2008 Annual Report
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20 annual report 08 the cultural landscape foundation 03 board / staff 04 letter from president 05 education 07 publications 07 exhibitions 08 outreach + events 13 supporters 15 financial Landslide Heroes of Cover Photos: Horticulture Exhibit (left) Landslide: Marvels of Modernism Photography Exhibition, Rochester, NY (right) Second Wave of Modernism Conference, Chicago, IL See Page 7 contents 2 Board / Staff Letter from the President In 2008, The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF) module, dedicated to Edward L. Daugherty (in concert searchable by name, designer, landscape type, and Board of Directors Officers of the Board surpassed several significant milestones: website traffic with the Cherokee Garden Library, Atlanta History location. What’s Out There, generously supported by exceeded 5 million hits (21% more than 2007), with Center), and began finalizing the Cornelia Oberlander, the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, will elucidate Christine Astorino Jo Ann Nathan Kurt Culbertson, Co-Chairman 38,000 unique visitors monthly; on-hand resources M. Paul Friedberg, and Lawrence Halprin modules. the interconnectedness, breadth, and diversity of our Amanda Graham Barton Patricia O’Donnell Shaun Saer Duncan, Co-Chairman broke $1.6 million (18% more than 2007); and, during At the annual meeting of the ASLA, we held a gala shared landscape design heritage, assist scholarship Carolyn Bennett Laurie Olin Douglas Reed, Co-Chairman lunch at Governor and Mrs. Pierre du Pont’s home in and inventories, and bring attention to many otherwise Sarah Boasberg Libby Page this 10th anniversary year, TCLF further extended Wilmington, DE; a reception at the UPenn Architecture invisible works of art. Sheila Brady Kalvin Platt its reach to a broad and diverse national audience. Laura Burnett Douglas Reed Widespread media coverage, including a full page Archives; and, with Monrovia’s generous support, raised Executive Officers + Staff Finally, we are pleased to say that we added three new Leslie Close Charlene Roise feature in The New York Times Arts & Leisure section, more than $53,000 at our fourth annual Silent Auction. members to the remarkable group of people whom we Kurt Culbertson Jan Rothschild Charles A. Birnbaum, Founder + President on Sunday, November 23 demonstrates that our work The Marvels of Modernism traveling exhibition, our call our Board of Directors. We very much welcome the Barbara Dixon Peter Lindsay Schaudt Andrea Hill, Project Manager is topical and newsworthy, and that the American Julie Donnell Behula Shah third annual Landslide partnership with Garden Design addition of Leslie Close, Dennis McGlade, and Peter Melanie Macchio, Project Manager landscape is a cultural institution worthy of celebration. Lindsay Schaudt and look forward to their contributions. Shaun Saer Duncan Glenn Stach Nancy Slade, Project Manager and Eastman had more than 16,000 visitors while on view at Eastman from November 15 through January Mary Ellen Flanagan Spencer Tunnell II Ongoing partnerships with the American Society of Rebecca Frischkorn Suzanne Turner 4, 2009. Additionally, Marvels signboard exhibits Now more than ever, there is an urgent need to Landscape Architects (ASLA), Garden Design magazine, Mac Griswold Susan Van Atta appeared across the country, with support from seven make responsible stewardship decisions—do support and George Eastman House International Museum of Albert Hinckley Noel Dorsey Vernon ASLA Chapters and launch events at Design Within our education and preservation initiatives for our Photography & Film yielded more than $500,000 of Susan Booth Keeton Alan Ward Reach studios. Moreover, a specially commissioned irreplaceable landscape legacy. Arleyn Levee Marjorie White in-kind resources and we established new partnerships outdoor exhibit based on last year’s Landslide Brice Maryman Victoria Williams with Design Within Reach, Chicago Architecture exhibition, Heroes of Horticulture, will be on view at the Dennis McGlade Thomas Woltz Foundation, Illinois Institute of Technology, National US Botanic Garden until November 1, 2009. Peter McQuillan Park Service, University of Virginia, and Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy. We organized three well- Next year promises to be equally prolific. In fact, attended conferences—in fact, the audience for the our Pioneers Oral History series was just awarded a Charles A. Birnbaum, FASLA, FAAR Second Wave of Modernism was more than double the National Endowment for the Arts, Design Arts program Founder + President number expected—along with several events and garden innovation grant. The 2009 season theme, Shaping the excursions. TCLF delivered the final manuscript for American Landscape, includes a dedicated Landslide Shaping the American Landscape to the University of spotlight; the new Pioneers publication; and the Virginia Press; unveiled our second Pioneers oral history launch of What’s Out There?, an illustrated database, (l-r) Wilmington Wonders, DE. Charles A. Birnbaum and Nancy Sommerville, Executive Vice President ASLA, ASLA Annual Meeting, PA 3 4 Cultural Landscapes as Classrooms (CLC) Mini-Module The Philip Johnson Glass House property became the subject of TCLF’s first CLC mini-module. The module, to be launched in two phases, will allow users to fully immerse themselves into the multi- layered landscape through annotated panoramic images, maps, and other interactive features. Sasaki Associates is providing their generous support for the project by producing the interactive map. Landslide 2009: Shapers of the American Landscape In fall 2008, TCLF announced the call for nominations for the 2009 Landslide: Shapers of the American Landscape in Garden Design magazine. Nominations will be accepted through March 31, 2009 and the selected sites will be announced in fall 2009. Pioneers of American Landscape Design Website (tclf.org) In the past year, TCLF’s website experienced nearly 5.3 million web Oral History Series hits, including over 500,000 visitors for the year. These totals are up Work continued on the M. Paul Friedberg oral history. A second interview was conducted with significantly from 3.2 million web hits the previous year. Friedberg and filmed by James Sheldon at three of Friedberg’s extant projects in New York City The number of subscribers to TCLF’s e-letter increased by 50% this in May. Work also focused on acquiring images and preparing the interview for rough cuts. year. For the first time, TCLF produced a special e-letter in February Additionally, Cornelia Oberlander was interviewed and videotaped at her home and office in that announced our Season of Events for the year. Designed in Vancouver, Canada, in August 2008. The transcripts have been produced. Landslide 2008: Marvels of Modernism the spirit of calendars from museums, theaters, and other cultural institutions, the Season of Events bulletin was distributed to our Thursday, October 16, 2008 saw the launch of the Edward L. Daugherty oral history module at For the second consecutive year, TCLF and Garden Design partnered with George Eastman entire e-list and was published as a full-page ad in Landscape a celebration and gala fundraising event to benefit the Cherokee Garden Library of The Atlanta House International Museum of Photography and Film in support of the Landslide initiative. Architecture magazine. For the second consecutive year, we partnered History Center, in Atlanta, Georgia. A celebratory group of several hundred people came to view Along with the online feature, the partnership again produced an exhibition of original with DoCoMoMo_US and DoCoMoMo New England, the National Trust the film and an exhibit of Ed Daugherty’s work. photography and a signboard exhibit, both of which are further described later in this report. for Historic Preservation, and the Recent Past Preservation Network The selected Marvels were featured in a special section in the November/December 2008 issue to produce the MoMoMa partnership e-letter, launched on the first A second interview was conducted with Lawrence Halprin in December at his home and office of that magazine. During 2008, the Marvels garnered tremendous media attention, including Monday in May, to highlight mid-century cultural landscapes and in the San Francisco Bay area and at his weekend home at Sea Ranch. Also, on that trip cut- being featured by The New York Times and National Public Radio. preservation issues. away images were identified and scans of this work were obtained from the Halprin office. education 5 6 publications Pioneers of American Landscape Design: Shaping the American Landscape: outreach + events New Profiles From the Pioneers of American Landscape Design Project TCLF submitted the final manuscript forShaping the American Landscape: New Profiles From the Pioneers of American Landscape Design Project to the University of Virginia Press. The book, spanning over 250 years landscape design, includes 150 essays and 460 illustrations relating to landscape architects, city planners, architects, educators, authors, cemetery seminars, lectures, technical assistance designers, golf course architects, and horticulturists. The publication will be released in Fall 2009. A variety of events and regional symposia to be held nationwide will accompany the launch. In addition to over 40 lectures delivered by the TCLF staff annually, in 2008, TCLF served as a co-sponsor for several conferences: The Second Wave of Modernism in Landscape Architecture in America and the two-part Designing the Parks. The TCLF President also provided technical assistance