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The Frick Collection Staff As of June 30, 2008 The Frick Collection annual report july 2007–june 2008 The Frick Collection annual report july 2007–june 2008 leadership 2 Board of Trustees, Council of The Frick Collection, and Young Fellows Steering Committee reports 3 Margot Bogert, Chairman 5 Anne L. Poulet, Director 8 Colin B. Bailey, Associate Director and Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator 11 Patricia Barnett, Andrew W. Mellon Chief Librarian financial statements 13 Statement of Financial Position 14 Statement of Activities public programming 15 Exhibitions and Lectures 16 Symposia, Publications, and Concerts notable library acquisitions 17 Gifts and Exchanges 18 Purchases donor support and membership 19 Gifts and Grants 23 Fellows and Friends 30 Corporate Members and Sponsors staff 31 The Frick Collection 34 Frick Art Reference Library on our cover: Maiolica dish with The Judgment of Paris after Raphael, Fontana workshop, tin-glazed earthenware, c. 1565, The Frick Collection, gift of Dianne Dwyer Modestini in memory of Mario Modestini; photograph by Michael Bodycomb The Frick Collection Council of Young Fellows Board of Trustees The Frick Collection Steering Committee As of June 30, 2008 As of June 30, 2008 As of June 30, 2008 Margot Bogert, Chairman George C. Wachter, Chairman Lydia Fenet, Chairman Howard Phipps Jr., Vice Chairman Jonathan Brown, Vice Chairman Elisabeth Saint-Amand, Secretary L. F. Boker Doyle, Treasurer Caitlin Davis, Coordinator John P. Birkelund, Secretary Julian Agnew Irene Roosevelt Aitken Fiona Benenson Peter P. Blanchard III W. Mark Brady Genevieve Wheeler Brown I. Townsend Burden III Vivien R. Clark Kipton Cronkite Walter A. Eberstadt Anne Goldrach Paul Cruickshank Emily T. Frick Nicholas H. J. Hall Paul Desmarais Agnes Gund Diane Allen Nixon Charles de Viel Castel Franklin W. Hobbs Richard E. Oldenburg Sarah Irwin Martha Loring Charles Ryskamp Catherine Polisi Jones Anne L. Poulet, ex officio Alan Salz Nathalie Kaplan Juan Sabater Stephen K. Scher Lucy Jane Lang Stephen A. Schwarzman Beatrice Stern Clare Smith McKeon Melvin R. Seiden Nina Zilkha Olivia de la Rama Pirovano Aso O. Tavitian Phillip Alden Thomas George C. Wachter Laura Zukerman Helen Clay Chace President Emerita Walter Joseph Patrick Curley Paul G. Pennoyer Jr. Trustees Emeriti Annual Report July 2007–June 2008 2 using to best advantage the resources of the so, how? What are the implications of evolv- Report of the present. Through intensive discussions over ing technologies for museums and libraries, Chairman a period of months, the Trustees and staff and what is their potential for developing considered every area of operation at the new audiences? What can we do to enhance Margot Bogert Frick. We asked ourselves many questions. the experience of the Frick’s diverse con- Can we better display our collections and stituents, both on- and off-site? What can our special exhibitions? How can we make we do to stimulate scholarly discourse about n the following pages, we take you into the experience of visiting the Frick more connoisseurship, collecting, and art history? I The Frick Collection’s storied galleries, engaging for an international audience? How How do we guarantee that the institution its world-renowned Library, its conservation do we reach out to and inspire new genera- has adequate resources for existing programs labs, and its many other nooks and niches to tions of people who are more interested in and for activities in the future? recall the institution’s myriad activities dur- the art of their own time and less familiar Our discussions were far-reaching and ing the 2007–8 fiscal year. All of us involved with that of past eras? At a moment in his- thoughtful. What evolved is a plan for the with the Frick take pride in our many assets: tory when the price of great art is increasing next ten years that focuses on six core areas: an extraordinary collection; a spectacular, meteorically, and when the greatest Old upholding the highest standards in both historically significant venue; an enviable Masters come to the market rarely, should the conservation and display of our col- location in perhaps the world’s greatest cul- we consider adding to our collection—and, if lections and buildings; maintaining the tural capital; committed leadership; a superb staff; and a constituency that feels a deep michael bodycomb affection and appreciation for the insti- tution. We believe, though, that even the strongest of organizations must continually evolve and adapt to a changing environment, and it was in this spirit that the Trustees and members of the staff came together to chart a strategic plan for the Frick’s future. I know that I am not alone in believ- ing that one of the Collection’s greatest charms is that, upon entering Henry Clay Frick’s extraordinary house, I feel as if I have stepped back in time to a more tranquil and more civil age. Our planning brought into focus the complexity of the effort to sustain the intimacy and spirit of an institution that celebrates the past while at the same time right: The recent relighting of the Fragonard Room was recognized by a Lumen Award for the integration of new technology into a historic restoration. Annual Report July 2007–June 2008 3 Frick’s position as an acclaimed center of caliber; that its legal and ethical standards extend my profound gratitude. The 2007 research and scholarly activity; making the are uncompromising; and that its finan- Autumn Dinner, which honored Anne and resources of the Frick as widely accessible as cial health is assured. These are daunting John Marion, surpassed previous records for possible through effective display, imagina- responsibilities, and I am very pleased to fundraising events at the Frick. In last year’s tive programs, and the Internet; providing report that two distinguished individuals annual report, I highlighted an unprece- state-of-the-art services and a welcoming have joined the Board this year to help carry dented challenge grant from the National environment to the Frick’s diverse constitu- out these very important functions. Aso O. Endowment for the Humanities to endow ents; ensuring that we have the financial Tavitian, founder of the technology com- a chair for a new curator of decorative arts; strength to fund our programs now and pany Syncsort, Inc., is a passionate collector the terms of that grant required that we into the future; and investing in people who has been a supporter of the Frick for raise matching funds of $3 million, and I am and cultivating lasting relationships that will several years, most recently as a member of pleased to say that we have identified all but provide the strongest possible management the Director’s Circle. George C. Wachter, a $100,000 of this sum. at all levels of our institution. This plan vice chairman of Sotheby’s North America, My tenure as Chairman continues to be will help guide the institution for years to has been a member of the Frick Council one of the most rewarding and stimulating come, particularly in the uncertain financial for the past four years and, as the Council’s experiences of my life. For this, I am deeply times ahead. I am especially grateful to our recently appointed Chairman, now sits on grateful to my colleagues on the Board staff and to the members of our Board of the Board of Trustees. I also would like to of Trustees, to Anne L. Poulet, and to the Trustees, who committed countless hours to express my thanks to Mark Brady, whose members of the Frick Council. I would also this endeavor. terms as Chairman of the Frick Council and like to thank those listed in the following I am often asked about the role of the as a Trustee have come to an end. Mark has pages, who have supported the Frick during Trustees in the life of the Frick, and the been a persuasive and effective advocate for the past twelve months. It is a tribute to all strategic planning process is but one good the Frick, and I am happy that he will con- these individuals—who provide their tal- example. Our Board is entrusted with the tinue to serve as a member of the Council. ents, time, and financial contributions—that responsibility of making sure that the insti- This past year has been financially one visitors from around the world proclaim tution flourishes in the present and for the of the strongest in the Frick’s history. This The Frick Collection their favorite museum long term, and that it stays true to its mis- year, we raised almost $7.7 million toward in New York. sion. Through its policies and oversight, the operations of the institution, an increase the Board ensures that the Collection is of more than 19 percent over the previous wisely managed; that its artworks and the year. Of special note was the growth of facilities that house them are superbly main- support from the Director’s Circle, a group tained; that its programs are of the highest of our most generous friends, to whom I Annual Report July 2007–June 2008 4 Parmigianino’s Antea, a beguiling portrait Art Collecting, 1913 to the Present, and Report of the that, over the centuries, has intrigued view- Power Underestimated: American Women Director ers and inspired historians to theorize about Art Collectors. Each boasted a distinguished the identity of the sitter. In the spring, we keynote speaker and a roster of experts Anne L. Poulet returned to the eighteenth century with an who presented papers that expanded on exhibition of more than one hundred pieces the important issues framed in the keynote of porcelain from the collection of Henry address. Center staff members made enor- his report chronicles an extraordinary Arnhold, many of which had never before mous strides in creating a database of the T year in the life of The Frick Collection.
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