CALENDAR OF EVENTS - Chrysler Museum of Art

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THE MAGAZINE OF THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM OF ART
Calendar
of Events
July/August 2011
p 4 Exhibitions • p 7 News • pp 8-9 Daily Calendar • p 14 Programs • p 17 Member Exclusives
G E N E R A L
COVER
Maurice Prendergast
(American, 1858–1924)
Figures In A Park
(detail), 1914
Oil on canvas
Gift of Walter P.
Chrysler, Jr.
I N F O R M A T I O N
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The Chrysler Magazine
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Cheryl Little, Editor.
Unless otherwise noted,
all Museum images
are by Ed Pollard,
Museum Photographer.
The Museum looks wonderful! The installations are done with sensitivity and
intelligence, the art looks so well in the spaces, and there is buoyancy and
freshness about the place. For a visitor (even one as deeply involved as this one)
it truly is like visiting a luxurious villa, a villa filled with great art.
Please extend my congratulations to everyone. I know what a communal effort
it is to create such a pleasant visitor experience.
David Steadman, former Director of the Chrysler Museum (1981-1989),
in a note to Director Bill Hennessey about his April 2011 visit
D I R E C T O R ’ S
N O T E
Plays Well With Others
Remember that item on your grade-school report card? Almost from the start we are taught
the virtues and rewards of working collaboratively with others. We learn that when willing
partners share their ideas and resources, addition can magically become multiplication.
Today, when arts organizations worldwide struggle with constrained resources, working
together makes better sense than ever. Two and three can equal six.
At the Chrysler we take great pride in the community partnerships we have initiated and
nurtured. It is gratifying to look around the Museum this summer and to note just how many
of the Chrysler’s exhibitions, projects, and programs are the result of collaboration.
For example, our featured summer exhibition, Curious George Saves the Day, organized by The
Jewish Museum in New York, is being presented in Hampton Roads in partnership with The
Institute for Jewish Studies and Interfaith Understanding at Old Dominion University, The
Simon Family Jewish Community Center, WHRO Public Media, and The Jewish Museum
and Cultural Center in Portsmouth.
Our current Civil War exhibition, Visual Perspectives, Then and Now, was organized not just to mark the 150th anniversary of the
outbreak of the war, but in support of the world premiere of Rappahannock County. This new musical theatre production, jointly
commissioned by the Virginia Arts Festival and Virginia Opera, used projected images from the Chrysler collection as an
integral part of the scenery. Along similar lines, Standing on the Precipice of Change: Race, Slavery, and the Civil War in Hampton Roads,
organized by Norfolk State University, also will continue on view at the Norfolk History Museum through July.
As part of our efforts to engage a young audience in the life of the Museum, our July Cool It! concert series is being jointly
sponsored by the online magazine AltDaily.com. This summer we are also joining with the National Endowment for the Arts
and with other museums across the country to honor military families through the Blue Star Museums program. And we’ll be
opening a joint exhibition organized by interns from Old Dominion University.
Looking ahead to the fall, we will be partnering with the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation as a presenter for their On Screen/In
Person series that will bring six new independent films and their creators to Hampton Roads. Then, in October as our friends
at Virginia Stage Company open their production of Red, we’ll complement it with a related exhibition of works by Mark
Rothko from the National Gallery of Art. And, of course, our regular series of gallery concerts and special programs by
artists from the Virginia Symphony, Virginia Chorale, Virginia Wesleyan College, and a host of other musical partners will
continue—with special reduced ticket prices for Chrysler Members.
Now, I don’t know if all of this is exactly what my third-grade teacher had in mind, but I do know that through partnerships
and collaborations like these, our community becomes a richer, more resonant place to live. Come by and join the fun.
William J. Hennessey
Director
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C O V E R
S T O R Y
The Chrysler—Your
W
ith travel prices soaring as high as the temperatures, you may
be opting for a summer “staycation.” If you’re looking for an
ally to beating the heat and the boredom of remaining at home,
The Chrysler is happy to help. As the “cultural cornerstone
of Hampton Roads,” we want our community to think of the
Museum as the home of the arts. More than that, we want all our guests to feel
at home.
The Chrysler has something for everyone, so you can get comfortable here. We try
to keep our art comfortable at 70°, so you can count on air conditioning. The “dress
code” is casual—come as you are. We’re open Wednesday through Sunday. Best of
all, general admission and many
of our summer programs are free!
Since our art collection spans
five millennia and encompasses
the globe, time and distance are
relative. Come for a few hours
or come for the entire day. See
the art of one country or tour
the entire world. Go centuries
back in time or revisit yesterday
through our art.
And our summer exhibitions
upstairs only add to the fun. Our
blockbuster show, Curious George Saves the Day: The Art of Margret and H. A. Rey, details
the authors’ World War II flight from the Nazis and how their narrow escapes show
up in the storylines for their mischievous monkey and his friend with the yellow hat.
Nearby, a cool mini-exhibition of comic strip art by cartoonist Al Capp bridges the
generation gap and explores the links between Li’l Abner and Pop art of the 1960s and
’70s. And everyone becomes a part of the art in Contrast, Danny Rozin’s interactive
exhibition that uses computers to recreate your image on a screen in the gallery.
And speaking of screens, every Friday in July and August, the Chrysler hosts
Summer Friday Films for Children. These short movies are perfect for kids, and
after each screening, everyone can participate in hands-on activities inspired by the
day’s film and the works of art in the Chrysler collection. And afterward, on some
Fridays you can watch our conservators restoring Jacopo Palma’s The Finding of Moses
in the Museum’s galleries.
Photos (clockwise) by
Charlie Gunter, Kathy
Keeney, Alexandra Hunter,
and Jake Gillespie, all for
the Chrysler Museum of Art
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C O V E R
Home
for
S T O R Y
Summer Fun
A full slate of creative kid-friendly summer programs
provides perfect family fun. Tickle My Ears, our first-Thursday
story time for preschool children, helps little ones appreciate
art. Stroller Tours on the third Friday afternoon of every
month give parents of infants and young toddlers a chance
to enjoy some adult conversation with others tired of little
more than “goo-goo-ga-ga.” And the second Saturday of
every month is Family Day—afternoons designed to help
families explore works of art in depth and give kids fun (free)
experiences that will turn them into museum-goers for life.
Of course, we haven’t forgotten adults— from new college
graduates to senior citizens. Throughout July our Thursdaynight Cool It! series affords young professionals and the young
at heart a chance to mix and mingle with other art lovers
and to enjoy live music, libations, and lively chats about art.
Our Art After Dark films on the last Wednesday night of July
and August couple award-winning indy flicks with pre-movie
discussions of contemporary art. And Saturday Art Forum,
The Art of Jazz, and other programs for grown-ups pair art
with wine, music, books, travel, or poetry. Each helps make
the Museum a welcoming place for friends to meet and see
art in meaningful new ways.
We like to say that everybody belongs at the Chrysler, and Museum
Members know that best. Our grassroots supporters enjoy these offerings,
plus exclusive events and discounts throughout the year. Members also have
the added benefit of knowing that their generosity supports the facilities and
programs that make the Chrysler a home not just for the arts, but for us all.
So, grab a pen
and mark up
your magazine.
Pull out the
center calendar,
circle the events
you want to
attend, then post
it on your fridge.
When you’re
ready to chill
this summer,
we’ll be here.
Photos (clockwise) by Ed Pollard (Museum photographer), Channon Dillard (Museum
educator), Hilda Andres, and Echard Wheeler/NCVB, for the Chrysler Museum of Art
SALUTING SERVICE AND SACRIFICE
Between Memorial Day and Labor Day, the Chrysler is a Blue Star Museum, a
National Endowment for the Arts program to honor families of our active-duty
military. The program offers free admission to more than 700 museums across the
country—and the Chrysler is happy to give current service members, Reservists,
and their families free admission to Curious George Saves the Day: The Art of Margret
and H. A. Rey in recognition of their sacrifices for our community.
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E X H I B I T I O N S
CURRENTLY ON VIEW
Dutch “Golden Age” Paintings
Closing July 3
in the Kaufman Furniture Gallery
John Taylor Arms
(American, 1887–1953)
In Memoriam (Chartres
Cathedral), 1939
Etching
Bequest of Dorothy
Noyes Arms
Many of the Netherlands’ greatest 17th-century artists are
represented in this intimate exhibition of privately held
gems by Gerard Ter Borch, Godfried Schalcken, Isaac De
Jouderville, and others. This fine assortment of art on loan
from a private New York collector is displayed among
equally fine furniture.
An Eye for Architecture:
The Etchings of John Taylor Arms
Closing July 24
in the Kaufman Theatre Lobby
The etcher John Taylor Arms ranked among
the most renowned printmakers in early
20th-century America. A born architectural
draftsman, Arms built his reputation with
sensitively rendered images of the great
cathedrals and picturesque buildings of Europe,
as well as the Gothic-inspired edifices of New
York City. The current exhibition is drawn
from the Chrysler’s own extensive holdings of
Arms prints, donated in the mid-1950s by his
widow, Dorothy Noyes Arms.
The Civil War: Visual Perspectives,
Then and Now
Closing July 24
in the Waitzer Community Gallery
Kara Walker (American, b. 1969)
Cotton Hoards in Southern Swamp.
Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil
War (Annotated), 2005
Offset Lithography and Silkscreen,
39 x 53 inches (99.1 x 134.6 cm),
framed 43 x 57 inches
Courtesy of the artist and
Sikkema Jenkins & Co.
Commemorating the sesquicentennial of
the American Civil War, this selection of
photographs, paintings, sculpture, and prints
records and reflects on different aspects of
the War and its meaning for 19th-century
and contemporary Americans. The works
range from period battlefield photographs to
paintings of the famed ironclads in the Battle
of Hampton Roads to contemporary photos
of War re-enactors and a group of challenging
prints by Kara Walker. Many of the works in the
exhibition are drawn from the Chrysler’s own
extraordinary holdings of Civil War images.
Cameo Performances: Masterpieces of Cameo Glass
from the Chrysler’s Collection
Ongoing in the Decorative Arts Gallery
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This second-floor 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.
American Masterpieces
from the Batten Collection
Closing July 31
in the Prints and Drawings Gallery
In addition to his extraordinary success as a businessman,
civic leader, and philanthropist, the late Frank Batten,
Sr. was also a distinguished art collector. Now, thanks to
the generosity of Jane Batten, nine works from the Batten
Collection have been placed on long-term loan as promised
gifts to the Chrysler. We proudly present these American
masterpieces by Winslow Homer, Albert Bierstadt, Thomas
Hart Benton, William Glackens, and Edward Redfield, and
others in a special second-floor installation.
Portraying a Nation: American Portrait
Photography, 1850–2010
EXTENDED! On view through September 11
in the Frank Photography Galleries
From the rise of the
daguerreotype in the 1840s to
the digital imagery of today,
photography has played
a crucial role in capturing
and defining who we are
as Americans. Drawn from
the Chrysler’s extensive
photography collection,
Portraying a Nation presents
more than 100 portraits by
American photographers. Four David Graham (American, b. 1952)
Water Aerobics, Yuma, Arizona, 1987
thematic sections—“Friends
Chromogenic print
and Family,” “I Am What
Museum purchase and National
I Do,” “My Message is My
Endowment for the Arts
Meaning,” and “Joiners and
Loners”—celebrate the vitality and diversity of all those
who define themselves as Americans.
Contrast: Interactive Work by Daniel Rozin
EXTENDED! On view through September 18
in the Frank Photography Galleries
Recent advances in digital technology have enabled artists
to create works that not only incorporate change and
movement, but also respond to viewers in real time. Through
the use of video projection and sophisticated computer
programs, these artists enable visitors to actually become
a part of the work of art—physically and psychologically.
As part of our continuing series of focused exhibitions
of contemporary art, the Chrysler presents a provocative
(and very popular) group of interactive installations by
Daniel Rozin.
E X H I B I T I O N S
H. A. Rey, black color separation for “At breakfast George’s friend said,”
Curious George Rides a Bike (1952), watercolor and charcoal on
paper. H. A. & Margret Rey Papers, de Grummond Children’s Literature
Collection, McCain Library and Archives, The University of Southern
Mississippi. Curious George and related characters created by Margret
and H. A. Rey are copyrighted and trademarked by Houghton Mifflin
Harcourt Publishing Company. © 2011 by HMH.
Curious George Saves the Day:
The Art of Margret and H. A. Rey
On view through September 18
in the McKinnon Galleries of Modern Art
Everyone knows Curious George, but few know the story behind his stories. Our
keynote special exhibition of the summer recounts the hair-raising tale of how
H. A. and Margret Rey, the German Jewish creators of the mischievous monkey,
fled Nazi Europe for the safety of the United States. Discover how Curious George’s
ability to narrowly evade danger parallels his creators’ war-time escapes and which
elements of their arduous journey through France, Spain, Portugal, and Brazil appear
in their books. An interactive touch screen and nearly 80 original drawings, book
mock-ups, personal photographs, and documents tell the true story behind the Reys’
best-selling fiction for children and one of the world’s favorite characters.
Admission: $5 for adults and teens, free for children 12 and younger. Museum
Members always enjoy unlimited FREE admission to all special exhibitions.
Join at the Welcome Desk on your next visit or become a Member online
at www.chrysler.org/membership.
Curious George Saves the Day: The Art of Margret and H. A. Rey is organized by The Jewish
Museum, New York, and is supported through a bequest from the Estate of Lore Ross.
Al Capp, Li’l Abner, and American Pop Art
On view through September 18
in the McKinnon Galleries of Modern Art
Al Capp’s Li’l Abner was a mainstay of the comics section between 1934 and 1977.
At its peak, more than 90 million readers followed the exploits of its dashingly
handsome, yet unintelligent, protagonist and his friends in the imaginary rural town
of Dogpatch, Kentucky. In the mid-1970s, Capp segued into the realm of fine art,
producing paintings and prints modeled on his comics. These 10 prints from the
Chrysler Collection—never before exhibited—explore the links between Capp and
American Pop art.
l Member Benefit
ON VIEW
AT THE HISTORIC HOUSES
Moses Myers, Maritime Merchant
Ongoing at the Moses Myers House
Supported by a generous gift from T. Parker Host,
this permanent exhibition, recently expanded,
explores the business of maritime commerce
through the life of Moses Myers.
Barton Myers: Norfolk Visionary
Ongoing at the Moses Myers House
Mayor Barton Myers transformed his city from a
prosperous coastal town into a thriving modern
metropolis. Thanks to a generous gift from T.
Parker Host, the Moses Myers House honors this
“first citizen of Norfolk” with a display of objects
and images highlighting his extraordinary life.
Standing on the Precipice of Change:
Race, Slavery, and the Civil War in
Hampton Roads
Closing July 31 at the Norfolk History
Museum at the Willoughby-Baylor House
This exhibit by Norfolk State University for the
Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil
War Commission details the impact this devastating
war had on the residents of Hampton Roads.
Historic images and documents recall the role of
slavery and resistance to it in causing the war, the
steps taken toward freedom during the war, and the
social challenges of the war’s aftermath.
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
Portraits of a City: Views of Norfolk by Kenneth Harris
Opening August 24 in the Kaufman Theatre Lobby
and the Waitzer Community Gallery
Rediscover Norfolk’s past through the eyes of Kenneth Harris, the city’s favorite
urban landscape painter of the last century. A selection of 30 of his beautifully
crafted watercolors from the Chrysler Collection provides a nostalgic backward
glance at Norfolk in the 1950s. And a monumental oil mural, a loan from Marion
and James Baylor to the City of Norfolk, shows the sweeping vista of its waterfront
business district in the 1960s. Together, they depict not only the city’s bestloved landmarks—the old Norfolk Academy, the Moses Myers House, St. Paul’s
Church—but its downtown, docks, and coal yards—the city’s commercial and
industrial heart. Both aesthetic triumphs and invaluable historical documents, these
Portraits of a City capture both the look and the feel of Norfolk at mid-20th-century
before urban renewal projects swept the old port city.
Kenneth Harris (American,1904–1983)
East Main Street, Looking West, 1951
Watercolors on paper
Museum purchase, Norfolk Newspapers’ Art Trust Fund
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E X H I B I T I O N S
l Member Benefit
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
From Dürer to Warhol:
Our Community Collects
Opening September 17
in the Norfolk Southern
Changing Galleries
It has been nearly two decades since the
Chrysler presented an exhibition of works of
art gathered from regional private collections.
Since then, the range, depth, and quality
of works privately held in Hampton Roads
have advanced exponentially, as the
extraordinary works in this exhibition attest.
Featuring more than 100 works of art from
nearly 40 collections, From Dürer to Warhol
is a celebration of the artistic riches in our
midst. It ranges from Old Master European
paintings and prints and American modernist
paintings to remarkable examples of historic
and contemporary American and European
glass. This local exhibition of international
treasures is made possible through the
generous sponsorship of Signature
Financial Management. SAVE THE DATE:
Our Members’ Opening Party
will be the evening of
Saturday, September 17. l
Salvador Dalí (Spanish, 1904–1989)
Self Portrait, 1964
Photo silkscreen on board
Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
© Artists Rights Society, New York
Into the Mainstream:
Self-Taught Artists from the
Garbisch and Gordon Collections
Opening August 13
in the Prints and Drawings Gallery
This exhibition pairs Old Dominion
University’s Baron and Ellin Gordon
Collection of contemporary art by self-taught
artists with the Chrysler’s 19th-century work
in the same tradition, as collected by Walter
Chrysler, Jr.’s, sister and her husband, Bernice
and Edgar Garbisch. Folk art and work by
self-taught artists are often marginalized as
less than fine art. By critically exploring the
work of crossover artists who have gained
academic or art world recognition, student
curators from the latest introduction to the
Museum class aim to prove otherwise.
Mark Rothko: Perceptions of Being
Opening September 28
in the Kaufman Furniture Gallery
The Chrysler’s own No. 5 (Untitled), 1949,
serves as the centerpiece of this focused
exhibition of work by the great New
York school artist. The five paintings on
loan from the National Gallery of Art in
Washington, D.C.—each a gift of the Mark
Rothko Foundation—show the evolution of
the modernist’s work from the early-1940s
to the mid-1960s.
The show coincides
with Virginia Stage
Company’s fall
production of Red,
John Logan’s Tonywinning play about
the artist and
his angst.
Interstices: Mapping
Contemporary Art
Opening November 2 in the
McKinnon Galleries of Modern Art
In·ter·sti·ces (n, plural): the often overlooked
spaces that fall between standardized sets of objects.
This thought-provoking exhibition cuts
across the usual compartments of art history
to offer viewers new ways of exploring the
art of the past few decades. The exhibition
organizes 80 never- or rarely-exhibited
works from the Chrysler’s rich holdings
in modern and contemporary art into six
thematic interstices. “Identity Politics,” “Tell
Me A Story: Art and Narrative,” “Mirror,
Mirror: Reflections of Self,” “Remembering
History,” “Inversing Reality,” and “Mediation”
connect a diverse range of artists and works,
demonstrating parallel engagements with
social, cultural, and visual phenomena that
traverse time.
Colorama
Opening October 15
in the Frank Photography
Galleries
See the glory of Kodak color as
never before in this amazing array
of 36 panoramic prints shot by
some of America’s best commercial
and artistic photographers.
Promoted as “the world’s largest
photographs,” 565 of these 18’ x
60’ illuminated illustrations adorned
New York’s Grand Central Terminal from 1950 to 1990. With both technical and marketing brilliance,
Coloramas extolled American ideals and encouraged amateur photography as an essential element of
family life, travel, and leisure. What started as advertising proves to be art (even at
one-twelfth their original size) in this nostalgic exhibition organized by the George
Eastman House, the international museum of photography and film.
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Hank Mayer
Waterskiers, Cypress Gardens, Florida,
displayed August 5–26, 1968
Copyright Eastman Kodak Co.
Courtesy George Eastman House
N E W S
DEPUTY DIRECTOR JORDAN WASS
RETIRES AFTER 31 YEARS AT MUSEUM
A
fter 31 years of distinguished service at the Chrysler, Catherine Jordan Wass, the
Museum’s Deputy Director, retired on June 30.
Catherine’s life at the Chrysler began back in 1980. Freshly returned from a year of graduate
study in Italy, she volunteered to lecture to the Chrysler docents about her favorite topic,
Italian art. Shortly thereafter, she signed on as a volunteer to help with the deinstallation of
a large exhibition of drawings. The opportunity to work directly, hands on, with great works
of art proved seductive, and it was not long before she joined the Museum’s professional staff
as Assistant Registrar. Within a year she was promoted to Chief Registrar, and then in 1993
became Deputy Director. Catherine also served with distinction as Acting Director of the
Museum from 1995-1997. Among the highlights of her more than three decades of work for
the Chrysler are the physical expansion of the Museum in the late 1980s, a capital campaign,
two full inventories of the collection (and our fully searchable collection online), the restoration and reinterpretation of the historic
Moses Myers House, and the mounting of hundreds of stunning exhibitions in the Museum’s galleries.
Outside of the Museum’s walls Catherine has stayed equally active as a passionate and seemingly tireless advocate for the arts and the
Hampton Roads Community. She was recognized this past spring by the South Hampton Roads YWCA during their 23rd Annual
Women of Distinction Awards. She served as a member of Virginia Association
of Museums Council from 2000-2007, including two terms as Secretary. And
she is a long-time member of the Board of the Virginians for the Arts. In recent
years she has also been active as a Board member of N.E.W.S.: the Network for
Empowering Women Students, a advocacy group of The Women’s Center at
Tidewater Community College, and has been a leading supporter of the Suffolk
Center for Cultural Arts.
But a simple listing of the many key positions that Catherine has held during her
three decades at the Chrysler or at her volunteer associations does not begin to
capture the extraordinary impact she has had on the Museum, the community,
and on everyone with whom she has worked. Catherine is not only a skilled and
dedicated Museum professional—she is a consummate diplomat, a supportive
mentor, and a wonderful colleague and friend. She will be sorely missed.
Photos courtesy of South Hampton Roads YWCA, 2011 Women of Distinction luncheon
FAREWELL TO OUR CONSERVATION FELLOW
F
or the past two years, Catalina Vasquez-Kennedy has been the Chrysler Museum’s National Endowment
for the Humanities Conservation Fellow. During her time here she has performed extensive conservation
treatments on a number of paintings from our collection. Works by Susan Watkins, Maurice Prendergast, and
George Luks, to name a few, have benefited from her expertise, but perhaps the high point of her time here
was treating The Card Players by the 17th-century Baroque painter Giovanni Battista Boncori. Her careful work
in the Museum’s galleries gave visitors the opportunity to ask her questions and learn about conservation as
the restoration progressed.
Vasquez-Kennedy also restored a number of important frames in the Museum’s collection, carving and gilding
missing ornamental elements. While working here she was actively involved in our busy schedule of changing
exhibitions, gallery installations, condition assessments, and preparing paintings going out on loan to other
museums. She excelled at interacting with our visitors through lectures, gallery talks, and demonstrations.
We would all like to thank Catalina for the dedication and passion for preservation that she brought to her work
here. As she continues her career as a conservation consultant in Hampton Roads, we wish her all the best.
Catalina Vasquez-Kennedy displays her recent
restoration work on Maurice Prendergast’s
Figures in a Park to ODU students in the
conservation studio. Photo by Mark Lewis,
Museum conservator
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25/26
18/19
John Taylor Arms
West 42nd Street, Night
JULY
GALLERIES CLOSED
MONDAYS AND
TUESDAYS
mon/tue
Member Benefit
Exit Through the Gift Shop
8 Art After Dark Film ●
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Cheap Thrills
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6 Cool It! Concert
12:30 Gallery Talk
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Interactive and Contemporary Art
7:30 Pre-Screening Gallery Talk
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Orestes Pursued by the Furies
(Pictures of Junk) by Vik Muniz
12:30 Gallery Talk
Three Billy Goats Gruff and The Three
Little Pigs
10:30 Summer Friday Films
for Children ●
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Chaise Lounge by Michel Thonet
12:30 Gallery Talk
For parents of children
18 months and younger
1 Stroller Tour
Window from Darwin D. Martin House
by Frank Lloyd Wright
12:30 Gallery Talk
Michael Clark Band
6 Cool It! Concert
Orestes Pursued by the Furies
(Pictures of Junk) by Vik Muniz
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Curious George, Volume 3
10:30 Summer Friday Films
for Children ●
8
10:30 Summer Friday Films
for Children ●
Danny and the Dinosaur
14
7
The Civil War: Visual Perspectives,
Then and Now
12:30 Gallery Talk
Peep and The Big World: Chirp Flies,
part 2
1
10:30 Summer Friday Films
for Children ●
Boat Landing at Gloucester by
William Glackens
12:30 Gallery Talk
Peep and The Big World: Chirp Flies,
part 1
10:30 Summer Friday Films
for Children ●
fri
Chaise Lounge by Michel Thonet
12:30 Gallery Talk
Tumbao Salsera
6 Cool It! Concert
Window from Darwin D. Martin
House by Frank Lloyd Wright
12:30 Gallery Talk
AltDaily Norfology Night with
DJ Cornbread
6 Cool It! Concert
The Civil War: Visual Perspectives,
Then and Now
12:30 Gallery Talk
An Elephant’s Trunk
10:30 & 11:30
Tickle My Ears
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Orestes Pursued by the Furies (Pictures of Junk) by Vik Muniz
12:30 Gallery Talk
Chaise Lounge by Michel Thonet
12:30 Gallery Talk
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Virginia Shipwrecks by The Old Coast Guard Station Museum
7 Norfolk History Series
Window from Darwin D. Martin House by Frank Lloyd Wright
12:30 Gallery Talk
6
Kara Walker in The Civil War: Visual Perspectives, Then and Now
7:15 Art Riff!
Pamela Hines
6:15 The Art of Jazz, The Fine Art of Wine
The Civil War: Visual Perspectives, Then and Now
12:30 Gallery Talk
wed
Animals and Their Habitats
30
Orestes Pursued by the Furies
(Pictures of Junk) by Vik Muniz
2 Gallery Talk
…If You Lived During Slavery
1 Historic Houses
Weekend Program
23
Chaise Lounge by Michel Thonet
2 Gallery Talk
16
Window from Darwin D. Martin
House by Frank Lloyd Wright
2 Gallery Talk
9
The Civil War: Visual Perspectives,
Then and Now
2 Gallery Talk
Noon-3 Second-Saturday
Family Day
2
The Civil War: Visual Perspectives,
Then and Now
2 Saturday Art Forum ●
sat
3
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Standing on the Precipice of Change:
Race, Slavery, and the Civil
War in Hampton Roads
American Masterpieces from the
Batten Collection
5 Exhibitions close
Orestes Pursued by the Furies
(Pictures of Junk) by Vik Muniz
2 Gallery Talk
…If You Lived During Slavery
1 Historic Houses
Weekend Program
24
An Eye for Architecture: The Etchings
of John Taylor Arms
The Civil War: Visual Perspectives,
Then and Now
5 Exhibitions close
Chaise Lounge by Michel Thonet
2 Gallery Talk
17
Window from Darwin D. Martin
House by Frank Lloyd Wright
2 Gallery Talk
10
The Civil War: Visual Perspectives,
Then and Now
2 Gallery Talk
Boat Landing at Gloucester by
William Glackens
2 Gallery Talk
sun
22/23
15/16
8/9
William Morris
Nuba Woman II
AUGUST
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17
Anansi
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13
sept 3
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Al Capp, Li’l Abner, and American
Pop Art
2 Gallery Talk
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2 Gallery Talk ●
The Original Curious George by
Margret and H. A. Rey
Ladies of Norfolk –The Myers
Women
1 Historic Houses Weekend
Program
The Shoppers by William Glackens
2 Gallery Talk
Animals and Their Habitats
Noon-3 Second-Saturday
Family Day
Into the Mainstream: Self-Taught
Artists from the Garbisch and
Gordon Collections
10 Exhibition opens
6
Al Capp, Li’l Abner, and American
Pop Art
2 Saturday Art Forum ●
Member Benefit
4
Last chance for free Curious George
admission for active-duty military
families
10 Blue Star Families ends
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Al Capp, Li’l Abner, and American
Pop Art
2 Gallery Talk
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2 Gallery Talk ●
The Original Curious George by
Margret and H. A. Rey
Ladies of Norfolk –The Myers
Women
1 Historic Houses Weekend
Program
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The Shoppers by William Glackens
2 Gallery Talk
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Nuba Woman II by William Morris
2 Gallery Talk
at www.facebook.com/chryslermuseum.
Chrysler Museum Glass Studio Opening
November 2 marks the public debut of
hot new addition to the Museum campus!
Members’ Opening Party
Saturday, September 17 we’ll celebrate our big,
fall exhibition, From Dürer to Warhol: Our Community Collects.
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Al Capp, Li’l Abner, and American
Pop Art
12:30 Gallery Talk
The Adventures of Curious George
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10:30 Summer Friday Films
for Children ●
For parents of children
18 months and younger
1 Stroller Tour
The Original Curious George by
Margret and H. A. Rey
12:30 Gallery Talk ●
Wings: A Tale of Two Chickens and
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
10:30 Summer Friday Films
for Children ●
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The Shoppers by William Glackens
12:30 Gallery Talk
10:30 Summer Friday Films
for Children ●
COMING THIS FALL
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Al Capp, Li’l Abner, and American
Pop Art
12:30 Gallery Talk
18
The Original Curious George by
Margret and H. A. Rey
12:30 Gallery Talk ●
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The Shoppers by William Glackens
12:30 Gallery Talk
4
Nuba Woman II by William Morris
12:30 Gallery Talk
The Story of the Dancing Frog
10:30 Summer Friday Films
for Children ●
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Kenneth Harris
Old Norfolk Academy and Spire of
Freemason Street Baptist Church
The Parking Lot
8 Art After Dark Film ●
7:30 Pre-Screening Gallery Talk
Portraits of a City: Views of Norfolk by Kenneth Harris
12:30 Gallery Talk
Al Capp, Li’l Abner, and American Pop Art
12:30 Gallery Talk
The Original Curious George by Margret and H. A. Rey
12:30 Gallery Talk ●
Portraits of a City: Views of Norfolk by Kenneth Harris
10 Exhibition opens
10
100 Years of Naval Aviation by The Hampton Roads Naval Museum
7 Norfolk History Series
The Shoppers by William Glackens
12:30 Gallery Talk
Curious George Saves the Day ●
7:15 Art Riff!
Nuba Woman II by William Morris
12:30 Gallery Talk
6:15 The Art of Jazz, The Fine Art of Wine ●
Jimmy Masters
Row, Row, Row the Boat
10:30 & 11:30 Tickle My Ears
Nuba Woman II by William Morris
12:30 Gallery Talk
N E W S
GRANTS AND PARTNERS
SUPPORT THE MUSEUM MISSION
T
he Chrysler appreciates the trust that these organizations have placed in the
Museum with their generous contributions and partnerships:
The Mary Morton Parsons Foundation has generously
granted $200,000 in matching funds for construction
and equipment for The Chrysler Museum Glass Studio.
The Business Consortium for Arts Support and its 26 members
have made an annual grant of more than $129,000 for
the Museum’s general operating support.
The Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation has selected the Chrysler to
participate in its prestigious On Screen/In Person series.
This collaboration (with National Endowment for the
Arts backing) will introduce Hampton Roads residents
to six exciting independent filmmakers and their art from
September 2011 to April 2012.
The City of Norfolk, in addition to its annual operating
support, has awarded the Museum TOPS grants for
2011 to increase the number of new and repeat out-oftown visitors to the Chrysler and our Glass Studio.
WHRO Media and The Jewish Museum and Cultural Center in
Portsmouth, Va., have joined the growing list of local
supporters for the Chrysler’s exhibition of Curious George
Saves the Day: The Art of Margret and H. A. Rey.
And these Members of our Business Exhibition
Council ensure the Museum’s success with their
corporate partnership. We appreciate their support!
To learn about the benefits of partnering with the
Chrysler Museum, please contact Edwina Bell,
Director of Development and Communication, at
(757) 965-2032 or at [email protected].
THERE’S AN
APP FOR US
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I
f you have an Apple mobile device, download
the FREE Chrysler Museum of Art app from
the iTunes Store. This SourceLab Mobile guide
puts the Museum at your fingertips wherever
you are, and works on Apple iPods, iPhones,
and iPads. Learn more about our art and share it
with your friends on Facebook or Twitter. Listen
to audio tours produced with our partners at
Virginia Stage Company or pianist Lee Jordan
Anders of Virginia Wesleyan College. Explore
Museum membership and discover exciting
upcoming events. It’s all in this one little
application. Best of all, like admission, it’s FREE!
N E W S
Charlotte Potter is the manager
of the new Chrysler Museum
Glass Studio. Photo by Jeff
Diener
PROGRESS HEATS UP
ON GLASS STUDIO
T
he Chrysler Museum Glass Studio is on schedule for
its November 2, 2011 public opening. Months of
construction have transformed the former bank branch at
Duke and Grace Streets into a state-of-the-art glassmaking
facility. Equipment arrived in June, and Wet Dog Glass
assisted with the connection and testing of our new furnace
(capable of melting 500 pounds of glass), three glory holes,
and five annealing ovens. Over the summer, we’ll be testing
and tuning the building’s mechanical system and preparing
for final occupancy inspections. Afterward, the Museum will
furnish the studio and connect the audio-visual equipment
that will enhance our fall opening events and educational
programming.
Our greatest “equipment” is our new Glass Studio Manager:
Charlotte Potter. A conceptual artist and designer from
Vermont, Potter received her B.F.A. from Alfred University
and a 2010 M.F.A. with honors from the Department of Glass
at Rhode Island School of Design, where she also taught.
Trained as a glassblower, Potter has traveled extensively,
working at some
of the nation’s
Between January and March, the Studio building was gutted
best glass studios,
for a full retrofit. Photo by Education Department staff
including Pilchuck Glass School, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Penland
School of Crafts, and WheatonArts. In 2008, she co-founded the Cirque de Verre,
a glass troupe that has performed at numerous studios and museums such as the
Toledo Museum of Art and the Corning Museum of Glass. Potter has been an
artist-in-residence at Pilchuck Glass School, The Art Making Machine Studios, the
Creative Glass Center of America (at WheatonArts), and the University of Sydney
in Australia. Her work has been shown internationally and is in the permanent
collections of the Museum of American Glass and the Frieda and Henry J. Neils
House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
“We are so pleased to have Charlotte’s artistic and creative energy to bring our
new Glass Studio to life,” says Museum Director Bill Hennessey. And having a
working artist manage the Glass Studio makes for both great aesthetics
and customer satisfaction. “Charlotte will be the creative force behind the
Studio’s programs and our partnerships with the community,” Scott Howe,
Director of Education and Public Programs, says. “I have no doubt that our
visitors will leave the Studio with a deeper appreciation for the Chrysler’s
renowned collection—as well as with an eagerness to return to experience
it again with friends and family.”
Potter could not agree more—“Our new glass studio will couple traditional
glassblowing techniques with more experimental approaches to provide
a hybrid of historical and contemporary glass practices. I am honored to
contribute to the Chrysler’s expanding efforts to bring innovative and
participatory experiences to the Hampton Roads community.”
To see more of Charlotte Potter’s art, see www.charlottepotter.com. To
follow the progress of the Chrysler Museum Glass Studio, see About the
Museum on www.chrysler.org.
By May, the
transformation
was nearing
completion,
with new
walls, flooring,
and ceiling
adaptations.
Photo by Ed
Pollard, Museum
photographer
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N E W S
ON THE ROAD
RECENT ACQUISITIONS
O
I
ur art is always in demand for exhibitions both
near and far. If you’re traveling this summer,
look for these Chrysler favorites at other museums:
Two of our late 19th-century landscape paintings
have moved to Virginia Beach for the rest of the
year as the Contemporary Art Center of Virginia
welcomes an Old Dominion University graduate
back to town. The Chrysler’s Early Morning, Yosemite
Valley by Thomas Hill and Forest Scene by William
Trost Richards complement CACV’s exhibition Kim
Keever: Mountains, Forests, and Ocean Shores.
Pissarro’s People is making good use of our 1867
Camille Pissarro oil painting The Maidservant. It’s
at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in
Williamstown, Mass., through October 2, 2011.
The exhibition travels to the California Palace of the
Legion of Honor in San Francisco later that month.
Our 2005 Mowbray Arch Society purchase is
making its first road trip. Emmanuel Lansyer’s 1872
Portrait of the Sculptor Gustave Godard will be on
view in The Orient Expressed: Japan’s Influence of Western
Art, 1854-1918. The exhibition is at the Mississippi
Museum of Art in Jackson through July 17, then
moves to the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio,
Texas on October 5, 2011.
From one great glass collection to another—the
Chrysler has loaned 10 pieces of our best Mt.
Washington Glass to the Corning Museum of
Glass in New York. Its exhibition Mt. Washington and
Pairpoint: American Glass from the Gilded Age to the Roaring
Twenties runs through December 30, 2011.
We’ve always got art on the road. Find
out what’s gone where with fun new maps
in the Collection Works On the Road
section of our newly upgraded website,
www.chrysler.org.
Thomas Hill (American, b. England, 1829–1908)
Early Morning, Yosemite Valley, 1884
Oil on canvas, Gift of Edward J. Brickhouse
Camille Pissarro (French, 1830–1903), The Maidservant, 1875
Oil on canvas, Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Emmanuel Lansyer (French,1835–1893), Portrait of Gustave Godard, 1872
Oil on canvas, Gift of the Mowbray Arch Society, 2005
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Mt. Washington Glass Co. (New Bedford, Massachusetts), Verona Vase,
1896–1897, Glass, Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
t’s sometimes called the “permanent
collection,” but the Museum’s
holdings are constantly growing
and changing. Among our recent
additions are generous private gifts
and memorials, as well as noteworthy
Museum purchases with income from
endowed funds:
James Jacques Joseph Tissot’s A
Winter’s Walk joins his very popular
painting of The Artists’ Wives in
the collection. In the 1880
etching/drypoint, Tissot’s
love, Kathleen Newton,
personifies winter and
echoes poetic lines from
John Keats: “She will bring
in spite of frost/Beauties that the
earth hath lost.”
Sculptor Claude Ramey’s
realistic 1808 Bust of AntoineCésar de Choiseul-Praslin, duc
de Praslin enriches the collection
with another fine example of
French Neoclassical style, this one
executed in terracotta rather than the
usual marble.
A familiar favorite expands our
21st-century holdings: Daniel Rozin’s
Mirror No. 10 from Contrast, our popular
exhibition of the artist’s interactive
work. The “Sketch Mirror” uses computer
software to mimic the way an artist
would draw your caricature, which
appears on screen as you watch.
Thomas Webb & Sons
(Stourbridge, England)
Vase, circa 1900
Blown cased glass,
etched, cameo-carved
Museum purchase,
with funds provided by
Mr. and Mrs. James E.
Summar, Sr. in memory
of Billy and Rebecca Hitt
Our exhibition upstairs in the Decorative Arts Gallery
gains another masterpiece of English cameo glass—a rare
pink, green, and white Vase by Thomas Webb & Sons. The
9-inch-tall geometric and floral vessel, ca. 1900, is a Museum
purchase partially funded by Mr. and Mrs. James E. Summar,
Sr., in memory of Billy and Rebecca Hitt, longtime Museum
supporters and donors to our cameo glass collection.
And a group of 46 photographs comes to the Chrysler
courtesy of George Stephanopoulos, chief political
correspondent for ABC News. The images, shot in the
1970s and 1980s, include art photos and photojournalism by
Thomas Barrow, Larry Clark, Danny Lyon, Michael A. Smith,
and Louis Stettner. Two of Stettner’s black and white prints
are included in our Portraying a Nation exhibition.
Come by the Museum soon to see what’s new and on view!
N E W S
SPRING BRINGS FUN FLINGS
THE
NORFOLK
SOCIETY
OF ARTS
ON THE ROAD TO RICHMOND
Chrysler Museum Members traveled to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts on
two different sold-out bus trips in April. On Thursday, April 14, Chief Curator
Jeff Harrison led a group of enthusiastic Museum Members to see the VMFA’s
blockbuster exhibition, Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso,
Paris. Then on April 30, the Chrysler’s Friends of African-American Art (pictured)
followed with their third annual bus trip and a special guided tour of Dynasty
and Divinity: Ife Art in Ancient Nigeria. Photo by Deborrah Grulke, Museum donor
relations manager
The Norfolk Society of Arts
concluded its impressive
2010-2011 season on April 5
with Thomas P. Campbell,
director of the Metropolitan
Museum of Art in New York.
His lecture on antiquities and
repatriation, “Discovering
History,” was followed
by a sold-out luncheon
and special silent auction
to benefit the Chrysler
Museum. In an earlier annual
meeting, NSA members
thanked outgoing chair
Chrissie Johnson for her
service and welcomed Susan
Quate as the group’s new
leader. Photos by Ed Pollard,
Museum photographer
THE PERFECT
EASTER
EXHIBITION
MOTHER’S DAY
Sunday, May 7 was special day for Moms and
Members as the Chrysler hosted two special
afternoon events. As a complement to our special
exhibition Tiffany Lamps: Articles of Utility, Objects
of Art, more than 250 Members enjoyed an exclusive lecture by best-selling author Susan Vreeland,
who also signed copies of her popular novel Clara
and Mr. Tiffany. Afterward, Bellissima!, Hampton
Roads’ premier women’s chorale, performed music
written for female voices in a free Mother’s Day
concert in Huber Court, as they did last year. Photo
by Hilda Andres for the Chrysler Museum of Art
Visitors (many with magnifying glasses)
marveled over the miraculous details to be
found in James Tissot: The Life of Christ.
The Museum welcomed Members with a
well-attended Palm Sunday reception, and a
special lecture by Chief Curator Jeff Harrison
helped explain the artist’s motivation for these
inspired watercolors. The exhibition, organized
by the Brooklyn Museum, was sponsored
locally by Regent University and The Christian
Broadcasting Network, as well as generous
anonymous friends of the Museum. Photos by
Jake Gillespie for the Chrysler Museum of Art
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PR O G R A M S
l Member Benefit
Talks
and
Tours
GALLERY TALKS
Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 12:30 p.m.
Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m.
Join a Chrysler docent for a lively conversation focusing on a
different masterpiece or exhibition every week. Each talk begins
at the Welcome Desk in Huber Court. See the calendar listings in
this magazine or our website for the Work of the Week.
Cost: Free, or included with paid admission to featured
special exhibitions
AUDIO TOURS ●
Enjoy learning about highlights from the Chrysler’s collection
on Apple iPods. This summer’s listening options include a special
audio tour, Picture This!: Images of Women in Music and Art, featuring
Lee Jordan-Anders on piano and musical selections inspired by
Chrysler paintings.
Cost: Free for Museum Members, $3 for all others
SATURDAY ART FORUM ●
Leave your shopping list at home, and come to the Chrysler for
an art-filled hour. This monthly program begins in the Education
Diamonstein Workshop with coffee and cookies, followed by a
lecture, tour, or performance.
The Civil War: Visual Perspectives, Then and Now
Saturday, July 2 at 2 p.m.
See how artists portrayed America’s most divisive conflict as it
happened and through the 150 years that followed.
Al Capp, Li’l Abner, and American Pop Art
Saturday, August 6 at 2 p.m.
Discover how comic strips inspired Pop art and how Pop art
transformed comic strips into serious art.
Cost: Free for Museum Members, $5 for all others
Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923–1997)
Live Ammo (Ha! Ha! Ha!), 1962
Oil on canvas
Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
© Estate of Roy Lichtenstein
NORFOLK HISTORY SERIES
Learn about Virginia’s past with our fascinating lectures on the second
Wednesday of each month. The Norfolk Historical Society sponsors the
series in the Chrysler’s Kaufman Theatre at 7 p.m., and refreshments are
served after each event.
Virginia Shipwrecks
Wednesday, July 13 at 7 p.m.
As a busy crossroads of international shipping, Hampton Roads has
seen its share of tragic shipwrecks caused by the storms of nature and
warfare. The Old Coast Guard Station Museum presents a selection
of historic wrecks, and the mysteries and legends that continue to
surround them.
100 Years of Naval Aviation
Wednesday, August 10 at 7 p.m.
From Eugene Ely’s historic first flight through the Navy pilots who
trained for spaceflight at Langley Field, hear stories of more than 100
years of United States naval aviation and the role Hampton Roads has
played in the saga. The Hampton Roads Naval Museum presents this
exciting program of flight.
Cost: Free to Members of the Museum’s Friends of Historic Houses
and the Norfolk Historical Society, $5 for all others. For more
information, please call (757) 333-1087.
WEEKEND PROGRAMS
AT THE HISTORIC HOUSES
Explore specific themes of the Moses Myers House in detail with our
Weekend Programs on selected Saturdays and Sundays.
…If You Lived During Slavery
Saturday, July 30 and Sunday, July 31 at 1 p.m.
TEACHERS: PLAN YOUR
FALL SCHOOL TOURS!
Online Booking Requests Now Available!
It may be summer, but the school year is coming soon. And
no matter what subject your class will be exploring, a tour of
the Chrysler collection can help reinforce and enhance your
lessons. Explore our existing school programs on the Learning
section of our website, www.chrysler.org. Or for more
information, contact Tour Coordinator Ruth Sanchez at
(757) 333-6269 or [email protected].
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Learn more about Norfolk’s African-American heritage from the stories
of enslaved and free African-Americans at the Moses Myers House.
Experience history by following in their footsteps throughout the
home, and explore the unique differences between slavery in cities and
on plantations.
Ladies of Norfolk—The Myers Women
Saturday, August 20 and Sunday, August 21 at 1 p.m.
Spend an hour in company with the women of the Myers household
and learn about the 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
PR O G R A M S
l Member Benefit
Most public programs are free. Some special events
have entry fees (as noted). In most cases, reservations
are not required for individuals, but please call
(757) 664-6200 for group reservations.
Films / Kids
and
Families
SUMMER FRIDAY FILMS FOR CHILDREN ●
Every Friday in July and August at 10:30 a.m.
Our Summer Friday Films help encourage art appreciation in a new generation. Each screening
features a classic film or contemporary animation in our Kaufman Theatre—and a fun handson activity in the Theatre Gallery afterward. Individual reservations are not required, but for
groups of 10 or more please RSVP in advance to (757) 333-6239.
ART
AFTER DARK ●
Our summer film series concludes
with two award-winning flicks!
Cool off in the Kaufman Theatre
with the art of film on the last
Wednesday of each month.
Come at 7:30 p.m. for a Gallery
Talk related to the evening’s
screening. The films will start at
8 p.m.
Exit Through the Gift Shop
Wednesday, July 27
See how an eccentric French
shopkeeper and amateur
filmmaker attempts to locate and
befriend graffiti artist Banksy,
only to have the artist turn the
camera back on him (2010, 87
mins., R). Engage in a discussion
on interactive and contemporary
art before the film.
The Parking Lot
Wednesday, August 31
Enjoy the goings-on of a single
parking lot in Charlottesville,
Virginia, and its select group of
attendants—grad students, surly
artists, and more (2010, 74 mins.,
R equivalent). And be sure to
join us for an interesting prescreening talk.
Cost: Free for Museum Members,
$5 for all others
Friday, July 1
Friday, July 29
Friday, August 19
Peep and the Big Wide World:
Chirp Flies (Part 1)
Three Billy Goats Gruff and
The Three Little Pigs
Chirp really, really wants to
fly—with a little help from
Peep, Quack, and his other
feathered friends.
Three is the magic number—
see how three goats meet the
challenge of a nasty troll and
three pigs outsmart a hungry
wolf in these classic tales
narrated by Holly Hunter.
Wings: A Tale of Two Chickens
and Goldilocks and the
Three Bears
Viewing age: all (30 mins., 2005)
Friday, July 8
Peep and the Big Wide World:
Chirp Flies (Part 2)
Watch as Peep gives advice
and Chirp finally reaches
the sky.
Viewing age: all (30 mins., 2005)
Friday, July 15
Curious George (Volume 3)
Take a ride with George and
the Man with the Yellow Hat.
Their adventures take them to
a restaurant, fishing, and to a
costume party.
Viewing age: all (30 mins., 1972)
Friday, July 22
Danny and the Dinosaur
Danny’s friend for the day
is the very dinosaur he had
just been admiring in the
Museum. What child wouldn’t
want to ride on, go for a swim
with, and play hide-and-seek
with a real, live dinosaur?
Viewing age: 4 and older
(30 mins., 1993)
Friday, August 5
Hold on tight with this tale of
two chickens and their flying
start into mischief. Then see
what happens when a little
girl drops in uninvited on the
Bear family.
Viewing age: 5 and older
(25 mins., 1991)
The Story of the Dancing Frog
Friday, August 26
George is no ordinary
frog! He is a multitalented
entertainer who finds fame
and fortune. He travels
the world with his friend,
Gertrude.
See how it all started—it’s the
story of how George first met
the Man with the Yellow Hat
and began his travels abroad.
Viewing ages: 8 and older
(30 mins., 1989)
The Adventures of
Curious George
Viewing age: all
(30 mins., 1982)
Friday, August 12
Anansi
Learn the Jamaican folktale
of Anansi the spider as he
outwits other animals—
told in true Caribbean
fashion by Denzel
Washington and reggae
musicians UB40.
Viewing age: 6 and older
(30 mins., 1994)
Viewing age: 5 to 10
(30 mins., 2005)
Cost: Free for children 12 and younger and Museum Members, $5 for all others
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PR O G R A M S
l Member Benefit
Kids And Families
SECOND-SATURDAY
FAMILY DAYS
Bring the entire family to the Chrysler every month for
art, music, and fun afternoon activities throughout the
Museum! These free programs are made possible by the
Bunny and Perry Morgan Fund.
Our April Family Day
featured Watercolors
on the Hague. Photo
by Elsie Engle for the
Chrysler Museum
of Art
Transportation: From Here to There
Saturday, July 9 from noon–3 p.m.
Planes, trains, and automobiles, bicycles and boats: find art
that shows how we move from one place to another.
Animals and Their Habitats
Saturday, August 13 from noon–3 p.m.
Artists have been inspired by animals for centuries. How
many can you discover in the Chrysler’s galleries?
Cost: Free
TICKLE MY EARS:
STORIES AND ART AT THE CHRYSLER
James Buttersworth
(American, 1817–1894)
Columbia, Dauntless,
and Sappho
Rounding the Sandy
Hook Lightship
(detail), 1871
Oil on canvas
Introduce your preschooler to art in our galleries! Join us for
stories, songs, and surprises on the first Thursday of every
month. The fun lasts about 35 minutes, but the lessons last a
lifetime. Tickle My Ears is generously supported by Target.
Now with two sessions! 10:30 and 11:30 a.m.
An Elephant’s Trunk
Thursday, July 7 in the Waitzer Galleries of Glass
Row, Row, Row the Boat
Thursday, August 4
in the Prints and Drawings Gallery
Cost: Free. Space is limited to 30 participants for
each identical program. Please check in at the
Welcome Desk in Huber Court.
Music / Classes
THE ART OF JAZZ AND
THE FINE ART OF WINE,
WITH ART RIFFS! ●
The Art of Jazz, our popular first-Wednesday music series,
features the best performers from across Hampton Roads.
Sit in Huber Court to enjoy the band from 6:15–8:45 p.m.,
or listen from a distance as you peruse the galleries.
The Fine Art of Wine, an informal tasting, is the perfect
complement to The Art of Jazz. Our offerings include
several Kosher selections and many of the vintages are
available at select Harris Teeter and Farm Fresh stores.
Museum Members receive a $1 discount on each glass of
wine and half-off on all wine tasting.
Art Riffs!, short conversations on selected works of art,
fill the quiet time when the band takes its first break.
Join the group at the Fine Staircase in Huber Court at
approximately 7:15 p.m.
Wednesday, July 6
In concert: Pamela Hines
Art Riff: Kara Walker in The Civil War:
Visual Perspectives, Then and Now
Cost: Free
Wednesday, August 3
In concert: Jimmy Masters
Art Riff: Curious George Saves the Day
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Cost: The concert is free. The Art Riff is free for
Museum Members or included with paid admission to
Curious George Saves the Day: The Art of Margret and H. A. Rey
COOL IT!
For Art’s Sake’s popular Thursday-night live music series
returns this July. For more information on this summer’s
schedule, please see the back cover of the magazine.
STROLLER TOURS
Edward Hopper
(American, 1882–1967),
New York Pavements
(detail), 1924, Oil on
canvas, Gift of Walter P.
Chrysler, Jr.
Stroll and roll into our galleries on the third Friday of the
month for a guided tour of the Museum and engaging adult
conversation. Adults and their young children (under the age
of 18 months) are welcome.
Friday, July 15 at 1 p.m.
Friday, August 19 at 1 p.m.
Cost: Free, but space is limited.
Please check in at the Welcome
Desk in Huber Court.
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CONSERVATION
IN THE GALLERIES
Watch live restoration of The Finding of Moses, a ca. 1615–
1620 oil painting by Jacopo Palma. Museum Conservator
Mark Lewis and his conservation colleagues welcome your
observation and questions from 10:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. in
Gallery 218 on selected Fridays. See www.chrysler.org for
the dates.
Cost: Free
PR O G R A M S
l Member Benefit
SAVE MONEY
WITH YOUR
MEMBERSHIP ●
Museum Members: remember
the power of your membership
card! Be sure to show your card
whenever you frequent The
Museum Shop or Cuisine and
Company at The Chrysler Café
(both open late on Wednesday
nights). You’ll automatically
save at least 10% on your
purchases.
And when you travel, make
sure your membership card
accompanies you. Members
at the Associate level enjoy
reciprocal member benefits at
more than 50 U.S. museums,
and if you’re a Member at
the Friend level or above,
those benefits multiply to
include more than 500 North
American museums! A full list
of participating organizations is
available on our website.
It’s easy to upgrade or renew
your membership. Do so at the
Welcome Desk on your next
visit, on our website at www.
chrysler.org/membership, or on
the phone with Brian Wells at
(757) 333-6298.
NEW MEMBERS
WELCOME ●
SAVE THE DATE:
Wednesday, September 7
from 5:30–7 p.m.
Have you recently joined
the Chrysler? Our quarterly
receptions for new Members
are a great way to meet
fellow art fans and to explore
the Chrysler’s remarkable
collection. Meet in the Gifford
Room at 5:30 p.m. The tour will
start at approximately 6:15 p.m.
Cost: Free for Museum
Members who joined since June
2011. RSVP to rsvp@chrysler.
org with New Member Tour
in the subject line, online at
https://community.chrysler.org/
rsvp, or call (757) 333-6253.
Member Exclusives
TRAVEL ARTFULLY
Join fellow Museum Members on special tours that offer unique opportunities to learn about the artistic
and cultural life of exciting destinations far and near. Our 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!
The Aussie and Kiwi Experience ●
March 18–April 13, 2012
Please call for pricing.
Travel to the other side of the world on the adventure of a lifetime!
Your trip begins in Sydney, Australia’s bustling capital, and ends
on New Zealand’s picturesque South Island. Cruise Milford Sound,
experience the Outback, and visit New Zealand’s stunning glacier
region. One highlight leads to another! Watch the sunset at Ayers
Rock, and explore Fraser Island, the largest sand island in the world. Overnight aboard the Sunlander as
you traverse beautiful Queensland by train. Deepen your understanding of this wonderful continent
on this unparalleled cultural journey.
Country Roads of Tuscany and Umbria ●
September 7–17, 2012
$4,349 per person (double occupancy) ~ includes airfare from Norfolk
Book by January 8, 2012.
Take the road less traveled through central Italy and explore
Tuscany’s and Umbria’s smaller, more authentic towns. Enjoy
breathtaking scenery as you travel the peaceful countryside in search
of world-class art, living history, and fine cuisine. Visit such famous sites as Orvieto, San Gimignano,
and Florence, then detour from the beaten track to explore small vineyards and hilltop villages. Space
is limited to just 24 passengers on this exciting journey from Explorations..
The French Alps to Provence ●
October 1–10, 2012
$3,495 per person (double occupancy) ~ plus airfare.
Members from the Chrysler Museum and the Virginia Museum of
Fine Arts will come together on this uniquely designed program to
discover the tremendous beauty and the fascinating historic and
artistic significance of the Rhône River Valley. Experience the joie
de vivre of provincial France on this exclusive 10-day journey—from
the tranquil beauty of the French Alps through the timeless allure of
the ancient regions of Provence, Beaujolais, and Burgundy.
For more information about any of our art travel opportunities,
please contact Deborrah Grulke at (757) 333-6318 or
[email protected].
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