NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART 1987 ANNUAL REPORT \ 1987 ANNUAL REPORT National Gallery of Art All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the written permission of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. 20565 Copyright © 1988. Board of Trustees, National Gallery of Art This publication was produced by the Editors Office, National Gallery of Art, Washington Edited by Tarn L. Curry Designed by Susan Lehmann, Washington Printed by Schneidereith & Sons, Baltimore, Maryland The type is Bodoni Book, set by VIP Systems, Inc., Alexandria, Virginia Photo credits: James Pipkin, cover Lucian Perkins, The Washington Post, p. 10 Kathleen Buckalew, pp. 2-3, 98, 102, 104, 106, 148-149 Philip Charles, pp. 97, 122 Ann Hageman, p. 124 Mary Ellen Wilson, p. 65 William Wilson, pp. 74, 77, 92, 100 ISBN 0-89468-116-8 Pages 2-3: Sculpture from the Patsy and Raymond Nasher Collection CONTENTS 6 PREFACE 8 ORGANIZATION 11 DIRECTOR'S REVIEW OF THE YEAR 32 DONORS AND ACQUISITIONS 50 LENDERS 56 LOANS TO EXHIBITIONS 64 EDUCATIONAL SERVICES 64 Department of Public Programs 71 Department of Extension Programs 73 CENTER FOR ADVANCED STUDY IN THE VISUAL ARTS 81 OTHER DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS 81 Curatorial Division 89 Division of Records and Loans 90 Changes of Attribution 91 Library 95 Photographic Archives 95 Conservation Division 101 Editors Office 102 Exhibitions Office 103 Department of Installation and Design 106 Gallery Archives 107 Photographic Services 109 STAFF ACTIVITIES AND PUBLICATIONS 121 MUSIC AT THE GALLERY 123 ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT 123 Publications Service 123 Facilities, Security, and Attendance 124 Office of Planning and Construction 126 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 141 ROSTER OF EMPLOYEES AND DOCENTS PREFACE The National Gallery's fiscal year ending 30 September 1987 con- tinued the busy but rewarding pace that has characterized the past few years. Carlisle H. Humelsine, who served as a general trustee of the Gallery since 1974, and as vice president of the Gallery since 1979, did not stand for reelection when his term expired last year. Alexander M. Laughlin succeeded Mr. Humelsine as a gen- eral trustee, and continues in his role as chairman of the Trustees' Council, in which capacity he has served since 1985. James S. Smith, a member of the Gallery's Resources Planning Committee, joined the Trustees' Council this year. The Council meets twice a year to discuss and advise the Board of Trustees on important Gallery policy questions. Regrettably, 1987 was a year of loss as well. We were greatly saddened by the death of Arthur M. Sackler in May. Dr. Sackler, a distinguished collector, Gallery benefactor, and friend, served loyally on the Trustees' Council from its inception until 1986, when he was succeeded as a member of the Council by his spouse, Jill Sackler. He will be greatly missed. The Resources Planning Committee continued its important work in assessing and planning for the Gallery's ongoing and long-range needs. Meeting those needs is a task that has become an increas- ing challenge in our current economic climate. The Committee was further strengthened by the addition of James T. Dyke, from Little Rock, Arkansas, in May. Mirroring the growth of the Gallery's service to the nation and its ever-increasing audience, its base of private sector support has continued to expand in a gratifying manner. By the close of the fiscal year, the Gallery's new support group, The Circle of the National Gallery of Art, had members from more than twenty states and from two foreign countries, France and Canada. Thanks to the leadership of the co-chairpersons, Katharine Graham and Robert H. Smith, The Circle provides an important source of fund- ing for numerous Gallery projects, $350,000 in its first year. 6 The Gallery's collections continued to grow in strength and depth thanks to many gifts of works of art and funds for their pur- chase. We are especially grateful for the important gifts made by Armand Hammer and by Robert and Jane Meyerhoff, which are discussed more fully in the Director's Review. I have reported in previous years about the Patrons' Permanent Fund, the Gallery's endowment for art acquisition. I am pleased to report that four pur- chases were made with income from the Fund during the 1987 fis- cal year. We are beginning to take stock of where we are and where we have been in recent years in preparation for celebrating the Gal- lery's fiftieth anniversary in 1991. The history of generous support from so many citizens that has helped to make the Gallery's growth possible stands out clearly in our review, and we are deeply grate- ful. Although 1991 may seem far off, planning for it is well under- way, and we look forward to keeping this institution's many friends informed as the plans crystallize. JOHN R. STEVENSON, President Leone Leoni, Ippolita Gonzaga with Ippolita as Diana with Hunting Dogs in a Landscape, Gift of The Circle of the National Gallery of Art, 1987.34.1 7 ORGANIZATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES (as of 30 September 1987) Franklin D. Murphy, Chairman The Chief Justice of the United States, William H. Rehnquist The Secretary of State, George P. Shultz The Secretary of the Treasury, James A. Baker III The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Robert McCormick Adams John R. Stevenson, President Ruth Carter Stevenson Robert H. Smith Alexander M. Laughlin Franklin D. Murphy Chairman Paul Mellon, Honorary Trustee Carlisle H. Humelsine, Trustee Emeritus AUDIT COMMITTEE Franklin D. Murphy, Chairman Ruth Carter Stevenson The Secretary of the Treasury, Robert H. Smith James A. Baker III Alexander M. Laughlin John R. Stevenson FINANCE COMMITTEE The Chief Justice The Secretary of State, of the United States, George P. Shultz John R. Stevenson, Chairman Franklin D. Murphy William H. Rehnquist The Secretary of the Treasury, Ruth Carter Stevenson The Secretary The Secretary of the of the Treasury, Smithsonian Institution, James A. Baker III Robert H. Smith James A. Baker III Robert McCormick Adams The Secretary of the Smithsonian Alexander M. Laughlin Institution, Robert McCormick Adams ART & EDUCATION COMMITTEE John R. Stevenson, Chairman Ruth Carter Stevenson The Secretary of State, Robert H. Smith George P. Shultz Alexander M. Laughlin Franklin D. Murphy J. Carter Brown 8 TRUSTEES' COUNCIL Alexander M. Laughlin, Chairman Gordon Hanes Lois de Menil, Vice Chairman Pamela C. Harriman John C. Whitehead, Vice Chairman Louis J. Hector Arthur G. Altschul Lore Heinemann Perry R. Bass R. L. Ireland III Donald M. Blinken George F. Jewett, Jr. Sallie Brophy Stephen M. Kellen Edward W. Carter Leonard A. Lauder Carroll J. Cavanagh Ronald S. Lauder Robert F. Erburu Sydney Lewis Thomas M. Evans Richard A. Manoogian John C. Fontaine Frederick R. Mayer John R. Gaines Jill Sackler JoAnn Ganz James S. Smith Ann G. Getty Baron Thyssen-Bornemisza Evelyn D. Haas Ian Woodner RESOURCES PLANNING COMMITTEE John R. Stevenson, Chairman R. L. Ireland III Charles F. Adams George F. Jewett, Jr. Robert M. Bass Alexander M. Laughlin Theodore F. Brophy Frederick R. Mayer J. Carter Brown Franklin D. Murphy Ruth Carter Stevenson Lois de Menil James S. Smith James T. Dyke Robert H. Smith Edward E. Elson Ruth Carter Stevenson Katharine Graham John C. Whitehead Louis J. Hector Eleanor Wood Prince EXECUTIVE OFFICERS John R. Stevenson, President J. Carter Brown, Director John Wilmerding, Deputy Director Henry A. Millon, Dean, Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts Anne B. Evans, Administrator Alexander M. Laughlin Daniel Herrick, Treasurer Philip C. Jessup, Jr., Secretary-General Counsel Paul Mellon Sydney J. Freedberg, Chief Curator Honorary Trustee Joseph J. Krakora, External Affairs Officer DIRECTOR EMERITUS John Walker 9 DIRECTOR'S REVIEW OF THE YEAR The fiscal year covered in this report presented a great variety of art to some seven million visitors. Looking back at the year chron- ologically, we have chosen to review only certain signal events in a year whose many accomplishments are detailed more fully in the reports that follow this. American furniture exhibition The beginning of the year brought American Furniture from the Kaufman Collection, an exhibition of more than one hundred ex- amples of American furniture from the colonial period to the early nineteenth century. One of the finest such collections in private hands, the Kaufman holdings include outstanding examples of Queen Anne, Chippendale, Federal, and Empire furniture. Focus- ing on the collection's wide range and high quality, the exhibition was able to introduce both the novice and the connoisseur to the regional styles of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Newport, and Charleston. At the same time, visitors could follow the stylistic evolution of chairs, tables, desks, and high chests. The Kaufman show marked the first time that American furniture from a single collection had been on view at the Gallery, and the exhibition had a particularly valuable resonance in Washington, where, excepting the furniture assembled for the State Department's Diplomatic Re- ception Rooms, there are no permanent collections or surveys of American furniture. Linda and George M. Kaufman have been es- pecially kind to numerous institutions. Their generosity extends not only to lending their magnificent objects but also to funding cata- logue publications and scholarly research in the field of American decorative arts. Here at the Gallery we gratefully acknowledge, in addition to their roles as lenders, their donation to the Patrons' Permanent Fund and their Collectors Committee membership. Special installation of American art from To provide a broader context for the Kaufman decorative arts exhi- the permanent collection bition, a selection of American paintings from the Gallery's perma- nent collection was given an adjacent installation on the West Building's ground floor. Spanning a parallel time period, the group Jonathan Borofsky, Hammering Man, from A Century of Modern Sculpture: The Patsy and Raymond Nasher Collection 11 included the Gibbs-Coolidge set of Gilbert Stuart's portraits of the first five American presidents and Rembrandt Peale's Rubens Peale with a Geranium.