![]() And his head is bowed." Dunn said he was moved to learn that the artist and the saint both had dreadful deaths – the artist of the plague and the saint of being crucified upside down.ĭunn is retired Navy. He stood before the painting and said, "If you look at his hands, he looks like a hard worker. "Saint Philip," a 17th century French painting by Georges de La Tour, is a favorite, he said. Over the years he's developed a taste for art, picking up background from tours he's listened in on and labels he's read. "Good morning, welcome to the Chrysler," he said, again and again. Still, strolling from gallery to gallery, the slim gentleman with the thin white moustache and erect posture smiled warmly at those he passed. Beyond greeting people and offering assistance, he doesn't want to bother people, unless they look as if they want to talk or need some attention, he said. He knows the museum's history well and can tell them where any artwork is hanging.Īfter so many years of being an observer in the galleries, Dunn still feels more comfortable being a little reserved. When visitors ask him why the museum is named Chrysler, he can tell them about the man he saw haunting the galleries, watching over his legacy with a father's eagle eye.ĭunn is a kind of father figure, too, among the guards turned hosts. brought his comprehensive collection to Norfolk, transforming the Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences into a world-class art museum with works by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Andy Warhol, Edgar Degas, Auguste Rodin and more.ĭunn has seen a lot of changes in his time. ![]() ![]() He started as a guard in 1975, four years after Walter P. Otha Dunn, 73, is the elder statesman of security at the Chrysler. Visitors recently were asked how enthusiastically, on a scale of 1 to 10, they would recommend the Chrysler to others. The hosts learned when to approach people (when they look lost or in need of help) and when to steer clear (when they look like art experts, who probably wouldn't want or need assistance).Īlready, the visitor feedback is excellent, Hennessey said. The hosts received one week's training, which included tours of the collection by the museum's curators. ![]() Only a small portion of Higginbotham's job is devoted to the hosts. The program isn't costing the museum any additional money, Fuqua said, because resources were shifted from other departments. ![]()
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