Preorders of the hardback catalogue (ISBN 9780692788356) are available through The Museum Shop on site at the Chrysler or by phone at (757) 333-6297. The publication is also available from the publisher and major online booksellers. The cost is $60.

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GLASS -MASTERWORKS FROM THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM OF ART

New Catalogue Showcases 3,000 Years Of Glass Treasures
From The Chrysler Museum Collection
—illustrated scholarly publication features 75 highlights
from the Museum’s acclaimed glass collection—

The Chrysler Museum of Art is renowned for its encyclopedic collection of glass, with more than 10,000 objects spanning nearly 3,000 years. Distinguished in the areas of 19th-century American, French, and English glass, including important works by Louis C. Tiffany, the Museum has recently made noteworthy acquisitions from the 20th and 21st centuries.

Glass: Masterworks from the Chrysler Museum of Art features 75 entries on works from our glass collection and includes a history of glass at the Museum, from its founding in 1933 to the extraordinary gifts of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. in 1971 to the present. Each featured work of art has been beautifully photographed and detailed in a scholarly discussion that explores its significance and broader historical context.

Diane Wright, the Chrysler’s Carolyn and Richard Barry Curator of Glass, edited the catalogue, with major research and writing support from Curatorial Research Assistant Virginia Laidet. Other scholars who contributed entries in their areas of expertise include:

-Kelly A. Conway, Curator of American Glass at the Corning Museum of Glass, and Curator of Glass at the Chrysler, 2007–2013
-Paul Doros, Independent scholar and former Chrysler Curator of Glass
-Marissa S. Hershon, Curatorial Assistant for Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
-Crawford Alexander Mann III, Joan and Macon Brock Curator of American Art at the Chrysler Museum of Art
-Mary Cheek Mills, Historic Glass Specialist for AECOM-Burlington Cultural Resources
-Erik H. Neil, Director of the Chrysler Museum of Art
-Lindsy R. Parrott, Director and Curator of the Neustadt Collection of Tiffany Glass in Queens, N.Y.
-Susie J. Silbert, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Glass at the Corning Museum of Glass
-Ian Simmonds, Independent scholar and specialist in early American glass.

The lavish illustrations of the glass collection masterpieces are the work of Chrysler Museum Photographer Ed Pollard. The book, published by Lucia | Marquand and distributed by University of Washington Press, includes more than 160 stunning color images within its 224 pages.

“The Chrysler Museum is proud to present this important new publication that puts forth compelling scholarship and stunning new photography of our remarkable glass collection,” says Diane Wright, Barry Curator of Glass. “This is the first catalogue of Chrysler Collection works in glass in nearly three decades and we are excited to share this new resource. We are thankful for the commitment of our many contributors, as well as the generous funding support of the National Endowment for the Arts, the Henry Luce Foundation, and the Norfolk Society of Arts.”

The Museum will celebrate its latest collection catalogue with a special lecture by its editor, Diane Wright, Barry Curator of Glass, on Saturday, June 10 at 2 p.m. Her Kaufman Theater overview will highlight many of the Museum’s most outstanding works of art in glass. A book signing follows the presentation.

ABOUT THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM OF ART
The Chrysler Museum of Art is one of America’s most distinguished mid-sized art museums, with a nationally recognized collection of more than 30,000 objects, including one of the great glass collections in America. The core of the Chrysler’s collection comes from Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., an avid art collector who donated thousands of objects from his private collection to the Museum. In the years since Chrysler’s death in 1988, the Museum has dramatically enhanced its collection and extended its ties with the Norfolk community. The Museum, expanded in 2014 to add additional gallery spaces and amenities for visitors, now has growing collections in many areas. The Chrysler also mounts an ambitious schedule of exhibitions and educational programs and events each season.

In 2011, the Chrysler opened the Perry Glass Studio adjacent to the Museum. Designed to complement the Museum’s glass collection, the Glass Studio shows how works of art in glass are created. The state-of-art, working facility offers programming for aspiring and master artists alike in a variety of processes including glassblowing, fusing, flameworking, coldworking, and neon. The Studio also has earned a reputation for its cutting-edge performance evenings that mix live glassmaking with other visual, musical, culinary, and performing arts. The Perry Glass Studio recently was honored to be named as the site of the prestigious 2017 Glass Art Society Conference.

In addition, the Chrysler Museum of Art administers two historic houses in downtown Norfolk: the Moses Myers House and the Willoughby-Baylor House.

The Chrysler Museum of Art, One Memorial Place, Norfolk, and its Perry Glass Studio at 745 Duke St., are open to the public Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m.

The Historic Houses on East Freemason Street are open weekends. General admission is free at all venues. For more information on the Chrysler Museum of Art, visit chrysler.org.

GLASS -MASTERWORKS FROM THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM OF ART

Posted 7 June 2017