Norfolk, VA. – The Chrysler Museum is proud to present “American Masterpieces From The Batten Collection”. Jane and the late Frank Batten, Sr. collected paintings for many years. The beautiful group of pictures they assembled reflects their deep love for America, its scenery, and its people, as well as their passion for sailing. These paintings by Winslow Homer, George Wesley Bellows, Thomas Hart Benton, Albert Bierstadt, William James Glackens, James Buttersworth, and Edward Willis Redfield are on extended loan as promised gifts to the Chrysler. Each work dramatically enriches the range and depth of their already important collection of American paintings.