Collecting with Vision: Treasures from the Chrysler Museum of Art

Featuring highlights from the great collection of the Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia, this volume includes paintings, sculpture, photography, glass, decorative arts and arts of the ancient world and non-Western cultures. There are paintings by leading American artists, such as Copley, Cole, Bierstadt, Homer, Cassatt and Hopper; Italian Renaissance and Baroque masterpieces by Filippino Lippi and Salvator Rosa; Dutch and Flemish Old Masters, including Peter Paul Rubens; and the work of European painters like Velazquez, Delacroix and Gauguin. The book showcases major collections of decorative art, including Worcester porcelain, Gorham silver, and the internationally important glass collection with works by Tiffany, Gall , Dale Chihuly and Catherine "Cappy" Thompson. Photography also features strongly, with early photographs, including images from the Civil War and iconic photographs from the Civil Rights Movement.

Author: Jefferson C. Harrison, Brooks Johnson, Gary E. Baker
Publisher: Giles
Published: 04/07/2020
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.25lbs
Size: 10.00h x 8.50w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9781911282655
ISBN10: 1911282654
BISAC Categories:
- Art | Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions | Permanent
- Art | History | Romanticism
- Art | American | General

About the Author
Jefferson C. Harrison is chief curator emeritus, the Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA. Brooks Johnson is director of Development, Harmony Investments, Inc. and was formerly curator of photography, the Chrysler Museum of Art. Gary E. Baker is an independent appraiser, antiques and fine art, and was until 2007 curator of Glass, The Chrysler Museum of Art.