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The Chrysler Museum Displays Works From Local Private Collections

artwork: Andy Warhol - "The Shadow", 1981 - Screen print - Private collection. © 2011 Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts/ARS, NY - Courtesy of Ronald Feldman  Fine Arts, NY. -  On view at the Chrysler Museum in Norfolk, Virginia in "Our Community Collects: From Durer to Warhol and Beyond" until January 29th 2012.


Norfolk, VA.– The Chrysler Museum of Art is proud to present “Our Community Collects: From Durer to Warhol and Beyond” on view through January 29th 2012. Featuring 163 works of art from 42 private collections, this new exhibition feels like a museum within a museum, progressing from Old Masters to cutting-edge contemporary art in one leisurely stroll. The overall strength of the show reflects the sophistication of the collectors and there are almost too many highlights to list. These exceptional pieces include work by Ansel Adams, Thomas Hart Benton, Albert Bierstadt, Dale Chihuly, Winslow Homer, Roy Lichtenstein, Georgia O’Keeffe, Lino Tagliapietra, Grant Wood and more.