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The oldest Jewish home in America open to the public as a museum offers a glimpse of the life of an early 19th century merchant family.
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The Myers House

The home of the first permanent Jewish residents of Norfolk, this historic house offers a glimpse of the life of a wealthy early 19th-century merchant family.
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Jean Outland Chrysler Library

With an extensive collection of more than 106,000 rare and unique volumes relating to the history of art, the Jean Outland Chrysler Library is one of the most significant art libraries in the South. More about the Library

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Georgia O’Keeffe: A Place of Her Own

Welcome to the finale of a series of exhibitions pairing favorites from the Chrysler Collection with generous loans from the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. This show explores the enchanting works of American painter Georgia O’Keeffe.

Georgia O'Keeffe, Jack-in-the-Pulpit No. IV, oil on canvas, 1930. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. © The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

Georgia O’Keeffe Black Door with Red Oil on canvas, 1954 Collection of the Chrysler Museum of Art © The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum / Artists Rights Society, New York

A deep appreciation for nature guided O’Keeffe’s work and gives her a unique place in the history of modern art. Her bold, close-up depictions of plants and flowers shocked early viewers but ultimately earned respect from the male-dominated New York art establishment. Later landscapes—some personal, others panoramic—reveal her persistent interest in shape, contrast, and mood.

O’Keeffe’s brilliant career is outlined through works spanning six decades. Come see how the seductive curves and colors of her famous Jack-in-the-Pulpit flower series from 1930 evolved into hauntingly austere paintings like the Chrysler’s massive 1954 work Black Door with Red.

“I found I could say things with color and shapes,” wrote O’Keeffe in 1923, “that I couldn’t say any other way.”

Georgia O’Keeffe Jack-in-the-Pulpit No. VI Oil on canvas, 1930 Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. © The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum / Artists Rights Society, New York

Georgia O'Keeffe East River, New York No. 2 Pastel on paper, 1927 On loan from a private collection © The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

More special exhibitions

On view right now

Through January 19, 2025

2024 Fall Glass Studio Assistant Exhibition
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Peter Bremers Sapphire Ice Cave - Glass Object

Through January 19, 2025

Peter Bremers: Ice to Water
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