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GRACIOUS
GIFTS OF GLASS
Glen McClure
(American, b. 1954)
David Dragon, Yard Paint
Foreman, Lyon Ship Repair,
Norfolk, VA, 2014
Archival inkjet print (photograph)
courtesy of the artist
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
Louis-Maurice Boutet de Monvel, International Airport by Beth Lipman
Nick Cave, American, b.1959
French 1851-1913 Soundsuit, 2010 These permanent installations are supported by a
Portrait of a Young Girl, 1880 Mixed media generous gift from the late T. Parker Host, Jr., and the
Oil on canvas Chrysler Museum of Art purchase
Gift of the Joseph T. Waldo family Friends of Historic Houses
with funds donated by the
in honor of Jeff Harrison, Chief Friends of African-American Art
Curator Emeritus of the Chrysler and Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Museum of Art by exchange
4 | fall 2017 in the galleries | 5
Camerawork at
NASA Langley
The photographic archive at NASA Langley Langley has also made extensive use of
Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, includes schlieren (German for streak) photography.
millions of images that document the history The technology, developed in 1864, enables
of aeronautic research, space exploration, and the visualization of density changes in the
atmospheric analysis. The exhibition Picturing flow of air. As early as 1939, Langley scientists
Innovation: The First 100 Years of NASA Langley, began using this technique in wind tunnels to
on view in the Frank Photography Galleries understand the shock waves that create power-
until March 11, 2018, draws from this archive, sucking drag, degrade airfoil performance, and
highlighting the research centers revolutionary destabilize aircraft as
breakthroughs. The photographs include they approach the
images of pilots testing experimental planes, speed of sound
engineers calibrating the facilitys famous wind commonly known as
tunnels, and astronauts training to take their first the sound barrier. To
steps on the moon. While the exhibition richly travel faster at higher
illustrates the history of Langley to celebrate speeds, planes
its centenary, it also highlights photographys had to overcome
instrumental role in supporting aeronautical these shock waves,
research and producing new insights. Visitors will and schlieren
find numerous photographs that depict scientists photography not
using cameras in their research as well as the only helped envision
stunning images they produced. the waves, but also
led researchers
Among the most innovative photographic
to discover that
projects developed at Langley was the Lunar
narrowing a planes fuselage at the wing junction
Orbiter mission, which created photographic
could minimize them, a major breakthrough in
maps of the lunar surface in order to identify
supersonic flight. More recently, Langley scientist
potential landing sites for Apollo astronauts.
Leonard Weinstein advanced the technology
In the mid-1960s, researchers at Langley
when he discovered how to make schlieren
developed the Lunar Orbiter satellitein
photographs of full-sized aircraft flying in the
essence, an extraterrestrial camera outfitted with
sky, rather than scale models in wind tunnels. In
an ingenious dual-lens camera, an on-board
Shockwaves of X-15 Model 1993 he used an eight-inch diameter telescope
in the National Transonic Tunnel, film processor and optical scanner, and a data
with a special optical system pointed toward the
March 23, 1962. transmitter. While hurtling around the moon, the
Courtesy NASA Langley Research edge of the sun to capture a T-38 Talon flying
satellite captured detailed imagery of the lunar
Center (NASA-LaRC) at supersonic speeds above Virginias Wallops
surface frame by frame, thanks to an advanced
Island. This imaging technique is now being
at right optical sensor and a dynamic roller system that
Lunar Surface Image Taken by used to help design quieter and more efficient
compensated for the satellites velocity relative
theLunar Orbiter, 1967. supersonic aircraft.
to the moons surface. Once processed, scanned,
Courtesy NASA Langley Research
Center (NASA-LaRC) and transmitted, the Orbiters images were Seth Feman, Curator of Exhibitions,
received by Langley, recorded onto magnetic Acting Curator of Photography
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.
When Alex Mann became the Chryslers Brock Egyptian-born artist Ghada Amer; a selection Wednesday, Wednesday, Wednesday, Monday,
Curator of American Art in 2011, he was surprised of three mid-19th-century albumen prints by September 13, 2017 November 29, 2017 February 28, 2018 May 7, 2018 Annual
that the Museums outstanding collection lacked (and one of) pioneering British photographer Colette Loll Graham C. Boettcher, PhD Lisa Freiman, PhD, Director Luncheon and Meeting
a major American romantic landscape painting. Julia Margaret Cameron; and a rearrangeable Founder and Director of Art Deputy Director and The Institute for Contemporary Meryl Gordon
Wheres our Niagara? he asked, referring to mosaic mirror work and drawing by Iranian artist Fraud Insights, LLC, and William Cary Hulsey Curator Art, Virginia Commonwealth Meryl Gordon is the author
Frederic Edwin Churchs famous masterpiece Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian. Ultimately, co-curator of Treasures on of American Art University of three biographies:
of Niagara Falls. Why dont we have a world- 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
class picture of Virginias own great wonder, contributed matching funds toward the purchase. Detecting Fakes, Winterthur Tiffanys Dragons: Venice Biennial and the ICA an American Style Legend,
Natural Bridge? 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
A recent generous gift from the Norfolk Society the remarkable rock formation is a museum-
Winterthurs Exhibit of March 28, 2018 Astor, and The Phantom of
of Arts (NSA) put his concerns to rest. The NSA worthy treasure. In 1835, the artist traveled to
Treasures on Trial Wednesday, Kathleen A. Foster Fifth Avenue, a biography
promotes and enhances the cultural life of the study Natural Bridge firsthand. With cows in the
January 24, 2018 (Mary Ellis Jarvie Lecture) of copper heiress Huguette
South Hampton Roads community through foreground, the work presents Natural Bridge
Wednesday, Jeff Harrison, PhD The Robert L. McNeil, Jr., Senior Clark. Gordon is the Director
lectures, special events, and financial support to 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
American Art, Gallery 211. the Chrysler Museum of Art. This year, in honor of connecting Virginias orderly agrarian society to
pleased to announce its slate Barry Bergdoll Museum of Art and Director, Center for York Universitys Arthur L.
Jacob Caleb Ward the NSAs 100th anniversary, its members proudly the dangers and riches of the frontier. Thomas
(American, 1809-1891) Carter Journalism Institute.
presented the Museum with a remarkable Jefferson once called Natural Bridge the most of distinguished speakers (Mabel Brown Lecture) "American Maverick: American Art
View of Natural Bridge,
Virginia American artwork, Natural Bridge, by Hudson 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:
ca. 1835 River school artist Jacob Caleb Ward. The Norfolk 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
Oil on wood panel Society of Arts formally conferred the painting to monument for future generations. Columbia University Walter P. Chrysler, Jr." Age of Homer and Sargent
Gift of the Norfolk Society of
the Museum at its annual meeting on May 1, 2017. reception in Huber Court at Curator, Department of The Chrysler's Chief Curator
Arts in commemoration of its Director Erik H. Neil is proud to see Natural Bridge
100th anniversary and Museum 10:30 a.m., followed by the Architecture and Design, Emeritus, Jeff Harrison,
When considering their special centennial gift to on the walls of the Chrysler. We are pleased to
Purchase, 2017 free lecture in the Museums The Museum of Modern Art invites you to join him as
the Museum, the groups leadership collaborated have partnered with the NSA to bring in such a
"Unpacking the Archive: he reminisces about Mr.
with Chrysler curators to determine possible new 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
accessions. In addition to Natural Bridge, they our collection and allows us to tell a fuller story
into his legacy as one of
examined a ca. 1520 composite suit of Maximillian of the history of landscape painting in America.
20th-century America's most
Field Armor made in Nuremburg, Germany; a The work is currently on view in the Meredith
adventurous art collectors.
five-foot-diameter bronze sphere sculpted by Gallery (G.211).
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The Lisa and Dudley Anderson Collection
at the Chrysler Museum of Art
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
Stanislav Libensk,
(Czech, 1921-2002) Littleton, Erwin Eisch, and Ulrica Hydman-Vallien. collection donated
Jaroslava Brychtov, to the Chrysler
(Czech, b. 1924) With the successful completion of the 2017 Glass Art Society
clockwise from top left: Conference and the publication of the new glass collection Museum of Art.
Astronomical Calendar Sphere, catalogue, the renown for the Chryslers collection and studio
1994
Cast glass is growing exponentially. This glass collection, so thoughtfully
Gift of Lisa Shaffer Anderson assembled by the Andersons, will enable us to explore new
and Dudley Buist Anderson ideas and themes in exhibitions and permanent displays, as we juxtapose
3V Victory Column, 1997 glass from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries with the rich historic
Cast glass with Formica base
Gift of Lisa Shaffer Anderson and
glass collection, as well as integrate it into galleries throughout the
Dudley Buist Anderson, in honor Museum. The Chrysler is an enthusiastic and extremely grateful recipient
of Stanislav Libensk and of this generous donation. Thank you, Lisa and Dudley, for your ongoing
Jaroslava Brychtov commitment and tremendous support to glass and the Chrysler Museum
Modern & Contemporary Galleries of Art.
with Green Eye of the Pyramid.
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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
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
clockwise from top right:
Interns at the Hermitage(l-r): decide on an exhibition as well! their own designs, drawings, and sculptures.
Marina Maye, Rachel Ciampoli,
Jacqueline Lucente, Rachel Internships are important experiences. We at the Chrysler can see the
We capped off the week with an art show,
Owens, Delaney Mitchell, Sarah wonder and excitement in these interns eyes as they go from learning where campers shared their work and
Frost, James Stewart; Rachel
Owens, Design Intern; James in a classroom to working in the field. Ultimately, some of our interns experiences with adults and peers.
Stewart, Curatorial Intern; Victoria loved the department they chose and felt even more assured that they
Blow, Communications Intern, had found their calling. Others decided it might take longer to realize
Jacqueline Lucente, Director
Intern; Hermitage Museum visit; where their true passions lie. Either way, this experience has shaped
Sarah Frost, Development Intern their futures.
Glass, Art, and Performance Museum Glass Studio (CMGS) performance series,
Third Thursdays. Did this make the Norfolk conference
organizations coordinated additional programming
to offer conference attendees a multitude of arts
feel different from others? events beyond the regular glass activities offered at
the conference.
colin mckinnon: Yes. I think the addition of evening
IN EARLY JUNE THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM OF ART AND THE performance art programming gave conference gf: Similarly, what did you feel was the biggest
attendees a chance to see in person why the CMGS takeaway for an attendee of the conference, especially
CHRYSLER MUSEUM GLASS STUDIO WERE THE PROUD HOSTS Third Thursdays have been receiving such widespread one who had never been to Norfolk before?
OF THE GLASS ART SOCIETYS 46TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, acclaim. It also added an additional activity for
cm: All the feedback I've received indicates that
attendees, who have otherwise had few organized
ENTITLED REFLECTIONS FROM THE EDGE: GLASS, ART, AND attendees from out of our area were really impressed,
arts activities in the evenings.
maybe pleasantly surprised, with Norfolk, the Chrysler
PERFORMANCE." FOR THREE DAYS ATTENDEES AND THE
gf: Did you have any favorite performances? Museum, the Glass Studio, and the treatment artists
left to right LOCAL COMMUNITY PARTICIPATED IN A VARIETY OF GLASS received from the studio team. Go team!
Burnt Asphalt performance cm: I liked Hannah Kirkpatricks performance for the
DEMONSTRATIONS, LECTURES, TECHNICAL DISPLAYS, AND ethereal feel it created and because it was homegrown gf: Finally, among all of the incredible demonstrations,
Hannah Kirkpatrick performance
by one of the Chryslers own. And I found Eddie lectures, performances, and displays, what was a
EVENING ACTIVITIES. THE MAGNIFICENT EVENT WAS DUE IN
John Miller demonstration Bernard's bumbling glass magic show very entertaining. highlight moment?
LARGE PART TO THE INCREDIBLE DEDICATION BY THIS YEARS
gf: Another important facet of each GAS conference is cm: As with all GAS conferences, there were so many
CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS, VIRGINIA HITCH, COLIN MCKINNON, the connection to the host community. You and your competing activities that you couldn't take it all in,
co-chairs worked with the neighboring businesses but I particularly enjoyed John Millers crazy huge
CHARLOTTE POTTER, ROBIN ROGERS, AND DIANE WRIGHT.
and community organizations. How do you think glass demo and listening to Nobel Prize laureate and
GAYLE FORMAN SAT DOWN WITH COLIN MCKINNON TO DISCUSS the community responded to the conference guests NASA astrophysicist John Mather describe the many
HIS REFLECTIONS ON THIS SPECIAL WEEKEND. and attendees? ways glass is used in space explorationthat was
a hidden gem.
cm: Everyone we talked with in the local arts,
government, and business organizations was Gayle Forman, Program Assistant and Staff Instructor
extremely supportive of having the GAS conference
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For the Culturally Curious
Kate Wilson
Development Director
As a leader in her field, Wilson presented at
The Chronicle of Philanthropys Philanthropy
Mirna Blair
Human Resources Manager
THE BIRDSONG
We are pleased to announce the appointment NEXT conference in 2016 and is a member of Mirna Blair joined FAMILY
of Kate Hofheimer Wilson as Director of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. the Museum as has long been known for
Development. Kate brings At the Chrysler Museum, she will oversee gift Human Resources
over 13 years of nonprofit cultivation, project fundraising, grant writing, Manager in July. Most making smart philanthropic
development experience board engagement, special events, and recently, she worked investments in institutions
in Hampton Roads to the donor relations. in Human Resources
that make a difference in
Gift of Books by Museum, where she will set
fundraising goals and develop
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
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
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
River Life along the Dutch Waterways
accessible to the middle class at relatively affordable prices. Such objects
April 1826, 2018
were seen by visitors in Laliques own pavilion and in an elegant dining
Cruise for seven nights through Holland and room at the Svres pavilion. Welcoming visitors to the Lalique pavilion was
Flanders aboard the exclusively chartered, the magnificent 40-foot-high fountain Les Sources de France (Springs of
deluxe AMADEUS river ship. See the France), which was illuminated at night by electricity. As a critical voice and
picturesque Dutch tulip fields in bloom, major contributor to the decorative arts field, Lalique was invited to write
and meet local residents during the the introduction to the exposition catalogue, in which he applauded the
enriching RIVER LIFE FORUM. Tour the organizers for recognizing the importance of glass.
Krller-Mller Museum. Visit Amsterdam,
Loan exhibitions on glass come along infrequently. The Chrysler is thrilled
Bruges, Hoorn, Maastricht, Antwerp, and
to present this show that looks deeply at the work of a French master
Keukenhof Gardens.
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
Circumnavigation of Iceland shines equally alongside his fellow glassmakers and as highlighted in this
July 25August 2, 2018 monographic exhibition. We invite you to enjoy the experience with Lalique
calendars for
Discover Iceland on this seven night and be enchanted by his glass. Out of
circumnavigation aboard the Five-Star, small Writings on Ren Lalique by Kelley Elliot, Nicholas Dawes,
ship M.V. STAR PRIDE. See ancient Viking and Lennart Booij were consulted for this article. This World
ruins and glittering glaciers atop simmering
Diane Wright, Family Day on
volcanoes. Cross the Arctic Circle and cruise
Carolyn and Richard Barry Curator of Glass
along Surtsey. Includes round-trip airfare October 28 from
and attractively priced air add-ons from
select cities. 10 a.m.3 p.m.!
Photos by Gohagen and Company
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