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Office of the Director Exhibits Asian Section Richard Hodges, Ph.D. The Williams Director Kate Quinn Head of Exhibits, Nancy Steinhardt, Ph.D. Curator C. Brian Rose, Ph.D. Deputy Director and Lead Exhibit Designer Joyce C. White, Ph.D. Associate Curator Chief Curator Edward Mooney Project Manager Stephen Lang Lyons Keeper of Collections Melissa P. Smith Chief Operating Officer Matthew Applebaum Graphic Designer James R. Mathieu, Ph.D. Chief of Staff Aaron Billheimer Exhibit Technician Babylonian Section to the Williams Director Allison Francies Exhibit Developer Stephen J. Tinney, Ph.D. Associate Amanda Mitchell-Boyask Director of Benjamin Neiditz Exhibit Assistant Curator-in-Charge Development Grant Frame, Ph.D. Associate Curator Loa P. Traxler, Ph.D. Mellon Associate Kowalski Digital Media Center Jennifer Bornstein Resource Coordinator Egyptian Section Deputy Director David P. Silverman, Ph.D. Curator-in-Charge Margaret R. Spencer Executive Assistant Amy Ellsworth Digital Media Developer Francine Sarin Head Photographer Jennifer Houser Wegner, Ph.D. Associate Curator to the Williams Director Josef W. Wegner, Ph.D. Associate Curator Maureen Goldsmith Administrative Coordinator Jennifer Chiappardi Assistant Photographer Jane Hickman, Ph.D. Special Assistant for Public Information European Archaeology Section Museum Programs Pam E. Kosty Assistant Director, Harold L. Dibble, Ph.D. Curator-in-Charge Archives Public Information Historical Archaeology Section Alessandro Pezzati Senior Archivist Darien Sutton Public Relations Assistant Robert L. Schuyler, Ph.D. Associate Curator-in-Charge Building Operations Publications Brian McDevitt Director of Building Operations Jennifer Quick Senior Editor Mediterranean Section William Stebbins Chief Custodial Supervisor Jane Hickman, Ph.D. Editor Expedition C. Brian Rose, Ph.D. Curator Edgardo Esteves Mechanical Supervisor Registrar Office Ann Blair Brownlee, Ph.D. Associate Michael Burin Night Events Supervisor Xiuqin Zhou, Ph.D. Senior Registrar Curator-in-Charge David Young Mechanical Supervisor Chrisso Boulis Registrar, Records David G. Romano, Ph.D. Research Project Manager Business Office Tara Kowalski Registrar, Loans Robert Thurlow Traveling Exhibits Coordinator Lynn Makowsky DeVries Keeper of Collections Alan Waldt Associate Director for Administration Gareth Darbyshire, Ph.D. Gordion Archivist Mary Dobson Financial Coordinator Scott Williams Database Administrator Linda Halkins Administrative Assistant Rentals Near East Section Matthew MacGregor Administrative Assistant Lucy Nguyen Coordinator, Rentals Richard L. Zettler, Ph.D. Associate Veronica Sewell Administrative Assistant Curator-in-Charge Visitor Services Renata Holod, Ph.D. Curator Computing & Information Systems Conor Hepp Visitor Services Manager Holly Pittman, Ph.D. Curator Shawn Hyla IT Project Leader Bonnie Crosfield Receptionist, Kress Entrance Brian J. Spooner, D.Phil. Curator Rajeev Thomas IT Network Administrator Darius Jones Receptionist, Main Entrance Philip Jones, Ph.D. Associate Curator Michael Condiff Web Developer Katherine Wong Group Tours Assistant Lauren Ristvet, Ph.D. Dyson Assistant Curator Conservation Patrick E. McGovern, Ph.D. Research Women’s Committee Project Manager Lynn Grant Senior Conservator Barbara Rittenhouse Chair Julia Lawson Conservator Naomi F. Miller, Ph.D. Research Project Manager Anna Gniotek Administrative Assistant Katherine Blanchard Fowler/Van Santvoord Development Keeper of Collections Therese Marmion Major Gifts Officer Curatorial Sections Kimberly Leaman-Insua Senior Illustrator Christine Fox Corporate and Foundation Officer African Section Stephan Kroll, Ph.D. Dyson Fellow Emily Goldsleger Assistant Director, Dwaune Latimer Friendly Keeper of Collections Membership & Annual Giving Oceanian Section Tena Thomason Assistant Director, American Section Adria Katz Fassitt/Fuller Keeper of Collections Special Events Robert W. Preucel, Ph.D. Weingarten Physical Anthropology Section Lisa Batt Administrative Coordinator Curator-in-Charge Janet M. Monge, Ph.D. Acting Curator-in- Bea Jarocha-Ernst Administrative Assistant, Richard M. Leventhal, Ph.D. Curator Charge and Keeper of Collections Membership & Annual Giving Clark L. Erickson, Ph.D. Associate Curator Rachelle Kaspin Administrative Assistant, Simon Martin Associate Curator Special Events Timothy Powell, Ph.D. Research Project Manager Current as of July 1, 2010 Lucy Fowler Williams, Ph.D. Sabloff Keeper Education of Collections Prema Deshmukh Outreach Programs Manager William Wierzbowski Associate Keeper Erin Jensen School Programs Manager Stacey Espenlaub Kamensky NAGPRA Jane Nelson Volunteer and Staffing Manager Project Coordinator Jennifer Reifsteck Family Programs Manager
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3 Letter from the Chair of the Board of Overseers 4 Letter from the Williams Director
5 THE YEAR IN REVIEW Collections and Programs 6 Collections Showcase: New Exhibitions and Traveling Exhibits 13 A Living Museum: Special Programs, Events, and Public Lectures 21 A Rich History: The Museum Archives 24 Preserving Our Collections: Conservation Work 26 Stewarding Our Collections: The Museum’s Repatriation Office and Committee 28 Sharing Our Collections: Outgoing Loans and Traveling Exhibits 31 Expanding Our Collections: New Acquisitions
Outreach and Collaboration 32 Community Outreach: Educational Programs and Collaborations 38 Protecting the World’s Cultural Heritage: The Penn Cultural Heritage Center 40 Student Involvement: Advisory Boards, Internships, Docents, and Summer Research
Research and Dissemination 44 Generating Knowledge: Research Projects around the World 59 Preserving Knowledge: Digitizing Collections and Archives 62 Disseminating Knowledge: Penn Museum Publications 63 Engaging the World: The Museum Website and Social Media
Financial and Operational Highlights 65 Statement of Museum Fiscal Year Activity 65 Operational Highlights: Becoming a Destination
66 In Grateful Acknowledgment 67 Destination 2012 70 Leadership Gifts 73 Perpetual and Capital Support 75 Annual Sustaining Support 86 Penn Museum People
ON THE COVER Head Conservator Lynn Grant and Director of Exhibits Kate Quinn dress “Queen Puabi” as the centerpiece of the exhibition Iraq’s Ancient Past: Rediscovering Ur’s Royal Cemetery. Photo by Darien Sutton.
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In June 2009, the Penn Museum was presented with a café operator. After renovations, which were underway at compelling opportunity—to become the sole East Coast the time of this writing, Restaurant Associates will open the venue for an extraordinary traveling exhibition from China new Pepper Mill Café in September 2010. This, in turn, will never before seen in the West. With objects preserved by be followed by a comprehensive new map and way-finding the dry climate of Xinjiang, including two remarkable (signage) system, generously funded by the William Penn mummies, this opportunity was the perfect vehicle to help Foundation. achieve the underlying goal set out in the vision agreed by Perhaps most significant was the initiation of a Williams Director Richard Hodges with the University, his complete renovation of the West Wing of the original 1899 management team, and our Board of Overseers in the first building. The construction project follows quickly a Spring year of his directorship in 2008—to make the Penn Museum 2010 feasibility study by Samuel Anderson Architects of New a genuine, world-class museum destination. York City, noted for their work in museums and libraries the exhibition, Secrets of the Silk Road, will open for a with a specialty in conservation lab design, and it is made four-month run at the Penn Museum on February 5, 2011— possible by an extraordinary show of support in leadership the first exhibition for which the Museum has sold separate, commitments from A. Bruce and Margaret Mainwaring and timed-entry admission in its 123-year history—in popular Dr. Charles K. Williams II, and generous additional support parlance, our first “blockbuster.” from the Frederick J. Manning Family, Diane von Schlegell throughout fiscal year 2010, the Museum staff and Robert M. Levy, and the 1956 Otto Haas Charitable Trust. worked diligently to meet the operational, financial, and Thanks to them, and to the hard work and creativity of the facilities challenges required to attract and appropriately project team, Secrets of the Silk Road will open on February accommodate visitors in dramatically increased numbers, 5 in refurbished galleries with climate control, which will and to ensure that they will want to return. With support soon extend throughout the entire West Wing. In addition, from the University, the Board, and a loyal corps of volunteers the first phase of the project also includes the creation of a and donors, the progress they made was significant. teaching laboratory for ceramic petrography. Later phases Secrets, while exceptional, is also part of a comprehensive will include a state-of-the-art suite of conservation labs and multi-year exhibition plan that calls for an annual high workspaces, several additional teaching and research labs, profile exhibition, along with the continued development and the restoration of the historic and architecturally unique or presentation of smaller changing exhibitions, long- Widener Lecture Hall. term (three- to five-year) exhibitions showcasing different the significance of adding climate control to an aspects of the collection, and systematic refurbishment of entire wing of our building cannot be overestimated. Not the Museum’s galleries. Exhibitions consultant Janet Kamien only will it make it possible for us to exhibit extraordinary worked with staff to develop this plan and to build a larger objects, such as the Silk Road mummies, in the conditions in-house Exhibits Team to implement it. Thanks to generous they deserve, but it will provide a huge difference in visitor funding from two of our dedicated Board Members, Tim comfort, making our goal to have the Penn Museum become Clancy and Fred Manning, three new staff members were a major destination all the more achievable. The generosity on board before fiscal year end. The impact of their work is of the donors and the hard work and creativity of the project already apparent. team has made all of this possible. They have truly enabled in a show of support particularly meaningful at a time us to make history at the Penn Museum, and we are more when most universities are requiring cutbacks, the University grateful to them—and all of our steadfast donors, volunteers, provided funding for a full-time Visitor Services Manager, and staff—than we can say. who began in August 2009. Thanks to generous contributions from the Warden Family and the Women’s Committee, the Museum reopened its original Main Entrance in September 2009. Other visitor service changes included the contracting of Event Network as the new Museum Shops operator in michael j. kowalski October 2009 and the search for a new Museum caterer and chair, board of overseers Hodges. Richard Photo by ar | letter from the williams director
As Mike Kowalski explained, 2009–2010 was a year of huge organizing faculty activities, and developing exhibitions led progress for the Penn Museum in a challenging economic by faculty and students. environment. He modestly omitted his own role in that. He our new Clio society trains undergraduates as docents in and his wife Barbara also rank among the generous supporters the Museum’s galleries. Undergraduate and graduate students of our West Wing Project, as well as our digital initiatives, for took part in two summer training excavations—at David which they created a magnificent endowment in 2007, and we Romano’s established project at Mt. Lykaion in Greece and at owe them a huge debt of gratitude. We are similarly indebted a new project which I co-directed at Montalcino in Tuscany, to Mike for his extraordinary leadership, under which we have Italy. Speaking for myself, I found the energy, enthusiasm, and made great strides toward achieving the goals set out in our dedication of the fourteen students on the dig to be uplifting. five-year strategy paper in 2008, and in delivering the financial Back at the Museum, some 50 students also interned in the stability envisaged by our 2009 business plan. The Museum Museum’s many departments and sections, bringing the same is making substantive headway toward being a Philadelphia commitment to every nook and cranny of the building. destination and is genuinely recognized as a world-class asset dr. Traxler also launched “Penn Museum Scholars,” a for a great university. weekly lunchtime lecture program in which every Museum let me begin with the major issue of stability. Penn researcher gave a presentation on his or her recent work Museum has been struggling for some years to live within during the course of the year. Working with the faculty and its operating budget, but, through a careful series of researchers took on a new meaning with the NIH-funded operational and staffing changes, we have managed to achieve exhibition Righteous Dopefiend. Based upon their successful a balanced budget ahead of the target we set ourselves. How book of the same name, PIK Professor Philippe Bourgois and was this possible? By carefully controlling costs, but also his collaborator, photographer-ethnographer Jeff Schonberg, by maximizing our revenues: outsourcing our gift shops fashioned a compelling and at times disturbing narrative that (following advice from a Wharton strategy team); increasing boldly poses uncomfortable questions about contemporary facility rentals; initiating a sales program for group tours; America. In the spring of 2010, Professor Bourgois chaired and launching new special events, including a popular series three panels dedicated to the perplexing social themes inherent of sleepovers. In addition, we created new opportunities in the exhibition, each attended by capacity audiences drawn for annual support and involvement, adding new circles to from those parts of Philadelphia where drugs, homelessness, our Loren Eiseley Society lead membership group, allowing issues of education, and social discord are visceral parts visitors and donors to “Adopt an Artifact” to provide support of everyday life. These were unforgettable encounters: for the care and conservation of our collections, increasing informative, passionate, and often disturbing. No one attending corporate outreach for program sponsorships, and so on. could fail to grasp the importance of Philippe Bourgois’ work, Our new Director’s Council, which had its first meeting in its relevance to Penn faculty, students, and to U.S. society at February 2010, provided excellent guidance on developing large as it confronted the controversial healthcare bill. these and other initiatives further. All in all, financial stability Many other events and activities, designed to reach out in this economic climate is an extremely important platform to new audiences in our community, come to mind looking on which to build a public museum promoting world-class back across this year. My thanks to the dedicated Museum staff academic projects, and we are enormously pleased to have and volunteers whose work made them possible, our boards achieved it at the Penn Museum. for their patience, encouragement, and constant support, and hand in hand with fiscal stability, we have aggressively our friends and supporters who, whether it was snowing or aimed to enlarge the Museum’s role as Penn’s cultural portal fiendishly humid, showed such enthusiasm in attending them. on the world. Thanks to a generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, in June 2009, Dr. Loa Traxler was appointed as the Mellon Associate Deputy Director, actively charged to engage with all parts of the University to propagate this message. In the course of a year Dr. Traxler has made richard hodges, ph.d. enormous strides in bringing students into the Museum, the williams director Museum of the Great Plains. Photo by | ar 2009the ye-a2010r in review
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Museum’s research projects. At the same time, the Museum occasionally welcomes traveling exhibits from beyond its walls. During 2009–2010, the Penn Museum extended the run of one of its recent popular exhibitions, completed the run of another popular one, produced a major exhibition and three smaller ones, and mounted two traveling exhibits in its galleries.
Fulfilling a Prophecy: The Past and Present of the Lenape in Pennsylvania (September 13, 2008 – July 11, 2011)
Lauren Hansen-Flaschen. Photo by Jacqueline W. and John C. Hover II Gallery This exhibition features never-before-displayed objects from Collections Showcase the private collections of Lenape people in Pennsylvania, New Exhibitions and Traveling Exhibits in addition to historic and contemporary photographs and archaeological objects from the collections of the Penn Besides the extensive long-term and permanent galleries Museum. Conventional histories of Pennsylvania declare found within the University of Pennsylvania Museum of that all but a few elderly Lenape people left the state by the Archaeology and Anthropology, the Penn Museum has an opening of the 19th century. Yet, many remained in secret. active changing exhibition program. This program involves Children of the little known Lenape-European marriages creating new exhibitions and reworking old ones based on of the 1700s stayed on the Lenape homelands, practicing its collections and the knowledge generated through the their traditions covertly. Hiding their heritage, they avoided
| ar discovery by both the government and their neighbors for more than two hundred years. Now, the descendants of these people have come forward to tell their story in this exhibition. Ancient masks, dolls, jewelry, and other traditional arts are featured, as well as a number of once-secret family heirlooms, Darien Sutton. Photo by rich with hidden Lenape symbolism, dating from the early 19th century. The exhibition also addresses the activities and aspirations of the Lenape of Pennsylvania today, as members of the community speak out through a short video. This exhibition was organized by the Penn Museum together with the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania (one of many Native American groups in the United States that is not recognized by federal or state authorities). It was co-curated by Chief Robert Red Hawk Ruth, currently serving his second term as Chief of the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania, Shelley DePaul, Language Director of the Lenape Nation, and Abigail Seldin, a University of Pennsylvania student who received her BA and MA in Anthropology in May 2009.
Support for this Exhibition This exhibition was made possible by Diane von Schlegell Darien Sutton. Photo by Levy and Robert M. Levy, University Scholars at the University of Pennsylvania Center for Undergraduate by Penn Museum archaeologists in the early 20th century Research and Fellowships, the Penn Center for Native and today. The Museum’s unique collection of brilliantly American Studies, the National Science Foundation’s painted Chamá Polychromes opens a window onto the Research Experience for Undergraduates “Native Voices” lives of the ordinary Maya of 1,300 years ago, and the way program, the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School they dealt with the challenge of forced change. More than of Education, and by the Pennsylvania Humanities Council 150 objects—figurines, jades, musical instruments, ritual and the National Endowment for the Humanities’ We the objects, weaving implements, cooking pots, and projectile People initiative on American History. points—convey vibrant evidence of ancient Maya life, as revealed by archaeological discovery and scientific analysis. The exhibition was curated by Elin C. Danien, a Consulting Painted Metaphors: Pottery and Politics of the Ancient Maya Scholar in the American Section. (April 5, 2009 – January 31, 2010) William B. Dietrich Gallery This exhibition features a unique collection of brilliantly Support for this Exhibition painted polychrome vessels from the Museum’s collections. This exhibition was made possible by a generous donation Around 1,300 years ago, Chamá and the other towns and from Dow Chemical Company. Additional support for the villages along Guatemala’s Chixoy River were hubs of activity exhibition and related programs has been provided by The Selz and crossroads of trade and pilgrimage that channeled Foundation, LLC, The Seth Sprague Charitable Trust, Diane von the movement of people and ideas at the height of Maya Schlegell Levy and Robert M. Levy, Annette Merle-Smith, and civilization. The exhibition tells the story of the ancient Maya A. Bruce and Margaret R. Mainwaring. as lived by these villagers and the rediscovery of their history
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His Golden Touch: The Gordion Drawings of Piet de Jong (September 26, 2009 – January 10, 2010) Merle-Smith Galleries This exhibition pays tribute to one of the great archaeological illustrators of the 20th century, Piet de Jong, who spent the summer of 1957, working at the renowned site of Gordion in central Turkey. While de Jong set about on a series of watercolors reconstructing wall paintings from a previously uncovered “Painted House” (ca. 500 BCE), Penn Museum excavators were penetrating a large, exceptionally well- preserved grave mound known as the “Midas Mound” for its association with the legendary King Midas and his family. There they found a wealth, not of gold, but of royal artifacts and information about the Phrygian people of 2,700 years ago. More than 35 original watercolors, chiefly from the “Painted House” project, and several drawings of the artifacts from the “Midas Mound” form the core of His Golden Touch. Also featured were the artist’s tools, a small selection of objects from the excavations, reproductions of several artifacts from tombs at Gordion, and excerpts from two rare color films made at the site in the 1950s. The exhibition was co-curated by Ann Brownlee, Associate Curator-in-Charge of the Mediterranean Section, and Alessandro Pezzati, the Senior Archivist.
Support for this Exhibition This exhibition and related programs were made possible by support from the Turkish American Friendship Society of the United States, the Turkish Cultural Foundation, the Turkish Consulate, and an anonymous donor. Museum. Penn Photo by | ar Iraq’s Ancient Past: Rediscovering Ur’s Royal Cemetery (October 25, 2009 – July 18, 2010) Note: this exhibition is closed temporarily during construction but will reopen April 2, 2011. This exhibition highlights the Penn Museum’s famous excavation of the Royal Cemetery of Ur— one of the top ten archaeological discoveries of all time. In 1922—the same year that Howard Carter shocked the world with his discovery
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Museum. Penn Photo by known British archaeologist, Charles Leonard Woolley, began excavations near the town of Nasiriyah at the site of Ur— one of ancient Mesopotamia’s most important cities. His most remarkable discovery was a massive cemetery with thousands of burials, including a small number of rich tombs belonging to the kings and queens of Ur from around 2500 BCE. The Royal Cemetery of Ur and its spectacular finds still fascinate and challenge us today. In this exhibition, visitors not only encounter the amazing artifacts uncovered by Woolley’s excavations, but also the fascinating story of the excavation team itself (including Agatha Christie, the wife of Woolley’s assistant Max Mallowan) and the ongoing research that continues to challenge Woolley’s original interpretations. The exhibition was co-curated by Richard L. Zettler, Associate Curator-in-Charge of the Near East Section, and Holly Pittman, another Curator in the Near East Section. Troops from Fort Dix, New Jersey, about to be deployed to Iraq tour the Iraq’s Ancient Past exhibition with Deputy Director C. Brian Rose as part of a program of outreach lectures to U.S. troops bound for Iraq or Afghanistan. Photo by C. Brian Rose. Support for this Exhibition This exhibition was made possible with lead support from the Women’s Committee and additional support from Mrs. H.J. Heinz II, Diane von Schlegell Levy and Robert M. Levy, and Annette Merle-Smith. Darien Sutton. Photo by Darien Sutton. Photo by ar | collections and programs Schonberg. Jeff Photo by
Righteous Dopefiend: Homelessness, Addiction and Poverty in Urban America (December 5, 2009 – Summer 2011) Merle-Smith Galleries This exhibition documents the daily lives of homeless drug users—heroin injectors and crack smokers—who survive on the streets of San Francisco’s former industrial neighborhoods. Forty black-and-white photographs are interwoven with edited transcriptions of tape-recorded
conversations, field notes, and critical analysis to explore the Darien Sutton. Photo by intimate experience of homelessness and addiction. Revealing the social survival mechanisms and perspectives of this marginalized “community of addicted bodies,” the exhibition also sheds light on the often unintended consequences of public policies that can exacerbate the suffering faced by street-based drug users in America. The exhibition was co- curated by Penn Anthropologist Philippe Bourgois and Photographer-Ethnographer Jeff Schonberg.
Support for this Exhibition This exhibition was made possible with support from The Penn Center for Public Health and the Slought Foundation.
Research was funded by Richard Perry and the National A capacity audience in Rainey Auditorium listens intently to panelists Institutes of Health. discussing issues of homelessness in Philadelphia and the U.S. Photo by Darien Sutton.
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The Goodlands: Young Photographers Philadelphia as the “Badlands”—a region riddled by drugs, Inspiring Hope in North Philadelphia crime, and poverty. The perpetuation of this stereotype of an (December 10, 2009 – May 2010) unlivable neighborhood takes its toll on the people who reside Kress Entrance there, particularly the young. The Goodlands was created to This exhibition presents photographs taken by children in counter negative misconceptions of this community as well the Fairhill and West Kensington areas of North Philadelphia. as to build artistic talent in young people. Over the years, It challenges stereotypes and negative biases by highlighting hundreds of children have taken photographs that have hopeful images in a local community. Developed in 2000, been displayed in Philadelphia at numerous exhibitions. the Goodlands project builds hope by encouraging children The photographs produced by the children of Centro Nueva to see and create beauty in their neighborhood through Creacion are powerful, capturing the hope, vibrancy, and photography. For years, the media has stigmatized North playfulness they perceive through their photographic lens.
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Numerous Indian reservations were opened in the Oklahoma and Indian Territories during this time and large-scale efforts were made to force the Native Peoples to adopt Euro-American ways. Images of Native Americans in both citizen and native dress reflect the transition occurring between the tribes’ past and their radically different future. Other details are more subtle. For example, a tipi constructed of store-bought canvas rather than of animal hides reflects a significant change in the
Darien Sutton. Photos by material culture of the Native Peoples. The exhibition was curated by John Hernandez, Director of the Museum of the What in the World? Great Plains in Lawton, Oklahoma, and is organized by the (January 28, 2010 – Summer 2011) Museum of the Great Plains. Third Floor Video Theater What in the World? is an interactive installation created Support for this Exhibition by multi-disciplinary artist Pablo Helguera as part of the The presentation of this exhibition at the Penn Museum 2010 Philagrafika contemporary art festival. The exhibition was made possible by the generosity of Lynne and Harold is based on the Penn Museum’s popular 1950s TV show, Honickman in honor of the memory of Elaine Garfinkel. What in the World?, and offers a new perspective on the Museum’s collection—“not through the traditional reading of an artifact as representative of the ideas and customs of an ancient culture, but instead as representative of the ideas and customs of those who collected it in the first place, bringing to the fore the singularities of historical curatorial visions.” Pablo Helguera has developed a project that taps into the vast archival resources and memory of the institution. The provocative new installation features a recreated set from the famous television program, a few Museum artifacts, and a series of videos designed to provide “an unauthorized biography” of the Penn Museum.
Support for this Exhibition This exhibition was made possible with support from the Barra Foundation.
In Citizen’s Garb: Southern Plains Native Americans, 1889–1891 (March 26, 2010 – June 20, 2010) Merle-Smith Galleries This exhibition explores how dress—and life—changed for the Kiowa and Comanche tribes as they gradually adjusted to the new life forced upon them by the United States government. The 1880s and 1890s were decades of tremendous upheaval for many native peoples in Texas. Museum of the Great Plains. Photo by
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A Living Museum Angkor Wat (Joyce White on November 4, 2009), Pompeii (C. Special Programs, Events, and Public Lectures Brian Rose on December 2, 2009), China’s Terracotta Warriors (Nancy Steinhardt on January 6, 2010), Machu Picchu (Clark No active museum would be complete without a lively Erickson on February 3, 2010), Lascaux Cave (Utsav Schurmans component of special programs, events, and public lectures on March 3, 2010), the Fossil Lucy (Janet Monge on April 7, to fill its galleries, auditoriums, and classrooms.T he following 2010), Easter Island (Joann Van Tilburg on May 6, 2010), and are highlights from the Museum’s extensive programs in Sutton Hoo (Richard Hodges on June 2, 2010). 2009–2010. Penn Museum Scholars Series PUBLIC LECTURES Penn Museum launched a major addition to its roster of Great Discoveries Lecture Series public lectures on September 30, 2009, with the first in a series In 2009–2010, the Penn Museum continued its “first Wednesday” of weekly Wednesday lunchtime talks offered by scholars lecture and reception series, this year focused on “Great associated with the Museum. Audience members invited to Discoveries.” Beginning in October 2009 and occurring the first “brown bag” their lunch enjoyed 28 presentations throughout Wednesday of every month through June 2010, the audience the year, with topics ranging from recent excavation and was entertained with an illustrated presentation showcasing research findings to the “makeover” of Queen Puabi (more one of the great discoveries of archaeology and anthropology. accurately the model adorned in her jewelry and headdress) These included King Tut (David Silverman on October 7, 2009), for display in the exhibition Iraq’s Ancient Past.
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Uncorking the Past who attended the lectures were treated to a reception in the On October 8, 2009, Penn Museum Researcher Patrick Museum’s Roman Gallery at the end of the program. E. McGovern, a leading authority on ancient alcoholic beverages, offered an update on what we know about how Other Lectures humans created and enjoyed fermented beverages in different Other lectures of note included the Kenneth J. Matthews times and cultures. Following his talk, guests enjoyed an Annual Lecture, delivered by Jodi Magness, professor of opportunity to sample recreations of some of the ancient Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel brews described, created with Pat McGovern’s oversight from Hill, on “The Archaeology of Qumran and the Dead Sea ancient recipes by DogfishH ead Brewery. Guests also enjoyed Scrolls,” on October 29, 2009; “Palatial Crete at its Zenith: wines of the Near East and the Americas, and ancient-style The Minoan Empire ca. 1600 BC,” by Dr. Malcolm Wiener, on beverages from Dock Street Brewery. April 8, 2010; and “Persian Antiquities in Crisis: The Persepolis Tablets,” by Matthew W. Stolper, professor of Assyriology at Douglas G. Lovell, Jr., Annual “Reports from the Field” the Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, on April 25, 2010. On December 8, 2009, audience members in Rainey Auditorium enjoyed updates on the latest “in the field” research at Calakmul, Mexico, the largest city in Classic Maya civilization, from Associate Curator Simon Martin, working 2009–2010 Speakers at the Penn Museum on the hieroglyphs there that are shedding light on the social, In addition to the events described on this and the previous cultural, and political development. They also got an inside page, lectures were given by the following individual scholars look, courtesy of Dyson Assistant Curator Lauren Ristvet, at at the Penn Museum during 2009–2010: Patricia L. Crown the Penn Museum’s excavations in Azerbaijan at the ancient (September 30, 2009); Richard Hodges (October 7, 2009); Robert fortress site of Oglanqala.˘ W. Preucel (October 21, 2009); Philip Jones (October 28, 2009); James Cuno (November 2, 2009); Kathleen Ryan (November 4, The Million-Piece Jigsaw Puzzle: 2009); C. Brian Rose (November 7, 2009); Alessandro Pezzati Excavating a Cargo of Medieval Glass (November 11, 2009); Harold L. Dibble (November 9, 2009); On March 26, 2010, George F. Bass, former Penn Museum Janet M. Monge (December 2, 2009); Richard M. Leventhal curator and widely credited as the father of underwater (December 9, 2009); William Wierzbowski (December 16, archaeology, mesmerized attendees at the annual Howard 2009); Lauren Ristvet (January 13, 2010); Stephan Kroll (January Petersen Lecture with a presentation on his team’s excavation 20, 2010); Philippe Bourgois (January 21, 2010); Adrienne Mayor of a shipwreck full of broken glass from around 1025 CE and (January 26, 2010); Victor Mair and Simon Martin (January 27, the ensuing two decades it took a team of conservators to piece 2010); Ann Blair Brownlee (February 3, 2010); David G. Romano the glass back together. Prior to the lecture, Williams Director (February 17, 2010); Jennifer Houser Wegner (February 18, 2010); Richard Hodges presented George Bass with the 30th Lucy Lauren Ristvet (February 23, 2010); Robert L. Schuyler (February Wharton Drexel Medal for archaeological achievement. 24, 2010); Stephen J. Tinney (March 3, 2010); Lynn Grant (March 10, 2010); Jane Hickman (March 17, 2010); Michael Coard (March Rome in a Day 22, 2010); Clark L. Erickson (March 24, 2010); Colonel Matthew A new annual series launched in 2009–2010 involves a full day’s Bogdanos (March 31, 2010); Josef W. Wegner (March 31, 2010); focus on a single city in historical perspective. On April 18, 2010, Brian J. Spooner (April 7, 2010); Gareth Darbyshire (April 14, attendees experienced a whirlwind tour of “Rome in a Day.” 2010); Timothy Powell (April 19, 2010); Joyce C. White (April 28, Deputy Director Brian Rose and Williams Director Richard 2010); Grant Frame (May 5, 2010); Xiuqin Zhou (May 12, 2010); Hodges spoke on ancient and medieval Rome, respectively; C. Brian Rose (May 19, 2010); Naomi F. Miller (May 26, 2010); Linda Pellechia of the University of Delaware on papal Rome and Robert K. Wittman (June 8, 2010). of the Renaissance and Baroque periods, and John Mekinda of the University of Illinois on Rome under Mussolini. Those
| ar World Culture Days Turkish Delight! Turkish Cultural Day Penn Museum’s popular “World Culture Day” series is On September 26, 2009, visitors to the Penn Museum designed to introduce visitors of all ages to the rich cultural experienced an afternoon of pure “Turkish Delight!” as the traditions found throughout the Museum’s galleries and, Museum celebrated the opening of His Golden Touch: The indeed, throughout the world. Gordion Drawings of Piet de Jong with a wider look at the culture of Turkey. The afternoon featured Turkish dancing and music, authentic cuisine demonstrations, talks on ancient and modern Turkey, and arts and crafts. This World Culture Day was sponsored by the Turkish American Friendship Society of the United States (TAFSUS), the Middle East Center of the University of Pennsylvania, and the Education Department’s International Classroom program at the Penn Museum.
Fourteenth Annual Peace around the World Celebration On December 6, 2009, the Penn Museum celebrated its 14th annual free “Peace around the World” family-oriented afternoon. This year’s theme was once again a “Holiday Passport to Cultures,” where all visitors received “passports” with itineraries to visit Penn Museum International Classroom speakers and explore holiday traditions in countries around the world. The day also featured choir music by children and adults, Maya storytelling, face painting, balloon art, international family Darien Sutton. Photos by
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crafts, and free treats for children. The day was co-sponsored by the Middle East Center, the Center for East Asian Studies, the South Asia Center, and the African Studies Center, all of the University of Pennsylvania, as well as the Museum’s Women’s Committee, the Bharatiya Cultural Center, the Bharatiya Vidayalaya of Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania, the Tasty Baking Company, and Canada Dry.
Twenty-Ninth Annual Chinese New Year Celebration On January 23, 2010, the Penn Museum celebrated Chinese New Year, ushering in the Year of the Tiger with music and dance performances, healing and martial arts demonstrations, games, workshops, and children’s activities. The day ended with the traditional Chinese Lion Dance grand finale in the Museum’s Warden Garden. Music, dance, and special performances brought the sights, sounds, and wonders of China to the Museum galleries and auditoriums. Darien Sutton. Photos by
| ar Twenty-First Annual Celebration of African Cultures On February 20, 2010, the Penn Museum celebrated African Cultures Day with music, dance, storytelling, arts and crafts, games, and cuisine from Africa and the African Diaspora communities. Performances this year included Kenny J (Rhythm and Blues/Soul Line Dancing), the African Rhythms dance group, Chosen Dance Company (Hip-Hop), and the Women’s Sekere Ensemble. Storytelling by Momma Sandi and a Vai Capoeira demonstration were also part of the day, and Kala JoJo and Friends provided the grand finale performance with storytelling and drumming. Darien Sutton. Photos by
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FAMILY PROGRAMS 40 Winks with the Sphinx Penn Museum’s sleepover program, 40 Winks with the Sphinx, launched in Spring 2009, grew in popularity through 2009–2010 with several of the monthly scheduled events selling out. Special programs included a “Halloween” event, Girl Scout Night and Boy Scout Night, and the January program was entirely booked by the Delran Intermediate/Middle School which brought 185 students with their teachers and chaperones to enjoy a scavenger hunt and flashlight expeditions through ancient Egypt, the mummies and hieroglyphs, the ancient Greeks and Romans, the world of the ancient Maya, and more. Later in the night at each event, explorers rolled out their sleeping bags—to doze at the foot of the third largest Harry Potter Day and the Magical Muggle Museum granite Sphinx in the world and by the 3,200-year-old pillars On November 22, 2009, the Penn Museum was once again from the great palace of the Pharaoh Merenptah, son of transformed into a “Magical Muggle Museum.” The goal Ramesses II. Special thanks go to Tasty Baking Company for for the day was to create an environment where Museum providing Tasty Kakes for all 40 Winks events in 2009–2010. visitors could experience “fan culture” and learn something about the importance of myth, magic, and belief systems in cultures around the world. Visitors took magic “classes” to earn a “Degree in Wizarding” from Penn scholars and others who taught courses in “Etruscan Divination,” “The History of Witches,” “Egyptian Magic,” “The Care of Magical Creatures,” and “Latin for Wizards.” Docent-led tours focused on some of the fascinating “magical” artifacts on display in the Museum’s galleries. A special end-of-the-world lecture, “2012: Maya Divination” was offered for extra credit. New this year, visitors were able to enter a life-sized recreation of the storefronts and props of Diagon Alley, created by Harry Potter enthusiasts Betsy Coe and Jeannine Ginsburg. This popular event was presented by the University of Pennsylvania students of “Mythology and the Movies,” an undergraduate course cross-listed with the Anthropology and Cinema Studies departments, under the direction of Louise Krasniewicz, an anthropologist and adjunct professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Special contributors to the program included Joan Bachman, Pop Rocks candy, Redcap’s Corner in University City, and Connolly Flooring. The event was made possible through the generous support of the Women’s Committee of the Penn Museum. Darien Sutton. Photos by
| ar Silk Road Summer Nights On June 23, 2010, the Museum launched the first of a series of Wednesday evening events continuing through August 25, 2010, inviting guests to enjoy live music, food, and drink in its Warden Garden from 5 to 8 pm. Entitled “Silk Road Summer Nights” and featuring a different group each week performing music from one of the traditions found along the Silk Road trading routes, the series looked forward to the Museum’s upcoming Secrets of the Silk Road exhibition, as well as to year-long Wednesday evening programming highlighting extended opening hours starting in the fall of 2010.
PUBLIC SYMPOSIA AND FORUMS Ancient Abydos: From Egypt’s First Pharoahs to its Last Pyramid On September 19, 2009, participants in the Penn-Yale- What in the World Live Event IFA Expedition to Abydos, the sacred city that served as As part of Philagrafika 2010 and in conjunction with the the primary cult center of the Egyptian god Osiris, ruler Museum’s exhibition of the same name, the Penn Museum of the Underworld, gathered at a symposium to share offered a “What in the World?” performance on February 28, developments in their understanding of the complex history 2010, recreating the popular television program broadcast and development at the site. live from the Museum in the 1950s. Exhibition curator Pablo Helguera, along with performance artist Mark Dion Recovering the Past: Archaeologists & Travelers and Philadelphia Museum of Art curator Joseph J. Rishel, in Ottoman Lands gamely tried to identify the place and approximate date Previewing an exhibition opening at the Penn Museum on of origin of mysterious objects from the collection selected September 26, 2010, this symposium held on March 19 and by the Museum’s Keepers and introduced and moderated 20, 2010, examined unpublished materials from the Museum by Williams Director Richard Hodges. While the event drew Archives, as well as two paintings by Osman Hamdi Bey and many fans of the original television show, the audience objects from the Near East Section. Funding for the symposium was drawn from all ages, including many enthusiasts still in was generously provided by The Joukowsky Family Foundation single digits. and the Turkish Cultural Foundation. Adopt an Artifact Day Who Owns Underwater Cultural Heritage? Perspectives This new program was launched in on Archaeological Law and Ethics in the Mediterranean 2009–2010 to invite supporters to A distinguished gathering of archaeologists working in contribute to the care and housing of territorial and international waters took place at the Museum the artifacts in the Museum’s extensive on March 27, 2010, for a discussion of the legal and ethical collection by “adopting” their favorite standards that direct our collective responsibility as stewards artifact. Visitors on Adopt an Artifact of world cultural heritage and guidelines for archaeological Day—May 1, 2010—played “Artifact Twister,” practice outlined in the UNESCO Convention on the made lyre bull masks, canopic jars, and sock cat mummies, Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage, which took learned about museum conservation, and drew their favorite effect in 2009. artifacts in sidewalk chalk at a daylong celebration. Darien Sutton. Photo by
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Twenty-Eighth Annual Maya Weekend the Debate in Philadelphia” on May 4. For all three, a capacity On April 9–11, 2010, the Penn Museum welcomed international audience in Rainey Auditorium engaged Philippe Bourgois and scholars, speakers of Mayan descent, and others actively the panelists in intense and lively follow-up questions. A reading involved with traditional Maya communities within Mexico of the play Corner Wars by Tim Dowling in the Museum Café on and Central America for a lively and engaging look at “Maya March 22 rounded out the programming. Women: Figures of Enduring Strength and Power.” This year’s program took a closer look at the central role that women have always played in the social history of Maya peoples. Whether sustaining Classic Era dynasties or advocating for justice in contemporary Latin America, Maya women are commanding figures, anchoring daily life and religious practice for their families and communities. Today many have become successful political leaders and entrepreneurs. During the weekend, more than a dozen scholars presented illustrated talks and interactive workshops and a banquet featured Latin cuisine and remarks by Professor Traci Ardren, author of Ancient Maya Women. Museum. Penn Photo by
Righteous Dopefiend: Continuing the Discussion The exhibition Righteous Dopefiend: Homelessness, Addiction, and Poverty in Urban America opened a discussion with Museum visitors, who were invited to offer their response to key issues raised by the exhibition on large chalkboards near its exit. From January through May 2010, the Penn Museum extended that discussion through a series of exhibition-related events. Philippe Bourgois opened with a Curator’s Lecture on January 21, then moderated three panel discussions: “A Conversation on Urban Poverty in Philadelphia and the US” on March 17; “Addiction and Recovery: Lessons from Philadelphia” on
April 6; and “Public Health and Law Enforcement: Reframing Darien Sutton. Photo by
| ar Man carrying a dead pig on a bicycle, Seoul, South Korea, 1967–1968. The image, taken by a US soldier stationed in South Korea, is part of a collection recently donated to the Penn Museum. UPM #185231:05. Photo by Harvey L. Stahl.
A Rich History The Museum Archives
The Museum Archives is the repository for the administrative and scientific documentation and research produced by the Museum. In addition to its role as preserver of Museum history, the Archives is involved in all aspects of Museum work, contributing to the research mission, public exhibitions, digital projects, documentation of collections, and the sale of rights and reproductions of Museum images. The creation of data and records continues, and archival collections (including textual records, photographic materials, art on
paper, maps and plans, Museum publications, and objects) Senior Archivist Alessandro Pezzati shows archival materials to a group are growing at a faster rate than any other Museum collection. of Penn students during a behind-the-scenes tour of the Penn Museum, November 6, 2009. Photo by Darien Sutton. Thanks to new initiatives, research accessibility to this material continues to expand. the Archives staff includes Senior Archivist Alessandro year. During 2009–2010, these included a graduate student Pezzati, part-time Archival Assistant Jody Rodgers, and intern from Bryn Mawr College, a graduate student from part-time Consulting Film Archivist Kate Pourshariati. The Temple University’s archives practicum program, and a Archives also benefits from the work of numerous work- Penn undergraduate intern funded by Penn’s Center for study students, interns, and volunteers throughout the Undergraduate Research and Fellowships (CURF).
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Collaboration with Penn Library The Museum Archives has joined with the Penn Libraries to create a union catalog for the guides to Penn archival collections, using Penn’s Digital Library Architecture (DLA) to provide a University-wide interface for the public. Penn’s DLA has excellent search capabilities and creates a faceted browsing experience so that users can explore the materials by collection, culture, time, place, and historical individuals.
Although this project is ongoing, many of the finding aids for The Warden Family has donated a collection of 16mm travel films, taken the Museum’s archival collections are now available online at in the 1930s, which includes footage of the first American excavation in Iran. Surveyors map the ancient mound during excavations in 1931 at Tepe http://dla.library.upenn.edu/dla/ead/index.html. Hissar, Iran. UPM #82776. Photo by Penn Museum.
Ongoing and New Collaborations Museum’s excavations at Tepe Hissar—the first American The Museum Archives continually lends expertise to other excavations to take place in Iran. Museum projects, such as the Gordion, Hasanlu, Ban Chiang, and IMLS-funded Louis Shotridge Digital Archive projects, Research Requests, Rights, and Reproductions on digitization standards and procedures. This year the The Archives continues to scan its collections on demand Archives also collaborated with the Gordion Project Archives as users request images for research or publication. The on the encapsulation in Mylar of several hundred Gordion Archives handles over 750 research requests per year, plans and drawings. from Penn students, independent researchers, commercial Beyond the Museum, Alessandro Pezzati provided in publishers, and scholars all over the world. Sales of rights and depth consultation to the Katz Center for Advanced Judaic reproductions earned more than $19,000 this year. Studies regarding their purchase of a Holy Land photograph collection and Alessandro Pezzati and Kate Pourshariati New Acquisitions and Inventories visited the Victrola Museum in Dover, Delaware, to discuss This year’s new acquisitions to the Archives include the Warden shared collections and the Museum’s newly restored film Family films (see above), the papers of William R. Coe II, the about the Matto Grosso Expedition (1931), which was funded primary project director of the Museum’s excavations at Tikal, by the founder of the Victor Talking Machine Company— Guatemala, and all the archival material from the now defunct maker of the Victrola. Folklore Department of the University of Pennsylvania. The latter includes numerous papers and original recordings Conservation and Preservation Grants from eastern Canada, the United States, and the Caribbean. The Museum Archives continues to oversee two grants The Archives also received several photographic collections, totaling $122,000 from the Institute for Museum and Library including 35mm slides from Mexico from long-time Penn Services (IMLS) and the National Endowment for the Arts professor Nancy M. Farriss, and a series of photographs from (NEA) to cover the conservation treatment and re-housing South Korea taken in the late 1960s. of over 200 works by Museum artist M. Louise Baker (1872– the Archives also oversaw the relocation of large 1962). These drawings were filmed this past year by Ovation amounts of archival material within the Museum as a result TV during their treatment at the Conservation Center for Art of the displacement caused by the first stages of the Museum’s and Historic Artifacts of Philadelphia (CCAHA). West Wing Renovation Project. In particular, the Museum’s for the third year in a row, the National Film Preservation Gordion Project Archives, comprising approximately 50 cubic Foundation (NFPF) awarded the Museum Archives a grant for feet of records, its library, multiple map cases, and furniture, the preservation and digitization of part of its film collection. was relocated from the West Wing to the Museum’s original This year’s grant focused on the Museum’s 16 mm Warden East Wing (near the Museum’s Tikal Project Archives). Family films, which document the Warden Family’s travels in the inventory of the Museum’s entire collection of India and Iran in the 1930s and feature rare footage of the negatives continues. Using only volunteer staff, over 20,000
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New Exhibitions The Museum Archives plays a key role in assisting with exhibitions in the Museum, regularly providing archaeological drawings, archival photographs, historic documents, and even paintings for upcoming exhibitions. During the past year, Senior Archivist Alessandro Pezzati, in particular, was instrumental in the creation of numerous exhibitions, including His Golden Touch: The Gordion Drawings of Piet de Jong (co-curated with Ann Brownlee), What in the World? (for which he served as the primary source for curator Pablo Helguera’s “unauthorized biography” of the Museum), and Iraq’s Ancient Past: Rediscovering Ur’s Royal Cemetery. in addition to assisting, co-curating, and providing essential content for these exhibitions, Alessandro Pezzati also mentors students and scholars alike as they come to the Archives to investigate aspects of the Museum’s past. Numerous so-called independent studies and curatorial seminars are actually completely dependent on the knowledge, patience, and enthusiasm that the Senior Archivist brings to the Museum each day.
New Discoveries During the past year, one discovery of note was made within This illustrated newspaper article from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Sunday the Archives. Among the papers of Elizabeth Lyons, the Magazine of September 28, 1930, demonstrates the cultural appeal of the former Keeper of the Asian Collections, was found extensive excavations at Ur and the discovery of the Royal Tombs. Numerous archival photographs and documents were included in the exhibition Iraq’s Ancient Past: correspondence with the world-famous designer and founder Rediscovering Ur’s Royal Cemetery. UPM #150102. Photo by St. Louis Post-Dispatch. of the Thai Silk Company, Jim Thompson, who disappeared mysteriously in the Cameron Highlands of Malaysia in 1967. of the Rare Book and Manuscript Section of the American Library Association’s, select members were given a tour of the Community Engagement Archives and its collections, as was the archives department of Beyond the Museum, the Archives is actively involved in the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. engaging multiple audiences. This past year Alessandro in November 2009, Alessandro Pezzati presented a public Pezzati gave special presentations (including temporary lecture in Rainey Auditorium, “No Armchair Archaeologists exhibitions) for numerous Penn undergraduate courses Allowed: Travails of Travel on Early Penn Museum (e.g. America Encounters the Nineteenth-Century World, The Expeditions,” followed by a special reception for Museum History of Photography, the Spiegel freshman seminar on donors, the Sara Yorke Stevenson Society, and the Museum’s Native American Films and Photographs, and Native American new 1887 Society. This presentation was complemented by Art and Archaeology). Students from the University of the Arts two “From the Archives” articles published in Expedition studying Native American photography were also welcomed magazine. “Now a Major Motion Picture” highlighted the to the Archives for a presentation, as were several graduate Museum’s film collection, while “Edith and Sasha Siemel” and undergraduate student groups from Penn and a number recalled a member of the Museum’s Matto Grosso Expedition of prospective Penn students. As part of the annual meeting (1931) whose widow (age 90) recently visited the Archives.
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Winterthur student Caroline Roberts (third from left) shows Chinese conservators and intern Ida Pohoriljakova (third from right) a bitumen boat from the Museum’s collections on which she had been working. Photo by Lynn Grant.
Preserving Our Collections museum conservation. The Museum’s partnership with Conservation Work the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation remains strong. WUDPAC students worked on The Museum’s Conservation Department plays a key role objects from the Museum’s collections, providing the interns in the preservation and care of the Museum’s roughly one with unparalleled real-life conservation learning experiences million objects. For objects to go on display, whether in the and the Museum with high-quality conservation work and Museum’s galleries and special exhibitions, or as parts of analyses of artifacts from our collections. loans or traveling exhibits to other museums, they must first pass through conservation. The Museum’s Conservation staff Conserving the Museum’s Chinese Horse Reliefs includes Head Conservator Lynn Grant, Conservator Julia With support from generous donors Mr. and Mrs. John Lawson, and numerous interns throughout the year. R. Rockwell (W’64 and WG’66), the Museum’s special conservation project on its Chinese horse reliefs continued Conservation Internship Program during 2009–2010. Previously, examination of these two The Museum’s Conservation Department continued its reliefs, which depict two of the favorite horses of Chinese commitment to conservation training and education. This Emperor Tang Taizong (r. 626–649), had shown that the year the lab hosted a dozen pre-program interns, providing mending done sometime shortly after the reliefs arrived at the them with an opportunity to learn more about the field of Museum in 1918 was no longer stable.
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conservation work began in the Chinese Rotunda in in May 2010, Museum Conservator Julie Lawson worked April 2009 and led eventually to the careful disassembly of with a team of three Chinese conservators on the final the reliefs by specialists in handling heavy works of art. The stages of the restoration of the Taizong horse reliefs. These pieces were then moved to a nearby workspace for visiting conservators were sponsored by the Daming Palace further cleaning and reassembly. A steel support Foundation and were accompanied by an official of that structure was constructed to provide stability for Foundation and a journalist from the Xi’an Evening News. the reliefs, and the reliefs were then reinstalled in the Chinese Rotunda. International Initiatives In July and October 2009, Lynn Grant, the Museum’s Head Conservator, traveled to Guatemala City to teach Guatemalan conservation students how to conserve a unique set of Maya figurines discovered at the site of El Perú-Waka’. Right, Lynn Grant with Griselda Perez Robles, works on figurine conservation This project was funded by the Kimbell Art Foundation and in Guatemala City. Left, one of the carried out in cooperation with the Guatemalan Instituto de figurines after conservation. Photos by Monica Urquizú. Antropología e Historia. during Spring 2010, Lynn Grant also served as a conservation consultant in Honduras, overseeing the retrieval and treatment of fragile artifacts excavated from a new royal tomb at Copan. This project is led by Ricardo Agurcia Fasquelle.
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Penn CURF summer intern, Adine Mitrani. Photo by Sophia Perlman.
Stewarding Our Collections General Council), and Andrea Baldeck (Penn Museum Board The Museum’s Repatriation Office of Overseers). and Committee Repatriation Claims The Repatriation Office and Repatriation Committee are During 2009–2010, the Penn Museum received two revised responsible for the Penn Museum’s compliance with the Native repatriation claims submitted by the Central Council Tlingit American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and Haida Indian Tribe of Alaska (CCTHITA) on behalf of the (PL101-601). Overseen by Robert W. Preucel, the American Tlingit Sitka Kaagwaantaan Clan for six clan hats and Tlingit Section Gregory Annenberg Weingarten Curator-in-Charge, Sitka L’ooknax.ádi Clan for five clan hats.T he Repatriation Office and Lucy Fowler Williams, the Jeremy A. Sabloff Keeper of is also working on three other claims for a total of 47 objects. the American Section, the Repatriation Office is staffed by the Museum’s NAGPRA Coordinator, Stacey Espenlaub, with Repatriation Evaluations assistance from Virginia Ebert, Caitlin Foley (Penn work- The Repatriation Committee met a total of 20 times during study), and Adine Mitrani (Penn CURF summer intern). The 2009–2010. The Museum continues to negotiate a resolution Repatriation Committee is chaired by Lucy Fowler Williams of a repatriation claim submitted by the Tlingit T’akdeintaan and currently consists of Robert W. Preucel (Vice Chair), clan of Huna, Alaska, for the return of 45 objects in the Louis Stacey Espenlaub, Clark L. Erickson (Associate Curator for Shotridge collection. In November 2009, the Repatriation South America), Janet Monge (Acting Curator-in-Charge Committee deferred a request by the Little Travers Bay of the Physical Anthropology Section), Theodore G. Schurr Band of Odawa Indians (Michigan) for disposition of (Consulting Curator in both the American and Physical culturally unidentifiable human remains from Michigan Anthropology Sections), Bill Wierzbowski (Associate Keeper, until promulgation of the final NAGPRA regulations American Section), Adria H. Katz (Fassitt/Fuller Keeper of the regarding disposition of culturally unidentifiable human Oceanian Section), Xiuqin Zhou (Senior Registrar), Kenric remains (43 CFR 10.11). During the spring, the majority of Tsethlikai (Wharton School), Brenda Fraser (Penn’s Office of the Committee’s efforts focused on the evaluation of revised
| ar repatriation claims submitted by the Central Council Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribe of Alaska (CCTHITA) on behalf of the Tlingit Sitka Kaagwaantaan and Tlingit Sitka L’ooknax.ádi clans. The Committee will present its recommendation to the Williams Director in August 2010.
News, Inventories, and Education During 2009–2010, the Repatriation Committee bid farewell to long-time committee member Robert Sharer (Curator- in-Charge of the American Section) who retired. The Committee welcomed Lucy Fowler Williams into the position of Committee Chair. The American Section received an endowment from longtime volunteer Warren F. Kamensky to endow the position of NAGPRA Coordinator. The position’s new title will be the Euseba and Warren Kamensky NAGPRA Coordinator of the American Section. Stacey O. Espenlaub and Warren F. Kamensky. Photo by Sophia Perlman. the reserved section of the NAGPRA regulations, 10.11, the disposition of culturally unidentifiable Native the Repatriation Office assisted the Physical American human remains, was published on March 15, Anthropology Section with a visit by Doug Owsley and 2010, as a final rule, and became effective on May 14, 2010. colleagues from the Smithsonian Institution looking at The Repatriation Office, with the help of Adine Mitrani, a Native American human remains from the Plains and Great Penn CURF summer intern, is working to comply with these Basin regions. Collections inventories were forwarded to new regulations. three requesting tribes, including the Yakutat Tribe (Tlingit),
Eastern Shawnee of Oklahoma, and Tulalip Tribe of Washington (Coast Salish). This Tlingit Shark finally, as part of the Repatriation Office’s educational helmet, collected by Louis Shotridge in 1929, efforts, Robert Preucel gave a presentation entitled “Complying has been claimed for repatriation as a sacred with NAGPRA” to a group of international museum curators object and as an object of as part of the U.S. State Department’s “Cultural Heritage cultural patrimony. Photo by Penn Museum. Preservation: A Multi-Regional Project.” Stacey Espenlaub attended (via remote access) the House Natural Resources Committee Federal Oversight Hearing on NAGPRA, October 7, 2009, and two NAGPRA Review Committee teleconference meetings (May 14 and June 11, 2010). Additionally, Stacey Espenlaub participated in three National Park Service NAGPRA webinar training sessions: “NAGPRA Notices: Types, Content, Process” (January 26, 2010); “Understanding the Role of the Review Committee” (February 3, 2010); and “Integrating 43 CFR 10.11” (April 19, 2010).
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Sharing Our Collections Outgoing Loans and Traveling Exhibits
Between July 1, 2009, and June 30, 2010, the Penn Museum lent 257 different items from its collections to 17 institutions around the world, with many of the objects making multiple stops along their itinerary. Encompassing artifacts from the Museum’s many Sections—African, American, Asian, Babylonian, Egyptian, Mediterranean, Near East, and Oceanian—as well as the Museum Archives, these loans generally formed part of larger exhibitions curated and “Yuungnaqpiallerput (The Way We Genuinely Live): designed by other museums, either for showcase in their own Masterworks of Yup’ik Science and Survival” galleries or for the purpose of traveling the show to multiple (10 American objects) Alaska State Museum, Juneau, AK venues. By agreeing to loan our objects and participate in these (April 15, 2009 to October 31, 2009) exhibitions, we not only share our amazing collections with National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC museum visitors who may otherwise never visit Philadelphia, (March 6, 2010 to May 25, 2010) we also provide other scholars the opportunity to interpret “Skin and Bones: Tattoos in the Life of the American Sailor” our collections in the light of their own interests, giving voice (5 Oceanian objects) Independence Seaport Museum, to elements of the past and to human culture that might Philadelphia, PA (April 23, 2009 to February 22, 2010) otherwise remain silent. “Uncommon Threads: Wabanaki Textiles, Outgoing Loans (2009–2010) Clothing, and Costume” “Six Civilizations across the World” (3 American objects) Maine State Museum, Augusta, ME (48 Near Eastern objects)Beijing World Art Museum, (May 23, 2009 to September 4, 2010) Beijing, China (October 1, 2006 to September 12, 2010) “Gifts from the Ancestors: “Gods, Myths, and Mortals: Discovering Ancient Greece” Ancient Ivories of the Bering Strait” (35 Mediterranean objects) Children’s Museum of (2 American objects) Princeton University Art Museum, Manhattan, New York, NY Princeton, NJ (October 3, 2009 to January 10, 2010) (May 25, 2007 to September 6, 2010) “Heroes! Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece” “Frozen In: Captain George Comer (1 Mediterranean object) Walters Art Museum, and the Inuit of Hudson Bay” Baltimore, MD (October 11, 2009 to January 3, 2010) (15 American objects)Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic, CT Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN (June 2, 2008 to October 12, 2009) (January 29, 2010 to April 25, 2010) San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA “Art of the Sky, Art of the Earth: Maya Cosmic Imagery” (May 22, 2010 to September 5, 2010) (11 American objects) Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts, St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure, NY “A Purer Taste of Forms and Ornaments: (September 4, 2008 to June 14, 2009) Josiah Wedgewood and the Antique” (1 Mediterranean object) Philadelphia Museum of Art “Mami Wata: Arts for Water Spirits in (October 24, 2009 to February 21, 2010) Africa and the African Atlantic World” (2 African objects) National Museum of African Art, “Wine, Nectar of the Gods” Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (1 Near Eastern object) Musée Archéologique Lattara, (March 1, 2009 to June 28, 2009) Lattes, France (November 27, 2009 to June 27, 2010)
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(March 27, 2010 to July 18, 2010) This gold pin (66-6-1) and pair of earrings “Through African Eyes: The European in (66-6-11) form African Art, 1500 to Present” part of the Penn Museum’s Trojan (1 African object) Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI gold treasure. UPM (April 11, 2010 to August 8, 2010) Images # 152343 and 152356. Photo “A Gift from the Desert: The Art, History, and by Penn Museum. Culture of the Arabian Horse” (24 Near Eastern objects) International Museum of the Horse, Lexington, KY (May 29, 2010 to October 15, 2010) “Imperial Envoys to Tang China: Early Japanese Encounters with Continental Culture” (1 Asian object) Nara National Museum, Nara, Japan (April 2, 2010 to June 20, 2010)
Penn Museum’s Standing Guanyin in Japan Penn Museum’s Standing Guanyin was the centerpiece of the Nara National Museum’s exhibition, “Imperial Envoys to Tang China: Early Japanese Encounters with Continental Culture.” This blockbuster exhibition commemorated the 1,300th anniversary of the founding of the Japanese national capital in Nara. It attracted 200,000 visitors in three and half months from April 2, 2010, to June 20, 2010. The Museum’s stone sculpture, a masterpiece from the early Tang dynasty (618–907 CE), is a beautifully carved, 8 foot tall statue, weighing about 2,000 pounds. For the first time since its purchase by the Penn Museum in 1925, it was loaned and placed in juxtaposition to a comparable Japanese national treasure, the copper Standing Guanyin from the Yakishiji Temple, Japan. This allowed the general public and scholars to enjoy and study both statues side-by-side, Penn Museum’s stone Standing Guanyin (Bodhisattva) (left) and the copper noting their similarities and artistic relationship. During the exhibition, Standing Guanyin from the Yakishiji Temple, Japan (right) are surrounded by Penn Museum Curator of Chinese Art, Nancy Steinhardt, was invited visitors. Photo courtesy of the Nara National Museum, Nara, Japan. to give a lecture at a symposium of international scholars at the Nara National Museum. This exhibition was a major event in Japan, and significantly enhanced the Penn Museum’s international exposure and reputation. The Guanyin statue has now returned to the Chinese Rotunda at the Penn Museum, where it can be seen in its new vitrine.
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Traveling Exhibits (2009–2010) Between July 1, 2009, and June 30, 2010, the Penn Museum’s Traveling Exhibits Department toured two major exhibitions to five museums across the US, entertaining and educating more than 200,000 visitors. River of Gold: Precolumbian Treasures from Sitio Conte (includes 145 objects from the American Section) During the early months of 1940, the Penn Museum excavated a stunning collection of gold plaques and figurines at the site of Sitio Conte in Panama. This exhibition delineates the Museum’s expedition and explores the burial rituals of a Monge and Alan Mann and has traveled the US, featuring long-lost Central American people. high-tech interactive technology and touchable fossil casts to educate museum visitors with its unapologetic look at Venues: human evolution. Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska (June 14, 2009 to September 5, 2009; attendance 72,196) Venues: Dennos Museum Center, Northwest Michigan College, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland, Ohio Traverse City, Michigan (June 7, 2009 to August 30, 2009; attendance 54,376) (October 10, 2009 to March 28, 2010; attendance 30,621) John P. McGovern Museum of Health & Medical Science, Houston, Texas Surviving: The Body of Evidence (October 11, 2009 to January 3, 2010; attendance 35,210) (includes fossil casts produced by the Physical Anthropology Pink Palace Museum, Memphis, Tennessee
Section) This NSF-funded exhibition was curated by Janet (June 19, 2010 to September 18, 2010; attendance 48,037) Thurlow. Bob Photos by
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During 2009–2010, the Museum accepted eight donations of cultural objects and nine donations of paper and photographic research materials based on recommendations from the Museum’s Curatorial Sections, the Archives, and the Museum’s Acquisitions Committee. The eight donations resulted in a total of 74 objects being accessioned into the Museum’s African, American, Asian, and Oceanian Section collections and 59 objects being given to the Museum’s Education Department to support its educational programs. Among these objects were 103 ethnographic objects transferred from the City of Philadelphia to the Penn Museum. Formerly belonging to the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), these objects supplement the first transfer of more than 5,000 objects from the Commercial Museum to the Penn Museum back in 2003. Procured during the late 19th or early 20th century, these objects help build on the Penn Museum’s existing Northwest African collections, strengthen our Japanese and Southeast Asian ethnographic collections, and increase the breadth of Museum’s Education collections. other highlights include a beautiful Olla (pot) from Zia Pueblo, New Mexico, donated by the Hirshfeld Family and a large hand- woven textile from Sulawesi, Indonesia, donated by Blank Rome LLP, Philadelphia. These items were originally collected in 1966 and 1984, respectively. The nine donations of paper and photographic materials comprise a substantial volume of scholarly material of high archival and research value. They include approximately 125 cubic feet of excavation records (from Tepe Malyan in Iran and Tikal in Guatemala) and ethnographic records (from the former University of Pennsylvania Folklore Department Archives), 3,750 slides (of Pakistan and the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico), 250 photographs (of South Korea), and 11 reels of motion picture film from the Warden Family (including footage of Erich Schmidt’s 1930s excavations in Iran).
Left, 2009-13-1 Olla (Pot), Zia Pueblo, New Mexico. Gift from the collection of Barbara Babcock Payne in her honor by her children: John W. Hirshfeld, Jr, M.D. (a Professor on Penn’s medical faculty), Lucy Hirshfeld Griffin, and Mary Floyd Hirshfeld. Photo by Penn Museum. Right, from top to bottom: 2010-10-25/26 Leather Water Flasks, North Africa. Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum). Photo by Penn Museum. 2010-10- 2 Rattan Trunk, Liberia, West Africa. Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum). Photo by Penn Museum. 2010-11-15/16 Bamboo Baskets, Japan. Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum). Photo by Penn Museum. 2010-13-1 Large hand-woven textile from Sulawesi, Indonesia. Gift of Blank Rome LLP, Philadelphia. Photo by Xiuqin Zhou.
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Volunteer Docent Elena Yandola leads seniors on a tour of the Museum’s new Painted Metaphors: Pottery and Politics of the Ancient Maya exhibition. Photo by Darien Sutton.
Community Outreach Guided Gallery Tours Educational Programs and Collaborations Penn Museum provides guided gallery tours and an enhanced museum experience to a wide range of groups, from pre- Designed and built to be a premier cultural institution in school classes to retirement communities. In 2009–2010, our Philadelphia, the mid-Atlantic region, the country, and the 60 highly trained volunteer docents led over 31,000 people on world, it should come as no surprise that the University of 1,000 tours through our galleries. Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology has a long history of community outreach and collaboration. This is particularly evident in the Museum’s educational programs We offer our deepest thanks to Andrea Baldeck, M.D., that connect throughout the city, the Delaware Valley, across Cummins Catherwood, Jr., and Susan W. Catherwood, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and, increasingly, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Dr. F. Hilary Conroy, around the globe via new initiatives involving the greater the Hamilton Family Foundation, Josephine Klein, the understanding and appreciation of the world’s cultural Christopher Ludwick Foundation, PNC Foundation, the heritage. The following are highlights from the Museum’s Rosenlund Family Foundation, Colleen A. and Dallas S. extensive educational programming and collaboration in Scott, the Turkish Cultural Foundation, Vendlink, and the 2009–2010, which reached an audience of 50,000 through Women’s Committee for their loyal and generous support tours, programs, workshops, and off-site visits. of the Penn Museum’s educational programs.
| ar Artifact Carts To enhance afternoon visitation hours for school groups and the general public, Penn Museum volunteers presented interactive carts of touchable artifacts that helped demonstrate such themes as the technique of cloisonné and aspects of the ancient Egyptian afterlife.
Partnerships Penn Museum partnered with the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY) to deliver two full-day programs. The Center’s students and their parents experienced hands-on activities, behind-the-scenes tours, and engaging dialogue about either Ancient Egypt or Native American cultures. Families attended the Museum from as far away as New Hampshire and Virginia.
Teacher Workshops Penn Museum is connected to an email base of 1,900 educators. Thought-provoking workshops, lectures, and other events are designed to enhance local teachers’ knowledge about the world’s past and present cultures and to help them meet their professional development needs and requirements. Recent topics covered have included: Native American Voices;
Below, a father and daughter work with clay to create canopic jars during the Center for Talented Youth Egypt-themed program. Photo by Jennifer Reifsteck. Right, from top to bottom: Volunteer Docent Jeanette Stryjewski engages students in the Museum’s Egyptian Mummy: Secrets and Science gallery. Photo by Darien Sutton. Volunteers Kathy Tezner and Gene Magee demonstrate aspects of the ancient Egyptian afterlife to a group of students using objects on a cart. Photo by Pam Kosty. Teachers go on a behind-the- scenes tour of American Section storage during the Native American Voices Teacher Workshop. Photo by Jennifer Reifsteck. Teachers work together to create a mural about homelessness and drug addiction awareness during the Teaching Empathy Teacher Workshop. Photo by Jennifer Reifsteck.
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Teaching Empathy; and World Faiths. These workshops have Loan Box Program been co-sponsored by Camden County College and the Penn Museum’s Education Department has a loan box University of Pennsylvania’s Middle East Center, African program for groups who cannot visit the Museum or who Studies Center, and Center for East Asian Studies. would like to have a pre-visit experience. Loan boxes are filled with artifacts and reproductions from one of the many Professional Development Days cultural groups represented in the Museum’s galleries. A box The Archdiocese of Philadelphia continued their professional can be borrowed for up to one month by school districts, staff development with presentations for their foreign libraries, and community groups within driving distance of language, social studies, and science teachers. Each day, the the Penn Museum. Each loan box contains ten to twelve items, teachers experienced gallery tours and lectures and focused on each with its own information card, and the contents can be topics such as the difference between Chinese and American tailored to fit the user’s curriculum needs. educational systems and forensic criminal investigative services.
Educator Evenings Penn Museum offers sneak-previews of its premier temporary exhibitions for area educators. During Fall 2009, more than 30 teachers explored Iraq’s Ancient Past: Rediscovering Ur’s Royal Cemetery and received resources on how to educate their classrooms about Mesopotamian culture.
Training Museum Educators and Students— Education Department Interns During 2009–2010, the Education Department of the Penn Museum had interns from Mastery Charter High School, Masterman High School, the University of the Arts, and Widener University assist in its gallery-based and outreach programs as part of their Museum Studies or This ancient Egyptian-themed loan box contains reproductions (from left Arts Administration curriculum or high school internship to right) of a canopic jar, scarab mold, riqq, ankh, and an oil lamp. Photo requirements. by Erin Jensen.
Museum on the Go Program Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Penn Museum’s award-winning Museum on the Go program Outreach Lecture Program has been bringing ancient and traditional cultures into Funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania since Philadelphia schools for more than 30 years. Using artifacts 1973, this program brings Penn Museum anthropologists and reproductions from the Museum’s collections, “mobile and archaeologists to public libraries throughout the guides” create a “mini-museum” in classrooms to provide Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to offer talks on a variety enriching, hands-on experiences in small group settings. of subjects for children and adults. To participate, library Students are able to learn through doing—grinding wheat in events must be open to the public and free of charge. In an Egyptian stone mortar, wearing authentic period clothes, 2009–2010, the Museum offered 113 presentations to more or handling cultural items such as an elk skin pelt. Teachers than 5,800 Pennsylvanians. Topics covered included “Forensic can select presentations on the following subjects: Native Anthropology,” “Aesop’s Fables,” “India Past in Present,” Americans, Africa, and Ancient Egypt. In 2009–2010, over “Let’s Pretend We Are Nomads,” “Daily Life in Pakistan 800 students, mostly from underserved areas, experienced a and Henna Hand Decoration,” and “Ancient Egyptian Museum on the Go program. Fish and Ships.” The presentations offer a multicultural
| ar awareness and appreciation within a creative educational International Classroom framework and keep Pennsylvania residents updated on the Created in 1961, the International Classroom is an innovative Penn Museum’s research. With the economy as tight as it is, program that provides resources for international and more people are turning toward libraries for stimulus in reading multicultural education for a variety of ages using a broad as well as family entertainment. The speakers visited libraries range of presentations, lectures, and workshops. The program throughout Pennsylvania including libraries in Philadelphia, arranges for international residents, students, and scholars Allentown, Lancaster, Pittsburgh, Bloomsburg, Bradford, living in the Delaware Valley to give presentations both within Tioga, Mercer, and Wayne. Janie Mason from the Greensburg and outside of the Museum about their countries of origin Area Library wrote: “Dr. Stephen Phillips’ presentations on and their cultures. Programs are offered for school classes Egypt were top notch–informative, motivating, personal, and assemblies, community organizations, college courses, and exciting.” teacher workshops, study groups, and businesses. During 2009–2010, more than 160 programs were offered to 8,000 students in the tri-state area, and through a partnership with Hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians have been the Free Library of Philadelphia, a series of cultural sensitivity enriched by our Commonwealth of Pennsylvania-funded training workshops were given by International Classroom programs. This leadership support from the Commonwealth speakers to library staff. of Pennsylvania enabled the Penn Museum to create the varley Paul and Jon Eliott, teachers at the Plymouth Commonwealth Speakers Program, increase our International Meeting Friends School, wrote to International Classroom Classroom Program, and provide high schools and libraries presenter Kriyakola Micha: “We would like to thank you for across Pennsylvania with free copies of the Penn Museum’s your wonderful and amazing talk. You had our students’ tri-annual magazine, Expedition. interest the whole time. Your enthusiasm and information for Greece was apparent to the kids. Our students commented on how much they liked your accent; the hillside with the pulley; Distance Learning Program the Parthenon; Santorini; Delphi; and Athens. They have Our Distance Learning program literally brings Penn remembered a lot from your talk. We have never had a Greek Museum to people in other locations with an interactive video conference. At present we offer two programs: Daily Life in Ancient Rome and Masks and Music in African Culture. The programs originate in our Museum galleries and allow interaction between the presenter and students or participants “on the other end” of the video broadcast. In addition to the objects in the galleries, we offer close-up views of selected artifacts not regularly on display. This past year, participants in our Distance Learning program included a high school class located in New South Wales, Australia. At the conclusion of the program, the teacher shared “It was wonderful to be able to see so much of the Roman Gallery and many of the smaller artifacts up close, just as if we had all been there in person. The docents did a wonderful job in showing us the artifacts and explaining the history behind them, as well as engaging our students by asking questions and getting them to think in detail about what they were seeing.” The Distance Gordion Fellow Gareth Darbyshire takes a group of Camden school students on a tour of His Golden Touch: The Gordion Drawings of Piet Learning program allows the museum to engage audiences de Jong as part of a program funded by the Turkish Cultural Foundation. who otherwise would not be able to visit in person. Photo by Prema Deshmukh.
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in a partnership with Explorers Sans Frontières and Haitian Professionals of Philadelphia, the International Classroom sponsored an evening of philanthropy and learning entitled Help for Haiti: Beyond Media Coverage which raised $1,810 towards Haitian relief efforts. As they say in Creole léspoua fè viv—hope makes one live. Special thanks go to Andrea Baldeck, photographer and physician, for donating copies of her book, The Heart of Haiti, to raise funds for Haitian relief efforts.
International Student Reception Hosted by International Classroom and sponsored by more than 60 colleges, universities, and programs, this free event on October 9, 2009, drew over 950 students and scholars from 93 different countries, including Azerbaijan, the Gambia, Lithuania, and Venezuela. Held every year in the magnificent Chinese Rotunda, it is the only large-scale reception of its kind in the region. We received numerous accolades from sponsors and guests as well as Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell.
“Anthropologists in the Making” Summer Camp Top, Josephine Klein (left), founder and long-time supporter of the Children ages 7 through 13 participate in the “Anthropologists International Student Reception, enjoys the evening’s festivities. Photo by Prema Deshmukh. Bottom, International Student Reception guests, in the Making” summer day camp, taking them through time volunteers, and committee members enjoy an evening of fun and and across continents. Organized by the Museum’s Education networking opportunities for new international students as well as officials and educators. Photo by Darien Sutton. Department, the annual camp runs from late June through mid-August. Each week highlights a different theme, offering speaker before, you brought your country and its vibrant campers the opportunity to enjoy one week or all eight. history and people ‘alive’ for us....” With the Museum’s world-renowned collection of artifacts our sincere thanks go to the Turkish Cultural Foundation for funding ten programs for underserved students of Camden and Philadelphia schools. More than 280 students and 25 teachers had an opportunity to tour the new exhibition, His Golden Touch: The Gordion Drawings of Piet de Jong, which was followed by a speaker from Turkey who covered a range of topics including social customs, religion, language, economy, school systems, sports, music, and dance. Programs such as this one bring a new dimension to the curriculum offered in the public school system and supplement social studies classes. In addition, they teach students to appreciate cultures different from their own, as well as to understand and respect their own heritage.
Right, colorful papier-mâché mummy masks dry before their final decorations are applied during the session “The Myths, Magic, and Mystery of Ancient Egypt.” Photo by Jennifer Reifsteck.
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In 2009, the Penn Museum Summer Camp partnered with the Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House, a non-profit organization which provides a home-away-from-home for families of critically ill children receiving treatment at area hospitals, to provide one camper’s family with three weeks of reduced tuition rate.
Family Programs—Summer Wonder Performing Arts Series and Spring Break Programs Above, a camper makes a model of the Roman aqueduct during the session Summer Wonder introduces diverse cultures and cultural “Life in the Big City” which examined how ancient cities functioned. Photo by Erin Jensen. Camp participants show off the beginning stages of the perspectives through the performing arts. Well attended by paper lanterns they made for the session “Furry Friends and Savage Beasts.” Photo by Erin Jensen. Below, children create their own field journals during a both the Penn Museum and outside summer camps, the spring break program. Photo by Jennifer Reifsteck. performances are also open to Museum visitors. The 2009 series comprised eight weekly performances by the following groups: The Academy of Natural Science’s Academy on Wheels outreach program; Rhythms and Roots, a Latin-fusion dance and drumming group; a theatrical performance entitled “Finding King Tut” by Duet Productions; Aravod Ensemble, an Armenian folk music group; Kulu Mele African-American Dance and Ensemble; Japanese folk percussion by Kyo Daiko; Lenape storytelling and dance by Shelley DePaul; and the Four Winds Martial Arts School. during the Philadelphia School District Spring Break, museum families enjoyed week-long activities celebrating spring and archaeology, from a museum-wide spring-themed scavenger hunt to creating their own field journals. Families also learned about the botanical treasures of King Tut’s tomb, as presented by Dr. Stephen Phillips.
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Protecting the World’s Dialogue and Training Cultural Heritage During the academic year, the PCHC also brought a series of speakers to Penn’s campus to continue the process of The Penn Cultural Heritage Center engaging the Penn and Philadelphia communities about cultural heritage issues. James Cuno from the Art Institute of The 2009–2010 academic year has been an active one for the Chicago discussed his views on the acquisition of antiquities Penn Cultural Heritage Center (PCHC). Work to promote by museums. Michael Coard, an activist within Philadelphia, the preservation and development of cultural heritage was presented his views on the importance of the President’s focused both locally and internationally. House as a memorial for the African-Americans enslaved there during George Washington’s presidency. Annual PCHC Conference in addition, PCHC continued to train law enforcement The annual PCHC conference examined how to protect throughout the United States to help stop the illegal flow of underwater cultural heritage and implement the 2001 antiquities into the country. This is an extremely successful UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater program that has been ongoing for the past five years. Cultural Heritage. Two conferences on the underwater Christina Luke (PCHC researcher and Boston University) has cultural heritage of the Mediterranean were conducted. The been and continues to be the point person for this program. first was at Brock University in Canada in October 2009 and Patty Gerstenblith, (PCHC researcher and DePaul University the second was at the Penn Museum in March 2010. These Law School) has also been a primary part of this program. conferences were organized by archaeologists Elizabeth Greene (Brock University) and Justin Leidwanger (Penn) and Domestic and International Projects by members of the PCHC (Richard M. Leventhal and Brian The PCHC is beginning to work in many parts of the world. I. Daniels). Archaeologists, governmental representatives, and These international projects are focused on the development of underwater researchers gathered to develop a system of best- practices related to the identification, study, and long-term preservation of underwater cultural resources. A statement from the conference has been finalized and is now in the process of being distributed to peer-review journals, in the press, and through electronic media.
Above, Richard M. Leventhal, Sasha Renninger, J. Tyler Ebeling, Julia Brinjac, and Peter Gould (not in photo) are members of the PCHC team in Belize reporting to the Board of the National Institute of Culture and History. Photo by PCHC. Left, participants pose for a picture during the Underwater Cultural Heritage Conference at the Penn Museum. Photo by PCHC.
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programs that integrate cultural preservation, archaeological development and the creation of a new model for the sites, and economic sustainability. While the importance of preservation of sacred sites. cultural heritage is clearly tied to national and group identities, Within Mexico, the PCHC is initiating a program of the ability to maintain and preserve cultural heritage must work focused on the identification of the important cultural also be connected to a viable economic program. heritage associated with the Caste War—a rebellion by the in northern California, the PCHC is working with Maya against Mexico in the 19th century. As one of the several Native American groups focused on the identification most successful indigenous rebellions in the New World, the and preservation of tribal and sacred lands. These projects Caste War forms the basis for Maya identity in the Yucatan. involve the creation of novel legal strategies to protect A community-based archaeology project, along with oral cultural landscapes, the preservation and reintegration of history and educational development programs, will form the native languages and place names into community life, and basis for future work in the Yucatan. the community-based documentation of archaeological and the PCHC has sponsored the integration of heritage cultural resources. programming for the Central Lydia Archaeological Survey in Within Central America, the PCHC is working with Turkey. In addition to recording recently looted archaeological Belize’s National Institute of Culture and History on the sites, the project has undertaken educational programs about development of a National Museum. In addition, sustainable the region’s heritage for school children and developed a site cultural tourism models are being examined for future plan integrating economic sustainability, organic farming development. Also within Belize, the PCHC is assisting strategies, and comprehensive archaeological preservation all several Maya indigenous groups in relation to educational within the context of the regional landscape.
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Student Involvement interests of the graduate and professional student body at Advisory Boards, Internships, Penn. MGAB seeks to increase the visibility of the Museum Docents, and Summer Research and visitation by its diverse constituency. The Board serves to organize and promote its own events as well as public Two student organizations—the Penn Museum Student programs for the Penn Museum. The members, representing Advisory Board (PMSAB) and the Penn Museum Graduate diverse fields of scholarship and research, will work with Student Multidisciplinary Advisory Board (MGAB)— the Museum to develop future exhibition projects and to strengthen the relationship between the Penn Museum and encourage the use of Museum resources by their peers. the University community. during the past academic year, members of MGAB forged ties with other University graduate student organizations Penn Museum Student Advisory Board to bring student events to the Penn Museum. The January Initiated in 2008, the Penn Museum Student Advisory Board GAPSA-SAS Government Happy Hour held in the Chinese (PMSAB) represents the interests of the undergraduate Rotunda brought well over 600 graduate and professional student body at Penn with the goal of increasing student students to the Museum, many for the very first time. MGAB visitation and participation in Museum programs and held their first official event, a Wine and Cheese Scavenger research. Working with the Andrew W. Mellon Associate Hunt, in April 2010 with support from the Museum and Deputy Director during the academic year, the PMSAB advises Penn’s Center for Ancient Studies. Students pursued answers the Museum on effective ways to engage the student body and to scavenger hunt questions throughout the Museum galleries encourage student involvement with the Museum, and it also before enjoying a glass of wine and lively conversation. helps to organize and promote Museum events. The PMSAB includes members from several academic disciplines, many of Penn Museum Internships whom study with Penn Museum scholars and faculty. Penn Museum has expanded the range of opportunities this year PMSAB organized a Behind-the-Scenes for students to gain experience in research and museum tour for Penn undergraduates to introduce new students to operations. To support this emphasis on applied learning at the Museum and its collections. In April 2010, the PMSAB presented “World Showcase at Cleopatra’s Coffeehouse,” a lively evening of student performances and raffle prizes, which drew in students from Penn and neighboring campuses to enjoy coffee, bubble-tea, and other refreshments in the Lower Egyptian Gallery. the PMSAB also examines the Museum’s role in the academic mission of the University. Members of the PMSAB were involved in the Student Committee on Undergraduate Education, which submitted its 2010 “White Paper” assessment of Penn’s curriculum and recommendations for future change. The Museum supports the committee’s recommendations for building more successful multi-disciplinary educational programs and support for interdepartmental research.
Penn Museum Graduate Multidisciplinary Advisory Board Penn Museum summer interns Claire Casstevens, Coralie Boeykens, and Formed in 2010, the Penn Museum Graduate Student Carly Lewis, working with the Adria Katz, Keeper of the Oceanian Section, de-installed the Polynesian Gallery, taking care to photograph and update the Multidisciplinary Advisory Board (MGAB) addresses the documentation of objects as their work progressed. Photo by Adria Katz.
| ar the Penn Museum, the 2010 Summer Internship program Jeannette Nicewinter provided opportunities for over 50 interns working in 15 Ida Pohoriljakova different Museum departments and sections. Summer Jennifer Rosado Rocky Rothenberg interns participated in a wide range of projects focused on Zachary Rubin collections management, conservation, exhibitions, and arts Chelsea Ryan administration. Paul Sandborn five summer internship positions at the Museum in 2010 Hannah Shearer were funded by the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Arts Elizabeth Smith Melissa Steb and Sciences Summer Humanities program, and additional Charlotte Swavola positions were funded directly by the Penn Museum. The Cassandra Turcotte majority of internship positions were volunteer opportunities Catalina Villamil for students following varied schedules and duration. From Jessica Walthew late May through August, interns attended instructional Quinn Werner sessions, participated in departmental tours, and worked Victoria Yeager directly with collection and archival materials. Interns also The Clio Society supported Museum operations, gathering information for The Clio Society, a new student program begun in the fall marketing and program development as well as assisting of 2009, provides undergraduates with the opportunity with the public events. Individual interns and project teams to become docents (gallery guides) at the Penn Museum. presented the results of their work during weekly meetings. With energetic leadership from students in the Department the energy and enthusiasm of our interns enhanced their of Classical Studies—Alexandra Olsman and Catherine contributions to the stewardship efforts of the Museum. Of Krabbenschmidt—the Clio Society trained 20 undergraduate the many participants, the following individuals completed guides, working closely with the Museum’s Mellon Associate over 200 hours of internship service with the Museum in 2010: Deputy Director and the Education Department. Through Christina Anderson the course of their training, Clio Society students researched Jessica Bell objects on display and learned the essential communication Coralie Boeykens skills and practical details to lead visitors through the Claire Casstevens Mediterranean and Egyptian galleries. These young docents Vicki Chisholm tested their skills during the spring semester, and many will Anna-Lara Cook Samantha Cox return in the fall of 2010 to lead public tours and demonstrate Susannah Fishman ideas using object carts in the galleries. The following Allyson Glazier individuals were members of the Clio Society in 2009–2010: Timothy Haas Erica Harris Caitlin Costello Anne Huang Samantha Cox Laura Kelly-Bowditch Stephanie Crooks Damien Lekkas Rachael Dickson Marguerite Leone Maggie Ditzel Carly Lewis Olivia Holten Caitlin Mahoney Zachary Kleinbart David McCormick Catherine Krabbenschmidt Paul Mitchell Alexandra Lee Polly Mitchell Daniel Macarro Adine Mitrani Anna Mathew Carolyn Moneymaker Mark Nakahara Mark Nakahara Alexandra Olsman
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Laura Santander Erica Shockley Matthew Sommer Tayler Sorensen Hannah Ware Taylor Williams Jacqueline Yuan
Penn Museum Summer Research Grants Penn Museum provides financial support for archaeological and anthropological field research conducted by Penn undergraduate and graduate students during the summer months. In the spring of 2010, students submitted competitive applications for funding provided by the Museum’s Finkelstein, Sorenson, and Markoe endowments, as well as a donation from the Chingos Foundation. The following students received grants for their field research in 2010:
Margaret Andrews field excavations and research with theV illamagna Project in Anagni, Italy Samantha Cox field research on excavated skeletal population with the Villamagna Project in Anagni, Italy Jill Bennett Gaieski field research with the descendant community of St. David’s Island, Bermuda Nurith Goshen field analysis of architecture and finds from the Tel Kabri Project, Israel Sarah Kurnick field excavations and dissertation research in the Mopan Valley of Belize Emily Leckvarcik field research with the architecture of the Saronic Harbors Archaeological Research Project in southern Greece Roseann Liu field research with multi-generational families of Asian immigrants in the Philadelphia region Sarah R. MacIntosh field research and comparative lithics analysis in Morocco Jennifer McAuley field research and materials analysis at the site of San Pietro D’Asso in Tuscany, Italy Noam Osband field research with rural established and migrant communities in the Arkansas Ozarks Amber Weekes field research at the Iron Age settlement of Oglanqala˘ in Naxcivan, Azerbaijan Elaine Yang field research on health among the indigenousT oba of the Gran Chaco region in northern Argentina
Clio Society members Caitlin Costello and Matthew Sommer discuss objects on display in the Etruscan Gallery. Photos by Darien Sutton.
| ar Penn Museum Global Archaeology Field School: San Pietro d’Asso, Tuscany Throughout Latin Christendom, monasteries, on behalf of their royal patrons, played a key role in the transformation of the Roman landscape to the medieval one. Located close to the Via Cassia—the main pilgrimage route between northern Europe and Rome—San Pietro d’Asso was allegedly founded by the Lombard king Aripert in the 7th century. Located in territory disputed by the Bishops of Arezzo and Siena between the 8th and 11th centuries, its short-lived history ended in the early 13th century when a rival monastery, Sant’Antimo, annexed it and downgraded it from a monastery to a village. During the summer of 2010, the Penn Museum, the University of Siena, and The following students the Comune of Montalcino set out to identify the location of this monastery and from Penn and regional what, if anything, of its archaeology survived to merit a full-scale project. Field colleges participated in the survey had identified the hilltop site of San Pietro d’Asso—with potsherds of 2010 season—some (*) for academic credit through possible 9th and distinctive 10th-century date associated with a stone-building— Penn’s College of Liberal as well as the well-preserved remains of a Romanesque church encased within a and Professional Studies: 19th-century farmhouse immediately below the hilltop. The Field School, including ten Penn students, set out to evaluate the archaeology of both sites under the Rachel Bauer leadership of Richard Hodges, Stefano Campana, and Michelle Hobart. Olivia Bonitatibus The hilltop proved to be intriguing. Only one building was discovered on the Rachel Brody * highest (northern) point—a small two-storey stone tower on a north-south axis Caitlin Costello that in a matter of years around 1000 CE was demolished and partially rebuilt on Adrianna de Svastich * an east-west axis. The tower, however, was never finished, and any potential outer Daniel Diez Merida * fortifications were never erected. For some reason, a fortified village had been Maggie Ditzel begun, but then forsaken during its construction. Timothy Haas * The excavations near the farmhouse revealed a three-apsed building, almost Joanna Kenty Lily Liu certainly a 12th-century church constructed upon an earlier one. Beyond the James Macrae apses lay a simple graveyard from which was excavated an 8th-century copper- Jennifer McAuley * alloy decorated strap-end and 12th-century pottery. In front of the farmhouse, Jessica Mulvihill a geophysical survey indicated the remains of substantial monastic buildings Adena Wayne occupying a terrace overlooking the valley—the presumed remains of the monastery of San Pietro d’Asso.
Top, Field School students excavate the hilltop tower. Left, Field School students excavate the graveyard near the farmhouse. Photos by Richard Hodges.
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Generating Knowledge Research Projects around the World
The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology was established in 1887 with a groundbreaking act of archaeological field research— the first American expedition to Mesopotamia, which excavated at the ancient Babylonian site of Nippur (then within the Ottoman Empire, but now in modern-day Iraq). Since then, the Museum has undertaken over 400 research projects throughout the world. This active program of research continues today and the following Beginning in 2007, the Penn Museum began work at are highlights from the Museum’s research projects in Smugglers’ Cave, a Paleolithic site located just south 2009–2010. of Rabat, Morocco. This project, co-directed by Harold Dibble, has previously yielded several fossils of very early Homo sapiens, and the new excavations are finding even more such remains. In addition, the excavations have uncovered several hearths, perforated marine shells (which were possibly used for personal ornamentation), and stone tools that include some of the earliest hafted tools known. These levels appear to date around 100,000 years ago, though more precise dating is still underway. Photos by Smugglers’ Cave Archaeological Project.
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During 2009–2010, David Silverman, Jennifer Houser Wegner, and Josef Wegner, the curatorial staff of the Museum’s Egyptian Section, analyzed data from their last seasons at Abydos (Josef Wegner) and Saqqara (David Silverman and Jennifer Wegner). Each member also published two articles, focusing primarily on artifacts in the Penn Museum and ongoing research. In addition, Jennifer Houser Wegner co-edited with Zahi Hawass a two-volume Festschrift (with over 40 authors) in honor of David P. Silverman, Millions of Jubilees: Studies in Honor of David P. Silverman. Photo by Stephen Phillips.
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In April and May 2010, Kathleen Ryan, William Fitts, and Mulu Muia led a team of Kenyan archaeologists from the National Museums of Kenya to Mpala Research Center in Laikipia to continue archaeological survey and test excavation of Later Stone Age and Pastoral Neolithic sites. They were joined by two Penn Museum colleagues: Photographer Jennifer Chiappardi and Digital Media Developer Amy Ellsworth, who made daily photographic and video records of the fieldwork as well as posting a “Digging Kenya” blog on the Museum’s website (www.penn.museum/reports-from-the- field.html). The 2010 season continued the survey and test excavation of archaeological sites at Mpala Research Center with a special emphasis on the mapping of 20 burial cairns (piles of stones used as burial sites). In addition, a brief photo survey was undertaken in the Masai Mara wildlife preserve to record grasslands not currently being used for cultivation farming. These will serve as a reference landscape for prehistoric sites identified in Laikipia. Amy Ellsworth videotaped Maasai elders explaining their use of medicinal plants, including one specifically used to facilitate milk digestion. This information will complement the analyses (being undertaken at Bristol University in England) of animal fat residues found on pottery, particularly those of milk residue. Finally, a summary report of the pottery from Laikipia was finalized by Freda Nkirote of the National Museums of Kenya. Photos by Jennifer Chiappardi and Amy Ellsworth.
ar | from the near east to south east asia Holly Pittman continues to participate on excavations underway at the sites of Konar Sandal South and Konar Sandal North in Iran’s Kerman province. First revealed in 2001, these sites are revolutionizing our understanding of the Near East, adding another major node of civilization during the Bronze Age. Her role is to study the works of art from these Penn Museum’s first-ever field expedition back in the excavations, paying special attention to the rich body 1880s—to the ancient Babylonian site of Nippur— of glyptic art that provides evidence for both internal yielded a collection of some 30,000 clay tablets written complexity and external interaction. Early results in Sumerian and Babylonian. In particular, the Museum suggest that many of the Bronze Age features found to this day contains the world’s largest collection of to the west in Mesopotamia may have originated Sumerian literary texts. Since 1976, the Penn Museum on the Iranian plateau and then spread through the has been home to the Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary movement of people, craftsmen, and goods. Photo Project. As detailed in Expedition (vol. 50, no. 3), this by Holly Pittman. dictionary—the PSD—has gone digital and can be accessed via the Internet (psd.museum.upenn.edu). The major challenge for this project is the sheer number of tablets now available in museums worldwide as compared to the comparatively few scholars trained to read them. Since 1996, the current director of the project, Stephen Tinney, has sought to enlarge the PSD’s database of digitalized texts through collaboration with projects in Berkeley, Los Angeles, and Oxford, and to increase the ability of computers to search and analyze this data in meaningful ways by developing cutting-edge searching and parsing software. In the long-term, the project aims to be an evolving online resource for both scholars and the general public. The current short-term goal of the project, however, is a print version of the dictionary, which Steve Tinney and his assistant Philip Jones are working on. Photo by Penn Museum.
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During summer 2010, the Western Highlands Early Epipaleolithic Project (WHEEP) in Jordan—directed in part by the Penn Museum’s Deborah Olszewski—continued field research on a key prehistoric economic transition, the development of agriculture in the Middle East. Investigation has focused on how changes in the subsistence choices of ancient hunter-gatherers who lived during the Last Glacial Maximum (ca. 25,000 to 18,000 calibrated years ago) led to a transformation from nomadic hunting of wild animals and gathering of wild plant foods to settled village life with domesticated crops and animals. The processes underlying this transition are not well understood, but our excavations are using newly recovered information to model changes in decisions made by prehistoric groups. WHEEP is funded by a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation ($226,489) and is a partnership of Jordanians and non-Jordanians ranging from students to project directors, which provides field training for Penn undergraduate and graduate students, as well as the next generation of Jordanian prehistorians. Photos by WHEEP.
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In 2010, Lauren Ristvet returned to Oglanqala,˘ Azerbaijan— one of the largest fortress sites in the Caucasus for the third of four planned seasons of survey and excavation undertaken together with colleagues at the Azerbaijani National Academy of Sciences. The team of American and Azerbaijani archaeologists and students continued to excavate Oglanqala’s˘ palace and its northern fortification systems. They retrieved tantalizing The UNESCO World Heritage Monument of Bat is evidence for its construction, around 1000 BCE, far earlier than located in the Sultanate of Oman. Curator Emeritus their previous estimates. It now seems likely that the fortress at Gregory L. Possehl—the preeminent American Oglanqala˘ was the capital of a previously undiscovered kingdom scholar of the Indus civilization—has been excavating in the Caucasus, on Mesopotamia’s northeast frontier. Other the site since 2007, at the invitation of the government finds included large numbers of iron arrowheads, probably of Oman. The focus of most of the work has been on related to the destruction of the fortress around 330 BCE, three large stone monuments, each about 20 m in perhaps due to Alexander the Great’s conquest of the Persian diameter. These “towers” date to the second half of Empire, of which this was a center. This year the team surveyed the 3rd millennium BCE and are contemporary with the more than 100 acre site with a magnetometer—a device the Indus civilization. Gregory Possehl’s team has, in that measures magnetic resistivity and can identify buildings fact, recovered a substantial amount of pottery, some buried underground. As a result, they were able to locate of which appears to have been imported from the neighborhoods of small houses, an elite villa, an ancient road, a Indus. These findings further document the nature temple, and even several tomb chambers within a burial mound. and scope of maritime activity that linked ancient India Next year, the team will use these results to plan a new season of to Mesopotamia via the Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf. excavations. As the first American project in Azerbaijan, and one Mesopotamian written records of the 3rd millennium of very few in the region, the work at Oglanqala˘ is revolutionizing indicate that the Indus Civilization was known as our understanding of the Near East in the 1st millennium BCE. “Meluhha,” while Oman and the neighboring United Photos by Lauren Ristvet. Arab Emirates, were known as “Magan.” In 2010, the excavations at Bat concentrated on clearing mud-brick structures on which the tower of Matariya was built. The team also uncovered an additional tower that is only known as Structure 1156. This is the first time that a 3rd millennium tower has been discovered through excavation. Work at Matariya and Structure 1156 will continue through the 2011 field season. Photos by Gregory L. Possehl.
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| ar In 2009–2010, the Middle Mekong Archaeological Project (MMAP)—directed by Joyce White, Associate Curator for the Asian Section—received the second installment from the Henry Luce Foundation of a $300,000 four-year grant to advance Southeast Asian collaborative archaeology. A three-month field and training program included excavations at Tham An Mah in Luang Prabang province, Laos, and the training of Lao and Thai heritage managers in such archaeological skills as database management and site surveying using mobile GIS technology. Many team members also presented papers on the project at the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association meetings in Hanoi in December. A major find during the excavation was an Iron Age secondary burial including the skulls of a man, woman, and baby in a large pot. Palaeoclimate research aiming to understand the human environment of this region for the past 20,000 years was also initiated by MMAP collaborator Kathleen Johnson of the University of California at Irvine. Photos by MMAP.
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Fieldwork at Gordion (Turkey) during the summer of 2010— supervised in part by Penn Museum Deputy Director C. Brian Rose—focused primarily on remote sensing and architectural conservation. The entire lower town south of the citadel mound was surveyed with magnetic prospection, which revealed a network of buildings, streets, and fortifications that had never been detected before. The majority of the new discoveries probably date to the Middle and Late Phrygian period (8th–6th centuries BCE). All of these buildings are being added to the new master site plan of Gordion, which features each of the ancient habitation levels color-coded by period. The cracked and unsightly concrete capping that had been set on the Early Phrygian Gate several decades ago was removed and replaced with a “soft cap” of vegetation, which reduces cracking from thermal movement and prevents water penetration into the wall by holding and evaporating rain and snowmelt. New documentation of the world’s oldest pebble mosaic, found in the Early Phrygian Megaron 2 structure, was inaugurated in preparation for a major conservation project next year, and in the Early Phrygian Terrace Building, a new network of steel cables was added to increase the stability of the walls. Photos by C. Brian Rose (above) and Naomi F. Miller (right).
| ar Naomi F. Miller’s work at Gordion (Turkey) continues to bear fruit. Alex Lim, a student on the Penn Historic Preservation team, implemented the collection and establishment of Poa bulbosa (bulbous bluegrass), a shallow-rooted perennial, on the North Gate Building and one of the restored Terrace Building wall stubs. Naomi Miller began to map out a plan for vegetation management on the old excavation baulks. During 2009 and 2010, Zekeriya Utgu of the Gordion Project and Professor Mecit Vural of Gazi University, Ankara, improved the mini-botanical garden at the local museum in Yassıhöyük. In the summer of 2010, Naomi Miller continued monitoring its progress and around europe and the mediterranean collected seeds of interesting plants for it. Photos by Naomi F. Miller.
ar | In the southwest of France, between 85,000 and 50,000 years ago, the cave of Roc de Marsal was occupied by Neandertals. In 1961, an amateur archaeologist discovered the skeleton of a 2-3 year old Neandertal child buried in the cave. Although found face down, on its right side, and with its legs bent backward, the child was more or less anatomically connected. New excavations—in part under the direction of Harold Dibble—began in 2004. The aim is to learn more about the context of this find and to explore its implications for Neandertal symbolic behavior. In addition, the occurrence of numerous well-preserved hearths, or campfires, at Roc de Marsal—an extremely rare find for sites of this age—promise to tell us more about how fire was used in these remote times. Photo by Harold L. Dibble. During the summer of 2009, the Mt. Lykaion Excavation and Survey Project continued its research at the famous Sanctuary of Zeus on Mt. Lykaion in Arcadia, Greece. With a total group of over 50, including 31 students, 14 of whom were from Penn, around europe and the mediterranean the project is a collaboration between the Greek Archaeological Service, Ephoreia in Tripolis, the Penn Museum, and the University of Arizona, under the auspices of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. David Gilman Romano is the Co- Director and Field Director of the project. The most important discovery continued to be the further elucidation of Mycenaean cult activity on bedrock at the southern summit of the mountain. Other important work in the lower sanctuary included the continuing excavation of a long stoa, or colonnaded building, in front of which are a series of seats, as well as the excavation of a stone-lined corridor. Trenches were also dug in the hippodrome, the only example of which known from the Greek world. Other work included architectural, geological, topographical, historical, and landscape studies including the planning of the Parrhasian Heritage Park. Photo by David Gilman Romano.
| ar The South Jersey Project completed its fifth season (Fall 2009) on Site 2, a multi-component historic backyard in Vineland, New Jersey. Under the direction of Robert L. Schuyler of the Museum’s Historical Archaeology Section, Penn students moved the excavations much closer to the rear kitchen extension of the large 1880 throughout the americas Victorian house that once stood on the site. Some indications of the earlier occupation (1860s to 1880) were also uncovered in a number of small trash pits. Penn undergraduates worked on the recovered collections during the In 2009–2010, Loa Traxler and Robert Sharer continued summer of 2010 in the Museum with their preparations of final research reports for the Early help from two local “Vinelanders.” Copan Acropolis Program (ECAP), which excavated the Darren Tomasso, then a freshman royal Acropolis at the Maya site of Copan, Honduras, from at Vineland High School, served 1989 to 2003. In March 2010, they returned to Copan to as a volunteer excavator on the consult with project architect, Carlos Rudy Larios, who has project. In the background is his older completed the master section drawings documenting the brother, Brandon Tomasso, President architectural history of the Acropolis. Digital versions of the of the freshman class at Brown master sections are being prepared in AutoCAD format, and University where he is studying Larios has begun preparing complementary architectural archaeology. Darren is shown in the plans of the Acropolis at key stages of its development. Archaeology Lab at Penn holding his Over the past year Robert Sharer and Loa Traxler have prize discovery from last season, a also continued efforts to complete the final two reports complete fire-brick. Fragments of of the American Section’s excavations at the Classic Maya such bricks had been found a number site of Quirigua, Guatemala (1975–1979). Work on Quirigua of times on Site 2 but never complete Report V, the excavations at Quirigua co-authored by Robert enough to read the entire inscription: Sharer and Christopher Jones, is nearing completion with “GAS WIDEMIRE.” Research on the digitizing of all excavation sections in 2010. Work on this company during the summer Quirigua Report VI, the Quirigua artifacts, is also nearing revealed it was made by Harbison- completion. During the summer of 2010, under Loa Traxler’s Walker in Stronach, Pennsylvania, supervision, volunteer intern David McCormick completed one of the largest manufacturers of the digital photography of the Quirigua pottery type fire-brick in the U.S. during the early collection for this report. McCormick also conducted a trace 20th century. This example (9” x 4 elemental compositional analysis of the Quirigua pottery ½” x 2 ½”) was produced between types using a portable XRF instrument. ca. 1921 and 1942. Photo by Dawn Di Stefano.
ar | Duffy’s Cut in Malvern, Pennsylvania, is the site of the death in 1832 of 57 Irish immigrant railway workers. While historical documents indicate that the Irish men died from cholera, new research at the site continues to yield more skeletons that show evidence of physical trauma. In its second field season, the Duffy’s Cut Project—a joint venture between the Penn Museum and historians from Immaculata University—has unearthed seven skeletons. The hunt for the remaining 50 continues along and under the railroad embankment that supports both Amtrak and Septa trains today. During the summer of 2010, two newly excavated skulls provided evidence of blunt force trauma, and one skull (SK006) may even show evidence of a musket ball hole (far right arrow). Although the men may have had cholera, their cause of death was this blunt force trauma. Although distorted, the face of Skeleton 7 will be reconstructed digitally to provide a glimpse of one of the Irish immigrant railway workers who built the Pennsylvania Railroad system in 1832. Photos by Janet Monge.
Robert Preucel continues his research on Pueblo Revolt population shifts and social dynamics. He and Matthew Liebmann (Harvard) visited the ancestral Jemez Pueblo village Kiatsukwa (LA 132, 133) this summer. Their goal was to evaluate questions regarding its occupational history. This research is part of a long-term study of Revolt Period settlement in the Northern Rio Grande district of New Mexico. The Revolt Period (1680–1700) was a time when Pueblo Indian people fled their mission villages and established new defensive villages on the high mesas in the rugged backcountry. The name “Kiatsukwa” translates as “Mountain Sheep Place” in the Jemez language. It refers to a large archaeological site located in the Santa Fe National Forest and consisting of two multi-plaza villages separated by an isolated great kiva. Robert Preucel’s study of the surface ceramics (particularly the utility wares) suggests that Kiatsukwa is not a single contemporaneous site, but rather two adjacent villages dating to different time periods. The first component consists of the northern village with Jemez black-on-white pottery and indented corrugated wares. The second is the southern double-plaza pueblo with Jemez black-on-white and historic plain wares. This finding suggests that the double-plaza pueblo was possibly occupied just prior to, or immediately following, the Pueblo Revolt. Other double-plaza pueblos are known at Patokwa and Boletsakwa (in the Jemez district) and Kotyiti (in the Cochiti district). Photos by Matt Liebmann (below) and Robert W. Preucel (right). throughout the americas
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Simon Martin specializes in Maya epigraphy—the deciphering of ancient Maya hieroglyphs (mostly produced between 200 and 900 CE)—to investigate the political history, social structure, and religious thought of this complex New World culture. During 2009–2010, his major ongoing research involved work with his Mexican colleagues from the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Calakmul. Research on the recently uncovered “painted pyramid” at Calakmul—whose vividly colored murals and accompanying texts date to about 650 CE—has uncovered more information about this unique and still enigmatic monument. Deciphered hieroglyphs include the very first spellings of “maize” and “salt.” Simon Martin has also been involved with a project based at the Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland, which is excavating the site of Nakum, Guatemala, and is contributing research to a National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) project on the murals of Cacaxtla in Mexico. Photos by Simon Martin.
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Patrick McGovern and his colleagues in the Biomolecular Archaeology Laboratory, Gretchen Hall and Ted Davidson, have embarked on a one-of-a-kind program in anti-cancer An ongoing research endeavor for Janet Monge is drug discovery with researchers at Penn’s Abramson Cancer the Open Research Scan Archive (ORSA)—a five-year Center, principally Melpo Christofidou-Solomidou. The project National Science Foundation funded project to digitize the yielded its first fruits this summer in the International Journal Penn Museum’s skeletal collections. Over 4,500 skeletal of Oncology (37.1:5-21). Patrick McGovern and colleagues remains curated at the Museum have been CT-scanned describe how herbs which had been added to ancient in the Department of Radiology at the Hospital of the fermented beverages from ancient Egypt and China have very University of Pennsylvania. In 2009–2010, approximately promising in vitro activity against lung and colon cancers. The 1,100 new materials were added. More importantly, most exciting discovery was a wormwood additive (Artemisia thousands of CT scans were contributed to hundreds of annua) to a rice wine found inside an exquisitely made bronze researchers globally resulting in dozens of publications. vessel of the late Shang Dynasty (ca. 1050 BCE) recovered in This year’s efforts were directed to the completion of CT 1998 from the Changzikou Tomb in Luyi Country, eastern Henan scans on the approximately 60 mummified remains in Province in China. The lid of the jar had been so tightly fitted to the Museum’s collections and on the continuation of the its neck, subsequently forming a hermetic seal by corrosion, extraction of the Penn Reference Skull (a digital amalgam that the wine was still present as a liquid after 3,000 years. of skulls from all geographic locations into one composite The active wormwood compound, artemisinin—especially skull containing all of the data of the complete dataset). as its semi-synthetic analogue artesunate—proved to be a The Egyptian mummy scan project was spearheaded more potent anti-cancer agent than Adriamycin, a standard by Samantha Cox (BA and MS, Department of chemotherapy drug. Anthropology), two of the scans of which are shown Plans for the future include testing jars containing what is here (Hapi-Man and PUMII). Working in conjunction with thus far the earliest fermented beverage in the world (also pathologists, Sam Cox compared traditional radiography from China, ca. 7000 BCE), drinking-cups for chicha (corn beer) to CTs of the mummies and came to the conclusion that it from Peru, and amphorae from southern France (ca. 600 BCE) is difficult, if not impossible, to distinguish pathology from related to the introduction of Near Eastern “wine culture.” Our changes to the bodies associated with the mummification human and hominid ancestors had a huge incentive to explore process. Additionally, five animal mummies were CT the world around them for possible remedies against diseases scanned, revealing secrets about their contents including and physical ailments. Lacking modern the exposure of Hapi-Puppy—the Jack Russell-sized synthetic medicines and suffering from puppy mummy interred with Hapi-Man. Mummies from maladies of all kinds that resulted in both North and South America were also scanned and infant death and short life spans of 30 added to ORSA. years or less, their only recourse As important as knowledge of the biology of was to “experiment” with these mummies is, CT scans have also revealed botanicals in their environments, much information about the contents of the mummy which readily dissolved in and bundles including details on the actual processes of could be administered by alcoholic mummification. Although mummies have been scanned beverages. Photos by Z. Zhang for more than 40 years, interpretation of the derived and Institute of Cultural Relics and images remains a challenge. Photos by Samantha Cox Archaeology of Henan Province. and Janet Monge (bottom right).
| ar In 1895–1896, archaeologist Max Uhle obtained one of the Penn Museum’s largest collections from the site of Pachacamac, Peru. This diverse collection contains over 12,000 objects, including many artifacts of fragile organic materials such as gourds, wood, feathers, fibers, skin, remains of food offerings and ritual feasting, and the textile-wrapped mummified bodies of humans and animals preserved in the dry environment of coastal Peru. Pachacamac was the location of the most important sacred center in the Andean region. For more than 1,000 years in late prehistory, native peoples worshipped a central deity here whose presence is still vibrant in myth, oral history, and Peruvian identity. The temples, pyramids, palaces, plazas, and oracle of Pachacamac were the destinations for hundreds of thousands of pilgrims from different societies throughout the Andes. Eventually, the center fell under the control of the Inca Empire who built a large Sun Temple that now dominates the site. During the past year, Clark Erickson has worked with a number of graduate students, student interns (Michelle Molchan, Jeanette Nicewinter, and Josh Henkin), and visiting scholars to research this vast collection for publication and preparation for a large exhibition on Pachacamac. Anne Tiballi of Binghamton University wrote her dissertation on the objects and human remains from the Sun Temple in collaboration with Janet Monge and Brittney Tatchell. Clark Erickson and Patrick McGovern are on the penn campus collecting samples of residues from pottery and gourd vessels for analysis of beverages, in particular, those that may have medicinal or hallucinogenic properties. In collaboration with Penn’s Digital Media Design program, virtual reality and 3D modeling of the site are being explored as exhibition technology for peopling and visualizing the past at Pachacamac. Photo by Clark L. Erickson.
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The Kolb Foundation is a non-profit corporation charged to provide scholarships and financial aid for studies in academic disciplines related to the mission of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. The following Penn graduate students were Kolb Junior Fellows in 2009–2010: Emerson Avery, Seth Bernard, Miriam Clinton, Jane Hill, Sarah Laursen, Justin Leidwanger, Jose Maria Lopez Bejarano, Leslee Michelsen, Emily Modrall, Antonio Morales, Federico Paredes-Umaña, Julia Perratore, Teagan Schweitzer, Karen Sonik, and Stephan Zink.
Above, Emily Modrall, Kolb Junior Fellow in the Art and Archaeology of the Mediterranean World program, steps into the Nuragic well at Sant’Anastasia in Sardinia. Photo by Emily Modrall. Left from top to bottom, Stephan Zink, Kolb Junior Fellow in the Art and Archaeology of the Mediterranean World program, draws plans in the crypt of the Temple of Apollo on the Palatine Hill in Rome. Photo by Stephan Zink. Sarah Laursen, Kolb Junior Fellow in the East Asian Languages and Civilizations program, prepares to put the finishing touches on her replica of a gold head ornament excavated from a 4th century CE Xianbei tomb in northeast China. Through the hands-on study of metalworking, she has gained a deeper understanding of the techniques used by Xianbei craftsmen and their relationship to other ancient goldworking traditions of Eurasia. Photo by Sarah Laursen. kolb junior fellows 2009-2010
| ar Preserving Knowledge Digitizing Collections and Archives Screen from the Digital Image Archive. Photo More than a home for a world-class collection of artifacts, by Ban Chiang Project. the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology is a repository of detailed archaeological and ethnographic information preserved not only in the “Initiative for East and Southeast Asian Archaeology” in 2007 artifacts themselves but in their relationships to each resulted in a $300,000 award for four years of collaborative other and their well-documented contexts. These contexts research in Thailand and Laos. This grant is supporting both include excavations recorded in painstaking detail as well as new field research in Laos and the analysis of the Museum’s ethnographic expeditions that brought entire assemblages excavated collections from Ban Chiang in Thailand. This past of cultural material back to the Museum. In an attempt to year major advances occurred in digitizing and archiving preserve and share the wider cultural knowledge embedded in the Museum’s photographs of in situ burials and small finds these excavation archives and ethnographic sub-collections, as well as integrating the Museum’s long-term research in the Museum is undertaking a number of digital archive the Mekong Basin into a single regional database. To date projects that will capture much of this information, make it more than 7,000 negatives and color transparencies have accessible to a wider audience via the Internet and transform been scanned and incorporated into the Ban Chiang image the way scholars sort and analyze these records and materials database. Scientific study and the digitization of the Ban in their attempts to understand the world’s past and present Chiang pottery data will be the primary focus in 2010–2011. cultures. The following are some examples of digital projects currently underway in the Museum. Digital Augustan Rome Digital Augustan Rome is the digital successor to Mapping The Ban Chiang Project Augustan Rome, which was published as Supplement 50 in The Ban Chiang Project—ongoing since the Penn Museum’s the Journal of Roman Archaeology series back in 2002. The 1970s excavations at the site in Thailand (now a UNESCO production of that volume was directed by Lothar Haselberger World Heritage Site)—spent 2009–2010 focusing on digital in collaboration with David Gilman Romano and was edited archiving and preparation for the third year of a Luce by Elisha Dumser, with entries by more than a dozen authors. Foundation grant. A successful grant application by Joyce White to the Henry Luce Foundation’s invitation-only
The Digital Augustan Rome website shows the location of buildings, monuments, and structures from Augustan Rome. Photo by David Gilman Romano.
This successor digital project has been directed by David Gilman Romano in collaboration with Nick Stapp and Mark Stephanie White, a volunteer with the Ban Chiang Project, enters new images into the Digital Image Archive. Photo by Ban Chiang Project. Davison working in the Archaeological Mapping Lab of the
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Mediterranean Section of the Penn Museum. Digital Augustan Rome—now available online at digitalaugustanrome.org—is a high-resolution interactive map that illustrates the locations of 353 buildings, structures, and monuments from Augustan Rome (27 BCE – 14 CE). Each building or monument has an entry that describes its history. By searching the directory one can find and view the location on the map of the building or monument. The website also includes a high-quality satellite image of Rome that clearly indicates where these ancient buildings, monuments, or structures can be found in the modern city.
The Digital Research Archives Project (Gordion and Hasanlu) The Digital Research Archives Project is an effort to facilitate research and accelerate publication of long-standing Penn Museum excavations by providing researchers spread across the world an online research environment that combines continuous access to the projects’ archives with cutting-edge tools for collaboration and data-processing. The digitization of the Gordion and Hasanlu Archives, the first two projects to become part of this initiative, continued apace during 2009–2010 under the supervision of Gareth Darbyshire and Gabriel Pizzorno. the digitization of the Hasanlu slide corpus is now complete with almost 9,000 individual images processed (re- housed, indexed, and scanned), as well as the information regarding the images from catalogues and index cards. The next step—the quality assurance process—will ensure that the images have been properly scanned, catalogued, and referenced to their accompanying metadata. Once this stage is completed, the entirety of the Hasanlu image corpus, which also includes 9,200 negatives (already processed), will be searchable online. Similarly, the scanning of the 7,000 slides generated by the Rodney Young series of excavations at Gordion from the 1950s to the 1970s is complete. The information accompanying these slides is now being processed and the quality assurance process will begin shortly. thanks to a University Research Foundation (URF) grant, the digitization of the Gordion mapping corpus has also begun. This was undertaken as part of an ongoing project to resolve From top to bottom, students working in the Digitization Lab, part of the Penn outstanding problems with the mapping of the site and produce Museum’s Digital Media Center. Students work on the referencing of Gordion accurate spatial representations of the archaeological remains plans into a Geographic Information System. The Digital Gordion Mapping Project references aerial images against a high-resolution Quickbird satellite excavated there. During 2009–2010, a total of 1,500 index image. Photos by Gabriel Pizzorno.
| ar cards and 1,100 plans and maps were scanned in the Penn Museum’s Digitization Lab (established last year as part of the Kowalski Digital Media Center). The remaining 100 plans and maps—all very large format—were photographed through a partnership with the Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text and Image (SCETI) of the Penn Libraries. to manage this rich dataset, a database system that allows users to search the records and to display scans at various resolutions has been developed by Gabriel The Louis Shotridge Digital Archive shares the Penn Museum’s outstanding Tlingit Pizzorno and Philip Sapirstein. All the information collections, Louis Shotridge’s biography, and resources about contemporary Tlingit peoples and communities through its newly designed website. Photo by Lucy from the paper inventory system has been entered into Fowler Williams. the database along with new annotations relevant to the mapping project. The plans, formerly difficult to access Museum, Penn Library’s Schoenberg Center for Electronic in the archive, are now available in high resolution for study Text and Image (SCETI), the Alaska State Library, and via the searchable interface. Although the database is accessed the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of internally at the moment, in future it will be integrated with Alaska. In the fall of 2010, the digital archive will go live on the Digital Research Archives online research environment. the Museum’s website where it will allow visitors not only the scanned plans are now being incorporated into a to view all of the documents and photographs that form the Geographic Information System (GIS) that implements a collection, but also to query and search the database of objects “time-machine” strategy whereby rectified satellite and aerial and view each one as high-quality digital images. imagery taken at various times between 1950 and the present allow for the proper referencing of the plans to features that The KE EMu Collections Database Migration Project no longer exist on the ground (e.g. later occupation levels In November 2008, supported by grants from the Philadelphia that were removed to get to earlier deposits). The rectification Cultural Management Initiative and the William Penn system is based on a high-resolution QuickBird satellite image Foundation, as well as support from Barbara and Michael corrected using SRTM-30 data (Shuttle Radar Topography Kowalski and Bruce Mainwaring, the Penn Museum launched Mission), in partnership with NASA/Goddard Space Flight a three-year KE EMu Collections Database Migration Project Center and the US Global Change Research Program. that will eventually result in the conversion of the Museum’s Additional support for the Gordion Digital Research Archives current Argus collections database (which contains records Project is provided by Elizabeth Ray McLean. for 400,000 of the Museum’s roughly one million objects) into a new EMu database. During 2009–2010, this project moved The Louis Shotridge Digital Archive Project forward on schedule and under budget. As planned, the The Museum’s American Section received a grant of $130,000 Museum submitted its desired system configuration for the from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) in new EMu database along with data-mapping specifications 2007 to create a digital archive of the Museum’s entire Louis (which field in Argus goes to which field in EMu) to KE (the Shotridge collection and to make it available online. The company that provides the EMu database system) for them to Shotridge collection—widely regarded as the finest collection produce the Museum’s new collections database management of Tlingit (Native Alaskan) material in the world because of system. The Museum is now in the midst of its three data its exceptional documentation—consists of more than 570 migration tests, modifying the new database each time as objects, 500 black-and-white photographs, and 3,000 archival issues arise. At the end of this process, KE will conduct a week documents. IMLS extended the project timeline for an of formal EMu training for Museum staff in anticipation of additional year to allow the project team time to complete the the launch of the new collections database in the Museum in programming of the searchable database and to incorporate late November 2010. The third year of the project (November an additional 560 field records compiled by Louis Shotridge 2010–November 2011) will see the launch of the collections that reside in the collections of the Alaska State Library. This database online, with public access provided to the world via three-year project is a collaborative effort between the Penn the Museum’s website by 2012.
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Disseminating Knowledge Penn Museum Publications
The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology publishes three issues of Expedition magazine each year, as well as numerous books and monographs.
Expedition Expedition Expedition volume 51, volume 51, volume 52, number 2 number 3 number 1 (Summer 2009) (Winter 2009) (Spring 2010)
Landscapes of Movement: The Incised Drawings from Trails, Paths, and Roads in Early Phrygian Gordion Anthropological Perspective Gordion Special Studies Volume 4 Penn Museum International By Lynn E. Roller Research Conference Volume 1 Edited by James E. Snead, Clark L. Erickson, and J. Andrew Darling
Prehistoric Hunter-Gatherers Origins of Agriculture in of the Baikal Region, Siberia: Western Central Asia: Bioarchaeological Studies of An Environmental- Past Life Ways Archaeological Study Edited by Andrzej W. Weber, By David R. Harris M. Anne Katzenberg, and Theodore G. Schurr
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The Museum’s New Website On August 7, 2009, the Penn Museum launched a brand new website after more than a year of hard work and planning across departments. The new website is part of the “Digital Spine” initiative to make the Museum’s resources more accessible to scholars of archaeology and anthropology as well as the general public. The renovation of the website in both form and function provides the foundation for the further growth of other online initiatives. The new www. penn.museum offers a fresh new design, expanded research The Museum launched its new website on August 7, 2009. Photo by Amy Ellsworth. content, and behind-the-scenes features, as well as dynamic, interactive, and multimedia functionality to engage visitors at multiple levels. Visitors to the new website can browse the web Social Media calendar to help plan their visit, read about our more than The advent of social media has created a fundamental shift 50 active research projects, access free downloads of podcasts in the way we communicate. Information is more accessible and videos of lectures and programs, shop the Museum’s in more ways than ever before. For the past five years, the online store, and connect to more dynamic information than Museum has embraced social media as a means of engaging ever before. its online community in conversations relevant to its research, Penn Museum’s in-house Web Development Team collections, and exhibitions. The Museum’s Facebook fan built the website based on a graphic style guide and base is actively involved in a virtual conversation about the content strategy conceptualized by Stellarvisions, a Museum, attracting about 50 new fans per week. Its iTunes Philadelphia-based communication architecture studio. University page receives the second most hits on the University The new website presents the many facets of the Museum to of Pennsylvania’s iTunes U account. In July 2009, the Penn a variety of audiences, ranging from children, families, and Museum’s Great Sites of the Ancient World lecture series was teachers to the students and scholars on Penn’s campus and featured on the iTunes U homepage and received about 50,000 around the world. hits in one week. Its YouTube channel and Flickr site receive initially launched in 1996, the previous iteration of the on average 1,500 hits per week, and provide a useful means of Museum’s website had become a patchwork of conflicting not only documenting our events, lectures, exhibitions, and design and navigation frameworks and antiquated programs, but providing educational resources for educators. programming languages, amounting to an estimated 4,000 The Museum hopes to continue to leverage these tools to pages of hand-coded html. IT Specialist Jason Stefaniuk connect with its multiple audiences. took the lead in combing through this quagmire of content and code in order to migrate it into the new database-driven system. He built the new website using the open source Joomla The Museum’s social media content management system which provides for a streamlined includes an iTunes U page. workflow and more intuitive editorial process for users across Photo by Amy Ellsworth. departments to update their content. the web is an ever-evolving medium and the Web Team is constantly adapting to new technologies to provide more ways of encouraging the Museum’s audience to interact with its digital window on the world.
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Penn Museum Blog As we move into an increasingly democratic space of cultural dialogue, visitors can now follow Museum staff through the fourth wall, into laboratories, storage areas, and offices to see how the Museum works through the recently launched Penn Museum Blog. The Web Team recently migrated and expanded its multiple blogs into one main Penn Museum Blog, a new forum for Museum staff to share information about their projects and perspectives with our online community. Visitors have access to more content in one central location as individual blog posts are assigned to content categories and tagged with relevant search terms.
The Museum’s blog can be found at www.penn. museum/blog. Photo by Amy Ellsworth.
Stops along the Museum’s audio tour are clearly marked by large circular red symbols in the galleries. Photo by Amy Ellsworth.
the blog serves to “curate” the visitor experience and put a human face on the institution, hopefully making our “window on the world” a bit more transparent. With a the Museum’s iconic 12-ton Sphinx (the third largest in the collection of roughly one million objects, over 400 research world), an ancient sarcophagus from Canaan, a famous Maya expeditions around the world, 2,500 feet of archival records, monument, and a Shingon Buddhist Altar. The English and an active events schedule, countless conservation projects, Spanish versions of the tour are available as a free download on and myriad archaeology and anthropology exhibitions, the iTunes or on the Museum website. The iTunes version contains Penn Museum staff are rarely at a loss for content. close-up images of objects as well as archival photography enabling audiences to play the tour on their iPhones in the Audio Tours gallery or anywhere in the world. Visitors can also download a In October 2009, the Museum launched the “Highlights of the free iPhone app called “Exhibit” developed by juncanoo, a new Collection” audio tour, which was made possible by a generous media group created by Wharton graduates. Wi-Fi hotspots in donation from the late Doris Samitz, a member of the Women’s many of the Museum’s public spaces allow visitors to access the Committee. The hour-long tour gives visitors an opportunity tour and other Museum content from laptops or smart phones. to explore the world through our galleries with expert The Museum will make the tours available on iPod Touches commentary from nine Museum curators. Highlights include available for rent beginning in the fall of 2010.
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Statement of Museum Fiscal Year Activity (in thousands)*
For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, revenues 2009 2010 Subvention 7,552 45.1% 7,844 43.8% gift Income 2,771 16.6% 3,795 21.2% Sales 1,631 9.7% 1,779 9.9% investment Income 3,401 20.3% 3,500 19.5% grants 1,152 6.9% 874 4.9% transfers/Other 226 1.4% 112 0.6% Total Revenues 16,733 100.0% 17,904 100.0% expenditures Salaries and Benefits 7,845 50.9% 7,637 44.7% current Expense 4,376 28.4% 4,114 24.1% expense Credits, Other (45) -0.3% (160) -0.9% capital Transactions (1,713) -11.1% ** 252 1.5% Allocated Costs 4,960 32.2% 5,258 30.7% Total Expenditures 15,423 100.0% 17,101 100.0%
* Figures reflect all fiscal activities, including not only operations, but also sponsored program revenue, investment income, and operating and capital gifts. ** Please be aware that an internal loan of $1.888 million for capital purposes was received during FY 2009.
Operational Highlights door, created incentive programs for staff, and developed a Becoming a Destination group sales program, with new tours and brochure. Successful joint ticketing has been established with The Franklin Institute Penn Museum aims to become a landmark place in and Penn Athletics. Philadelphia, serving as both a tourist magnet and a major thanks to a grant from the William Penn Foundation, the venue for special events. To that end, a number of operational Museum also began the process of redesigning its maps and changes were made to position the building’s amenities to way-finding (signage). The re-opening of the Museum’s Main better serve the visiting public. Entrance (through the Warden Garden,) the installation of wireless, and the purchase of more gallery and outdoor seating Building Operations have further helped to improve the visitor experience. The Museum’s Security and Facilities Departments were combined into one Building Operations Department under New Museum Shop the leadership of a new Director of Building Operations. The Event Network (EN), a company that operates shops in cultural building’s daily functions are now better coordinated, as three institutions across the U.S., began to operate the Museum teams of staff-housekeeping, security, and facilities are under shops in September 2009. common leadership and supervision. New Catering and Café Visitor Services Museum Catering Company, which had provided dedicated For the first time in the Museum’s history, a Visitor Services café and catering services to the Museum for 21 years, closed Manager was hired. The Visitor Services Manager has surveyed its operations in June 2010. Following an extensive search, visitors to better understand who visits and how they arrive, Restaurant Associates (RA) was chosen to take over the Penn trained admissions staff, changed the donation system at the Museum’s dining services beginning in July 2010.
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Destination2012 Making History at the Penn Museum In June 2010, with the goals of the Museum’s five-year strategy paper in mind, the Penn Museum’s Board of Overseers formally approved a new list of top funding priorities under a formal Campaign heading of DESTINATION2012, which will make possible the programming, staffing, building, and technological improvements needed to support the goal of making the Penn Museum a major destination by the time MAKING HISTORY comes to a close in July 2012.
The DESTINATION2012 Campaign invites stakeholders and friends to support the vision outlined by Williams Director Richard Hodges and enable the Museum to take its rightful place as a great public teaching museum for the students and faculty of the University of Pennsylvania, the residents and tourists of the Greater Philadelphia region, and individuals all over the world who seek a greater understanding of their shared cultural heritage.
Through the DESTINATION2012 Campaign, the Museum seeks funding for the following major initiatives: ■ A new suite of teaching laboratories, including ceramics and petrography analysis, human osteology, analytical teaching, and geographical information mapping systems, will put the Penn Museum at the forefront of laboratory-based archaeology training in the United States. ■ Digitized collections and research archives will make the Penn Museum’s world-renowned collections universally accessible, through powerful databases and virtual online exhibitions. ■ A multi-year exhibition reinstallation program will showcase the Museum’s extraordinary collections in a new light, and create a comprehensive Museum narrative showcasing ancient worlds and world cultures. ■ Annual “blockbuster” traveling exhibitions will bring more world cultural objects to Philadelphia, and bring new audiences to the Museum to experience world cultures. ■ Enhanced visitor amenities—a new dining room, a refurbished café and group dining area, revitalized shops, and a dedicated visitor services department—will make the Museum a more engaging place for the public to learn about world cultures. ■ An expanded, renovated, and refurbished suite of conservation labs will restore the Penn Museum to its place as a world leader in object conservation, enable better stewardship of its collections, and create opportunities for conservation internships. ■ A multi-year building renovation plan will provide long-awaited climate control, renovated galleries, and public and private spaces, beginning with the Museum’s (Original) West Wing in 2010.
The total goal for these initiatives and all of the priorities outlined in DESTINATION2012 is $52.5 million, of which over $30 million had been committed by June 30, 2010. These committed funds, along with support from the University of Pennsylvania and new revenue sources outlined by Richard Hodges in his letter, have made possible all of the many new initiatives outlined in this report.
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Penn Museum acknowledges with deepest thanks all of the donors to the DESTINATION2012 Campaign to date, and particularly the following donors for their leadership support.
$5 million and above Barbara D. Kowalski and Michael J. Kowalski, W74
$2.5 million and above Kolb Foundation A. Bruce Mainwaring, C47, and Margaret R. Mainwaring, ED47, HON85 National Science Foundation Charles K. Williams II, Ph.D., GR78, HON97
$500,000 and above 1956 Otto Haas Trust The Annenberg Foundation/Gregory Annenberg Weingarten Janet Haas, M.D., and John O. Haas Institute for Aegean Prehistory Euseba and Warren F. Kamensky Diane von Schlegell Levy and Robert M. Levy, WG74 Frederick J. Manning, W69, Family Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Annette Merle-Smith Women’s Committee of the Penn Museum
$250,000 and above Anonymous (1) Andrea M. Baldeck, M.D., M79, RES84, and William M. Hollis, Jr. David T. Clancy, W70 Karabots Foundation/Athena and Nicholas Karabots in honor of Constance Chrisomalis Karabots and Georgios Karambotsios Estate of Ellen Kohler Henry Luce Foundation National Endowment for the Humanities William Penn Foundation The Pew Charitable Trusts
$100,000 and above Cummins Catherwood, Jr., and Susan W. Catherwood Dow Chemical Company Christie and John Hastings Walter E. Hering Trust Institute of Museum and Library Services Samuel H. Kress Foundation Curtis Lane, W79, WG80, and Stacey Rosner Lane, Esq., C80, GR11 National Endowment for the Arts Philadelphia Cultural Management Initiative Restaurant Associates Frances Rockwell and John R. Rockwell, W64, WG66 Alexandra Schoenberg and Eric J. Schoenberg, Ph.D., GEN93, WG93 Selz Foundation George B. Storer Foundation/James P. Storer, G61 Douglas C. Walker Mary and William G. Warden Jeffrey Weiss and Jill Topkis Weiss, C89, WG93 Shelby White-Leon Levy Program for Archaeological Publications
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Destination2012 in 2009–2010 Although the formal public announcement of the campaign priorities for DESTINATION2012 followed the Board of Overseers vote in June 2010, the Museum—with help from generous individual and institutional supporters—was able to make significant progress toward them throughout the year.
The first of the teaching labs—for the study of ceramic petrography—planned for the new suite was funded byC harles K. Williams II and incorporated into the plans for the renovation of the Museum’s West Wing, designed by Samuel Anderson Architects. The lab will open in January 2011 under the direction of Asian Section Associate Curator Joyce White, and Tom Tartaron, Consulting Scholar, Mediterranean Section and Assistant Professor of Classical Studies, and host courses taught as part of the “Year of Ceramics.”
Generous commitments of term-funding support for positions in the Exhibits Department (from Museum Overseers Tim Clancy and Frederick Manning) and the Conservation Department (from the 1956 Otto Haas Charitable Trust) made possible the addition of project manager, graphic designer, and exhibit developer positions in the former and a staff conservator and two academic-year interns in the latter. By the end of the year, the effect of these additions was already visible in upgrades to the permanent galleries as well as the quality of in-house developed changing exhibitions, and they will make a meaningful difference as the Museum continues to develop its exhibition reinstallation and traveling exhibit programs.
Refurbishment of the Museum’s non-gallery public areas—including two of its entrances, its group dining area, and its Café—was funded by support from Restaurant Associates, the Warden Family, and the Women’s Committee, the latter also underwriting the creation of a “Highlights of the Collection” audio tour to welcome and introduce visitors to many of the Museum’s most popular artifacts. A generous grant from the William Penn Foundation made possible the introduction of activity backpacks for family visitors, the addition of benches in the galleries and Warden Garden, and, most significantly, a comprehensive and colorful new signage system throughout the Museum, designed by Cloud Gehshan, which will be installed in the fall of 2010.
Largest in scale, thanks to leadership support from A. Bruce and Margaret Mainwaring and Dr. Charles K. Williams II, and with generous additional support from Barbara and Michael J. Kowalski, the Frederick J. Manning Family, Diane von Schlegell Levy and Robert M. Levy, and the 1956 Otto Haas Charitable Trust, the Museum was able to move forward in planning a major renovation of the West Wing of its original 1899 building. The first phase of renovation, to be completed by January 2011, will include refurbishment of the Wing’s public galleries—where the signature exhibition from China, Secrets of the Silk Road, will open February 5, 2011—and the aforementioned teaching laboratory for ceramic petrography. Later phases will add the creation of a state-of-the-art suite of conservation labs and workspaces, several additional teaching and research labs, and the restoration of the historic and architecturally unique Widener Lecture Hall, which will return to its original function as a beautiful public event space after several decades of use as a behind-the-scenes preparation area for exhibitions. The addition of climate control throughout the Wing, together with replacement of all of the windows with historically accurate but airtight and energy efficient versions, will significantly enhance the Penn Museum visitor experience and provide greater protection and stability for the artifacts on display.
Penn Museum extends warm thanks to all of its 2009–2010 donors—many of whom are recognized throughout the remaining sections in this report—but would like to recognize in particular, with deepest appreciation, the following donors who made leadership commitments to DESTINATION2012 this past year.
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Leadership Gifts 2009–2010
A. Bruce and Margaret Mainwaring West Wing Renovation Project Bruce and Peggy Mainwaring provided leadership support for the Museum’s newest East wing, now named in their honor, which was opened in 2002 and provides state-of-the-art climate and humidity controlled storage for approximately 60,000 of the most delicate objects in the Museum’s collection. In 2010, they continued their extraordinary support as leadership donors for the West Wing Project, in between endowing several positions and programs and supporting countless projects. Their care and support sustains the Museum literally from one end to the other, and will do so in perpetuity. Penn Museum expresses heartfelt gratitude for their thoughtfulness and outstanding generosity. Photo by Pam Kosty.
Charles K. Williams II, Ph.D. West Wing Renovation Project; Ceramic Petrography Laboratory; Gordion Excavation Project Charles Williams, like Bruce Mainwaring, is a longtime member of the Board of Overseers and a donor whose thoughtfulness matches the wide extent of his philanthropy: he, too, has endowed many positions, and provided major support for capital projects as well as several field excavations, most notably at Gordion in Turkey, where he excavated with Rodney Young early in his career. His 2009–2010 support includes underwriting new excavations at Gordion, where he celebrated a significant birthday in June, the creation of the ceramic petrography laboratory, and a leadership commitment to the West Wing Renovation Project. That Project is possible thanks to Dr. Williams’ earlier generosity as well as this recent commitment: he previously funded the creation of a large space, known informally as the “Big Dig,” beneath the Warden Garden in 2004, designed to eventually house large air handlers that would be connected by ducts to each wing of the Museum to provide climate control. The first of these air handlers will be installed in the fall of 2010. Dr. Williams has the immeasurable gratitude of the Penn Museum for his decades of leadership support. Photo by Peter Gould.
1956 Otto Haas Charitable Trust Conservation Department Staffing and Internships; West Wing Renovation Project The family of the late F. Otto Haas, a longtime member of the Museum’s Board of Overseers and closely associated with the labs located in its West Wing, have made a multi-year commitment to support a staff position and two academic year internships in the Conservation Department as well as a capital gift to support the renovations of the West Wing where the refurbished Conservation Suite will be housed. Penn Museum expresses its warmest gratitude for the support of this project from Dr. Haas’ family.
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Warren F. Kamensky Euseba and Warren Kamensky NAGPRA Coordinator, American Section Fund In June 2010, the Museum received an extraordinary gift to endow the position of NAGPRA (Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act) Coordinator in the American Section from Mr. Warren F. Kamensky. This gift directly supports the position currently held by Stacey Espenlaub. The NAGPRA Coordinator position continues to be increasingly important to the Museum's mission, not only in the care of its collection, but also in developing and maintaining relationships with the tribes and native communities of North America. Mr. Kamensky’s gift will ensure that this work can continue in perpetuity.
Warren and Euseba Kamensky, Mr. Kamensky began volunteering at the Museum in the 1980s after retiring from his career as a Tokyo c. 1960s. Photo by Warren Kamensky. chemical engineer. He spent most of his many years as a volunteer in the American Section. In addition, he has been a member of the Museum for over 20 years. This endowed fund is named in honor of Mr. Kamensky and his late wife, Euseba, who shared his love of history and art and was an accomplished ceramicist, painter, and silversmith. Penn Museum expresses its deep gratitude to Mr. Kamensky for choosing to make a permanent impact with this gift to the Museum.
Barbara D. and Michael J. Kowalski West Wing Renovation Project Penn Museum is as grateful to Michael J. Kowalski, Chair of the Museum’s Board of Overseers, for his leadership in providing guidance to its many Board-approved initiatives as it is to him and his wife Barbara for their leadership philanthropy. Mr. and Mrs. Kowalski’s extraordinary endowment gift in December 2007 to provide ongoing support for all of the Museum’s digital initiatives is the lead gift commitment to the Museum during MAKING HISTORY. The Museum is pleased to name the Kowalski Digital Media Center, which resources all of the new online collections, in their honor and deeply appreciates their most recent generous gift to the West Wing Renovation Project.
Michael J. Kowalski at the Ground- breaking Ceremony for the West Wing Project. Photo by Pam Kosty. Frederick J. Manning, W69, Family Exhibits Department Staffing; West Wing Renovation Project Penn Museum recognizes with profound thanks Overseer Frederick J. Manning and his family for two commitments in 2009–2010: to support a project manager position in the Exhibits Department, making a difference to the Museum’s ability to greatly enhance its permanent and changing exhibitions program, and to the Conservation Labs phase of the West Wing Renovation Project, where the Conservation Offices will be named in their honor. Photo by Kelly & Massa.
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David T. Clancy Exhibits Department Staffing Penn Museum thanks Overseer Tim Clancy for a deeply generous commitment to support two positions in the Exhibits Department—graphic designer and exhibit developer—which have already had a major impact on the galleries, as well as for his valuable input throughout the development of the West Wing Project as co-chair of the Overseers’ Buildings/Capital Projects Committee. Photo by Kelly & Massa.
William Penn Foundation Comprehensive Signage and Mapping Program and Visitor Amenities Major support from the William Penn Foundation will make a meaningful difference in enhancing the visitor experience at the Penn Museum starting in the fall of 2010. Visitors have often struggled to navigate around the galleries, auditoriums, and public spaces spread across the Museum’s network of seven wings. A comprehensive new program of visitor-tested signage and mapping will make navigation easier and the galleries and spaces more welcoming. In addition to the way-finding program, the Foundation’s generous grant supports additional seating areas in the galleries and Warden Garden, and activity backpacks for younger visitors. Penn Museum offers warm thanks to the William Penn Foundation for underwriting these enhancements, which will help it become a destination.
Diane von Schlegell Levy and Robert M. Levy West Wing Renovation Project Museum Overseer Diane von Schlegell Levy and her husband, University Trustee and MAKING HISTORY Co-Chair Robert M. Levy, made a generous early commitment to the Museum’s campaign with a multi-year pledge to support exhibitions. In 2009–2010, the Diane v.S. and Robert M. Levy Exhibitions Fund supported Iraq’s Ancient Past: Rediscovering Ur’s Royal Cemetery and audiovisual components of an exhibition in development, Native American Voices. In 2010, Mr. and Mrs. Levy made an additional commitment enabling the West Wing Renovation Project to go forward. Penn Museum expresses deepest gratitude to the Levys for both of these thoughtful and generous gifts. Photo by University of Pennsylvania.
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Gifts to Penn Museum Endowments Sincere thanks to the following institutional and individual donors for continuing their support of the Penn Museum in perpetuity through a gift to one or more of its endowment funds.
To endow the Euseba and Warren Kamensky NAGPRA Coordinator of the American Section Fund Warren F. Kamensky To support the Kowalski Family Digital Initiatives Endowment Fund and the Penn Cultural Heritage Center Endowment Fund Barbara D. Kowalski and Michael J. Kowalski To the Eckley B. Coxe Fund Mary Ann O’Neal Celestine McFadden and Robert J. Sciblo David R. and Martha Teeter To the Ellen Kohler Endowment Fund Estate of Ellen Kohler
Gifts to Penn Museum Capital Projects Penn Museum extends grateful thanks for the following donors for support of building improvements, gallery renovations, purchases of major equipment, or IT projects during 2009–2010.
For support of the West Wing Renovation Project For a painting rack for the Asian Section A. Bruce and Margaret Mainwaring E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation Charles K. Williams II, Ph.D. For a File Management System Barbara D. and Michael J. Kowalski IBM Corporation Frederick J. Manning, W69, Family 1956 Otto Haas Charitable Trust For refurbishments in the Mesoamerican and Southwest Galleries Diane von Schlegell Levy and Robert M. Levy Selz Foundation, Inc. For the Ceramic Petrography Laboratory For the planning phase of renovations to the Egyptian Storage area Charles K. Williams II, Ph.D. Ole W. Lyngklip III, Esquire Michael W. Spancake, VMD, and Pamela A. Spancake For the Way-finding (Signage and Mapping) Project Time Warner, Inc. William Penn Foundation For support of the Museum’s Digital Spine Initiatives For refurbishment of the Museum Café Barbara D. and Michael J. Kowalski Restaurant Associates A. Bruce and Margaret Mainwaring For refurbishment of the Museum’s Main and Kress Entrances Elizabeth Ray McLean Women’s Committee Mary and William G. Warden III For the KE EMu Database Conversion Project Philadelphia Cultural Management Initiative
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Sara Yorke Stevenson Legacy Circle Sara Yorke Stevenson was a truly remarkable woman—Egyptologist, archaeologist, folklorist, fundraiser, newspaperwoman, and practical dreamer. She played a central role in founding and developing the Penn Museum, serving as Curator of the Egyptian and Mediterranean Sections from 1890 to 1905 and remaining an active fundraiser throughout her life. The Sara Yorke Stevenson Legacy Circle was created to honor those who share her allegiance to the Museum and have committed financial resources to its support through a planned gift of a will, living trust, retirement plan, life insurance policy, or life income gift that will benefit the Museum in the future. Profound thanks to the following individuals whose provision for the Museum through joining the Sara Yorke Stevenson Legacy Circle ensures their support for it in perpetuity.
Anonymous Elaine N. Mayer, Ph.D. Janet M. Andereck and John R. Mayer Deborah L. Augusta James McClelland Frank W. and Joan A. Badger Harry M. Meyers, Jr.* Josephine R. Bull and Lois Meyers Charlotte Garretson Cronin Naomi F. Miller, Ph.D. Daniel L. Dannenbaum Dr. Mary Jo Mumford Charles H. Davis Sara Nerken John P. Doelman III Harold Chase Putnam, Jr. Mary Elberty Barbara H. Roberts James Fallon Bette Jane Saul Laura Fisher Donald A. Scott Marilyn Forney Jeanne A. Scott Betty S. Gerstley, M.D. John R. Senior, M.D. Helen H. Gindele Sara Speddon Senior Alvin P. Gutman David P. Silverman, Ph.D. Mary Bert Gutman Wilma S. Slyoff Peter D. Harrison, Ph.D. Curtis Eugene Thomsen, Ph.D. Karen Jeanne Harvey Mrs. Robert L. Trescher and Paul B. Harvey, Jr., Ph.D. Diana T. Vagelos Luba Holowaty, Ph.D. Karen R. Venturini Jacqueline Whitley Hover Jean Walker and John C. Hover II H.A. and Jackie Wiegand Josephine Arader Hueber Carole and James Wilkinson Frank and Jean Klein Mrs. Louis C. Madeira IV * Deceased A. Bruce Mainwaring Margaret R. Mainwaring Rudolph Masciantonio, Ph.D. Patricia A. Mattern
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With Thanks for Generous Sustaining Support Sustaining gifts—those that support ongoing operations—are the lifeblood of any non-profit institution. At the Penn Museum, unrestricted gifts to membership, annual giving, or the Director’s Discretionary Fund provide critical support each year to our ongoing research, our educational mission, and the preservation of our remarkable collection. Sincere thanks to the individual and institutional donors recognized on the following pages for their annual sustaining support of the Penn Museum in 2009–2010.
The Loren Eiseley Society The Loren Eiseley Society (LES) was created to honor the memory of the long- time Penn Museum anthropologist, essayist, and poet by helping to further his ideals and sustain the Museum he cherished. The Society recognizes individuals who contribute at least $1,500 annually to the Museum in unrestricted support through our membership and annual giving programs or to the Director’s Discretionary Fund—the most vital type of funding since it is available where most needed at any time.
Director’s Circle Diane von Schlegell Levy and Silver Circle Jessica Lemma and Vic Rovani ($25,000 and above) Robert M. Levy ($2,500 – $4,999) Judy and Peter Leone Andrea M. Baldeck, M.D., and Gail Kamer Lieberfarb Mojibola Abodunde and Lawrence R. Levan William M. Hollis, Jr. Bonnie Verbit Lundy and Gbolabo Sokunbi Josh and Kelly Lewis Judith and William G. Bollinger Joseph E. Lundy, Esq. Mrs. Joel Bachman John E. McNichol Barbara D. and Michael J. Kowalski Frederick J. Manning, Esq. and Robert Balmores and Gina Zapata John J. Medveckis Curtis S. Lane and Gail P. Manning Anna M. and J. Marvin Bentley Joanne Mongelli and Emlen Smith Stacey Rosner Lane, Esq. Annette Merle-Smith Robin E. Black and Bonnie J. O’Boyle A. Bruce and Carlos L. and Renee Nottebohm Richard W. Goldberg Samuel E. and Tricia Olshin Margaret R. Mainwaring Adolf A. Paier and Joel H. Blum Paul Pellegrini and Bernard and Lisa Selz Geraldine Paier, Ph.D. Sanford L. Bohrer Carolyn A. Wagner Douglas C. Walker Frances and John R. Rockwell Mark J. Bolender and Julia Naftulin Andrew Rash and Jeffrey and Jill Topkis Weiss Alexandra Schoenberg and Jean G. Bronstein Tamarah Wingate Eric J. Schoenberg, Ph.D. Ya-Yung Cheng and Joel Haaf Gretchen and J. Barton Riley Platinum Circle Gregory A. Weingarten Lawrence Coben Randall J. Scherago ($10,000 - $24,999) Charles K. Williams II, Ph.D. Peter Dillon and Jennifer Reiling Jan M. and William C. Scullin Lois and Robert Baylis Schuy Wood and Robert H. Dyson, Ph.D. John R. Senior, M.D., and Sara Cummins Catherwood, Jr., and Theodore V. Wood, Jr. Harrison Eiteljorg II, Ph.D., and Spedden Senior Susan W. Catherwood Linda I. Weiss Michael C. Summers Winnie Chin and Michael Feng Gold Circle Elliot R. Feldman and Brian P. and Maud Tierney David T. Clancy and ($5,000 – $9,999) Cindy Mogul Katherine and Daniel Vieyra McCarroll Sibley Carrie and Kenneth Cox Marilyn Forney and Greg Danilow and Alvin P. and Mary Bert Gutman Robert C. Forney, Ph.D. Bronze Circle Susan F. Danilow, Esq. Jacqueline W. Hover and Jennifer S. Furlong, Ph.D., and ($1,500 – $2,499) Peter G. Gould and John C. Hover II Kristian Johnson David and Winifred Alcorn Robin M. Potter Edward K. and Dale D. and Gregory T. Graham Valla Amsterdam Donald C. and Ingrid Graham Josephine Arader Hueber Frederick R. and Joseph and Mary Leach Colen Janet F. Haas, M.D., and Mrs. J. Maxwell Moran Jacqueline C. Grayer Joanne H. and William L. Conrad John O. Haas Ross Van Denbergh, Esq. Alexandra Harrison and Elin Danien, Ph.D., and Gretchen R. Hall, Ph.D. Peter D. Harrison, Ph.D. Wilton Danien Stacey L. Hightower and A. Webster Dougherty, Jr., and Naomi Strauss Janet Dougherty Susan H. Horsey* Edward C. and Joan Driscoll Phyllis Shearer Jones Martha M. Duran and “Forward and backward I have gone, and Robert W. Kalish, M.D. Luis Fernandez for me it has been an immense journey.” Lynn and Paul Kilker Laura Fisher and Ken Lockwood – Loren Eiseley, The Immense Journey Mrs. Louis B. Klein Beth and Gordon Fluke Tifanie Krebs and Earl Pierce Mrs. Herman H. Goldstine
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The Loren Eiseley Society cont. Criswell Gonzalez Alida Lovell Donna Conforti Rissman and Bayard T. Storey, Ph.D., and Dr. Janice T. Gordon Hope Makler and Paul Rissman, Ph.D. Frances E. Storey Chara C. and John C. Haas Paul T. Makler, M.D. C. Brian Rose, Ph.D. Curtis Eugene Thomsen, Ph.D. Harry E. Hill III and Louise L. Hill Ada May Maxwell* Bette Jane and Ralph S. Saul Mrs. Benjamin Tregoe Esther D. Johnson Missy and Robert E. McQuiston Joseph B. and Rita P. Scheller Mrs. Robert L. Trescher Harvey and Virginia Kimmel Bernard and Rosa Meyers Mary Ellen Simmons, O.D., and Helen S. Weary Janet Klaus Paul F. Miller, Jr., and Steve Simmons James A. and H. Lewis and Janet S. Klein Ella Warren Miller Herbert O. Sperry, Jr., and Nancy Bendiner Weiss Howard H. and Maxine Lewis A. M. Mulroney Patricia Q. Sperry Helen and Richard E. Winston George R. Pitts, Ph.D.
The Expedition Circle Membership is the largest source of revenue for the Penn Museum’s unrestricted funds. Museum members are critical supporters of daily operating functions and essential to the Museum’s ability to achieve its mission. Penn Museum offers profound thanks to the Expedition Circle, members for their contributions of $250 to $1,499 in 2009–2010.
Fellow Arthur and Kathie Baldadian ($500 – $1,499) Erica and Gerald Batt Wendy Ashmore, Ph.D. Dawn M. Becket and James Averill Welton M. Becket, Ph.D. Mona and Robert Batt Jere R. Behrman, Ph.D., and Expedition Circle members enjoy a special members' events during Joan S. Blaine Barbara Ventresco the 2009–2010 season including a preview of His Golden Touch. Andrew F. Blittman Samuel S. Brewer Photo by Darien Sutton. Josephine R. Bull Ann B. Brownlee, Ph.D., and Elizabeth and Warren Clark, Jr. David Brownlee, Ph.D. Dr. James A. Glasscock and Ellen C. and Howard D. Mirowitz Kay L. Clausen Nancie and T.G. Burkett Lois R. Glasscock Donald Morel L. Daniel Dannenbaum Richard Busis Marguerite and Stephen Goff W. Gresham O’Malley III Mary Evans Anne and McBee Butcher Andrew and Vickie Golden Albert T. Olenzak, Ph.D. Elizabeth Gemmill J. Michael Casey Joan and William Goldstein Sara Piddington Naomi Grabel and Neil Kutner Jeff Cepull and Ann N. Greene and Helen Pratt and Eli Pritzker Alicia Hickey and Brian Papson Lynne Hunter, Ph.D. G. Davis Greene, Jr. Anthony B. Riley Alan and Nancy Hirsig Albert T. Chadwick Marion J. Hanks-Bell Barbara and Thomas Rittenhouse Elena and Frederick W. Kyle Abbi Cohen and Cynthia M. Harrison, Ph.D. Mary Sue Rosen and Hope Makler and Thomas O’Connell Vincent F. Hatton Paul P. Rosen, M.D. Paul T. Makler, M.D. Alma Cohen Catherine A. and John Rosenau Michael and Therese Marmion Patricia Conard Thomas F. Healey Lawrence and Marjorie Rueger Martha and Peter Morse David Y. Cooper, M.D. Meredith and Stephen Hecht Bernice and Jerome Segal Karl F. Rugart, Jr., M.D., and Edwin and Patricia Coyle Hannah and J. Welles Henderson Robert Sharer, Ph.D., and Patricia Rea Rugart Jeffrey and Sandra Cross Beatrice Holland Loa Traxler, Ph.D. Emily and Harold P. Starr Emilie de Brigard W. Lynn Holmes, Ph.D., and Charles M. and Marcia C. Shearer Francis R. Strawbridge III and Bonnie C. Derr Mary Osbakken, M.D., Ph.D. James Sim Mary Jo Strawbridge Helen K. and William J. Dixon, Jr. Richard W. and Susan M. Huffman Peter Sobieraj Leon C. Sunstein, Jr. Barbara J. Duda and Anne A. Kamrin and Louisa H. Spottswood Elizabeth Jean Walker Andrew M. Duda, M.D. Robert Kamrin, M.D. Roberta Tanenbaum Joanne and Raymond Welsh Patrick Duffy Geraldine Kaufman, D.V.M. Barry E. Thompson Patricia A. and Stephen M. Wilus Howard Eisen, M.D., and Dr. Richard C. Kiger S. Phineas Upham, Ph.D. Judith Wolf, M.D. Bernice J. Koplin Gillian L. Wakely Patron Beverly Elliott Doranne M. and Mary and William G. Warden III ($250 – $499) Naomi B. and Robert W. Ellis Richard D. Lackman Ada Warner and Elie M. Abemayor, M.D., and Silvia Figueroa and Philip Kislak Ambler P. Leach Selway Frank W. Warner, Ph.D. Judith Abemayor Pamela Freyd, Ph.D., and Donna Mackay, M.D. Katharine S. White Endla Anday, M.D. Peter Freyd, Ph.D. E. Ann Matter, Ph.D. Mrs. Thomas R. White, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce A. Asam Alice L. George Kimberly G. Mauroff Karin Yanoff, Ph.D., and Barbara S. Atkins and Robert Gilmour and John M. Meyers* and Myron Yanoff, M.D. Robert R. Atkins, M.D. Cynthia Mabry Mary Ann Meyers, Ph.D. | ar * Deceased annual sustaining support annual giving
Annual Giving Program Penn Museum offers profound thanks to the following individuals for their contributions—in many cases over and above their membership support—to the Annual Giving Program in 2009–2010. Given with no expectation of receiving benefits, these contributions were directed 100 percent to supporting the Museum’s programs in the year in which they were given.
$1,000 and above $500–$999 $250–$499 Robert W. Bogle James Averill Clara F. Armstrong, M.D., and Lilly and Peter C. Ferry Ann N. Greene and Clay M. Armstrong, M.D. Lisa Gemmill G. Davis Greene, Jr. Bridget Bray Michael P. and Suchinda Heavener Elizabeth B. Hess Edgar B. and Joan I. Coale Lee E. and Nancy Tabas Julie Laughlin Holt and Leo Holt Jeanne Coryell Elise and J. Parry Jones Helen H. Ford Joseph and Suzanne McDevitt Daniel and Sarah Gordon William Rust III, Ph.D. Harry E. Hill III and Louise L. Hill Robert Sharer, Ph.D., and Margie and George Leone Loa Traxler, Ph.D. James M. and Melissa P. Smith Laird and Trudy Slade Elizabeth S. Zimansky
Adopt an Artifact One of the Penn Museum’s highest priorities is properly housing and caring for our extraordinary collection of nearly one million artifacts. The Adopt an Artifact program was created in the 2009–2010 season to raise funds to support the preservation, storage, and management of our artifacts. The Museum is extremely grateful to the following individuals who participated in our Adopt an Artifact program in its charter year.
Gabrielle Allen and Ed Seidel Brad Kollus Theodora W. Ashmead Marilyn Lieberman Liesel Baker Michael and Therese Marmion Kathleen Bommer Jennifer McDaid Clearview Latin Club Elizabeth Ray McLean Debra C. Cordes and Amanda Mitchell-Boyask Robert J. Cordes, D.O. Charlotte A. Moser Carla Cressman Andrew R. Notarfrancesco Jean Curcio Rose V. Pappas Nancy W. Donohue Sandra W. and Warren M. Posey Anna Gniotek Rafael Santander Phil G. Hanes Dr. Todd Siff Kristen and Mary Heider Tara M. Swartz Jacqueline W. Hover and Adrienne T. Wright John C. Hover II Laura Zieber
Adopters receive a special certificate, photograph, and description of their “chosen” artifact.
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The 1887 Society In 1887, Penn Provost William Pepper persuaded the University Trustees to construct a building to house artifacts from the Nippur excavations (now located in modern-day Iraq), thus officially founding the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Loyal donors of the Penn Museum who have made gifts for ten or more consecutive years are an integral part of its long tradition and are honored by induction into The 1887 Society. We recognize with sincere thanks the following individual Museum members and donors for the constancy of their support throughout the last decade and, in many cases, far longer.
Anonymous Ronald J. Benes Cummins Catherwood, Jr., and Stevan B. Dana Elie M. Abemayor, M.D., and Anna S. Benjamin, Ph.D. Susan W. Catherwood Consilia E. D’Andrea Judith Abemayor Nancy Bernard N. S. Cawley, M.D. Barbara A. Daneluzzi Anne M. and Carl Adamczyk Dr. Linda H. Bertland Elizabeth P. Chapin Elin Danien, Ph.D., and H. M. Addkison, Jr. Mary A. Betancourt and Julia L. Chapman Wilton Danien Ann H. Allison Philip P. Betancourt, Ph.D. Charlotte T. Child Dena Dannenberg and Lorraine H. Altrichter Deborah and Gary Bingham Nelly and Scott J. Childress James L. Dannenberg, D.D.S. Brian D. Ampolsk Carol B. Blanning Mary Ciaramella Charles H. and Suzanne M. Davis Valla Amsterdam Louis S. Bluver David T. Clancy and Colin and Victoria L. Dawson Janet M. Andereck Marcia Bosswick McCarroll Sibley Robert D. de Harde Lloyd B. Anderson Kurt W. Bost Edgar B. and Joan I. Coale Michael DeLozier and Nathalie Anderson Edward and Sharon Bowen Joyce B. and Ralph E. Cohen Susan Preiksat Audrey Krauss Angelides, M.D. Harold B. Boyd, Jr. Alma Cohen Robert W. and Susan B. Denious Edith Arenas Arnold W. and Julia A Bradburd Robert M. Cohen Mr. and Mrs. James J. Diamond William N. Ashbey Luther W. Brady, M.D. Barbara Coleman and Helen K. and William J. Dixon, Jr. Wendy Ashmore, Ph.D. Mrs. Philip A. Bregy Dr. Elliott Coleman Edythe M. and Robert J. Dixson Deborah L. Augusta Linda Brenner and Joseph and Mary Leach Colen Barbara Anne Dollarton and Jacqueline M. Axilbund William G. Christensen David L. Colman Francis J. Dollarton, Jr. Robert Ayer Susan J. Bridges, Ph.D. Patricia Conard Marie Donaghay Jo and Walter P. Babich Ira Brind Marie A. Conn, Ph.D. William Michael Donato Mrs. Joel Bachman Dr. Robert A. Brooks and Nancy Conner Michelle Dooley and Anders Back and Pam Kosty Shirley Brooks Joanne H. and William L. Conrad Christopher P. Kocher Wendy J. Bacon Paul Brooks and Joan Halbert Alfred D. Cook Erich Doubek, Jr., Ph.D., and Frank W. and Joan Allison Badger Eloise Browder Barbara A. Cook and Juanita Doubek Liesel Baker Nancy Brown, V.M.D., and Roger S. M. Stryeski A. Webster Dougherty, Jr., and Arthur and Kathie Baldadian William Kay, D.V.M. Roger Cooper Janet Dougherty Andrea M. Baldeck, M.D., and Ruth E. Brown Donna Cooper-Winter Mary Douglas and William M. Hollis, Jr. Sara M. Brown, Ph.D. Sharon K. Corbin and Ed Spector Steven D. Douglas, M.D. Aaron D. Bannett, M.D., and Ann B. Brownlee, Ph.D., and Darrell Corti Cathy Drelick and Richard Joy Bannett David Brownlee, Ph.D. Jeanne Coryell Kozlowski Kate Barnash Pamela J. Bruton Zoe Coulson Louisa C. Dubin Mary S. Barnette, Ph.D., and David L. Buch, M.D., and James D. Crawford, Esq., and Peggy Duly William E. Barnette, Ph.D. Annemarie Clarke Judith N. Dean Lester D. Duman Barbara A. Bassett Eleanor W. Bulova and Mary Ann Cresswell Sally Dunham Elizabeth T. Bates Dr. Stephen Bulova Niki Crits William Dunlop Gregory W. Batker and Nancie and T. G. Burkett D. M. Crow Robert H. Dyson, Jr., Ph.D. Dr. Suet T Lim Richard Busis Michael R. Csensich and Patricia Eames and Connie Hart Mona and Robert Batt Elizabeth and John Bussard Frances M. Rafferty Silvia L. Egnal Ellen W. Baxter and Anne and McBee Butcher Ann T. Csink and John E. Linck Robert Ehrlich Robert W. Kavash Beth Howland Butler and Helen Cunningham and Cynthia J. Eiseman and Lois and Robert Baylis John P. Butler III Theodore T. Newbold James Eiseman, Jr. Ann M. Beal Russell J. Cardamone, Jr., Ph.D. Mary E. Cunningham Howard Eisen, M.D., and Fay Beauchamp, Ph.D., and Robert F. Carr Mark Curchack, Ph.D., and Judith Wolf, M.D. Gary Beauchamp, Ph.D. John S. Carson, M.D. Peggy L. Curchack Harrison Eiteljorg II, Ph.D., and Geneva Belford Mae and Robert Carter Elizabeth C. and Herbert Cutler Linda I. Weiss Arlyn R. Bell Lee A. Casper Mary K. Dabney Beverly Elliott
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Mary E. Emore Donald C. and Ingrid Graham Cynthia Hesel Barbara and John Koelle Joan M. Englert Jerome and Myra Greenberg Elinor A. Hewitt Annie A. Kohl Helen and Leonard Evelev Cecile I. and Stanely B. Greenberg Delbert Highlands, Ph.D. Linda and William F. Koons George and Nancy Fago Ann N. Greene and Celene Hilkin Roy Korson, M.D. James Fallon G. Davis Greene, Jr. Elizabeth and Joseph Hill Robert Kraft, Ph.D. Mary Fallon and Daniel Kurdilla Judith Kramer Greene and Eleanor O. and Robert W. Hill Karen June Kreamer and James D. Farmer, Ph.D. Robert W. Greene, Ph.D. Alan and Nancy Hirsig Harvey Weidenfeld Cynthia A. Farrell and Joanne T. Greenspun Lucy L. Hoch and Ezra and Janet Krendel Marvin Schatz Gaye L. Greenwald Willis Hoch, M.D. Evelyn S. Kritchevsky, Ph.D. Helen F. Faust Gillett G. Griffin Hon. Harris N. Hollin and Carol A. Lamason Charlotte and Milton A. Feldman Kit Grundstein Sandra Hollin David R. Lampe Robert Fine Kaaren Guenther Dr. Lee C. Horne and Beverly Lawson Bernard A. Fischer Linda and Roderick G. Gunn Bruce Pearson Ambler P. Leach Selway Katherine M. Fisher and Esther J. Gushner Susan H. Horsey* Erle Leichty, Ph.D. Robert M. Fisher, M.D.* Alvin P. and Mary Bert Gutman Jacqueline Whitley Hover and Donald Leonard and Marilyn Fishman and Joseph A. Haas, Jr., and Susan Haas John C. Hover II Sandra Schenk Leonard James P. MacElderry Barbara Ann Hagerty Theresa Howard-Carter, Ph.D. Lawrence R. Levan Bruce C. Flint John B. and Barbara and Michel T. Huber Rosalie Mann Levin Richard B. Flippen Mary Ellen Yuhas Hagner Edward K. and Steven D. Levin Dorothy Flynn and Demetra J. Haines Josephine Arader Hueber Janet E. Levitt Philip Flynn, Jr., Ph.D. Frances and Joseph Hall Karsten Jacobsen Jerry D. Levitt, M.D., and Marilyn Forney and Gretchen R. Hall, Ph.D. William M. Jagiello, D.O. Julie M. Levitt, Ph.D. Robert C. Forney, Ph.D. Frances and Joseph Hall Josephine Jensen and Howard H. and Maxine Lewis Christopher Francese, Ph.D. Mary G. Hammond, M.D. Raymond H. Jensen, Ed.D. Larry Liggett and Jayne Yantz Kenneth Frank, M.D., and D. Bruce Hanes and Barbara Johnson Rachel C. Lilley Sue Frank Rosemary McCarthy Hanes Esther D. Johnson Annabel and Philip B. Lindy Lisa Franks Marian A. and Robert G. Hardt Robley Johnston and Mott R. Linn, Ph.D., and Charles Frantz, Ph.D. W. Benson Harer, Jr., M.D. Lawrence Pavlik Ruth H. Linn Frank A. Franz, Ph.D. Hugh J. and Sharon A. Hargrave Bill Johnstone Barbara and Robert Lisi Charles A. Fritz III and Judith H. Harper Elise and J. Parry Jones William W. Long Margaretha Fritz A. Brooks Harris, Ph.D., and Christopher Jones, Ph.D., and Karl F. Loomis, M.D. Mary Jane Fullam Margaret R. Harris Leslie Jones Frank J. Loprest, Ph.D., and Harry Gaber Ruth B. Harris Helen and Henry Justi Jane A. Loprest Gerald J. Gallagher Jacqueline Scott Harris and Wieslawa Kaczanowska, M.D. Alida Lovell Judith J. and Tom Gallagher John F. Harris, Jr., Ph.D. Warren F. Kamensky Sandra Lovell Miriam L. Galster Barry Harris, M.D. Anne A. Kamrin and Joseph E. and Vanessa A. Lowry Geraldine C. Gesell Alexandra Harrison and Robert Kamrin, M.D. Bonnie Verbit Lundy and Sonia Gilbert Peter D. Harrison, Ph.D. Dorothy G. Kapenstein Joseph E. Lundy, Esq. Linda Gilbert-Schneider Cynthia M. Harrison, Ph.D. John W. Karlawish John R. and Mary B. Mack Helen H. Gindele Dr. Kenneth J. Harte Harold P. Katner, M.D., and Paul Maertens Mary C. Glick, Ph.D. Robert Hartmann Velia Katner David and Jill Maher Dolores Gmitter and Sara Quay Donna F. and Vincent W. Hartnett Bettie Kehrt A. Bruce and Margaret R. Marguerite and Stephen Goff Victoria Hartung Dr. Stephen T. Kelly Mainwaring Barbara Gold, M.D. Karen Jeanne Harvey and Geraldine Kijowski Hope Makler and Ann W. Golden and Paul B. Harvey, Jr., Ph.D. Harvey and Virginia Kimmel Paul T. Makler, M.D. Louis M. Golden, Jr. Christie and John Hastings Richard King Virginia Maloney Madge Goldman Arthur B. Hattler, DDS Dale Kinney, Ph.D. Claire Malouf Mary L. Goldman Barbara A. and James H. Kinsman Gary Kolleogy and Mary E. Golin Robert P. Hauptfuhrer Bernard A. Kirshbaum, M.D. Donna Mansfield Criswell Gonzalez John W. and Mary-Jean B. Hayden Jay I. Kislak Rebecca Marcus Mary Lou Gonzalez Michael P. and Suchinda Heavener Janet Klaus Lawrence N. and Ronnie B Margel Ward H. Goodenough, Ph.D. Mary Meachum Hegarty Gregory J. Kleiber Mary Ellen Markovcy Philip A. Gordon Nancy M. Henderson and Mrs. Louis B. Klein Lynn C. Matson Dr. Claire Gottlieb and William H. Henderson, Jr. H. Lewis and Janet S. Klein E. Ann Matter, Ph.D. Milton Gottlieb Barbara and William* Henderson Dr. Frank G. Klein and Jean Klein Patricia A. Mattern Frederick J. Graboske E.H. Hermance Yotaro Kobayashi * Deceased
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The 1887 Society cont. Margaret Maurin, Ph.D., and Philippus and Sally W Miller Christina M. and Gerald Porter, Ph.D., and Albert J. Stunkard, M.D. Ellen Miller Scott A. Neumann Judith Porter Eleanore Maxman Betty L. Miller and Arthur E. Newbold IV Sandra B. Portnoy and Ada May Maxwell Wallace T. Miller, M.D. Carlos L. and Renee Nottebohm Dr. Sidney Portnoy John O. Mayes, DMD Paul F. Miller, Jr., and Bonnie J. O’Boyle Janet E. Powell Mary L.C. and Robert C. McAdoo Ella Warren Miller Joseph A. O’Connor, Jr. Barbara Z. Presseisen and Marian Holland McAllister George C. and Marlene Milner Albert T. Olenzak, Ph.D. Ernst L. Presseisen, Ph.D. Linda and Thomas A. McCarthy Joseph N. Misuraco and Claire B. and John L. Olsen Ruth G. Preucel Dr. Ann M. McCloskey Stiles N. Seay W. Gresham O’Malley III Hilda H. Pring Paul W. McCloskey Hattula Moholy-Nagy Michelle and O’Neill Osborn Harold C. Putnam, Jr., and Joseph R. McCormick Mrs. J. Maxwell Moran Adolf A. Paier and Mary Putnam Daniel McCue Stephen Morley Geraldine Paier, Ph.D. Shirley Quement J. C. McCullough Anselene M. Morris Henry and Jeane B. Papit Edward C. Raffensperger, M.D. Patricia McCurdy Martha Morse Michael Parrington and Francis B. Randall Catherine McDonald June S. Morse Helen Schenck Peter Randall, M.D., and Andrew McGhie, Ph.D., and Francisco Moya, M.D. Elaine Paulson and Rose Randall Anne McGhie Dorothy Muir and Robert H. Paulson, Ph.D. Diana R. Rankin James P. McGowan William R. Muir, M.D. Esther Payne Paul Rapp Mrs. James McHale A. Mulroney Lorenzo V. Pelosi David Rasner and Carol B. and William L. McIntyre Grace Freed Muscarella, Ph.D. Alan W. Pense Caroline Wischmann-Rasner Charles and Rania McKinley Mary Alice Musser Frank A. Pepe, Ph.D. Christopher Ray Audrei and Richard McKinney Harriet S. Nash and Barbara Perna and Kyle M. Raymond Elizabeth Ray McLean Samuel K. Nash, Sc.D. Lionel F. Rubin, V.M.D. Phyllis Ball Reischer Missy and Robert E. McQuiston Victoria P. Neely, Ph.D., and Charles B. Peterson III, Ph.D. Paul W. Remeczki John J. Medveckis William T. Neely, Ph.D. E. Reeve Peterson Margaretta Richardi Donna Merchant and Bill Renner John B. and Shirley Neff Margaret Phillips Thomas O. Richey Annette Merle-Smith Benjamin R. and Meta B. Neilson Ronald J. Pierce W. H. Richman Allen M. and Margaret A Metzger Linda Nelson, Ph.D. George R. Pitts Sonya S. Richman, Esq., and Bernard and Rosa Meyers Robert B. Platt John A. Ryan Gretchen and J. Barton Riley Barbara and Thomas Rittenhouse Brooke Roberts In November 2009, members of the 1887 Society enjoyed a special John M. Roberts, M.D. reception and lecture by Archivist Alessandro Pezzati, “No Armchair Archaeologists Allowed: Travails of Travel on Early Penn Museum Celia W. Roberts and Expeditions,” showing photographs from early expeditions from the Shepherd K. Roberts, Ph.D. Museum Archives. Photo by Penn Museum. T. Wayne Roberts Joan Todd Robinette Rebecca C.W. Robinson Irene Romano, Ph.D., and David Romano, Ph.D. Harold and Sue Rosenthal Mrs. George Rosenthal Martin and Phyllis Rosenthal Bernard N. Rothman, D.D.S. Mitchell S. Rothman, Ph.D., and Leslie Simon Cynthia D. Rugart Ernest F. and Vida Ruppe Rocco E. Russo Ruth Sachs and Marvin L. Sachs, M.D. Hugh A. Sargent Bette Jane and Ralph S. Saul Arthur A. Schaffer Joseph B. and Rita P. Scheller
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Claire G. and Paul M. Toy Daniel L. Trasatti Mrs. Benjamin Tregoe Marta Ullman John R. Urofsky Duncan W. and Elizabeth E. Van Dusen Eva Verplanck, Ph.D. Thomas G. Waldman Florence G. Walens and Dr. Henry A. Walens Elizabeth Jean Walker Douglas C. Walker Judith Wallace Mary and William G. Warden III Elsie F. Warner Ada Warner and Frank W. Warner, Ph.D. Alan Warren Helen S. Weary Barbara W. Weil Michele Goldman Weinstein J. Marshall Wellborn Joanne and Raymond Welsh Reverend John B. Wendrychowicz Rosamund W. Wendt, Ph.D. Amber West, Ph.D. George W. Schiele Frank C. Shaw Mrs. John L. Steigerwalt Linton A. Whitaker, M.D., and Kenneth J. Schilling Phoebe and Roger Sheftel Penny J. Steinbach Renata G Whitaker Carolyn W. Schmidt, Ph.D. Glenn E. Sickenberger Marion Stewart Katharine S. White John T. Schmitt Brian J. Siegel Brian D. Stilwell Mrs. Thomas R. White, Jr. Charles P. Schock Donald Silberberg, M.D. Andrew M. Stone, M.D. Griffin and Jeremiah White Alexandra Schoenberg and Mary Ellen Simmons, D.O., and Bayard T. Storey, Ph.D., and Joyce C. White, Ph.D. Eric J. Schoenberg, Ph.D. Steve Simmons Frances E. Storey Erlis Wickersham and Florence Schreibstein Patricia A. Simon Francis R. Strawbridge III and John M. Wickersham, Ph.D. Grace E. Schuler Anne Sims Mary Jo Strawbridge Mindy Widman, D.S.W. Sue Schwartz Dr. John R. Skinner Ute Striker Franklin L. Widmann Camille and Henry Schwartz John K. Skrypak Andrew J. Sullivan, Ph.D., and Harold Wilkinson, M.D., and Donald A. and Jeanne A. Scott Marcia Slade Betty Sullivan Roselise Wilkinson, M.D. Joan M. Segal Hon. Dolores K. Sloviter Kathleen J. Sumner and Beverly and Norman P. Willett Donald P. Seibert Wilma S. Slyoff William M. Sumner, Ph.D. Charles K. Williams II, Ph.D. Cornelia H. Seidel Lois H. Smith Leon C. Sunstein, Jr. Rachel H. Wilson Arthur H. and Raquel Seidel Maria B. Smith, M.D. Barbara Billings Supplee Helen and Richard E. Winston Sheldon Seligsohn Deborah S.Smith and Gloria S. Swift Jean K. Wolf Bernard and Lisa Selz Donald E. Smith, Ph.D. Lee E. and Nancy Tabas Jane A. Wolff John R. Senior, M.D., and A. Gilmore Smith, Jr., and Brian L. and Nancy Taras William F. Wolohan, Jr. Sara Spedden Senior Lynn J. Smith Bill Tatu Schuy Wood and Samuel J. Serata Joan and Michael Snader Mrs. Harrison Therman Theodore V. Wood, Jr. Carole M. Shaffer-Koros, Ph.D. Hannah P. and Ivan Snyder Edward W. Thomas David Woolman Shigeki Shakuya Lynn Snyder Barry E. Thompson Richard E. Woosnam Carl Shankweiler Ann and Karl H. Spaeth Robert W. Thompson Annemarie Yoder, D.V.M., and Joseph A. Shannon Anni A. Speier Eve M. Thyrum and Samuel Yoder, V.M.D. Philippa D. Shaplin Louisa H. Spottswood Per Thyrum, M.D., Ph.D. Laura L. Zaika, Ph.D. Robert Sharer, Ph.D., and Helen M. Stailey John J. Tierney II Sarah L. Zimmerman, Ph.D. Loa Traxler, Ph.D. Emily and Harold P. Starr Betty Tilley and Dr. Peter Tilley Nancy Steel Donald S. and Nancy C. Todd
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Gifts in Honor or Memory of Penn Museum Family Members
In Memory of Dr. William R. Coe II In Honor of Lynne and Harold Honickman In Memory of Cedrick “Sky” Scarlett Alexandra Harrison and Richelle Kramer Mary Ann O’Neal Peter D. Harrison, Ph.D. Celestine McFadden and Robert J. Sciblo In Memory of Susan H. Horsey, to the Michael W. Spancake, V.M.D., and In Honor of Bonnie Crosfield Susan Horsey Garden Fund Pamela A. Spancake Kathleen A. McAuley and Arne B. Weiss John R. and LaVon Arms David R. and Martha Teeter J.C. and Sue Brenton In Memory of Edward Fernberger, Sr. Anne R. and Robert G. Bridges In Memory of Jason Stefaniuk, David Bayersdorfer Sharon L. Gourley to Create the Jason Stefaniuk Audio Tour Stanley Berman Dorothy A. and Harlan D. Hockenberg for the Hearing-Impaired Gertrude B. and Robert Coles Louis G. and Marilyn A. Hurwitz Ardeth and Daniel Abrams Ann Ebrecht Gerlad M. Kirke Anders Back and Pam Kosty Alvin P. and Mary Bert Gutman Maryan G. Nadel Lisa A. Batt Nan W. and William G. Hamilton III Barbara J. and Bruce W. Sherman Kimberly Bowes, Ph.D., and Andrea L. Mengel and George A. Ritter Benjamin C. and Joyce Swartz Richard A. Hodges, Ph.D. Penmore Place Associates Sara Carter and William W. Vogel Mary and Michael Dobson Philadelphia Museum of Art Jeannette and William Webb Anna Gniotek Mickey and Susie Snellenburg The Women’s Committee Gretchen R. Hall, Ph.D. Lynne G. Wright Naomi F. Miller, Ph.D. In Memory of Elaine Garfinkel Gillian L. Wakely Harold and Lynne Honickman In Memory of Dr. Ellen L. Kohler Alan Waldt Wilma S. Slyoff The Women’s Committee In Memory of William Henderson Lucy Ambrosino and John Marchak In Memory of Harry M. Meyers, Jr. In Honor of the Women’s Committee Gala Ruth E. Brown Joyce J. Baskins Curtis S. Lane and Stacey Rosner Lane Anna M. and Frederick J. Buffone Elsa L. Behrend Drucker & Scaccetti, P.C. Kathryn K. Brylawski Kim Everly Esther P. Chase John D. Farquhar, M.D., and Nancy B. Farquhar L. Daniel Dannenbaum Betsy A. and Richard Gagliardi Alvin P. and Mary Bert Gutman Marie Gilmour Helene D. Merz Betty Jo Grier Meyers, Kron & Polis Financial Group Christie and John Hastings Louise Bers Rose Barbara F. Henderson Dorothy G. Rosenbaum Phil Henderson Charlotte G. Rosenthal International SOS Assistance, Inc. Sue Schwartz Donald M. Maclay, Esq., and Phyllis Drucker Sichel Nancy Hixenbaugh Maclay David H. Solis, CPA Barbara R. McDevitt Hart and Jean Stotter Nancy C. and Robert D. Miller, Jr. Babette R. Walters Janet Pomponio Donald Walters, Jr. Lynn P. and Raimundo V. Rocha The Women’s Committee Saul Ewing LLP Carole Shea In Honor of Oliver Mitchell-Boyask’s Cathryn Spicer and Grover P. Elliott Bar Mitzvah Robert R. and Virginia E. Steele Alvin P. and Mary Bert Gutman William J. Stolis George M. and Lisa Teplica In Honor of Jane Nelson’s New Granddaughter ValueCentric, LLC Anonymous VT Graphics, Incorporated Betty J. Tully-Walz and Charles M. Walz Kenneth Y. and Pamela C. Wright
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Term-Funding Gifts for Special Museum Programs and Projects Penn Museum acknowledges with gratitude the following donors who provided term funding for special projects or museum programs during 2009–2010.
Archives Vendlink Marketing Initiatives National Film Preservation Foundation The Women’s Committee Cummins Catherwood, Jr., and Susan W. Catherwood Conservation Exhibition or Exhibit Department Support A. Bruce and Margaret R. Mainwaring 1956 Otto Haas Charitable Trust The Annenberg Foundation Alexandra Schoenberg and Janet F. Haas, M.D., and John O. Haas David T. Clancy and McCarroll Sibley Eric J. Schoenberg, Ph.D. Frances and John R. Rockwell Dow Chemical Company Mrs. H.J. Heinz II Professional Development Fund K-12 Education Programs The Honickman Foundation, Harold and Lynne The Women’s Committee Anonymous Honickman, in memory of Elaine Garfinkel Andrea M. Baldeck, M.D. Barbara D. and Michael J. Kowalski Public Programs and Symposia Cummins Catherwood, Jr., and Diane von Schlegell Levy and Robert M. Levy The Institute for Aegean Prehistory Susan W. Catherwood Gail P. Manning and Frederick J. Manning, Esq. Atkin Olshin Schade Architects Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Annette Merle-Smith Betsy Coe F. Hilary Conroy, Ph.D. Alexandra Schoenberg and Pennsylvania Humanities Council Hamilton Family Foundation Eric J. Schoenberg, Ph.D. Turkish American Friendship Society Mrs. Louis B. Klein Turkish Cultural Foundation of the United States Christopher Ludwick Foundation Gregory A. Weingarten Turkish Consulate General PNC Foundation The Women’s Committee The Rosenlund Family Foundation Undergraduate Summer Fieldwork Colleen A. and Dallas S. Scott Graduate Student Fellowships The Chingos Foundation Turkish Cultural Foundation Kolb Foundation
In-Kind Gifts Penn Museum gratefully acknowledges the following donors for in-kind donations during 2009–2010.
IBM Corporation Donald C. Mather and Betsy Coe Restaurant Associates Linda L. Mather, Ed.D. Connolly Flooring Tasty Baking Company Estate of Henry N. Michael Jane and Samuel Hochberger Vendlink From the collection of Barbara Babcock Payne Harold Honickman by her children Jacquin’s Vodka In-Kind Gifts to the Archives Harvey L. Stahl Mrs. Louis B. Klein or Curatorial Sections Kathleen J. and William M. Sumner, Ph.D. Philadelphia Brewing Company Jean S. Adelman Richard William Wolf, Jr. Pop Rocks Candy Blank Rome LLP Tanya Yang Redcap’s Corner William R.F. Coe* Ristorante Panorama Nancy Farriss, Ph.D. In-Kind Gifts to Public Programs Saranac Lucy Hirshfeld Griffin and Mrs. Joel Bachman Shiffrin Selections John W. Hirshfeld, Jr., M.D. Andrea M. Baldeck, M.D. Herbert O. Sperry, Jr. and Mary Floyd Hirshfeld Barefoot Wine & Bubbly Patricia Q. Sperry Kathryn Keeler Canada Dry Delaware Valley
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Support of Museum Research Projects Penn Museum acknowledges with gratitude the following donors to special research projects sponsored by the Museum during 2009–2010.
“Corpus of Aegean Frescoes” Fellowships Michael Parrington and Helen Schenck Mediterranean Section Research The Institute for Aegean Prehistory Janet Pomponio The Institute for Aegean Prehistory Myron E. Resnick, M.D., and Phoebe Resnick American Council of Learned Societies Archaeological Chemistry Programs Lynn P. and Raimundo V. Rocha Dr. Jenny P. Glusker Robert Rossman Mt. Lykaion (Greece) Archaeological Project Ellyn C. Sapper Anonymous Friends of Ban Chiang (Thailand) and the Saul Ewing LLP Areté Foundation Middle Mekong Archaeology Project Schwab Fund Cummins Catherwood, Jr., and Barbara and Burton Abrams Phanit Senivongse and General Thamasak Susan W. Catherwood Lucy Ambrosino and John Marchak Senivongse Betsy Z. Cohen, Esq., and Richard T. Bascome Carole Shea Edward E. Cohen, Esq. Lois and Robert Baylis Joan E. St. John Dorothy Dinsmoor Ruth E. Brown Robert R. and Virginia E. Steele Edward K. and Josephine Arader Hueber Anna M. and Frederick J. Buffone William J. Stolis The Institute for Aegean Prehistory Gary Carkin, Ph.D. George M. and Lisa Teplica Brian Kelly Cummins Catherwood, Jr., and Susan W. Gerry and Wayne Thompson Samuel H. Kress Foundation Catherwood Betty J. Tully-Walz and Charles M. Walz Annette Merle-Smith Christina and Jeremy DeAngelo ValueCentric, LLC Carolyn F. and Terry T. O’Connor Drucker & Scaccetti, P.C. John R. and Martha E. Van Horn George Papanicolaou Robert H. Dyson, Ph.D. Judy Voelke Gretchen and J. Barton Riley Cathryn S. and Grover P. Elliott VT Graphics, Incorporated Malcolm H. Wiener Kim Everly Wachovia Foundation Matching Gifts Program Exxon Mobil Corporation Gillian L. Wakely Near East Section Research John D. Farquhar, M.D., and Nancy B. Farquhar Kenneth Y. and Pamela C. Wright The Dalton School Clare and Nicholas Flocco The Hagop Kevorkian Fund Betsy A. and Richard Gagliardi Bat (Oman) Archaeological Project Marie Gilmour Donna Conforti Rissman and Penn Cultural Heritage Center Criswell Gonzalez Paul Rissman, Ph.D. Eleanor Leventhal Betty Jo Grier Robert Leventhal Family Foundation Gretchen R. Hall, Ph.D. Gordion (Turkey) Archaeological Project Charles K. Williams II, Ph.D. Elizabeth G. Hamilton Anonymous Hilary and Larry Hammerman The Morgan Family Foundation Saqqara (Egypt) Archaeological Project Christie and John Hastings Jeff Morgan Cummins Catherwood, Jr., and Michael P. and Suchinda Heavener The Selz Foundation, Inc. Susan W. Catherwood Barbara F. Henderson and Charles K. Williams II, Ph.D. Criswell Gonzalez William F. Henderson* John Ellis Knowles Wisner M. Kate Pitcairn Phil Henderson Edward K. and Josephine Arader Hueber Granicus River Valley (Turkey) Saronic Harbors (Greece) International SOS Assistance, Inc. Archaeological Survey Project Archaeological Project Charles W. Kessler George B. Storer Foundation The Institute for Aegean Prehistory Richard Y. Kirk, Ph.D. James P. Storer American Council of Learned Societies Stephen A. Lang Sylvia E. Lu Jiroft (Iran) Archaeological Project Tiwanaku (Bolivia) Archaeological Project The Henry Luce Foundation Inc. Far Horizons Archaeological & Kurt W. Bost Donald M. Maclay, Esq., and Cultural Trips, Inc. The Coca-Cola Company Nancy Hixenbaugh Maclay W. W. Holt A. Bruce and Margaret R. Mainwaring Elizabeth Rogers, M.D., and Mark C. Rogers, M.D. Vijayanagara (India) Project Barbara R. McDevitt Gretchen Theobald Shelby White-Leon Levy Program for Naomi F. Miller, Ph.D. Archaeological Publications Nancy C. and Robert D. Miller, Jr. Kenya Research Project Harriet S. Nash and Samuel K. Nash, Sc.D. Bernard Wailes, Ph.D.
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Corporate, Foundation, and Government Agency Supporters Penn Museum gratefully acknowledges support during 2009-2010 from the following foundations, corporations, government agencies, and organizations for its exhibition, conservation, education, and special research programs.
1956 Otto Haas Charitable Trust The Goldfine Living Trust Philadelphia Cultural Management Initiative The Gustave G. and The Graham Foundation The William Penn Foundation Valla Amsterdam Foundation Mary B. and Alvin P. Gutman Fund Pennsylvania Humanities Council The Annenberg Foundation Phoebe W. Haas Charitable Trust A PNC Foundation Areté Foundation Hickory Veterinary Hospital The PoGo Family Foundation Inc. Atkin Olshin Schade Architects Robert W. and Eleanor O. Hill Foundation Restaurant Associates The Barra Foundation Holt Oversight and Logistical Technologies RJ Foundation Baylis Charitable Foundation The Honickman Foundation The Rosenlund Family Foundation Blank Rome LLP IBM Corporation The Rust Family Foundation Ira and Myrna Brind Foundation International SOS Assistance, Inc. Saul Ewing LLP Canada Dry Delaware Valley The Hagop Kevorkian Fund Eric and Alexandra Schoenberg Foundation E. Rhodes & Leona B. Carpenter Foundation Kolb Foundation Schwab Fund Doris S. Casper Foundation Samuel H. Kress Foundation The Selz Foundation, Inc. Louis N. Cassett Foundation Curtis and Stacey Lane Fund Silver Maple Farm A.T. Chadwick Co., Inc. Langsam, Stevens & Silver, LLP Sotheby’s The Chingos Foundation Robert Leventhal Family Foundation George B. Storer Foundation Diamond Ice Foundation Sandra G. Lovell 1996 Trust T and S Family Charitable Fund Dow Chemical Company The Henry Luce Foundation Inc. Samuel Tabas Family Foundation Driscoll Family Foundation Christopher Ludwick Foundation Tasty Baking Company The Lee F. and Phoebe A. Driscoll Foundation Barbara R. McDevitt Trust Tiffany & Co. Drucker & Scaccetti, P.C. Fowler Merle-Smith Family Turkish Cultural Foundation The Harrison and Charitable Lead Trust ValueCentric, LLC Linda Eiteljorg Charitable Fund Meyers, Kron & Polis Financial Group Vendlink Far Horizons Archaeological & The Morgan Family Foundation VT Graphics, Incorporated Cultural Trips, Inc. Mount Pleasant Fund Peggy & Ellis Wachs Family Foundation Forney Family Foundation National Film Preservation Foundation Shelby White-Leon Levy Program Galkin Private Foundation Carlos Nottebohm Living Trust for Archaeological Publication Joel and Elaine Gershman Foundation The Philadelphia Cultural Fund C.K. Williams Foundation
Matching Gift Companies The Coca-Cola Company IBM Corporation Matching Gift Program The William Penn Foundation Exxon Mobil Corporation Johnson & Johnson PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP First Tennessee Securities Group Lockheed Martin Corporation Time Warner, Inc. GlaxoSmithKline New York Life Insurance Co. Wachovia Foundation Matching Gifts Program Houghton Mifflin Northrop Grumman Corporation XL America
The Development Office of the Penn Museum makes every effort to ensure accuracy in these listings. If you are a sustaining donor for the Museum and your name is omitted or misspelled, please accept our apologies and advise us of the correction by calling (215)898-3099.
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In Recognition of Exceptional Service Penn Museum is fortunate to have an extraordinarily devoted staff aided by more than 200 volunteers whose contributions of expertise, time, and resources are integral to the workings of each and every part of its operations. The Museum extends a special thank you to the following members of its family of staff and volunteers whose years of service ended this past year due to retirement, geography, or, in the saddest of cases, their passing. Their efforts are truly valued and they will be greatly missed.
Anita Fahringer, Museum Librarian Anita Fahringer retired in 2009–2010 following 41 years of service on the staff of the Museum Library. As generations of students, faculty, scholars, and Museum personnel can affirm, Ms. Fahringer knows the location of every book and scrap of paper in the Museum Library. More important, she is the keeper of its written and oral traditions. She has welcomed countless students and young faculty to the academic departments based Meiberg.
within the Museum and has had a significant influence on their education and development as scholars. In the past 10 years, at least five of the Museum Library’s student workers have decided to pursue librarianship Linda by as a career—in some ways her most important legacy. Penn Museum thanks Ms. Fahringer for being such
Photo a good friend and colleague and is grateful that we will continue to see her as a volunteer in the Archives.
Dr. and Mrs. Paul T. Makler After spending years as vibrant fixtures of Philadelphia’s arts and culture community, Dr. and Mrs. Paul T. Makler left our fair city and moved to California at the end of 2009 to be closer to family. Both Penn alumni (Dr. Makler, M’43, GM’53; Mrs. Makler, G’59) as well as Penn parents, their presence was felt all over Sutton. the University, but especially at the Penn Museum where Mrs. Makler was a member of the Women’s Darien
Committee and a volunteer in the Physical Anthropology Section for many years. Dr. and Mrs. Makler were by also longtime members of the Museum’s Loren Eiseley Society. Penn Museum wishes them well on their
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Dori Panzer, Docent Coordinator Dori Panzer retired in June 2010 after a long service as Docent Coordinator in the Education Department. In Museum. addition to supervising and training the Museum’s volunteer docents, she developed gallery-related resource Penn material for educators and coordinated the distance learning program and a collaborative seminar series by
for Elderhostel. She earned a BA in Cultural Anthropology and an MLA with a focus on Public Culture from Photo the University of Pennsylvania and is now a doctoral candidate in the Department of Anthropology. Her professional experience includes the Museum of Jewish Heritage: A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, the Wagner Free Institute of Science, The Children’s Museum of Philadelphia, and the Awbury Arboretum. Ms. Panzer has also been involved with program development, training, and presentation for the Mutter Museum, the Morris Arboretum, and Girl Scouts of America. Penn Museum and its volunteers thank her for her service.
Gillian L. Wakely, Merle-Smith Associate Director for Education Gillian Wakely retired in June 2010 after 39 years in the Museum’s Education Department. She began her association with the department as a full-time docent, and became its head in 1973, also overseeing the Exhibits Department from 2001–2007. Under Ms. Wakely’s direction, the Education Department brought in more than 25,000 students annually; organized teacher workshops and volunteer services throughout the Museum. Penn Photo by Museum, and worked collaboratively with school districts, centers of the University of Pennsylvania, and local cultural institutions. Countless visitors to the Penn Museum enjoyed their first encounter through one of the programs she oversaw, and she forged relationships that will be important for years to come. Penn Museum warmly appreciates Ms. Wakely’s almost four decades of service and wishes her every happiness in retirement.
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In Memoriam Penn Museum acknowledges with sadness the loss of the following volunteers during 2009–2010, recognizes their service with gratitude, and extends condolences to their families.
Henry M. Chance II, CE’34, HON’83, University Trustee and Museum Board of Overseers Henry Chance joined the University of Pennsylvania’s Board of Trustees in 1964 and received the title Emeritus in 1982. Interested in the early Middle East and Pre-Columbian cultures, Mr. Chance became part of the Museum’s Board of Overseers in 1976 and served for an impressive 26 years. Several important projects at the Penn Museum benefitted from his generosity, including the Mainwaring Wing, the Sumerian Dictionary Project, and the Warden Garden, to name a few. A former President and Chairman of United Engineers & Constructors in Philadelphia, Mr. Chance died on July 27, 2010, at Kendall, a retirement community near Kennett Square.
Dr. William R. Coe II, C’51, GR’58, Curator Emeritus, American Section, Professor Emeritus, Department of Anthropology Dr. William R. Coe II, a native of New York City, arrived in the ancient Maya city of Tikal in Guatemala as a young scholar in 1956. He initiated the first excavations of what once had been called a “lost city,” covered by jungle growth for many years, started a renowned photographic record of artifacts, and organized a catalog system that became a model for others in the field. He was director of field operations at Tikal from 1963 to 1970. He is the author of the six-volume report, Tikal Report 14: Excavations in the Great Plaza, North Terrace, and North Acropolis of Tikal. Dr. Coe was also involved in excavations in Belize, Bolivia, and El Salvador. He investigated the sites neighboring Tikal—Tayasal in 1971 and Quirigua in 1975—then devoted his career to publishing the final reports of the Tikal project. Dr. Coe was awarded the Drexel Medal by the Penn Museum in 1991, one of his numerous honors. He died on November 23, 2009, at the age of 82.
Dr. Brigit Crowell, G’98, GR’07 Dr. Brigit Crowell, a 2007 graduate of Penn’s Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations program, died suddenly on June 23, 2010. Dr. Crowell’s concentration was Egyptology, specifically New Kingdom monuments, and her research made her a regular part of the Penn Museum team, which will miss her greatly.
Edward F. Fernberger, Sr., C’48, Volunteer Edward F. Fernberger, Sr., was a member and a devoted volunteer at the Penn Museum for many years. He served as co-chair of what became the U.S. Pro Indoor Tennis Championships for more than three decades. He also served on the Philadelphia Citizens Crime Commission and on the boards of the Philadelphia Sports Congress, the Philadelphia Police Athletic League, and, for 60 years, the Mt. Sinai Cemetery, where he was president at the time of his death on August 24, 2009.
William F. Henderson, Volunteer (Volunteer of the Year 2009–2010) William F. Henderson was a dedicated volunteer at the Penn Museum with the Ban Chiang Project and later the Middle Mekong Archaeological Project (MMAP) for 18 years. Named the 2009–2010 Volunteer of the Year at the Museum in April 2010, Mr. Henderson’s wife and son accepted the award in his honor. Mr. Henderson was an irreplaceable asset to the Ban Chiang Project, and will be greatly missed by its staff and his fellow volunteers.
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Susan Helen Horsey, Women’s Committee Susan Horsey was a member and volunteer for the Penn Museum for over 30 years, where she pursued her lifelong interest in Native American culture. She joined the Women’s Committee in 1981 and served as Chair from 1993 to 1995. She also served as a member of the Museum's Board of Overseers from 1993–1996 and from 2004–2007. Mrs. Horsey’s generosity extended to a great many projects, most notably and thoughtfully underwriting the creation of a lovely outdoor deck space at the third floor level, designated as a place for Museum personnel to gather. Mrs. Horsey passed away on March 25, 2010, in Scottsdale, Arizona. She will be greatly missed by her many friends in the Museum and the Women’s Committee.
Elfriede Knauer, Mediterranean Section Elfriede R. Knauer, known throughout the Museum as Kezia, died on June 7, 2010, after many years of service as a research consultant in the Mediterranean Section. She was a passionate scholar whose expertise began with the art and culture of classical antiquity and ranged from Europe through Central Asia to the Far East. She published widely and shared knowledge unstintingly, and her passing is seen as a great personal and intellectual loss to her numerous Museum friends.
Harry M. Meyers, Jr., Volunteer Harry M. Meyers, Jr., a longtime docent at the Penn Museum, died on October 19, 2009. Mr. Meyers specialized in Egyptian culture, and his skill in captivating visitors, both young and old, will be missed. Mr. Meyers, with his wife, Lois, supported the Museum as members of its Loren Eiseley Society, the Sara Yorke Stevenson Legacy Circle, and contributors to its education programs for which, along with his years of unstinting service, the Museum family extends deepest appreciation.
Cedric C. “Sky” Scarlett, Volunteer Cedric (or Sky, as he was known) Scarlett was a long-time Museum member and volunteer in the Egyptian Section. Mr. Scarlett was one of the Museum’s original “Mummy Dusters/Ushabtis” and had worked in Egyptian storage for many years, most recently helping to organize the amulet collection. He will be greatly missed.
Jason Stefaniuk, IT Programmer and Web Developer On October 4, 2009, the Penn Museum family was devastated by the tremendous and untimely loss of Jason Stefaniuk, IT programmer and web developer, in a car accident. Mr. Stefaniuk had been instrumental in creating the Museum’s new website and first “Highlights of the Collection” audio tour, launched in the summer and fall of 2009, respectively. He was fluent in sign language and had hoped to create a special “Highlights” tour for the hearing-impaired, a hope that will be fulfilled in the fall of 2010 with funding generously provided by the Women’s Committee and countless friends, family, and colleagues in his honor. While the tour will be a lasting way to remember Mr. Stefaniuk’s legacy and honor his memory, he will be greatly missed by his colleagues for many years to come.
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Board of Overseers Penn Museum wishes to extend grateful thanks to the members of its Board of Overseers, who have collectively offered leadership and guidance for strategic initiatives through a period of immense transition, and individually provided enormous support through committee work, leadership of special projects, hosting events, friend- and fund-raising, and personal philanthropy.
Board of Overseers 2009–2010 Michael J. Kowalski, Chair Andrea Baldeck, M.D. Robert M. Baylis Robert W. Bogle Samuel Brewer, Ex-Officio David Brownlee, Ph.D., Ex-Officio Rebecca Bushnell, Ph.D., Ex-Officio Susan W. Catherwood, Chair Emerita David T. Clancy Carrie S. Cox Susan Frier Danilow, Esq. Michael Feng Luis Fernandez Criswell C. Gonzalez Peter Gould Mary Bert Gutman, Emerita Amy Gutmann, Ph.D., Ex-Officio Zahi Hawass, Ph.D. Richard Hodges, Ph.D., Ex-Officio John C. Hover II, Chair Emeritus Stacey Rosner Lane Gail Kamer Lieberfarb Diane von Schlegell Levy Joseph E. Lundy, Esq. A. Bruce Mainwaring, Chair Emeritus Frederick J. Manning, Esq. Annette Merle-Smith, Emerita Carlos Nottebohm Geraldine Paier, Ph.D. Vincent Price, Ph.D., Ex-Officio John R. Rockwell Eric Schoenberg, Ph.D. Sara S. Senior, Chair Emerita Emily Starr, Ex-Officio Brian P. Tierney, Esq. Gregory Annenberg Weingarten Jill Topkis Weiss Charles K. Williams II, Ph.D., Emeritus Nanou Zayan
Honorary Members: Josephine Hueber
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Robert M. Baylis Currently the founder and owner of his own investment company, Robert M. Baylis is the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse First Boston Pacific, from which he retired in 1995. Mr. Baylis’s tenure on the Museum’s Board of Overseers dates back to 1993, a period throughout which he has worked diligently to bring new supporters—especially corporate supporters—to the Museum and, in particular, the Asian Section. He was a driving force behind the launch of the Museum’s Young Friends and corporate partner programs. Mr. Baylis and his wife Lois have supported a number of special initiatives, particularly the Mongolia exhibition and the upcoming Secrets of the Silk Road exhibition. Mr. Baylis is a member of the Board of Directors of the New York Life Insurance Company, Covance Inc., Associated International Insurance Inc., Host Marriott Corporation, Home State Holdings Inc., Gryphon Holdings Inc., and Gildan Activewear Inc. He also finds time to volunteer as a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts, the Investment Association of New York, the National Association of Business Economists, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), and the Weeburn Country Club in Darien, Connecticut. Penn Museum extends deepest thanks to Mr. Baylis for his tireless advocacy and support. Photo by Penn Museum.
Emily W. Starr Penn Museum is pleased to recognize Emily W. Starr for her term of service as Chair of the Museum’s Women’s Committee and its representative to the Board of Overseers. Mrs. Starr first became involved with the Penn Museum’s Women’s Committee when she and her husband took a sponsored trip to Uzbekistan in 2000, and joined as a member in 2003. When the youngest of her five children entered first grade she began working at Chestnut Hill Hospital and retired 21 years later as vice president, community relations, a job encompassing development and public relations. She has served on the boards of Springside School, the Woodmere Art Museum, and the Chestnut Hill Community Association. Currently, she volunteers at her church, principally as editor of its monthly newsletter. During her time as Chair, the Women’s Committee supported the Museum through several fundraising events, including Treasures Show and Sale 2008, The Golden Age of Archaeology Gala: Secrets beneath the Sand in 2009, as well as a number of invitation-only cultivation events, which helped bring new members and supporters into the Museum. In the same period, the Committee funded the establishment of the Museum’s first audio tour for visitors, renovations to the Main Entrance area and the Kress Entrance, and the special exhibition Iraq’s Ancient Past: Rediscovering Ur’s Royal Cemetery. For her great service, the Penn Museum family extends grateful thanks to Mrs. Starr. Photo by Emily W. Starr.
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The Women’s Committee Founded in 1937, the Penn Museum Women’s Committee has made an extraordinary contribution to the Museum, initiating and running countless programs, many of which are now formally operated by Museum staff, and extending a warm welcome to visitors for more than 70 years. Its members remain among the Museum’s most active volunteers, and several programs remain directly under its sponsorship, including the Sunday afternoon “Meeters and Greeters” who welcome visitors to the galleries, archaeological tours, and special events.
In 2009–2010, the Women’s Committee ran several highly successful special events, starting with The Left to right: Jo Anne Bagnell, Bonnie Derr, Beth Butler, and Trish Hueber Golden Age of Archaeology: Secrets beneath the Sand at The Golden Age of Archaeology gala. Photo by Darien Sutton. Gala, which celebrated the opening of the Museum’s special exhibition, Iraq’s Ancient Past: Rediscovering Ur’s Royal Cemetery, on October 23, 2009. Guests—including the Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq, His Excellency Dr. Samir Sumaida’ie, and Penn’s President, Dr. Amy Gutmann—enjoyed dinner, dancing, and both live and silent auctions. Gala attendees even had the chance to play archaeologists for the night—a sandbox was specially made for the event, and guests could purchase chances to dig for their own treasures “beneath the sand.” The Women’s Committee invited the Museum’s Young Friends to join in the festivities, and the group organized its own “Golden Gala Party” that evening.
On April 20, 2010, the Women’s Committee of the Penn Museum hosted a luncheon at the Philadelphia Country Club featuring Lisa Scottoline, the New York Times Best Selling author and columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer, in a presentation and book signing as well as an auction, fashion show, and boutique shopping.
The Women’s Committee Travel Program offered a tour of the Greek Islands and Turkey aboard the lovely Corinthian II in October 2009, escorted by Dr. C. Brian Rose, Penn Museum Deputy Director and Curator-in-Charge of the Mediterranean Section.
Penn Museum extends its deepest thanks to Emmy Starr, the Women’s Committee’s Chair; Gala Co-Chairs Marguerite Goff and Gretchen Riley; Luncheon Chair Schuy Wood; and to all the members of the Women’s Committee for their untiring efforts to raise friends and funds. Their successful programs and events introduced many new friends, and their contributions supported, among other projects, the creation of a “Highlights of the Collection” audio tour (including a tour for the hearing impaired), the Museum’s “Harry Potter and the Magical Muggle Museum” event, the exhibition Iraq’s Ancient Past, and refurbishment of the Main and Kress Entrances.
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Women’s Committee 2009–2010 Mrs. Joel Z. Bachman Ms. Pamela C. Keon Mrs. Francis J. Bagnell Mrs. Bruce Kneeland Mrs. Michael Ballinger Mrs. Richard Lackman Mrs. Robert R. Batt **Mrs. Francis A. Lewis Mrs. Ann M. Beal Mrs. Douglas G. Lovell, Jr. **Mrs. George deB. Bell Mrs. Paul Todd Makler **Mrs. Josephine R. Bull Mrs. Raymond Marks **Mrs. McBee Butcher Mrs. Joseph T. McDevitt Mrs. John P. Butler III Mrs. Robert E. McQuiston Mrs. Albert H. Caesar Mrs. Bernard Meyers Mrs. Cummins Catherwood, Jr. **Mrs. Martin Meyerson Mrs. William L. Conrad Mrs. Stanley Muravchick Mrs. J. Robert Derr, Jr. **Mr. John T. Murray **Ms. Maude de Schauensee Mrs. William L. Nassau Mrs. A. Webster Dougherty, Jr. Mrs. J. Barton Riley Mrs. David P. Foulke Mrs. Thomas S. Rittenhouse Mrs. Sarah Currie Fox Mrs. Ralph S. Saul **Mrs. Louis Gerstley III Mrs. Donald A. Scott Mrs. Stephen Goff Mrs. Laird Slade Mrs. Herman H. Goldstine Mrs. Karl Spaeth **Ms. Criswell Gonzalez Mrs. Herbert O. Sperry Mrs. Donald C. Graham Mrs. Harold Starr Mrs. G. Davis Greene, Jr. Mrs. Lee E. Tabas Mrs. Alvin P. Gutman **Mrs. Robert L. Trescher Mrs. David B. Hastings Mrs. Thomas S. Weary Treasure hunters gather around the sandbox the night of “The Golden Age Mrs. Michael P. Heavener Mrs. James A. Weiss of Archaeology: Secrets beneath the Mrs. Gregory A. Hillyard Ms. Ellen Winn Sand” Gala. Photo by Darien Sutton. Mrs. A. Scott Holmes Mrs. Richard E. Winston Mrs. Edward K. Hueber Mrs. Theodore V. Wood, Jr Mrs. Patricia P. Hueber Mrs. Lawrence Johnson, Jr. Mrs. John T. Kelly **Honorary Member Mrs. Robert W. Kennedy
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Penn Museum Volunteers Program Since its beginnings in the 1880s, the Museum has depended on volunteer help for many of its projects and much of its development. Today, more than 250 volunteers participate regularly, making important contributions to the public and research areas of the Museum. Some volunteers come in daily, and many have served for 20, 25, and 30 years! We are grateful to all of our volunteers for their generous contribution of time, talent, and energy to the Museum.
At the annual Volunteer Luncheon, held in the Museum’s Upper Egyptian Gallery on April 26, 2010, Volunteer Coordinator Jane Nelson was pleased to recognize the following volunteers for special service.
Penn Museum Volunteer of the Year Award Bill Henderson began volunteering with the Ban Chiang Project and later the Middle Mekong Archaeological Project (MMAP) in 1992. During much of this time, he was occupied with the compilation of pottery rim data from the Sakon Nakhon Basin, the area of the Ban Chiang excavations in northeast Thailand. He went to Laos twice, the first time in 2005 with the original MMAP survey team, where he made the video, A Taste of Luang Prabang. He returned in 2008 and participated in the excavation of Tham Vang Ta Leow. Saddened by news of his passing on January 10, 2010, the Museum named him the 2009–2010 Volunteer of the Year. The award was accepted on his behalf by his wife Barbara and son Bill, Jr., on April 26th, 2010, at the annual Penn Museum Volunteer Luncheon. Ardeth Abrams and Joyce White with Mrs. Barbara Henderson and Mr. William Henderson, Jr., accept the 2009–2010 Volunteer of the Year Award on behalf of Mr. Bill Henderson. Photo by Darien Sutton.
Forty Years of Fifteen Years of Phyllis Rosenthal, Christine Biddle Nick Crits-Christoph Service Award Service Award Mobile Guide Linda Blowney Sandra Cross Missy McQuiston, Ann Beal, Camille Schwartz, Coralie Boeykens Karina Czoka Women’s Committee, Women’s Committee Artifact Reproduction Anne Bomalaski Elin Danien Docent Ann Greene, Donald Scott, Docent Carole Brewer Danny Dannenbaum Women’s Committee Lynn Smith, Docent Elise Bromberg Ethel David Thirty-Five Years of Jule Kauffman, Barbara A. Bronstein Theodore Davidson Service Award Mobile Guide Museum Volunteers Emma Buckingham Susan Denious Janet Dougherty, Dallas Scott, Docent, 2009–2010 Margaret Bullock Maude de Schauensee Women’s Committee Mobile Guide Victoria Abdel-Salam Connie Byrd Edythe Dixson Sheldon Seligsohn, Docent Beth Adelson Charlotte Byrd Catherine Domanska Twenty-Five Years of Jacqueline Sokoloff, Miriam Adler Hannah Candido Margaret Mary Downey Service Award American Section David Agyekum Claire Casstevens Michael Doyle Josephine Hueber, Sunny Ahn-Pardini Dan Cavanaugh Catherine Eckels Women’s Committee Ten Years of Rosemarie Ake David Chamberlin Katie Eckert Service Award Kathleen Anderson Milagros Chiri Zac Ernst Twenty Years of Lisa Gemmill, Gwendolyn Anthony Lisa Cid Leonard Evelev Service Award Physical Anthropology Drew Babin Marion Constante Sharmin Farhana Elena Kyle, Docent Gretchen Hall, MASCA Liesel Baker Adrian Copeland Eileen Farrell Richard Pratt, and Biomolecular John Barry Ellen Copeland Michael Ferguson Mobile Guide Archaeology Laboratory Natalie Baur Kristi Corrado Andrew Fiddner Suchinda Heavener, Sr. Ann McCloskey, Africa Deanna Bell Samantha Cox Susannah Fishman Women’s Committee and Oceania Sections Michelle Belluomini Paula Cramer James Flynn Lawrence Rosen, Archives Daniel Benner Niki Crits Bernadette Foley
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Bryn Fulmer Ahmadzia Khurshid Ann McCloskey Alisha Porter Ruth E. Smith Elsie Galloway Bongsung Kim David McCormick Kate Pourshariati Jacqueline Sokoloff William Gardner Mollie Kirk Mary McKee Shapoor Pourshariati Lawrence Sokoloff Kathryn Gash Marcia Klafter Audrei McKinney Richard D. Pratt Matthew Sommer Lisa Gemmill Zachary Kleinbart Richard McKinney Sarah Reidell Melissa Steb Allyson Glazier Vida Klemas Monique Melmed Thomas O. Richey Nathan Stern Arlene Goldberg Elpida Kohler Cheryl-Grady Mercier T. Wayne Roberts Joseph Stevenson Marcia Goldberg Gregory Konzelman Harold Meyer Francisco Rodriguez Shane Steward Virginia Greene Sharon Kornelly Rosa Meyers Christine Romano Oris Stuart Kit Grundstein Jordan Kraushaar Rudy Michel Lawrence Rosen Rosemarie Stuart Imogen Gunn Morrie Kricun Sue Miller Phyllis Rosenthal Bei Tang Kristi Gutknecht Elena Kyle June Morse Michael Rubenstein Jamie Teich Michael Guyer Kelly Lauer Sandra Mosgo Zachary Rubin Kathy Teszner Gretchen Hall Richard Layton Kathie Murphy Heather Saeger Joan Thomas Cornelia Handago Alexandra Lee Kevin Murphy Wafeek Saleh Christopher Tighe Miranda Hansen-Hunt Linda Lempert Grace Muscarella Neil Scheinin Donald Todd John Harris Marshall Lesack Kara Naccarelli William Schenck Denise Toliver Joan Harrison David Leslie Nancy Naftulin Rosemary Schier Christine Tourville Barbara Hayden Lawrence R. Levan Samuel K. Nash M. Camille Schwartz Beth Vanhorn Stephen Hecht Andrew Leventhal Suzanne Naughton Maxine Schwartz Kathryn Venzor Kristin Hoeberlein Janet Levitt David Nelson Dallas Scott Eileen Vote Tiffany Holder Carly Lewis Jeanette Nicewinter Donald Scott Elizabeth (Jean) Walker Gwenilyn Hollins-Watson Margaret Lichtenstein Adriane Nicolaisen Nancy Scott William Wallis Olivia Holten Geri Lifshey Mary Nooney Sheldon Seligsohn Margaret Wehmeyer Tara Hornung Robert Lorndale Peter O’Donnell Joan Settle Barbara Weiner Edward Hoy Yuki Maeno Najah Palm Ming Shao Quinn Werner Mio Ito Eugene Magee Richard B. Palmer Erica Shockley Jennifer Whinney Betty Jefferson Lilia Margolies Robert Pascucci Joan Sickler Joan Wider Travis Johnson Dian Margolies Esther Payne Renee Simmons Elena Yandola Theresa Joniec Jordy Martino Sophia Perlman Janet Simon Gerry Zipf Warren Kamensky David Massey Lia Petrozziello Maureen Skorupa Linda Zuino Asha Kapadia Marta Massoni Matthew Pihokker Autherine Smith Edwina M. Zujewskyj Patrice Karcher Kenneth Mayall Philip Plourde David Smith Jule Kauffman Larry McClenney Susan Pond Lynn Smith
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Director’s Council Young Friends of the Penn Museum Established in the fall of 2009, the Director’s Council is a The Young Friends of the Penn Museum is a group of Museum volunteer group of professionals that serves as an advisory group members aged 21 to 45 who work to raise awareness of the to assist the Director and his management team in meeting Museum among the region’s young professionals through the goals outlined in the business plan created to support the a variety of educational and social programs, planned and Museum’s five-year strategy paper. Including members from executed in conjunction with the Museum’s events and New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC, the group meets membership offices by a Young Friends Board. During 2009– twice a year in the spring and fall to discuss issues pertinent to 2010, the Young Friends planned, solicited sponsorships and the Museum’s goal to become a major destination and achieve gifts, and sold tickets for a “Golden Gala Party,” celebrating the and maintain fiscal stability. opening of Iraq’s Ancient Past in conjunction with the Women’s Committee by offering a special exhibition tour and golden At the Director’s Council’s first meeting in February 2010, martini bar for Young Friends; a Valentine’s Day lecture and Williams Director Dr. Richard Hodges led the group on a party, “Cougars, Playas, and Baby Mama Drama in the Ancient tour of the space where Secrets of the Silk Road, the Museum’s World,” and the third biannual “Wined through History” event, first landmark traveling exhibition for which separate, timed a scavenger hunt through the galleries with wine tastings from tickets will be sold, will open February 2011. The discussion different regions offered along the way. that followed focused on the opportunities such a high profile exhibition will offer and how to maximize those opportunities and maintain them in a new business model going forward. Young Friends Board 2009–2010 Alexis Arena, Esq. Frances Emmeline Babb, Esq. Director’s Council 2009–2010 Katy Blanchard Samuel S. Brewer Peter G. Gould, Chair Sara Castillo Jean G. Bronstein Jaime L. Davis Lawrence S. Coben Benjamin M. C. Goldstein, Esq. Lisa Gemmill Stephane Jean-Baptiste Naomi Grabel Lisa A. Johns Phyllis Shearer Jones La Vida A. Johnson Harvey Kimmel Allison J. Levy, Esq. Andrea R. Kramer, Esq. Yve-Car Momperousse John Medveckis Karen Pearlman Raab Adolf Paier Nathan K. Raab Dr. George R. Pitts Bethany R. Schell J. Barton Riley Jennifer Toll Schulman, Esq. Douglas C. Walker Nicole Stach, Esq. Brendan Tuttle, Ph.D. S. Phineas Upham, Ph.D. Olga Y. Wayne, Esq.
Above, Young Friends at the “Wined through History III” event. Right, Young Friends Board Members Nicole Stach, Esq., and Allison J. Levy, Esq., at “The Golden Gala Party.” Photos by Darien Sutton.
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Penn Museum Advisory Board In its goal to forge stronger ties and to have its resources and programs become more widely known both across the University of Pennsylvania and throughout the City of Philadelphia, Penn Museum is fortunate to have an Advisory Board comprised of distinguished representatives from across the University and the Philadelphia Cultural Community. Under the chairmanship of Dr. David Brownlee, the group meets twice annually at the Museum to advise the Director and senior staff on outreach, and its members are advocates for Museum programs in their respective areas throughout the year.
Penn Museum Advisory Board 2009–2010 David B. Brownlee, Ph.D. Chairman, Shapiro-Weitzenhoffer Professor of the History of Art, University of Pennsylvania
Timothy Corrigan, Ph.D. Professor of English (Cinema Studies), University of Pennsylvania
Dennis DeTurck, Ph.D. Evan C. Thompson Professor for Excellence in Teaching, Mathematics, and Dean of the College, University of Pennsylvania
Oliver St. Clair Franklin O.B.E. Investment Analyst (former President of International House)
Terry Gillen Executive Director, Redevelopment Authority, City of Philadelphia
Eduardo D. Glandt, Ph.D. Robert D. Bent Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Pennsylvania
Susan Glassman Director, Wagner Free Institute
Walter Licht, Ph.D. Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History and Civic House Faculty Adviser, University of Pennsylvania
Joseph J. Rishel Gisela and Dennis Alter Senior Curator of European Painting before 1900, Philadelphia Museum of Art
Ralph M. Rosen, Ph.D. Rose Family Endowed Term Professor of Classical Studies, and Associate Dean for Graduate Studies, University of Pennsylvania
Gary Steuer Chief Cultural Officer, Office of the Arts, Culture, and the Creative Economy, City of Philadelphia
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Office of the Director Exhibits Asian Section Richard Hodges, Ph.D. The Williams Director Kate Quinn Head of Exhibits, Nancy Steinhardt, Ph.D. Curator C. Brian Rose, Ph.D. Deputy Director and Lead Exhibit Designer Joyce C. White, Ph.D. Associate Curator Chief Curator Edward Mooney Project Manager Stephen Lang Lyons Keeper of Collections Melissa P. Smith Chief Operating Officer Matthew Applebaum Graphic Designer James R. Mathieu, Ph.D. Chief of Staff Aaron Billheimer Exhibit Technician Babylonian Section to the Williams Director Allison Francies Exhibit Developer Stephen J. Tinney, Ph.D. Associate Amanda Mitchell-Boyask Director of Benjamin Neiditz Exhibit Assistant Curator-in-Charge Development Grant Frame, Ph.D. Associate Curator Loa P. Traxler, Ph.D. Mellon Associate Kowalski Digital Media Center Jennifer Bornstein Resource Coordinator Egyptian Section Deputy Director David P. Silverman, Ph.D. Curator-in-Charge Margaret R. Spencer Executive Assistant Amy Ellsworth Digital Media Developer Francine Sarin Head Photographer Jennifer Houser Wegner, Ph.D. Associate Curator to the Williams Director Josef W. Wegner, Ph.D. Associate Curator Maureen Goldsmith Administrative Coordinator Jennifer Chiappardi Assistant Photographer Jane Hickman, Ph.D. Special Assistant for Public Information European Archaeology Section Museum Programs Pam E. Kosty Assistant Director, Harold L. Dibble, Ph.D. Curator-in-Charge Archives Public Information Historical Archaeology Section Alessandro Pezzati Senior Archivist Darien Sutton Public Relations Assistant Robert L. Schuyler, Ph.D. Associate Curator-in-Charge Building Operations Publications Brian McDevitt Director of Building Operations Jennifer Quick Senior Editor Mediterranean Section William Stebbins Chief Custodial Supervisor Jane Hickman, Ph.D. Editor Expedition C. Brian Rose, Ph.D. Curator Edgardo Esteves Mechanical Supervisor Registrar Office Ann Blair Brownlee, Ph.D. Associate Michael Burin Night Events Supervisor Xiuqin Zhou, Ph.D. Senior Registrar Curator-in-Charge David Young Mechanical Supervisor Chrisso Boulis Registrar, Records David G. Romano, Ph.D. Research Project Manager Business Office Tara Kowalski Registrar, Loans Robert Thurlow Traveling Exhibits Coordinator Lynn Makowsky DeVries Keeper of Collections Alan Waldt Associate Director for Administration Gareth Darbyshire, Ph.D. Gordion Archivist Mary Dobson Financial Coordinator Scott Williams Database Administrator Linda Halkins Administrative Assistant Rentals Near East Section Matthew MacGregor Administrative Assistant Lucy Nguyen Coordinator, Rentals Richard L. Zettler, Ph.D. Associate Veronica Sewell Administrative Assistant Curator-in-Charge Visitor Services Renata Holod, Ph.D. Curator Computing & Information Systems Conor Hepp Visitor Services Manager Holly Pittman, Ph.D. Curator Shawn Hyla IT Project Leader Bonnie Crosfield Receptionist, Kress Entrance Brian J. Spooner, D.Phil. Curator Rajeev Thomas IT Network Administrator Darius Jones Receptionist, Main Entrance Philip Jones, Ph.D. Associate Curator Michael Condiff Web Developer Katherine Wong Group Tours Assistant Lauren Ristvet, Ph.D. Dyson Assistant Curator Conservation Patrick E. McGovern, Ph.D. Research Women’s Committee Project Manager Lynn Grant Head Conservator Barbara Rittenhouse Chair Julia Lawson Conservator Naomi F. Miller, Ph.D. Research Project Manager Anna Gniotek Administrative Assistant Katherine Blanchard Fowler/Van Santvoord Development Keeper of Collections Therese Marmion Major Gifts Officer Curatorial Sections Kimberly Leaman-Insua Senior Illustrator Christine Fox Corporate and Foundation Officer African Section Stephan Kroll, Ph.D. Dyson Fellow Emily Goldsleger Assistant Director, Dwaune Latimer Friendly Keeper of Collections Membership & Annual Giving Oceanian Section Tena Thomason Assistant Director, American Section Adria Katz Fassitt/Fuller Keeper of Collections Special Events Robert W. Preucel, Ph.D. Weingarten Physical Anthropology Section Lisa Batt Administrative Coordinator Curator-in-Charge Janet M. Monge, Ph.D. Acting Curator-in- Bea Jarocha-Ernst Administrative Assistant, Richard M. Leventhal, Ph.D. Curator Charge and Keeper of Collections Membership & Annual Giving Clark L. Erickson, Ph.D. Associate Curator Rachelle Kaspin Administrative Assistant, Simon Martin Associate Curator Special Events Timothy Powell, Ph.D. Research Project Manager Current as of July 1, 2010 Lucy Fowler Williams, Ph.D. Sabloff Keeper Education of Collections Prema Deshmukh Outreach Programs Manager William Wierzbowski Associate Keeper Erin Jensen School Programs Manager Stacey Espenlaub Kamensky NAGPRA Jane Nelson Volunteer and Staffing Manager Project Coordinator Jennifer Reifsteck Family Programs Manager
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