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Annual Report 2010 National Gallery of Art 2010 NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART 2010 ANNuAL REpORT [ 1 ] ART & EDuCATION Vincent J. Buonanno BOARD OF TRuSTEES COMMITTEE W. Russell G. Byers Jr. (as of 30 September 2010) Victoria P. Sant Melvin S. Cohen † Chairman Leo A. Daly III Earl A. Powell III Robert W. Duemling Frederick W. Beinecke Barney A. Ebsworth Mitchell P. Rales Doris Fisher Sharon P. Rockefeller Aaron I. Fleischman John Wilmerding Juliet C. Folger Marina K. French FINANCE COMMITTEE Norma Lee Funger Mitchell P. Rales Lenore Greenberg Chairman Rose Ellen Greene Timothy F. Geithner Frederic C. Hamilton Secretary of the Treasury Richard C. Hedreen Frederick W. Beinecke Teresa F. Heinz John Wilmerding Victoria P. Sant Sharon P. Rockefeller Chairman President Helen Henderson Victoria P. Sant Benjamin R. Jacobs John Wilmerding Sheila C. Johnson Betsy K. Karel A uDIT COMMITTEE Mark J. Kington Frederick W. Beinecke Robert L. Kirk Chairman Jo Carole Lauder Timothy F. Geithner Secretary of the Treasury Leonard A. Lauder Mitchell P. Rales Robert B. Menschel Harvey S. Shipley Miller Sharon P. Rockefeller Frederick W. Beinecke Mitchell P. Rales Victoria P. Sant John G. Pappajohn John Wilmerding Sally E. Pingree Diana C. Prince TR uSTEES EMERITI Robert M. Rosenthal David M. Rubenstein Robert F. Erburu Andrew M. Saul John C. Fontaine B. Francis Saul II Julian Ganz, Jr. Thomas A. Saunders III Alexander M. Laughlin Fern M. Schad David O. Maxwell Albert H. Small Ruth Carter Stevenson Michelle Smith Sharon P. Rockefeller John G. Roberts Jr. Benjamin F. Stapleton EXEC uTIVE OFFICERS Chief Justice of the Luther M. Stovall United States Victoria P. Sant Ladislaus von Hoffmann President Diana Walker Earl A. Powell III Director Alice L. Walton Franklin Kelly William L. Walton Deputy Director and Chief Curator Walter L. Weisman Elizabeth Cropper John R. West Dean, Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts Andrea Woodner Darrell R. Willson Administrator HONORARY TRuSTEES James E. Duff COuNCIL Hillary Rodham Clinton Timothy F. Geithner Treasurer (as of 30 September 2010) Secretary of State Secretary of the Treasury Elizabeth A. Croog Secretary and General Counsel Edwin L. Cox Joseph J. Krakora Robert F. Erburu Executive Officer, Development and John C. Fontaine External Affairs Julian Ganz, Jr. Alexander M. Laughlin TR uSTEES’ COuNCIL David O. Maxwell (as of 30 September 2010) Ruth Carter Stevenson James T. Dyke John C. Whitehead Chair William H. Ahmanson † Deceased Max N. Berry G. Wayne Clough Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution National Gallery of Art 2010 [ 3 ] N A T I O N A L G A L L E R Y O F A R T Washington, D.C. 2010 annual report president’s Foreword t the end of a remarkable year, I Maryland, to the Council in 2010, along with am inspired by the singular returning members Betsy K. Karel, Diana C. compact between the federal Prince, and Luther M. Stovall, all of Washington. government and the private sector My fellow trustees and I would like to express our that enables the National Gallery thanks to all of our Trustees’ Council members for of Art to preserve and present the their dedicated service. Aworld’s most magnificent art. More than four and We were saddened by the death of a close friend a half million people visited the Gallery in person of the Gallery this past year, Evelyn Stefansson this year, and many millions more visited the Nef. She and her late husband John Nef built Gallery’s collection and outreach activities online. an extraordinary collection of nineteenth- and The Gallery’s special exhibition program allowed twentieth-century prints, drawings, and illustrated the public to view masterpieces from the books by artists ranging from Édouard Vuillard to permanent collection in new and exciting ways in Alex Katz, a portion of which she bequeathed to the exhibitions From Impressionism to Modernism: the Gallery. Mrs. Nef’s gifts of art will enhance The Chester Dale Collection and German Master the Gallery’s collection immeasurably, as will her Drawings from the Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, 1580– magnanimous bequest to establish The Evelyn 1900. Other major exhibitions such as The Sacred Stefansson Nef Endowment Fund in support of Made Real: Spanish Painting and Sculpture, visiting professors, lectures, and other initiatives. 1600–1700; Beat Memories: The Photographs of The trustees would like to extend their appre- AllenGinsberg; and Arcimboldo, 1526–1593: Nature ciation to those individuals who made major and Fantasy brought some lesser-known subjects to commitments to the Gallery this year. We would a larger public audience. These accomplishments especially like to thank Juliet and Lee Folger would not have been possible without the for their generous gift for the acquisition of partnership between the federal government Skating on the Frozen Amstel River by Adam van and the private sector that has sustained the Breen through the Lee and Juliet Folger Fund. Gallery since its founding. We extend our deep Our thanks also go to Jo Ann and Julian Ganz, Jr., gratitude to the President and the Congress for for their leadership commitment for the landmark their enduring commitment to supporting the acquisition of the Jasper Johns collection of Gallery’s daily operations and maintenance, and prints and related drawings. We are also grateful to the generous individuals, foundations, and to those foundations and individuals who made corporations who underwrite the museum’s significant commitments for the special exhibi- privately funded activities. tions and art acquisition programs this year: The Trustees’ Council, which serves the Gallery Estate of Mrs. Charles (Florian) Carr, Helen L. as a national advisory body to the Board of Porter and James T. Dyke, Greg and Candy Trustees, welcomed a new chairman, James T. Dyke Fazakerley, and The Honorable Alfred H. Moses of Palm Beach, Florida. We are delighted to have and Ms. Fern M. Schad. Jim’s leadership on the Trustees’ Council and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation continued to are grateful as well to Lasalle D. Leffall Jr., his demonstrate its extraordinary commitment to the predecessor as Council chair. We also were pleased Gallery with generous grants for the establishment to welcome Benjamin R. Jacobs of Bethesda, of a department of photograph conservation and [ 5 ] National Gallery of Art 2010 for the scholarly publications program at the Santa Barbara, California, to succeed John G. Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts. We Pappajohn and Roselyne C. Swig as co-chairs of are deeply grateful to the Mellon Foundation and the Collectors Committee. Our heartfelt thanks the Samuel H. Kress Foundation for their gifts this go to Denise and Barry for their leadership and year to further the Gallery’s scholarly mission. The to all Collectors Committee members for their trustees and I also would like to commend The dedication to the Gallery. Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation for its The Circle, the Gallery’s other annual giving support of our educational outreach to the program, continued to be a vital source of support Washington community. for a wide range of Gallery programs. The Circle The Gallery is very grateful to the generous and comprised more than a thousand members loyal sponsors of its special exhibition program. nationwide at year end. We were delighted to The trustees and staff especially would like to welcome Gregory W. Fazakerley of Middleburg, thank United Technologies Corporation for its Virginia, to succeed Edward J. Mathias as co-chair sponsorship of From Impressionism to Modernism. of The Circle. He joined Diana C. Prince in United Technologies first became involved at the leading the program to another successful year. Gallery in 1979 and in the past thirty years has We are deeply grateful for all that Diana and sponsored eight major exhibitions. The trustees Greg do on behalf of The Circle, as well as for all and staff would also like to give special thanks Circle members’ ongoing support to the Gallery. to longtime supporter Bank of America for its The Legacy Circle honors those who have commitment to the 2011 exhibition Gauguin: included the Gallery in their testamentary plans. Maker of Myth. We are grateful to these companies A number of individuals elected to support for their continuing support. the Gallery through long-range, planned gifts The Exhibition Circle, an annual giving this year. Bequests, charitable gift annuities, program that helps fund special exhibitions, charitable lead and remainder trusts, and other provided crucial support for From Impressionism planned giving vehicles are essential to help to Modernism; Beat Memories; and Arcimboldo, strengthen the Gallery’s endowment and ensure 1526–1593, which was also made possible by the vitality and permanence of both its collection Louisa and Robert Duemling. We also would like and its exhibition program, and we are grateful to to thank the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen those who have established these and become Foundation for its commitment in support of the members of The Legacy Circle. 2011 exhibition Venice: Canaletto and His Rivals. We My fellow trustees and I are tremendously grate- were also pleased to receive major commitments ful to the Gallery’s enthusiastic and hardworking from Hata Stichting and the Joseph F. McCrindle staff and our many dedicated donors who help Foundation for the exhibition program. The trust- fulfill the Gallery’s mission of service to the nation. ees and staff are deeply grateful as well to those Bolstered by the enduring support of the federal who provided major support for the exhibition government and the generosity of the private programs this year: the Ryna and Melvin Cohen sector, the Gallery will continue to welcome all Family Foundation and Marcella and Neil Cohen; those who wish to learn about, study, or simply The Charles Engelhard Foundation; The Aaron I.
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