses Annual Meeting The Art of Jazz with Forte Jazz Band Fort Norfolk: Past and Present American Essays: Writing in Response to Norman Rockwell FAAA Annual Art Class Series (at the Chrysler Museum of Art Divided City: City of Norfolk’s Civil War American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell The Old Order and the New: P.H. Emerson and Photography, 1885-1895 Divided City: City of Norfolk’s Civil War American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell Bach Festival by the Academy of Music The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts: A Unique Institution featuring Emily Rauh Conservation of the Museum’s Frames American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell Collecting with Vision: Treasures from the Chrysler Collection Friends of the JOC Library Annual Fall Event The Art of Jazz with Vinnie Knight Conservation of the Museum’s Frames Conservation of the Museum’s Frames American Essays: Writing in Response to Norman Rockwell The Myers: A Jewish American Family American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell The Myers: A Jewish American Family American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell The Museum will close at 5 p.m. The Museum Closed in Observance of Thanksgiving holiday Ladies of Norfolk: The Myers Women American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell Ladies of Norfolk: The Myers Women American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell

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

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Norman Rockwell A Scout is Helpful, 1939 Oil on canvas Illustration for Boy Scouts of America Calendar, 1941 From the permanent collection of Norman Rockwell Museum Licensed by Norman Rockwell Licensing Company, Niles, IL

Antoine’s Alphabet: Watteau & His World featuring Jed Pearl American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell Collecting with Vision: Treasures from the Chrysler Collection The Art of Jazz with Tyrone Marquis Smith and The Fine Art of Wine Rock, Rock, Rockwell—American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell in the Large Changing Gallery …If You Lived During Slavery American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell …If You Lived During Slavery American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell A Norman Rockwell Holiday Mowbray Arch Society Art Purchase Dinner American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell Angelic Visions American Music Concerts: The Virginia Symphony Orchestra String Quartet The Art of Jazz with Jim Newsom Patrick Henry, Revolutionary Friends of the Historic Houses Holiday Party Architour American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell Architour American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell Angelic Visions American Music Concerts: Laura Martier with The John Toomey Trio 50 Years Later: The Lessons of Massive Resistance The Myers: A Jewish-American Family American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell The Myers: A Jewish-American Family American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell The Museum will close at 5 p.m. The Museum will be closed in observance of the holidays The Myers: A Jewish-American Family American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell The Myers: A Jewish-American Family American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell Hanukkah: Festival of Lights American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell The Museum will close at 5 p.m.

UPCOMING

Riverstone, 2002 Designed and made by Lino Tagliapietra Blown glass with irregular zanfirico canes, spiral wrap, turned axis; cut Courtesy of Lino Tagliapietra, Inc. Photo by Russell Johnson

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S TA F F F AV O R I T E S

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

ART AND OPERA

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

standing-room-only crowd of opera and art lovers joined forces on Sunday, September 14th for a special presentation at the Chrysler Museum. Guests were treated to live operative selections from two of Virginia Opera’s upcoming productions and Gallery Talks focusing on three paintings from the Chrysler Museum’s collection.

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

LARRY RIVERS, ME

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

by Richard Hovorka

his particular painting moves me because, in my opinion, it serves as the doorway into an exciting time in the American avant-garde. Artists of this time period were very close and shared many of the same experiences. Almost every important painter, poet, and musician of the 1950s and early 60s partied at the Cedar Tavern, listened to poetry & jazz at the Village Vanguard, and at times, were even romantically involved with each other. These artists dramatically changed the landscape of the arts internationally, and among them, the creator of Me, Larry Rivers. This painting primarily addresses the aesthetic preoccupations of the day. It mimics an obsession with self and sparked an interest in “Pop Art,” one of the major art movements of the twentieth century. In fact, Rivers is sometimes known as the “Grandfather of Pop Art.” During the time when he was creating this painting, Rivers also worked as an actor and performed in “Pull My Daisy,” one of the seminal movies of independent cinema directed by Alfred Leslie. In addition to his career in film, Leslie was also a painter. His painting Portrait of Marcelle and Pierre Monnin is displayed here in the Chrysler’s contemporary galleries, not far from Rivers’ masterpiece.

THE CHRYSLER COMPLETES COLLECTION INVENTORY

fter nearly two years, the Chrysler completes inventory of its collection. The inventory team went through the entire Museum, off-site storage, Norfolk History Museum, and the Moses Myers House, completing database entries accurately, bringing our works in the Museum to 35,000! Over the next few months all of this data will be transferred to the Museum’s new state-of-the-art collection database. By next fall we expect to be able to make images and information on more than 35,000 objects in the collection easily searchable online.

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

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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. 1895-1900 Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. In memory of Della Viola Forker Chrysler

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

New York, NY

St. Louis, MO

Our Blakelock painting, The Grotto, is included in the exhibition, “The Unknown Blakelock,” currently on view at the National Academy of Design in New York (through January 4, 2009). Also traveling to New York is the Museum’s Slick, a self-portrait of the artist Barkley Hendricks. The painting is on view at the Studio Museum in Harlem in “Barkley L. Hendricks: Birth of the Cool” (November 12, 2008–March 15, 2009).

The Chrysler's Jackson Pollock painting, Number 23, 1951, is currently on loan to the exhibition “Action/Abstraction: Pollock, deKooning, and American Art, 19401976” opening at the St. Louis Art Museum October 19 (through January 11, 2009).

Washington, DC A group of 14 albumen prints from Alexander Gardner’s album Photographic Sketchbook of the War are part of a permanent collection exhibition currently on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington.

Old Lyme, CT Australia, Canberra Edgar Degas, Dancer with Bouquets, travels to Australia for the exhibition “Degas: Master of French Art.” It will be on view December 12, 2008– March 22, 2009 at the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.

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

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P R O G R A M S Public Programs are free to Members or included with Museum admission. Remember, 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

GALLERY TALKS Gallery Talks are customized tours that highlight the Museum’s many changing exhibitions and works in the Chrysler’s collection. Each session begins at the Museum’s information desk in Huber Court.

Collecting with Vision: Treasures from the Chrysler Collection November 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 Glass November 2, 2 p.m. November 8, 2 p.m. November 12, 1 p.m.

FRAME CONSERVATION DEMONSTRATIONS Wednesday, November 19–21 in the Chrysler Museum’s galleries

Master Guilder Demonstrates Frame Conservation Wayne Reynolds, Julius Lowy Co.'s master gilder, will visit the Museum November 19-21, 2008 to conserve selected Chrysler frames. Working in the galleries, Reynolds will demonstrate gilding, casting, and other techniques. He'll also answer visitor questions about the art and history of framing. Funded by the Museum’s Conservation Challenge Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, these workshops are a great learning experience for anyone interested in the art and craft of the frame. Cost: Free and open to the public.

Wayne Reynolds

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

American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell 12:30 p.m. on Wednesdays and 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays Wednesday, November 12— Sunday, February 1 Cost: Free and open to the public.

TICKLE MY EARS: STORIES AND ART AT THE CHRYSLER

Norman Rockwell Going and Coming, 1947 Oil on canvas, Cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, August 30, 1947 From the permanent collection of Norman Rockwell Museum ©1947 SEPS: Licensed by Curtis Publishing, Indianapolis, IN

Geared towards pre-kindergarten children and their parents, this program takes place on the first Thursday of every month and features stories, songs, and surprises to help young children appreciate art. This program is generously supported by Target. Thursday, November 6, 11 a.m. in the 18th Century Gallery

FAMILY EVENT

My Clothes are Better than Yours! Thursday, December 4, 11 a.m. in the Large Changing Gallery

Rock, Rock, Rockwell Cost: Free and open to the public.

Sunday, December 7, 2 p.m. in Huber Court

A 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 family celebration will also feature gallery activities, music, and tours of the exhibition.

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AMERICAN MUSIC CONCERTS American music has developed a rich and diverse repertoire through its evolution in churches, jazz clubs, and concert halls. The Chrysler celebrates Norman Rockwell and American music with concerts featuring some of the region’s best musical talent. Wednesday, December 10, 2 p.m. in the Kaufman Theatre

The Virginia Symphony Orchestra String Quartet Bringing Rockwell’s iconic images of America to life, musicians from the Virginia Symphony Orchestra perform in the Museum’s Kaufman Theatre. Cost: Free for Members and $5 for non-Members Wednesday, December 17, 6:15 p.m. in Huber Court

Laura Martier with The John Toomey Trio The reigning jazz vocalist on the Outer Banks, Laura Martier returns to Norfolk to perform American jazz classics. Cost: Free and open to the Public Sunday, January 25, 2009, 3 p.m. in Huber Court

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

BACH FESTIVAL

The Virginia Chorale, led by Music Director Scott Williamson, performs a program of American classics. Cost: Free for Members and included with Museum Admission

Sunday, November 16, 2 p.m.

The Academy of Music The Academy of Music continues its concert program featuring the 1880s Erard piano, on loan to the Museum from the Norfolk Education Foundation. Academy students will perform works by Bach and other Baroque composers for an afternoon of music in the galleries. Cost: Free with Museum Admission

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CLASSES For more information or to register, please call 757-333-6268. Saturday, November 15 & 22, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. at the Chrysler Museum/The Muse Writers Center

American Essays: Writing in Response to Norman Rockwell The art of Norman Rockwell inspires thoughts and words on democracy, work, travel, family, and other aspects of American life. Join Tom Robotham for a day of looking and writing at the Chrysler Museum, followed by a Saturday of critique and review at The Muse Writers Center in West Ghent. Lunch will be served both days.

For more information about Historic Houses Programs, please call 757-333-1085.

The Weekend Programs at the Historic Houses explore many of the themes in the Moses Myers House in more detail. Programs are scheduled weekly at 1 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.

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

November: 1 & 2 December: 6 & 7

Saturdays, January 10, 17, 24, & 31, 1 p.m.–4 p.m. at the Chrysler Museum of Art

Learn more about Norfolk’s African-American heritage from the stories of enslaved and free African-Americans during the Civil War at the Moses Myers House. Experience history through their eyes by following in their footsteps and explore the unique differences between slavery in cities and on plantations.

Realist Paintings Inspired by Norman Rockwell

Norman Rockwell Lincoln for the Defense (Abe Lincoln), 1962 Oil on canvas Story illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, February 10, 1962 From the permanent collection of Norman Rockwell Museum ©1962 SEPS: Licensed by Curtis Publishing, Indianapolis, IN

HISTORIC HOUSES PROGRAMS

WEEKEND PROGRAMS AT THE HISTORIC HOUSES

The art of Norman Rockwell showcases American children, presidents, pioneers, and—of course— the artist himself. Study Rockwell’s original paintings on view at the Chrysler and practice the artist’s realist technique using oils or acrylics over the course of four weeks with local painter James Warwick Jones. Cost: $130 for Museum Members and $160 for non-Members, plus materials.

…If You Lived During Slavery

November: 8 & 9 December: 13 & 14

Architour Go behind the scenes and uncover architectural evidence that reveals how the Myers House has changed over time to meet the needs of the people who have lived here. Find out how this evidence provides clues to daily life throughout the house. November: 15 & 16

Divided City: Norfolk’s Civil War

Norman Rockwell Mine America's Coal (Portrait of a Coal Miner), 1943 Oil on canvas Poster for U.S. Office of War Information. From the permanent collection of Norman Rockwell Museum Licensed by Norman Rockwell Licensing Company, Niles, IL

Discover how the city of Norfolk was affected by America’s most destructive war. Through the experiences of the Myers family, find out how the war touched everyone in Norfolk at that time—soldiers and civilians, free and enslaved, white and African-American, Northern and Southern.

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WEDNESDAY NIGHT JAZZ

November: 22 & 23 December: 20, 21, 27 & 28

The Myers: A Jewish-American Family Enter the religious life of the Myers family and understand the challenges faced by early American Jews. Find out how the Myers family practiced their religion and how their beliefs found expression in their public lives. November: 29 & 30

Ladies of Norfolk: The Myers Women Spend an hour with the women of the Myers household and learn about the vital roles they played at home and in society. Meet the Myers’ daughters—Adeline, Augusta, and Mary Georgiana and contrast their lives with that of Chary, a 14-year-old slave girl. Cost: Free and open to the public. Sunday, December 28, 3 p.m. at the Freemason Reception Center

Hanukkah: Festival of Lights Learn more about Norfolk’s Jewish heritage as the Moses Myers House, home of Norfolk’s first Jewish residents, highlights the festival of Hanukkah. Explore the heritage and history of this festival, and how it has come to be so important in the United States. Enjoy traditional foods and activities, and light a menorah. For information, please call 757-333-1091. Cost: Free and open to the public.

Gilbert Stuart (American, 1755-1828) Eliza Judah Myers, ca. 1808 Chrysler Museum of Art, Moses Myers House, Norfolk, Virginia. The Historic Houses are the property of the City of Norfolk and are operated by The Chrysler Museum.

The popular Art of Jazz series 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. A complete schedule of performers is listed below. Sponsored by Farm Fresh, The Fine Art of Wine–an informal tasting–takes place on the first Wednesday of each month. Members receive a $1 discount on each glass of wine and half-off wine tasting.

NOVEMBER 2008 5th Ra Jazz and The Fine Art of Wine 12th Forte Jazz Band 19th Vinnie Knight 26th MUSEUM CLOSES AT 5 p.m. DECEMBER 2008 3rd Tyrone Marquis Smith and The Fine Art of Wine 10th Jim Newsom 17th Laura Martier with The John Toomey Trio 24th MUSEUM CLOSES AT 5 p.m. 31st MUSEUM CLOSES AT 5 p.m. Cost: Free and open to the public.

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

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NORFOLK SOCIETY OF ARTS LECTURE SERIES The Norfolk Society of Arts Lecture Series features a fascinating array of speakers and topics. Lectures are held on selected Wednesdays through April 2009. Each lecture begins at 11 a.m. in the Kaufman Theatre and is preceded by a coffee reception at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 19, 2008

The Pulitzer Foundation for Arts: A Unique Institution Peter Rockwell– son of illustrator Norman Rockwell– discusses the Chrysler’s Bust of the Savior as one of Bernini’s last works.

ROCKWELL: UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL

eter 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 upcoming exhibition, 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 a standing-room-only crowd in the Kaufman Theatre. The day before, Rockwell—an accomplished artist and art historian—spoke to a more intimate audience of the Chrysler staff and docents about the Museum's Bust of the Savior by Bernini, quite possibly the last work the artist completed before suffering a stroke at the age of 79. Rockwell climbed a ladder to closely inspect the Chrysler's sculpture and highlight the characteristic signs of Bernini's work for a captivated audience.

New Trustees Thomas L. Stokes, Jr., Lewis W. Webb III, Susan Nordlinger, and Wayne F. Wilbanks

Emily Rauh Pulitzer, Founder and Chair, The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, St. Louis Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Antoine’s Alphabet: Watteau & His World Jed Pearl, Author and Critic Cost: Free to NSA Members. For more information or to join NSA, please contact Pam Pruden at 757-623-0875 or pctpruden@verizon.net.

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

SENIOR ART FORUM This senior citizens group meets at 2 p.m. on one Saturday a month for a tour, discussion, and light refreshments. Saturday, November 1, 2 p.m. in the Education Workshop

The Old Order and the New: P.H. Emerson and Photography, 1885-1895 Saturday, December 6, 2 p.m. in the Education Workshop

PROGRAMS FOR MEMBERS

FRIENDS OF THE JEAN OUTLAND CHRYSLER LIBRARY For more information or to become a Member of the Friends of the Jean Outland Chrysler Library, please call 757-333-6294 or email jkolin@chrysler.org. Wednesday, November 19, 2008, 6-8 p.m.

Annual Fall Event

American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell Cost: Free for Members and $5 for non-Members.

FRIENDS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN ART NORFOLK HISTORY MUSEUM SERIES

For more information or to become a Member of the Friends of African American Art, please call Brian Wells at 757-333-6298 or email bwells@chrysler.org

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

Saturday, November 15, 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m. at the Chrysler Museum

Wednesday, November 12, 7 p.m. in the Kaufman Theatre

James Brown, professor of history at Norfolk State University, will discuss the core collection of African art at the Chrysler. The class will also feature an exciting “show and tell” segment as participants bring African art from their private collections to learn from Brown’s comments on authenticity and artistic value. No financial appraisals will be offered.

Fort Norfolk: Past and Present In a two-part program, Colonel Dionysios Anninos of the United States Corps of Engineers will relate the history of the site of Fort Norfolk to the present day. Next, Becky Poulliot, Director of the Hampton Roads Naval Museum, will share the latest exhibits planned to bring Fort Norfolk to life for the local community. This month’s event will coincide with the annual meeting for the Friends of Historic Houses and the Norfolk Historical Society. Wednesday, December 10, 7 p.m. in the Kaufman Theatre

Patrick Henry, Revolutionary

Annual Art Class Series: The Chrysler’s African Collection and an Evaluation of Privately Held African Art

Unknown Bini Tribesman, (African) Face Mask Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

FRIENDS OF THE HISTORIC HOUSES

Michael Wells of Virginia Patriots, Inc. brings history to life as Patrick Henry, one of the most important figures of the Revolution in Virginia. Henry is often described as the man who, in Thomas Jefferson’s words, “set the ball of Revolution rolling” in Virginia with his famous speech, “Give me liberty, or give me death!”

For more information or to become a Member of the Friends of Historic Houses, please call Jenny Kolin at 757-333-6294 or email jkolin@chrysler.org.

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

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Annual Meeting Annual Holiday Party

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GIVE THEM THE

GIFT OF ART THIS YEAR

Once old St. Nick has returned to the North Pole, the yuletide carols have silenced, and the blinking lights have dimmed, your gift of Membership to the Chrysler Museum will still shine all year round!

MEMBERS ANNUAL HOLIDAY SALE November 21-23, 2008 Save 20% off all purchases in the Museum Gift Shop and receive complimentary holiday gift wrap.

PLUS Get this Tiffany-inspired umbrella as a free gift!

With a Gift Membership, your friends and family will enjoy: •

Free admission*

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Invitations to exclusive Members’ Openings

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A subscription to The Chrysler Magazine

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Free passes to share with friends and family

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Access to special Members-only events

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And much more! * Except during special events.

All Gift Memberships come in a beautifully wrapped package and includes a coupon for a free Chrysler catalog. The Museum will mail the Gift Membership either to you or to your recipient.

Order before December 31st and receive $10 off. ONLINE: www.chrysler.org/membership * To receive a discount, type “gift” in the comment box. Discount will appear on your statement.

PHONE: 757-333-6294

245 West Olney Road Norfolk, Virginia 23510-1509 www.chrylser.org

Purchase $100 or more in the Museum Gift Shop and walk away with this beautiful umbrella decorated with a unique dragonfly design, adapted from an early 20th-century Tiffany lamp. Offer valid while supplies last

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