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1976-1977 You may obtain a copy of the latest annual financial report filed with the New York State Board of Social Welfare by writing to:

Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences 200 Eastern Parkway , New York 11238 or N.Y.S. Board of Social Welfare Charities Registration Section Office Tower Empire State Plaza Albany, New York 12242 Comprising: -

The Brooklyn Museum 188 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn, New York 11238

Brooklyn Botanic Garden 1000 Washington A venue Brooklyn, New York 11225 Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences Brooklyn Children's Museum 200 Eastern Parkway 145 Brooklyn Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11238 Brooklyn, New York 11213

The Brooklyn Institute

Established in 1824, it is the oldest cultural complex of its kind in the United States. Its three divisions --The Brooklyn Statement of Objectives Museum, Brooklyn Botanic Garden and Brooklyn Children's Museum- are A commitment to excellence in our known and respected throughout the collections, research and presentations. world. They form the nucleus of cultural The gardens and museums will be of a opportunity for the 2.6 million residents of quality equal to the best. Brooklyn. A commitment to the availability and The Brooklyn Institute is more than its usefulness of our services and collection~. divisions. It also represents a unique Ours is not an elitist tradition. The gardens approach to the management of private and museums are for everybody. cultural institutions. A commitment to the future generations The Institute establishes general policy of Brooklyn - with all that means for for the divisions to assure a continuing continuing financial solvency, good dedication to excellence, relevant service maintenance and forward planning. and sound management: A commitment to cooperation. We It helps the divisions to attract and retain believe that the Institute is one of strong and responsive volunteer and Brooklyn's great volunteer organizations professional leadership (it approves the -but only one. It will continue to succeed appointments of Governing Committees only as Brooklyn succeeds, and as the and Directors of the divisions). people of Brooklyn want it to succeed. We It manages the endowment of the will assist to the extent of our ability the divisions (most of which is restricted). efforts of others to produce excellence and It provides centralized financial services progress for the community. We continue and management advisory services. to welcome the help of all in these efforts.

3 Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences Board of Trustees

Officers Trustees Chairman of the Board Hon. Emil N. Baar Mrs. Louis Nathanson EdwardS. Reid Mrs. Haughton Bell Mrs. Kenneth W. Nelson Vice Chairman Dr. William Birenbaum * Theodore Notides Seth S. Faison Mrs. John R. H. Blum Michael J. O'Brien, Jr. John R. H. Blum D. Kenneth Patton Vice President t Rollin C. Bush Mrs. Samuel Perlman Robert A. Levinson o Mrs. Francesco Cantarella Warren Phillips Vice President * Donald Carswell o* Dr. Charles Plotz Robert S. Rubin o Mrs. Andrew Cooper Richardson Pratt, Jr. Eben W. Pyne Vice President §Sidney W. Davidson Vincent J. Quinn Mrs. Duncan Spencer o Mrs. Carroll J. Dickson o* Thomas A. Donnelly o* EdwardS. Reid Secretary Daniel Eisenberg Hon. Frederick W. Richmond Mrs. George Liberman o* Seth S. Faison §*James Q. Riordan Treasurer Richard B. Fisher o§* Robert S. Rubin James Q. Riordan W. Robert Foreman Richard C. Sachs t Mrs. Frank K. Sanders, Jr. Vice Chairman for Administration John Alan Friede Mrs. Edward M. Fuller Herbert Scott-Gibson Assistant Treasurer and Assistant Secretary o Anthony J. Sessa Thomas A. Donnelly Andrew L. Gomory Peter V. Haight Mrs. Duncan Spencer Covington Hardee Mrs. M. Theodore Tanenhaus § J. Victor Herd Mrs. Hollis K. Thayer Ex-Officio William B. Hewson * Mrs. Franklin B. Tuttle o Mrs. Charlene Victor Honorable Abraham Beame Mrs. Miles M. Kastendieck oMrs. TracyS. Voorhees Mayor of the City of New York Dr. John W. Kneller Albert Kronick Hon. George C. Wildermuth Honorable Claude Shostal * Preston L. Lambert Norval C. White Commissioner for o* Wilbur A. Levin Mrs. Earl Kress Williams Dept. of Cultural Affairs David Levine Hon. Joseph B. Williams Honorable Harrison J. Goldin o* Robert A. Levinson o* William M. Williams Comptroller of the City of New York * Mrs. George Liberman § Robert Wilson * Sanford Zimmerman Honorable Howard Golden o* Mrs. Abbot A. Lippman President of the Borough of Brooklyn Alastair B. Martin Mrs. Emmet J. McCormack Michael Botwinick § Arthur Miles Brooklyn Museum Director Charles Miller Honorary Trustees Lloyd Hezekiah o* Donald E. Moore Brooklyn Children's Museum Director Hon. Leonard P. Moore Robert E. Blum § Peter M. Nagler Francis T. Christy Miss Elizabeth Scholtz Brooklyn Botanic Garden Director

Each Trustee serves on at least one *Executive Committee Governing Board or Committee. oNominating and Membership Memberships on the Executive, Nomin­ Committee ating and Membership, Finance and §Finance And Budget Committee Budget Committees are marked t Deceased 7/5177 above. t Deceased 10/29/77

4 Report of The Chairman

The attempts to further rationalize the manent collections and their utilization and organization of the Brooklyn Institute of display, is engaged in presenting timely Arts and Sciences, which began almost exhibits of wide interest and in preparation as soon as it was incorporated as the for the future exhibitions such as ''Nubian Brooklyn Apprentices Library in 1824, Art of the Antiquities," which now is continued through the fiscal year scheduled to open in the Fall of 1978. 1976-1977. The mandate to separately Ground was broken, symbolically in the incorporate the Brooklyn Botanic Garden museum lobby because of wretched authorized by the Board of Trustees in weather, for the new educational wing at April 1976 was carried out through mutual the rear of the museum. The addition will efforts by Institute officials and counsel be equal in height to the existing museum and Garden officials and their recently building and will provide space for the engaged legal counsel. greatly expanded educational activities as The combined effort culminated in the well as some space for administrative staff. new corporation assuming responsibility The addition will also house the present of the new irrigation system, on which for the operation of the Garden on July I, heating and power facilities and provide nearly all of the outdoor plant exhibits 1977 and in Governor Carey's signing space for installation of the highly desired, depend, will begin some time late in 1977 the Legislation authorizing the City of New long deferred, environmental control on a grant of almost $500,000 under the York to lease the public park lands machinery in the future. Funds for the recently enacted Federal Local Public occupied by the Garden as a department construction amounting to $4.5 million Works program. The installation of the of the Institute to the new Brooklyn were provided by the Federal Public new system will assure the citizens of New Botanic Garden Corporation on July 12, Works Administration and were obtained York for at least fifty years of a green oasis 1977. We are greatly indebted to all the through the support of the for relazation and contemplation, away officials on borough, city and state levels Department of Public Works. from the turmoil of the City, and will who cooperated in creating the new The Brooklyn Botanic Garden also provide employment for almost two corporation. Our special thanks are shared in federal largess. The construction hundred construction personnel. extended to Governor Hugh Carey, Assembly Majority Leader Stanley Steingut and his Legislative counsel Edwin Financial Outlook Margolis who introduced the measure in the State Assembly, to Senator Jeremiah City appropriations in 1976-1977 for current operations compared with those for Bloom for introducing the counter-part 1975-1976 for The Brooklyn Museum, Children's Museum and Botanic Garden indicate Bill in the State Senate and to Senator that the budget cutting process continues. Figures for both years are: William T. Conklin and his Assistant 1975-1976 1976-1977 Change % Robert Maurer for their behind the scene New York City Appropriations $3,144,771 $2,950,658 -$194,113 -6% assistance, to the State Attorney General's Office whose advice. was invaluable, to the If an annual inflation factor of 6% is taken into account, the real cost of the cuts would New York City Corporation Counsel's be $388,226 or about I 1.6%. Office as well as to Borough Presidents Trustees in all departments have responded to the challenge of the cuts present by Sebastian Leone and Howard Golden and, increasing contributions for general operation purposes as follows: of course, Deputy John F. Hayes. 1975-1976 1976-1977 Change % Principal among the year's achieve­ Unrestricted Contributions $405,055 $687,933 +$282,878 +70% ments was the opening of the new Children's Museum with its highly On the other hand, overall operating expenses have increased $209,790 from $5,450,147 acclaimed Participatory Learning in fiscal year 1976 to $5,659,937 in fiscal year 1977, thus negating the improvements Bnvironment in May 1977. The new of unrestricted contributions over the New York City budget cuts. museum has been publicized throughout Officials responsible for fund raising in all departments are urged to concentrate their the world because of its radical departure major efforts in raising contributions for current operating purposes. in the presentation of exhibits so that children will learn about them through physical and mental participation. The The Reports of the individual department Directors and the Institute Treasurer follow. opening represents the realization of a I extend my heartfelt thanks to the departmental Chairmen, Governors and staff seventy eight year deferred dream of the whose efforts in the face of many obstacles have achieved resounding success in so many Institute Board of Trustees. areas. The Brooklyn Museum, while continu­ Edward S. Reid ing its normal program of improving per- Chairman of the Board

5 Report of The Brooklyn Museum

Rear view of The Brooklyn Museum, with the planned New Service Extension at right.

To solve significant problems resulting Continuing to build confidence in the pieces ofAmerican Painting from The from the growth ofthe Museum's edu­ Museum's fiscal probity has remained an Brooklyn Museum to the St. Louis Art cational programming, the age of its heat­ important goal. Careful control of ex­ Museum. In addition, a substantial number ing plant, and changing patterns of circula­ penses and an energetic development ef­ of smaller exhibitions organized by tion within its building, plans fora serv­ fort-spurred by a $245,000 grant from the curatorial departments, the Community ice extension to be added to the south Andrew Mellon Foundation-resulted Gallery, and outside sources were shown. side of the existing structure were de­ in a balanced budget at year-end. Archaeological excavations con- veloped in 1974. Because the extension Besides the very handsome reinstalla­ tinued in Egypt at the Temple Precinct of was to be funded by the New York City tion of the Museum's important collec­ the Goddess Mut in Karnak and at Mendes capital budget, the "fiscal crisis" caused an tion of African art, two major exhibitions in the N ile Delta, in cooperation with indefinite deferral of the project. This of national significance were organized by at Olesh in year, however, the Museum applied for the staff. In the late fall and early winter Natanya, Israel. and received funding from the U.S. Com­ 30 Years ofAmerican Printmaking: The The Brooklyn Museum has long en­ merce Department's Local Public 20th National Print Exhibition was shown, joyed a reputation for leadership in Works Capital Development and In­ and in the early spring, Lewis W. Hine museum education. With the creation of a vestment Program for the construction of 1847-1940: A Retrospective ofthe Photo­ new position, Assistant Director for this new addition. Working with the grapher opened to enormously positive Education and Program Development, New York City Department of Public media and public response. The interpretive activities at the Museum were Works, ground was broken on the $4.5 mil­ Museum also presented the extremely reorganized and revitalized during the lion project in April and the five-story popular New York showings ofAnamorph­ year. More than eighty thousand chil­ structure, when completed in the spring oses: Games ofPerception and Illusion dren visited as members ofschool groups of 1979, will contain a new boiler plant, in Art, Gustave Caillebotte, Women in or as participants in special classes and Education Department offices, work­ Architecture, and 1\vo Centuries ofBlack workshops for young people. Nearly rooms and classrooms, curatorial and American Art, all exhibitions on na- forty-five thousand adults took part in the technical space, and two new elevators. tional tours. The Museum lent fifty-four lectures, symposia, gallery talks, con­ The extension will also contain the American pictures to the Philippines as the certs, and films that were organized to space for a lecture hall and future spaces inaugural exhibition of The Metropoli- coincide with and enrich special ex­ for environmental control equipment. Fur­ tan Museum of Manila and sent/mages hibitions and focus on specific aspects nishing the lecture hall and undertaking for Eternity, an exhibition of treasures from of the permanent collection. In addition the installation of a mu seum-wide en­ the Egyptian collection to the Agyp­ to the Community Gallery programming, vironmental control system are top tisches Museum, Berlin, and the Palais the Museum also took many steps to­ priorities for near-term funding. des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, and Master- wards strengthening its services to the

6 Governing Committee of The Brooklyn Museum

Robert A. Levinson, Chairman Robert E. Blum, Honorary Chairman Seth S. Faison, Vice Chairman John Alan Friede, Vice Chairman Alastair B. Martin, Vice Chairman Michael Botwinick, Director Hon. Emil N. Baar *Mrs. Joseph Beatman Mrs. Jack N. Berkman Mrs. John R.H. Blum Mrs. Thomas S. Brush Dr. Robert Dickes Covington Hardee William E. Havemeyer William K. Jacobs, Jr. Daniel M. Kelly community. The Art School underwent a Preston L. Lambert major restructuring and began develop­ David Levine ing closer ties to the programming goals Mrs. George Liberman of the Museum. Samuel H. Lindenbaum The Museum has continued its pat­ Mrs. Abbott Lippman Paul E. Manheim tern of strengthening itself even as the Mrs. Louis Nathanson period of fiscal adversity has deepened. Mrs. Harry G. Parke, Ex Officio Having successfully met the challenges *Mrs. Leon Polsky created by last year's fiscal problems, Leon Pomerance the Board of Governors increased their Eben W. Pyne goals for this year. And once again with EdwardS. Reid a great spirit of commitment and an ex­ James Q. Riordan traordinary amount of work, these higher * Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, IV goals were achieved. At year end this Wilbur L. Ross, Jr. Mrs. Milton F. Rosenthal spirit of dedication, reflected in the *Mrs. Frank K. Sanders, Jr. Board, staff and the committees that sup­ Herbert Scott-Gibson port the Museum resulted in the Carl L. Selden awarding of a I million dollar Challenge Mrs. Hollis K. Thayer Grant from the National Endowment for Charleton M. Theus, Jr., Ex Officio the Arts. In addition to our other com­ Mrs. Tracy S. Voorhees mitments, the Museum will seek to Norval C. White match this grant on a 3 to I basis over the Mrs. Earle Kress Williams next three years. Given the extraordi­ Hon. Joseph B. Williams nary effectiveness of the Board and staff Robert W. Wilson in the last year, there is no doubt that the Honorary Members: Christos G. Bastis challenge will be met, leading us all to Ernest Erickson yet another plateau of growth and serv­ Waldo Hutchins, Jr. ice. Sheldon Keck Joseph Noethen

Michael Botwinick,Director *Deceased 10/29177 RobertA. Levinson, Chairman *Elected 101/2/77

7 Report of The Brooklyn Botanic Garden

It is indeed a bittersweet occasion to write this report from Brooklyn Botanic Garden for the Annual Report of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences this year, for this will be the last time it will appear. After 67 years of close association and collaboration, the Botanic Garden Young gardeners tending their plants in the Children's Garden. became separately incorporated on July I , 1977. The separation, though long sought, is amicable, and the Trustees and Staff of the Garden have a feeling of deep gratitude to the Chairman, Trustees, and Staff of the Institute for their friendly support and important aid at this time of embarking on an independent existence. What does this independence mean to the Garden? Most immediately it signifies a The 1977 Forsythia Award was separation of business office functions, presented to Robert E. Blum, Past investment and legal activities, and more President of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts aggressive fund raising by the Garden. and Sciences, and son of Mr. and Mrs. To fulfi ll the last-mentioned need, a Edward C. Blum. It was Mrs. Edward C. Special Assistant for Fund Raising was Blum who first approached Borough appointed to work with the Gifts and President Cashmore to suggest that Grants Committee of the Board of Forsythia be declared Brooklyn's official Trustees. This Committee and various flower. Mr. Robert Blum's Award was Governing Committee members have given for his great interest in, and support made successful appeals to corporations of, the arts and many other cultural and foundations so that the Garden could activities throughout the community. continue to function normally during a time We announce with deep regret the of belt-tightening. passing of one of the Garden's Governing The New York State Council on the Arts Committee members, Mr. Edward K. supported important outreach educational Bachman. Mr. Bachman served on the programs, i.e. , Community Gardens and a Governing Committee with distinction Traveling Instructor. since 1960 and gave unstintingly of his Again this year a 10-day mid-winter time, legal counsel, and friendship. He will exhibit brought several thousand visitors be sadly missed. to the Garden's Display Greenhouse. The Two anniversaries were celebrated at 1977 subject was Care and Culture of the Garden during June, 1977. The New House Plants, in which 300 different York Unit of the Herb Society of Amer­ species were displayed. This exhibit was ica shared in the planning of a Herb made possible through the generosity of Symposium to celebrate the 40th An­ Abraham & Straus and Wamsutta Mills. niversary of the Herb Garden, an event A cooperative Flower Arrangement which attraced participants from as far Show by the Second District Federated afield as Michigan and Vermont. The 50th Garden Clubs staged for two days in the Anniversary of the Cranford Memorial Garden Rotunda attracted 6,500 visitors in Rose Garden saw a gathering of many March. The show was underwritten, in renowned rosarians as well as members of part, by Williamsburgh Savings Bank. the Cranford family.

8 Volunteers played a greater part than Teatown Lake Reservation membership ever in Garden matters, not only at the continues to grow, and the Staff guides Garden itself but also at its Outreach many thousands of young people in Stations. Highly successful Auxiliary­ year-round activities that include ice sponsored plant sales were held at Clark fishing, maple sugaring, and hiking, and Garden and Kitchawan Research Station offers classes in all aspects of the natural as well as at BBG, and an Apple Festival at sciences. Teatown Lake Reservation drew an unpre­ Clark Garden's Children's Garden has cedented number of people. Other smaller doubled its enrollment since it started 5 fund raising events were held at the Out­ years ago. Several members' events were reach Stations by their indefatigable Aux­ held, including Brooklyn Old Home Day iliaries. In Brooklyn the Garden Guides when families who had moved from enabled the Instruction Department to ex­ Brooklyn to Long Island came to share tend its services to many more school and nostalgic memories and to enjoy the adult groups than before, and casual vis­ Brooklyn Union Gas Company film "To itors on Wednesday and Sunday after­ Brooklyn With Love." noons have been pleasantly surprised at May we conclude our message by Governing Committee the availability of conducted tours. extending our sincere thanks to the A bitterly cold winter with little snow Members, Trustees, and Staff of the In­ of The cover caused a considerable amount of stitute for their support and kindnesses Brooklyn Botanic Garden winter kill in the Garden. Consequently over the years and express our fond spring and summer were exceptionally wish that the friendship, if not the Mrs. Duncan M. Spencer, Chairman busy periods for the Grounds Staff. affiliation, will go on for many years to Donald Carswell, Vice Chairman Pruning tree limbs, removing dead trees come. J. Victor Herd, Vice Chairman Hon. Leonard P. Moore, Vice Chairman and shrubs, and transplanting Miss Elizabeth Scholtz, Director Mrs. Franklin B. Tuttle, Vice Chairman replacements from the nursery area were Mrs. Franklin B. Tuttle, Miss Elizabeth Scholtz, Director top priority jobs this year. Chairman of the Governing Committee John K. Armstrong At Kitchawan Research Station, in Mrs. Eugene B. Beardslee addition to the ongoing research into the Mortimer Berkowitz, Jr. effects ofairpollution on plants, the Staff is t Rollin C. Bush investigating new methods of combating Mrs. Hattie Carthan the fatal blight of the American Chest­ Jerome A. Eaton nut. A patent was granted for a yellow­ Seth S. Faison, Ex Officio flowered magnolia- a hybrid between M. Richard B. Fisher Arthur W. Fried heptapeta (denudata) and M. acuminata Mrs. WilliamS. Gardner, Ex Officio which is as yet unnamed. Mrs. Carel Goldschmidt Mrs. Miles M. Kastendieck Albert M. Kronick Wilbur A. Levin John H. Livingston Malcolm MacKay Mrs. Emmet J. McCormack Miss Frances M. Miner Donald E. Moore PeterS. Ness D.K. Patton Charles M. Plotz, M.D. Mrs. Thomas Plowden-Wardlaw Richardson Pratt, Jr. Mrs. Lloyd Sealy Gerard Swope. Jr. Valentine K. Raymond Mrs. Edward R. Weidlein, Jr. Robert W. Wilson Sanford Zimmerman Miss Elizabeth R. Van Brunt, Honorary

t Deceased 7115/77

9 Report of The Brooklyn Children's Museum

May 17, 1977 was one of those excep­ tionally brilliant days in New York City when the sky looks bluer, the trees ) seem greener, and the dazzling sun intensifies every object or being. ,\ At II o'clock that morning at the comer of Brooklyn Avenue and St. Mark's Avenue in the Crown Heights district of Brooklyn, a crowd of perhaps two thousand persons-a great many of them children - gathered before a gigantic gift-wrapped package, 20 feet wide and 20 feet tall, which stood at the top of a flight of steps. The package was wrapped in bright yellow vinyl and tied with a foot-wide brilliant red ribbon. People readyfor unveiling ofkiosk at grand opening ofBCM. Sunlight flashed from the brass in­ struments of three young trumpeters as they sounded a fanfare. Drums rolled, and a high school steel band played. A parade of school children from all five Adams and Smith mansions on this same New York State, Hugh L. Carey. boroughs of New York City approached site. To celebrate the event, the Museum More than 40 articles about the Grand from two directions - carrying colorful held a week-long series of previews Opening and the new Museum appeared in banners they themselves had made- and leading up to the official opening on May newspapers, magazines, and other came to a halt before the yellow package. 17. First, the doors were opened on a periodicals. Major radio and television Children from the United Nations poured Sunday afternoon for a Family stations also featured the opening of the vials of water (symbolizing the rivers of the Walk-Through by neighbors of the Museum. world) into a bronze urn. Five school Museum. On another day, news media ''From the standpoint of design,'' wrote children representing the five boroughs representatives were invited. Then came the architectural critic of The New York ripped open the yellow package. Hundreds an evening preview for officials and Times in a special article about the of helium-filled yellow balloons surged out donors who contributed to the building museum, "it is not only one of the best and sailed against the morning sun. and equipping of the Museum. Other environments for children of six years and The new $3.5 million building of The previews followed for people of the world older in New York, it is one of the finest Brooklyn Children's Museum- a gift of of arts and culture; educators; and people pieces of city-sponsored architecture in the City of New York to the children of whose services made possible the years." New York - officially opened as of that construction and maintanance of the The new Museum, in keeping with its moment. The unwrapping of the gift building. Finally, it was time for the Grand 77-year-old reputation, was an instant hit disclosed a tum-of-the-century trolley car Opening, and for children who would with most young visitors. Some expressed kiosk which serves as the entrance to The learn by interacting with the Museum's disappointment, however, when particular Brooklyn Children's Museum. The crowd objects and its people. exhibit areas were not open at times. This entered the "Kiosk" and walked down the Nearly 13,000 visitors entered the incompleteness was also a source of "People Tube" beside the "Stream" of Museum between the May 17 unwrapping disappointment to the staff but it was running water, their eyes bathed by the of the yellow package and the end of the decided to open rather than to attempt to spiral rainbow of the "Neon Helix." None month. By the end of the fiscal year on achieve all of our goals initially. A number stopped to think that the intense colors of June 30, the total attendance in the new of other traditionally productive programs the Helix and its shorter and shorter coils building stood at 26,904, or an average of will be phased in as rapidly as possible: were a way of explaining how the light of 747 daily. These visitors included not only visits by school classes; workshops in the this day's brilliant sun could be broken residents of New York City and the arts, sciences and humanities; a down into waves of different length, each Greater Metropolitan Area but many live-animal habitat; loan of selected with its own characteristic color. But that out-of-state and foreign tourists. museum objects to school teachers; a was just one of the thousands of things to Prior to and during the opening lending collection of take-home objects for be learned inside. ceremonies, top officials of the city, state, children; and a wide variety of special This Grand Opening was the climax of and federal governments also visited the events. School class visits to the Museum the year for The Brooklyn Children's Museum. Proclamations honoring the were given top priority and were Museum. Indeed, it was the climax of ten Museum on its Grand Opening were issued scheduled to begin in January of 1978. years' expectations since the Museum's by both the , In the meantime, the Museum operated departure from its original home in the old Abraham D. Beame, and the Governor of on a limited schedule for the general

10 public from I to 5 p.m. six days a week, tions, 40 black-and-white illustrations, and including Saturday and Sunday, the most numerous "appearances" of the popular days for Museum visitors. This Museum's newly created logo were used general public programming presents to capture the spirit of BCM in the album . participatory activities centered around The logo was designed during this fi scal specific concepts and using authentic year and is being used on Museum objects and exhibits from the Museum's stationery, the album, an official poster, a collections. The activities are planned and T-shirt, balloons, and staff identification conducted by the Museum's highly trained buttons. interdisciplinary educational staff. Many of the Museum's 17 million ) Another Museum program which "alumni" came to its aid as the Grand opened on May 17 was the Museum 's Opening neared. "Oh, I used to go to The Marketplace, or retail shop. The Mar­ Brooklyn Children's Museum when I was a .\ ketplace serves as an integral part of the kid," staff members often heard, either Museum's educational programming by from visitors or perhaps during a telephone offering related cultural, natural history, call. Many alumni made contributions of and scientific objects for sale to children at services, for example, the printers of inexpensive prices. A special grant from a both the album and the poster. The staff foundation in New York City enabled the initiated an alumni roster to preserve the Marketplace to obtain the initial stock re­ names of these rediscovered " lost quired for the opening. children" of the Museum for the archives. Although much work still remained to The year marked a renaissance of The enable the Museum to fill its potential, the Friends of The Brooklyn Children's strides taken in order to bring the Museum Museum. The Friends constitute the ad ult to the point of opening had been enorm­ membership organization of the Museum ous. The endless list of accomplishments and contribute both volunteer and fi nan­ during the year included such tasks as test­ cial support. They participated actively in ing the operation of the Stream and its sys­ the Grand Opening and planned for tems; laying a natural stone bed in the expanded membership and service in the Stream; receiving and installing the Steam coming year. Engine; laying carpets; completing acces­ Foreseeing a continuing limitation in the sory storage cabinets and Collections size of its staff, the Museum laid the Cupboard cabinets; hanging the movable organizational groundwork during the year fans that create the wind for the Windmill ; for the building of an Auxiliary Staff completing the viewing screens of the consisting of interns and volunteers. Ripple Tank; installing hand rails; unpack­ Policies were more clearly defined for ing and sorting thousands of Museum ar­ the Auxiliary Staff, and contacts were tifacts which had been stored in established with a wide variety of Governing Committee warehouses, and formulating educational volunteer agencies and high school and of The programs and schedules. college intern programs. A number of Brooklyn Children's Museum The accomplishment of all these tasks, Auxiliary Staff members were recruited in and many others, was made possible time to assist at the Grand Opening. Robert S. Rubin, Chairman through the unflagging efforts of our over­ As the excitement of the Grand Opening Seth S. Faison, Vice Chairman burdened staff and the generous financial diminished, the Museum settled down to Mrs. Samuel Perlman, Vice Chairman contributions of private benefactors, as the business ofa" shakedown cruise." It is Lloyd Hezekiah, Director well as continuing support by the City of anticipated that the early phase of the Mrs. H. Haughton Bell ') New York and the New York State Coun­ revolutionary new Museum will be one of Patrick Carter cil on the Arts. By the time of the Grand testing the elements of the Participatory James A. Cavanagh Opening, the Museum could list more than Learning Environment, of completing Mrs. Andrew Cooper j 75 foundations, corporations, and indi­ unfinished plant and physical projects, of Mrs. Carroll J. Dickson Peter Eikenberry viduals who had made direct substantial launching additional programs, ofstudy ing Mrs. Edward M. Fuller contributions toward the realization of the the educational mix of children, staff, Mrs. Gertrude Goldstein new Museum and its operation. Hundreds and artifacts in the new setting, and of Mrs. Theresa Held of others had contributed indirectly expanding the horizons of the child's Mrs . Sybil A. Holmes through the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and special world into the 21st Century. Mrs. Thomas Jones Mrs. Abbott Lippman Sciences. Lloyd Hezekiah, Director Robert B. Lisle Still another group of contributors to the Robert S. Rubin, Chairman successful opening of the Museum were Mrs. Alexander Moser more than 150 donors who made possible Dr. Andres Rodriquez the publication of an album celebrating the Jake Savage Mrs. M. Theodore Tanenhaus Grand Opening. The album was both a Mrs. Hollis K. Thayer fund-raising project and a permanent Mrs. Lloyd Thomas visualization of the history, the Mrs. Marguerite Thompson philosophy, the special world of the William M. Williams Museum. More than 70 full-color illustra- Mrs. Sanford Zimmerman

II Major Contributions made to the Institute and its Departments 1976-1977 The Clark Foundation Friends of the Brooklyn Children's Dr. Grace McLean Abbatte The Robert Sterling Clark Foundation Museum Abraham & Straus Fdn., Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Charles J. Coe Mrs. Edmund Froehlich Estate of Adele M. Blankley Jerome S. Coles Andreas Gal Dr. & Mrs. Jerome Adesman Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Coltrera Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Gerofsky The Alden Foundation Community Committee of The Brooklyn Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Ginsburg Amax Foundation, Inc. Museum HenryS. Glazier American Airlines Con Edison of New York, Inc. Robert Goelet Foundation American Express Foundation The Continental Group, Inc. William T. Golden Amstar Corp. Max & Dora Cooper Family Fdn. Goldman, Sachs & Company Anonymous Lilliam Cooper Grace Foundation, Inc. Mrs. Arthur Antenucci James Corbett Greater New York Savings Bank J. Aron Charitable Trust Inc. Cowles Charitable Trust Green Point Savings Bank Athlone Industries, Inc. Cranshaw Corp. Mary Livingston Griggs & Mary Griggs Avalon Industries, Inc. Cullen & Dykman Burke Fdn. Dr. George A very Constans Culver Fdn. John H. Gutfreund Hon. Emil N. Baar Mrs. Ara R. Dererian Evelyn A. Jaffe Hall Charitable Trust Robert Bach Dr. & Mrs. Robert Dickes Mrs. Melville W. Hall The Bado Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Carroll J. Dickson Mr. & Mrs. David Hammock Bankers Trust Company Thomas Dignan Alfred Harcourt Fdn. , Inc. The Barker Welfare Foundation Miss AnnaT. Digney Covington Hardee Christos G. Bastis Miss Margaret A. Digney Ruth Haasan Mrs. Frances S. Beatman C. Douglas Dillon William E. Havemeyer Mr. & Mrs. Haughton Bell Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh Mr. & Mrs. Sanford M. Hecht Charles Benenson Dime Savings Bank of New York Mrs. Harold G. Henderson Mr. & Mrs. Jack Berkman Dr. & Mrs. Norman Dinhofer Johnson & Higgins Lewis W. Bernard The DLJ Foundation Mrs. Edward L. Holsten John Bierwirth Mrs. Elizabeth Dollars Mr. & Mrs. Theodore S. Hope, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Block Thomas A. Donnelly Carol H. Howard Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Blum Mr. & Mrs. Edward Graham Doty R. W. Hulbert Booth Ferris Foundation Dow Jones & Co. Mrs. Kenneth Hume D. Loeydell Bouverie Development Waldo Hutchins, Jr. The Bowery Savings Bank Association, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Henry B. Hyde Boyd, Weir & Sewell, Inc. Dun & Bradstreet Companies Foundation, Independence Savings Bank Brookyn Botanic Garden Auxiliary Inc. Miss Grace Ingraham Broolyn Chamber of Commerce East New York Savings Bank International Business Machines Corp. Brooklyn Union Gas. Co. Eastman & Eastman International Nickel Company, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Thomas S. Brush Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Eisenberg International Telephone & Telegraph Burlington Industries, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Myron S. Falk, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. William K. Jacobs, Jr. Cameo Curtains, Inc. Walter Fillin John W. James, III CBS, Inc. Dr. & Mrs. Austin Fink Gertrude R. Jasper Celanese Corp. Fletcher Oil Co. Jerome Foundation, Inc. Chase Manhattan Bank Regina Ford The Jewish Communal Fund ofNew York Chemical Bank Capt. & Mrs. Edward Fluhr Helen Furlong Johnson Dr. Martin Cherkasky Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Fraad, Jr. Miss Josephine Jones Citibank, N .A. Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Frank Dr. Janet Eve Jordan Clark Memorial Garden Auxiliary Franklin Savings Bank of New York The Joseph Love Foundation, Inc.

12 Mr. & Mrs. Harry Kahn Hon. & Mrs. Richard Palmer Mr. & Mrs. Martin E. Segal Mrs. Jacob Kainen Mr. & Mrs. Harry Parke Mr. & Mrs. CarlL. Selden Estate of Rose Kaminstein Moses L. Parshelsky Foundation Bernard Selz Daniel M. Kelly Mrs. Clara S. Peck B. Shackman & Co. The Hagop Kevorkian Fund Mrs. Henry Pearlman Sheriff Fund, Inc. Mrs. Irving Kornblut Pfizer Foundation, Inc. Elizabeth Bayne Shields Fund Dr. & Mrs. Leo Kovern Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Perlman Lillian Silverberg Ronald S. Lauder Mary F. Pierpont Charles Simon Mrs. William K. Laughlin Mrs. Robert L. Poster Mr. & Mrs. Michael Simpson Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Levinson Pratt Institute Dr. & Mrs. R.W. Sochynsky Marvin Levy Prospect Hill Foundation, Inc. Sony Corporation of America Fdn., Inc. The Lewyt Foundation, Inc. Walter Richard Prosser, Jr. Mrs. Duncan Spencer Dr. & Mrs. George Liberman Valentine K. Raymond Sperry Rand Corp. Trustee-George Libert Foundation RCA The Starr Foundation Lights, Camera Action, Inc. RBH/Reid & Carr, Inc. Dr. & Mrs. Leo Swirsky Lincoln Savings Bank Mr. & Mrs. EdwardS. Reid Dr. & Mrs. M. Theodore Tanenhaus Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Lindenbaum Frederick W. Richmond Foundation, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Hollis K. Thayer Harold Linder Mr. & Mrs. James Q. Riordan Charlton Theus Dr. & Mrs. Abbott A. Lippman Robinson & Cincotta Dr. Stephen Tim Mr. & Mrs. John Livingston Mr. & Mrs. Richard Rogers Michael Tuch Foundation, Inc. Joseph & Emily Lowe Foundation Lillian D. Rojtman John Underwood Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Milton Lowenthal Mr. & Mrs. Milton F. Rosenthal Union Carbide Corp. James A. MacDonald Foundation Richard Rosenthal University of Delaware Mr. & Mrs. George E. Mallouk Roslyn Savings Bank United States Trust Company Mr. & Mrs. Paul Manheim Wilbur L. Ross, Jr. Van ameringen Foundation, Inc. Mrs. Paul Mallon Irwin Rothman Miss Elizabeth R. Van Brunt Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Mandelbaum Robert S. Rubin Victoria Foundation, Inc. Miss Bertha Manent Helena Rubinstein Foundation A.H. Villepique, Inc. Manufacturers Hanover Foundation Arthur M. Sackler Foundation Mrs. Tracy S. Voorhees Louise March Saks Fifth A venue Chauncey L. Waddell Mr. & Mrs. Alastair Bradley Martin Salomon Brothers Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Stanley L. Wallace Gummar Maske Samuel Rubin Foundation Wamsutta J.E. McConnaugh Mr. & Mrs. Frank K. Sanders, Jr. Mrs . Dorothy Waxman Mrs. Emmet J. McCormack Daniel I. Sargent Mr. & Mrs. Charles D. Webster Emmet J. McCormack Foundation, Inc. Dr. Bertram H. Schaffner Mr. & Mrs. George Weiksner Mrs. Harry J. McLeod Dr. & Mrs. Abraham Schechter Mr. & Mrs. Edward L. Weisl, Jr. Andre~ W. Mellon Foundation Littlian Pitkin Schenck Fund Western Electric Fund Charles E. Merrill Trust Norbert Schimmel White, Weld & Co., Inc. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. Dr. & Mrs. Austin A. Schlecker David White Metropolitan Savings Bank Mrs. Charles C. Schock, Jr. Williamsburgh Savings Bank Miss Frances M. Miner Miss Elizabeth Scholtz Estate of George W. Williard Mrs. Barbara Mintz J. Henry Schroder Banking Corp. Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Wilson Foundation Masahiko Miyano Arthur D. Schulte Women's Guild of Plymouth Mobil Oil Foundation, Inc. SCM Business Equipment F.W. Woolworth Company Morgan Guaranty Trust Company Seaboard Surety Company Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Worgelt Mrs. Samuel H. Owens, Jr. Seamen's Bank for Savings Eric Martin Wunsch Charles Pachner Sears Roebuck & Company Dr. & Mrs. Gilbert Young

13 Report of The Treasurer

Fiscal year 1976-1977 was one of mixed Net Income or (Deficit) 1976- 1977 financial development. Approved Fund Raising Budget Actual The Brooklyn Museum $483 $5,024 The Brooklyn Museum was successful The Children's Museum (13,874) (16, 183) in obtaining a federal grant of nearly $5 The Botanic Garden (185,275) (232,399) million to construct an educational wing at the rear of the existing museum. In doing ($198,666) ($243,558) so, however, it had to commit itself to raise an additional $2 million in private Botanic Garden Separate Incorporation funds for architect's plans and installation of special educational facilities, The Botanic Garden net result is exhibitions and equipment for the reported above as a deficit, but funds addition. raised by the Brooklyn Botanic Garden The Children's Museum raised nearly Fund, Inc. of $124,000 in 1975-1976 and $170,000 for equipping the new museum $67,447 in 1976-1977 are not included in Market Value of Investments but found it necessary to commit almost the Institute's audited results. The $70,000 of funds it must raise in 1977-1978 Brooklyn Botanic Garden was officially The market value of Institute investments to improve the building and exhibits so incorporated as a separate entity to begin was $18,313,279 on June 30, 1977, a that the new building could be opened to operations effective July I, 1977. The decrease of $1,018,564 or 5.6% from the the public in May 1977. Institute, in accordance with an agreement value reported on June 30, 1976. The with the new corporation, has transferred decline resulted from the poor state of the Cash Flow the assets that it had held for the use of the stock market. The decline was more Authorized grants from the New York Brookyn Botanic Garden. The assets had moderate than it would have been because State Council on the Arts, several federal a market value of $7,300,762. Final of the decision to shift certain stock agencies and appropriations from the City settlement is subject to an audit of assets investments to high grade fixed income of New York, all of which are paid and liabilities by an independent auditing securities. subsequent to the commencement of the firm representing the new corporation. activities they are meant to fund, have We extend our sincere wishes for James Q. Riordan created a serious cash flow problem. The success and rapid growth to the Botanic Treasurer result shows on the Balance Sheet for Garden Corporation and assure it of our Thomas A. Donnelly June 30, 1977 as funds advanced from continuing interest and cooperation. Vice Chairman for Administration restricted funds to cover expenditures of current unrestricted funds. A correction for this situation needs to be found since the Institute does not have the resources to continue to fund these delayed payments without penalizing current operations.

Operating Results General operating results for fiscal year 1977 reflect the determination of all operating officials to exist within budgets approved by the Institute Board of Trustees. Operating results for the year are as follows:

14 Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Fund Balances JUNE 30, 1977

Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences

Assets Current Funds UNRESTRICfED Cash $ 199,903 Accounts Receivable (Includes $673,576 due from the City of New York) 797,725 Accrued Investment Income 133,577 Inventories Held for Resale (at lower of Cost or Market) 158,186 Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets 366,896 Mortgage 70,000 $ 1,726,287

RESTRICfED Investments (Note I) $ 3,838,322 Accrued Investment Income 69,737 Pledges Receivable 4,451 Grants Receivable 28,670 Due from Unrestricted Funds 1,137,866 $ 5,079,046

Land, Building and Equipment Fund Land $ 76,942 Building and Equipment 514,962 $ 591,904

Endowment Funds Investments (Note I) $11,654,223

Liabilities Current Funds UNRESTRICTED and Fund Accounts Payable $ 435,787 Balances Deferred Income 28,487 Due to Restricted Funds 1,137,866 Unrestricted Fund Balance- Schedule I 124,147 $1,726,287

RESTRICTED Restricted Fund Balances: Restricted by Donors $1,222,439 Restricted by Board of Trustees 3,451,125 Restricted Investment Income 84,756 Restricted Contributions 261,779 Other Restricted Income 58,947 $ 5,079,046

Land, Building and Equipment Fund Fund Balance $ 591,904 $ 591,904

Endowment Funds Endowment Fund Balance $11 ,654,223 See notes to financial statements.

15 Statement of Support, Revenue, Expenses and Changes in Fund Balances

Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences For the Year Ended June 30, 1977

CURRENT FUNDS - UNRESTRICTED CURRENT FUNDS RESTRICTED Land, Restricted Other Total Buildings Restricted Restricted Investment Restricted Restricted Restricted and Endowment Total By Donors By Board Income Contributions Income Funds Equipment Funds Funds

Public Support and Revenue Public Support: Contributions $ 687,933 $ 3,559 $ 11,489 $ 2,414 $ 750,316 $ 6,425 $ 774,203 $ $ 30,560 $ 1,492,696 Appropriations by the City of New York 2,950,658 2,950,658 Grants and Contracts 519,704 519,704 Total Public Support 4, 158,295 3,559 11 ,489 2,414 750,316 6,425 774,203 30,560 4,963,058

Revenue: Membership Dues 183,846 !83,846 Investment Income 830,931 49,518 33,900 349,108 432,526 535 1,263,992 Realized Gain on Investment Transactions 2,094 33, 175 100,898 134,073 388,777 524,944 Sales of Art, Horticultural and Educational Publications and Materials (Net) 91 ,313 27,725 8,669 36,394 127,707 Tuitions, Fees, Rentals, Admissions, Etc. 114, 196 52,157 52,157 166,353 Miscellaneous 35,851 35,851 Total Revenue 1,258,231 82,693 134,798 349,108 79,882 8,669 655,150 389,3 12 2,302,693 830,198 15,094 1,429,353 419,872 7,265 ,751 Total Public Support and Revenue 5,416,526 86,252 146,287 351 ,522

Expenses Program Services: Curatorial and Educational 987,303 2,250 5,000 326,438 407,595 18,963 760,246 1,747,549 Horticultural and Research 668,013 7,299 64,657 71,956 739,969 Maintenance and Protection 2,265,921 28,997 28,997 2,294,918 Special Exhibitions 188,810 !88,810 Acquisitions and Other Capital Expenses 2,900 7,550 70,573 346,916 427,939 427,939 Total Program Services 4, 110,047 5, 150 19,849 397,011 848 ,165 18 ,963 1,289,138 5,399,185 Supporting Services: Finance and Administration 1,263,490 5,442 5,442 1,268,932 Public Affairs, Development and Fund Raising 286,400 4,985 4,985 291 ,385 Total Supporting Services 1,549,890 10,427 10,427 1,560,317 Total Expenses 5,659,937 5, 150 19,849 407,438 848,165 18,963 I ,299,565 6,959,502

Excess (Deficiency) of Public Support and Revenues Over Expenses (243,411) 8 1, 102 126,438 (55,916) (17,967) (3,869) 129,788 419,872 306,249

TRANSFER OF FUNDS 297,375 (12,822) (238,236) 1,966 23 ,234 (1 , 168) (227 ,026) 170,27 1 (240,620)

FUND BALANCES, Beginning of Year 70, 183 1,154,159 3,562,923 138,706 256,512 63 ,984 5, 176,284 421 ,633 11,474,971 17,1 43 ,071

FUND BALANCES, End of Year $ 124,147 $1 ,222,439 $3,451 , 125 $ 84,756 $261 ,779 $58,947 $5,079,046 $591 ,904 $11,654,223 $17,449,320

See notes to financial statements.

16 17 Statement of Support, Revenue and Expenses and Changes in Unrestricted Fund Balances Schedule 1

Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences For the Year Ended June 30, 1977 Brooklyn Children's Botanic General Totals Museum Museum Garden Administration Public Support and Revenue Public Support: Contributions $ 687,933 $ 519,665 $ 30,106 $ 101 ,599 $ 36,563 Appropriations by City of New York 2,950,658 I ,876,419 398,561 675,678 Grants and Contracts 519,704 475,000 44,704

Total Public Support 4,158,295 2,871,084 473,371 777,277 36,563

Revenue: Membership Dues 183,846 85,080 93,066 5,700 Investment Income 830,931 261,082 10,540 461 ,037 98,272 Realized Gain on Investments 2,094 2,094 Sales of Art, Horticulture and Educational Publications and Materials (Net) 91,313 1,966 ( 1,600) 90,947 Tuitions, Fees, Rentals, Admissions, etc. 114,196 4,504 63,742 45,968 Miscellaneous 35,851 18,692 268 16,760 131 Total Revenue I ,258,23 1 371,324 9,208 725,534 152,165 Total Public Support and Revenue 5,416,526 3,242,408 482,579 1,502,811 188,728

Expenses Program Services: Curatorial and Educational 987,303 740,345 137,764 109,194 Horticulture and Research 668,013 668,013 Maintenance and Protection 2,265,921 1,622,324 220,061 400,515 23,021 Special Exhibitions 188,810 188,810 Total Program Services 4, 110,047 2,551,479 357,825 1,177,722 23,021

Supporting Services: Finance and Administration 1,263,490 445,607 143,141 482,660 192,082 Public Affairs, Development and Fund Raising 286,400 223,031 63,369 Total Supporting Services 1,549,890 668,638 143,141 546,029 192,082

Total Expenses Before Allocation of General and Administrative Expenses 5,659,937 3,220,117 500,966 1,723,751 215,103 Allocation of General and Administrative Expenses 53,325 19,756 43,161 (116,242)

Total Expenses after Allocation of General and Administrative Expenses 5,659,937 3,273,442 520,722 1,766,912 98,861

Net Income or (Deficiency) of Public Support and Revenue Over Expenses (243,41 I) (31,034) (38, 143) (264,101) 89,867 Allocation of Institute Income 36,058 21,960 31,702 (89,720) Net Income or (Deficiency) of Support and Revenue Over Expenses (243,41 I) 5,024 (16, 183) (232,399) 147 Interfund Transfers 297,375 (5,024) 16,183 232,399 53,817 Fund Balance, Beginning of Year 70,183 70, 183

FUND BALANCE, End of Year $ 124,147 $ 124,147

See notes to financial statements.