ANNUAL REPORT January 1, 2005–June 30, 2006 ANNUAL REPORT January 1, 2005–June 30, 2006 Cover: With a coordinated museum- wide effort, the entire collection was deinstalled during the spring of 2005. Above: Director-to-be Timothy Rub addresses the staff on the day of his appointment in January 2006. 2 4 Board of Trustees 5 Trustee Committees 6 Director 10 Chairman 12 President 14 Renovation and Expansion 20 Collections 54 Exhibitions 64 Performing Arts, Music, and Film 70 Community Support 108 Education and Public Programs 124 Staff 129 Financial Report 130 Treasurer The Cleveland The Annual Report Museum of Art was produced by 11150 East Boulevard the External Affairs Cleveland, Ohio division of the 44106-1797 Cleveland Museum Copyright © 2006 of Art. The Cleveland Writing: Individual Museum of Art departments plus All rights reserved. Gregory M. Donley No part of this Editing: Barbara J. publication may be Bradley and Kathleen reproduced or Mills transmitted in any Design: Thomas H. form or by any Barnard means, electronic or mechanical, without Production: Charles the prior written Szabla permission of the Printing: Great Lakes Cleveland Museum Integrated of Art. The type is Bembo and TheSans adapted for this publication. For photography credits, see p. 128. 3 Board of Trustees Officers Standing Trustees Trustees Emeriti Honorary Trustees James T. Bartlett, Virginia N. Barbato Peter B. Lewis Mrs. Noah L. Butkin President James T. Bartlett Michael Sherwin Mrs. Ellen Wade Michael J. Horvitz, James S. Berkman Richard T. Watson Chinn Chairman Charles P. Bolton Mrs. John Flower Ellen Stirn Mavec, Life Trustees Mrs. Robert I. Gale Jr. Vice President Sarah S. Cutler Elisabeth H. Robert D. Gries William R. Helen Forbes-Fields Alexander Ms. Agnes Gund Robertson, Vice Robert W. Gillespie Quentin Alexander President Mrs. John Hildt George Gund III Leigh Carter Katharine Lee Reid, Ward Kelley Michael J. Horvitz James H. Dempsey Jr. Consulting Director Charles S. Hyle Dr. Sherman E. Lee (until April 2006) Mrs. Edward A. Anne Hollis Ireland Kilroy Jr. Milton Maltz Timothy Rub, Eleanor Bonnie Director (as of April Adrienne Lash Jones Jon A. Lindseth McCoy 2006) Susan Kaesgen Mrs. Alfred M. John C. Morley Janet G. Ashe, Robert M. Kaye Rankin Mary Schiller Myers Secretary and Nancy F. Keithley Donna S. Reid Treasurer Jane Nord Jeffrey D. Kelly Edwin M. Roth Roberto A. Prcela, Frances P. Taft Mrs. R. Henry Assistant Secretary of R. Steven Kestner Norweb Jr. Paul J. Vignos, M.D. the Board Alex Machaskee James S. Reid Alton W. Whitehouse William P. Madar Barbara S. Robinson Ellen Stirn Mavec Dr. Norman Zaworski Viktor Schreckengost S. Sterling Laura Siegal McMillan III Evan Hopkins Turner Rev. Dr. Otis Moss Jr. Iris Wolstein Stephen E. Myers Alfred M. Rankin Jr. James A. Ratner William R. Robertson Elliott L. Schlang David M. Schneider Mark Schwartz Eugene Stevens Ex Officio Linda McGinty, Womens Council Timothy Rub, Director (as of April 2006) Theodore Roszak (American, 1907–1981); White and Steel Polars, 1945; painted wood, steel, iron, and Plexiglas; 271.8 x 40.6 x 40.6 cm; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund 2005.144. 4 Trustee Committees Standing Alfred M. Rankin Jr. Advisory Bracy Lewis David Ricanati Ad Hoc Committees Committees Elliott L. Schlang Committees Franklin Martin W. Allen Shapard Campaign Cabinet Collections Eugene Stevens Accessions Advisory The Reverend James T. Bartlett, Marvin McMickle ex officio Ellen Stirn Mavec, Elliott L. Schlang, William R. Elliott L. Schlang, Chair Robertson Grace Lee Mims Chair Chair Fine Arts Garden James T. Bartlett Steven A. Minter Virginia N. Barbato Finance Elisabeth H. Ruth Eppig, Sarah S. Cutler Alexander Rev. Dr. Otis Moss Jr. Charles P. Bolton William P. Madar, Chairman Robert W. Gillespie Quentin Alexander Greg Reese George Gund III Chair Elisabeth H. Michael J. Horvitz Mrs. Noah L. Butkin Dr. Lawrence Alexander Robert M. Kaye Virginia N. Barbato William P. Madar Helen Forbes Fields Simpson Terri Hamilton Nancy F. Keithley Robert M. Kaye Alfred M. Rankin Jr. Dorothy T. Hildt Andrew Venable Brown Ellen Stirn Mavec Nancy F. Keithley Donna S. Reid Marguerite B. James T. Bartlett, Perrin Carpenter Stephen E. Myers R. Steven Kestner ex officio Humphrey Mrs. Ellen Wade Cleveland Museum Alfred M. Rankin Jr. Stephen E. Myers Chinn Robert H. Jackson Education of Art Building Eugene Stevens William R. Jennifer Coleman Oversight Robertson Mrs. Edward A. Adrienne Lash Jones, James T. Bartlett, Kilroy Jr. Fluker Committee ex officio James T. Bartlett, Chair Jon A. Lindseth Mrs. Allen Ford Michael J. Horvitz, ex officio Virginia N. Barbato, Chair Committee on Tamar Maltz Co-Chair Mrs. Morley Hitchcock James T. Bartlett Trustees Investment Mary Schiller Myers James S. Berkman Brian Holley Alfred M. Rankin Jr. William R. Alfred M. Rankin Jr., Mrs. Alfred M. Jeanette Grasselli Robertson, Chair Chair Rankin Brown John G. Michalko II James A. Ratner Sarah S. Cutler, Robert W. Gillespie Edwin M. Roth Leigh Carter Donald Morrison Donna S. Reid Co-Chair Michael J. Horvitz Mark Schwartz Sr. Maureen Doyle Natalie Saiklay Robert W. Gillespie Legislative Affairs Anne Hollis Ireland Frances P. Taft Carol S. Franklin Clara D. Sherwin Anne Hollis Ireland Jon A. Lindseth, S. Sterling Paul J. Vignos Jr., Debra Guren Mrs. Charles Weller Chair Ellen Stirn Mavec McMillan III M.D. Mrs. Bert Laurelle G. Dr. Norman W. Charles P. Bolton Richard T. Watson William R. Zaworski Iris Wolstein Holt William P. Madar James T. Bartlett, Robertson James T. Bartlett, Dr. Norman W. Susan W. MacDonald Ellen Stirn Mavec ex officio Elliott L. Schlang Zaworski ex officio S. Sterling Rev. Dr. Otis Moss Jr. Michael J. Horvitz, Richard T. Watson James T. Bartlett, McMillan III ex officio Information Donna S. Reid James T. Bartlett, ex officio Rev. Dr. Otis Moss Jr. Technology ex officio Elliott L. Schlang Compensation Frances P. Taft Anne Hollis Ireland, African American James T. Bartlett, Chair James T. Bartlett, Community Task Susan H. Turben ex officio Chair Force Paul J. Vignos Jr., Sylvie Bon William P. Madar Adrienne Lash Jones, M.D. Dr. Delos M. Michael J. Horvitz, Chair Sally H. Wertheim Cosgrove III ex officio Montrie Rucker James T. Bartlett, Jennie S. Hwang Adams ex officio Trevor Jones Executive June S. Antoine Joseph P. Keithley James T. Bartlett, Emma Benning Exhibitions & Chair Marketing Bruce V. Mavec Albert Bright Virginia N. Barbato Eugene Stevens, Richard T. Watson Margot James Sarah S. Cutler Chair James T. Bartlett, Copeland ex officio Michael J. Horvitz Sarah S. Cutler James Crosby Anne Hollis Ireland Charles S. Hyle Helen Forbes Fields Adrienne Lash Jones R. Steven Kestner Giesele Greene, M.D. William P. Madar Susan Potter Ms. Bert Laurelle G. Ellen Stirn Mavec Holt 5 From the Director As even a cursory glance at this annual report will reveal, the past year at the Cleveland Museum of Art has been, in a word, transformational. While some might be skeptical about the merits of such a claim, in this case—and at this time in the history of this institution—it is, I believe, entirely justified. Consider the facts: more than 40,000 objects were moved during the course of five months as we closed our galleries and reluctantly put our world-renowned collection, in its entirety, in storage; fully half of our staff relocated to temporary quarters in an office building in downtown Cleveland; and, most significant, a renovation and expansion project started that will, when completed, leave virtually no part of the museum untouched. While 2005-06—the period covered by this annual report—has not been a time, as the saying goes, for the faint of heart, it has also brought out the best in our staff, our trustees, and our community. To our many Timothy Rub is members and friends we owe a debt of gratitude both for the patience they introduced to the staff of the have shown while the museum has been closed and for the enthusiasm Cleveland Museum they have expressed for our ambitious capital project. To our trustees and of Art. donors who have supported the first phase of this work, we are deeply grateful for their generous contributions to an initiative that they believe is vitally important not only to the future of this institution, but also to our city and our region. Finally, we are especially thankful for the efforts of our Curator of Prints Jane Glaubinger greets the new director while Curator Emeritus Stan Czuma looks on. 6 Tours continued— with a few detours— as galleries closed for renovation. staff throughout this entire process. Without their goodwill and determi- nation, we could not have accomplished so much in such a short period. Although the dominant theme of the past year has been the closing of the museum to prepare for the beginning of our renovation and expan- sion, it should not go unremarked that an equally important focus of our work was how we could continue to serve the Cleveland community dur- ing a time when our customary means of doing so—galleries, classrooms, and the several wonderful performance spaces we have in Marcel Breuer’s great 1971 addition to the museum—were closed to the public. Again, much credit is due to our trustees, who encouraged us to find different ways of making the museum accessible, and to our staff, who demon- strated a great deal of creativity in bringing the museum to the public in many different venues in and around Cleveland. In the process we made many new friends for the museum, forged new institutional partnerships, and learned much more about the community—or, better yet, communi- ties—that we serve. Most notable among these efforts was the development of exhibitions such as The Persistence of Geometry, a groundbreaking collaboration with our sister institution MOCA Cleveland, and long-term loans to other institutions such as the Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College.