W ADSWORTH A THENEUM M USEUM OF A RT

2009 A NNUAL R EPORT

Hartford, Connecticut R EPORT

from the President

In 1932, in the midst of the Great Depression, A Everett Austin, Jr. opined that All tenses of time conjoin at the Wadsworth Atheneum, an institution “…the appreciation of works of art serves…to allay for some moments the which continuously honors its historic past, while living in the present and worry and anxiety in which we all share.” It is uplifting to know that over the planning for the future. As we continue to devise both short and long term strate - past twelve months, when the world experienced a challenging financial collapse, gies to preserve our financial stability and enhance the museum’s position as a the gravity of which has not been witnessed since the 1930s, the Wadsworth cultural leader both locally and internationally, we remain fully committed to Atheneum continued as a thriving and stable institution, ensuring that the the constituents who help make our visions a reality through their unwavering lega cy we leave to future generations will be a strong one. support. At the outset of the crisis, the museum implemented swift budgetary To all of the members, friends, patrons, and devotees of this museum— measures in a determined effort to reduce costs. Despite these difficult meas - you have my sincere gratitude. I encourage you to maintain your vital support ures, we remained committed to our artistic mission and to upholding the trust —particularly now, as institutions like ours play a critical role as a place of per - placed in us by our community. We continued to pursue a high caliber exhibi - manence, encouragement, enlightenment, escape and enjoyment during these tion program, added new art work to our extensive permanent collection and uncertain times. expanded our programming to include free admissions the last Saturday of Susan A. Rottner every month. One of my main goals as the incoming Board President was to motivate deeper involvement by the museum’s Trustees and auxiliary groups. The Atheneum family responded energetically and faithfully to the call for engagement. Nowhere was this renewed spirit of service more evident than in the responses to the dete - riorating economic climate. The results of this broad display of commitment were Susan A. Rottner, President evident in the events, programs and exhibitions that met or sur passed revenue goals and engaged new visitors with the museum. At a time when many museums canceled planned building projects, the Wadsworth began a much needed renovation of our historic campus, funded through the generosity of the state of Connecticut’s Department of Economic and Community Development and through a grant from the William and Alice Mortensen Foundation. This renovation is an important first step in our strate - gy of preserving and conserving the museum’s renowned collections and ensur - The Ballets Russes: ing that we continue to be a good steward of our existing facilities. Celebrating the Centennial

4 5 After analyzing more than 250 surveys, 900 lines of comments, and

R EPORT hundreds of pages of notes—we invited all of our constituents to one last ChatBack where we presented a summary of what we heard and our plans to

from the Director address key issues. M ore than 100 people attended this ChatBack recap and we will continue to provide updates as we implement new programs and projects in this critically important area. To help spearhead many of these efforts, I appointed a number of new senior staff members, including Directors of Development, Education, and Communications, a new Contemporary Art Curator, and Chief Curator. In last year’s report I noted that the Wadsworth Atheneum had laid the foun - We have an exciting future, filled with opportunity, and we have you— dation for a new beginning, and I’m pleased to report that we have seen tremen - our members, supporters, partners, volunteers, and colleagues—to thank for it. dous progress towards many of our transformative goals. What follows on these pages represents the dedicated work of hundreds of The Wadsworth is indeed poised for great things, which is particularly peo ple who help make the Wadsworth Atheneum thrive. I am extremely grate - remarkable given these economically troubled times. Over the past year, the ful to each of you. Board, staff, and our dedicated volunteers have worked tirelessly to enhance our

offerings, and present dynamic exhibitions and programs that bring fresh insight Susan L. Talbott to the Wadsworth’s permanent collection. For example, the museum presented highlights from its unrivalled collec - tion of costume and set designs in the exhibition, The Ballets Russes: Celebrating the Centennial , which corresponded with the 100th anniversary of one of the most significant artistic and cultural movements of the twentieth century. The museum also presented Hidden Treasures , which spanned more than 2,000 years of art and highlighted fragile or light-sensitive pieces that are rarely displayed, including a large scale painting by Japanese artist Kitagawa Utamaro, entitled Cherry Blossoms at Yoshiwara , which is regarded as one of the most important Japanese paintings outside of Japan.

Susan L. Talbott, In addition to permanent collection exhibitions, the museum solidified Director and CEO plans for its Masterpiece Series, which will take place over the next two years and consist of small dossier exhibitions that will bring some of the world’s greatest art to Hartford, including works by Rembrandt, Wyeth and Monet. We have also made great strides in our efforts to expand the impact of

our work and engage new, larger and more diverse audiences—goals which are Michaël Borremans

central to our ongoing Community Engagement Initiative. Belgian, b. 1963 Many of you will have heard about, or were invited to, one of our eight The Prospect , 2008 ChatBack sessions, which were held over the course of this past year to solicit Oil on canvas The Ella Gallup Sumner and feedback on how to make the museum more accessible and welcoming to the Mary Catlin Sumner Collection Fund, entire community. 2008.13.1

6 7 E XHIBITIONS

at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

This year’s calendar included focused exhibitions highlighting the Wadsworth Atheneum’s permanent collection. These exhibitions spanned a wide range of art history and included works by some of the world’s most celebrated artists. Director’s Choice: Abstract Expressionism to Color Field Painting featured masterworks previously unseen for almost a decade, including renowned paint - ings by Jackson Pollack, Willem de Kooning and Robert Motherwell. The Ballets Russes: Celebrating the Centennial provided visitors the opportunity to view costume and set designs from one of the most significant artistic and cultural movements of the twentieth century—in tandem with world wide celebrations honoring the 1909 founding of the Ballets Russes. Those who attended What Lies Beneath: Revealing Painters’ Secrets expe - rienced the rare chance to look beneath the painted surface and gain deeper insight into the artistic process of geniuses such as Monet, van Gogh and Renoir. The museum also presented At Home with Gustav Stickley: Arts & Crafts from the Stephen Gray Collection , which offered a unique opportunity to show - case Stephen Gray’s distinguished collection of Arts and Crafts furniture by Gustav Stickley and his designers. This special exhibition also included pictori - al photographs, Edward Curtis photogravures, and Native American baskets from the Wadsworth’s own collection. The Amistad Center for Art & Culture organized three exhibitions that continued the conversation about race and identity in the context of history and the present day. These included; Bare Walls, No Boundaries, Young Americans: Photographs by Sheila Pree Bright , and Lincoln: Man, Myth, and Memory .

Faith and Fortune: Five Centuries Boundless Beauty

of European Masterworks Closed September 21, 2008 Willem de Kooning Through October 18, 2009 American, born in Rotterdam, 1904 – 1997 Pop to the Present: Presented by the Beatrice Fox Auerbach Foundation Fund at the Hartford New Questions, New Responses Montauk I , 1969 Foundation for Public Giving. Closed November 9, 2008 Oil on canvas The Ella Gallup Sumner and Lead Sponsorship provided by the Larsen Fund, Mary Catlin Sumner Collection Fund, the Decorative Arts Council of the Wadsworth 1973.46 Atheneum Museum of Art, Genomas, Inc., and the David T. Langrock Foundation.

9 What Lies Beneath: Who was Anna Tuels? Revealing Painters’ Secrets Quilt Stories, 175 0–1900

November 6, 200 8–March 29, 2009 August 30, 200 8–February 22, 2009 Lead sponsorship provided by With support from J. Namnoun Oriental The Edward C. & Ann T. Roberts Rug Gallery. Foundation. Additional support provided by Valassis, Foreign Accents: The Ballets Russes and Sovereign Bank, Anita and Anthony Western Couture Ferrante, Cheryl Chase and Stuart Bear March 2 1–August 2, 2009 Pop to the Present: Family Foundation, Emilie and Raul de New Questions, New Responses Brigard, and the NewAlliance Foundation. In-kind support provided by Dr. Harold Additional Exhibitions Moskowitz. Hartford Youth Art Renaissance

May 9—June 7, 2009 Director’s Choice: Abstract Expressionism to Color Field Painting The Amistad Center for Art & Culture January 2–May 24, 2009 Bare Walls, No Boundaries

Folkert de Jong: Closed August 17, 2008 The Shooting...At Watou With support from the Connecticut Boundless Beauty January 3 1–June 28, 2009 Commission on Culture & Tourism. Made possible by the current and founding Young Americans: members of the Contemporary Coalition. Photographs by Sheila Pree Bright

The Ballets Russes: September 19, 200 8–January 19, 2009 Celebrating the Centennial Sponsored by Aetna. February 1 9–July 12, 2009 With additional support from the Made possible with generous support Connecticut Commission on Culture from Linda Cheverton Wick and & Tourism. Walter Wick, David T. Langrock Foundation, Mary P. Gibbons in memory Lincoln: Man, Myth, and Memory of Dr. John M. Gibbons, Jr., Linda Bland February 1 2–July 5, 2009 Sonnenblick, Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Sponsored by the Lincoln Financial Brainerd, Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Huber, Hidden Treasures Foundation. George A. and Grace L. Long Foundation, and Martha Deming Flanders. With additional support from the J. Walton Bissell Foundation and Hidden Treasures the Connecticut Commission on At Home with Gustav Stickley: Culture & Tourism. Arts & Crafts from the June 2 7–September 20, 2009 Educational materials and programs Stephen Gray Collection supported by the GE Foundation. October 11, 2008—January 4, 2009 Costumes and Textiles Sponsored by Newman’s Own Foundation, All Costume & Textile exhibitions are Traveling Exhibitions made possible with generous support from the Decorative Arts Council of the Samuel Colt: Arms, Art, and Invention Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, The Costume & Textile Society of the Mark Glazier, and several anonymous Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art. Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum donors. Canyon, Texas Making a Splash: American Closed September 1, 2008 Beach Fashions, 185 0–1920 At Home with Gustav Stickley: Arts & Crafts from the Stephen Gray Collection

Closed July 13, 2008

10 P ROGRAMS

at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Educational Programs offer visitors of all ages opportunities to understand, experience and enjoy the Wadsworth Atheneum. Adult programming includes lectures, conversa - tions, Sunday Serenades concerts, Drawing from the Masters, Artful Lunches and Teas, and art activities that expand the dialogue around the museum’s collections and special exhibitions. Gallery talks and tours offer visitors the opportunity to explore the galleries with curators, artists, scholars, and docents. Community Days combine extensive programming and free access to the museum. Family and youth programs include Storybook Hour, Discovery Days, and Family ArtPacks that encourage families to explore the museum’s collection through activities and in-depth discovery of single objects. School and teacher programs include a wide variety of docent-guided tours available to students grades pre K–12 that can be designed to correlate with curriculum. Students from the Hartford Public School system receive free docent-guided tours and free transportation to the museum. University programs offer guided and curriculum-structured visits tailored to amplify and enhance the content of a specific course or topic. Our Internship pro gram provides practical experiences in the daily operations of a museum for col - lege students. Finally, the Docent Council celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2009, and had 100 active members who implement many of the museum’s programs.

Phoenix Art After Hours: Program Features First Thursdays at July the Wadsworth Atheneum Musicians: Kultura Borikua Art Talk: Art & Identity in 20th Century For more than ten years, the Wadsworth Latin America , Robin Greeley, Associate David Levinthal Atheneum has provided a monthly Professor of Art History and Latin American Studies, University of evening program with all the galleries American, b. 1949 Connecticut open to the public. In its second year of

Untitled from the sponsorship by The Phoenix Companies, August Inc., First Thursdays featured live local Baseball series, 2004 Musicians: The Hartford Steel Symphony musicians; talks with artists, curators, Polaroid Polacolor ER Art Talk: The Emily Hall Tremaine Land Film, ed. AP and scholars; a film; and a relaxed Lecture in Contemporary Art with Gift of David and Mary Dangremond, atmosphere to stroll the galleries and artist Lorna Simpson 2009.2.1 socialize with friends.

13 September Juneteenth Family Day School and Teacher Programs Evening for Educators “Steppin’ Up, Steppin’ Forward” was the Musicians: The Kenny Reed/Norman This complimentary program invites theme for this Community Day, organized Art Matters Gage Quintet teachers to join museum staff and docents by The Amistad Center for Art & Culture Art Talk: Christopher Mir Art Matters combines a gallery visit with for a tour of the featured exhibition, dis - that featured Radio Disney, art activities a studio art experience. Inventive themes, cussion of themes and curriculum links, with Colleen Coleman and Victor Pacheco, October techniques and materials are used to stim - and peer networking. guided tours, and “Art in Motion” com - Musicians: Lorena Garay and Surcari ulate creative thought and expression. munity dance performances. November Art Talk: The Emily Hall Tremaine The themes were “All Creatures Great and Lecture in Contemporary Art with artist Small” (Winter, grades K –2) and “Land, Fall Highlights with introductions to the Discovery Days What Lies Beneath: Revealing Walton Ford Sea and Sky” (Spring, grades 3 –5). exhibition, Discovery Days is an interactive program Painters’ Secrets , with conservators Ulrich November led by a teaching artist, offering studio art Docent-Guided Tours Birkmaier and Stephen Kornhauser, and projects for children with an adult com - docent-led tours of At Home with Gustav Musicians: DJ Jon Eastman Docent-guided visits are available to all panion during school vacation weeks. Stickley: Arts and Crafts from the Stephen Art Talk: Extreme Makeovers , students in grades preK –12 and can be This year’s program related to the exhibi - Gray Collection . Robert B. Simon, art collector designed to correlate with a class’s cur - tions The Ballets Russes: Celebrating the riculum. Classes from the Hartford Public March December Centennial (February) and Director’s School system receive free docent-guided Spring Highlights with explorations of Choice: Abstract Expressionism to Color tours and can receive free transportation Musicians: Earl MacDonald’s Jazz for Joy the exhibition, Lincoln: Man, Myth & Field Painting (April). to and from the museum. Tour topics Memory with guest curator Frank Mitchell, January include: Learning to Look; Art and Family ArtPack and docent-led tours of The Ballets Russes: Writing; Storybook Hour; Connecticut Musicians: Duality with Dan Campolieta Celebrating the Centennial . The Family ArtPacks are designed for People and Places; The African American and Dave Veslocki ChatBack attendees children ages 4–12 with an adult, and Art Talk: Andy Goldsworthy’s Landscape Experience; American Art; and Artwise Teacher In-service Training focus on a single work of art or a specific (for high school students), as well as the Photography with photographer Ben A half or full-day professional development period in art in the museum galleries. museum’s special exhibitions. Lifson Family and Youth Programs Fall Community Day They prompt families to look, learn and session on methods for teaching with art, “All American Day” celebrated American and further exploration of the museum’s February Art Smart Cards draw together. Filled with books, drawing art in the exhibitions At Home with pencils, and objects that help bring the collections were offered to teachers of all Musicians: The Artists Collective’s The Art Smart Card is a self-guided Gustav Stickley: Arts & Crafts from the art object to life, the ArtPack makes look - grade levels and disciplines at the museum. Collective Expression approach for families to explore selected Stephen Gray Collection , Who was Anna ing at art an interactive and hands-on Art Talk: Poet Bessy Reyna in the galleries, exhibitions, and themes by Tuels? Quilt Stories, 175 0–1900, and experience. galleries: When Poetry Happens…and searching for clues that enhance the Young Americans, Photographs by Sheila What to Do about It looking-at-art experience. Pree Bright. Art activities were led by Festival of Trees & Traditions Anne Cubberly, Colleen Coleman, March New this year: Crafty and Clever (for the Working in concert with the Women’s exhibition At Home with Gustav Stickley: Winston Esson, and The Amistad Center Committee, docents were stationed at Musicians: Eight to the Bar Arts and Crafts from the Stephen Gray for Art & Culture’s Teen Advisory Group. various works of art for a scavenger hunt, Art Talk: Reading of Chekhov plays by Collection) Activities included Storybook Hour, leading spontaneous discussions with visi - Readers Theater docent-led tours, and the program “@ The tors of all ages in the museum’s galleries. Storybook Hour Center: Meet the Young Americans” with April Wednesday Morning Storybook Hour, Sheila Pree Bright. “To Catch a Thief” Musicians: UConn Opera a docent-led program, explores the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Walter Wick’s “To Catch a Thief” offered Art Talk: Lecture by artist Kerry James collection through the creative window of families a fun, self-guided tour of Faith & Marshall This open house celebrated the legacy of stories, myths, and tall tales for children Fortune as they solved riddles to help Martin Luther King, Jr. with art activities ages 3–6, accompanied by an adult. catch a centuries-old thief. May led by Donald Boudreaux and The Amistad Musicians: Catalina of Samba Brasil Community Days Center for Art & Culture’s Teen Advisory Group, a community message board, Art Talk: Director’s Choice: Abstract The Wadsworth Atheneum and The storybook readings, “Ask About Art” in Expressionism to Color Field Painting , Amistad Center for Art & Culture co- the galleries with docents, performances Susan L. Talbott, Director and CEO of presented three Community Days, provid - by Agape Fellowship Gospel Choir and the Wadsworth Atheneum ing free admission and extensive program - Windsor High School Gospel Choir, and ming to visitors of all ages. June Rapping with Shakespeare , screening and discussion with Emmy Award-winning Musicians: Radio 96.5 director, Michael King, producer Charisse Art Activity: Folkert de Jong inspired Docent Amy Ordonez leads a tour on Community Day, September 2009 Reneau, and three of the young people activity with artist Victor Pacheco profiled in the film.

14 15 Universit y/ College Programs Artful Lunch and Tea The Art of Spatial Engagement , Anne Butler Rice, Associate Museum Educator The Artful Lunch and Tea series focuses Art Appreciation Course for Adult Audiences on special exhibitions and the museum’s Learning to Appreciate Modern Art collection in the format of gallery discus - Who was Anna Tuels? Quilt Stories, Jointly offered by Manchester Community sions and special trips with curators and 1750 –1900 , Lynne Bassett, Exhibition College and the Atheneum, this four-ses - educators. Refreshments afterwards allow Curator sion course taught by Charlene Shang time for conversation between speakers Miller, Associate Museum Educator for and participants. Young Americans: Photographs of Sheila Docent Program and University Pree Bright , Sheila Pree Bright, Artist Audiences, offered participants the oppor - CSI: Conservation Science Investigation The Contemporary Craftsman: Influences tunity to expand their appreciation of art Museum conservators Stephen Kornhauser of the Arts & Crafts on Today’s Designs , by exploring the museum’s collection and Ulrich Birkmaier guided visitors Kevin Rodel, Co-author of Arts and Crafts through lively discussions held at the col - through their examination process to pre - Furniture: From Classic to Contemporary , lege and the museum. pare the special exhibition, What Lies and furniture designer in Brunswick, Beneath: Revealing Painters’ Secrets . They Curriculum-Structured Visits Maine discussed the use of x-radiography and Curriculum-structured visits are tailored infrared equipment to detect images What Lies Beneath: Revealing Painters’ to amplify and enhance the content of a underneath paintings, as well as the Secrets , Stephen Kornhauser, Chief specific course or topic. Museum staff or reasons behind discovered alterations. Conservator, and Ulrich Birkmaier, Senior docents work with faculty to plan an Paintings Conservator appropriate museum experience for their Sunday Serenades students. Faculty are also encouraged to These concerts are presented by Quilts and Quilters , Lynne Z. Bassett, work directly with the Education staff the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Exhibition Curator for Who was Anna to utilize the museum’s galleries as class - Art in collaboration with the Hartford Tuels? Quilt Stories, 1750 –1900 room. Symphony Orchestra and highlights the From Monarchy to Marxism: Politics in museum’s collection and special exhibi - Guided Visits Art , Erin Monroe, Curatorial Fellow, tions through programming for: Department of American Paintings and Classes and groups may request “Looking Sculpture, and Works on Paper at Art for College Groups” or special Who Was Anna Tuels: Quilt Stories, 175 0–1900 with works by Bach, Clarke, exhibition tours in which museum docents Once Removed: Art Not Made for a and Brahms provide an introduction to the museum Museum , Anne Butler Rice, Associate and lead active discussion of works of At Home with Gustav Stickley: American Museum Educator for Adult Audiences art in the museum’s collections and Arts & Crafts from the Stephen Gray exhibitions. What Lies Beneath Van Gogh’s Self Collection with works by Foote, Bernstein, Portrait? , Henry DePhillips, Vernon K. and Dvorák Internship Program Krieble Professor of Chemistry, Trinity Twenty-four college students and recent The Ballets Russes: Celebrating the College graduates were accepted and placed as Centennial with works by Stravinsky and Lincoln: Man, Myth, and Memory , museum interns in summer 2008-spring Prokofiev Frank Mitchell, Exhibition Curator 2009 in the following departments: The Ballets Russes: Celebrating the Curatorial, Archives, Education, Ethical Dilemmas in Conservation , Ulrich Centennial with works by Strauss, Ravel, Exhibitions, Institutional Advancement, Birkmaier, Senior Paintings Conservator and De Falla Public Relations and Marketing, Registrar, and Museum Design. The Ballets Russes: Celebrating the Dana Engstrom DeLoach Centennial , Eric Zafran, Susan Morse Friday Gallery Talks Hilles Curator of European Art Adult Programs Andrew Wyeth: Twentieth-Century Carlo Maratti Floral Fantasies , Jeremiah Patterson, American Realist , Erin Monroe, Curatorial Art in Focus Associate Professor of Foundations at Italian, 162 5–1713 Fellow, Department of American Paintings the Hartford Art School, University of Art in Focus is a 20-minute, docent-led and Sculpture, and Works on Paper Hartford Untitled , n.d. discussion providing an in-depth look at The Body in Contemporary Art , Charlene Ink and chalk on paper a single work of art each Thursday at Shang Miller, Associate Museum Educator Bequest of Beatrice Hall Kneeland, noon and one weekend a month. Visitors for Docent Program and University 2008.10.3 explored more than sixty works of art in this series. Audiences

17 Exoticism in Western Coutu re , Lynne Z. Fall Arts and Crafts Pottery , Martin Eidelberg, Bassett, Exhibition Curator for Foreign The Human Form with Professor Emeritus of Art History, Rutgers Accents: The Ballets Russes and Western Karen Dolmanisth, Artist University, and Lecturer in the Sotheby’s Couture Institute Program in American Art Spring The Past is Always Present: Artists Look Diaghilev and Style , Fashion and Fabric with Alastair Macaulay, Back The New York , Charlene Shang Miller, Associate Patrick Earl Hammie, Artist Chief Dance Critic for Museum Educator for Docent Program Times and University Audiences Lectures Docent Memorial Lecture: “Looted Folkert de Jong , Susan L. Talbott, At Home with Gustav Stickley: Arts & European Art: The Hermann Goering Director and CEO of the Wadsworth Crafts from the Stephen Gray Collection, Collection,” Nancy Yeide, Head, Atheneum Opening Lecture and Conversation with Department of Curatorial Records, Stephen Gray , and Tommy McPherson, National Gallery of Art From the Salon to the Garden: 19th Director of the Mobile Museum of Art Century Painting in England and France , in Mobile, Alabama, and former Director Serge Diaghilev and the Adventure of Eric Zafran, Susan Morse Hilles Curator and CEO of The Craftsman Farms Ballet Modernism , Lynn Garafola, dance of European Art Foundation historian, Barnard College

Drawing from the Masters Bringing Balanchine to America: “Chick Austin House Visits Austin and the Hartford Catastrophe,” This series offered artists and art lovers Hour long docent-guided tours of the alike a chance to receive formal art Eugene R. Gaddis, William G. DeLana Austin House are offered twice a month instruction using works from our own Archivist and Curator of the Austin House on the first and third Thursdays. This year collection in a five-session class. Arthur Wesley Dow and the American the house visits were especially popular Magic Façade: The Instruction occurred both in the galleries Arts and Crafts Ideal , Nancy Green, due to the exhibition Austin House and in the art studio. The themes Gale and Ira Drukier Curator of Prints, and also due to a play about explored this year were: Drawings, and Photographs at the Chick Austin at the Hartford Stage. Nearly 400 eager visitors toured the Summer Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University Austin House this year. Renaissance Drawing Materials and Techniques with Jeremiah Patterson, Artist Docent-led Tours Drop-in Museum Highlights Tours Faith and Fortune: Five Centuries of European Masterworks, in the Morgan Galleries an d /or Special Exhibition/Collection Theme Tours are offered daily for the public. Depending on the theme, these transports them back to their original First Night Hartford Curran, Professor of Fine Arts, Trinity hour-long tours focus on the highlights of site. The Access Art bus is wheelchair College; Cheryl Robertson, independent This free festive program on New Year’s Eve our collection, or on special exhibitions, accessible and operates one day a week. scholar; and Jeremiah Patterson, Associate offered families the opportunity to create their or specific themes. Groups may book The service is made possible by a generous Professor of Art, Hartford Art School. own masks in the museum, while jugglers and docent-led tours of the collections and grant from the St. Paul Travelers puppeteers entertained in the theater. exhibitions. In addition, docents conduct Connecticut Foundation. Docents-In-Training Program tours for evening and weekend events, Thirteen Candidate Docents completed Large Text Labels booked by external clients. Docent Program their education on looking and interpret - Booklets with large-print labels are ing art, art history and best practices in Offsite Programs made available for specific exhibitions At year’s end the Docent Council has one gallery teaching for various audiences. Education staff and docents conduct and are part of the museum’s goal toward hundred active members who implement They have either graduated into the illustrated talks about the collections accessibility. many of the museum’s programs. They are Docent Program after a final evaluation or and special exhibitions at libraries and required to attend docent training and are currently completing the mentoring community centers by request. Verbal Imaging have specific tour requirements to fulfill. process with experienced docents, leading The Verbal Imaging Program is a to graduation. Access Art Docent Training service for blind or partially sighted Docent Evaluation The Access Art bus picks up groups of adults. Visitors are escorted through the Docents attended training sessions on up to twenty passengers and drives them museum by specially trained docents who a variety of topics focusing on special Docents are required to be evaluated for - to the museum at no charge. Groups may explore works of art through detailed exhibitions and collections. In addition mally by a staff and peer docent evaluator arrange to take a guided tour, or to view descriptions. to staff educators, docents, and curators, once every three years. Folkert de Jong in the Matrix Gallery the museum on their own. The bus then training speakers included: Kathryn

18 19 Aetna Theater 2009 2008 Summer Film Series Special Screenings

“The Wonder of a Woman” The Symbol of the Unconquered It was an exciting and eclectic year (with live music by William Hooker) of programming in the Aetna Theater. Caramel El Benny! Highlights included a free screening of Noodle White Christmas Lovesickness the Disney Pixar film UP and a joint It’s Christmas, Dr. Joe (with Joe Young) Tuya’s Marriage presentation of The Black List Vol. 1 Rapping with Shakespeare (with Michael Bab’Aziz: The Prince Who King during MLK Community Day) & 2 with The Amistad Center for Art Contemplated His Soul & Culture. In addition, the theater To Kill a Mockingbird (in collaboration Unfinished Sky with Hartford Public Library) hosted Hartford premieres of twenty-two Elli Makra The Reader films and continued its participation in Antônia Big Night Fräulein the Hartford Jewish Film Festival. Save the Last Dance (with guest Hip Hop artist and actor Fredro Starr Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams appearance by Fredro Starr) graced the stage before a Screening of Irina Palm Up Save the Last Dance . The “Homage to The Black List, Vol. 1 & 2 “Under the Stars” Hitchcock” all day festival drew a large (outdoor screenings) and enthusiastic audience. Documentaries Holiday Rivers and Tides: Andy Goldsworthy Buena Vista Social Club (at Billings Forge) Working With Time Ballets Russes Tuya’s Marriage, 2006 “A Day of Anime” Notorious , 1946 The Rape of Europa Spirited Away Louise Bourgeois: The Spider, Princess Mononoke the Mistress, and the Tangerine Cowboy Bebop 2009 Winte r/ Spring Special Event

2008 Fall Film Series Film Series First Night Hartford

“Cold Case” “The Measure of a Man” Hartford Jewish Investigation The Visitor Film Festival The Girl by the Lake Emma’s Bliss The Trap Revanche Atheneum Screenings: Jar City Jerichow The Little Traitor Three Blind Mice A Secret “Homage to Hitchcock” Slumdog Millionaire

North by Northwest Jazz at the Atheneum “Food in Film” Rebecca Hartford Jazz The Fish Fall in Love Notorious Russell Malone Quintet Big Night Rear Window Joe Lovano Quintet Vertigo Babette’s Feast Psycho Eat, Drink, Man, Woman Hartford International Jazz Festival Hartford International Atheneum Musician: Film Series Eri Yamamoto Atheneum Screening: The Exiles Antônia , 2006

20 21 A CQUISITIONS

by the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

During the past year, a number of major works of art entered the Wadsworth’s per - manent collection, including a previously unknown painting by the Hudson River School master Thomas Cole, entitled Life, Death, and Immortality, from 1844. The painting can be traced back to a letter Cole wrote to Daniel Wadsworth in 1844, imploring Wadsworth to acquire a series of historical landscapes for the newly opened Wadsworth Atheneum. This painting is the only known realization of the ideas expressed in the artist’s letter, and the only known work in the series. The museum also announced the acquisition of a masterpiece by renowned American artist, Georgia O’Keeffe. The work, entitled Slightly Open Clam Shell , from 1926, is considered one of O’Keeffe’s most exquisite pastels, and was produced during one of the most celebrated periods of her career. Previously, O’Keeffe was not represented in the Wadsworth’s collection of works on paper, making this acquisition a transformative addition to the museum’s existing collection. Additionally, a major acquisition of a seventeenth century German Rock Crystal Goblet was added to the European Decorative Arts collection. The Wadsworth also made significant acquisitions in the area of Contemporary art. These included, Soundsuit , a mixed-media, wearable sculpture by Chicago-based artist Nick Cave, and Kiruna , by minimalist sculptor Martin Puryear.

Thomas Cole Kurt Séligmann

American, 180 1–1848 Swiss, 1900 – 1962

Life, Death, and Immortality , 1844 Les Vagabondages Héraldiques , 1934 Oil on panel Book of prints, ed. 82/110 The Dorothy Clark Archibald and Gift of Timothy Baum, Thomas L. Archibald Fund, 2008.8.1 2008.14.1

23 American Art Georgia O’Keeffe American, 188 7–1986 Thomas Cole American, 180 1–1848 Slightly Open Clam Shell , 1926 Pastel on cardboard Life, Death, and Immortality , 1844 The Douglas Tracy Smith and Dorothy Oil on wood panel Potter Smith Fund, 2009.1.1 The Dorothy Clark Archibald and Thomas L. Archibald Fund, 2008.8.1 The Pierpont Limner American, active early-18th century A. Everett Austin, Jr. American, 190 0–1957 Mary Lord , c. 1711 Oil on canvas American Guildenstern , c. 1941 Gift of James F. English, Jr., and Isabelle Possibly Gorham Gouache on paper S.C. English, 2009.7.1 The Sarah Goodwin Austin Memorial Presentation Bowl , 1899 Fund, 2008.15.1 Presentation Tray , 1899 Silver Gift of Hope Cheney Learned Colt and John and Alexandra Preston, 2008.12.1, 2008.12.2

American Decorative Arts Contemporary Art

Unknown photographer Frank Owen Gehry American American, born in Canada, 1929

Frank Woodbridge Cheney , Pair of Torque Sculptures , c. 2006 late-19th century Resin Modern reproduction photograph Gift of Tiffany & Company, Gift of Hope Cheney Learned Colt and 2008.11.1 & 2008.11.2 John and Alexandra Preston, 2008.N.R.1 Michaël Borremans American Belgian, b. 1963 Possibly Gorham The Prospect , 2008 Presentation Bowl , 1899 Oil on canvas Silver The Ella Gallup Sumner and Mary Catlin Gift of Hope Cheney Learned Colt and Sumner Collection Fund, 2008.13.1 John and Alexandra Preston, 2008.12.1 David Levinthal American American, b. 1949 Possibly Gorham Untitled from the Baseball series , 2004 Presentation Tray , 1899 Polaroid Polacolor ER Land Film, ed. AP Silver Gift of David and Mary Dangremond, The Pierpont Limner Gift of Hope Cheney Learned Colt and 2009.2.1 John and Alexandra Preston, 2008.12.2 American, active early-18th century

Tiffany & Company Mary Lord , c. 1711 Presentation Book and Case , 1874 Oil on canvas Velvet, silver, paper, gilt, silk, and wood Gift of James F. English, Jr., and Gift of Hope Cheney Learned Colt and Isabelle S.C. English, 2009.7.1 John and Alexandra Preston, 2008.12.3a,b

24 25 Carlo Maratti Alphonse Mucha Claes Oldenburg Italian, 162 5–1713 Czech, 186 0–1939

American, b. 1929 Untitled , n.d. Profile of a Woma n-Design for the Ink and chalk on paper Cover of La Plume , c.1896 Wedding Souvenir , 1966 Bequest of Beatrice Hall Kneeland, Pencil on paper Plaster; from an unnumbered edition 2008.10.3 Bequest of Beatrice Hall Kneeland, Gift of Priscilla Cunningham 2008.10.6 in honor of Robert H. Smith, Jr., Esq. Giovanni Francesco Barbieri and Eugene R. Gaddis, 2009.8.1 Called Il Guercino Hubert Robert Italian, 159 1–1666 French, 1733 – 1808

Nude with Drapery , n.d. Untitled , n.d. Pencil on paper Pen and ink on paper Giovanni Francesco Barbieri Bequest of Beatrice Hall Kneeland, Bequest of Beatrice Hall Kneeland, 2008.10.4 2008.10.7 Called Il Guercino Kurt Séligmann Italian, 1591 –1666 Roger de la Fresnaye French, 188 5–1925 Swiss, 1900 – 1962 Nude with Drapery , n.d. Untitled , n.d. Les Vagabondages Héraldiques , 1934 Pencil on paper Pen and ink on paper Book of prints, ed. 82/110 Bequest of Beatrice Hall Kneeland, Bequest of Beatrice Hall Kneeland, Gift of Timothy Baum, 2008.10.4 2008.10.5 2008.14.1

Martin Puryear European Art American, b. 1941 Benigno Bossi Kiruna , 1982 Italian, 172 7–1792 Paint, gesso, and pine The Douglas Tracy Smith and Dorothy Venus and Adonis , c. 1771 Potter Smith Fund, the African-American Ink on paper Art Purchase Fund, and the Alexander A. Bequest of Joseph F. McCrindle, 2008.9.1 Goldfarb Contemporary Art Acquisition Fund, 2009.3.1 Robin Ironside British, 191 2–1965 Nick Cave A Classical Scene , before 1965 American, b. 1959 Oil on canvas board Soundsuit , 2009 Bequest of Beatrice Hall Kneeland, Found crocheted and hooked rugs, 2008.10.1 knitted yarn, and metal armature African-American Art Purchase Fund, Christian Rohlfs 2009.6.1 German, 184 9–1938

Claes Oldenburg Untitled , before 1938 Oil on wood panel American, b. 1929 Bequest of Beatrice Hall Kneeland, Wedding Souvenir , 1966 2008.10.2 Plaster; from an unnumbered edition Gift of Priscilla Cunningham in honor of Robert H. Smith, Jr., Esq. and Eugene R. Gaddis, 2009.8.1

26 27 German Objects De-accessioned European Decorative Arts Augsburg and Nuremberg from the Collection Chinese

Japanese Rock Crystal Goblet , c. 166 2–1670 Rock crystal, gilded silver, enamel American Art Korean The Douglas Tracy Smith and Vietnamese Dorothy Potter Smith Fund, and Milton Avery 15th centur y–early-20th century Purchased through the gift of William Gedney Bunce A group of eighty-six (86) Henry and Walter Keney, 2009.5.1 Charles Burchfield pieces of ceramics by various makers Arthur B. Davies 1905.671, 1908.420, 1918.388, 1918.391, Reginald Marsh 1918.411, 1918.418, 1918.527, 1918.975, Early-20th century 1919.54, 1920.628, 1920.638, 1920.643, 1920.663, 1920.710, 1920.711, 1920.1171, A group of seven (7) 1925.412, 1926.2917, 1934.245, 1934.246, watercolors and drawings 1934.247, 1937.359, 1949.561, 1949.562, 1935.468, 1935.470, 1954.163, 1951.314a, 1951.322, 1951.326, 1951.331, 1960.129, 1961.159, 1973.71, 1973.73 Dutch 1951.335, 1953.131, 1953.134, 1956.721a-d, 1957.767, 1959.237, 1959.238, 1959.240, Probably Rotterdam 1959.2 41, 1961.244, 1961.245, 1961.246, European Art 1961.247, 1961.250, 1961.251, 1961.252, Oval Plaque, c. 170 0–1710 1961.254, 1961.255, 1961.260, 1961.261, Tin-glazed earthenware Austrian 1961.262, 1961.263, 1961.265, 1961.266, The Evelyn Bonar Storrs Trust Fund, Italian 1961.267, 1961.269, 1961.272, 1961.274, 2009.4.1 Flemish 1961.275, 1961.278, 1961.280, 1961.281, French 1965.422, 1965.423, 1965.429, 1967.805, 1967.806, 1969.236, 1969.237, 1978.18, German 1978.19, 1978.20, 1978.22a,b, 1978.23, Spanish 1978.24, 1978.25, 1978.26, 1927.27, European Decorative Arts Roman 1927.28, 1978.29, 1978.30, 1978.31, 2nd centur y–early-20th century 1978.34, 1978.35, 1978.37, 1978.38, Dutch 1978.40, 1978.42 probably Rotterdam A group of sixty-nine (69) sculptures by various makers Oval Plaque , c. 170 0–1710 1900.5, 1900.6, 1900.7, 1910.7, 1910.8, Tin-glazed earthenware 1917.174, 1917.175, 1917.176, 1917.228, The Evelyn Bonar Storrs Trust Fund, 1917.229, 1917.231, 1917.235, 1917.236, 2009.4.1 1917.237, 1917.238, 1917.239, 1917.240, 1920.974, 1920.975, 1920.1008, 1922.123, German 1925.789, 1930.185, 1931.366, 1935.261, Augsburg and Nuremberg 1936.450, 1936.451, 1938.194, 1938.195, Rock Crystal Goblet , c. 166 2–1670 1940.659, 1942.321, 1944.335, 1949.122, Rock crystal, gilded silver, enamel 1949.124, 1949.125, 1949.176, 1949.177, The Douglas Tracy Smith and Dorothy 1949.178, 1949.179, 1949.182, 1949.212, Potter Smith Fund, and Purchased through 1949.226, 1952.396, 1952.397, 1952.450, the gift of Henry and Walter Keney, 1954.197, 1954.198, 1955.341, 1955.359, 2009.5.1 1955.360, 1956.619, 1957.200, 1959.10, 1959.87, 1962.439, 1962.440, 1962.442, 1962.604, 1964.158, 1966.63, 1971.52.130 , 1971.52.135, 1971.52.138, 1975.168, 1979.260, 1995.24.1, 2002.44.1, 2002.44.2, 2002.44.3

28 29 P EOPLE , D ONORS & G IFTS

at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

The following pages reflect the names of the numerous individuals, foundations, corporations, and volunteers who have contributed in some way to the museum over this past year. What these lists do not reflect, however, is the full extent of their generosity , care and passion, which make the Wadsworth a thriving and viable institution— accessible to all. The gifts recorded below have enabled the museum to offer free admissions the last Saturday of every month, expand our educational programming, and enhance our collection through new acquisitions. But most importantly—these gifts have ensured that the Wadsworth remains at the forefront of art and culture both in Hartford and beyond. To those listed below and to all of our supporters—named and unnamed— we express our heartfelt gratitude and thanks.

Officers Board of Trustees Gualberto Ruaño Hy J. Schwartz Thomas J. Anathan President Karen Cronin Wheat Duffield Ashmead, IV Linda Cheverton Wick Susan A. Rottner Howard L. Carver Henry M. Zachs Coleman H. Casey Past President Cheryl A. Chase Honorary Trustees David W. Dangremond Coleman H. Casey Vincent J. Dowling, Jr. Carole P. Bailey Michele U. Farley John P. Britton Vice Presidents Anita A. Ferrante Emilie de Brigard Martin Puryear Cheryl A. Chase Barbara L. Flynn Mary G. Dowling David W. Dangremond Mary C. Fox Clare Edwards American, b. 1941 Laura R. Harris Mary P. Gibbons Treasurer Marcia Kalayjian Helen B. Gray Kiruna , 1982 Robert Kamerschen Arnold C. Greenberg Paint, gesso, and pine Thomas A. McEachin Christopher Larsen Nancy D. Grover The Douglas Tracy Smith Edward Lewis Joan J. Kohn and Dorothy Potter Smith Fund, Secretary Jeffrey G. Marsted James B. Lyon the African-American Art Marjorie E. Morrissey Henry R. Martin Conrad L. Mallett Purchase Fund, and the Alexander Thomas McEachin Stephen B. Middlebrook A. Goldfarb Contemporary Art Marjorie E. Morrissey John Motley Acquisition Fund, 2009.3.1 Kathleen O’Connor Claire M. Pryor Susan A. Rottner Robert H. Smith, Jr.

31 Ex Officio Trustees David E. Austin, Honorary Member Duffield Ashmead IV External Affairs Governance Committee Honorary Member Eleanor Blake, Donald M. Austin, David Dangremond Committee Howard L. Carver, Chair Susan R. Chandler Marcia Kalayjian President, Docent Council Marcia L. Kalayjian, Co-Chair Susan A. Rottner, ex officio Priscilla Cunningham LickDyke, Christopher Larsen M. Jodi Rell, represented by Hy J. Schwartz, Co-Chair Coleman H. Casey Honorary Member Gualberto Ruaño Judith B. Greiman, Susan A. Rottner, ex officio Arnold C. Greenberg David W. Dangremond Hy Schwartz State of Connecticiut Mary C. Fox Nancy D. Grover Alice M. DeLana Henry Zachs Robert Kamerschen Kathleen O’Connor Janet Flagg Rawlins, Jane Fenwick Goodwin, Honorary Member Susan L. Talbott, ex officio Kathleen G. Kraczkowsky JoAnn Price President, Women’s Committee Helen B. Gray Jeffrey Wolfman, staff liaison David Louden Karen Cronin Wheat Eddie A. Perez, Kathleen C. Marr Non Trustees Gualberto Ruaño Susan L. Talbott, staff liaison represented by Kelvin Roldan Patrick L. Pinnell Susan Chandler Linda Cheverton Wick Mayor, City of Hartford Linda Cheverton Wick Sheila D’Agostino Susan L. Talbott, ex officio Investment Committee Susan L. Talbott, ex officio JoAnn Price, President, Pauline Dickstein Susan Carey, staff Eugene R. Gaddis, staff liaison Jeffrey G. Marsted, Chair The Amistad Center for Art & Culture Debbie Gaudet, staff Nathan Frank Susan A. Rottner, ex officio Kelvin Roldan, Frank Garofolo Jeffrey Wolfman, staff Austin House Gary L. Carter Mayor’s Representative Lauren Greenspoon Kimberly Reynolds, staff liaison Advisory Council Arnold C. Greenberg Lorraine Parsons Edward Lewis Executive Committee Rosamond Bernier Janet Flagg Rawlins Facilities Committee Susan L. Talbott, ex officio Clare C. Edwards Linda Sonnenblick Susan A. Rottner, President Cheryl A. Chase, Chair Judith Mihalko, staff liaison Ileen Swerdloff Jared I. Edwards Susan A. Rottner, ex officio Coleman H. Casey, Past President Krystian von Speidel Ruth Ford* Coleman H. Casey Public Affairs Committee Cheryl A. Chase, Vice President, Wendell Garrett Advisors Emilie deBrigard Kathleen O’Connor, Chair Chair, Facilities Committee Shepherd M. Holcombe Coleman H. Casey Barbara Flynn Susan A. Rottner, ex officio David W. Dangremond, Vice President, Angela Lansbury Robert Smith, Jr. John H. Motley Arnold C. Greenberg Chair Emeritus, Curatorial Committee James B. Lyon ex officio Susan L. Talbott, Judith Greiman Michael R. T. Mahoney staff Thomas McEachin, Treasurer, Chair, Education Committee Cecil Adams, Kathleen G. Kraczkowsky Pauline Metcalf Finance Committee Judy Mihalko, staff Anita A. Ferrante, Chair Marjorie E. Morrissey Christopher Monkhouse Linda Roth, staff Marjorie E. Morrissey, Secretary Susan A. Rottner, ex officio John H. Motley Helen Searing Edd Russo, staff Howard L. Carver, Chair, Donna Berman Susan L. Talbott, ex officio Robert H. Smith, Jr. staff liaison Alan Barton, Jeffrey Wolfman, staff liaison Governance Committee J. Peter Spang Eleanor Blake Guests Anita A. Ferrante, Chair, Melinda M. Sullivan Power Boothe Ad-Hoc Committees Education Committee David W. Wright Eddie Duran, Advisor Whit Inglehart Mary C. Fox Partner, Tai Soo Kim Architects Karen Cronin Wheat, Chair, Ad-Hoc Ethics Committee Splendor Gala Co-chairs, Curatorial Committee Frank Garofolo Sally Katz Development Committee Nancy Grover, Chair Alden Gordon Trinity College, Director of Facilities Pauline Dickstein and Kathy Kraczkowsky Chair Linda Cheverton Wick, Chair, Linda Cheverton Wick, Christopher Larsen Susan A. Rottner, ex officio ex officio Robert Sullivan Curatorial Committee Susan A. Rottner, Eileen Pollack, Advisor Duffield Ashmead IV Duffield Ashmead IV President, Standard Builders, Inc. Susan L. Talbott, ex officio Susan L. Talbott, ex officio Mary C. Fox Coleman H. Casey Johanna Plummer, staff liaison Linda Cheverton Wick David W. Dangremond Finance Committee Audit Committee Karen Cronin Wheat Cheryl A. Chase Chair Susan L. Talbott, ex officio Howard L. Carver, Chair Ethics Committee Thomas McEachin, Emilie de Brigard Susan A. Rottner, ex officio Charlene Shang Miller, staff Susan A. Rottner, ex officio Duff Ashmead IV, Chair Mary G. Dowling Thomas J. Anathan Edd Russo, staff Timothy A. Holt Susan A. Rottner, ex officio Clare C. Edwards Vincent J. Dowling, Jr. Mary Schroeder, staff William J. Weldon Eleanor Blake Anita A. Ferrante Anita A. Ferrante Susan L. Talbott, ex officio Howard L. Carver Nancy D. Grover Judith Greiman Judith Mihalko, staff liaison Cheryl A. Chase Hank Martin Henry R. Martin Nancy Grover Robert H. Smith, Jr. JoAnn Price, ex officio Austin House Committee ex officio Kathleen O’Connor Susan L. Talbott, Susan L. Talbott, ex officio staff liaison Janet Flagg Rawlins Duffield Ashmead IV, Chair Elizabeth Mankin Kornhauser, Judith Mihalko, staff liaison Susan A. Rottner, ex officio Linda Cheverton Wick ex officio Betty Allen, Honorary Member * Development Committee Susan L. Talbott, Honorary Member Charlene Shang Miller, staff Laura Austin Allyn, Chair Karen Cronin Wheat, Edd Russo, staff * deceased Susan A. Rottner, ex officio

32 33 Board of Electors Marcia Reid Marsted Christopher and Janet Larsen Robert and Judith Kamerschen Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Tingley John and Barbara Donahue Electors Council Timothy McLaughlin Joyce and Andrew J. Mandell Sharon and Henry Martin University of Hartford Mrs. Nathan L. Dubin Gisele Miller Mrs. Edith W. Murphy* and Resources Management Eijk and Rose-Marie Van Otterloo Michael and Bess Economos Karen Cronin Wheat, Trustee, Co-Chair, Jill M. Packard Mr. John Davis Murphy* Remy and Hy Schwartz Mr. Ned Wentworth Mr. and Mrs. Jared I. Edwards Electors Council Lorraine Parsons National Endowment for the Arts Linda Bland Sonnenblick C. White & Son, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. David R. Edwards Bruce A. Cliff, Co-Chair, Electors Council Eileen S. Pollack Mrs. Millard H. Pryor, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. John C. Sterling, Jr. Mr. Pavel Zoubok Ms. Ruth L. Ellison Carol Covello Alyce T. Rawlins the Pryor Foundation TYCO Healthcare Michelle Elzay Lauren R. Greenspoon Sharon Rizikow Mr. and Mrs. David M. Roth University of Connecticut $4,999 – $1,000 Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Emerson Patricia Salner Betsy and David E. Sams, Jr. Mrs. Joan Wister Isabelle and Jim English David Louden Phoebe and P. K. Allen Marilyn Schwedel Estate of Charles G. Woodward Trust Estate of Concordia A. Gregorieff Patricia Salner Mr. Joel B. Alvord Gwendolyn Smith Iloani $9,999 – $5,000 Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan M. Fairbanks The Rev. Anne S. Alvord Linda Sonnenblick $49,999 – $20,000 Michele U. Farley Electors Albemarle Equities, LLC Anonymous Donna M. Stout Filomeno & Company PC Aetna, Inc. Thomas J. and Patricia S. Anathan Mr. and Mrs. Carlyle F. Barnes John Alves Ileen Swerdloff Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. Fisher Dr. Duffield Ashmead, IV and Mr. Eric Ort The BCB Group, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Bator Patricia S. Anathan Jerry Theodorou Mrs. Hinda N. Fisher Bank of America, N.A. Karen and John Byrne Barbara Bellis Power Boothe Charles A. Teale, Sr. Muriel and Karl Fleischmann J. Walton Bissell Foundation, Inc. Mr. Mickey Cartin John and Laura Berman Karen Byrne Laverne Terry Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Fowler, III Costume & Textile Society of the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies Dr. and Mrs. Ellison Berns Gary L. Carter Charles E. Tingley Mr. and Ms. John P. Franzis Wadsworth Atheneum Carol and Tim Covello Bingham McCutchen LLP Bonnie Castellani Pedro Valentin, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Fuller Mr. and Mrs. David W. Dangremond Mary H. Crary Mr. Power Boothe and Karen L. Chase Debra A. Valentine Vera Fuller 1999 Charitable Lead Trust Mr. and Mrs. Raul R. de Brigard Miss Evelyn L. Crosby Mrs. Lynne Steincamp Charles J. Clarke Priscilla B. Viets Mr. Thomas Marc Futter Vincent Dowling Family Foundation Sheila and John D'Agostino Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bowler Bruce A. Cliff Eugenia Villagra Mrs. Robert E. Galli Mr. and Mrs. Victor J. Dowling, Sr. Dr. Harry M. Day Charitable Foundation Bradley, Foster & Sargent, Inc. Kate Coley Krystian von Speidel Marilda Gandara Anita A. and Anthony Ferrante, M.D. Frank and Dede DeRosa Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Brainerd Gary H. Collins Judith S. Wawro Mary and Ted Gawlicki Frank Garofolo and Donald Osborne Mr. and Ms. Dan R. Eudy Paul Brewer Carol L. Covello E. Lisk Wyckoff, Jr. Aaron and Sandra Gersten Mrs. John Gibbons Mrs. Martha Deming Flanders Dr. Sybille Brewer Thomas R. Cox, III Eric M. Zachs Dr. and Mrs. William A. Gillespie Lincoln Financial Group Herman and Letty Fonteyne Kent and Geraldine Brittan Mary H. Crary Judy Zinn Mr. Mark Glazier James B. Lyon Mr. Mark E. Freitas Joan E. Brown Carol Cunin Steven and Blanche Goldenberg Thomas and Elsee McEachin Helen B. Gray Mrs. Lily Downing Burke Sheila D’Agostino Donors Mr. and Mrs. Robert Goldfarb Ms. Marjorie E. Morrissey The Burton and Phyllis Hoffman Mrs. Anne and Mr. Frederick Castellani Eric D. Daniels Mr. and Mrs. Michael Grogan $1,000,000 – $250,000 William and Alice Mortensen Foundation Foundation, Inc. Dr. Ash Gulliver and George de Brigard Mrs. JoAn K. Hagan Newman's Own Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Fred Krieble Mrs. Madelyn J. Cerritelli-Gulliver Christine M. Doty State of Connecticu t– Ms. Jane Harrison Mr. and Mrs. Elliott B. Pollack Landmark Partners Inc. Susan Chandler Jane Edwards Department of Economic and The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection Mr. M. Allen Swift* David T. Langrock Foundation Elaine L. Charendoff Jonathan Edwards Community Development & Insurance Company Travelers Jeffrey G. Marsted and Marcia Reid Marsted Mr. and Mrs. Arnold L. Chase Joanne Eudy Hartford Foundation for Public Giving Ms. Ingunn Hekneby and United Technologies Corporation Katherine K. & Henry R. McLane Trust Ms. Karen L. Chase and Robert Firger Estate of Talcott Stanley Mr. Michael Bassock Linda Cheverton Wick and Walter Wick Drs. Tim McLaughlin and Marian Kellner Dr. Charles M. Dickson Sandra Bender Fromson Hermann Family Charitable Foundation Women's Committee of the Gisele and Nick Miller Mr. Blair Childs Deborah H. Fuller $249,000 – $100,000 Mrs. Ruth Herrup Wadsworth Atheneum Northland Investment Corporation Mr. Bruce A. Cliff and Claire Galli Mr. Kevin R. Hoben Coleman H. and Jo Champlin Casey Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Zachs Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. O'Connor Mr. Andrew M. Huber Frank Garofolo Mr. Shepherd M. Holcombe Connecticut Commission on Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Parsons Mr. and Mrs. James L. Cohen Blanche Goldenberg Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Holden, Jr. Culture & Tourism $19,999 – $10,000 Mr. and Mrs. Peter R. Pearson Ms. Sara Marcy Cole Lauren Greenspoon Timothy and Beverly Holt Greater Hartford Arts Council Dr. and Mrs. Sam Peterson Dr. and Mrs. James Collias Rita Heimann Anonymous Ann and Joseph Howard, Jr. The Phoenix Companies, Inc. Mr. William H. Podolny Ms. Sandra E. Conlin and Robert Henry Estate of Harriet Bundy Trust Roberta and Richard Huber The Douglas Tracy Smith and Mrs. Belle K. Ribicoff Mr. Joseph J. Puzzo Phyllis Hoffman Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Carver Ms. Julie Hume Dorothy Potter Smith Fund Mr. and Mrs. Joel J. Rottner Michele and Halsey Cook Timothy Holt Ensworth Charitable Foundation Dr. Mark W. Izard Dr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Sappington Mr. and Mrs. Samuel P. Cooley Ann D. Howard Fairview Capital Partners, Inc. David and Sharon Jepson $99,999 – $50,000 Jeannette B. Schermerhorn Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Corcoran, III James F. Jones, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Firger Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Johnson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Schwartz Kathryn and Thomas R. Cox, III Joshua King Aetna Foundation, Inc. Barbara L. Flynn Mr. and Mrs. David Jones Shipman & Goodwin LLP Mr. Stalin Cruz Kathleen Kraczkowsky Estate of Eva Andrews Trust Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Fox Mr. Dirk Jonske Sharon W. and Robert H. Smith, Jr. Dr. Burton and Carol Cunin Lee G. Kuckro The Cheryl Chase and Beverly P. and Arnold C. Greenberg Mr. Kenneth Anderson and Mrs. Robert H. Smith, Sr. Ms. Dinah L. Danseyar David Louden Stuart Bear Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robinson A. Grover Ms. Karen Kelleher Sovereign Bank Aldo DeDominicis Foundation Daniel F. MacKinnon Maximilian E. & Marion O. Hoffman Laura R. Harris Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Keith A. Stevenson Mrs. Alice M. DeLana Elizabeth Malley Foundation, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. David B. Kalayjian Ryoung Ja and Tai Soo Kim Evelyn Bonar Storrs Estate Elizabeth di Mauro Jen and Jim Kimenker * deceased

34 35 Mr. William Knight and Ms. Jill Adams Ms. Sharon M. G. Rizikow Mrs. Eleanor E. Zajac Ms. Sharon Kelly Premier Members Fellows Joan J. Kohn Robinson & Cole LLP Dr. and Mrs. Gordon A. Zimmermann Mr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Mayer $9,999 – $5,000 Kohn-Joseloff Foundation Charles Nelson Robinson Fund Judy and John Zinn Ms. Anne McAloon We gratefully acknowledge the Diane Korntheuer and Peter Grzybala Ms. Emma E. Rose McCarter & English LLP Thomas J. and Patricia S. Anathan following patrons who graciously Kostin, Ruffkess and Company, LLC Dr. Gualberto Ruaño and $999 – $500 Mr. George Murnaghan Carol and Tim Covello Bernard and Gale Kosto Dr. Ana Marie Gomes Murtha Cullina LLP support the Annual Fund with a gift Mary H. Crary Mr. and Ms. Gilbert Ahrens Deborah Kotchen and Michael Leahy Mr. and Mrs. Peter G. Russell Judge Jon Newman and Mr. and Ms. Dan R. Eudy Beverly Arrington to our Premier Membership program. Kathy and Greg Kraczkowsky Mr. Steven Sadler Ms. Ann Z. Leventhal Mrs. John Gibbons Austin Patterson Disston Architects LLC Mrs. Alice L. Krall Saint Joseph College Oscar Peyser Foundation Harry J.* and Helen B. Gray Bank of America Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Lee G. Kuckro Patricia and Andrew Salner Mr. and Mrs. Austin Perkins Society of Laura R. Harris Mrs. Margaret H. Barnes Dr. Leena K. Langeland, D.D.S., D.M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D. Sargent Mr. Daniel E. Petashnick Mr. and Mrs. Fred Krieble Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Barrett Daniel Wadsworth Margaret and Roger Lawson Mr. Gary Scheft Mr. Patrick Pinnell and James B. Lyon Mrs. Diane Brown Mr. and Mrs. W. Harmon Leete Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Scherer, Jr. Ms. Kathleen Curran J. Pierpont Morgan Society Jeffrey G. and Marcia Reid Marsted Mr. and Mrs. Harold C. Buckingham, Jr. Janet and Fred Leonberger Mr. Richard Scheuch Mr. Donald J. Poland, Jr. Sharon and Henry Martin Ms. Susan L. Carey $50,000 and above Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lewis Robin and Philip Schonberger Dr. Wayne Rawlins and Drs. Tim McLaughlin and Marian Kellner Mr. Gary L. Carter and Elaine Lewis Alan R. and Marilyn C. Schwedel Mrs. Janet Flagg Rawlins Coleman H. and Jo Champlin Casey+ Mr. and Mrs. Peter R. Pearson Ms. Elizabeth York Mrs. Carol LeWitt Mr. and Mrs. Allyn Seymour Mr. and Mrs. Jack Rehm The Cheryl Chase and Stuart Bear Family Mr. William H. Podolny Dr. and Mrs. Geoffrey M. Coley Mrs. Helen Lewtan Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Shanfield Mrs. Genevieve Rela and Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Sappington Dr. and Mrs. Martin Cooper Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Lips Ms. Ann Sheffer and Mr. William Scheffler Mr. Chet Kempczynski Ms. Marjorie E. Morrissey Jeannette B. Schermerhorn Mr. Robert Couturier Mr. and Mrs. John T. Livingstone Mr. and Mrs. Mark Shipman Mary Ashley and Jeff Rhule Mrs. Millard H. Pryor, Jr., and the Remy and Hy Schwartz Mrs. Catherine Daly Mr. and Mrs. Roger S. Loeb The Shulansky Foundation Mr. and Mrs. John H. Riege Pryor Foundation+ Mrs. Robert H. Smith, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Eric D. Daniels Adlyn and Ted Loewenthal Mr. and Mrs. James B. Slimmon, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Russell W. Robertson Linda Bland Sonnenblick Mr. and Mrs. Damien T. Davis The George A. and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sorenson Mr. and Mrs. Avery Rockefeller, III Chick Austin Circle Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Tingley Estate of Charles W. Deeds Grace L. Long Foundation Henry "Skip" Steiner Dr. Jonathan Schreiber and $49,999 – $25,000 Mr. Ned Wentworth Mr. and Mrs. Barry Dickstein David and Christine Louden Marge and Ted Storrs Mrs. Sherry G. Schreiber Mr. and Mrs. Victor Dowling, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David W. Dangremond Mrs. Diane S. and Mr. Michael Macris Mr. and Mrs. Michael Suisman Dr. and Mrs. Steven Schutzer Patrons Dr. and Mrs. William H. Druckemiller Mr. and Mrs. Raul R. de Brigard Ms. Kathleen Coville Marr Melinda Martin Sullivan and Mr. and Mrs. Adam L. Schwartz $4,999 – $2,500 Mrs. Sara R. Dun Mr. and Mrs. David M. Roth Sarah and Bob Martin Paul R. C. Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Sherwood Mr. and Mrs. Edmund P. Dunn, Jr. Mr. Joel B. Alvord Antonie Murray Martin Mark and Ileen Swerdloff Mr. and Mrs. Nelson A. Sly, Jr. Mrs. John E. Ellsworth Director’s Council Katharine Armstrong Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation Ms. Susan L. Talbott and Mr. Basil Talbott Mr. Tyler Smith Mr. Lawrence R. Fish John and Laura Berman Mr. Roy A. McAlpine and Ms. Emily Estes Target Stores Ms. Ruth A. Solie $24,999 – $15,000 Mr. and Mrs. Benedict D. Flynn, III Mr. Power Boothe and Mr. Earl F. McMahon and Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Theodorou Mr. Kelly Tremaine Dr. Duffield Ashmead, IV and Mr. Eric Ort Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Fogg Mrs. Lynne Steincamp Ms. Dina Plapler Fred and Ruth Timme Ms. Deborah Applegate and Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Carver Mr. Nathan Frank and Mrs. Lily Downing Burke Merrill Lynch Mr. J. Frank Travis Mr. Bruce Tulgan Vincent Dowling Family Foundation Mr. Krystian von Speidel Mrs. Anne and Mr. Frederick Castellani Mr. and Mrs. Stephen B. Middlebrook Trinity College Mrs. Bettye H. Turitto Mr. and Mrs. Victor J. Dowling, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Gengras Susan Chandler Mr. and Mrs. Irvin J. Miglietta Dr. and Mrs. Clarence L. Trummel Sandra R. Voice Barbara L. Flynn Ms. Ashley Gengras Elaine L. Charendoff Mr. Richard M. Murray J. P. and Marie-Claire van Rooy Ms. Mariana P. Wagoner Mr. and Mrs. Robinson A. Grover Lauren R. Greenspoon Mr. and Mrs. Arnold L. Chase Ms. Marianne S. Donahue and Douglas H. and Priscilla B. Viets Mr. and Mrs. Edward Whittemore Mr. and Mrs. Joel J. Rottner+ Mr. and Mrs. R. Nelson Griebel Mr. and Mrs. James L. Cohen Mr. Joseph P. Namnoun Eugenia and Victor Villagra Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood Willard Betsy and David E. Sams, Jr. Mr. and Ms. Welles R. Guilmartin Dr. and Mrs. James Collias NewAlliance Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. von Dohlen Heide and Jeffrey Williams Linda Cheverton Wick and Walter Wick Mrs. Rita K. Heimann Michele and Halsey Cook Elizabeth Normen and Paul Eddy Edward J. Wahlberg Mrs. Susan L. Winter Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Zachs Mr. Kent Holsinger and Kathryn and Thomas R. Cox, III Dr. and Mrs. Michael Passaretti Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord N. Wall Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Wolfman Mr. Bill D. Cannon Dr. Burton and Carol Cunin Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Passman Margery and Robert Warren Benefactors ING Foundation Sheila and John D'Agostino Mrs. Jean Pearson Mrs. N. William Wawro Mr. and Ms. Larry Jones $14,999 – $10,000 Ms. Dinah L. Danseyar Mr. and Mrs. William R. Peelle, Jr. Webster Bank Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Kenny Michael and Bess Economos Michael and Genevieve Pfaff John H. P. Wheat and Karen C. Wheat Frank and Dede DeRosa Tai Soo Kim Partners Mr. and Mrs. Jared I. Edwards Ms. Kristen M. Phillips and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wills Anita A. and Anthony Ferrante, M.D. Kingswood-Oxford School Michele U. Farley Mr. Matt Schreck Mr. Martin Wolman and Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Fox+ Mr. and Mrs. Harold C. Kraus Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. Fisher Mrs. Sidney Pinney Ms. Nancy Fischbach Frank Garofolo and Donald Osborne Limra International Mrs. Martha Deming Flanders Dr. and Mrs. Clair Rankin Edward C. and Madelyn M. Wood Beverly P. and Arnold C. Greenberg Peter G. and Rosemary C. Lombardo Muriel and Karl Fleischmann Mr. and Mrs. Gregory F. Reid The Alexander M. and Catherine Maus Dr. and Mrs. David B. Kalayjian The Loomis Chaffee School Mr. and Mrs. Alvin B. Reiner Wright Charitable Trust Robert and Judith Kamerschen Mr. and Mrs. Worth Loomis Mr. John M. Reynolds Eric and Jessica Zachs Family Foundation Christopher and Janet Larsen Dr. and Mrs. Iain M. Mackay River Oaks Foundation Suzanne E. Zajac Thomas and Elsee McEachin * deceased Reverend Richard Mansfield and Mr. and Mrs. John C. Sterling, Jr. + matching gift

36 37 Herman and Letty Fonteyne Mr. Martin Wolman and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Lips Special Contributions Susan Chandler Mr. Nathan Frank and Ms. Nancy Fischbach Adlyn and Ted Loewenthal Mary H. Crary++ Mr. Krystian von Speidel Eric and Jessica Zachs Family Foundation David and Christine Louden Special purpose contributions help George David++ Marilda Gandara+ Mrs. Eleanor E. Zajac Mrs. Diane S. and Mr. Michael Macris Emilie and Raul de Brigard the Wadsworth Atheneum continue to Steven and Blanche Goldenberg Suzanne Zajac Ms. Kathleen Coville Marr Esther de Neufville++ Hermann Family Charitable Foundation Sarah and Bob Martin provide funds for programs and Ronnie A. and Raymond H. Deck* Ann and Joseph Howard, Jr. Atheneum Associates Antonie Murray Martin initiatives central to our mission. Alice M. DeLana++ Dr. Mark W. Izard Mr. Earl F. McMahon and Karen C. and John H.P. Wheat++ $2,499 – $1,000 We appreciate the generous donors Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Johnson, Jr. Ms. Dina Plapler Mrs. Lucille A. Diorio* Mr. Kenneth Anderson and Phoebe and P. K. Allen Elizabeth Normen and Paul Eddy who founded an d/or support these William D. Eppes Ms. Karen Kelleher The Rev. Anne S. Alvord Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Parsons special groups each year. Muriel and Karl Fleischmann++ Ryoung Ja and Tai Soo Kim Mr. and Mrs. Carlyle F. Barnes Dr. and Mrs. Michael Passaretti Frank Garofolo and Donald Osborne Joan J. Kohn Dr. and Mrs. Ellison Berns Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Passman Nancy D. and Robinson A. Grover++ Mr. and Mrs. Bernhard L. Kohn, Jr. Dr. Sybille Brewer Mrs. Jean Pearson Conservation Fellows Mr. Pehr Gyllenhammar++ Diane Korntheuer and Peter Grzybala Joan E. Brown Dr. and Mrs. Sam Peterson Mrs. Frederick Hamilton* The Cheryl Chase and Bernard and Gale Kosto Karen and John Byrne Ms. Kristen M. Phillips and Shepherd M. Holcombe, Sr.++ Stuart Bear Family Foundation Kathy and Greg Kraczkowsky Ms. Karen L. Chase and Mr. Matt Schreck Helen Kaman Mr. and Mrs. Raul R. de Brigard Margaret and Roger Lawson Dr. Charles M. Dickson Dr. and Mrs. Clair Rankin Lilian N. Kezerian++ Anita A. and Anthony Ferrante, M.D. Mrs. Carol LeWitt Ms. Sara Marcy Cole Mr. and Mrs. Gregory F. Reid Christopher and Janet Larsen++ Mr. and Mrs. Roger S. Loeb Mr. and Mrs. Samuel P. Cooley Mr. and Mrs. Alvin B. Reiner Henry Link, P.E. Contemporary Coalition Mr. Roy A. McAlpine and Ms. Emily Estes Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Corcoran, III Ms. Sharon M. G. Rizikow James B. Lyon++ Mr. and Mrs. Irvin J. Miglietta Mrs. Alice M. DeLana Mr. and Mrs. Peter G. Russell Coleman H. and Jo Champlin Casey Marily MacKinnon and Gisele and Nick Miller Elizabeth di Mauro Patricia and Andrew Salner The Cheryl Chase and Charles Gorrondona++ Mr. Richard M. Murray John and Barbara Donahue Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Scherer, Jr. Stuart Bear Family Foundation Laura McIntyre Ms. Marianne S. Donahue and Mrs. Nathan L. Dubin Ms. Ann Sheffer and Mr. William Scheffler Mr. and Mrs. David W. Dangremond Andrew C. McKirdy Mr. Joseph P. Namnoun Mr. and Mrs. David R. Edwards Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Sherwood Mr. and Mrs. Raul R. de Brigard Mr. and Mrs. Stephen B. Middlebrook++ Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. O'Connor Ruth Ellison The Shulansky Foundation Frank Garofolo and Donald Osborne Barbara C.* and Robert K.* Mooney++ Mr. and Mrs. William R. Peelle, Jr. Isabelle and Jim English Mr. and Mrs. James B. Slimmon, Jr. Laura R. Harris Mr. Richard M. Murray Mrs. Sidney Pinney Mr. and Mrs. Robert Firger Henry “Skip” Steiner Jeffrey G. and Marcia Reid Marsted Mrs. Clair M. Pryor and Mr. and Mrs. Elliott B. Pollack Mrs. Hinda N. Fisher Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Theodorou Dr. and Mrs. Sam Peterson Mr. Millard H. Pryor*++ Mrs. Belle K. Ribicoff Mr. and Ms. John P. Franzis Fred and Ruth Timme Mrs. Millard H. Pryor, Jr. and Hal and Patty Sprague Ms. Emma E. Rose Mr. and Mrs. John W. Fuller J. P. and Marie-Claire van Rooy the Pryor Foundation Marie L. St. John++ Dr. Gualberto Ruaño and Mrs. Robert E. Galli Mr. and Mrs. John C. Voice Linda Cheverton Wick and Walter Wick Mr.* and Mrs. Talcott Stanley++ Attendees at the Splendor Gala Dr. Ana Marie Gomes Aaron and Sandra Gersten Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord N. Wall Melinda M. and Paul R.C. Sullivan++ Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D. Sargent Mr. and Mrs. Robert Goldfarb Margery and Robert Warren Mr. Richard Scheuch Lauren R. Greenspoon Mrs. N. William Wawro Legacy Gifts Trust and Estate Gifts Robin and Philip Schonberger Mrs. JoAn K. Hagan Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wills Mrs. Rita K. Heimann Estate of Eva Andrews Trust Alan R. and Marilyn C. Schwedel Edward C. and Madelyn M. Wood We are delighted to recognize the Dorothy C. Archibald Trust Mr. and Mrs. Allyn Seymour Ms. Ingunn Hekneby and Judy and John Zinn following donors who provided for the Estate of Harriet Bundy Trust Mr. and Mrs. Mark Shipman Mr. Michael Bassock Estate of Evelyn L. Crosby Sharon W. and Robert H. Smith, Jr. Mrs. Ruth Herrup Wadsworth Atheneum in their estate Mr. Kevin R. Hoben Estate of Charles W. Deeds Margery and Lewis Steinberg plans. Their foresight and generosity will Estate of Concordia A. Gregorieff Mr. and Mrs. Keith A. Stevenson Mr. Shepherd M. Holcombe play a key role in establishing a sound Estate of Louise C. Harrington Marge and Ted Storrs Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Holden, Jr. Katherine K. & Henry R. McLane Trust Mr. and Mrs. Michael Suisman Timothy and Beverly Holt foundation and ensuring the museum’s David and Sharon Jepson Estate of Frances H. O'Dell Melinda Martin Sullivan and future growth and success. Evelyn Bonar Storrs Estate Paul R. C. Sullivan Jen and Jim Kimenker Estate of M. Allen Swift Mark and Ileen Swerdloff Deborah Kotchen and Michael Leahy Legacy Society Estate of Charles G. Woodward Trust Ms. Susan L. Talbott and Mr. Basil Talbott Mrs. Alice L. Krall Duffield Ashmead, IV and Eric Ort Mr. J. Frank Travis Mr. and Mrs. Lee G. Kuckro Barbara and Richard Booth Douglas H. and Priscilla B. Viets Dr. Leena K. Langeland, D.D.S., D.M.D. Joan E. Brown and J. Ernest Gross Eugenia and Victor Villagra Mr. and Mrs. W. Harmon Leete Janet and Fred Leonberger Howard and Sue Carver Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. von Dohlen * deceased * deceased Coleman H. and Jo Champlin Casey++ John H. P. Wheat and Karen C. Wheat Elaine Lewis + matching gift ++ charter members

38 39 Tribute Gifts In Memory of Eloise Martin Fundraising Events Coleman H. and Jo Champlin Casey The Wadsworth Atheneum greatly 11th Annual appreciates the contributions In Memory of Linda Osten Ms. Lynn H. Ferrari Talcott Stanley in memory or in honor of the Golf Classic following individuals. In Memory of Talcott Stanley Dr. and Mrs. David B. Kalayjian We are grateful to the following

In Memoriam Gifts In Memory of Teresa Stolarczyk Tabaka supporters for their contributions to Ms. Judy Bennett the success of the 11th Annual Talcott In Memory of Mr. and Stanley Golf Classic, held on September 24, Mrs. W. Arthur Countryman, Jr. In Honor Gifts 2008, at Fishers Island Club, New York. Estate of Louise C. Harrington This year's tournament honored In Memory of Raymond Deck In Honor of Dr. and Mrs. Jack Blechner the memory of Talcott Stanley as we Dr. and Mrs. David B. Kalayjian Ms. Fern Grauer look back on his life with gratitude for In Memory of Dana Engstrom DeLoach In Honor of Coleman H. Casey the commitment he had for the Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Bator Laura R. Harris Wadsworth Atheneum. The J. Michael Bator Family In Honor of David W. Dangremond Attendees at the Splendor Gala The Peter Bator Family Presenting Sponsor The Walter Bator, Jr. Family Ms. Susan L. Talbott and Mr. Basil Talbott The Francis Malnati Family Imagineers LLC In Honor of Nita Jones The Tom Mauro Family Splendor: Barbara Flynn The Robert Sumislaski Family Thomas and Joann Mauro Nathan Frank, T able Host Chairperson Gold Sponsor Second Annual Ms. Sue H. Widner Frank Garofolo In Honor of Linda and David Roth Resources Management Corp. Benefit Gala Susan Gillespie In Memory of Patricia Engelbrecht and Family Ingunn Hekneby, Tournament Sponsors Mrs. Virginia S. Smith Woody Exley The Wadsworth Atheneum’s largest President of the Women’s Committee, River Oaks Foundation AT&T fundraiser of the year was a great Floral Co-Chair In Memory of Dr. John M. Gibbons, Jr. Orthopedic Associates of Hartford, P.C. Ann Howard, Dinner Chairperson In Honor of Linda and David Roth’s success, netting more than $263,000 The Oscar Peyser Foundation S&S Worldwide Marcia Kalayjian, Anniversary The Lofts at Main and Temple for exhibitions, programs and Decorations Chairperson In Memory of Stephen Kezerian Mrs. Ethel Ratner operations. Many thanks to the Ginny Kelly Mrs. H. Harri Malootian Corporate Sponsors Roger Loeb individuals, donors, artists and In Honor of Linda Roth’s Birthday Kathy Marr Chubb Group of Insurance Companies In Memory of Carol Krute Mrs. Ethel Ratner committee members listed below. Alyce Rawlins, Davis & Gilbert LLP Volunteers Chairperson Mr. Brian Wu Frank Crystal & Co., Inc. In Honor of Deborah J. Trovato Carol Reid Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Committee Members In Memory of Mary Lubowsky Anonymous Andy Rubenoff Magellan Health Services Kathy Kraczkowsky, Co-Chair Coleman H. and Jo Champlin Casey Francine Shanfield In Honor of Linda and Walter Wick The BCB Group, Inc. Pauline Dickstein, Co-Chair Ms. Cheryl Chase and Mr. Stuart Bear Ileen Swerdloff U.S.Trust, Bank of America Private Duff Ashmead Mr. Vincent J. Dowling, Jr. The Art Seminar Group Becky Trutter, Wealth Management Ellen Bowler Anita A. and Anthony Ferrante, M.D. Special Events Coordinator Susan Chandler Barbara L. Flynn Priscilla Viets, Individual Sponsors Kate Coley, Floral Co-Chair Terry L. Gellin and Samuel L. Schrager Entertainment Chairperson Kent Brittan Tina Collias, Floral Co-Chair Beverly P. and Arnold C. Greenberg Kate Viner, Intern C. White & Son, Inc. David Dangremond Ms. Judith B. Greiman and Krystian von Speidel, Fred Castellani Emilie de Brigard Mr. David S. Knishkowy Photography Chairperson Filomeno & Company, P.C. Mary Dowling Mrs. Carol LeWitt Karen Cronin Wheat Merrill Lynch Ruth Ellison James B. Lyon Linda Cheverton Wick, Resources Management Corp. Anita A. Ferrante Jeffrey G. and Marcia Reid Marsted Auction Chairperson Douglas Viets, MD The Women’s Committee of the Wadsworth Atheneum

40 41 Table Hosts Grand Patrons Steve Cavagnaro and Cavey’s Restaurant Louise Lawler & Metro Pictures John Alves Design The Phoenix Companies, Inc. Central Park West Limousine David Levinthal Jordan Caterers Tiffany & Co. Duff Ashmead and Eric Ort Duff Ashmead and Eric Ort Susan Chandler James B. Lyon Marcia Kalayjian Travelers Karen Chase and Charles Dickson Mary and David Dangremond Chase Enterprises Kathleen Coville Marr Lux Bond & Green United Technologies Corporation Sheila and John D’Agostino Emilie and Raul de Brigard Christie’s Marcia Reid Marsted Maher's Paint & Wallpaper UnitedHealth Group Mary and David Dangremond Barbara L. Flynn Christine Smith Jewelry Mayflower Inn & Spa Microsoft Webster Bank Emilie and Raul de Brigard Christo and Jeanne-Claude Sam McKinniss Harold Moskowitz, MD, F.A.C.R. Mary and Victor Dowling Patrons Chow, Blue Back Square Christopher Mir NBC 30 Institutional Members Anita and Anthony Ferrante, MD Thomas J. and Patricia S. Anathan Dino Cialfi and Peppercorn’s Grill Kathryn Myers Popcorn Movie Poster Company Susan and Robert Fisher, MD CREC Montessori Magnet School Michael P. Bassock and Ingunn Hekneby Francesco Clemente Napa & Co. Carol Reid Barbara L. Flynn East Hartford Fine Arts Commission Susan Chandler Kate Coley New Britain Museum of American Art Andrew Rubenoff Kathanne and Robert Fowler Friends of the Jones Library Tina and James Collias, M.D. Connecticut Furs, Inc. One Pearl S & S Worldwide Nathan Frank and Krystian von Speidel Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts Sandra E. Conlin and Joseph J. Puzzo, Jr. Connecticut Opera Pavel Zoubok Gallery, New York Stop & Shop Frank Garofolo and Donald Osborne Hartford Seminary Carol and Tim Covello Martin and Cynthia Cooper Christian Peltenburg-Brechneff The Hartford Courant Susan and William Gillespie, MD Kingswood-Oxford School Mary H. Crary Mr. Robert Couturier and Denise Peterson The Woodland Moving & Warehouse, Inc. Laura Harris and Stephen Gray Manchester Community College Clare C. Edwards Mr. Jeffrey Morgan Pond House Café Valet Park of America Ingunn Hekneby and Michael Bassock Middlewoods of Farmington Anita and Anthony Ferrante, MD Nick Dawes Real Art Ways Victor Advertising Service Ann and Joseph Howard Miss Porter's School, Inc. Susan and Robert Fisher Day Pitney LLP Linda Roth, Curatorial Chair and Charles Linda Cheverton Wick and Walter Wick Marcia and David Kalayjian, MD Saint Joseph College Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fowler Emilie and Raul de Brigard C. and Eleanor Lamont Cunningham Women's Committee of the Joan Kohn The Loomis Chaffee School Mrs. John M. Gibbons, Jr. Michelle Elzay Curator of European Decorative Arts Wadsworth Atheneum Betsy and Stephen Kornhauser The Taft School Susan Gillespie and Dr. William Gillespie Elizabeth Enders Linda and David Roth Conservation Department of the Jan and Christopher Larsen Trinity College Beverly and Arnold Greenberg Mr. and Mrs. Stuart P. Feld Ed Ruscha Yale University Art Gallery Marcia Reid Marsted and Jeffrey Marsted University of Connecticut Robinson and Nancy Grover Marty Flanders Hugh Russell Linda and David Roth University of Hartford Dr. Ash Gulliver and Letty Fonteyne Ann Sheffer and Bill Scheffler Corporate Members Susan and Joel Rottner Watkinson School Madelyn Cerritelli Gulliver Mr. and Mrs. John Walker Fuller Slow Food Connecticut Susan and Joseph Sappington, MD Aetna Foundation, Inc. Laura Harris and Stephen Gray Frank Garofolo and Donald Osborne Tyler Smith FAIA and Jared Edwards FAIA Remy and Hy Schwartz Bank of America, N.A. Matching Gifts Marcia and David Kalayjian Deborah A. Gaudet, Mark and Ileen Swerdloff Susan L. Talbott and Basil Talbott Bingham McCutchen LLP Kathy and Greg Kraczkowsky Curator of Film & Theater Susan L. Talbott, Director and CEO Aetna Foundation, Inc. Priscilla and Douglas Viets, MD Bradley, Foster & Sargent, Inc. Eileen S. Kraus Gillette Ridge Wine Tallulah’s Catering Allied World Assurance Company Karen Cronin Wheat and John Wheat Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels LLP Christopher and Janet Larsen Good News Café Taylor Rental Center American International Group, Inc. Linda Cheverton Wick and Walter Wick Christie's Gisele and Nick Miller Grants Restaurant and Bar The Austin House Committee AT&T Foundation Kim and Gordon Zimmermann, MD Day Pitney LLP Mark and Lorraine Parsons Francine DuPlessix Gray The Sarah G. Austin Foundation Bank of America Foundation, Inc. Ensign-Bickford Industries, Inc. Cynthia and Jack Rehm Luke Gray Tiffany & Co., Westfarms Business and Legal Reports, Inc. Hilb Rogal & Hobbs of Connecticut Gala Sponsors John M. Reynolds and Garrett Price Peter Greenwood United States Golf Association Covidien Imagineers, L.L.C. Belle K. Ribicoff Robinson and Nancy Grover Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art ExxonMobil Foundation Presenting Sponsors JCJ Architecture, Inc. Emma E. Rose Ann and Graham Gund Peter Waite Federated Department Stores Foundation Aetna Inc. Kostin, Ruffkess and Company, LLC Susan and Joel Rottner Laura Harris William Wegman GE Foundation Limra International David and Betsy Sams Marion Harris West Side Wines & Spirits IBM International Foundation Corporate Sponsors Lincoln Financial Group Susan and Joseph Sappington, M.D. Hartford Symphony Orchestra Nelson H. White ING Foundation McCarter & English LLP Covidien Linda Bland Sonnenblick Roberta and Richard Huber Linda Cheverton Wick Lincoln Financial Foundation MetLife Foundation Fairview Capital Partners J. Frank Travis and Sharon Rizikow Jason Jacques Walter Wick MassMutual Life Insurance Company Murtha Cullina LLP Judith and Henry Zachs Jewelry Designs by Mark Williams Meredith Corporation Foundation Northeast Utilities Corporate Table Sponsors Christine Hainsworth Winvian Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation Auction Contributors Chet Kempczynski Eric Zafran, Susan Morse Hilles Curator The Chubb Corporation Landmark Partners Pullman & Comley, LLC Elizabeth Mankin Kornhauser, of European Art The Ford Foundation Northland Investment Corporation A Friend of the Wadsworth Atheneum Resources Management Krieble Curator of American Painting The John G. Martin Foundation Plunkett and Jaffe Group of McKenna Cecil B. Adams, Head of Museum Design Robinson & Cole LLP and Sculpture In-Kind Support The Prudential Foundation Matching Long & Aldridge LLP Allan S. Goodman, Inc. Shipman & Goodwin LLP Stephen Kornhauser, Chief Conservator Gifts Program Robinson & Cole LLP Anonymous Allan S. Goodman, Inc. and Roger Loeb Tai Soo Kim Partners KPM Arts + Antiques, The Stanley Works Foundation Trust Shipman & Goodwin LLP Mr. Larry Auriana Dr. Henry A. DePhillips, Jr. The BCB Group, Inc. Kevin P. McNamara and Craig Nowak Time Warner Foundation Inc. The Cheryl Chase and Bloodroot Ltd Double A Transportation The Hartford Financial Services Fay Ku Travelers Stuart Bear Family Foundation Power Boothe EBK Picture Framing Group, Inc. Anne Kuckro and Charles Lyle, Director UBS Financial Services The floral centerpieces were underwritten and Meg Buchsbaum Fathom The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection of Webb Deane Stevens Museum United Technologies Corporation designed by the Women’s Committee of the Ellen Carey Hartford Despatch & Warehouse & Insurance Company L.C. Lambrecht/Golfstock Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art. Coleman H. Casey Hitchcock Printing & Distribution J. Namnoun Oriental Rugs

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at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Auerbach Library Associates Judith Wawro Linda and Walter Wick Rita K. Heimann, President R. J. Luke Williams Jeffrey Travis Atwood Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Zachs William I. and Margaret T. Atwood Charles Baldwin Peter J. and Barbara Bartucca Costume & Textile Society Louise Blalock and Nolan Lushington Sybille Brewer, MD Genevieve Pfaff, President Will R. Bronson, MD Sandy Aho Esther Cohen Victoria Albert David W. and Mary Dangremond Harriett Belding Emilie de Brigard Valerie Boyar Elizabeth A. di Mauro Dr. Sybille Brewer Clare and Jared Edwards Cynthia A. Brown Wilson H. Faude Joan L. Burdge Nancy and Robinson Grover Karen Byrne Claudia and Walter Gwardyak Sally D. Carrier Janice Hadley Carole Carter Peter Hirschl and Lisa Silvestre Karen L. A. Chase Robert Grant Irving Madelyn Cerritelli Brooks and Carol Lee Joslin Lauren Clarke Dorothy B. Keller Hyla and James L. Cohen Janet Leonberger Isabel and Gerald Compasso Mrs. Nathan Levy Dorothy Conklin Charles Marlor Catherine Davidson Karen McNulty Emilie de Brigard Brenda Miller Sheila D’Agostino Minerva Neiditz Elizabeth di Mauro Inka Peczerski Marianne Donahue Maurine and Stuart Plettner Kitagawa Utamaro Mrs. Victor Dowling Kevin Rita Ruby Dushane Japanese, b. ?–1806 Richard Ross Clare and Jared Edwards Robert Saunders* Emily Estes Cherry Blossoms at Yoshiwara Joan Shoemaker Ruth Ellison (Yoshiwara no hana zu) , c. 1793 Janet S. Smith Anita Ferrante Japanese, Edo period Mrs. Olcott D. Smith Susan Fisher Hanging scroll (now framed); ink, Sharon W. and Robert H. Smith, Jr. Marty Flanders color, gold and gold-leaf on paper Theodore M. Space Muriel Fleischmann The Ella Gallup Sumner and Anne Paul Swett Theresa Forsdick Mary Catlin Sumner Collection Fund, Barbara Ulrich Terry A. Gaudet 1957.17 Mary Lou Wall Sandra and Aaron Gersten

45 Beverly P. Greenberg Elsie M. Straube Mary Gibbons Docent Council Dagmar Gunther-Stirn Hildegarde Sterling Beverly and Arnold Greenberg Eleanor Blake, President Gloria Gworek Coreen A. Sunde Majka JoAn K. Hagan Carol R. Hall Mrs. Rebecca Taylor Laura Harris and Stephen Gray Bonnie Castellani, Vice President Donna Halloran Maureen Tesoro Rita Heimann Ann Drake, Secretary Laura Harris Hope Vath Shepherd M. Holcombe, Sr. Lorraine Parsons, Treasurer Anne Healey Rosanne Warmoth Mr. and Mrs. R. Stuart Holden, Jr. Linda Alexander Ingunn Hekneby Louise Wilder Joseph Howard Phoebe Allen Mary Ellen Higgison Judith Weisman Dr. Mark W. Izard Pauline Arendt Helen Hodgman Linda Cheverton Wick Marcia and David Kalayjian Carolyn Backmender Shepherd Holcombe Polly Zarella Karen Kelleher Nicole Bernabo Ann and Joseph Howard Judy Zinn Gale and Bernard Kosto Elizabeth Berns Dianne J. Jones Anne and Lee Kuckro Carol Birbara Karen A. Kelleher Leena Langeland Decorative Arts Council Donna Bozzuto Gretchen Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Alan Leibowitz Jack Brin Wendy J. Kennedy Ann Howard, President Richard Mansfield and Sharon Kelley Geraldine Brittan Jan P. Kritzman Kathleen Coville Marr Patricia and Thomas Anathan Nathan Brody Sylvia Lazarus Dr. and Mrs. Robert Martin Duffield Ashmead and Erid Ort Heidi Buatti Rosalind Leibowitz Roy McAlpine and Emily Estes Docent Council 4oth Anniversary Carole Parsons Bailey Karen Byrne Rosemary Lombardo Drs. Timothy McLaughlin and Ingunn Hekneby and Michael Bassock Susan Carey Gwendolyn Love Marian Kellner Michele Olender Dr. Sybille Brewer Marjorie Chapin, Emerita Joan T. Kenney Dorothy Lund Joyce and Irvin Miglietta Lee H. Oliver Joan Brown Carol L. Covello Lillian Kezerian Cynthia K. Mackay Gisele and Nick Miller Amy Ordonez Karen and John Byrne Mary Jane Crosson Diane Kopp Kathleen Coville Marr Lorraine and Mark Parsons Myra Panitch Bonnie and Fred Castellani Alicia Cuervo, Candidate Docent Leon Kouyoumjian Sarah Martin Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Passman Susan Perl Waaramaa Susan Chandler Carol Cunin Mary Ann Kouyoumjian Ann Mattioli Jean Pearson Judy Poliner Karen L. Chase and Charles M. Dickson Sheila C. D’Agostino Gretchen LaBau Clare Meade Genevieve and Michael Pfaff Paula Polivy, Emerita Hyla and James Cohen Dinah Danseyar, Emerita Elise LaFosse Hannah McManus Eileen and Elliott Pollack Catherine Powell, Emerita Sara Marcy Cole Jean E. Davis Marcia Lahens Nicholas and Giselle G. Miller Carol and Gregory Reid Robert Saunders* Carol and Tim Covello Patty Day Leena K. Langeland Mr. and Mrs. Clifford G. Moon Jr. Sharon Rizikow Henry Schwartz Sheila and John D’Agostino George P. DeGeorge Tracy Lawlor Christine W. Park Linda and David Roth Joan Sereda Mr. and Mrs. David W. Dangremond Jane Domke Patricia Legienza Lorraine Parsons Susan and Joe Sappington Joan Shoemaker Emilie and Raul deBrigard Cathy Doocy Drake Esther Levitt, Emerita Mrs. Jean Pearson Robin and Philip Schonberger Ginger Smith Elizabeth A. di Mauro Elsie Doolittle, Emerita Andrea Levy Beverly Pierz Frances and Allyn Seymour Hennie Stargardter Marianne S. Donahue and Elizabeth Doughney Gwen Lewis Eileen Pollack Ann Sheffer and Bill Scheffler Marilyn Stewart Joseph P. Namnoun Ruth L. Ellison Sihui Liu Kasey Prusaczyk Sharon and Robert H. Smith Mervyn Strauss Dr. and Mrs. James Donaldson III Patricia Engelbrecht* Miriam Lloyd-Jones Karen Purviance Linda Bland Sonnenblick Donna Swarr Christine Doty Joanne Eudy Grace Loeffler Patricia M. Rahn Marge and Ted Storrs Maureen Tesoro Mary and Victor Dowling, Sr. Anita A. Ferrante Katherine Lotko Carol Reid Melinda and Paul Sullivan Maria Tetrault Vincent J. Dowling, Jr. Linda Flowers Yolanda Lowell John M. Reynolds Ileen and Mark Swerdloff Sara Titus Renee Dubin Deborah Fuller Agnes Luby, Emerita Lois K. and Alvin Reiner Maureen and Michael Tesoro Lauren Toppin Michael and Bess Economos Kathleen Gallagher Sandra Lutz Nancy Richer Beverly W. Thomas Joan Traverso Clare and Jared Edwards Claire S. Galli Daniel MacKinnon Sharon M. Rizikow Marie-Claire and Jean-Pierre van Rooy Mindy Trummel Ruth Ellison Carol Genco Diane Macris Marguerite Rose Robyn Speak Walsh Carol Urick Anita and Anthony Ferrante Charles Giampaolo Elizabeth Malley Barbara Ruderman Karen C. and John H.P. Wheat Hope Vath Susan and Robert Fisher Joyce Goodwin-Brin Leta Marks Maisie Russell Linda Cheverton Wick and Walter Wick Eugenia Villagra Mrs. Thomas Flanders JoAn K. Hagan Laura McIntyre Renee Samuels Edith and Bob Whitman Louann Virgil Muriel and Karl Fleischmann Joy Hale, Emerita Susan Meisler Diane Sandler Marion and Sal Zaffino Sandra Voice Letty and Herman Fonteyne Elizabeth Hamilton, Emerita Gisele Miller Patricia Scanlon Judy and John Zinn Rosanne Warmoth Nathan Frank and Krystian von Speidel Laura R. Harris Harriet Moore Dr. Marilyn Schaffer Sally Wister Deb and John Fuller D. Patricia Hatch Nancy Morgenstern Marcie Schwartz Marion Zaffino Claire Galli Rita K. Heimann Ann B. Mulcahy Sonia S. Shipman Michael Ziezulewicz Frank Garofolo and Donald Osborne Della Hennelly Tatyana Nadgor Janet S. Smith Kim Zimmermann Aaron and Sandy Gersten Carol Simpson Hewey June Nelson, Emerita Robert H. and Sharon Smith Judy Zinn Peter S. Gersten and Ana N. Lawler Margaret Hoskins Carol O’Hala * deceased

46 47 Women’s Committee of Marlene Adkins Cynthia Godfrey Judith Pinney Anne S. Alvord Linda Gooden Ann Louise Price the Wadsworth Atheneum Katharine Armstrong Dee Gordon Shirley Randazzo M USEUM S TAFF Museum of Art Irene Bassock Judy Gunning Alyce Rawlins Mimi Benner Patricia Hadlow Janet Flagg Rawlins Janet Flagg Rawlins, President Cheri Bertus Donna Halloran Carol Reid at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art Ingunn Hekneby, Past President Susan Bigelow Georgia Hansen Lois Reiner Susan Blair Susan Hatch Margaret Reynolds Pauline Dickstein, First Vice President/ Ellen Bowler Ingunn Hekneby Anna Rice Vice President of Volunteers Stephanie Bradshaw Anita Herbst Eleanor Rohfritch Jan Wright, Vice President of Events Elissa Breiling Adlyn H. Hickey Elaine Romeo Jane Britton Barbara Hill Noriko Rossi Marge Kniola, Vice President of External Affairs D i r e c t o r ’ s O f f i c e Registrar Christine Brunette Susan Horn Eileen Rosson Kathy Lamy, Treasurer Sue Bullis M. Cynthia Houlihan Susan Rottner Mary C. Schroeder, Registrar Susan L. Talbott, Director and CEO Recording Secretary Sheila Cartelli, Joan L. Burdge Ann Howard Molly Rudolph Mary C. Herbert-Busick, Sherri L. Malinoski, Executive Assistant Angham Zakko, Corresponding Secretar y/ Karen Camp Mary Jarvis Betsy Sams Associate Registrar Newsletter & Directory Sheila Cartelli Bunny Jones Susan Scherer Edward G. Russo, Elizabeth Carter Maria Librio Judge Karen Schutzer C u r a t o r i a l D i v i s i o n Mary King, Future Planning Senior Associate Registrar Anna Maria Cerza Marcia Kalayjian Katherine Schwartz Elissa Breiling, Future Planning Francine Christiansen Barbara Kardos Frances Waterman Seymour Curatorial Archives Anna Maria Cerza, Nominating Nancy Clark Ginny Kelly Francine Shanfield Elizabeth Mankin Kornhauser, Lisa Cole Mary King Ruth Sheintop Chief Curator and Krieble Curator of Eugene R. Gaddis, William G. DeLana Alyce Rawlins, Program Chair Kate Coley Marjorie Kniola Marcia Sherer American Painting and Sculpture Archivist and Curator of the Austin House Carol Zapadka, Program Chair Tina Collias Joyce I. Kopper Sonny Shipman Linda H. Roth, Senior Curator and Charles Ann Brandwein, Assistant Archivist Isabel Compasso Kathy Kraczkowsky Ruth Shulanksy Kathy Kraczkowsky, Reserve Chair C. and Eleanor Lamont Cunningham Sandra E. Conlin Liz Kress Christine Sinopoli Library Priscilla Viets, Reserve Chair Curator of European Decorative Arts Margaret Corey Nancy La Perla Janeace Slifka John Teahan, Librarian and Curator of Marlene Adkins, Festival of Trees & Eleanor Crisman Kathleen Lamy Ellie Smith Deborah A. Gaudet, Curator of Film and Special Book Collections Traditions Chair Sheila D’Agostino Marion Leonard Mary Ann Souza Theater William F. Staples, Assistant Librarian Marge Kniola, Festival of Trees & Allyson Davis Lee Lester Coreen Majika Sunde Patricia M. Hickson, Emily Hall Tremaine Traditions Chair Patricia Day Jo-Ann Librio Librio Beverly Thomas Curator of Contemporary Art Emilie de Brigard Jane Loeb Phyliss Thomas A e t n a Liz Kress, Fine Art & Flowers Chair Erin C. Monroe, Curatorial Assistant T h e a t e r / Mary DeYoung Lorraine Longstreet J.M. Tillinghast and Administrator Christine Brunette, Fine Art & Flowers Chair Ginny DiBella Marily MacKinnon Barbara Turner A u d i o V i s u a l S e r v i c e s Pauline Dickstein Joyce Magee Addie Valentine Adria L. Patterson, Exhibitions Coordinator Terry Gaudet, Admission s/New Members Lucy Marsters, Theater Services Penny Dix Susan Marinelli Priscilla Viets Eric M. Zafran, Susan Morse Hilles Curator Cheri Bertus, Hospitality Carol Doeg Bernadette Mayer Jean Vogel of European Art Helder G. Mira, Audio Visual Technician Judy Gunning, Day Art Tours Judy Drake Marylou McGonigle Janet Ward Susan Sullivan, Theater Services Kate Coley, Flower Committee Lois Druckemiller Anna McManus Margery Warren Conservation Fern Drutman Hannah McManus Judith Wawro Tina Collias, Flower Committee Stephen Kornhauser, Chief Conservator Renee Dubin Carolyn Mogielnicki Ginnie Way Ingunn Hekneby, Flower Committee Bess Economos Beth Montgelas Linda Willard Ulrich Birkmaier, Effie Economou Margaret Neville Ann Winship Senior Paintings Conservator Jane Edwards Doris Newman Sarah Winter Zenon Gansziniec, Paige Falasco Patricia O’Brien Jaime Wisneski Associate Frame Conservator Susan Fellingham Gwen O’Connell Jan Wright Marty Flanders Pat O’Connell Eleanor Zajac Museum Design Nora K. Fox Dottie O’Meara Angham Zakko Cecil B. Adams, Head of Museum Design Irene Gaffney Kathy Papathanasis Carol Zapadka Nancy K. Galligan Christine Park Jon Eastman, Preparator Terry Gaudet Paula Passaretti Mark Giuliano, Exhibition Designer Ellen Geln Jean Pearson Steve Winot, Chief Preparator Sharon Genovese Joyace Peoples Mary Gibbons Helen Perry

48 49 Education Division Public Relations and Information Systems Registrar Staff Publications

Education Marketing Division Noreen J. Farrow, Kaityn Widlak Stephen Kornhauser and Dr. Harold Moskowitz, Information Systems Specialist “Radiographic Analysis of Paintings at the Johanna L. Plummer, Georgette Auerbach Public Relations and Marketing Splendor Gala Wadsworth Atheneum” Connecticut Medicine Koopman Director of Education Kimberly A. Reynolds, Director of Public Human Resources and Diane Bernier Volume 73 , Number 3, March 2009. Charlene Shang Miller, Associate Museum Relations and Marketing Roland Bernier Educator for Docent Programs and Protection Services Division Linda H. Roth and Elizabeth Mankin Kornhauser, Aileen D. Bastos, Public Relations and Heidi Buatti University Audiences Editors, At Home With Gustav Stickley: American Marketing Assistant Human Resources Elizabeth Doughney Arts & Crafts from the Stephen Gray Collection Anne Butler Rice, Associate Museum Santina Scalia Allen Phillips, Interactive Communications Shawn A. Lewinson, (Hartford, Connecticut: Wadsworth Atheneum Educator for Adult Audiences Andrew Serreto and Marketing Manager Director of Human Resources Museum of Art, 2008). Caitlin Smith Visitor Services Kristyn E. Rau, Administrative Assistant Donna Swarr Protection Services Tom Trutter Susan L. Carey, Visitor Services Manager Lance S. Lusignan, Finance Division Kate Viner Lee H. Oliver, Group Tours Coordinator Protection Services Manager Susan Williams Kelly Agnew, Finance Stephen Gerich, Team Leader Marisa Zuniga Information Desk Attendant Judith E. Mihalko, Director of Finance Helen Little, Senior Officer Visitor Services Jocelyn Pugh, Victor J. Diaz, Budget Analyst Frank Berrian III, Officer Information Desk Attendant Rochelle Byrdson, Officer Joan Blumenthal Francis S. Kida, Waleska Cabrera, Officer Claire Collins Lorraine Schoenwolff, Accounts Payable Administrator Santina Scalia Information Desk Attendant Patrick Carrington, Officer Richard A. Kozlowski, Julia Segal Lloyd Carty, Officer Senior Accounting Analyst Davey Vernier Institutional Awilda DeJesus, Officer Renée H. McNair, Amy Gould, Officer Advancement Division Finance Administrative Assistant Interns George Guerette, Officer Margaret Aldredge Institutional Advancement Mohammed Quartey, Accounting Assistant Shamille Gunn, Officer Lynch Henry, Officer John Beeson Jeffrey A. Wolfman, Director of The Museum Shop Angela Hicks, Officer Alix Brandwein Institutional Advancement Stacey M. Stachow, Marlon Hinds, Officer Heather Brine Brian P. Berube, Development Associate Museum Shop Manager Royston Lewinson, Officer Bronwyn Cunningham H. William Cyphers IV Kathryn H. Berube, Jane V. Gallagher, Assistant Shop Manager Robert Potvin, Officer Donor Relations Coordinator Charlene Shepard, Officer Sara Kornhauser Krista L. Aldrich, Sales Associate Lida Terry Mullarkey, Richard Simpson, Officer Shaun Levy Delia J. Gallagher Hansen, Sales Associate Membership Coordinator Wilbert Skeete, Officer Susan Mancuso Sales Associate Colleen MacLean Rebecca L. Trutter, Tara M. Smith, Michael Sundra, Officer Whitten Overby Special Events Coordinator Abbie R. Thibodeaux, Sales Associate John Tracz, Officer Kate Philip Kristyn E. Rau, Administrative Assistant Hannah Shapiro Properties Division Museum Volunteers Kathryn M. Viner, Event Captain Fiona Sherwin-Murray Properties Auerbach Library Emily Skipp Caitlyn Smith Alan C. Barton, Director of Facilities Janice Hadley Amy Kilkenny Silvia Tjioe Efrain Lopez, Jr., Properties Manager David Pontrelli Kristina Tsantiris John P. Atwood, Properties Services Tara Smith Kathryn Viner Ismael Colon, Properties Services Erin Webb Costume & Textile Willard Coppedge, Properties Services Valerie Werse Emily Estes Heather Whitehead Jessica Maldonado, Properties Services Gloria Gworek Erin Woytowicz Carmen R. Vega, Properties Services Carol Hall Marisa Zuniga Connie Jones Cynthia K. MacKay

50 51 T HE A MISTAD C ENTER FOR T HE G OODWIN M EDAL

A RT & C ULTURE at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

For more than two decades The Amistad Board of Trustees Honorary Trustees “Awarded to those who have served 1983 Center and the Wadsworth Atheneum Genevieve Harlow Goodwin Officers Dr. R. Eileen Baccus the Wadsworth Atheneum with have enjoyed a unique institutional Sanford Cloud, Jr. 1985 JoAnn Price, President partnership. The Amistad Center is an David Driskell exceptional loyalty and dedication.” Eleanor Howland Bunce Gregory Deavens, Vice President independently incorporated not-for-profit Beverly Morgan-Welch 1986 African American cultural institution Kevin Washington, Vice President John H. Motley United Technologies Corporation formed in 1987 to conserve, develop and Cynthia Williams, Vice President Claire M. Pryor 1988 provide public access to a collection of Richard Yarde Edwin S. Shirley, Treasurer Talcott Stanley over 7,000 works of art, artifacts and 1990 Medina K. Jett, Secretary Ex Officio ephemera. The founders determined that Dorothy Clark Archibald the Greater Hartford community would Susan Rottner Board of Trustees 1991 Susan L. Talbott be well-served by housing The Amistad Joan Joseloff Kohn J. Danford Anthony, Jr. Center in the Wadsworth Atheneum, Kenneth Green Beverly Arrington 1992 where it has resided ever since. Over the Burton G. Tremaine, Jr. Shaun Biggers-Alleyne Staff years this partnership has provided the Eleanor Blake 1994 opportunity for more broadly based Olivia S. White, Executive Directo r Emilie de Brigard The Women’s Committee of the museum visitorship and cross-cultural Michele U. Farley Vivian R. Nabeta, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art conversation. The Amistad Center presents Membership & Special Events Manager Donald Harris 1996 2-3 exhibitions per year in gallery space Larry Jones Sasha Allen, Intern Nancy B. Krieble at the Wadsworth Atheneum and offers Pamela McKoin 1997 a number of culture-based educational Denise L. Nappier Georgette Auerbach Koopman programs, some of them in collaboration Ellen Nurse 2001 with the museum. These exhibitions and Westley Thompson Nancy D. Grover programs are listed earlier in this report. Joyce C. Willis 2002 The Amistad Center’s work is carried out Lana Woods Millard H. Pryor, Jr. by its Board of Trustees and staff who 2003 are listed below. Christopher Larsen 2006 Robert H. Smith, Jr. 2008 Coleman H. Casey

52 53 Condensed Statement of Activities

F INANCIAL R EPORT Unrestricted Temporarily Permanently Operating Non-Operating Restricted Restricted June 30, 2009 June 30, 2008 the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art Revenue Contributions, Grants, Trusts, and Estates $2,522,227 $ 35,584 $16,400,109 $48,111 $19,006,031 $6,533,895

Membership, dues and activities 430,053 15,808 ——445,861 426,397

Admissions 283,018 ———283,018 577,081

Exhibition fees and other 60,384 ———60,384 954,147

Proceeds from sale of art objects — 17,180 ——17,180 — Condensed Statement of Financial Position Auxiliary activities 707,270 ———707,270 1,010,338

Hartford Times project ————— 2,500,000

Assets June 30, 2009 June 30, 2008 Total investment return allocated for operations 1,658,589 ———1,658,589 1,381,112 Loss on funds held in trust by others ———(34,781) (34,781) (30,601) Cash and Cash Equivalents $1,962,668 $2,0601,445 Net assets released from restriction 2,088,905 15,582,111 (17,618,938) (52,078) —— Accounts receivable, net of allowance 19,860 8,335 Total Revenue, Gains and Other Support 7,750,446 15,650,683 (1,218,829) (38,748) 22,143,552 13,352,369 Grants receivable 15,160,963 726,699

Other receivables 3,981 411,053 Expense Contributions receivable, net of allowance 593,241 1,230,675 Collections, Exhibitions, and Programs 2,320,606 38,397 ——2,359,003 3,496,387 Inventories and other assets 606,368 485,628 Art Acquisition — 2,874,495 ——2,874,495 589,648 Investments, at market 71,042,827 89,619,216 Administrative and External Affairs 2,301,441 222,199 ——2,523,640 2,322,877 Funds held in trust by others 222,474 691,254 Auxiliary activities 534,484 ———534,484 713,595 Property and equipment, net depreciation 5,473,798 5,354,667 Building and Security 2,645,531 ———2,645,531 2,673,382 Total Assets $95,086,180 $100,588,972 Hartford Times project — 519,339 ——519,339 4,078,938

Depreciation — 572,428 ——572,428 542,472 Liabilities Total Expense 7,802,062 4,226,858 ——12,028,920 14,417,299

Accounts payable $355,589 $604,668

Accrued expenses and other liabilities 790,763 974,708 Change in net assets before investment return (51,616) 11,423,825 (1,218,829) (38,748) 10,114,632 (1,064,930)

Deferred revenue 329,628 285,397 Investment loss from long-term investment — (15,289,956) 61,325 — (15,228,631) (6,305,583)

Total Liabilities $1,475,980 $1,864,773 Change in Net Assets (51,616) (3,866,131) (1,157,504) (38,748) (5,113,999) (7,370,513) Board Designated 200,000 (200,000) ——— —

Net assets (deficit) at beginning of year (1,773,396) 23,740,638 45,667,560 31,089,397 98,724,199 106,094,71 2 Net Assets

Net Assets (deficit) at End of Year $(1,625,012) $19,674,507 $44,510,056 $31,050,649 $93,610,200 $98,724,199 Unrestricted $18,049,495 $21,767,242

Board designated — 200,000

Temporarily restricted 44,510,056 45,667,560 The condensed statement of financial position and condensed statement of activities are derived from Permanently restricted 31,050,649 31,089,397 the Wadsworth Atheneum’s financial statements as of June 30, 2009, which have been audit ed by

Total Net Assets $93,610,200 $98,724,199 Kostin, Ruffkess and Company, LLC., independent auditors, whose report expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements. A complete copy is available upon request or can be found on Total Liabilities & Net Assets $95,086,180 $100,588,972 the museum’s website: www.wadsworthatheneum.org.

54 55 Design

Elizabeth Finger

Photography

All photography unless listed below by Allen Phillip s/ Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Ethan Boisvert: pp. 32, 39, 41

Copyright

Michaël Borremans: p. 7 © Courtesy David Zwirner, New York and Zeno X Gallery, Antwerp

Willem de Kooning: p. 8 © 2009 The Willem de Kooning Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

David Levinthal: p. 12 © David Levinthal

Martin Puryear: p. 30 © Courtesy Donald Young Gallery, Chicago

Frontispiece

Georgia O’Keeffe American, 188 7–1986

Slightly Open Clam Shell , 1926 Pastel on cardboard The Douglas Tracy Smith and Dorothy Potter Smith Fund, 2009.1.1 © 2009 Georgia O’Keeffe Museum / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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