Saturday, September 19, 2026

Norfolk's Chrysler Museum of Art, 1

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. 

Italianate entrance to the main building, antedating the Chrysler gift

Unable to find the real name and artist, I am dubbing
this monumental sculpture Need a Lift?, by Rodin















As is the trend these days, the Huber courtyard is now beautifully
enclosed; used for performances, etc. 

Major upcycling in the gift shoppe: art vending machine

Now in the extensive glass collection: a chess board of Catholics vs Jews?
Gianni Tose, Chess Set, 1985

Jaraslava Brychtova and Stanislov Libensky, Astronomical Calendar Sphere,
1994; amazing, the stuff done in glass these days 

F. L. Wright, Window from the Darwin Martin House, 1903

Daum, Vase, 1927; lots of Daum here

In the extensive historical section now...a large German drinking
glass; the lines indicate each person's share...


Personal favorite: Majorelle cabinet, filled with Galle and Daum glass

Tiffany, While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks at Night, 1910

Lots of Tiffany, of course

Tiffany, Woman in a Pergola with Wisteria, 1910-14

Clara Driscoll (Tiffany lead designer), Wisteria Lamp, 1901 

Tiffany, Seascape Window, 1910; a new form to us

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

Follower/studio of Bosch, Temptation of St. Anthony,
early 16th

Ditto, Landscape with Temptation of St. Anthony

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

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

Marx Reichlich, Last Judgement, south German, early 1500s

 

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