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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