Chrysler The Members Magazine | Fall 2017

Chrysler
GRACIOUS
GIFTS OF GLASS

board of trustees 201718

Thomas L. Stokes, Jr., Chairman The Members Magazine | Fall 2017
In 1971 Walter P. Chrysler Jr. and Jean Outland Chrysler made Lelia Graham Webb, Vice Chairman
a transformational gift to the Norfolk Museum of Arts and Brother Rutter, Secretary
Sciences and the City of Norfolk. The collections of the newly Yvonne T. Allmond
renamed Chrysler Museum of Art were immediately recognized Dudley Anderson
for their quality and breadth, especially in the areas of European Shirley C. Baldwin
Kathleen Broderick
and American painting and Glass. Since that time, the Museum
Deborah H. Painter
has continued to grow its collections through gifts and director s note
Paul D. Fraim
purchases. Simultaneously, we build on our traditional strengths Edith G. Grandy
and expand into new areas. For instance, in the 1990s, we began Inside Front Cover
Virginia C. Hitch
to collect photography comprehensively and more recently, James A. Hixon
we have sought to acquire more works by important but Claus Ihlemann in the galleries
underrepresented African-American artists like Elizabeth Catlett Marc Jacobson
Linda H. Kaufman
2 Exhibitions on View
and Beauford Delaney.
Pamela C. Kloeppel 6 Camerawork at NASA Langley
In order to maintain our position as one of the great collections
of glass in America, we need to keep building. That is why
Harry T. Lester
Suzanne Mastracco
8 Norfolk Society of Arts
Centennial Gift
the recent promised gift from Lisa and Dudley Anderson is Colin M. McKinnon
so important. (See the article on p.10) Over several decades, Peter M. Meredith, Jr.
On view beginning November 17,
in Multiple Modernisms 10 Anderson Gift
Charlotte M. Minor Georgia O'Keeffe, American, 1887-1986
the Andersons have assembled an outstanding collection of
J. Douglas Perry Black Door with Red, 1954
contemporary glass in the country. They have collected broadly cover story
C. Arthur Rutter III Oil on canvas
but also in depth. For instance, early in their collecting life Bob Sasser Bequest of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 12 Enchanted by Glass
they recognized the importance of the Czech artists Stanislav Lisa B. Smith
Libensk and Jaroslava Brychtov and over time they acquired Richard Waitzer chrysler news
many of their most important works. The Andersons have Joseph T. Waldo
already donated three monumental pieces by this influential Wayne F. Wilbanks 1 6 Peers and Partners
couple to the Museum. Additionally, the Andersons acquired Cheryl Xystros
18 Interns at the Chrysler
excellent works by most of the leading figures in the studio
glass movement.
chrysler magazine
Meredith Gray,
19 Camp Chrysler

It is very gratifying to know that Lisa and Dudley have chosen

Director of Communications 20 Reflections from the Edge
the Chrysler as the eventual home for this impressive collection.
Jane Cleary, Graphics Manager
All photographs by Ed Pollard,
22 For the Culturally Curious
I believe it speaks to the overall quality of our collection and Museum Photographer unless
otherwise noted
Ren Lalique (French, 18601945)
Automobile Mascot on Base
24 Staff Notes
professionalism of the institution. We will remain conscientious Victoire (Victory), 1928
stewards of the art that has been entrusted to us by the
Chryslers, the Andersons, and many other generous collectors.
Chrysler Magazine is published
for and mailed to Chrysler Museum
Moldpressed, assembled, acidetched
2011.3.345, gift of
member exclusives
In this way, we will continue to fulfill our mission to enrich the Members as a benefit of their Elaine and Stanford Steppa, 26 People, Parties, and Patriotism
generous support. The Corning Museum of Glass
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Erik H. Neil, Director
on the cover
Ren Lalique (French, 18601945)
Perfume Bottle with Stopper
Bouchon mres (Berry stopper),
1920
Moldblown, moldpressed,
applied patina, acidetched
2011.3.250, gift of Joey Kirkpatrick (American, b. 1952)
Elaine and Stanford Steppa, Flora C. Mace (American, b. 1949)
The Corning Museum of Glass Alphabet of Flowers, 2012
Blown glass, crushed glass powder,
glass thread drawing
Photography by Scott Leen
Exhibitions Root and Flower:
The Natural World of
Joey Kirkpatrick and
Flora C. Mace
On view through
February 18, 2018 in the
Glass Projects Space (G. 118)
Joey Kirkpatrick and Flora Mace
are intimately connected to
the natural world and deeply
engaged with the world
they study. On their farm in
Washington State, they find
inspiration that translates
into realistic drawings of tree
roots and a countless array of
wildflowers that they dissect,
reassemble, and preserve in
a permanent state with resin
and glass. As partners in life
and art, Kirkpatrick and Mace
began their collaboration three
decades ago at Pilchuck Glass
School. Their humanistic work
encapsulates their personal
relationship to nature through
explorations with glass, wood,
metal, and drawings.
Joey Kirkpatrick Ren Lalique (French, 18601945)
(American, b. 1952) Illuminated Surtout de Table
Flora C. Mace (Table Decoration)
(American, b. 1949) Oiseau de feu (Firebird), 1922
3 Bloom Tazetta, 2015 Moldpressed, acidetched; bronze
Flower, composite, glass, 2011.3.189, gift of
paint and steel Elaine and Stanford Steppa,
Photography by Ann Welch The Corning Museum of Glass
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Ren Lalique:
Enchanted by Glass
Opening the evening of
Thursday, September 14
in the Norfolk Southern
Special Exhibitions Gallery
(Gs. 101102) and the
Waitzer Community Gallery
(G. 103)
Revel in the luxury of French
glass, jewelry, and decorative
arts created by one of the
great turn-of-the-century
masters of the art, Ren Lalique.
The Chryslers fall keynote
exhibition features more than
200 worksfrom vases and
perfume bottles to desk sets
and automotive ornaments
that highlight the artist-
industrialists talent for design,
dcor, and distribution. Most
of the objects in the exhibition
come from the unrivaled
Steppa Collection of Lalique
works at The Corning Museum
of Glass, complemented by
stunning additions from private
collectors and the Chryslers
own fine holdings of French
art glass.
The exhibition is organized by
The Corning Museum of Glass,
Corning, New York.
Members Exhibition
Preview Party
Get the first look at our fall
keynote exhibition at our
special roaring twenties soiree!
Enjoy a comprehensive look
at one of the most influential
designers of the 20th century,
live jazz performances,
and a speakeasy lounge.
Admission is free for all
Museum Members.
Tickets for all others are $15.
RSVP by Wednesday,
September 6.
https://reservations.
chrysler.org
In The Box: Dust Tail
Opening September 21
Contemporary Peruvian artist
Elena Damianis multimedia
practice incorporates the
disciplines of geology,
geography, cartography,
archeology, and astronomy
in order to reinterpret the
world around us. In her recent
work Dust Tail (2016), the artist
overlays numerous images
of comets blazing dust tails
to form a stimulating collage
printed on silk chiffon. The
airiness of the material causes
it to ripple, suggesting the
movement of the stars. The
work hangs in three layers,
forming a half ellipse, which
is also part of the orbital
trajectory of a comet.
Thomas Hart Benton
and the Navy
Closing September 24 in
the Focus Gallery (G. 229)
The 1941 bombing of Pearl
Harbor inspired American artist
and Navy veteran Thomas Hart
Benton to create a series of
works celebrating the ships,
submarines, and sailors who
fought in World War II. To mark
the centennial of Naval Air
Station Norfolk, the Chrysler
presents an exhibition of the
artists works from the Navy
Art Collection, on loan from
the Naval History and Heritage
Command in Washington,
D.C. These 25 paintings and
drawings reveal Bentons
fascination with modern
military technology and his
sensitivity to the rhythms of
daily life below deck.
Glen McClure:
The Shipyard Workers
of Hampton Roads
Closing September 24 in
the McKinnon Wing of
Modern and Contemporary
Art (Gs. 226 and 227)
Over the past four years,
Norfolk-based photographer
Glen McClure visited nearly a
dozen shipyards throughout
Hampton Roads, making
hundreds of portraits of
the men and women who
keep the regions economy
afloat. Captured on the
docks and decks that line our
waterways, his photographs
are monumentally scaled,
yet intimately detailed
celebrating the skill, knowledge,
and individuality of these
dedicated workers. The Chrysler
proudly presents 21 of their
faces and workplaces, and a
searchable touch-screen of
more workers portraits.
Picturing Innovation:
The First 100 Years at
NASA Langley
Opening October 7 in the
Frank Photography
Galleries and Focus Gallery
(G. 228229)
To commemorate the
100th anniversary of NASA
Langley Research Center
in Hampton, Virginia, the
Chrysler Museum mined
the agencys photographic
archive. With more than 100
images, the exhibition depicts
many of Langleys pioneering
innovationsfrom pilots
testing experimental planes
and engineers operating the
facilitys famous wind tunnels
to astronauts preparing to take
the first steps on the moon. A
tribute to Langleys rich history,
Picturing Innovation explores
how photographs not only
document innovations but also
inspire them.
clock wise from left:
Elena Damiani
(Peruvian, b. 1979)
Dust tail, 2016
Digital print on silk chiffon,
steel
Photographer: Carl Henrik Tillberg
Courtesy of the artist and Galerie
Nordenhake Stockholm
Thomas Hart Benton
and the Navy Gallery View
Glen McClure
(American, b. 1954)
David Dragon, Yard Paint
Foreman, Lyon Ship Repair,
Norfolk, VA, 2014
Archival inkjet print (photograph)
courtesy of the artist
Langley's First Wind Tunnel,
ca. 1920
Courtesy NASA Langley Research
Center (NASA-LaRC)
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Gifts in Honor of
Jefferson Harrison
Opening November 15
McKinnon Gallery
(Gallery 223)
The Museum celebrates
Dr. Jefferson Harrisons
incredible 33-year tenure
as Curator and Chief Curator
Emeritus at the Chrysler, from
19822015, with an exhibition
of gifts donated in honor of his
service. These works span all of
our collection areas and include
Ansel Adamss iconic Moonrise,
Hernandez, given by Selina and
Tom Stokes, Chuck Closes Phil
Crosshatch, given by Susan and
David Goode and Louis-Maurice
Boutet de Monvels Portrait of a
Young Girl given by the Joseph T.
Waldo Family.
.
Louis-Maurice Boutet de Monvel,
French 1851-1913
Portrait of a Young Girl, 1880
Oil on canvas
Gift of the Joseph T. Waldo family
in honor of Jeff Harrison, Chief
Curator Emeritus of the Chrysler
Museum of Art
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Multiple Modernisms
Opening November 17
McKinnon Galleries
The history of modern
and contemporary art is
always changing. Despite
an established chronology,
scholars continuously bring
forth new information about
well-known artists, while also
introducing emerging ones
or those whose careers were
widely overlooked. In essence,
there are numerous narratives
about art and artists occurring
simultaneously, consecutively,
and interrelatedly. Multiple
Modernisms presents works
within the Chryslers permanent
collection that have never been
on view or not been seen in
decades, introducing visitors to
a few of these complex stories
that demonstrate arts breadth
and depth.
AT THE PERRY IN OUR Now Arriving: AT THE HISTORIC
GLASS STUDIO COMMUNITY New Works from the HOUSES
Ongoing Chrysler Museum
Vestibule 102 Glass Studio Team
Ongoing at Norfolk
Come see work by the newest
International Airport, 2200
generation of glassmaking
Norview Avenue, Norfolk
professionals and artists, as
well as objects by established The Chrysler Museums Perry
artists, such as our Studio Glass Studio presents a survey
Team leaders and guest artists of imaginative works made
from the community. Look by its diverse and talented
back (or forward) to Vestibule faculty. As a reflection of the
102 exhibitions on our online institutions varied programs,
archive at www.chrysler.org/ the works range widely in
glass-studio/vestibule-102. technique, scale, and scope. This
is a partnership exhibition with
the Norfolk Airport Authority.
John Vachon (American, 19141975)
Construction Worker and
Family Living in Trailer Camp,
Portsmouth, Virginia, March 1941
Gelatin silver print (photograph),
printed 1984
Chrysler Museum purchase
Willoughby-Baylor House
601 E. Freemason St., Norfolk
A New Deal Near Here
During the depths of the Great Depression, the
federal government created the Farm Security
Administration to combat poverty. The agency
deployed photographers throughout America
to document Americans enduring economic
deprivation, and many photographers spent time
throughout Hampton Roads and along Virginias
Eastern Shore. Their pictorial essays show everyday
Americans whose lives center on family, faith, labor,
and leisure. Explore the lives of our forbearers
and see how much life in our region has changed
and how it remains the same.
The Norfolk Rooms
Ongoing on the second floor
Moses Myers House
323 E. Freemason St., Norfolk
Moses Myers:
Maritime Merchant
Barton Myers:
Now Arriving: Works from the Norfolk Visionary
Faculty of the Chrysler Museum of Adelines Portal
Art's Perry Glass Studio, Norfolk
International Airport by Beth Lipman
Nick Cave, American, b.1959
Soundsuit, 2010 These permanent installations are supported by a
Mixed media generous gift from the late T. Parker Host, Jr., and the
Chrysler Museum of Art purchase
Friends of Historic Houses
with funds donated by the
Friends of African-American Art
and Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
by exchange
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Shockwaves of X-15 Model
in the National Transonic Tunnel,
March 23, 1962.
Courtesy NASA Langley Research
Center (NASA-LaRC)
at right
Lunar Surface Image Taken by
theLunar Orbiter, 1967.
Courtesy NASA Langley Research
Center (NASA-LaRC)
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Camerawork at
NASA Langley
The photographic archive at NASA Langley
Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, includes
millions of images that document the history
of aeronautic research, space exploration, and
atmospheric analysis. The exhibition Picturing
Innovation: The First 100 Years of NASA Langley,
on view in the Frank Photography Galleries
until March 11, 2018, draws from this archive,
highlighting the research centers revolutionary
breakthroughs. The photographs include
images of pilots testing experimental planes,
engineers calibrating the facilitys famous wind
tunnels, and astronauts training to take their first
steps on the moon. While the exhibition richly
illustrates the history of Langley to celebrate
its centenary, it also highlights photographys
instrumental role in supporting aeronautical
research and producing new insights. Visitors will
find numerous photographs that depict scientists
using cameras in their research as well as the
stunning images they produced.
Among the most innovative photographic
projects developed at Langley was the Lunar
Orbiter mission, which created photographic
maps of the lunar surface in order to identify
potential landing sites for Apollo astronauts.
In the mid-1960s, researchers at Langley
developed the Lunar Orbiter satellitein
essence, an extraterrestrial camera outfitted with
an ingenious dual-lens camera, an on-board
film processor and optical scanner, and a data
transmitter. While hurtling around the moon, the
satellite captured detailed imagery of the lunar
surface frame by frame, thanks to an advanced
optical sensor and a dynamic roller system that
compensated for the satellites velocity relative
to the moons surface. Once processed, scanned,
and transmitted, the Orbiters images were
received by Langley, recorded onto magnetic
tape, and transposed to 35-mm film. Researchers
then assembled the filmstrips like a mosaic and
rephotographed the composition, resulting in the
most detailed lunar maps of the day.
Langley has also made extensive use of
schlieren (German for streak) photography.
The technology, developed in 1864, enables
the visualization of density changes in the
flow of air. As early as 1939, Langley scientists
began using this technique in wind tunnels to
understand the shock waves that create power-
sucking drag, degrade airfoil performance, and
destabilize aircraft as
they approach the
speed of sound
commonly known as
the sound barrier. To
travel faster at higher
speeds, planes
had to overcome
these shock waves,
and schlieren
photography not
only helped envision
the waves, but also
led researchers
to discover that
narrowing a planes fuselage at the wing junction
could minimize them, a major breakthrough in
supersonic flight. More recently, Langley scientist
Leonard Weinstein advanced the technology
when he discovered how to make schlieren
photographs of full-sized aircraft flying in the
sky, rather than scale models in wind tunnels. In
1993 he used an eight-inch diameter telescope
with a special optical system pointed toward the
edge of the sun to capture a T-38 Talon flying
at supersonic speeds above Virginias Wallops
Island. This imaging technique is now being
used to help design quieter and more efficient
supersonic aircraft.
Seth Feman, Curator of Exhibitions,
Acting Curator of Photography
spotlight exhibition | 7
NSA Gift
Brings
Major
Work
to the
Chrysler
When Alex Mann became the Chryslers Brock
Curator of American Art in 2011, he was surprised
that the Museums outstanding collection lacked
a major American romantic landscape painting.
Wheres our Niagara? he asked, referring to
Frederic Edwin Churchs famous masterpiece
of Niagara Falls. Why dont we have a world-
class picture of Virginias own great wonder,
Natural Bridge?
A recent generous gift from the Norfolk Society
of Arts (NSA) put his concerns to rest. The NSA
promotes and enhances the cultural life of the
South Hampton Roads community through
lectures, special events, and financial support to
American Art, Gallery 211. the Chrysler Museum of Art. This year, in honor of
Jacob Caleb Ward the NSAs 100th anniversary, its members proudly
(American, 1809-1891)
presented the Museum with a remarkable
View of Natural Bridge,
Virginia American artwork, Natural Bridge, by Hudson
ca. 1835 River school artist Jacob Caleb Ward. The Norfolk
Oil on wood panel Society of Arts formally conferred the painting to
Gift of the Norfolk Society of
the Museum at its annual meeting on May 1, 2017.
Arts in commemoration of its
100th anniversary and Museum
When considering their special centennial gift to
Purchase, 2017
the Museum, the groups leadership collaborated
with Chrysler curators to determine possible new
accessions. In addition to Natural Bridge, they
examined a ca. 1520 composite suit of Maximillian
Field Armor made in Nuremburg, Germany; a
five-foot-diameter bronze sphere sculpted by
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Norfolk
Society of
Arts
Lecture
Series
20172018
Frank Lloyd Wright, Designer
American (1867-1959)
Linden Glass Company,
Manufacturer, Chicago, Illinois
Window from Darwin D. Martin
House, ca. 19031909
Glass and Brass
Museum purchase and gift of
Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., by exchange
Egyptian-born artist Ghada Amer; a selection Wednesday, Wednesday, Wednesday, Monday,
of three mid-19th-century albumen prints by September 13, 2017 November 29, 2017 February 28, 2018 May 7, 2018 Annual
(and one of) pioneering British photographer Colette Loll Graham C. Boettcher, PhD Lisa Freiman, PhD, Director Luncheon and Meeting
Julia Margaret Cameron; and a rearrangeable Founder and Director of Art Deputy Director and The Institute for Contemporary Meryl Gordon
mosaic mirror work and drawing by Iranian artist Fraud Insights, LLC, and William Cary Hulsey Curator Art, Virginia Commonwealth Meryl Gordon is the author
Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian. Ultimately, co-curator of Treasures on of American Art University of three biographies:
Natural Bridge won the NSAs vote. The Museum Trial: The Art and Science of Birmingham Museum of Art Making History: The 2011 Bunny Mellon: The Life of
contributed matching funds toward the purchase. Detecting Fakes, Winterthur Tiffanys Dragons: Venice Biennial and the ICA an American Style Legend,
Museum, Garden & Library The Viking Revival in Mrs. Astor Regrets, about
Long held in private hands, Wards painting of
Grand Tales behind American Art Wednesday, the philanthropist Brooke
the remarkable rock formation is a museum-
Winterthurs Exhibit of March 28, 2018 Astor, and The Phantom of
worthy treasure. In 1835, the artist traveled to
Treasures on Trial Wednesday, Kathleen A. Foster Fifth Avenue, a biography
study Natural Bridge firsthand. With cows in the
January 24, 2018 (Mary Ellis Jarvie Lecture) of copper heiress Huguette
foreground, the work presents Natural Bridge
Wednesday, Jeff Harrison, PhD The Robert L. McNeil, Jr., Senior Clark. Gordon is the Director
as a portal between civilization and wilderness,
The Norfolk Society of Arts is October 25, 2017 Chief Curator Emeritus Chrysler Curator of American Art, of Magazine Writing at New
connecting Virginias orderly agrarian society to
pleased to announce its slate Barry Bergdoll Museum of Art and Director, Center for York Universitys Arthur L.
the dangers and riches of the frontier. Thomas
Carter Journalism Institute.
Jefferson once called Natural Bridge the most of distinguished speakers (Mabel Brown Lecture) "American Maverick: American Art
sublime of Natures works. In 1774 he actually for the year. Each months Meyer Schapiro Professor of The Extraordinary Life Philadelphia Museum of Art Bunny Mellon:
purchased the land to preserve this divine Art History and Archaeology, and Collecting Career of American Watercolor in the The Pursuit of Perfection
event begins with a coffee
monument for future generations. Columbia University Walter P. Chrysler, Jr." Age of Homer and Sargent
reception in Huber Court at Curator, Department of The Chrysler's Chief Curator
Director Erik H. Neil is proud to see Natural Bridge
10:30 a.m., followed by the Architecture and Design, Emeritus, Jeff Harrison,
on the walls of the Chrysler. We are pleased to
free lecture in the Museums The Museum of Modern Art invites you to join him as
have partnered with the NSA to bring in such a
"Unpacking the Archive: he reminisces about Mr.
rare and early Virginia landscape. It fills a gap in Kaufman Theater at 11 a.m.
Frank Lloyd Wright at 150" Chrysler and offers insights
our collection and allows us to tell a fuller story
into his legacy as one of
of the history of landscape painting in America.
20th-century America's most
The work is currently on view in the Meredith
adventurous art collectors.
Gallery (G.211).
the norfolk societ y of arts | 9
 The Lisa and Dudley Anderson Collection
at the Chrysler Museum of Art
Stanislav Libensk,
(Czech, 1921-2002)
Jaroslava Brychtov,
(Czech, b. 1924)
clockwise from top left:
Astronomical Calendar Sphere,
1994
Cast glass
Gift of Lisa Shaffer Anderson
and Dudley Buist Anderson
3V Victory Column, 1997
Cast glass with Formica base
Gift of Lisa Shaffer Anderson and
Dudley Buist Anderson, in honor
of Stanislav Libensk and
Jaroslava Brychtov
Modern & Contemporary Galleries
with Green Eye of the Pyramid.
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F
or Lisa and Dudley Anderson, collecting art is a passion that has taken
them around the world. While their interests include drawings, prints,
and ceramics, their primary focus is on studio and contemporary
glass from the 1970s to the present. Dedicated and knowledgeable
collectors, the Andersons enjoy the excitement of discovering new artists
and museums; the connections built through long-term friendships; and
the joy of exploring new places, both in the United States and abroad.
In seeking a permanent home for their collection, the Andersons
turned to the Chrysler Museum of Art. In December 2016, they promised
96 works to the Chrysler, establishing a legacy that will
complement and greatly advance the already outstanding
glass collection. This bequest constitutes the Museums largest Our annual
single gift of works in glass since the arrival of Walter Chryslers Major Donor
artworks in 1971. Dinner celebrates
The diversity and depth of the Anderson gift is represented the Chryslers
through 40 artists from seven countries. Significantly, 47 works most beneficent
are by the pioneering Czech couple Stanislav Libensk and contributors
Jaroslava Brychtov, whose light-filled sculptures are at the
to express our
apex of technically mastery. Previously, the Andersons donated
the artists Green Eye of the Pyramid (199397), Astronomical
gratitude for their
Calendar Sphere (1994), and 3V Victory Column (1997); each is generosity. This
monumental in scale and a major contribution to the field of September, the
glass sculpture. The new gift also includes work by Ivan Mare, Museum will honor
Dana Zmenkov, Marion Karel, Vclav Cigler, Vladimira Lisa and Dudley
Klumpar, Pavel Tomecko, and Vclav Macha, further cementing Anderson in
the Chrysler as a noteworthy repository for contemporary
recognition of the
Czech glass. The promised gift also includes a ceramic sculpture
by the California artist Robert Arneson, as well as 10 prints 96 works from
and drawings by Dale Chihuly, Italo Scanga, Ann Wolff, Harvey their personal
Littleton, Erwin Eisch, and Ulrica Hydman-Vallien. collection donated
to the Chrysler
With the successful completion of the 2017 Glass Art Society
Conference and the publication of the new glass collection Museum of Art.
catalogue, the renown for the Chryslers collection and studio
is growing exponentially. This glass collection, so thoughtfully
assembled by the Andersons, will enable us to explore new
ideas and themes in exhibitions and permanent displays, as we juxtapose
glass from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries with the rich historic
glass collection, as well as integrate it into galleries throughout the
Museum. The Chrysler is an enthusiastic and extremely grateful recipient
of this generous donation. Thank you, Lisa and Dudley, for your ongoing
commitment and tremendous support to glass and the Chrysler Museum
of Art.
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The career of Ren Lalique (18601945) began during Frances Belle poque
(beautiful era), a relatively peaceful time between the Franco-Prussian
War and World War I, when creativity in French visual arts flourished.
He came of age at the time of the artistic genius of William-Adolphe
Bouguereau and Auguste Rodin, the scientific advancements of Louis
Pasteur, and the technical achievements of the Lumire brothers. During
this same period, a host of worlds fairs and international expositions
brought France the Eiffel Tower and the rest of the world Art Deco.
A designer and craftsman, Lalique achieved success early on with his
designs for jewelry, which were exhibited at the Muse du Louvre in 1884,
and maintained it throughout his career, ending with the decorative
glass objects made at his factory at Wingen-sur-Moder in the 1940s. An
entrepreneur and industrialist, Lalique produced visually stunning and
technically challenging work, initially in the style of Art Nouveau and later
in that of Art Deco, for both the wealthy and middle class. His name is
synonymous with exceptional quality and novel design, and his legacy
in glass continues today at the Lalique factory, which is still in operation.
Laliques work is the focus of the extraordinary exhibition Ren Lalique:
Enchanted by Glass, on view at the Chrysler Museum through January 21,
2018. His innovative approach is revealed in more than 200 creative designs
in a broad range of forms across the color spectrum. The glass objects,
captivating as singular works, are contextualized by period advertisements
and photographs that convey the stimulating visual world of his day, that
of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century France.
Organized by The Corning Museum of Glass (May 17, 2014January 4, 2015),
Ren Lalique: Enchanted by Glass was inspired by a major gift of Laliques
work to that museum by Stanford and Elaine Steppa. Their bequest of 385
objects, representing nearly the entire range of production of the Lalique
factories, became the basis for this remarkable exhibition. apprenticed to the Parisian jeweler Louis Aucoc with his new wife, Alice Ledru (with whom he that included Alice Roosevelt, Helen Gould, Sarah Ren Lalique in his studio at
when he was just sixteen. He attended art school would have two children, Marc and Suzanne), Bernhardt, and Calouste Gulbenkian. His jewelry 40 Cour-la-Reine, Paris, n.d.
The story of Lalique is told in eight major sections: jewelry, perfume Image courtesy of Muse Lalique,
bottles and dressing table accessories, smoking accessories, lighting and in Sydenham, near London, for several years, remained his home until his death in 1945. was first exhibited in the United States in 1904 at Wingen-sur-Moder
desk accessories, statuettes, tableware, vases, automobile mascots (hood but by 1880 he had returned to France and was the Louisiana Purchase Exposition (often called
Working in the emerging Art Nouveau style,
ornaments), and architectural glass for luxury railcars and ocean liners. working as a freelance illustrator and jewelry the St. Louis Worlds Fair), where Henry Walters,
which was especially popular in the decorative
Woven into the exhibition is the narrative of Laliques life and career, his designer in Paris. Lalique enjoyed success in the founder of the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore,
arts at the time, Lalique began to deviate from
stylistic evolution, and the progression of his technological achievements. jewelry business, securing such clients as Cartier acquired nine pieces.
the traditional approach to fine jewelry making,
The show culminates with a look at the fascinating and often mysterious and Boucheron, and eventually established
incorporating semi-precious stones, enamels, Laliques use of vitreous enamels and small
process of glassmaking, and includes wax models and plaster molds as his own atelier. By 1890, Laliques workshop
glass, and other inexpensive materials into his castings in his jewelry led him to more significant
well as a short film about the Lalique factory. employed several dozen people, and he had
de luxe pieces. He boldly combined elements of experiments in glass. One of his earliest vessels, a
settled into a new space at 20 Rue Thrse. By
Few individuals manage to forge not one but two artistic careers in their cast glass and pte de verre (glass paste) with gold, small perfume vial made with the cire perdue or
1902 he purchased property at 40 Cour-la-Reine,
lifetime, as did Lalique. He mastered both the creation of fine jewelry diamonds, and other precious gems, selling his lost-wax casting process, was an ambitious move
which functioned as studio, exhibition gallery,
and glass production. Seeking work after the death of his father, Ren one-of-a-kind examples to a wealthy clientele to a three-dimensional form.
and residence. That building, where he moved

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 It was not until the first decade of the twentieth
century though that Lalique abandoned the art
of joallerie (jewelry made with precious materials)
to devote himself solely to glass. Throughout
the 1890s and into the 1900s, Lalique grew more
adventuresome, casting shallow relief panels,
investigating the use of mechanical molds,
blowing glass into metal armatures, and creating
new glass recipes. To facilitate this work, he set up
a new shop at Clairefontaine, near Paris, in 1898.
The most decisive factor in his move to all-glass
production, however, was his relationship with
his neighbor on the fashionable Place Vendme:
the perfume entrepreneur Franois Coty. In
1905, Lalique, now 45 years old, opened his first
retail space at 24 Place Vendme. Coty, who
had established the House of Coty in 1904, was
located at 2628 Place Vendme.
With the death of matre verrier mile Gall in
1904, there was a void in the art-glass market,
Lalique was unofficially hailed as his successor
and Frances new master glassmaker. Gall had
championed Lalique and his work, pronouncing
him the supreme exponent of the Beaux Arts.
Before the turn of the century, perfume in France
was purchased at the pharmacy. The scents
were often created by the druggist and sold in
plain, unassuming glass bottles wrapped in wax
paper. Struggling to sustain his business in 1907,
Coty approached Lalique to design a paper label
for his perfume bottle or flacon. An ambitious
artist, Lalique suggested a more comprehensive
approach; he would design the bottle as well as its
caption packaging. With this new venture secure, Lalique
quickly set up a glass press. A year later, he rented
and subsequently purchased the glassworks
at Combs-la-Ville, near Fontainebleau. In 1909,
Cyclamen, a new flacon for Coty, was illustrated
in the Gazette des Beaux-Arts. It was made by
blowing compressed air into a mold. That same
year, Lalique applied for patents for glass-molding
processes to make decanters, bottles, and vases.
The French perfume industry saw tremendous
growth in the next decade and so, too, did
Laliques business. From 1913 to 1920, the value of
French perfume exports increased from 60 million
to 700 million francs, with a large percentage of it
sold to customers in the United States.
Lalique continued to expand his new designs for
decorative and utilitarian glass objects, which
garnered the attention of popular magazines
like Art et Dcoration and were exhibited in
fashionable art galleries alongside work by
Claude Monet, Auguste Rodin, and douard
Vuillard. He continued to focus his attention on
techniques that would improve semi-mechanical
production. Although never made in large
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quantities because of the complexity of the
process, his body of work in the cire perdue
method was refined. These cire perdues require a
high-level of craftsmanship and are thought to be
studies that resulted in a large production series.
The outbreak of World War I interrupted Laliques
rapid rise in the world of glass design. During the
war, he turned to the production of laboratory
and hospital glass, offering supplies that
previously had been imported from Germany.
He also designed war medals and souvenir
medallions that were sold to benefit orphans
and widows. At the end of the war, Lalique was
commissioned to design gifts for the French
government to bestow on visiting dignitaries at
the Paris Peace Conference. An elegant brooch
with doves resting on olive branches, presented
in a Lalique-designed box, is one such gift and
was given to Edith Bolling Wilson, wife of U.S.
President Woodrow Wilson. It now resides in the
collection of the Smithsonian Institution.
After the war, Lalique was encouraged by
French President Alexandre Millerand to
rebuild his glassmaking business in Alsace, a
German-occupied region returned to France
under the Treaty of Versailles. Lalique took over
the glass factory at Wingen-sur-Moder and
opposite page clockwise top left
resumed his pre-war work in 1921. Excellent
A 1928 advertisement for the
raw materials were available for glassmaking French perfumer, Worth, showing
in the Alsace region: potash was used for the two Lalique designs,
Vers le jour, Dans la nuit
glass batch and pine forests provided wood
(For the day, For the night).
for the furnaces. In addition, the railways could Collection of the
transport merchandise to Paris quickly and Rakow Research Library,
The Corning Museum of Glass
efficiently. The factory used machine presses
and other mechanized processes to produce Ren Lalique
tableware, vases, and other works in series. French, 1860-1945
Vase, Martins-pcheurs sur fond
The perfume industry recovered, and Lalique
de roseaux (Kingfishers on a
created new designs for Coty and other perfume
background of reeds), 1930
manufacturers. Thousands of American soldiers Mold-blown using a cire perdue
returning home from France brought perfume (lost wax) mold
2011.3.188, gift of
with them, and Lalique used such opportunities
Elaine and Stanford Steppa,
to develop new marketing strategies. The Corning Museum of Glass
Although the glass coming out of the Wingen A postcard from the 1925 Paris
factory was produced in multiples, Lalique Exposition depicting a night view
asserted a great deal of quality control over his of Laliques monumental fountain,
Les Sources de France
products and limited them to small runs. The
(Springs of France).
contemporary art critic Nilsen Lauvrik praised Collection of the
Laliques ability to maintain creative integrity Rakow Research Library,
The Corning Museum of Glass
while making use of modern technology:
[His] accomplished craftsmanship has enabled him to Ren Lalique
French, 1860-1945
utilize the services of the machine without in the least Perfume bottle, Worth,
affecting the artistic quality of his productions. In Vers le jour (Daybreak),
his hands, it is no longer mechanically meaningless; designed 1926
Mold-blown bottle and mold-
it has become a tool of the artist wherewith he may
pressed stopper, acid-etched
communicate his ideas to a greater number than was 2011.3.289, gift of
ever possible to the craftsmen of old. Elaine and Stanford Steppa,
The Corning Museum of Glass
Continued on page 28
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 ARTMatters | Peers and Partners
ARTMatters: Peers and Partners,
2017. A social and cultural
gathering for families who have a
loved one diagnosed with early-
onset Alzheimers participating
with the Alzheimers Association
Southeastern Virginia Chapter.
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The Chryslers mission statement, The Chrysler
Museum of Art is a catalyst. We bring art and
people together to enrich and transform lives.
This is a fitting motto for our Museum program
ARTMatters: Peers and Partners. Through this
very special collaboration with the Alzheimers
Association Southeastern Virginia Chapter, we
come closer to fulfilling our inspiring mission.
Most second Fridays of the month you will find
a small group of family members enjoying a
docent-led tour of one of the Museums many
galleries. At first glance, this group may not seem
particularly different from many that visit the
museum daily. However, if you stop to talk to
any member, you will quickly learn that each has
something in common with the othersthey
are all living with a diagnosis of early stage
Alzheimers disease or a related dementia.
Last year, the Alzheimers Association
Southeastern Virginia Chapter partnered with
the Museum to provide a specially designed arts
engagement program for those diagnosed with
Alzheimers and dementia. The program includes
a monthly gallery tour and lunch at the Museum.
Museum staff recruited interested docents, and
Alzheimers Association staff briefed them on
the basics of Alzheimers disease. They were
trained on effective communication and teaching
approaches that enhance learning for those with
a diagnosis.
The Museum and the Alzheimers Association
both promote the program, which has not only
provided involvement from the local chapters
existing early stage community, but has also
appealed to those who have not yet connected
with the Association or visited the Museum.
One of the great things about this program is
that we dont talk about the diagnosis, says Katie
McDonough, LCSW and Director of Programs
and Public Policy for the Southeastern Virginia
Chapter. When an individual is diagnosed with
Alzheimers disease or a related dementia, it often
takes over ones entire identity. This program
allows folks to participate in a safe, caring
environment while learning something new.
Care partner and participant Ann Bolen is
enthusiastic about the joint venture, This
program is something to look forward to. It is
something to talk about with our care partner
both before and after, and then we also have
a little time to socialize with others who share
our journey. It is a blessing to all who are able
to attend.
The program continues monthly at the Museum
from September through June. Facilitator-led arts
classes will be a new feature of the program this
year. Funding for the coming years program is
generously provided by a grant from the Altria
Companies Employee Community Fund.
Jonathan Markham, Manager of Curriculum,
Chrysler Museum of Art and Gallery Programs,
Chrysler Museum of Art
Katie McDonough, LCSW,
Director of Programs & Public Policy, Alzheimers
Association Southeastern Virginia Chapter
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clockwise from top right:
Interns at the Hermitage(l-r):
Marina Maye, Rachel Ciampoli,
Jacqueline Lucente, Rachel
Owens, Delaney Mitchell, Sarah
Frost, James Stewart; Rachel
Owens, Design Intern; James
Stewart, Curatorial Intern; Victoria
Blow, Communications Intern,
Jacqueline Lucente, Director
Intern; Hermitage Museum visit;
Sarah Frost, Development Intern
Photos by Marina Maye
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Chrysler Summer Interns Summer Camp Success
F
or some, summer is a time of relaxation and fun-in-the-sun. But for
eight bright, young college students and recent college graduates
the summer provided an opportunity to work in their chosen fields
of study at the Chrysler. A variety of departments welcomed interns,
from Education and Development to Curatorial and Communications.
Our interns hit the ground running. Some spent their first week visiting
other institutions, researching upcoming exhibitions, or re-thinking
website design. Others tagged along for TV interviews or created Photo by Marina Maye
outreach kits for public schools. Each intern kept a blog that chronicled
his or her summer experiences. Fun was had by all this summer! For the
This summer Delaney Mithcell and James Stewart were able to work
first time we offered a STEAM (Science,
with the Curatorial department. They spent their days translating Technology, Engineering, Art, and
Chinese propaganda posters and learning as much as possible about Mathematics) Camp. This camp aimed to
NASA. James, a recent graduate of the University of Mary Washington show middle schoolers the connections
wrote on his blog, This research has allowed me to use the tools of
among art, science, and mathematics.
visual analysis that I learned in college.
Campers participated in robotics workshops,
Rachel Owens worked with the Design staff this summer to create
glass science demonstrations, and art-
digital materials for various projects and departments. She designed
a promotional sign and advertising for the exhibition Ren Lalique: making with an engineering focus. This
Enchanted Glass. On her blog she shared her experiences, saying, week-long camp not only reinforces what
It meant a lot to me that they were willing to trust me to create actual the campers are currently learning in school,
promotional materials.
but also prepares them for their upcoming
Victoria Blow drew on her course experience in Strategic years in high school.
Communications to work with the Communications department.
She enjoyed attending meetings, seeing how the different Back by popular demand, Camp Chrysler,
departments worked together, and learning about the Chrysler for kids aged 8 to 12, returned in August.
collection. After observing a monthly exhibitions review meeting, Campers spent a week creating art,
she posted her reflections on her blog, declaring, The collections
were all so captivating and creative. It would be hard for me to
exploring our collection, and inventing
decide on an exhibition as well! their own designs, drawings, and sculptures.
Internships are important experiences. We at the Chrysler can see the
We capped off the week with an art show,
wonder and excitement in these interns eyes as they go from learning where campers shared their work and
in a classroom to working in the field. Ultimately, some of our interns experiences with adults and peers.
loved the department they chose and felt even more assured that they
had found their calling. Others decided it might take longer to realize
where their true passions lie. Either way, this experience has shaped
their futures.
Maegan Douglas, Public Programs Coordinator
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Reflections from the Edge:
Glass, Art, and Performance
left to right
Burnt Asphalt performance
Hannah Kirkpatrick performance
John Miller demonstration
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IN EARLY JUNE THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM OF ART AND THE
CHRYSLER MUSEUM GLASS STUDIO WERE THE PROUD HOSTS
OF THE GLASS ART SOCIETYS 46TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE,
ENTITLED REFLECTIONS FROM THE EDGE: GLASS, ART, AND
PERFORMANCE." FOR THREE DAYS ATTENDEES AND THE
LOCAL COMMUNITY PARTICIPATED IN A VARIETY OF GLASS
DEMONSTRATIONS, LECTURES, TECHNICAL DISPLAYS, AND
EVENING ACTIVITIES. THE MAGNIFICENT EVENT WAS DUE IN
LARGE PART TO THE INCREDIBLE DEDICATION BY THIS YEARS
CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS, VIRGINIA HITCH, COLIN MCKINNON,
CHARLOTTE POTTER, ROBIN ROGERS, AND DIANE WRIGHT.
GAYLE FORMAN SAT DOWN WITH COLIN MCKINNON TO DISCUSS
HIS REFLECTIONS ON THIS SPECIAL WEEKEND.
gayle forman: One major element of this conference
was the addition of evening performances, thanks
in large part to the contributions of the Chrysler
Museum Glass Studio (CMGS) performance series,
Third Thursdays. Did this make the Norfolk conference
feel different from others?
colin mckinnon: Yes. I think the addition of evening
performance art programming gave conference
attendees a chance to see in person why the CMGS
Third Thursdays have been receiving such widespread
acclaim. It also added an additional activity for
attendees, who have otherwise had few organized
arts activities in the evenings.
gf: Did you have any favorite performances?
cm: I liked Hannah Kirkpatricks performance for the
ethereal feel it created and because it was homegrown
by one of the Chryslers own. And I found Eddie
Bernard's bumbling glass magic show very entertaining.
gf: Another important facet of each GAS conference is
the connection to the host community. You and your
co-chairs worked with the neighboring businesses
and community organizations. How do you think
the community responded to the conference guests
and attendees?
cm: Everyone we talked with in the local arts,
government, and business organizations was
extremely supportive of having the GAS conference
Photos by: Echard Wheeler
in Norfolk, beginning with the early planning stages
nearly two years before the conference. Glass Art
Society Staff, GAS Committee Members, and local
organizations coordinated additional programming
to offer conference attendees a multitude of arts
events beyond the regular glass activities offered at
the conference.
gf: Similarly, what did you feel was the biggest
takeaway for an attendee of the conference, especially
one who had never been to Norfolk before?
cm: All the feedback I've received indicates that
attendees from out of our area were really impressed,
maybe pleasantly surprised, with Norfolk, the Chrysler
Museum, the Glass Studio, and the treatment artists
received from the studio team. Go team!
gf: Finally, among all of the incredible demonstrations,
lectures, performances, and displays, what was a
highlight moment?
cm: As with all GAS conferences, there were so many
competing activities that you couldn't take it all in,
but I particularly enjoyed John Millers crazy huge
glass demo and listening to Nobel Prize laureate and
NASA astrophysicist John Mather describe the many
ways glass is used in space explorationthat was
a hidden gem.
Gayle Forman, Program Assistant and Staff Instructor
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For the Culturally Curious
EXPLORE THE CHRYSLER
COLLECTION IN EXTR AORDINARY
DETAIL AND SHARE IT EASILY WITH
YOUR FRIENDS FAR AND WIDE.
Have you ever wished you could see the minute
detail of a painting, down to the smallest brush
stroke? Or look closer at that section the wall
label says is a dog? Beginning this fall, you will
be able to view some of your Chrysler favorites
in extraordinary detail online.
Last year, the Museum partnered with Google
to expand our worldwide reach. Founded in 2011,
the Google Cultural Institute has collaborated
with hundreds of museums, cultural institutes,
and archives to host the worlds cultural
treasures online. You can explore the project
here: www.google.com/culturalinstitute.
The Chrysler has been a leader in the field when
it comes to sharing our collection online. Our
entire collection has been searchable on
Chrysler.org since 2007. Googles two programs
Art Camera and Museum Viewtake us to the
next level digitally.
Using Google Museum View, online visitors
can explore the Chryslers diverse galleries and
objects that span more than 5,000 years of
opposite page history. Virtual guests are able to walk through
clockwise from top left the ancient and non-western galleries taking
Art Camera capture by the in 360-degree views. They can then head
Google Cultural Institute
upstairs and explore the contemporary or
Baroque galleries. The Chrysler joins more than
Streetview capture by the
Google Cultural Institute 440 leading museums from around the world,
including the British Museum in London,
Art Camera capture by the
Google Cultural Institute the Rijksmuseum in the Netherlands, and the
J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, that
participate in Museum View.
The Art Camera takes thousands of ultra-high-
resolution close-ups of a single work of art. It uses
a laser and sonar system (like a bat!) to measure
the distance from the artworks surface, ensuring
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perfect focus. Then the camera robotically
steers to exactly where it needs to be to capture
every detail close-up. Finally, software stitches
the images together, creating a single, and
wondrously detailed, composite image. The
Art Camera has captured 58 paintings from the
Chrysler collection. When our virtual visitors tour
the galleries in Museum View, an icon will alert
them to the paintings that have been captured
with the Art Camera. The zoom capability shows
more detail than you can see with the naked eye.
Madison Whitesell, the Communications
Departments 2016 Summer Intern, spent hours
uploading metadata to make the Chryslers
Google Project searchable. Each object record
includes a basic description of the work, the
name of the artist, the title, medium, etc. Going
a step further, Madison uploaded the complete
wall label text and additional descriptions, which
not only provides more information to online
visitors, but helps refine their searches. In May of
this year, Google expanded their general search
function to include the Cultural Institute, so now
every time someone searches Google for an
artist whose work is in the Chrysler collection, the
Chryslers art will appear in the results. This allows
not only the general public, but also scholars
and researchers, to access the Chrysler collection
in a new way.
Our partnership with the Google Cultural
Institute allows us to take our mission to bring
art and people together in ways that enrich and
transform lives into the 21st Century. We look
forward to partnering with other institutions,
expanding our relationship with Google, and
bringing our collections to the public in
interesting ways.
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 New Colleagues

Kate Wilson
Development Director
We are pleased to announce the appointment
of Kate Hofheimer Wilson as Director of
Development. Kate brings
over 13 years of nonprofit
development experience
in Hampton Roads to the
Gift of Books by Museum, where she will set
fundraising goals and develop
As a leader in her field, Wilson presented at
The Chronicle of Philanthropys Philanthropy
Mirna Blair
Human Resources Manager
THE BIRDSONG
NEXT conference in 2016 and is a member of Mirna Blair joined FAMILY
the Association of Fundraising Professionals. the Museum as has long been known for
At the Chrysler Museum, she will oversee gift Human Resources
cultivation, project fundraising, grant writing, Manager in July. Most making smart philanthropic
board engagement, special events, and recently, she worked investments in institutions
donor relations. in Human Resources
that make a difference in
Wilson graduated from the University of
Virginia in 1995 with a degree in Art History. She
for CMA CGM, a large
shipping company, and countless lives; including

Bill and Leslie Hennessey strategies to secure support.

The Drs. Hennessey enhanced the holdings
of the Jean Outland Chrysler Library with
an extraordinary donation of books and
research materials. Bill, Director of the Chrysler
from 1997 to 2014, and Leslie, a longtime art
historian, educator, and lecturer, relocated
to Manhattan in 2016. As they planned their
move, they selected books and papers
from their vast personal collection, which
lined the walls of nearly every room of their
beautiful West Ghent home. Amassed over
two lifetimes of scholarship, the volumes
cover the history and teaching of fine art,
architecture, specific artists and exhibitions,
historic houses, and their own personal art
and education research. Among the 110
boxes of their valuable contribution are rare
volumes and tomes of scholarly materials not
previously included in the JOCL collection.
Thank you, Bill and Leslie, for your generosity!
I am thrilled to join the
talented staff of the Chrysler
Museum to bring even more
amazing art and creative
opportunities to the greater
Hampton Roads community,
Wilson said. Art, and especially
the Chrysler Museum, have
played important roles in my
life,
and I look forward to sharing that passion to
engage benefactors and inspire robust support
for the Museum.
Museum Director Erik Neil feels Wilson is
uniquely qualified to lead development at
the Chrysler. Kate has a wealth of experience
sustaining and growing nonprofit institutions,
and a deep knowledge of the philanthropic
landscape in Virginia, both of which will
support the Museums goals, he said.
Most recently, Wilson served with the
Chesapeake Bay Foundation as the Director
of Principal and Major Giving in Virginia. She
managed, and completed the $21 million
comprehensive campaign to build the Brock
Environmental Center in Virginia Beach.
Previously, she held development positions
with WHRO Public Media and the Virginia
Opera Association in Norfolk.
attended Norfolk Academy and recently served
as president of the Norfolk Academy Alumni
Association. She is a member of the CIVIC
Executive Leadership Institute Class of 2018,
and also also serves on the board of the Irene
Leache Memorial Foundation, an organization
with longstanding ties to the Chrysler Museum.
Tim Menzie
Facilities Manager
Tim Menzie recently
joined our team as the
Museums new Facilities
Manager. Menzie has
over 25 years of project
management and
field experience in
facility management,
and civil and general
construction. He
served in the U.S. Navy and has worked as a
Amber graduated from
construction contractor, with an emphasis on
facility upgrades and waterfront and electrical
construction. Menzie offers the Museum
expertise in the areas of quality assurance,
safety standards, project management, and
emergency management. He studied Business
at Fort Hays State University and has OSHA
certifications.
previously worked for
Norfolk Southern. She recently the Chrysler Museum
is currently working on a Masters Degree in of Art. In gratitude for their
Human Resources and Employment Relations
philanthropy, the Museum
at Penn State University and holds a degree in
Business from Old Dominion University. Blair is pleased to recognize
brings to the Chrysler experience in conducing
their contributions to the
full cycle recruitment, performance coaching
and counseling, and developing diversity and Chrysler by renaming one
inclusion training.
of our European galleries as
Amber LoMele The Birdsong Family Gallery.
Special Events Coordinator
The gallery is home to some
Amber LoMele joined
our team in May of our best examples of
as Special Events
European romantic painting
Coordinator. Born and
raised in Hampton and sculpture, including
Roads, LoMele has
works by Dor and Delacroix.
deep roots in the area
and the event industry. We thank the Birdsong
Family for their dedicated
Christopher Newport
University with degrees in Communication support and generosity
Studies and Political Science. While at CNU, to the Museum.
she worked in Special Events for the Office of
Admission. Before joining the Chrysler, Amber
worked at Antonia Christianson Events and
was an intern at Walt Disney World in Orlando,
where she developed keen customer service
and sales skills.

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People, In March, the Chrysler Museum was proud to host the
second annual Corporate Leadership Alliance (CLA)
Luke Jerrams Play Me,
I'm Yours exhibition
Parties, luncheon recognizing the significant financial support the
Museum receives from area businesses. Bob Sasser, CEO of
launched with an
opening reception at
and Dollar Tree, Inc. and Chair of the Museums Development
Committee served as the speaker. Nearly 200 people
the Glass Studio in May.
Jerram played a tune on
Patriotism attended representing 42 businesses that contributed to
the Museum last year. Bryan Campell, BCAS; George Faatz,
the Monir Shahroudy
Farmanfarmaian
Virginia Natural Gas; Mark Johnson, SunTrust Bank; Lisa inspired piano, designed
Wigginton Doud, BCAS; Bob Carter, Joe Waldo, Bob Sasser, by Glass Studio staff.
Erik Neil; Bob and Pam Sasser, Dollar Tree; The Honorable
Photos by Gary Marshall
Alan Krasnoff, City of Chesapeake
Photos by Glenn Bashaw, Images in Light

Members of the Masterpiece Society gathered in May

for their annual spring program. Tina Oldknow, former
senior curator of modern and contemporary glass at The
Corning Museum of Glass, spoke on sources of inspiration
in contemporary art in glass.
clockwise from left: Ron Reamer, Barbara Gornto,
Staci and John Katsias; Carol Anne Kent, Tom Kent, John
Cameron; Linda Kaufman, Tom Hubbard, Linda Dickens,
Christy Hamlin; Erik Neil, Tina Oldknow, Virginia Hitch;
Henry Garrity, Ina Levy, Dick Staub
Photos by Eleise Theuer

In May, we celebrated
our Military and
Shipyard Workers with
the opening of Thomas
Hart Benton and the
Navy and Glen McClure:
The Shipyard Workers
of Hampton Roads. We
turned back the clock
to the 1940s, a time of
rations and patriotism.
Huber Court was filled
with the boogie-woogie
musical notes of
Americas Sweethearts,
an Andrews Sisters style
act. Guests danced the
night away, made their
own vintage-inspired
tie clips, and toured the
exhibitions.
Photos by Eleise Theuer

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Art Travel
River Life along the Dutch Waterways
April 1826, 2018
Cruise for seven nights through Holland and
Flanders aboard the exclusively chartered,
deluxe AMADEUS river ship. See the
picturesque Dutch tulip fields in bloom,
and meet local residents during the
enriching RIVER LIFE FORUM. Tour the
Krller-Mller Museum. Visit Amsterdam,
Bruges, Hoorn, Maastricht, Antwerp, and
Keukenhof Gardens.
Circumnavigation of Iceland
July 25August 2, 2018
Discover Iceland on this seven night
circumnavigation aboard the Five-Star, small
ship M.V. STAR PRIDE. See ancient Viking
ruins and glittering glaciers atop simmering
volcanoes. Cross the Arctic Circle and cruise
along Surtsey. Includes round-trip airfare
and attractively priced air add-ons from
select cities.
Photos by Gohagen and Company
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Summer The Chrysler ushered in the summer with Triple
Play Family Day, an event related to three summer
Family exhibitions, Having a Ball: George Sosnaks Striking Portraits
from Americas Pastime, Thomas Hart Benton and the Navy,
Fun and Glen McClure: The Shipyard Workers of Hampton Roads.
Over 1,000 people joined in the days activities, which
included face painting, nautical crafts, a talk on the
history of the Negro Baseball League by Derrick Jones,
lawn games, and more.
Photos by Glen Bashaw
The Lalique factory at Wingen-sur-Moder, 1922.
Muse Lalique Collection, Wingen-sur-Moder, France.
Continued from page 15
In 1919, the Brooklyn Museum hosted Laliques first post-war glass exhibition.
A few years later, in 1925, he installed a magnificent display at the Exposition
Internationale des Arts Dcoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris, presented
throughout multiple building across the fairgrounds. This was a triumphal
moment in his career, showcasing his modern luxury products that were
accessible to the middle class at relatively affordable prices. Such objects
were seen by visitors in Laliques own pavilion and in an elegant dining
room at the Svres pavilion. Welcoming visitors to the Lalique pavilion was
the magnificent 40-foot-high fountain Les Sources de France (Springs of
France), which was illuminated at night by electricity. As a critical voice and
major contributor to the decorative arts field, Lalique was invited to write
the introduction to the exposition catalogue, in which he applauded the
organizers for recognizing the importance of glass.
Loan exhibitions on glass come along infrequently. The Chrysler is thrilled
to present this show that looks deeply at the work of a French master
glassmaker and connects seamlessly to one of our collection specialties.
Walter Chryslers encyclopedic collection is particularly strong in European
nineteenth-centuryespecially Frenchglass. Visitors are met at the
beginning of the exhibition with the Chryslers own exceptionally crafted
Grafton Gallery Vitrine, an ornate wooden cabinet designed by Lalique
in about 1903. The cabinet boasts thistle-patterned cast-glass inlays and
bronze fittings, and was once used to display fine objects at Londons
premier Art Nouveau gallery. On view currently in the Chryslers permanent
glass galleries are Lalique favorites, such as the mold-pressed vases
Tourbillons (whirlwind) and Bacchantes, both designed in 1927. Nearby are
excellent examples in glass by Laliques French contemporaries: mile Gall,
Amalric Walter, Franois-mile Dcorchemont, and Maurice Marinot, among
others. Galleries adjacent to the French works showcase the Chryslers fine
collection of nineteenth-century American glassmakers, Louis C. Tiffany
and Frederick Carder, both of whom are inextricably linked to the progress
and success of European glass production and design. Laliques brilliance Mark your
shines equally alongside his fellow glassmakers and as highlighted in this
monographic exhibition. We invite you to enjoy the experience with Lalique
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and be enchanted by his glass. Out of
Writings on Ren Lalique by Kelley Elliot, Nicholas Dawes,
and Lennart Booij were consulted for this article. This World
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