Foy C. Casper Jr.
NORFOLK -- Foy C. Casper Jr., a longtime resident
of Norfolk, departed this life on Sept. 13, 2002 while on an extended
visit to England. Mr. Casper was born in Virginia Beach on Sept. 16,
1941.
He attended Oceana and Princess Anne high schools
and Randolph-Macon College. Mr. Casper trained as a painting and
sculpture conservator at the Brooklyn Museum of Fine Arts, New York and
worked for many years as a private conservator in New York and as a
consultant in museums throughout the United States.
In the mid-1960s he began a long association with
Jean and Walter P. Chrysler Jr., whose collections at that time were
exhibited in Provincetown, Mass. In 1971, Mr. Casper directed the move
of thousands of art objects from Provincetown to Norfolk. These objects
now form the basis of the Chrysler Museum of Art. He continued to serve
as the conservator at the Chrysler or more than two decades.
Throughout his life, Mr. Casper traveled
extensively, throughout Europe and Central America. He maintained
residences in New York City, West Palm Beach, Fla. and England. He was
an avid collector of fine paintings and decorative arts, generously
loaning works from his collection to Virginia museums and area
historical houses.
Mr. Casper is survived by several cousins and many
friends. Death
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