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2003 Annual Report of the Walters Art Museum THE YEAR IN REVIEWTHE WALTERS ART MUSEUM ANNUAL REPORT 2003 France, France, Ms.M.638, folio 23 verso, 1244–1254, The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York Dear Friends: After more than three intense years renovating and reinstalling our Centre Street Building, which con- cluded in June 2002 with the opening of our transformed 19th-century galleries, we stepped back in fiscal year 2002–2003 to refocus attention on our Charles Street Building, with its Renaissance, baroque, and rococo collections, in preparation for its complete reinstallation for a fall 2005 opening. For the Walters, as for cultural institutions nationwide, this was more generally a time of reflection and retrenchment in the wake of lingering uncertainty after the terrorist attack of 9/11, the general economic downturn, and significant loss of public funds. Nevertheless, thanks to Mellon Foundation funding, we were able to make three new mid-level curatorial hires, in the departments of ancient, medieval, and Renaissance and baroque art. Those three endowed positions will have lasting impact on the museum, as will a major addition to our galleries: in September 2002, we opened a comprehensive display of the arts of the ancient Americas, thanks to a long-term loan from the Austen-Stokes Foundation. Now, for the first time, we are able to expand on a collecting area Henry Walters entered nearly a century ago, to match our renowned ancient and medieval holdings in quality and range with more than four millennia of works from the western hemisphere. The 2002–2003 season was marked by three major exhibitions organized by the Walters, and by the continued international tour of a fourth Walters show, Desire and Devotion. In the fall, The Book of Kings, funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities, explored in depth one of the greatest of all medieval manuscripts, a pic- ture Bible of the 13th century in the Morgan Library, possibly made for King Louis IX of France. Then, in the late winter and spring, we mounted two exhibitions as our contribution to the city- wide celebration of St. Petersburg’s 300th anniversary, Vivat! St. Petersburg. One, The Fabergé Menagerie, was assembled from collections worldwide and went on a national tour after it closed at the Walters, whereas the other, Origins of the Russian Avant-Garde, was a collaborative project between the Walters and the State Russian Museum. The latter was favorably reviewed in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and Washington Post, as well as in local press. However, exhibitions were not the only changes at the Walters. After more than two decades of increas- ing leadership, including six years as board president (1994–2000) and then three as chair, Adena Testa stepped back (and up) to the status of emerita. Though we will greatly miss her, I am absolutely certain that Dena Testa will continue to be at the heart of all that the Walters is and does. During these challenging economic times, our ability to move forward with our mission “to bring art and people together,” and thereby to fulfill Henry Walter’s mandate to act “for the benefit of the public,” depends all the more on you, our supporters. Yours sincerely, Gary Vikan Director 2 • the walters art museum | annual report 2003 TABLE OF CONTENTS The Year in Review G Curatorial Affairs and Exhibitions G Conservation and Technical Services G Education and Public Programs G Development G Marketing and Communications Exhibitions Acquisitions Donors Volunteers Staff Financials (detail), 1911, oil on canvas, The State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg Peasants Natalia Goncharova, Natalia Goncharova, annual report 2003 | the walters art museum • 3 The Year in Review CURATORIAL AFFAIRS & EXHIBITIONS TOGETHER, THE CURATORIAL AND EXHIBITIONS DIVISIONS produced 23 dis- crete exhibition projects in-house. Four traveling exhibitions organized by the Walters were enjoyed by audiences in Albuquerque, Birmingham, Kansas City, Nashville, and Leuven, Belgium. As part of the citywide festival Vivat! St. Petersburg, the Walters Art Museum celebrated the 300th anniver- sary of the founding of St. Petersburg, Russia, with two international loan exhibitions: Origins of the Russian Avant Garde and The Fabergé Menagerie. IN ADDITION TO GROWING THROUGH INDIVIDUAL ACQUISITIONS, the perma- nent collection increased significantly in one core department, Asian art, and dramatically expanded into another field, the art of the ancient Americas. The gifts of John and Berthe Ford and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation have fundamentally transformed the museum’s col- lection of southeast Asian art. A long-term loan from the Austen-Stokes Foundation provided the museum with a superlative collection of the art of the ancient Americas. THE CURATORIAL DIVISION PRODUCED THREE EXHIBITION CATALOGUES, and individual curators and curatorial fellows authored and/or edited one addi- tional exhibition catalogue, one book, and thirteen articles. THE CURATORIAL DIVISION PARTICIPATED IN EXHIBITION SYMPOSIA held in conjunction with The Book of Kings: Art, War, and The Morgan Library’s Medieval Picture Bible and Origins of the Russian Avant-Garde, and the curators and curatorial fellows delivered 42 lectures and/or professional papers. THE REINSTALLATION OF THE COLLECTIONS IN THE CHARLES STREET (detail), 1928–9, , oil on The plywood, State Russian Museum, St. bottom:Petersburg; France, Ms.M.638, recto folio 15 (detail), “The Story of Samson and Delilah”, The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York BUILDING, scheduled to reopen in October 2005, is the major, ongoing proj- ect spearheaded by the curatorial division, working closely with every other Reaping. Modello division in the museum. During fiscal year 2003, enormous strides were made in all areas of the project, including the overall vision, object selec- tion, installation design, and preparation of interpretive didactics. Top: Kazimir Malevich, 4 • the walters art museum | annual report 2003 The Year in Review CONSERVATION & TECHNICAL RESEARCH AS THE MUSEUM HAS FOCUSED ON THE CHARLES STREET BUILDING REINSTAL- LATION, conservation has made progress in the treatment of Renaissance works of art. With funding from the Kress Foundation and the Mangione family, two large-scale altarpieces were studied and treated. The treatment has so transformed the Neri di Bicci altarpiece that many visitors will not recognize it. The Giovanni di Paolo altarpiece will be on view for the first time in the history of the Walters when the Charles Street Building reopens. THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF THE VON HESS FOUNDATION, we have been able to carry out a study of a group of our Renaissance bronzes in collaboration with the National Gallery in Washington, D.C. We have also been able to analyze the enamel on our Renaissance jewelry, enabling us to distinguish between Renaissance creations and later imitations. SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE IN THE CONSERVATION OF THE ARCHIMEDES PALIMPSEST. Half of the manuscript was disbound to facilitate imaging and transcription by scientists and scholars. The biggest challenge was developing a protocol for removing a tenacious, intractable adhesive that had been applied in the past to the second half of the manuscript. WITH FUNDING FROM THE WYETH FOUNDATION, research was begun on a large landscape painting by George Inness. The goal was to test the theory of an art historian that our painting was a part of a larger painting thought to have been destroyed in an accident in the 19th century. Two paintings in other collections, also believed to be from the same larger painting, were brought together with ours with startling results. THE CARE OF OUR ISLAMIC MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION has also been a priority this year. A study of the Walters’ copy of the Piri Reis Ottoman map album has highlighted European influences on Ottoman mapmakers and suggests re-dating the manuscript to the second quarter of the 18th century. The Archimedes Palimpsest annual report 2003 | the walters art museum • 5 The Year in Review EDUCATION & PUBLIC PROGRAMS THE FIRST WALTERS AND SMITHSONIAN ASSOCIATES COLLABORATIVE SEMINAR sold out in less than one month. The seminar, “St. Petersburg: The Splendor of Its Arts,” was held on March 1, 2003, in conjunction with the Baltimore citywide festival Vivat! St. Petersburg. THREE FAMILY FESTIVAL DAYS brought in a record attendance of over 5,000 kids and families. THE WALTERS COMPLETED THE THREE-YEAR Mummies, Manuscripts and Myths art and literacy program for selected Baltimore City elementary students. The program, which served over 1,000 2nd-, 3rd-, and 4th-grade students successfully demonstrated that art museums such as the Walters can be used to motivate academic achievement and support emerging literacy skills. THE FAMILY ART CENTER EXPANDED to include a puppet theater, costume area, and Discovery Cart, based on Walters’ collections, for visitors to enjoy without an educator present. THE WALTERS’ FIRST MOTHER’S DAY TEA AND CONCERT, a collaboration with the Women’s Committee of the Walters Art Museum, was a sold-out event that featured a performance by the United States Army Field Band on the Sculpture Court. ATTENDANCE AT OUR DROP-IN FAMILY ART PROGRAMS on Saturday increased by 136%, and at our Studio Art Programs for schoolchildren by 70%. oil (detail), on 1917, cardboard, The State Russian Museum, St. bottom:Petersburg; Activities in the ArtFamily Center Churches. Churches. New Jerusalem Top: Aristarkh Lentulov, 6 • the walters art museum | annual report 2003 The Year in Review DEVELOPMENT WITH THE SUPPORT AND GENEROSITY OF OVER 1,300 FRIENDS, Annual Giving raised a record $1,237,201 for the operating budget. Without these critical gifts from donors at all giving levels, the museum would not be able to pres- ent the collection and related programs to the public, and we offer our heartfelt thanks. A MEMBERSHIP DRIVE DURING The Fabergé Menagerie and Origins of the Russian Avant-Garde exhibitions resulted in the acquisition of 900 members, bring- ing membership to 9,621.
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