George Eastman House Annual Report 2013
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George Eastman House Annual Report 2013 Contents Exhibitions 2 Traveling Exhibitions 3 Film Series at the Dryden Theatre 4 Program Highlights 5 Online Access 6 Education 7 Loans 9 Acquisitions 13 Conservation & Preservation 18 Financial 20 Fundraising 22 Trustees, Advisors & Staff 31 900 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607 | eastmanhouse.org Exhibitions Ballyhoo: The History of Space Photography Ongoing The Art of Selling the Movies Curated by Jay Belloli for the Curated by Caroline Yeager, California/International Arts Kodak Camera at 125 assistant curator of motion pictures Foundation, Los Angeles, California Curated by Todd Gustavson, March 10, 2012–January 27, 2013 October 26, 2013–January 12, 2014 technology curator Opened September 2013 60 from the 60s Astro-Visions Curated by Alison Nordström, Curated by Jamie Allen, assistant Machines of Memory: Cameras senior curator of photographs; and curator of photographs from the Technology Collection Jamie Allen, assistant curator of October 26, 2013–January 12, 2014 Curated by Todd Gustavson, photographs technology curator October 6, 2012–January 27, 2013 Bigger Than Life: CinemaScope at 60 Photo/Film History Timeline Camera Obscura Curated by James Layton, assistant Curated by Jessica Johnston, Curated by Jessica Johnston, archivist; Shota Ogawa, University assistant curator of photographs assistant curator of photographs; and of Rochester fellow; Edward S. The Remarkable George Eastman Todd Gustavson, technology curator Stratmann, associate curator; and Curated by Kathy Connor, curator of December 22, 2012–May 12, 2013 Anthony L’Abbate, preservation George Eastman Legacy Collection; officer, of the Motion Picture and Rick Hock, director of exhibitions Dutch Connection Department Curated by Amy Kinsey, Nancy R. November 2, 2013–January 12, 2014 Turner Landscape Curator February 8–24, 2013 Lossless Curated by Tony Delgrosso, head of Silver and Water preservation; and Caroline Yeager, Curated by Alison Nordström, senior assistant curator of motion pictures curator of photographs November 9, 2013–February 23, February 9–May 26, 2013 2014 The Gender Show Curated by Alison Nordström, senior curator of photographs; and Jessica Johnston, assistant curator of photographs June 15–October 13 George Eastman House Annual Report 2013 | Exhibitions 2 Traveling Exhibitions 60 from the 60s: Selections from John Thomson: The Rise of a Landmark: George Eastman House Street Life in London Lewis Hine and the Empire State Curated by Alison Nordström and Curated by Alison Nordström. Building Jamie M. Allen Robert Hull Fleming Museum of Curated by Jeanne Verhulst New York State Museum, Albany, Art and Anthropology, University Thomas J. Walsh Art Gallery, NY (December 12, 2013–March of Vermont, Burlington, VT Regina A. Quick Center for 9, 2014) (October 1–December 14, 2013) the Arts, Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT (September 5– Between the States: Photographs Lewis Hine November 28, 2013) of the American Civil War from the Curated by Alison Nordström George Eastman House Collection Nederlands Fotomuseum, Tracks: The Railroad in Curated by Jamie M. Allen Rotterdam, Netherlands Photographs from the George Manassas Museum System, (September 15, 2012–January 6, Eastman House Collection Manassas, VA (November 7, 2013) Curated by Jamie M. Allen 2012–January 7, 2013) Fotomuseum Winterthur, Huntington Museum of Art, Winterthur, Switzerland (June 5– Huntington, WV (November 3, Colorama 2012–January 27, 2013) Curated by Alison Nordström and August 24, 2013) Jessica Johnston International Center of American Airlines CR Smith Photography, New York, NY Museum, Ft. Worth, TX (October (October 4, 2013–January 12, 12, 2013–January 4, 2014) 2014) George Eastman House Annual Report 2013 | Traveling Exhibitions 3 Film Series at the Dryden Theatre New Restorations (March–December) America, America (July–August) Attendance at the Dryden Theatre in Rochester Premieres France When It Sizzles (August) 2013 was 32,102 for 283 screenings. (March–December) Male/Female (August) In addition, George Eastman House New 35mm Prints (March–December) Before Bridesmaids (September) hosted the High Falls Film Festival, ImageOut Film Festival, the Jewish Curator’s Choice (April–December) 24th Annual Film Festival, the Labor Film Festival, A Tribute to Cinema Guild: Rochester Labor Film Festival the Polish Film Festival, and the 55th 45 Years of Independence (March) (September–October) Rochester International Film Festival. Payne’s Picks (March) Roger Corman: Edge of Your Seat (March–April) Distributor (September) Widescreen (March–April) Director (October–November) James Ivory (April) Producer (December) Pierre Étaix (April) Silent Tuesdays Jean-Louis Trintignant (May) (September–December) Terrence Malick (May) Burt Lancaster: A Centennial Celebration (October) Up/Down (May) CinemaScope at 60 (November) Steve Martin (May–June) Cats and Dogs (November–December) Douglas Sirk (June) Hitchcock 9 (November–December) Overlooked Indies (June) Holidays at the Dryden Revisionist Sherlock Holmes (June) (December–January 2014) To the Moon in June (June) Indoor Drive-In (July) Loretta Young Sin-tennial (July) Summer Vacation (July) George Eastman House Annual Report 2013 | Film Series at the Dryden Theatre 4 Program Highlights Visiting photographic artists and scholars, including And . Lauren Bon and the Metabolic Studio, Vincent Cianni, 6 exhibition-related events François Deschamps, Steve Fentress, Bill Finger, Debbie 42 members’ events Grossman, Lou Jones, Mark Klett, Nate Larson, Nathan 26 senior citizens’ matinees Lyons, Jessica McDonald, Brad Paxton, Simon Roberts, 42 live musical performances Marni Shindelman, and Jeff Wynn. 7 film festivals 11 landscape lectures and events Visiting motion picture artists and scholars included 8 family and children’s events Janice Allen, Roger Corman, David Francis, Jack Garner, 6 Wish You Were Here lectures Joel Hodgson, James Ivory, William Kentridge, Joss 8 special events Marsh, Alexander Payne, and Ben Shapiro. 7 traveling exhibitions at 9 venues 2,346 on-site researchers Premieres of new films from Austria, Belgium, Brazil, 188 volunteers that gave 10,179 hours Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, 65 visiting artists, lecturers, & performers Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, 13 exhibitions on display at the museum Portugal, Romania, South Korea, the United Kingdom, 8,316 members and the United States. 283 film screenings as part of 31 series 55 objects preserved or conserved 105,238 visitors to the museum 19 photography workshops 3,193 objects acquired 108 employees 44 students in two museum schools George Eastman House Annual Report 2013 | Program Highlights 5 Online Access Videos Posted Online in 2013 Discovery Kits Available Online in 2013 20 Years of Garden Vibes African Americans: Black History through Photography Dryden Theatre Renovation Animation: Illusion of Motion Dryden Theatre—Welcome Back Beyond the Image: Depicting Native Americans Eastman House Aeolian Pipe Organ Bringing the War Home: Eastman House Restores Lost Welles Film American Photography during World War II Erie Canal Tintype Excursion George Eastman: Father of Popular Photography Gender Show at George Eastman House Inventors in Imaging Technologies Kodakchrome Two-Color Test Shots No. III Lewis Hine: Immigration and the Progressive Era Lou Jones—Wish You Were Here Photographers of the American West Nick Brandreth and His Journey in Photography Photographs of the Great Depression Roger Corman—Godfather of Independent Film Shapes and Shelters: Architecture and Photography The Tactical Camera—A Historical Perspective The Civil War through Photography George Eastman House Annual Report 2013 | Online Access 6 Education The L. Jeffrey Selznick School of Film Preservation Certificate Program Class of 2013 Class of 2014 Ilona Auth, US Janine Gericke, US Hila Abraham, Israel The Burton Holmes Collection: Advertising Material: The Mark Lauren Alberque, US Safety Film Elements Shaw Donation Clara Auclair, France Amber Bertin, US Sara Meyers, US The Archival Management of The Archival Management of Tyler Bequette, US Private Film Collections in Public Private Film Collections in Public Kate Cronin, US Museums Museums Cameron Curd, New Zealand Almudena Escobar López, Spain Carrie Mosby, US Gloria Ana Diez, Argentina The Richard Goldberg / The Douglas Fairbanks Nitrate Technicolor Research Collection Still Negatives Collection Kelsey Eckert, US Shannon Fitzpatrick, US Rebecca Wack, US Jennifer Graves, US Technicolor Corporate Archives Online Moving Image Exhibition Meghan Holly, US and Access Project Carole Fodor, France Sophia Lorent, US The Mystery 16mm Film Project: An Adventure in Collection Kathy Rose O’Regan, Ireland Management Joshua Yocum, US Master’s Program Class of 2013 Class of 2014 Lyndsey Godwin, US Amber Bertin, US Heather Harkins, Canada Almudena Escobar López, Spain Josh Romphf, Canada Rebecca Wack, US Zachary Thompson, US Emily Wall, US Scott Williams, US Photographic Preservation & Collections Management George Eastman House/Ryerson University Master’s Program Class of 2013 Class of 2014 Sean Corscadden, Canada Tal-Or Ben-Choreen, Canada William Green, US Stephanie DeGroseillers, Canada Suman Guram, Canada Darren Kinsman, Canada Krista Keller, Canada Josephine Minhinnett, Canada Robin O’Dell, US Aya Sato, Japan Patricia Odorico, Canada Bing Wang, China Meghan Shaw, US George Eastman House Certificate Program Class of 2013 Class of 2014 [No certificate students] Pia Monteverde, Chile