Legacy
Subtitle: Walter Chrysler Jr. and the untold story of Norfolk's Chrysler Museum of Art
By: Peggy Earle.
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Charlottesville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 199
ISBN-13: 9780813927183
Subjects: Chrysler, Walter P. -- 1909-1988; Chrysler Museum; Art -- Collectors and collecting -- United States -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Description: "The Norfolk museum that would one day bear the Chrysler name was always a good museum of its kind, home to a respectable collection serving a smallish city. But when Norfolk native Jean Outland married Walter Chrysler, heir to the automobile manufacturing fortune and an avid art collector, the museum found a person with whom its fortunes would be intertwined, sometimes spectacularly, for decades to come. Walter had already established a Chrysler Museum in Provincetown, Massachusetts, but in 1971 - in need of more space and, admittedly, a fresh start - he relocated the operation to Norfolk." "In Legacy, Peggy Earle paints a vivid picture of this provincial museum's transformation into one of the finest art museums on the East Coast. She also delivers a captivating portrait of Walter Chrysler, a generous and demanding man who found in art patronage a focus not only for his wealth but also for his tremendous energy."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Rosebud; title: The Norfolk Museum Of Arts And Sciences; title: The auto baron's son; title: Walter and Jean; title: Provincetown; title: The collector; title: The controversial century; title: Leaving Provincetown; title: Finding a new home; title: The city reacts; title: The Chrysler Museum at Norfolk; title: Settling in; title: Big changes; title: Oh! Mario!; title: The lion declawed; title: Farewell to a devoted partner; title: A diamond jubilee; title: Heir to a fortune; title: The auction block; title: "A priceless blessing"; title: Legacy.