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The Chrysler Museum of Art Brings Self-Taught Artists into the Mainstream

artwork: Attributed to William Matthew Prior - "Double Portrait—Husband and Wife", circa 1850 - Oil on cardboard - Collection of the Chrusler Museum, Virginia. On view in "Into the Mainstream: Self-Taught Artists from The Garbisch and Gordon Collections" from August 13th until December 31st.


Norfolk, VA.– The Chrysler Museum of Art and Old Dominion University partner to present “Into the Mainstream: Self-Taught Artists from The Garbisch and Gordon Collections”. The exhibition opens August 13th in the Chrysler Museum and will be on view through December 31st. This collaborative exhibition pairs ODU’s Barron and Ellin Gordon collection of self-taught artists with the Chrysler’s 19th-century work in the same tradition. The Chrysler’s contribution includes works collected by Walter Chrysler, Jr.’s, sister and her husband, Bernice and Edgar Garbisch. The Garbisch collection is extensive, with more than 2,600 pieces. Upon their deaths, most of their art was donated to major museums such as the Chrysler and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.