Annual Report 2017 Board of Trustees Mission 2017 Staff List

ANNUAL REPORT 2017 BOARD OF TRUSTEES MISSION 2017 STAFF LIST

Officers The mission of the Newport Art Museum is to Norah Diedrich Carl Helmetag Sandra Craig champion a provocative diversity of creative Executive Director Board Chair Treasurer voices and experiences within an historic Francine Weiss Senior Curator Elizabeth Ann Kahane Rebecca Rex Newport setting, thus sparking reflection, First Vice President Secretary inspiration, discovery, and connection to our Leslie Grosvenor self, our community, and our world. Director of Institutional Advancement John Grosvenor Cristin Searles Bilodeau Vice President Director of Visitor Services and Community Engagement Trustees VISION Joan Abrams Frederick Mattis Merrill Allen Anne Baker Ronald Onorato The Newport Art Museum will be a widely Director of Marketing Gregory Derderian Molly de Ramel recognized destination for artists, scholars, Peter Dickison Robert Dilworth Curt Richardson students, innovators, arts enthusiasts, and MuSE Coordinator & Preparator Steven Richter Laura Gorham cultural travellers from around the world. Mary Jennings Victoria Rios Leslie Chazan Lani Liuzza Marie Samuels As Newport’s arts campus, the Art Museum Staff Accountant Kristin MacMannis Kate Voute Wright will be the nexus of artistic, intellectual, social, and culturally diverse life in the region. Molly Sabin Curatorial Associate Trustees for Life Anne S. Damon Callie Clarke Ellicott Wright Education Associate Hillary Fortin Honorary Past Board Registrar President for Life Richard Grosvenor Joanne Rodino Jimmy Gubelmann Development Associate ABOVE Patrick Grimes Past President Emeritus Peter Hussey, Shingles in Style, Preparator 2016, Watercolor Roderick O’Hanley Museum Experience Staff: COVER Samantha Alarie David Barnes, September 18, Jack Clarke 2011, Oil on aluminum, Purchased Debra Marble through the Newport Art Museum Lee Moloney Acquisition Fund, 2013.007.001 Kay Smyth FROM THE PRESIDENT OF I am happy to report that the Museum is in the best shape, in every Over the past few years, we have re-imagined and re-invigorated our arts THE YEAR IN REVIEW THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES respect, it has ever been in recent memory. programming. The result: a museum that is more open to new ideas and Norah Diedrich ways of working. Our visitors, who have become increasingly diverse, Sandra Craig The Museum has flourished in large part thanks to the capable leadership Executive Director appreciate an opportunity to be inspired by a broader range of artistic of our Executive Director, Norah Diedrich. Under Norah’s guidance, and voices, have their assumptions challenged and perhaps discover something with the unfailing support of her wonderful team, the Museum continues unexpected about themselves and others. Fortunately, we have a permanent to provide innovative programing responsive to the community’s needs collection of significant works of art, which provides a valuable historical and aligned with the Museum’s Mission. Implementation of the first stages context to the exhibits of emerging artists. of the Museum’s inspired strategic plan is well underway. This art-inspired vitality has not gone unnoticed. One recent note on a Applying the metrics of the highest American Alliance of Museum donation card read, “We have seen much positive change at the Museum standards, Norah and her staff consistently exceed excellence. The lately and are happy to support it.” “I love and applaud your new approach unprecedented success and positive momentum the Museum is enjoying to getting kids into the museum FREE!!! Great way to build a foundation of is reflected in the national acclaim and the wide, enthusiastic regard the support for years to come,” remarked a Second Saturday program attendee. Museum has earned from the community we serve. Motivation for such positive feedback can be found in our Museum’s 2017 We also are blessed with talented, diverse and highly engaged trustees. Annual Report, which I am pleased to share with you here. Through governance policies that aspire to the highest and best practices, Board leadership is committed to supporting our core Values and As I write this message, we are preparing for our 2018 Annual Meeting of strategically stewarding our precious resources: our historic buildings, the Membership, the 105th such convening. The Board Leadership torch campus, collections and personnel. will pass from Sandra Craig, the Board President I have had the distinct honor to work alongside since my arrival and who I thank for enabling and Thanks to Norah’s and the Board’s vision, our new, exciting Mission is to supporting the success of the Museum throughout and before my tenure, “champion a provocative diversity of creative voices and experiences.” to Steven Richter. I am particularly proud of the Board’s dedication to robust organizational Steve is a past Trustee of our Museum and has an intense passion for the resilience, central to which is preserving the Endowment. I am immensely role art museums play in our society. Having lived and worked in Asia for the gratified that the Board is committed not only to assuring financial past decade he will bring an exciting international perspective to our institution. sustainability, but also, by allocating resources to our amazing programs, to providing for future growth and innovation. I sincerely thank all of our participating artists, teachers, members, supporters, visitors, volunteers, trustees, and our extraordinary team of museum I step down as Board chair with full confidence in Norah’s most capable professionals for making our progress over the past year possible and for abilities, and in my successor, Steve Richter. I know he will take up the joining us as we look forward to the year ahead. mantle and execute his mandate to lead with flair and fervor, and will Without a doubt, museums are joint ventures. Our continued success diligently work to preserve and guide the museum to the next step in its depends upon everyone’s participation and enthusiasm. remarkable, and exciting evolution. Sincere thanks to all, CURATORIAL REPORT Curatorial was fortunate to have many talented and hard working staff in Recent Acquisitions of the Caleb Cole: EXHIBITION SCHEDULE Newport Art Museum Forget Me Not 2017. The department included Senior Curator Francine Weiss, part-time Francine Weiss Griswold Hallway Griswold Hallway 2017 Senior Curator Curatorial Assistant Molly Sabin, and part-time Preparators Peter Dickison January 11 - May 7, 2017 May 27 - July 30, 2017 and Patrick Grimes. In 2017, the department also welcomed part-time Kate Blacklock: Larry Fink: Registrar Hillary Fortin. Looking Closely at What is Somewhere There’s Music Not There Cushing Building, Morris Gallery Ilgenfritz Gallery June 9 - September 10, 2017 During 2017, the Collections Committee met quarterly (September, April, January 14 - May 7, 2017 July, and December) and approved 23 acquisitions of art for the Henry Horenstein: permanent collection. Jay Lacouture: Honky Tonk: Portraits of Looking Forward, Looking Back Country Music Wright Gallery Cushing Building, Cushing Gallery The department organized 15 exhibitions and also installed 4 guest- January 14 - May 14, 2017 June 9 - September 10, 2017

curated exhibitions, including 2 by Gala Honoree Dodie Kazanjian. Sarah Lindsey Beal & Ron Cowie: George Condo: Kennel, the Byrne Family Curator of Photographs at the Peabody Essex New Light Through Newport Sexx Festival Museum, juried the Newport Annual Members’ Exhibition. In keeping Old Windows Griswold Library Studio Gallery July 1 - July 22, 2017 with the Museum’s new mission statement to promote and celebrate a January 21 - April 16, 2017 Guest Curator: Dodie Kazanjian “provocative diversity” of artists, topics, and media, these exhibitions Newport Annual Members’ Tony Oursler: brought a diverse range of works of art to the Museum and activated new Juried Exhibition solving problems (for D & T) indoor and outdoor gallery spaces. The Museum also collaborated on Cushing & Morris Galleries Sculpture Garden programming with the Newport Jazz Festival, Newport Music Festival, and February 4 - May 21, 2017 July 1 - 9, 2017 Juror: Sarah Kennel, Ph.D., Byrne Family Guest Curator: Dodie Kazanjian the Newport Gulls Baseball Team in conjunction with related exhibitions. Curator of Photographs, Peabody-Essex Ima Montoya: Museum Synaesthesia Ilgenfritz Gallery With the help of many generous donors, the Museum was able to complete Jason Evans: July 15 - 23, 2017 several conservation treatments for permanent collection objects. Thanks Boys of Summer: A Season with the to the Comstock Conservation Fund (established by Adelaide C. Roberts Newport Gulls be of love and other stories: Studio Gallery Contemporary Highlights from the Per- in 2007) conservator Sarah Dove completed treatments to several works May 6 - September 10, 2017 manent Collection on paper by artist Frances Adams Comstock; these works were given to Griswold House: Ilgenfritz Gallery, Hallway, New England Watercolor Society: the Museum in 2016 by Alexandra Dane. With money raised at Wet Paint, Wright Gallery, Damon Gallery and Con- 2017 New England Regional temporary Gallery the Museum was also able to complete conservation treatments of two Juried Exhibition September 9, 2017 - January 7, 2018 oil paintings: John Noble Barlow’s Autumn at Nooseneck Hill, East Ilgenfritz Gallery May 20 - July 9, 2017 Pictures & Windows: Greenwich, 1884, Gift of Anne Crocker, and J.A.S. Monks’ Twilight, 1880s, The Paintings of Christopher W. Benson Gift of J. Ross Wilcox. In the Summer of 2017, the Museum raised $9,950 Peter Hussey: from 1975 to 2017 Larry Fink, Roy Hargrove, Gramercy Stops Along the Way at Wet Paint for future conservation projects. Cushing & Morris Galleries Park, NYC, 2000, Courtesy of the Wright Gallery September 29, 2017 - Jay Lacouture, Carp Gourd Jar, Artist and Marvelli Gallery, May 20 - August 6, 2017 December 31, 2018 2016, soda vapor glazed porcelain, New York. Courtesy of the Artist Photographers’ Guild Members’ Exhibition September 30 - December 31, 2017 ACQUISITIONS TO THE Meredith Stern Ron Cowie David Allyn Caleb Cole Henry Horenstein Angry Women in Forever Deep Nightgown Claiborne Pell Bridge, Newport, 2017 No Passing Fancy, 2017 Giant Pacific Octopus-Enteroctopus PERMANENT Waters, 2013 From the series “Inventory” Porcelain with screen print From the series “Seen/Unseen” dofleini,2001 COLLECTION Collage of linoleum block prints, Platinum print from Wet Collodion Negative 2017.003.002 Unique one-of-a-kind silver gelatin print From the series “Animalia” woodblock prints, spray paint, coffee and 8 x 10 inches from found glass negative, vintage frame, C-print Gifts & Purchases ink staining, and handwritten history Purchased with funds provided by William Holland Drury 1940s pansy jewelry bases, antique 20 x 24 inches (paper), notes from my 103-year-old cousin Dr. Joseph A. Chazan Untitled, July 7, 1951 porcelain legs, vintage purse 16 x 24 inches (image) Fannie Simonowsky 2017.001.005 Etching 18 x 12 inches (overall) 2017.010.002 22.5 x 30 inches 14 5/8 x 16 1/8 x 1/2 in. (framed) 2017.008.002 Purchased with funds provided by Ron Cowie Gift of Adelaide Comstock Roberts Christopher Benson Dr. Joseph A. Chazan Where There’s No Boat, I Will Put a Boat 2017.004.001 Caleb Cole Interior with Sleeping Girl, 2014 2017.001.001 From the series “Leaving Babylon,” The Filling Station, 2010 Oil on panel 2007 – 2008 George Condo (Designer: José From the series “Other People’s Clothes” 40 x 30 inches Meredith Stern Platinum Print from 8 x 10 negative Antonio Contreras) Pigment ink print Gift of the artist in honor of Lisette Prince Foraging Moon, 2014 8 x 10 inches (unframed) The Newport Sexx Festival exhibition 13 x 19 inches (framed) 2017.011.001 From the “Perilous Realm” series Purchased with funds provided by poster, 2017 2017.008.003 Collage of linoleum block print, woodblock Dr. Joseph A. Chazan Print print, spray paint stencil, and hand typed 2017.001.006 Edition: 2/100 (One of only 30 signed and Caleb Cole history notes on several layers of plexiglass personalized posters) The Last Page, 2008 18 x 24 inches Lisa Perez 28 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. From the series “Other People’s Clothes” Purchased with funds provided by Still Know Where, 2016 Gift of the Artist Pigment ink print Dr. Joseph A. Chazan Acrylic on canvas 2017.005.001 13 x 19 inches (framed) 2017.001.002 9 x 11 x 1 inches 2017.008.004 Purchased with funds provided by Aaron Siskind Meredith Stern Dr. Joseph A. Chazan Gloucester, 1H, 1944 Jason Evans Harvest, 2014 2017.001.007 Gelatin silver print The Boys of Summer, 2015 From the “Perilous Realm” series 24 x 19 ½ inches (framed) From the series “Boys of Summer, A Collage of linoleum block print, woodblock Lisa Perez Gift of Padric Meagher in honor of Season with the Newport Gulls” print, spray paint stencil on several layers Strategy of Line, Series #5, 2017 Elizabeth McDermott Meagher Archival Pigment Print of plexiglass Paint on wood 2017.006.001 27 x 39 ½ inches (framed with UV glass) 18 x 24 inches 21.5 x 11.75 x 13.75 inches 2017.009.001 Purchased with funds provided by Purchased with funds provided by Richard Whitten Dr. Joseph A. Chazan Dr. Joseph A. Chazan Study for “Cythère,” 2012 Henry Horenstein 2017.001.003 2017.001.008 Graphite on paper Waylon Jennings, Performance Center, 24 x 18 inches (sheet) Cambridge, MA, 1976 Lindsey Beal Lindsey Beal Gift of the Artist From the series “Honky Tonk” Figure #19 Handmade Venus Figurine, 2010 - 11 2017.007.001 Gelatin silver print From the “Venus Series,” 2010 – 2011 Paper Sculpture in Bell Jar 15 x 15 inches (image), Ambrotype 2017.002.001 Caleb Cole 16 x 20 inches (paper) 12 3/8 x 15 3/8 inches The Language of Flowers, 2017 2017.010.001 Purchased with funds provided by David Allyn From the series “Seen/Unseen” Dr. Joseph A. Chazan Naval Station, Newport, 2017 Collage of early 1900s postcards on archival Caleb Cole, The Language of Flowers, 2017.001.004 Porcelain with screen print pigment print from vintage photograph 2017, From the series “Seen/Unseen” 2017.003.001 18 x 12 inches (framed) Collage of early 1900s postcards on 2017.008.001 archival pigment print from vintage photograph, 18 x 12 inches (framed), 2017.008.001 THE ARTISTS’ BALL The Artists’ Ball to benefit the Calvin Tomkins has been a staff The Newport Art Museum’s auctions raised $102,301 for the WET PAINT July 1, 2017 Newport Art Museum was a night writer for The New Yorker since beloved art making event and Museum. Additional funds were August 12-13, 2017 to remember. The gala evening, a 1960. His profile subjects have fundraiser, Wet Paint, presented raised from sponsorships, Preview mysterious masked ball, was sold included everyone from Marcel by Russell Morin Catering & Party admission, the cash bar, sales out with over 400 dinner guests Duchamp and Buckminster Fuller Events and Newport Restaurant of snacks and other refreshments, attending, including cultural and to Damien Hirst and Frank Gehry. Group, wrapped up on Sunday, and additional donations made civic leaders, collectors, Museum His many books include Living August 13 raising a grand total over the weekend. Funds raised directors, patrons of the arts, and Well is the Best Revenge, Off the of $145,651 for the Museum’s support Museum programming, highly regarded contemporary Wall: A Portrait of Robert exhibitions, outreach, education events, acquisitions and artists from New York and Rauschenberg, The Bride and the and historic preservation efforts collections care. Reykjavik, Iceland. The evening’s Bachelors, and the seminal and setting a new record for the generous proceeds will support Duchamp: A Biography. event. On Saturday, 448 artists of the Art Museum’s extensive arts all backgrounds, skill levels and programming, collections, In addition to a brief performance ages made art and donated their educational activities, and by an exceptional soprano from work, much of it still wet, to the preservation of its historic buildings. the Met Opera, guests enjoyed Museum. Over the weekend, 526 a silent auction, a one-of-a-kind pieces went up for sale in silent The Artists’ Ball honored acclaimed porcelain service for twelve from and live auctions. Event co-chairs art writers Dodie Kazanjian and the highly regarded designer Rupert Nesbitt, Victoria Rios and Calvin Tomkins. Newport native, Anna Weatherley, and dancing to Brooke Roberts led a committee Dodie Kazanjian, has covered the the Alex Donner Orchestra until of volunteers to produce the 24th art world for Vogue since 1989, midnight. annual event. where she has identified and profiled many of the leading Bidding began with a silent young artists of our time. She auction during the Wet Paint is also the founding director of Preview Party on Saturday night Gallery Met, the contemporary art that continued into Sunday. The space at the Metropolitan Opera silent auction raised $55,401. Wet in New York City. Her books include Paint culminated in its live auction Icons, Dodie Goes Shopping, and Sunday afternoon, with auctioneer Alex, a biography of the legendary George McNeely, selling 28 pieces, Alexander Liberman, which she which raised an additional $46,900. co-authored with Tomkins. Combined, the silent and live WINTER SPEAKER SERIES The Winter Speaker Series returned in 2017 for its 89th season. The series In its second full year, the Museum’s monthly late night program featured ART AFTER DARK January 7 - February 25, 2017 included seven lectures on a variety of topics in the Museum’s Griswold a myriad of diverse programming to appeal to a wide demographic. This Thursdays, 5 - 9 pm House. Returning speaker Darrell West of the Brookings Institution, kicked included sold out film screenings such asLoving Vincent and Yarn (in off the series, speaking on the topic on “What to Expect from the New partnership with the Providence Art & Design Film Festival), Vincent Scully President.” Other topics included ISIS and the destruction of antiquities, (in collaboration with Checkerboard Films), and just released episodes our global oceans, the synergy of technology and fashion, Albert Bierstadt of the acclaimed PBS series Art21. Art making in the Coleman Center and the opening of the West, and more. Each lecture was followed by and in the galleries included figure drawing and portrait painting led by light refreshments. Sponsors of the series include Blenheim Newport, Coleman painting instructor Peter Dickison, multiple exhibiting artist Cliffside Inn, Angela and Gary Fischer, Pam and Lee Bakalarski, Mary lectures, guided gallery tours, live concerts, and presentations by leaders Jennings, Cynthia Sinclair, and Ronald and Johanna Becker. in the field of fine art and design, such as acclaimed photographer Henry Horenstein and apparel designer to singer Lauryn Hill, Leah Benjamin (in partnership with DesignXRI.) Art After Dark was honored as a Best of Rhode Island Editor’s Pick for “Best Artsy Social Event” by RI Monthly 2017 SPEAKER SCHEDULE: Magazine in August.

January 7: Darrell West “What to Expect from the New President” Also in its second full year, Second Saturday evolved into a fully fledged SECOND SATURDAYS January 14: William Gudenrath arts enrichment program for the whole family, held once monthly from Saturdays, 10 am “A Look at Contemporary Glass from an Historical Perspective” 10am - 12pm. Designed for children aged 3-10 and their parents, this

program begins with an engaging, age-appropriate close looking tour January 21: Tess Davis “ISIS destroyed History: What do we do about it?” led by one of our experienced Museum Gallery Guides. Families then settle into themed activities including learning the elements of abstract January 28: Pamela Parmal painting, experimenting with electrifying clay with the RI Museum of “The Synergy between Technology and Fashion” Science and Art, learning key design and build concepts, and enjoying Tai Chi movement exercises and the ancient art of Chinese paper cutting, February 4: Chris Waddell in partnership with the Confucius Institute at Bryant University. Each “Kilimanjaro like never before.” month the programming, curated by Education Associate Callie Clarke, February 11: Janice Hodson engaged youngsters and their parents and encouraged exploration of the “Albert Bierstadt - The Accidental Artist of Manifest Destiny” Museum’s contemporary changing exhibits and permanent collection.

February 25: Bruce Corliss “Challenges, Opportunities and Environmental Issues Facing the Global Ocean.” MUSEUM ATTENDANCE Annual attendance at the Museum continues to enjoy significant increases 2017 marked the third year of the Gallery Guide program. Nearly 900 GALLERY GUIDES over prior years. Particularly notable was the rise in both Member and guests participated in our Guided Tours in 2017, 475 of whom were AND MUSEUM TOURS Non Member visits to the Museum during our regular hours of operation. children visiting with their schools. In addition, a guided tour was included Group Tour attendance and Event attendance continued to remain strong in the curriculum of every Museum School summer camp, and began each and on par with prior years. Second Saturday family program. MEMBERSHIP MATTERS From exhibition openings to gallery talks, Art After Dark to Winter Speaker Series, art classes to concerts, theater, and special events, there are many meaningful ways that our members connect to each other and the Museum.

Membership Longevity

The following current members have renewed their annual membership for the longest duration:

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Damon: 29 renewals Mr. Richard (Chad) Loebs: 26 renewals Ms. Mary Jennings: 25 renewals Professor Marion Wilner: 24 renewals Ms. Roseanne Siegler: 23 renewals

Membership Statistics

• Members are from 20 US states • 88% members are from RI, 5.6% from MA, 2.2% from CT, 1.2% from NY, and .97% from FL. • 1,083 guests attended 3 exhibition public opening receptions in 2017, 47% of which were 506 were members • 53.3% were visitors or guests of members • New members increased 52% in 2017 Increase in Total Income • Membership renewals increased 79% in 2017 from Membership: • 50 gift memberships were given

2017 $100,950 2016 $97,105 Membership makes 2015 $95,638 a great gift! CONTRIBUTORS $10,000 - $14,999 Mr. and Mrs. George Petrovas Newhouse / The New York Community Trust Mr. and Mrs. Torre A. Peterson Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Durkin Mr. and Mrs. James A. Purviance Mrs. Merrilyn Bardes Mr. and Mrs. Frank N. Ray Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N. Fair The Newport Art Museum Mr. Ronald L. Fleming Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas A. Radesca Mr. Ignacio Baselga Ms. Denise L. Roberts and Mr. David Barnes Dr. and Mrs. Edwin G. Fischer / is grateful to the following Mr. and Mrs. David B. Ford / Ford Rib and Rhein Mr. and Mrs. Ronald I. Becker Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Rosen The Hope Foundation Family Foundation Mr. David Rovinsky Mr. Thomas B. Blake Mrs. Suzette D. Schochet Mr. Scott M. Francis individuals and institutions Mr. and Mrs. Bernard S. Gewirz / Bernard S. Mrs. Cynthia A. Sinclair Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Brice Dr. and Mrs. Larry Schoenfeld / Pitcairn Mr. and Mrs. George A. Furbish for their generous support and Sarah M. Gewirz Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Steiner Mr. and Mrs. Richard I. Burnham Trust Company Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Fye between January 1 and Ms. Mary M. Jennings U.S. Trust / Bank of America Mr. and Mrs. Tony Carcieri Ms. Tessa Schorsch and Mr. and Mrs. L. Martin Gibbs Mr. Edward W. Kane and Ms. Martha J. Mr. Michael Weil and Dr. Shirley Chanel USA Mr. Brendan O’Donnell Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P.I. Goddard December 31, 2017. Wallace / The Edward W. Kane and Madhere-Weil Joseph A. Chazan, MD Major General and Mrs. Stephen R. Seiter Ms. Penelope Green Martha J. Wallace Family Foundation Mr. Donald C. Christ Mr. and Mrs. Dwight D. Sipprelle Mr. Paul E. Gricus and Mrs. Belinda B. Kielland / The The John Clarke Trust Mr. John Smyth and Dr. Janice Smyth Ms. Donna W. Cameron Hartfield Foundation $2,500 - $4,999 Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Constantine Ms. Nancy Stafford and Mr. Bill Bagwill Mr. James Grosvenor Mrs. Marlene M. Leatherbee Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Derderian Starn Studio, LLC Mr. C. Travis Hedemann Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Liuzza Mr. and Mrs. Richard I. Abrams Mr. Bob Dilworth The Wells Fargo Philanthropy Fund Mr. and Mrs. George G. Herrick Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Richardson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence A. Allen Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Edgerley / Paul & Mr. and Mrs. Archbold D. van Beuren Mr. Edward Karle and Mr. John B. Royall Dr. and Mrs. Ken Brede / D.K. Brede Sandy Edgerley Charitable Trust Fund Mr. James Wright and Ms. Kate Hoepfner-Karle Mr. and Mrs. William Samuels Investment Management Co, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Gary Garabedian Ms. Catherine Voute-Wright J. McLaughlin Ms. Patricia G. Saunders Ms. Amy Cappellazzo and Ms. Andrea Glimcher Webster Bank Jessica Hagen Fine Art & Design Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Schorsch Ms. Joanne Rosen Mrs. Laura Gorham and Mr. John Horton Mr. Mark Weil and Ms. Joan Hall Ms. Joan Johnson-Freese Mr. and Mrs. Ellicott Wright Mr. and Mrs. George E. Clark, Jr. Ms. Breea Govenar and Mr. Teale Haley Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Williams Mr. John Kazanjian Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan K. Gewirz Mr. and Mrs. James B. Gubelmann Ms. Mia Kazanjian and Mr. Ian Gorovoy $30,000 - $99,999 Mr. and Mrs. S. Matthews V. Hamilton, Jr. / Ms. Jessica Hagen Mr. and Mrs. Brendan P. Kelley $5,000 - $9,999 Hamilton Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hayes $500 - $999 Mr. and Mrs. David S. Killebrew Anonymous Mr. Carl Helmetag and Ms. Diane Petrella Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Huntley Mrs. Lynda Lindh Mr. and Mrs. James J. Coleman, Jr. Ascher Davis Architects LLP Mr. and Mrs. Roger E. Kass Mr. Peter Jencks and Ms. Mary Ann Jencks Mr. David Allen Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Marcuvitz Mr. and Mrs. Grenville V. Craig Mr. and Mrs. George F. Baker, IV / LaForge Casino Restaurant Dr. and Mrs. David L. Keefe Anonymous Mr. Marcello Marvelli and Mrs. Dorrance H. Hamilton / Dorrance H. The George F. Baker Trust Ida Ballou Littlefield Memorial Trust Mr. and Mrs. Bill Keogh Mr. and Mrs. A. Leslie Ballard Ms. Rosemarie Padovano Hamilton Charitable Lead Trusts BankNewport Trustees of Long Wharf and Public School Landings Real Estate Group Mr. Lockett F. Ballard The Honorable Juliette C. McLennan Mr. and Mrs. William Kahane Mrs. Barbara M. Benson Ms. Caterine Milinaire Cushing Mr. and Mrs. Jim Lanzillo / Janet L. Burak Mr. Mark Barak Mr. and Mrs. Robert Muller Mr. and Mrs. Guillaume H. de Ramel / Ms. Camilla R. Blaffer Ocean State Charities Trust Charitable Trust Dr. and Mrs. Douglas Bernon / Bernadette Mr. and Mrs. Raymond F. Murphy de Ramel Foundation Mrs. Jonna R. Chewning Parker Construction Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Lee and Douglas Bernon Charitable Fund Newport Sunglass Shop van Beuren Charitable Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Di Bona Mr. and Mrs. John Pereira Mr. and Mrs. Stephen R. Lewinstein Mr. and Mrs. Miles O. Bidwell Mr. Michael O’Connell Mr. John K. Grosvenor and Mr. and Mrs. Brooke Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. MacMannis, Jr. Bliss Properties Ms. Laurie Ossman and Mr. Mark Rabinowitz Ms. Cheryl A. Hackett Mr. Calvin Tomkins and Mr. and Mrs. Chip Mainelli Mr. and Mrs. Dickson G. Boenning Mr. Charles H. Page / The Page Fund $15,000 - $29,999 Hon. Esmond V. Harmsworth and Ms. Dodie Kazanjian Mr. Torey Malatia and Ms. Elizabeth Manley Mr. Parker Brickley / Brickley Family Fund Ms. Jacqueline Paolino Mr. Jerome Buet Van Liew Trust Company Midtown Oyster Bar Ms. Morgan Capodilupo Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Pardee AR Global Investments, LLC Mr. John D. Harris and Ms. Linda L. Sawyer Welch & Forbes LLC Mr. Charles A. Miller, III and Mr. Birch Coffey Mr. and Mrs. Lyn Comfort / Comfort Park Place Holding The Champlin Foundations Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. Harvey, Jr. Mr. Terry Nathan and Ms. Marilyn Kanter Charitable Foundation Ms. Rebecca Rex Mr. and Mrs. William P. Egan/ Duniry Mr. and Mrs. James D. Klau / FNZ Newport Art Museum Photo Guild Mr. Stonington Cox Mr. and Mrs. David Riessner Foundation Trust Foundation $1,000 - $2,499 Newport Hospital Ms. Trudy Coxe and Mr. James P. Gaffney Ms. Sarah D. Rivard and Mr. John Rivard Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Manice Laird Norton Family Foundation Mr. Roderick B. O’Hanley and Mr. James Cushing Mr. and Mrs. Aldo Roldan Prince Charitable Trusts Mr. and Mrs. William L. Leatherman / The Sister M. Therese Antone RSM Mr. Richard C. Crisson Ms. Katharine B. Cushing Mr. and Mrs. David M. Ryan Rhode Island State Council on the Arts Firestone Foundation B.R. Arnold Construction Co., Inc. Mr. Ronald J. Onorato and Mr. John Dalsheim Mr. Michael Semenza Mr. and Mrs. Steven A. Richter Mr. Frederick R. Mattis Mr. Bill Bagwill and Ms. Nancy Stafford Ms. Elisabeth Marchi Mr. and Mrs. Peter S. Damon Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah Shafir Mr. and Mrs. Julio Rios, II Newport Harbor Corporation Mr. Lee C. Bakalarski Mr. Thomas P. Palmer and Ms. Daisy D’Isernia Ms. Jolie Stahl Mrs. Diane B. Wilsey Mr. John M. Peixinho Dr. Holly M. Bannister and / Mr. Douglas L. Ms. Dominique Alfandre Mr. and Mrs. Robert Drum Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Sullivan / Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Sullivan Foundation Fund Mr. R. Russell Morin, Jr. Ms. Anne P. Burns Ms. Mary L. Kosowski Mr. and Mrs. Albert K. Sherman, Jr. In Memory of Marjorie Borden Connolly Mr. Patrick M. Sweeney Newport Physical Therapy Mr. John B. Taft and Ms. Patricia Cahill Taft Mr. and Mrs. Chester A. Kunz, Jr. Ms. Cathy Siegal Ms. Winifred MacDonald The Francis Malbone House Ms. Brenda Nienhouse Mr. and Mrs. John Cain Mr. Allen R. LaLiberty Ms. Judith Sobol Ms. Rachel Uffner Mr. Stephen Nightingale Captain and Mrs. Warren L. Caldwell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Leeson, Jr. Captain and Mrs. Timothy E. Somes In Memory of Mrs. Dorance Mr. and Mrs. Diego Urrutia Mr. Ragnar Oelsner Ms. Patricia J. Callahan Mr. Marc A. 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