We very much enjoyed Norfolk's Chrysler Museum of Art. Yes, that Chrysler, a scion of the early automaker, with a 1971 donation of some 10k works of art, and whose wife just happened to be from Norfolk. The museum has a robust collection, strong especially in glass.
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| Italianate entrance to the main building, antedating the Chrysler gift |
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Unable to find the real name and artist, I am dubbing this monumental sculpture Need a Lift?, by Rodin |
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As is the trend these days, the Huber courtyard is now beautifully enclosed; used for performances, etc. |
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| Major upcycling in the gift shoppe: art vending machine |
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Now in the extensive glass collection: a chess board of Catholics vs Jews? Gianni Tose, Chess Set, 1985 |
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Jaraslava Brychtova and Stanislov Libensky, Astronomical Calendar Sphere, 1994; amazing, the stuff done in glass these days |
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| F. L. Wright, Window from the Darwin Martin House, 1903 |
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| Daum, Vase, 1927; lots of Daum here |
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In the extensive historical section now...a large German drinking glass; the lines indicate each person's share...
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| Personal favorite: Majorelle cabinet, filled with Galle and Daum glass |
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| Tiffany, While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks at Night, 1910 |
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| Lots of Tiffany, of course |
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| Tiffany, Woman in a Pergola with Wisteria, 1910-14 |
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| Clara Driscoll (Tiffany lead designer), Wisteria Lamp, 1901 |
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| Tiffany, Seascape Window, 1910; a new form to us |
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In addition to the many rooms of the permanent glass collection, there were special exhibitions, open workshops, demonstrations, and more; one could easily spend a day just perusing the glass here |
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Follower/studio of Bosch, Temptation of St. Anthony, early 16th |
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| Ditto, Landscape with Temptation of St. Anthony |
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Alas, we were laughing so hard I neglected to get a photo of the descriptive signage; a late 14th/early 15th panel of St. John the B scenes; note the headless burial; Spanish |
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We're big Cranach the Elder fans; this is Cranach the Younger, who continued the family business by doing copies of dad's works; hey, it worked for the Breughels, through 3 generations; numerous copies of this particular scene, JC and the adulteress; 1537 |
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Marx Reichlich, Last Judgement, south German, early 1500s
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