1 Cummer Museum Annual Report 2014 ANNUAL ANNUAL REPORT 2014 FROM THE DIRECTOR & BOARD CHAIR

It is a pleasure to share the story of the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens in 2014. It was a remarkable year as we combined the arts, gardens, and education into experiences that touched over 145,000 visitors.

We can measure the results of a year in many ways. Numbers and data matter and are an important part of how we track growth, fiscal stability, and visitor satisfaction. The numbers for 2014 were strong. Participation increased 10% over the previous year and we are currently tracking to see a similar increase in 2015. The engagement of volunteers was nothing short of extraordinary with more than 6,400 volunteers committing a total of 23,564 hours to the mission of the Museum. Although ending the year with a balanced budget is more challenging than we would hope, we ended the year, for the sixth year in a row, with a small surplus.

We also measure success by looking at the quality and relevance of our artistic and environmental programming. In 2014, we presented an amazing array of exhibitions ranging from the contemporary figurative sculptures of Enzo Torcoletti and Modern American paintings to local interpretations of one family’s life and the treasures found in local collections. It was also a year when universal themes of empathy, beauty, loss, family, human rights, and the search for freedom were given prominence on our gallery walls and in our programs.

The Gardens continued to receive attention and recognition as an important asset for the Museum and our region. We launched the Ninah May Holden Cummer Awards, recognizing those who advocate for a world where people, art, and the environment come together. It was also a year when we experienced our largest REBRANDING single-day attendance in our history as we kicked off Garden Month 2014.

Education programs for children and adults were at capacity, bringing incredible energy to the Museum. More than 40,000 youth were served through tours, school outreach, classes, camps, teen programming, and family days. Lectures, concerts, and community conversations provided space for the exploration THE MUSEUM of issues as diverse as the history of art looting by the Nazi regime and the cultural legacy of the Civil MUCH OF THE YEAR WAS DEDICATED TO RETHINKING THE WAY THE MUSEUM Rights movement. DEFINES ITS PUBLIC IMAGE.

This meant taking a step back from day-to-day activities and thinking about the big-picture work We also measure success through the experiences, participation, and stories of our supporters. Throughout the Museum does, the message it hopes to convey, and the feelings its mission and vision should this Annual Report you will read the words of Museum Members, Donors, Volunteers, teachers, artists, invoke. With the help of many important partners, a focus group of volunteers and staff, and input community partners, and visitors. This is where we find our inspiration. We thank all of you for creating a from the community, the new Cummer Museum brand was developed. The rebranding, paired with relationship with the Cummer Museum that makes a difference for the organization, the individuals we serve, an excellent exhibition schedule, a renewed focus on visitor service, and a rekindled passion for the and the community as a whole. community, resulted in a re-energized marketing plan for the Museum, increased interest from the

community, and increased attendance. We hope that this report, with its program descriptions, financial reports, personal narratives, and lists of supporters and partners, broadens your view of and deepens your commitment to the Cummer Museum. PARTNERS: Agility Press, Inc; Harbinger, Sign of the Future; Jensen Hande Studios; Spectrum Signs & Graphics; and Wingard Creative.

Hope McMath, Museum Director John Donahoo, Board of Trustees Chair All non-art photography courtesy of Ingrid Damiani, Fox Fotography, Thomas Hagar, Jensen Hande, Dennis Ho, and Gayle Prevatt.

2 Cummer Museum Annual Report 2014 cummermuseum.org 3 PERMANENT COLLECTION

The Museum’s Permanent Collection consists of nearly 5,000 works of art spanning from 2100 B.C. through the present day, and includes masterpieces by renowned artists such as Winslow Homer, Thomas Moran, Norman Rockwell, Peter Paul Rubens, Augusta Savage, and Andy Warhol.

The Collection is brought to life for our visitors through programs, educational tours, and other opportunities. This year, a selection of the Museum’s collection of 20th-century works were reinstalled as a permanent display in the Stein Gallery, bringing new attention to this vibrant era of artistic production.

CONSERVATION The Museum’s commitment to preserving the Permanent Collection for future generations begins with care for its masterpieces. From preventive maintenance in the Galleries to conservation treatment by trained professionals, the Museum provides care that either improves the condition of each piece or maintains its stability. This year, a variety of projects were completed with the assistance of painting and sculpture conservators. The Tabernacle of Reliquary (15th century), a tin-glazed earthenware by Giovanni della Robbia, was stabilized, fragments were reattached, and high-relief losses were filled in. A painting assessment to review the condition of more than a dozen works in the Permanent Collection was completed. Based upon that evaluation, Joseph Rodefer de Camp’s The Red Kimono (c. 1919) was surface cleaned and a layer of varnish was removed, and Reynaud Levieux’s Theseus Discovering his Father’s Sword (c. 1643) was surface cleaned and stabilized. Custom framing and frame repairs are another way the Museum cares for its paintings and works on paper. This year, a pair of Josef Albers silkscreens received custom frames, and the period frame for a painting by Charles Courtney Curran, Summer Morning (c. 1915), was fully restored.

4 Cummer Museum Annual Report 2014 cummermuseum.org 5 ART During the year, the Museum expanded the Permanent Collection, building on one PERMANENT COLLECTION PIECES ON LOAN of its most important assets. Whether through an outright gift of a work of art, Other institutions asked to borrow artwork from the Cummer Museum to supplement their installations, allowing people or through those who have contributed financially toward one of the Museum’s around the country to experience works of art from the Museum’s Permanent Collection. dedicated art purchase funds, the Cummer Museum extends sincere thanks to the donors who value the Collection and wish to see it grow for future generations Trevor Bell (British, b. 1930), Light Squares I, 1985 Joseph Jeffers Dodge (American, 1917 – 1997), of visitors. These acquisitions were all made in accordance with the Museum’s Trevor Bell (British, b. 1930), Light Squares II, 1985 Horizons, 1990 (shown) Mayor’s Office, Jacksonville, Florida Joseph Jeffers Dodge (American, 1917 – 1997), ACQUISITIONS Collecting Priorities Document, a Board-approved strategic plan for the thoughtful Long-term Loan Dancing Pears I, 1992 growth of the Collection. Governor’s Mansion, Tallahassee, Florida Paulus Bor (Dutch, 1601 – 1669), Allegory of Avarice, Long-term Loan 17th century GIFTS Terence Netter (American, b. 1929), Palm Sunday, The Columbus Museum, Columbus, Georgia Joseph Jeffers Dodge (American, 1917 – 1997), Pavanne, William Burgess of Dover (1805 – 1861), Return from Samuel Prout (1783 – 1852), A Continental Town. th th 2000 Two Republics: 17 Century Dutch & 19 Century 1960, oil on canvas, 12 x 14 in., Gift of Hazel and Tom the Harvest. Jacksonville University, Marine Science Research George Richmond (1809 – 1896), Portrait of Charles American Art for the Common Man Donahoo, AG.2014.1.1. Institute, Jacksonville, Florida Miles Edmund Cotman (1810 – 1858), Fishing Boat in Thornton Cunningham. (1810 – 1896) Vardi Kahana (Israeli, b. 1959), The Grandchildren of Cousin a Squall. (shown) Charles Courtney Curran (American, 1861 – 1942), Long-term Loan Thomas Sewell Robins (1814 – 1880), On the Coast at Rye. Shmuel, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2004, archival inkjet print Summer Morning, c. 1915 David Cox, Sr. (1783 – 1859), Boys Fishing, Kenilworth on paper, 27 ½ x 27 ½ in., Gift from the Artist, AG.2014.6.1. Bradford Rudge (1805 – 1885), Welsh Landscape. Dixon Gallery & Gardens, Memphis, Tennessee Castle Beyond. th Sir John J. Stewart of Allanbank (1779 – 1849), Design Charles Courtney Curran: Seeking the Ideal Collection of 34 19 century British Peter De Wint (1784 – 1849), Study of Ragwort. Watercolors, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Terrell for the Wellington Monument. Edward Duncan (1803 – 1882), Lee Bebout, AG. 2013.2.1-33: A Quiet Stretch of River. Samuel John Stump (c. 1783 – 1863), Portrait of the First John Absolon (1815 – 1895), The Post Boy. John Edge (c. 1785 – 1834), By Waterloo Bridge. Lady Waterhouse with a King Charles Spaniel. LOANS TO THE COLLECTION Samuel Atkins (exhibited 1787 – 1808), William Evans of Bristol (1809 – 1858), Study of a Tree. Charles Taylor (exhibited 1841 – 1883), An East Many were generous to lend pieces to the Museum from personal collections and institutions. These works of art have played Coastal Shipping. Major General Sir George Bulteel Fisher (1764 – 1834), Indianman. an important role in helping the Museum expand the scope of its Permanent Collection Galleries and educational initiatives. John Browne (active early 19th century), The Musical Gorlestone from Yarmouth. Alfred Gomersal Vickers (1810 – 1837), Ramsgate Harbor. Festival in York Minster (pair). Charles Biederman (American, 1906 – 2004), New William Trost Richards (American, 1833 – 1905), Henry George Hine (1811 – 1895), Sunset on the South York #8, 1939, painted on wood and glass, 36 ½ x Rocky Coast, 1887, oil on canvas, 27 x 47 in., on loan John Brownrigg Bellasis (c. 1806 – 1890s), An Officer of Coast of England. 28 ¾ x 4 ¼ in., on loan from the Thomas H. and Diane from the Thomas H. and Diane DeMell Jacobsen, the 15th Hussars. James Holworthy (1781 – 1841), An Ancient Oak. DeMell Jacobsen, Ph.D. Foundation. Ph.D. Foundation. Robert Brandard (1805 – 1862), Brighton Sea Front. William Henry Hunt (1790 – 1864), Still Life with Pineapple. Rosa Bonheur (French, 1822 – 1899), Tiger and a Randolph Rogers (American, 1825 – 1892), Nydia, Alfred Edward Chalon (1780 – 1860), Mother and Child Snake, 1879, watercolor, 22 ½ x 29 ¼ x 2 ¼ in., on loan The Blind Girl of Pompeii, 1860, marble, 54 in., on with Their Dog. William Leighton Leitch (1804 – 1883), The Porta from Jeanne R. Brittingham, Virginia R. Ellenberg, loan from the Thomas H. and Diane DeMell Jacobsen, Edward William Cooke (1811 – 1880), HMS Victory in Nuova, Palermo. and T.S. Roberts, III in loving memory of their mother, Ph.D. Foundation. Portsmouth Harbor. Henry William Pickersgill (1782 – 1875), Portrait of Grace F. Roberts. th William Corden (1797 – 1867), Portrait of Queen Victoria William Kerr, 6 Marquess of Lothian. Joseph Stella (American, 1877 – 1946), Barbados, from Life. Werner Drewes (American, 1899 – 1985), 1938, oil on canvas, 17 ¼ x 17 ¼ in., on loan from Nicholas Pocock (1740 – 1821), Portrait of a Young Child. Composition 289, 1943, oil on canvas, 29 x 46 in., the Thomas H. and Diane DeMell Jacobsen, Ph.D. William Corden (1797 – 1867), Sketch of Queen Victoria. James Price (exhibited 1842 – 1876), Family Outside a on loan from Diane DeMell Jacobsen, Ph.D. Foundation. David Cox, Sr. (1783 – 1859), Eton from the River. Farm Cottage.

Robert Scott Duncanson (American, 1821 – 1872), Rufino Tamayo (Mexican, 1899 – 1991),Mujer 7 Landscape with Fishing Scene, c. 1856, oil on canvas, Perseguida, 1950, oil on canvas, 39 ½ x 31 /8 in., 42 x 58 in., on loan from the Berg Family. on loan from the Collection of David J. Edwards “OUR COLLECTION OF BRITISH WATERCOLORS REPRESENTS NOT ONLY ART BUT ALSO and Sally E. Hawthorne on behalf of the Estate Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923 – 1997), American of Robert D. Wilson. (shown) 100 YEARS OF BRITISH HISTORY. WE CHOSE THE CUMMER MUSEUM TO DISPLAY THIS Indian Theme V, 1980, woodcut print, 31 ¾ x 41 ½ in., HISTORY BECAUSE OF THE EMPHASIS THE MUSEUM PLACES ON EDUCATION.” on loan from the Collection of Jordan Bock. Purvis Young (American, 1943 – 2010), Golf Course of – Terry Bebout America, 2002, household paint on plywood, 82 x 48 John Marin (American, 1872 – 1953), Related to x 2 in., on loan from the Collection of Jordan Bock. St. Paul’s, New York, 1928, oil on canvas, 26 ½ x 30 in., on loan from the Thomas H. and Diane DeMell Jacobsen, Eleven examples of Chinese porcelain from the Koger Ph.D. Foundation. Collection of Asian Ceramics, 13th – 18th century, on PURCHASES 3 loan from the Collection of the John and Mable Jacques de Claeuw (Dutch, active 1642 – 1676), Vanitas, 1677, oil on canvas, 44 /8 Unknown photographer, Press Photograph of Augusta Savage at the 1939 New York 3 Geoffrey Naylor (British, 1928 – 1997),Untitled, Ringling Museum of Art, the State Art Museum of x 57 /8 in., Purchased with funds from the Morton R. Hirschberg Bequest, and gift World’s Fair, 1939, black and white photograph on paper, 6 ¾ x 10 ¼ in., Purchased 1979, aluminum, 97 ½ x 96 x 5 in., on loan from the Florida, Florida State University, Sarasota, Florida. from the family of Jacques Goudstikker, in his memory, AP.2014.4.1. with funds from the Cummer Council, AP.2014.2.1. Haskell Collection. Vardi Kahana (Israeli, b. 1959), My Mother Rivka and my children Gil and Roni, 2003, Benjamin West (American, 1738 – 1820), The Honorable Mrs. Shute Barrington, 1808, 5 archival inkjet print on paper, 27 ½ x 27 ½ in., Purchased with funds from the Morton black and white chalk on grey prepared paper, 8 /8 x 6 ¾ in., Purchased with funds R. Hirschberg Bequest, AP.2014.5.1. from the Cornelia Morse Carithers Endowment Fund, AP.2014.3.1.

6 Cummer Museum Annual Report 2014 cummermuseum.org 7 The Museum’s staff and leadership believe strongly in the importance of a balanced calendar of special temporary exhibitions. These temporary exhibitions have the capacity to illuminate diverse areas of art history and artistic production; reinterpret familiar periods, styles, or stories; embrace themes or topics with strong community relevance; challenge our audiences’ preconceived opinions; and provide a platform for dynamic learning opportunities and meaningful personal experiences. Regardless of subject matter or medium, temporary exhibitions are always grounded in sound historical research while EXHIBITIONS displaying high-caliber works that further the Museum’s mission “to engage and inspire through the arts, gardens, and education.” 1932, oil on canvas, 32 x 30 in., Collection of John and Susan Horseman. x 30 in., Collection 32 oil on canvas, 1932, in., Purchased with funds from the Morton R. Hirschberg Bequest, and gift from the family of Jacques of Jacques the family and gift from Bequest, R. Hirschberg the Morton with funds from in., Purchased 8 / 3

Portrait of Stanley Young, of Stanley Portrait THE HUMAN FIGURE: x 57 x 57 8 / 3 SCULPTURES BY ENZO TORCOLETTI SEPTEMBER 21, 2013 THROUGH OCTOBER 19, 2014 1677, oil on canvas, 44 oil on canvas, 1677, St. Augustine-based sculptor Enzo Torcoletti

Vanitas, is internationally recognized for his stone works. Today, his work is largely inspired by the female torso in its most streamlined and elegant form, celebrating the shape for its association with ancient idols and icons.

CUMMER MUSEUM RECEIVES (left) Jacques de Claeuw (Dutch, active 1642 – 1676), – 1676), 1642 active de Claeuw (Dutch, (left) Jacques Goudstikker, in his memory, AP.2014.4.1. (right bottom) John Steuart Curry (1897 – 1946), (1897 Curry John Steuart bottom) (right AP.2014.4.1. in his memory, Goudstikker, “IT IS HEARTENING TO SEE NATIONAL RECOGNITION Nearly 70 years after the end of World War II, the art world is still reeling MODERN DIALECT: MUSEUMS LIKE THE CUMMER from the effects of Nazi looting of artworks and other cultural property. MUSEUM DO THE RIGHT THING AMERICAN PAINTINGS This year, the Cummer Museum proudly announced the amicable resolution of FOR HOLOCAUST VICTIMS AND a claim regarding the Nazi-era looting of a painting purchased in good faith by FROM THE JOHN AND THEIR HEIRS. I AM GRATEFUL the Museum in 1962. In 2012, the Museum received notice from the heir of TO THE CUMMER MUSEUM FOR SUSAN HORSEMAN noted Jewish art dealer, Jacques Goudstikker, regarding a claim to a still life RETURNING THIS PAINTING TO painting, Vanitas, by artist Jacques de Claeuw (Dutch, active 1642 – 1676). COLLECTION JACQUES GOUDSTIKKER’S OCTOBER 18, 2013 THROUGH JANUARY 5, 2014 FAMILY. WE HOPE THAT THE After extensive research, both parties reached a mutually-agreeable RESTITUTION OF THIS WORK Modern Dialect brought together 60 examples of settlement in the case. In April 2014, the Board of Trustees of the Museum WILL LEAD OTHER MUSEUMS radical art movements in painting from the 1930s voted to return ownership to Goudstikker’s heir, his daughter-in-law TO ACT JUST AS RESPONSIBLY and 40s that exposed (and sometimes celebrated) Marei von Saher. As part of the settlement agreement, the Museum WHEN FACED WITH THE a changing America, and highlighted works by some negotiated the purchase of the painting, allowing it to remain in Jacksonville. DISCOVERY OF NAZI-LOOTED of the most respected American artists of the early The agreement included a donation in memory of Jacques Goudstikker ART IN THEIR COLLECTIONS.” 20th century. The exhibition was organized by the from the family. -Marei von Saher Dixon Gallery and Gardens in Memphis, Tennessee.

8 Cummer Museum Annual Report 2014 cummermuseum.org 9 EXHIBITIONS CONTINUED 2013, mixed mixed 2013, ONE FAMILY: PHOTOGRAPHS THE PRINTS OF WILLIAM WALMSLEY BY VARDI KAHANA

OCTOBER 29, 2013 THROUGH JULY 8, 2014 Rise of the Matriarch, JANUARY 24 THROUGH APRIL 27, 2014

A professor at Florida State University, Bill Walmsley was known for his blatant irony, raucous humor, and Vardi Kahana documented four generations of her shameless punning. He is regarded as an impressive printmaker, with the record for the longest series of family, beginning with her mother and two aunts who prints in the history of art, and was the inventor of fluorescent lithography. were Auschwitz survivors. The exhibition also featured a brief excerpt of “Daughter of the Holocaust,” a video by Jacksonville resident, Irene Jaffa about her THE ART OF EMPATHY: unique personal perspective on the Holocaust and THE CUMMER MOTHER OF its aftermath. SORROWS IN CONTEXT NOVEMBER 26, 2013 THROUGH FEBRUARY 16, 2014 “ONE FAMILY IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF COMMUNICATING Designed to showcase a masterwork in the Cummer WITH OTHERS THROUGH ART. IT IS NOT JUST A JEWISH Collection, this exhibition illuminated the rich world of late medieval religious devotion, especially the cultivation of STORY. IT IS A WIDE HUMAN PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAY.” empathy, and was accompanied by a scholarly publication – Vardi Kahana written by guest curator David S. Areford and published by the Museum. 2003, archival inkjet print on paper, 47 ½ x 47 ½ in. Photograph courtesy of Andrea Meislin Gallery, New York. (right middle) James Karales, James Karales, middle) (right York. New Meislin Gallery, of Andrea courtesy ½ in. Photograph ½ x 47 47 on paper, print inkjet archival 2003, A COMMEMORATION OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT: PHOTOGRAPHY OUR SHARED PAST FROM THE DECEMBER 17, 2013 THROUGH MAY 25, 2014 HIGH MUSEUM OF ART FEBRUARY 28 THROUGH NOVEMBER 2, 2014 Our Shared Past was a collaborative exhibition Gil and Roni, Children and my My Mother Rivka resulting from a re-discovered box of 8-mm The Museum commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Civil home movies by guest curator Jefree Shalev, who Rights Movement with an exhibition of photographs from the invited 32 area artists to create new works of art period, which captured the courage and perseverance of inspired by these moments that would become a individuals who challenged the status quo, armed only with a

“shared past” representing the joy and struggles Chip Southworth, of Brian Shrum. (left bottom) courtesy Photograph AG.1984.1.1. G. Schultz, Clifford G. Schultz in memory of Mr. Clifford oil on panel, 8 ¾ x 6 ½ in., Gift of Mrs. c. 1470, philosophy of nonviolence and the strength of their convictions. we all experience. This exhibition was organized by the High Museum of Art, Atlanta.

Mother of Sorrows, century), century),

th COLLECTORS’ CHOICE: INSIDE THE HEARTS AND MINDS “THERE IS NOTHING MORE FUNDAMENTAL THAN THE OF REGIONAL COLLECTORS JOY AND STRUGGLE WE ALL EXPERIENCE FINDING OUR MAY 17 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 14, 2014 PLACE WITHIN OUR OWN FAMILIES AND WITHIN OUR OWN MEMORIES.” A selection of area collectors shared some of their prized possessions with the community, choosing the pieces that best – Jefree Shalev illustrated their passion for collecting. From paintings to furniture to sculpture, each object told a personal story. 1965, gelatin silver print, Purchased with funds from the H. B. and Doris Massey Charitable Trust and Lucinda W. Bunnen for the Bunnen Collection, 1994.61. © Estate of James Karales. Courtesy of the Estate of James Karales. of the Estate Courtesy of James Karales. © Estate 1994.61. the Bunnen Collection, Bunnen for and Lucinda W. Charitable Trust and Doris Massey the H. B. with funds from Purchased print, silver gelatin 1965,

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(left top) Master of the Stötteritz Altarpiece, (German, late 15 late (German, Altarpiece, of the Stötteritz Master (left top) Kahana, Vardi top) (right of the Artist. 80 x 108 in., Courtesy panels), ink, and carbon on wood media (acrylic, graphite, March, Montgomery Selma to THE CUMMER GARDENS ARE A UNIQUE EXAMPLE OF EARLY 20TH-CENTURY GARDEN DESIGN. Their connection to several famed landscape architects gives these stunning spaces national significance, while locally they have become a model for environmentally-friendly practices. Organic products like fish emulsion, holly-tone, rose-tone, alfalfa pellets, and corn gluten promote plant health, allowing the plants to defend themselves more fully against fungus and pests. The use of these products also safeguards one of the city’s most important assets, the St. Johns River, and the St. Johns Riverkeeper has been an active partner in planning these river-safe practices.

The Museum celebrated the first anniversary of several new outdoor spaces on the campus this year, including the refurbished parking lot, the J. Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver Community Sculpture Garden & Plaza, and the historic Olmsted Garden. Visitors were able to enjoy these spaces, along with their historic companions, the English and Italian Gardens, and watch them grow across all four seasons.

12 Cummer Museum Annual Report 2014 cummermuseum.org 13 GARDENS GARDEN SCHOOL TOURS The Gardens were used to engage students in a new way, through garden-specific tours with a science-based curriculum as part of the Museum’s STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) initiative. From the very youngest children who explore their senses and learn to identify the parts of plants, to older students who take the role of landscape architects and use the principles of design to make garden additions, the Cummer Gardens are an essential part of each student’s visit.

“MY FAVORITE PART OF THE TOUR WAS WHEN WE WENT OUTSIDE TO THE ITALIAN GARDEN. IT WAS LIKE I WAS ENTERING A MAGICAL PLACE.” -Student from Spring Park Elementary

NINAH MAY HOLDEN CUMMER AWARDS Ninah May Holden Cummer created the Museum foundation “…in the hope that others will share this vision and by their GARDEN PROGRAMS interests and contributions will help to establish here a center of beauty and culture worthy of the community.” Her vision The Gardens were the backdrop for a has since grown into what is now the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens. The Ninah May Holden Cummer Awards are number of family and adult programs, presented to recognize local members of the community who have helped build artful connections between people and the including a garden lecture series, garden- environment. themed Talks & Tea programs, garden concerts, and a whole month of activities ELIZABETH (“BITTY”) MCRAE RECEIVED THE JIMMY ORTH ACCEPTED THE COMMUNITY AWARD for her tireless commitment for during the annual Garden Month, presented INDIVIDUAL AWARD ON BEHALF OF THE ST. JOHNS RIVERKEEPER to preserving gardens and parks across the region. its creative partnerships with the cultural community in by Community First Credit Union, which For over five decades, Bitty has provided unparalleled furthering its mission for a clean and healthy St. Johns kicked off with a Community Day & Plant support to the Museum and the Memorial Park Association. River. As the lead advocate for our region’s waterways, Sale; featured-artist demonstrations, Through the presentation of this award, the Museum St. Johns Riverkeeper continually sets the bar for lectures, classes, and concerts; and ended celebrated her vision for preserving spaces that are environmental stewardship. with a Garden to Table dinner and the Ninah beautiful and accessible. May Holden Cummer Awards. PRESTON HASKELL ACCEPTED THE CORPORATE JIM DRAPER RECEIVED THE ARTIST AWARD AWARD ON BEHALF OF THE HASKELL COMPANY for combining his artistic talent and his passion for the for its work as a visionary leader in the marriage of environment to elevate conversations around beauty, architectural design, natural environments, and human preservation, and relevance. His Feast of Flowers exhibition interaction. The company’s early work along the Riverside and publication were ideal examples of the power of Avenue corridor has served as an example to other connecting creativity, people, and nature. organizations, and the company’s leadership continues to elevate the conversation around access to and care for our parks and waterways. 14 Cummer Museum Annual Report 2014 cummermuseum.org 15 MUSEUM EDUCATION PROGRAMS PROVIDE MANY WAYS TO CONNECT WITH THE POWER OF THE ARTS AND THE JOY OF CREATION. Classes, tours, concerts, and programs in the Galleries and Gardens are just some of the ways the arts come alive. Through hands-on, multidisciplinary experiences, visitors of all abilities can connect with works of art in the Permanent Collection and with the natural beauty of the Gardens. STEAM CULTURAL PASSPORT Over the course of the 2013-2014 school year, the Cummer Museum was one of 10 cultural institutions chosen to participate with Duval County Public Schools’ STEAM Cultural Passport Program. STEAM is a curriculum focused on Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math, with the goal of producing a more highly-trained workforce for the 21st century.

The STEAM Cultural Passport is a three-year federal Title I program that targets all 60 Title I elementary schools in Duval County. Each school is given three cultural field trips per year, spread among 10 cultural institutions. Many of these students experienced a cultural institution for the first time. Over 9,300 students attended the Museum this year as part of the STEAM initiative.

“ABSOLUTELY THE BEST FIELD TRIP EVER! MY STUDENTS ENJOYED EVERY ASPECT OF THE TRIP. IT WAS TIMED WELL, VERY WELL PLANNED OUT, AND EXECUTED TO PERFECTION. AWESOME!” -Elementary Teacher

16 Cummer Museum Annual Report 2014 cummermuseum.org 17 EDUCATION ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAMS ARTS CONNECTS ALL: In partnership with MOCA Jacksonville, and with the support of the Kennedy Center, the Museum hosted a teacher training EDUCATION PROGRAMS focused on the integration of arts education into early learning classrooms. VERY SPECIAL ARTS: The Museum celebrated its 19th annual VSA (Very Special Arts) Festival, presented by Citi. Over the course of four WEAVER ACADEMY OF ART: This program provided days, more than 1,700 students with disabilities visited the Museum to SCHOOL TOURS Museum access to 1,423 Title I elementary students at six explore its Gardens and Galleries, engage in art-making, and enjoy musical During the 2013-2014 school year, the Cummer Museum public schools. Students also received free Family performances, while accompanied by more than 750 adults and assisted hosted a total of more than 18,000 students and 3,000 Memberships and their teachers received training to by more than 1,400 volunteers who gave their time to make the festival teachers and chaperones on daily school tours. Each tour integrate art into academic instruction. a success. included time in the Galleries and Gardens, and creating artwork in the studios. START WITH THE ARTS: This program supported Pre-K3 WOMEN OF VISION: During monthly visits to the Museum, these 15 through 1st grade classrooms and provided students with women who are blind or low-vision explored the arts through painting, EDUCATION EXHIBITIONS free Family Memberships. It also included specialized drawing, printmaking, ceramics, and the creation of personal memoirs. IN BLACK & WHITE: This exhibition celebrated the Museum’s teacher training to combine literacy, family involvement, This program is sponsored by the W.W. and Eloise D. Gay Foundation. long-running Women of Vision program, which provides art and inclusive strategies for teaching the arts to young Selected works by participants were installed in the offices of Florida Eye instruction to women who are blind or low-vision. children with disabilities. Specialists at the request of Dr. Rajesh Shetty.

DAY-GLOW DUVAL: The Museum’s Junior Docents created THE GUARDIAN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP: their own multi-colored fluorescent map prints inspired by This long-running partnership with St. Pius V and Holy The Prints of William Walmsley and his use of DayGlo paint Rosary Schools serves Pre-K3 through 8th grade classrooms ARTFUL EXPERIENCES FOR THE NEXT GENERATION in printmaking. and provides students with free Family Memberships.

NEW VIEW: In a collaborative project, students from NOT ALL ARTFUL EXPERIENCES ARE GUIDED. Many parents TEACHER TRAININGS bring their children to enjoy their own self-guided family experiences. Rogue Douglas Anderson School of the Arts used One Family: Throughout the year, a total of 65 teachers received and his daughter visit the Museum nearly every Florida Blue Free Tuesday to Photographs by Vardi Kahana as inspiration for a training and lesson plans on a range of topics including experience Art Connections and the Collections and Gardens. He took the photography exhibition. early childhood literacy, the Feldman method of art time to speak with us about how the Museum allows him the opportunity to criticism, and Exceptional Student Education, along with a expose his child to meaningful art experiences at an early age. VSA FLORIDA’S HAND ‘N HAND: This exhibition included day-long workshop with artist and inventor Dwayne Szot, works from local students with disabilities and ran during who instructs teachers on how to utilize his custom tools HOW DOES THE CUMMER MUSEUM ENRICH YOUR LIFE AND THE the annual VSA Festival. for art-making and movement activities with students, both LIFE OF YOUR DAUGHTER? with and without disabilities. I believe it’s extremely important to be introduced to art and science CATHEDRAL ARTS PROJECT: LOBBY FOR THE ARTS: This in early development. With my daughter being surrounded by and traveling exhibition debuted at the Museum and hosted CLASSES exposed to a lot of different kinds of work, she’s able to develop and selected artwork from students participating in the grow in a more rounded way. Art is an important developmental building ART CLASSES FOR CHILDREN: Art for Two, Art Adventures, Cathedral Arts Project. Drop-In Art, and Portfolio Building classes continued block of maturation, and she enjoys it and has a lot of fun, which is throughout the year, providing art-making opportunities for also important. over 550 students. CUMMER IN THE WHAT IS ONE OF THE MOST MEMORABLE EXPERIENCES YOU’VE CLASSROOM HAD AT THE CUMMER? CAMP CUMMER: Over 290 students spent time at the One day in particular, she was absolutely taken with the tadpoles and Cummer in the Classroom provides experiences in which Museum learning printmaking, drawing, painting, and clay frogs in the reflecting pools. We spent time chasing, photographing, and art, literacy, play, sharing, and parental involvement are techniques while finding inspiration from artwork in the naming them—being exposed to nature. We’ve also painted a lot of fully integrated to promote a love of learning. Through Galleries and natural elements in the Gardens. paintings here. I absolutely love that she’s 3 years old and has her own the programs listed here, more than 2,900 students artistic style. were provided services within their classrooms and at the ART CLASSES FOR ADULTS: Over 100 adult visitors Museum. Students and teachers received outreach to participated in educational classes ranging from floral THE MUSEUM’S MISSION IS TO ENGAGE AND INSPIRE THROUGH their schools, classroom resources, parental engagement arranging to painting to art history lectures at the Museum, ARTS, GARDENS, AND EDUCATION. HOW HAVE YOU SEEN THIS opportunities, and field trips to the Museum. These REFLECTED IN YOUR VISITS? allowing adult visitors to learn through art in the Galleries programs were generously sponsored by EverBank, The important thing for me is art has become integral to her world-view. and studios. Holland and Knight, the Dianne T. and Charles E. Rice Not only as an aesthetic (for representation of the observed), but it’s a Family Foundation, and J. Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver. means and mechanism for expressing her thoughts, feelings, and ideas.

18 Cummer Museum Annual Report 2014 cummermuseum.org 19 PROGRAMS A KEY ELEMENT IN THE CUMMER MUSEUM’S VISION IS TO CREATE DYNAMIC LEARNING EXPERIENCES TO

EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY.

TOURS: A total of 1,284 visitors participated in tours such as an Art & Architecture tour in partnership with Richard Skinner & Associates; a bus tour to view portraits in partnership with MOCA; and weekly tours of the Permanent Collection.

TALKS & TEA: A monthly series serving 651 seniors offered lectures on themes in the Permanent Collection and special exhibitions, followed by light refreshments. This program is sponsored by the Woodcock Foundation for the Appreciation of the Arts, Inc.

CONCERTS AT THE CUMMER: Music programs at the Museum were attended by 1,398 visitors and included programs such as the Ritz Chamber Players Coffee Concerts, a Garden Concert series, and a partnership with Philip Pan and Rhonda Cassano of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, who acted as the Museum’s Musicians in Residence.

LECTURES AT THE CUMMER: The Museum offered lectures to over 1,100 attendees on topics ranging from the Art of Empathy with David Areford, to diversity issues in partnership with OneJax and University of North Florida, to discussions of the art of the Holocaust with Cindy Edelman.

CONVERSATIONS & COCKTAILS: This program reached more than 240 individuals and included lectures or panel discussions and cocktails. It brought in local artists to talk about Modern Dialect; Vardi Kahana to speak about her photography exhibition One Family; and regional collectors with Laura Raiffe from Christie’s to discuss the process of starting or building an art collection.

GARDEN MONTH: Each March, the Museum celebrates its historic Gardens with a schedule highlighting their beauty and history. This year’s celebrations were presented by Community First Credit Union and included a Community Day Kickoff and Plant Sale, with a record-breaking 3,016 guests in attendance; lectures; a Garden Concert; a floral arranging class; a terrarium making class; and a Garden to Table dinner with a special Ninah May Holden Cummer Award presentation. In total, Garden Month attendance increased 14% over the previous year.

GARDEN LECTURE SERIES: The Garden Lecture Series hosted famed entomologist Doug Tallamy and Charles Birnbaum, President of the Cultural Landscape Foundation, serving 221 people.

TAPAS TUESDAYS: Later hours during Florida Blue Free Tuesdays allowed the Cummer Café to capture a new audience by offering specially-priced drinks and a delicious tapas menu, ideally set on the outdoor patio with live music.

FROM SWASTIKA TO JIM CROW: A Commemoration of the Civil Rights Movement provided an opportunity to partner with WJCT to hold a special reception, discussion, and viewing of the film “From Swastika to Jim Crow” at the WJCT studios, with over 200 individuals in attendance.

COMMEMORATION CELEBRATION MARKING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT: Alton Yates spoke about his experiences in Jacksonville during the Civil Rights movement, and Mama Blue and the Sanders Singers sang period songs to a full auditorium of 110 people.

ENVIROFEST: Thanks to a generous contribution from the City of Jacksonville’s Environmental Protection Board, the Museum hosted a free family day for over 1,309 visitors, filled with activities centered on environmental education.

20 Cummer Museum Annual Report 2014 cummermuseum.org 21 PROGRAMS & EVENTS FLORIDA BLUE A WEDDING STORY: FREE TUESDAYS MAX AND KRISTEN Florida Blue Free Tuesdays Max and I met in 2007 while working provides free access to the together at The Florida Times-Union on Museum every Tuesday evening Riverside Avenue, just down the street from from 4 to 9 p.m. This extremely the Cummer Museum. We quickly became successful and popular program friends, and our friendship grew into love has consistently grown over the over the course of many years. Max years and is one of the largest popped the question in November, and we free access cultural programs in excitedly began to plan our big day! We the region. More than 27,000 browsed many venues, but our search individuals visited the Museum stopped when we visited the Cummer on Tuesdays during 2014. Museum. I have always enjoyed the Museum and beautiful Gardens, and Max and I both loved the idea of getting married in a unique setting different from the many hotel-style venues we had visited. Meeting our coordinator Cara Bowyer “SUPPORTING ARTS AND CULTURE DIRECTLY IMPROVES THE OVERALL sealed the deal.

HEALTH AND VITALITY OF A COMMUNITY, WHICH IS CORE TO OUR Cara was helpful from our first meeting to COMPANY’S MISSION. OUR SUPPORT OF THE CUMMER MUSEUM organizing our wedding day on August 2. Cara and her staff, along with Jennifer PROVIDES FREE MUSEUM ACCESS FOR THOSE WHO WOULD Earnest and her amazing team at Chef’s OTHERWISE NOT BE EXPOSED TO ITS INCREDIBLE PROGRAMMING.” Garden, made us feel confident that our -Florida Blue Market President Darnell Smith day would go off without a hitch. The day started off a little tense with the threat of rain, but Cara and Jennifer handled the unpredictable weather calmly and passed that calmness on to me and the rest of WEAVER FIRST the wedding party. The rain cleared, and SATURDAY we were fortunate enough to marry in the FREE FOR ALL beauty of the Cummer Gardens! The In its second year, Weaver First Saturday Free magical garden setting was surpassed For All provided a total of 17,555 visitors with only by the glamorous Terry Gallery. I free access to the Museum on the first heard so many guests say, “This is the Saturday of each month. The Weavers’ gift most amazing wedding I’ve ever been to!” continues to provide greater access for the Our wedding was a dream day from entire community. beginning to end, and Max and I will remember this special day for the rest of our lives!

“THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR FREE SATURDAYS! THE KIDS LOVE IT AND WE DO TOO!” -Saturday Museum Visitor

Photo by Fox Fotography

22 Cummer Museum Annual Report 2014 cummermuseum.org 23 Total Attendance: STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 145,090 FISCAL YEARS 2014 AND 2013

2014 2013 Public Program Attendance: ASSETS Cash and Cash Equivalents $352,551 $63,951 6,026 Receivables 1,515,330 1,672,202 Investments 26,802,702 26,437,782 Youth Served in Education Programs: Land, Buildings & Equipment, net 22,564,018 22,858,247 Other Assets 320,250 179,902 40,175 TOTAL ASSETS $51,554,851 $51,212,084 Member LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS Households: Liabilities $1,004,574 $698,653 Net Assets 50,550,277 50,513,431 Member 2,636 TOTAL LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS $51,554,851 $51,212,084

The Museum’s financial performance remained stable through fiscal year 2014, with a slight increase in total net assets from fiscal year 2013. The Museum’s financial resilience rests on its ability to control operating costs and on the diversity of its revenue sources. Contributed revenues represent 46% of all revenues, with contributions coming from individuals, corporations, and government. Earnings from the Museum’s endowment contributed 31%, and earned revenues from admissions, memberships, and programs accounted for 23% of total revenues.

FINANCIAL SUMMARY OF MUSEUM OPERATIONS FISCAL YEAR OCTOBER 1, 2013 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

OPERATING REVENUES OPERATING EXPENSES $3.7M $3.7M 31% 5% MEMBERSHIP 11% MARKETING INVESTMENT 19% GENERAL & & PROMOTION ADMINISTRATIVE INCOME 13% ADMISSIONS 10% DEVELOPMENT & PROGRAMS & MEMBERSHIP

5% OTHER EARNED REVENUE 11% EVENTS & 46% CONTRIBUTED 49% PROGRAM PROGRAMS SUPPORT EXPENSES , 1954, oil on Masonite, 24 x 36 in., Purchased with funds from the 2011 Grand Benefactors of the Cummer Ball and the Robert Helms Memorial Fund, AP.2011.3.1. Helms Memorial Fund, Ball of the Cummer and the Robert Benefactors Grand the 2011 with funds from x 36 in., Purchased 24 oil on Masonite, , 1954,

End of the Festival 51% INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT 47% ARTS 31% GOVERNMENT SUPPORT 36% GARDENS 18% CORPORATE SUPPORT 17% EDUCATION

The condensed statement of financial position is derived from the Cummer Museum’s financial statements as of September 30, 2014, which has received an unqualified opinion from independent auditors. A complete copy of the audited financial statements, as well as the 990 tax return, are available upon request or can be found on the Museum’s website: www.cummermuseum.org. 24 Cummer Museum Annual Report 2014 cummermuseum.org 25 Hughie Lee-Smith (American, 1915 – 1999), (American, Hughie Lee-Smith FINANCE The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens gratefully acknowledges the individuals and organizations that have partnered with or made a gift in support of the Museum’s ongoing mission to engage and inspire through the arts, gardens, and education.

PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIONS SURROUNDING ONE FAMILY: PHOTOGRAPHS BY VARDI KAHANA As the only museum in the United States to exhibit One Family: Photographs by Vardi Kahana, the Cummer Museum was able to bring a story of rebirth after the Holocaust to the local community. As important as the art itself were the conversations that this exhibition sparked through new partnerships, innovative programming, and the artist’s visit to Jacksonville from Israel.

One Family inspired some of the most innovative programming in the Museum’s history, as volunteers, advisors, and local organizations stepped forward to become involved. Cindy Edelman gave a lecture on the art of the Holocaust, the Jewish Community Alliance provided volunteer Docents to assist with tours, and the WJCT documentary “Daughter of the Holocaust” told the story of Jacksonville resident Irene Jaffa and her family. The Museum also hosted a screening of the documentary “From Swastika to Jim Crow” with WJCT and the “Voices of Diversity” panel discussion in partnership with OneJax, connecting the themes of tolerance and resiliency represented so clearly in One Family and the concurrent exhibition, A Commemoration of the Civil Rights Movement.

Kahana’s artwork served as a platform for community dialogue around tolerance, inclusion, interfaith connections, and the role of art as a catalyst for change. Many people were profoundly impacted by the works of art and related programs. It was a powerful reminder that one of the most important roles of art and a museum is to give us all a deeper understanding of our shared humanity.

26 Cummer Museum Annual Report 2014 cummermuseum.org 27 RECOGNITION CORPORATE & CIVIC SUPPORT Corporations and civic organizations played a significant role in supporting initiatives related to art, gardens, and education over the course of the year.

PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIONS $25,000 AND UP Kustura Consulting, Inc. Harbinger Signs Florida Humanities Council Citi Mayo Foundation for Medical Education The HEAL Foundation Fraser Millworks Cultural Council of and Research Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens Greystone Foundation Greater Jacksonville, Inc. Miller Electric Company Miller Electric Company Holland & Knight Duval County Public Schools, Inc. Morales Construction Company Publix Super Markets Charities James Knutzen & Associates Elkins Constructors, Inc. National Endowment for the Arts Scott-McRae Automotive Group, LLP Jewish Community Alliance, Inc. EverBank Shands Jacksonville Medical Center Sole Designs The LBA Group The Cummer Museum strives to be a core asset to the community through its strategic partnerships. Special emphasis Florida Blue Richard Skinner & Associates Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC Lowell Libson, Ltd. has been put on multi-arts initiatives that combine music, visual arts, theatre, and the spoken word. Below are some of the The State of Florida Carl S. Swisher Foundation, Inc. WJCT Public Broadcasting The Main Street America Group relationships that have deeply impacted the Museum to make a real and lasting difference in the city of Jacksonville. Jacksonville Jaguars Foundation, Inc. ValleyCrest Landscape Maintenance Mark Grandin Events U.S. Trust Woodcock Foundation for the $1,000-$4,999 Marvin Windows Appreciation of the Arts, Inc. CULTURAL FUSION: The Museum continued as a key DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS: A partnership with Wingard Creative Architectural Resources & MQ Windows, Inc. participant in Cultural Fusion and consistently implemented DCPS allowed for a variety of exciting initiatives, including Associates, Inc. Museum of Science & History $5,000-$9,999 the goals and programming themes identified by this school tour curricula, classroom outreach, teacher trainings, $10,000-$24,999 Beaches Woodcraft, Inc. The Rayonier Foundation Bank of America Abbot Downing Bushor’s Tree Surgeons cultural collaborative. Cultural Fusion’s mission is to and the STEAM initiative, resulting in over 13,838 students Sabel Foundation, Inc. Beacon Riverside Agility Press, Inc. Christie’s heighten expectations for valuing culture in the from Duval County elementary schools being served. The St. Johns Riverkeeper Brumos Automotive City of Jacksonville Coastal Sash & Door, Inc. Jacksonville community. The Stellar Foundation, Inc. Chef’s Garden Catering & Events The Community Foundation Coordinated Benefits Group The for Northeast Florida Sunscapes Landscape Design, Inc. ENSURING THE ARTS FOR ANY GIVEN CHILD: Community First Credit Union The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations Ingrid W. Damiani Photography US Assure PLAYERS BY THE SEA: A partnership with Players by the Museum Director served on the steering committee of this FOCUS Cummer, Inc. Design Containers, Inc. Fanatics Wells Fargo Foundation Sea brought a production of “This Seat’s Taken,” a play national initiative, which is led locally by Cathedral Arts The W.W. & Eloise D. Gay Foundation Florida Department of Transportation Fidelity Investments about Rosa Parks, to Museum visitors and school audiences Project. This effort aims to align and strengthen arts The John F. Kennedy Center for the Florida Eye Specialists, PA John R. Hall, Ph. D. during A Commemoration of the Civil Rights Movement. education programs throughout Duval County. Performing Arts Many thanks to those who have given generously from October 1, 2013 through December 31, 2014. Any omissions or errors are accidental. Please let us know if an error has MAYO CLINIC’S LYNDRA P. DANIEL CENTER FOR THE RITZ CHAMBER PLAYERS: For the third year, the Museum been made. HUMANITIES IN MEDICINE: Arts and Healthcare hosted a series of daytime concerts with the Ritz Chamber initiatives have been developed through a significant Players, who performed selections arranged to accompany partnership with Mayo Clinic’s Florida Campus, including: special exhibition and Permanent Collection themes. The Humanities for the Physician programs for new doctors; relationship was expanded through the integration of these Connect at the Cummer programs for Alzheimer’s patients performances into Cummer in the Classroom, linking the and their caregivers; and Cummer Curates, a series of visual arts curriculum and music for a dozen classrooms. THE JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS lectures and exhibitions at Mayo Clinic’s Florida Campus AND COMMUNITY ACCESS featuring works from the Permanent Collection. ADDITIONAL PARTNERSHIPS: The Museum is proud to partner with the following organizations: Art Education for UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA: Dr. Scott Brown’s the Blind; Cathedral Arts Project; Clara White Mission; City Summer at the Cummer 2014 was sponsored upper-level Medieval Art History class utilized The Art of Year; Christie’s; CoRK; Cultural Council; Elders Roundtable; by the Jacksonville Jaguars Foundation, Inc., Empathy to create a satellite website, placing the exhibition EQ3 Media; The Five & Dime, a Theatre Company; Florida including the highlighted exhibition Collectors’ into context for others. The Museum also worked with Division of Cultural Affairs; Florida State University; The Choice. Envirofest, Camp Cummer, Story Telling UNF’s Education, Art, History, Communications, Garden Club of America; The Garden Conservancy; Tours, Art for Two, Art Adventures, and Drop-In Environmental Science, and Art History departments to Jacksonville Arboretum & Gardens; Jacksonville Historical Art gave visitors of all ages the opportunity to provide students with hands-on learning experiences in Society; Jacksonville Public Education Fund; Jacksonville engage with art at the Museum. their respective disciplines. Landing; Jacksonville Public Libraries; Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra; Jacksonville University; Jacksonville The Jaguars also partnered to host a day of free LOCAL ARTISTS: Programs at the Museum were enriched Zoo and Gardens; JAX2025; Jewish Community Alliance; access for season ticket holders and Jaguars by partnerships with Jacksonville-based artists and Leadership Jacksonville; Museum of Contemporary Art employees. Visitors were able to have their musicians for classes, workshops, demonstrations, lectures, Jacksonville; Museum of Science and History; OneJax; pictures taken while geared up in full Jaguars live performances, and the exhibitions Our Shared Past and Riverside Arts Market; St. Johns Riverkeeper; Urban Land uniforms, meet with Jaguars mascot Jaxson de The Human Figure: Sculptures by Enzo Torcoletti. Institute; VSA Florida; WJCT; The Woman’s Club of Ville and Jaguars cheerleaders, and enjoy many Jacksonville; Women’s Giving Alliance; World Affairs other activities throughout the Museum. Council of Jacksonville, Inc.; and dozens of schools, corporations, and organizations throughout the region.

28 Cummer Museum Annual Report 2014 cummermuseum.org 29 BENEFACTORS $5,000 - Mr. and Mrs. J. Shepard Bryan, Jr. Diane and Thomas Jacobsen Mr. Frederick J. Robbins DAVID AND ELAINE $9,999 Mr. and Mrs. William S. Burns Foundation Mr. William Ross STRICKLAND Mr. David S. Areford Mr. and Mrs. William S. Callaghan Mr. and Mrs. Archie O. Jenkins Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Roth The Borowy Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William J. Joos David and Elaine Strickland have been patrons of the Mr. and Mrs. Norman L. Cannon Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Rowles Mr. and Mrs. Hussein Cumber Mrs. Earline R. Jordan Museum for nearly 10 years and have been at the Ms. Kathryn Captain Mr. and Mrs. Luther F. Sadler, Jr. Mr. Michael DiAngelo in Memory of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin R. Carpenter Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kaplan Mr. Fredrick W. Schantz and Director’s Circle level of the Ponce de León Society Susan A. DiAngelo Mr. and Mrs. E. Daniel Cash Peter and Kiki Karpen Dr. Susan W. Schantz since 2011, making significant contributions to the Mr. and Mrs. John W. Donahoo, Jr. Mrs. Meredith Chartrand-Frisch and Mr. Gordon Kessler and Mr. and Mrs. Michael Schmidt ongoing vitality of the Museum. With a passion for art, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Doolittle Mr. Mark Frisch Mr. Lawrence Johnson Schultz Foundation, Inc. they financially support the ongoing conservation of The Cynthia G. Edelman Mr. and Mrs. James E. Cobb Mrs. Ann J. Key Mrs. Jane M. Scott Family Foundation the Permanent Collection; as a Trustee, David serves as Mr. and Mrs. Douglas S. Coleman Mrs. Dorothy D. King Governor Rick Scott and Grune Family Foundation, Inc. chair of the Artistic Affairs Committee. David and Elizabeth L. Colledge, Ph.D. Ms. Rosa Maria King First Lady Ann Scott John R. Hall, Ph.D. Elaine also support education, attend the Cummer Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Collerd Donna B. Knauer Mrs. Everette M. Seay, IV Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hinckley Ball, host donor receptions in their home, entertain Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Cook Dr. and Mrs. J. Kenneth Koster Mr. and Mrs. Harold W. Shad, III Mr. John Hirabayashi artists and guests from out of town on behalf of the Mr. and Mrs. Carey M. Cornelius Ms. Denise Kowkabany Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Shelton Ms. Patricia M. Houlihan and Dr. and Mrs. Gasper Lazzara Mr. and Mrs. Walter V. Shipley Museum, and loaned their personal art to the Museum Mr. Richard G. Skinner Mr. and Mrs. Tim Cost Mr. and Mrs. Warren Leibfried Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shircliff as part of the Collectors’ Choice exhibition. David and Mr. and Mrs. William G. McCalla Ms. Cheryl Cummer and Mr. Jack Lyle Mrs. Lynn Curtin Mrs. Alison R. Leonard Mrs. Helen Short and Elaine continue to make a lasting impact on the future Ms. Trisha Meili and Mr. Jim Schwarz Mr. Michael Monaghan Mrs. Agnes E. Danciger Mr. Eli Y. Leslie of the Permanent Collection, and we are truly grateful The Estate of Sherry L. Murray Ms. Sharón Simmons Mr. and Mrs. Tyler Dann Carolyn Marsh Lindsay for their investment of time and treasure on behalf of Mr. and Mrs. Richey Smith Mrs. Sally T. Simpson Mr. and Mrs. William D’Antignac Councilman and Mrs. Jim Love the community we serve. The Jack Tarver Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. George B. Skitsko Mrs. Joseph H. Davenport Mr. and Mrs. Hal L. Lynch, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Clay Tousey Mr. and Mrs. H.T. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Charles David Mrs. John R. Mackroth Ms. Nancy Soderberg Mr. and Mrs. Bruce H. Dempsey Miss Cary C. MacRae PATRONS $1,000 - Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Spadaro $4,999 Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. de Selding Mr. and Mrs. G. Davis MacRae, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Spetnagel, III Mr. Harold E. Aken, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Doherty Mr. and Mrs. William Magevney Mr. and Mrs. David A. Stein Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. Alexander Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Donahoo, Sr. Mr. Keith Marks “BEING INVOLVED WITH THE CUMMER MUSUEM Mr. and Mrs. Martin E. Stein, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Alford Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Z. Duke Raymond and Minerva Mason Ms. Wendy L. Steve IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR DESIRE TO Mr. and Mrs. Barry L. Allred Ms. Jennifer Earnest Mr. and Mrs. Philip S. May, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William J. Struck Mrs. Teresa Amato Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Edgar Mr. and Mrs. Floyd B. McCombs GIVE BACK VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY THAT Mrs. C. Gray Strum Mr. William H. Andrews Mrs. A. William Elliott, Jr. Ms. Sally McCue Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank Surface, Jr. HAS GIVEN SO MUCH TO US.” Dr. Kahren Arbitman and Ms. Ann Evans Mr. and Mrs. George F. Medill, III Mr. and Mrs. John E. Tait -David Strickland Dr. Michael Arbitman Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Felten Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Mentz Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Thomas Ms. Barbara H. Arnold Mrs. Isabel Feorello Mr. and Mrs. Craig Merritt Mr. and Mrs. Lee Thomas Mrs. Juli A. Ashbaugh Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Mr. and Mrs. Alex A. Meyer Mr. and Mrs. Rolf Towe Ms. Eleanor Ashby Mr. Michael W. Fisher Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Milam Ms. Elizabeth Augustus and Dr. Linda Fisher Dr. and Mrs. David R. Moomaw Mr. and Mrs. James Towler Mr. Scott Baity Mrs. C. Parsons Fox Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Morales, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Maarten van de Guchte Ms. Audrey S. Baker Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Freeman Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Morales, III Dr. Gabriele Van Zon PONCE DE LEÓN SOCIETY Mr. and Mrs. John D. Baker, II Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Mrs. Linda C. Moseley George W. Varn Mrs. Roy Baker Mr. and Mrs. W. Lester Varn, Jr. The Ponce de León Society is the prestigious giving society for Donors at the $1,000 and higher levels. The group takes its Mr. and Mrs. George D. Gabel, Jr. Joanna Nicoletti Mr. and Mrs. Thompson Baker, II Ms. Susan Gallo and Dr. James Fulmer Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Nied Mr. and Mrs. Samuel H. Vickers name from one of the most celebrated paintings in the Museum’s Collection, Ponce de León in Florida by Thomas Moran. Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Ball Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Geraghty Mr. and Mrs. Wayne A. Novak Mrs. Harold B. Wahl Mr. and Mrs. Billy J. Walker DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE Isabelle and Bob Davis Mr. and Mrs. Dudley D. Johnson Mr. Ryan A. Schwartz Ms. Jacquelyn D. Bates Mr. and Mrs. George W. Gibbs, III Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Olsen Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Watson $10,000 AND UP Mr. and Mrs. John W. Donahoo, III Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Shircliff Mrs. Catherine G. Beckham Mr. William G. Gingrich Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Page Mr. and Mrs. John L. Watson, III Mrs. C. Kirby Alexander DuBow Family Foundation Marty and Dick Jones Jay Stein Foundation Trust Mrs. Mary Ann Beckwith Mrs. Claudia B. Gordon Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Pajcic, III Dr. and Mrs. H. Warner Webb Mr. and Mrs. Ron Autrey Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Z. Duke Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lane, III Mr. and Mrs. David M. Strickland Mr. and Mrs. James V. Bent Mr. and Mrs. Alexander M. Graham Ms. Mary Carr Patton Mrs. Elaine Weistock and Mr. Ron Keysor Jim and Sally Baldwin Daniel and Cindy Edelman Mrs. Edward W. Lane, Jr. Carl S. Swisher Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. James I. V. Berry, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Grandin Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Paul, III Mr. and Mrs. Tom Welchans Mr. and Mrs. Willis M. Ball, III Mr. and Mrs. Gregory E. Euston Mr. and Mrs. Hugh M. Magevney Mrs. C. Herman Terry Mr. and Mrs. Gerald W. Bialka Ms. Charlene Grochmal Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Petway, III Mrs. Yvonne B. West Mr. and Mrs. Terrell L. Bebout Mr. and Mrs. John M. Godfrey Mrs. Elizabeth G. McRae Mr. and Mrs. James W. Towler Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. Blackstone Ms. Betty Lu Grune Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert J. Pomar, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Whittaker Mr. and Mrs. Jacob F. Bryan, IV The family of Jacques Goudstikker, Mr. and Mrs. Billy Morris Mr. and Mrs. John D. Uible Mr. and Mrs. William M. Bliss, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gunnlaugsson Mr. and Mrs. John R. Pope Mr. and Mrs. Phil Wiesner The Chartrand Foundation in his memory Russell B. Newton, Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. James Van Vleck Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Bond Mr. and Mrs. Jensen Hande Mrs. Betty K. Poucher Mr. Steve Williams Mr. and Mrs. Gary Chartrand Mr. and Mrs. William H. Harrell Joan W. Newton J. Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver Mr. and Mrs. William B. Bond Dr. and Mrs. John C. Hawkins, III Dr. and Mrs. Russell W. Pratt Mr. Lance Windley Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Commander, III Mrs. Robert W. Helms Mr. and Mrs. Russell B. Newton, III Mr. and Mrs. Douglas C. Worth Borkowski Family Foundation Mr. Rushton W. Hays Mrs. Lin Rainey The Winston Family Foundation Mrs. Maria R. Cox Ann and David Hicks Dr. and Mrs. Jerald H. Pietan Zimmerman Family Foundation, Inc. Ms. Benita S. Boyd and Mr. and Mrs. David M. Hicks Mrs. Cordelia T. Ramsaur The Thomas H. and Diane DeMell Dianne T. & Charles E. Rice Mr. James R. Boyd, III Ms. Annabelle W. Hudmon Ms. Lorelei Raymond Mr. James H. Winston Jacobsen, Ph.D. Foundation Family Foundation Janne and Jody Brandenburg Mr. and Mrs. John H. Ingram Thurston Roberts Charitable Trust Mrs. Patricia A. Winters Miss Anne S. Briber Frederick F. Irving Mrs. Cornelia R. Robbins Mr. and Mrs. James R. Wiss Many thanks to those who have given generously from October 1, 2013 through December 31, 2014. Any omissions or errors are accidental. Please let us know if an error has been made.

30 Cummer Museum Annual Report 2014 cummermuseum.org 31 TRISHA MEILI AND NINAH CUMMER LEGACY SOCIETY JIM SCHWARZ Individuals who are following in Ninah Cummer’s footsteps by including the Museum in their estate planning. Ms. Trisha Meili and Mr. James Schwarz are passionate and Ms. Barbara H. Arnold Captain and Mrs. F. Wayne Gullett Hamish G. W. MacEwan Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Rowles engaged members of the Museum, spending much time in the Mr. and Mrs. James G. Baldwin Mr. and Mrs. William H. Harrell Irrevocable Trust Mrs. Karen R. Schulman Galleries and attending many of the programs and events Yvonne Barnett Charitable Annuity Trust Mr. Ken Hatcher Ms. Hope McMath and Mr. Barry Wilson Mr. Brooks Severance Ms. Trisha Meili and Mr. Jim Schwarz offered. Since moving to Jacksonville five years ago, they Mr. Jordan Bock and Mr. Tom Madison Mr. Rushton W. Hays Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Shircliff Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mullen steadily increased their support from basic membership to the Mr. Robert H. Broadbent Marty and Dick Jones Ms. Wendy Steve Mrs. Joan W. Newton Patron Level of the Ponce de León Society. Most recently, in Mr. and Mrs. William S. Callaghan Mr. and Mrs. William J. Joos Mr. and Mrs. Chip Tousey Mr. Russell B. Newton, Jr. December 2014, an upcoming exhibition spoke to their strong Isabelle and Bob Davis Ms. Holly Keris Mr. and Mrs. John D. Uible Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. de Selding Mrs. Edward Klempf Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Nied Mr. and Mrs. James Van Vleck interest in art, music, and the environment, and they decided to Mr. and Mrs. David W. Foerster Mrs. Edward W. Lane, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Spence W. Perry Dr. Gabriele Van Zon increase their engagement in the Ponce de León Society with a Mr. David W. Foerster, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Lane, III Dr. and Mrs. Jerald H. Pietan The Ralph N. Walter and Benefactor Level gift. “We found ourselves spending more and Mr. and Mrs. L. Gee Gabbert The L’Engle Charitable Remainder Trust Thurston Roberts Charitable Trust Anina M. Walter Charitable Trust more time at the Cummer Museum, whether viewing the latest Ms. Susan Gallo and Dr. James Fulmer Mr. Eli Y. Leslie Mr. William Ross Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Watson exhibition, walking the riverfront Gardens, or listening to music and lectures.” Donors like Trisha and Jim are not only enjoying the Museum regularly as part of their life enrichment, but are supporting the mission financially as well, ensuring sustainability for future generations. ENDOWMENTS & FUNDS Barker English Garden Endowment Francis and Miranda Childress Riley Gordon Granger, Jr. Distinguished Joan W. Newton Fund The Yvonne C. Barnett Charitable Acquisition Endowment Docent Service Award Olmsted Garden Endowment Annuity Lead Trust Jean Anne Conrad Memorial Hartmann Family Inez Holtsford Perry Music Endowment Library Fund Garden Furniture Fund Berg Family Foundation in Memory Schultz Family Endowment “WE VALUE THE IMPACT THE MUSEUM HAS ON THE of Margaret Baker Berg The Cummer Council Morton R. Hirschberg Memorial Fund Dolly Ann Tyler Fund Ida Broward Boyd and Ninah M.H. Cummer Endowment Jacobsen Trust ENTIRE COMMUNITY, SO IT WAS ONLY NATURAL Crowther Mann Boyd Endowment Jim and Joan Van Vleck Professional The Robert D. and Isabelle T. Davis Camillus S. L’Engle Charitable Development Endowment Mildred Shafer Brown Memorial Fund Endowment at The Community Remainder Trust TO SUPPORT WHAT WE USE AND LOVE.” Foundation for Northeast Florida Van Vleck Olmsted Endowment Fund -Trisha Meili and Jim Schwartz C. Edward Bryan Memorial Fund Roger L. and Rochelle S. Main in Memory of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Jeffers Dodge Charitable Trust Ralph N. and Anina M. Walter Charitable Trust Jacob F. Bryan, II Acquisition Endowment Elizabeth (“Bitty”) McRae Garden Fund J. Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver Cornelia Morse Carithers Garden Endowment W. Wilson and Jane Munnerlyn Endowment Fund Garden Endowment The Emily and Lonnie Wurn Fund CAPITAL GIFTS $100,000 AND UP $25,000-$49,999 $10,000-$24,999 $1,000-$4,999 Mrs. C. Kirby Alexander Mr. and Mrs. Willis M. Ball, III Mr. and Mrs. William B. Barnett Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Morales, III J. Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver Mr. and Mrs. Charles Commander, III Edna Sproull Williams Foundation CUMMER OAK SOCIETY Mrs. Joan W. Newton Mr. Ryan A. Schwartz Individuals, foundations, and organizations who have $50,000-$99,999 Mr. and Mrs. James Van Vleck supported the Cummer Museum with at least $1,000,000 Mr. and Mrs. Russell B. Newton, III $5,000-$9,999 in cumulative giving. Mr. and Mrs. Richey Smith The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida Bank of America The Thomas H. and Diane DeMell Barnett Banks, Inc. Jacobsen, Ph.D. Foundation CAPITAL RENOVATIONS Yvonne Charvot Barnett Monica and Bob Jacoby Mrs. Ida B. Boyd Mr. and Mrs. Dudley D. Johnson Improvements were made over the summer to enhance the visitor experience of the campus and included steps toward Mildred Shafer Brown Foundation Mrs. Edward W. Lane, Jr. increased accessibility for all visitors. Door replacements were made from the main concourse to the Cummer Café patio, Comcast Raymond and Minerva Mason from the Loggia to the Galleries, and from the Lobby to the Gardens. Each set of double doors on either side of the Cultural Council of Greater Russell B. Newton, Jr. and Courtyard was replaced with one large door, and one side now features an ADA assist button. The restrooms are now Jacksonville, Inc. Joan W. Newton more environmentally friendly, with low-water automatic flush valves, automatic paper towel dispensers, and occupancy- Isabelle and Bob Davis River Branch Foundation sensing lights. Dan and Cindy Edelman Fred and Nancy Schultz Florida Blue Eunice Pitt Odoms Semmes Foundation A special thank you to our generous donors Mr. and Mrs. Russell B. Newton, III, and Mr. and Mrs. James Van Vleck, who The State of Florida Joan Wellhouse and Martin Stein, Sr. Mrs. C. Herman Terry made these renovations possible, and to our project partners: Action Commercial Flooring; Atlantic Companies; Brad’s Ann and David Hicks Miss Constance I. and Mr. Ralph H. Wark Glass Company; Crabtree Plumbing, Inc.; Door Control, Inc.; Florida Builders Specialty Company; Florida Paint Co.; Morton R. Hirschberg Memorial Fund J. Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver KirbyCo Builders, Inc.; Lockwood Quality Demolition, Inc.; Miller Electric Company; Morales Construction Company, Inc.; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Hixon, III Quality Hardware & Specialty; and W.W. Gay Mechanical Contractor, Inc.

Many thanks to those who have given generously from October 1, 2013 through December 31, 2014. Any omissions or errors are accidental. Please let us know if an error has been made. 32 Cummer Museum Annual Report 2014 cummermuseum.org 33 VOLUNTEERS Volunteers are some of the Museum’s most impactful advocates in the community. Last year 6,428 volunteers provided 23,564 hours of service to help fulfill the Museum’s mission. According to the Independent Sector, the value of this service totaled more than $500,000, or the time of 11 full-time staff members. The Museum would not be able to accomplish its mission without the help of these volunteers who provide tours, work in the Gardens, assist in the Cummer Shop, act as office aides, help with special events, and advance the Museum’s mission in many other ways.

AFFINITY Mary Pietan Lisa Federico EDUCATION GROUPS Mariama (Yama) Pouye GROUP Judy Pillans Susanne (Susie) Fields Mary Dolmovich Ameritus Bank Anna Reilly LEADERSHIP Jane Quinby Anne Flora Martha Thomas Baldwin Middle and Catherine Reilly Parag Adhyaru Michael and Mishayla Rachel Gabbert Sierra Walsh High School Benjamin Renfro Ted and Bebe Alexander Schmidt Louise Gentry Bank of America Hope Scheff Elizabeth Augustus Ryan Schwartz Ric Goodman EDUCATION Brooks Rehab Carli Schiefen Ron Autrey Kristen Schmidt Seay Holly Green INTERNS Chase Ana Shaw Jane Bailey Marianne Stein Susan Gullett Kasha Fahy Citi Grace Shaw Martha Baker William J. Struck Anne Hager Rachel Quinones City Year Alli Steinberg Diane Barg Duncan Thomas John Hall CSX Hannah Trull Terry and Mary Bebout Farrell Wilkerson Billie Hayward FLOWERS Deutsche Bank Agnes (Clare) Gerry Bialka Cathy Heffernan Kay Armstrong Douglas Anderson Vonderhaar Jane Brown School of the Arts CURATORIAL Pattie Houlihan Bobby Arnold Sidney Welchans LeAnna Cumber INTERNS Episcopal High School Pam Howard Benita Boyd Aaron Deimling Greg Case Fanatics Olga Joos Susan Doherty LIBRARY John Donahoo Caitlyn Cooney Florida Blue Sandra Kessler Mary Lew Esdale Helen Euston Jennifer Earnest Nicole Gaudier LaVilla School of the Arts Susan Law Nancy Mahon Johnson “Mack” McVeigh Ann Evans Caitlyn Gutierrez The Main Street America Marilyn Lawson Dottie Nutent Georgia Probanic Robbie Foster Michael Ramey Group Esther Lee Sonya Petit Angela Randtke Mark Grandin Ryan Reid Medtronic, Inc. Debbie Logue Sally Simpson Linda Smith Jensen and Sarah Hande Retired Teachers of Kathleen Lovorn Paula Skitsko Clay County Judy Williams Suzanne Hinckley DOCENTS Kathy Marquis Susan Williams Sanford Brown Sam Hyde Elizabeth Adams Genet May Irene Woodworth Scott-McRae Automotive MARKETING Lizzie Ingram Rosemarie Bacher INTERNS Eve McClintock Group, LLP Becky Johnson David Balanky Alsatia Brown Kathleen McKenzie GARDENS Wells Fargo Edgar Johnson Pat Balanky Erin Keith Lisa Middleton Jenny Amodeo Peter Karpen Catherine Baum Emma Jean Livingston Margaret Milner Barbara Barsh JUNIOR Gordon Kessler Richard Birdsall DOCENTS Emily Sammons Judy Mizrahi Carolyn Lindsay Rosa Maria King Lucy Brannon Emily Alesch Rynda Moore Margie Miller Michael Kleiman Lynda Braxton Matthew Alesch SHOP Claire Nielsen Mary Watson Tammy Lally Candace Bridgewater Logan Austin Rick Aaronson Georgia Pribanic Sarah Lawhead Jane Brown Grace Cobb Phyllis Bell-Davis Carolyn Rankin GENERAL Mary Ellen Ledwin Sherry Brown David Damiani Ginny Bondurant Marjie Rogozinski Gabriela Castro Norm Ledwin Lo Cassidy Nicolas Gallegos Brenda DeFoor Ellen Sherline Reveca Chavezl Cary Cummer MacRae Pat Chiarelli Kassidy Goins Sandy Gray Hanley (Bo) Smith Aislynn Kelly Trisha MacRae Ginny Cobb Savannah Hall Sherry Helton Deborah Stapp Claudia Kirkland Laura Magevney Judy Connolly Ariel Lee Mimi Kelly Dave Stimpson Jeanie LeVinge William and Emily Carolyn Cooper Amanda Lynch Laura Mathewson Kathy Stimpson Shelby Miller Magevney Gwen Cooper Walker Miller Mary Summers Fem Robert Keith Marks Carolyn Moran DePalma Ja’Quan Mixon Betsy Towers Hella Shull Gayle Medill Bert de Selding Breland Morales Gabriele Van Zon Brittany Stanley Jason Mehta Betty Digges Gracie Morales Dot Verstandig Patricia Sterling Kenyon Merritt Dita Domoknos Dara Oyewole Stephanie Welchans Doris Tavella Diane O’Malley Lory Doolittle Tunji Oyewole Jackie Witte Lisa Page Laura Fairfax Sarah Page Sharon Wulbern Pat Panella Hilda Federico Gabriella Pangelinan

Many thanks to those who generously gave their time and energy to the Museum from October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014. Any omissions or errors are accidental. Please let us know if an error has been made.

34 Cummer Museum Annual Report 2014 cummermuseum.org 35 & STAFF VOLUNTEERS RILEY GORDON VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP GRANGER, JR. BOARD OF TRUSTEES Martha A. Jones NON-TRUSTEES & FORMER BOARD MEMBERS John W. Donahoo, III – Chair Ricardo Morales, III WHO SERVED ON COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DOCENT AWARD Barry L. Allred – Vice Chair William H. Morris Advancement Committee – Billy Ball, Frank Watson On Sunday, December 8, 2013, at the Sally F. Baldwin – Secretary Stephen R. Parker Artistic Affairs Committee – Brandon Choy, Sam Vickers, Gaile Wingard annual Docent Holiday Party, John Hall Kenneth A. Rowles – Treasurer Mary F. Pietan Buildings & Gardens Committee – Chris Ball, Patricia Bent, Alyce Decker, Carolyn was awarded the Riley Gordon Linda R. Alexander Ju’Coby Pittman-Peele Lindsay, Joan Newton, Richard Skinner Granger, Jr. Docent Award. This award Ron A. Autrey Ryan A. Schwartz Education Committee – Joan Van Vleck is presented annually to the Docent Martha Baker David Strickland Finance, Investments & Audit Committee – Joe Collerd, Tommy Platt, Lance Windley who has given the most time leading Peggy Bryan William J. Struck tours and displayed flexibility and George D. Gabel Mary Summers willingness to work in other programs. Barbara H. Harrell Clay B. Tousey, Jr. Suzanne Hinckley Susan B. Towler Joining the Cummer Museum in 2011, Samantha Hyde James Van Vleck John gave over 100 hours in tours and was highly involved in the Junior Docent Program. He connected with LEADERSHIP COUNCIL Victoria C. Commander A. Elizabeth Ingram Peter S. Rummell every school group he met and loved Former members of the Board Isabelle Davis Robert E. Jacoby, Jr. Robert T. Shircliff trying new tours and working with of Trustees, in 2014. Robert D. Davis Cyrus M. Jollivette Paula D. Skitsko students of all abilities. John’s positive Robin J. Albaneze Alyce G. Decker William J. Joos Jay Stein and upbeat personality made him a Morris W. Applewhite Cynthia G. Edelman Edward W. Lane, III Sally H. Surface joy to work with and an asset to the Willis M. Ball, III Daniel M. Edelman Helen M. Lane Gwynne Tonsfeldt program. The Museum community is Frank H. Barker Albert D. Ernest, Jr. Allen L. Lastinger, Jr. John D. Uible saddened by the passing Sally Barnett William P. Foley, II Elizabeth R. Lovett W. Lester Varn, Jr. Mary Ann Beckwith of John in April 2015. Susan L. Gullett Laurence D. Lovett Samuel H. Vickers J.F. Bryan, IV Preston H. Haskell James P. McNeil, Jr. William H. Walton, III Kelly Buckingham Adam W. Herbert Elizabeth G. McRae Frank C. Watson A. Diane Cannon Ann C. Hicks Debby Melnyk J. Wayne Weaver Alvin R. Carpenter David M. Hicks Kenyon Merritt Stephanie Welchans Charles K. Chunn Maggie Hightower Joan W. Newton Gaile E. Wingard Poppy Clements Joseph M. Hixon, III Russell B. Newton, III Charles E. Commander, III Ellen J. Hughes Cheryl A. Riddick

JUNIOR DOCENTS IN MEMORIUM Led by Museum Educators and Docents, this group of 30 middle and high school students were active in meetings, projects, and Museum service throughout the year. Giving a The Cummer Museum staff and leadership are saddened by the loss of two remarkable total of 75 hours of volunteer service, the Junior Docents former Trustees. Gaile Wingard and Isabelle Davis’ inspirational and important work assisted with many programs, including the opening day of strengthened the Museum and the community. Garden Month. They also created bowls for the annual Empty Bowls Luncheon, which raises money to fight world During her long and deep relationship with the Museum, Gaile Wingard led the Cummer hunger, and designed and created artwork for a temporary Ball & Auction, served as Vice Chair of the Board, gave her heart and soul to the Artistic exhibition based on The Prints of William Walmsley. During Affairs Committee, steered the Education Committee during a time of great expansion, the year, these students also listened to guest speakers. and provided quiet, determined leadership to her peer Trustees and to the staff. Artist and printmaker Barry Wilson spoke to them about printmaking techniques and Chief Curator Holly Keris walked Isabelle Davis’ legacy will live long at the Cummer Museum. As a member of the Board them through the process of creating an exhibition. The year for 10 years, Isabelle served graciously in many roles. She was deeply committed to the culminated in an exhibition, which opened with a night Gardens and led the effort to acquire and develop the old Women’s Club Building. where each Junior Docent provided interpretation of their artwork and creative process to Museum visitors. Both of these remarkable leaders will be deeply missed.

36 Cummer Museum Annual Report 2014 cummermuseum.org 37 STAFF ADMINISTRATION EDUCATION MARKETING AFFINITY GROUPS Hope McMath, Museum Director Lynn Norris, Director of Education Amy Chamberlin, Associate Director of Marketing Janice Pyle Dorsey, Assistant to the Director Karl Boecklen, Museum Educator Deborah Corbett, Museum Educator OPERATIONS CUMMER CUMMELIA is an organization for Nassau County ADVANCEMENT Laura Dallas, Museum Educator Lisa Kaspar, Director of Operations residents devoted to encouraging interest in and support for the Lori Ann Whittington, Director of Advancement Dulcie Hause, Museum Educator Siddeeq Ameen, Maintenance artistic and cultural significance of the Museum. Kenyon Merritt, Director of Development Mary Beth Morris, Museum Educator James Bosh, Facilities Maintenance Manager Emily Magevney, Individual Donor Officer Matthew Patterson, Museum Educator Hazel Hansard, Maintenance CO-PRESIDENTS: DIANE O’MALLEY AND MARY ELLEN LEDWIN Maggie Reynolds, Corporate Relations Manager Jan Thomas, Education Office Manager Fran McLeod, Security Supervisor Amber Sesnick, Marketing & Communications Gary Phillips, Maintenance Coordinator FOCUS CUMMER (FRIENDS OF THE OCEAN EVENTS & PROGRAMS Wendy Stanley, Member Relations Officer Cara Bowyer, Director of Events & Programs COMMUNITIES UNITED TO SUPPORT THE CUMMER) VISITOR SERVICES Susan Lee, Affinity Group Manager Susan Tudor, Manager of Visitor Services is devoted to supporting the Museum through both financial and CURATORIAL Badr Milligan, Event Attendant Layce Boswell, Visitor Services Associate volunteer support, while promoting educational programs for youth Holly Keris, Chief Curator Emily Moody, Program Manager Benette Bowden, Visitor Services Associate and adults and creating unique programs for its Members. Krista Larsen, Gardener Herman Morris, Event Attendant Harold Davis, Visitor Services Associate PRESIDENT: BILL STRUCK Brian Shrum, Curatorial Assistant Kimberly Pomar, Events & Programs Office Manager Jane Hamel, Visitor Services Associate Vance Shrum, Exhibition Designer Norman Young, Event Attendant Roxanne Johnson, Visitor Services Associate UP & CUMMERS offers young professionals and community- Mark Warren, Preparator Lucy Pearson, Visitor Services Associate minded individuals between the ages of 21 and 42 the opportunity Kristen Zimmerman, Registrar FINANCE Michelle Roberts, Visitor Services Associate to experience the Museum through engaging programs that Brian Francisco, Director of Finance Susan Shipman, Visitor Services Associate expanded their cultural awareness and stewardship. Wendy Steve, Director of Finance Lisa Snowberger, Visitor Services Associate PRESIDENT: SAMANTHA HYDE Michelle Long, Accounting Manager Elizabeth Wells, Visitor Services Associate Melani White, Database Manager Paula Witt, Visitor Services Associate

VOLUNTEER GROUPS The Cummer Museum is proud to partner with City Year Jacksonville and other local volunteer groups. City Year Jacksonville is an education-focused nonprofit dedicated to helping students and schools succeed. As a proud member of the AmeriCorps national service network, City Year deploys diverse young leaders (ages 17-24) to serve as near-peer mentors, tutors, and role models to students in eight high-poverty schools in Jacksonville. With a deep commitment to the greater community inside and outside of school, City Year AmeriCorps members are proud to volunteer at the Museum throughout the year, helping to sustain the historical and cultural heritage of Jacksonville.

Volunteer numbers represent the number of volunteer interactions.

LAST YEAR, 6,428 VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED 23,564 HOURS OF SERVICE TO HELP US FULFILL OUR MISSION EACH DAY.

38 Cummer Museum Annual Report 2014 cummermuseum.org 39 MISSION THE MISSION OF THE CUMMER MUSEUM OF ART & GARDENS IS TO ENGAGE AND INSPIRE THROUGH THE ARTS, GARDENS, AND EDUCATION.

VISION The Cummer Museum is a vital community partner that reaches out to diverse audiences through outstanding artistic offerings, dynamic learning experiences, and opportunities to participate in the beauty of the natural world. Arts, gardens, and education converge to create meaningful personal experiences and open a world of new possibilities. We honor our rich history, embrace the energy of our time, and commit to a vibrant future through the advancement of resources to grow and deepen our mission.

VALUES We believe in the transformational impact of a unique experience.

We believe in having a passion for excellence in everything we do.

We believe we are responsible for our actions and outcomes.

We believe that every individual has inherent worth and deserves respect.

We believe in collaborating to strengthen ourselves and the community.

We believe in honoring our roots while creating a dynamic future.

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