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2017–2018 Report UNIVERSITY OF IOWA STANLEY MUSEUM OF ART ANNUAL REPORT 2017–2018 The University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art is funded by the General Education Fund of the University of Iowa (UI) through the Office of the Provost and by the generous support of its members and donors. Cover image: Jackson Pollock (American, 1912–1956) Mural (detail), 1943 150 North Riverside Drive Tel: +1 319 335 1727 Oil and casein on canvas 100 Old Museum of Art E-mail: [email protected] 95 5/8 x 237 3/4 in. (242.9 x 603.9 cm) Gift of Peggy Guggenheim, 1959.6 Iowa City, IA 52242 Website: uima.uiowa.edu Reproduced with permission from the University of Iowa Copyright ©2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 From the Director 5 Volunteers, Museum Staff 6 The Year in Review 10 Audience and Participant Totals 11 Exhibition, Event, and Education Sponsors 12 Curatorial 23 Education 38 University Teaching Division 41 Registrar and Collections Management 72 Membership Activities 75 Press Collaborations and Mentions in Regional Media 79 Development and Finance 2017–2018 ANNUAL REPORT 3 FROM THE DIRECTOR I am very proud to have been hired as Director groundbreaking exhibitions at home. Building vision statements, shaping a collections plan, of the University of Iowa Stanley Museum of on the innovative "Iowa Idea" of linking art to and preparing for the inaugural installation Art during this pivotal and eventful year. As the interdisciplinary teaching, first formulated by of the collection. In addition, we hope to museum approaches its fiftieth anniversary University of Iowa President Walter Jessup in offer UI students more opportunities to gain and we prepare to break ground for a beautiful the 1920s, we partnered with faculty and staff valuable knowledge through pre-professional new building, I am conscious of all the visionary across the university’s campus to make these work experiences in the Museum, build new directors, curators, collections managers, exhibitions focal points of cross-disciplinary partnerships on and off campus, and assemble educators, and board members who have teaching and learning. Our careful stewardship a working group to address diversity, inclusion, made the Stanley Museum a leader among the of the art in our care is clearly demonstrated by and equity in all aspects of our work. nation’s academic art museums. It is my good several ongoing conservation initiatives begun fortune to be able to stand on their shoulders, in 2017-18, which are shining new light on the This is an exciting, transformational moment for and to share this report of the Stanley Museum’s making and subsequent history of important the Stanley Museum and for the University of achievements during the 2017-18 academic year. artworks including Grant Wood’s Plaid Sweater Iowa. I wouldn’t choose to be anywhere else! (1931), Max Beckmann’s Carnival (1943), and Both the museum’s School Visit program and wooden power figures from Central Africa. —Lauren Lessing its Legacies for Iowa project continued to bring Finally, the deep commitment of our good friends innovative educational programs and exhibitions around the state of Iowa and beyond is evident to communities around the state. By sharing from the outpouring of support they have given artworks from our collections in this way, we to build the new museum and to support our are meeting and serving Iowans of all ages educational initiatives. I have been humbled and where they live. Through partnerships with awed by the love this community has for the other art museums from Kansas City to New Stanley Museum of Art! York to Washington, DC (where I visited Jackson Pollock’s Mural just last week) works from our We have much work to do before we open world-class collection reached an even broader the doors of the new Museum building. As we audience. Meanwhile, the Stanley Museum embark on the 2018-19 academic year, we are staff has continued to curate engaging and revising the Stanley Museum’s mission and 2017–2018 ANNUAL REPORT 4 VOLUNTEERS, MUSEUM STAFF Volunteers MEMBERS COUNCIL Elizabeth Spear—Curatorial Assistant to Mary Westbrook, President; Jamie Boling, K. Edwards and Joyce Tsai ADVISORY BOARD Wallace Chappell, Barb Christensen, Tim Cory Gundlach—Curator of the Arts of Africa, Ann January, Chair; Barb Christensen, Sandra Conroy, Jessica Doro, Will Downing, Joy Fiala, Oceana and the Americas (Zoe) Eskin, Budge Gierke, Myrene Hoover, Wendy Ford, Beth Hanna, Dawn Harbor, Sanjay Susan Horan—Associate Director of Development Elisabeth (Deba) Leach (on leave), Pat McFarland, Jani, Joshua Koza, Amanda Lensing, Scott Alexandra Janezic—Preparator Bill Nusser, Anastasia Polydoran, Gene Savin, McDonough, John Moyers, Candace Murray, Jim Leach—Interim Director Joyce Summerwill, Buffie Tucker, Rubie Watson, Jean Rude, Mark Seabold, Nancy Willis, Laurie Steve McGuire—Acting Director Kineret Zabner, Vance Van Daele, Doug True Zaiger Sarah Luko—Registrarial Assistant Josh Siefken—Assistant Curator of Education DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Dalina Perdomo—Gallery Attendant Amir Arbisser, Bob Fellows, James Hayes, Museum Staff Vero Rose Smith—Legacies Myrene Hoover, H. Dee Hoover, Ann January, Channing Tackaberry—Senior Living Communities Pat McFarland, Gene Savin, Joyce Summerwill, Dominique Alhambra—Assistant Registrar Amanda Lensing—Senior Living Communities Alan Swanson, Buffie Tucker, Nancy Willis, Thais Alex Brannaman—Accountant Madelaine Todd—Gallery Attendant Winkleblack, Shirley Wyrick Betty Breazeale—Secretary (retired) Joyce Tsai—Curator of Art Rachel Cobler—Curatorial Research Assistant Katie Tucker—Marketing & Membership Assistant DOCENTS Kim Datchuk—Assistant Curator of Elizabeth Wallace—Manager of Communications, Jude Langhurst Special Projects Marketing & Membership Kathleen Edwards—Senior Curator (retired) Lindsey Webb—Administrative Services Steve Erickson—Head Preparator Coordinator Dale Fisher—Curator of Education Katherine Wilson—Manager of Exhibitions & Collections 2017–2018 ANNUAL REPORT 5 THE YEAR IN REVIEW Board of Regents Gives Final is an arts-centric institution. Symbolized by the Approval and Authorization for university’s long-standing support of the Writers Workshop and International Writing Program, New Museum of Art Building and its recent investment in four architecturally (August 2017) acclaimed venues for the performing arts, art history, studio arts, and music, the commitment In 2008, a flooding Iowa River forced museum to build a new museum for a wondrous art officials to remove the university’s art collection collection underscores Iowa City’s case to be from the building that had housed it since 1969. considered a Capital of Heartland Culture. The flood didn’t damage the building severely enough to require its demolition, but it did make —Jim Leach, Interim Director UIMA it prohibitively expensive to insure the building Exterior—East Vignette (Image courtesy of BNIM) as a storage space for the nearly $500 million collection. Reaccreditation three years than have crowded into Kinnick (November 2017) The Iowa Board of Regents State of Iowa has Stadium for football games during the past given final approval and authorization to proceed three seasons. When the new museum replaces The American Alliance of Museums has with construction of a new Museum of Art building. a small parking lot on the south side of the awarded reaccreditation to the University university library, the Pollock will return and be of Iowa Museum of Art. We are pleased and For almost a decade, museum staff members displayed alongside pioneering works by other honored by this recognition of our hard work, have been holding small exhibits in two modest twentieth-century modernists from Braque, commitment to excellence, and passionate rooms on the third floor of the IMU and at the Picasso, Matisse, Miró, and Chagall to Grant dedication to stewarding the collection for the Figge Art Museum in Davenport. At the same Wood, Joan Mitchell, Robert Arneson, Stuart benefit of the people of Iowa. This award is time they have been stewarding the lending Davis, and Mark Rothko. Also featured will particularly significant as it was based on UIMA's of key elements of the university’s renowned be a premier African arts collection, splendid achievements during a time encompassing the collection to excited audiences around the examples of ancient and contemporary art from museum's life and programming following the world. For instance, more people at U.S. Asia, and imaginative textiles, wood carvings, loss of our building in 2008. Similarly, this award and European museums have seen Jackson and ceramics made by indigenous peoples represents a vote of confidence in our future as Pollock’s seminal painting Mural over the past throughout the Americas. The University of Iowa we work towards reopening in a new building. 2017–2018 ANNUAL REPORT 6 THE YEAR IN REVIEW Museum of Art. Dick earned his master’s degree of Iowa Museum of Art as secretary. She served in engineering from the UI in 1963. A portion of under nine directors, survived three floods the gift comes from the estate of Dick Stanley’s and eight office moves, and gracefully managed parents, C. Maxwell and Elizabeth Stanley, who all the administrative duties, technological developed one of the country’s finest and most changes, and organizational transformations well-respected collections of African art, which that come with a three-decade tenure. Richard and they donated to the museum in 1985. The Stanley Mary Jo Stanley Collection of African Art continues to be an (Image courtesy of Kathleen Edwards first University of Iowa Center important resource for research at the UI and for served the University for Advancement) scholars from around the world. of Iowa Museum of Art as the Curator Stanley Gift of Prints, Drawings, (early December 2017) Longtime Staff Members Retire and Photographs. (December 2017) During her tenure Richard (Dick) and Mary Jo Stanley, of Muscatine, she was promoted to Iowa, committed $10 million to support the building Former and current Curator of European Kathleen Edwards campaign for the University of Iowa Museum of staff, along with and American art, Art.
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