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T R L REPO A July 1, 2006–June 30, 2007 2006–JuneJuly 1, 30, ANNU THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART ANNUAL REPORT JULY 1, 2006–JUNE 30, 2007 ANNUAL REPORT July 1, 2006–June 30, 2007 The Cleveland Museum of Art 11150 East Boulevard Cleveland, Ohio 44106-1797 Copyright © 2007 The Cleveland Museum of Art All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any form whatsoever without the prior written permission of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cover: The construction of the transparent connection between the new east wing and the 1916 building, November 2006. Title page: The replacement of the 1916 building skylights, December 2006. The Annual Report was produced by the Cleveland Museum of Art. Writing: Individual departments and Gregory M. Donley, with contributions by Tom Catalioti and Sue Schieman Editing: Barbara J. Bradley and Amy Sparks Design: Thomas H. Barnard Production: Charles Szabla Printing: Great Lakes Integrated The type is Bembo and TheSans adapted for this publication. For photography credits, see p. 112 2 4 Board of Trustees 5 Trustee Committees 6 Director 10 Co-Chairmen 12 President 14 Renovation and Expansion 18 Collections 46 Exhibitions 55 Performing Arts, Music, and Film 60 Community Support 96 Education, Public Programs, and Outreach 10 8 Staff 113 Financial Report 114 Treasurer 3 Board of Trustees Officers Standing Trustees Trustees Emeriti Alfred M. Rankin Jr., Virginia N. Barbato Peter B. Lewis President James T. Bartlett Michael Sherwin James T. Bartlett, James S. Berkman Chair Life Trustees Charles P. Bolton Michael J. Horvitz, Elisabeth H. Chair Sarah S. Cutler Alexander Sarah S. Cutler, Helen Forbes-Fields Quentin Alexander Vice President Robert W. Gillespie Leigh Carter Ellen Stirn Mavec, George Gund III James H. Dempsey Jr. Vice President Michael J. Horvitz Mrs. Edward A. James A. Ratner, Charles S. Hyle Kilroy Jr. Vice President Anne Hollis Ireland Jon A. Lindseth Stephen J. Knerly Jr., Adrienne Lash Jones Morton L. Mandel Secretary Susan Kaesgen Mrs. Alfred M. Roberto A. Prcela, Rankin Assistant Secretary Robert M. Kaye of the Board Nancy F. Keithley Edwin M. Roth Janet G. Ashe, Jeffrey D. Kelly Frances P. Taft Treasurer R. Steven Kestner Paul J. Vignos, M.D. Edward Bauer, Alex Machaskee Alton W. Whitehouse Assistant Treasurer William P. Madar Dr. Norman W. Zaworski Ellen Stirn Mavec S. Sterling McMillan III Honorary Trustees Rev. Dr. Otis Moss Jr. Mrs. Noah L. Butkin Stephen E. Myers Ellen Wade Chinn Alfred M. Rankin Jr. Mrs. John Flower James A. Ratner Mrs. Robert I. Gale Jr. Donna S. Reid Robert D. Gries William R. Agnes Gund Robertson Mrs. John Hildt Elliott L. Schlang Ward Kelley David M. Schneider Dr. Sherman E. Lee Mark Schwartz Milton Maltz Eugene Stevens Eleanor Bonnie Richard T. Watson McCoy John C. Morley Mary Schiller Myers Ex Officio Timothy Rub, Jane Nord Director and CEO James S. Reid Linda McGinty, Barbara S. Robinson Womens Council Viktor Schreckengost Laura Siegal Two visitors examine Evan Hopkins Turner one of the finer points in the exhibition Iris Wolstein Barcelona & Modernity. 4 Trustee Committees Standing Executive Advisory African American Charles S. Hyle Lucy Weller Committees Alfred M. Rankin Jr., Committees Community Task Alex Machaskee Dr. Norman W. Chair Force William P. Madar Zaworski Collections Accessions Adrienne Lash Jones, James T. Bartlett, Leon M. Plevin Alfred M. Rankin Jr., Nancy F. Keithley, Vice-Chair Nancy F. Keithley, Chair ex officio Chair Chair Alfred M. Rankin Jr. Michael J. Horvitz, Helen Forbes-Fields, Charles P. Bolton, Vice-Chair Charles P. Bolton, Vice-Chair Donna S. Reid Legislative Affairs Vice-Chair Vice-Chair Virginia N. Barbato Montrie Rucker David M. Schneider Robert W. Gillespie, Virginia N. Barbato Elisabeth H. Adams Chair Sarah S. Cutler James T. Bartlett Alexander June S. Antoine Education Alex Machaskee, Helen Forbes-Fields Helen Forbes-Fields Quentin Alexander Emma Benning Virginia N. Barbato, Vice-Chair Nancy F. Keithley Chair George Gund III Virginia N. Barbato Albert Bright James T. Bartlett Jeffrey R. Kelly James T. Bartlett Susan Kaesgen, Michael J. Horvitz Robert M. Kaye Margot Copeland Vice-Chair R. Steven Kestner Mrs. Noah L. Butkin Rev. Dr. Otis Moss Jr. Ellen Stirn Mavec James Crosby Hedy Adler Ellen Stirn Mavec Katherine Dunlevey Alfred M. Rankin Jr. Stephen E. Myers Giesele Greene, M.D. James S. Berkman James A. Ratner Helen Forbes-Fields Barbara S. Robinson Donna S. Reid Bert Laurelle G. Holt Jeannette Grasselli William R. George Gund III David M. Schneider Elliott L. Schlang Robertson Bracy Lewis Brown Mark Schwartz Robert Herbst Franklin Martin Leigh Carter Mrs. John Hildt Library Eugene Stevens Finance Rev. Marvin Sr. Maureen Doyle Stephen E. Myers, Alfred M. Rankin Jr., Jeffrey R. Kelly, Marguerite Humphrey McMickle Dr. Carol S. Franklin Chair Chair ex officio Robert H. Jackson A. Grace Lee Mims Deborah Guren Joanne D. Eustis, Charles S. Hyle, Susan Kaesgen Steven A. Minter Adrienne Lash Jones Ph.D. Committee on Vice-Chair Robert M. Kaye Rev. Dr. Otis Moss Jr. Malcolm Kenney Trustees Virginia N. Barbato Susan W. MacDonald Mrs. Edward A. Greg Reese Mary Ann Liljedahl Sarah S. Cutler, James T. Bartlett S. Sterling Co-Chair Kilroy Jr. Andrew Venable McMillan III Jon A. Lindseth Robert M. Kaye Charles P. Bolton, Karen Krause Alfred M. Rankin Jr., Rev. Dr. Otis Moss Jr. Nancy-Clay Nancy F. Keithley Co-Chair Jon A. Lindseth ex officio Frances P. Taft Marsteller, Ph.D. William P. Madar Helen Forbes-Fields Tamar Maltz Susan H. Turben Dr. Richard E. Robert W. Gillespie William R. Ellen Stirn Mavec Cleveland Museum Rubin Robertson of Art Building Paul J. Vignos, M.D. Charles S. Hyle Mary Schiller Myers Paul J. Vignos, M.D. Alfred M. Rankin Jr., Oversight Sally H. Wertheim R. Steven Kestner Stephen E. Myers Michael J. Horvitz, Alfred M. Rankin Jr., ex officio Alfred M. Rankin Jr., ex officio Ellen Stirn Mavec Donna S. Reid Chair ex officio William R. Investment Mrs. Alfred M. James A. Ratner, Marketing Vice-Chair Fine Arts Garden Robertson Michael J. Horvitz, Rankin Mark Schwartz, James T. Bartlett, Chair Charles Rosenblatt James T. Bartlett Ruth Eppig, Chair Chair ex officio James T. Bartlett, Edwin M. Roth Alfred M. Rankin Jr. Elisabeth H. Dennis Barrie Vice-Chair Alexander Michael J. Horvitz, Elliott L. Schlang Donna S. Reid Fred Bidwell ex officio Robert W. Gillespie Terri Hamilton Mark Schwartz Lauren Rich Fine Alfred M. Rankin Jr., Anne Hollis Ireland Campaign Cabinet Brown Eugene Stevens Elizabeth T. Fowler ex officio S. Sterling Ellen Stirn Mavec, Perrin Carpenter McMillan III Frances P. Taft Chair Ellen Wade Chinn David Geyer Compensation James A. Ratner Paul J. Vignos, M.D. R. Steven Kestner, Jennifer Coleman David Ricanati Alfred M. Rankin Jr., Iris Wolstein Vice-Chair Fluker W. Allen Shapard Chair William R. Robertson Dr. Norman W. James T. Bartlett Mrs. Morley Hitchcock Eugene Stevens James T. Bartlett Elliott L. Schlang Zaworski Sarah S. Cutler John G. Michalko Alfred M. Rankin Jr., Michael J. Horvitz David M. Schneider Alfred M. Rankin Jr., Robert W. Gillespie Donald Morrison ex officio Jeffrey D. Kelly ex officio Alfred M. Rankin Jr., Michael J. Horvitz Natalie Saiklay ex officio Clara D. Sherwin 5 From the Director By any measure, it has been an extraordinary year for the Cleveland Museum of Art. If our members and visitors expected things to slow down as we proceeded with the renovation and expansion project, I am sure they were more than pleasantly surprised by all we were able to accomplish while still operating under what can only be described as reduced circumstances. In 2006–2007 we featured two major loan exhibitions, Barcelona & Modernity and Monet in Normandy, both organized either wholly or in part by our staff. Together these shows attracted more than 200,000 visitors to the museum and encouraged more than 9,000 new members to join the CMA. We also, much to the delight of the community, continued to share some of the great strengths of our collection through exhibitions such as Icons of American Photography and Impressionist and Modern Masters at a time The museum’s La Vie, Picasso’s iconic Blue Period painting, was a centerpiece of the Barcelona & Modernity exhibition. 6 Renovated classrooms opened in July and kids from all over town went right back to work. when the galleries remain closed to the public. The renovation and expansion of these spaces also presented our staff with a rare opportunity: to share significant parts of the collection with audiences elsewhere. Dur- ing the past year our rich holdings of late 19th- and early 20th-century European art were seen by nearly 700,000 visitors in Tokyo, Seoul, and Vancouver, and selections from our world-renowned collection of medieval art have been greeted with acclaim in Munich and Los Angeles. These traveling exhibitions have richly demonstrated to others what Clevelanders already know: that the Cleveland Museum of Art has a truly exceptional collection in terms of its scope and quality. The strength of our collection and all it enables us to do is something we do not take for granted. It represents the cumulative efforts of several generations of dedicated curators and directors and, even more significant, the sustained commitment of a community of collectors who have un- derstood the value of acquiring great works of art and sharing them with the public. We continue to honor that commitment today through the focused development of a collection that has few peers in this country and remains our single most important resource. Among the highlights of the year was the purchase of an extraordi- nary Indian sculpture in granite, Shiva as Brahma, created by an artist of the Chola dynasty and dating to the late 10th century.