2005–2006 Annual Report Mission Statement Table of Contents VMFA is a state-supported, Officers and Directors . 2 Forewords . 4 privately endowed Acquisition Highlights educational institution Julie Mehretu . 8 Uma-Mahesvara. 10 created for the benefit Gustave Moreau. 12 of the citizens of the Victor Horta . 14 William Wetmore Story . 16 Commonwealth of Gifts and Purchases . 18 Virginia. Its purpose is Exhibitions . 22 to collect, preserve, The Permanent Collection. 24 The Public-Private Partnership. 32 exhibit, and interpret art, Educational Programs and Community Outreach. 36 to encourage the study Attendance: At the Museum and Around the State . 44 of the arts, and thus to Behind the Scenes at VMFA. 45 The Campaign for the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts . 48 enrich the lives of all. Honor Roll of Contributors. 60 Volunteer and Support Groups . 72 Advisory Groups . 72 Financial Statements. 73 Staff . 74 Credits . 76 Cover: Stadia III (detail), 2004, by Julie Mehretu (American, born Ethopia Publication of this report, which covers the fiscal year July 1, 2005, to June 30, 1970), ink and acrylic on canvas, 107 inches high by 140 inches wide (Museum 2006, was funded by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Foundation. Purchase, The National Endowment for the Arts Fund for American Art, and Web site: www.vmfa.museum partial gift of Jeanne Greenberg Rohalyn, 2006.1; see Acquisition Highlights). Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia 23221-2466 USA Right: Buffalo Mask, African (Mama Culture, Nigeria), 19th–20th century, © Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Foundation. All rights reserved. wood and pigment, 171/4 inches high by 137/8 inches wide by 14 3/4 inches Printed in the United States of America. deep (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Gift of Robert and Nancy Nooter, 2005.78). 2005–2006 Annual Report Officers and Directors Officers and Directors Artistic Oversight Ms. Eva S. Hardy Virginia Museum of Foundation Committees Nominating Dr. Elizabeth F. Harris Harry R. Thalhimer, Chairman Fine Arts Foundation Kenneth M. Dye, Chairman Board of Trustees Ms. Toy L. Cobbe, Vice-Chairman Peter Hunt Budget and Compensation Herbert A. Claiborne III, Vice Chairman Charlotte M. Minor, President John B. Adams, Jr. Ms. Frances A. Lewis W. Birch Douglass, III, President Randolph W. Church, Jr., Chairman Mrs. Philip J. Bagley III Thomas N. Allen, Vice-President Dr. Herbert A. Claiborne, Jr. Mrs. Suzanne T. Mastracco Mary F. White, Vice President Gregory H. Wingfield, Vice Chairman Mrs. Joel T. Broyhill Thurston R. Moore, Vice-President Mrs. Whitt W. Clement Mrs. Gordon R. Rainey David B. Bradley, Secretary Mrs. Arthur S. Brinkley, Jr. James C. Cherry Mrs. Richard S. Reynolds III, Vice-President J. Harwood Cochrane Mrs. Thomas A. Saunders III Mary Ann Frable, M.D., Treasurer Mary Ann Frable, M.D. Mrs. Omer L. Hirst John B. Adams, Jr. Dr. Elizabeth Ann Fisher Jane Bassett Spilman Judith W. Gleach, Assistant Secretary Nancy Brennan Lund Ms. Frances A. Lewis James C. Cherry Susan S. Goode John R. Staelin Walter H. Ryland, Counsel Ranjit K. Sen Tina A. Walls Dr. Herbert A. Claiborne, Jr. Mrs. Bruce C. Gottwald Mrs. Jenny Taubman William J. Armfield IV Paul F. Silver Mary F. White Mrs. Whitt W. Clement Floyd D. Gottwald, Jr. Richard G. Tilghman Mrs. Philip J. Bagley III S. Pierce Walmsley V W. Birch Douglass, III, Ex-Officio Ms. Toy L. Cobbe Dr. Elizabeth F. Harris Charlotte M. Minor, Ex-Officio Mrs. Arthur S. Brinkley, Jr. Mary F. White J. Harwood Cochrane Peter Hunt Thomas N. Allen, Ex-Officio Mrs. Joel T. Broyhill W. Birch Douglass, III, Ex-Officio Foundation Executive Committee Thurston R. Moore, Ex-Officio John R. Curtis, Jr. Mrs. Jane Joel Knox Robert L. Burrus, Jr. W. Birch Douglass, III, Chairman Dr. Elizabeth Ann Fisher Ms. Frances A. Lewis James C. Cherry Development Museum Expansion Randolph W. Church, Jr. Susan S. Goode Mrs. Suzanne T. Mastracco Randolph W. Church, Jr. Mary F. White, Chairman Mary Ann Frable, M.D. Mrs. Bruce C. Gottwald Mrs. Fran McGlothlin Dr. Herbert A. Claiborne, Jr., Chairman Herbert A. Claiborne III Herbert A. Claiborne, Jr. Wallace B. Millner III Floyd D. Gottwald, Jr. Mrs. Fred W. Palmore III Mrs. William T. Clarke Mrs. James B. Crawford William J. Frable Mary F. White Dr. Elizabeth F. Harris Mrs. George G. Phillips, Jr. John R. Curtis, Jr. Kenneth M. Dye Margaret R. Freeman Charlotte M. Minor, Ex-Officio Peter Hunt Mrs. Gordon F. Rainey, Jr. W. Birch Douglass, III A. Hugh Ewing III William F. Loving Robert S. Jepson, Jr. Mrs. Thomas A. Saunders III Margaret R. Freeman Margaret R. Freeman Charlotte M. Minor Virginia Museum Mrs. Jane Joel Knox Dr. Lindley T. Smith Mrs. Bruce C. Gottwald Mark M. Gambill Mrs. Gordon F. Rainey, Jr. Thomas T. Lawson Mrs. John W. Snow Floyd D. Gottwald, Jr. Elizabeth Forsyth Harris Mrs. Richard S. Reynolds III Real Estate Foundation Ms. Frances A. Lewis Charlotte M. Minor, Ex-Officio William M. Grace Mrs. Omer L. Hirst Jennifer L. Schooley Mrs. Suzanne T. Mastracco Thomas N. Allen, Ex-Officio Mrs. Jane Joel Knox Ms. Frances A. Lewis Paul F. Silver, President Jane Bassett Spilman W. Birch Douglass, III, Vice President Mrs. Fran McGlothlin Thurston R. Moore, Ex-Officio Ms. Frances A. Lewis Nancy Brennan Lund Patricia R. St. Clair Craig A. Moon Mrs. Richard S. Reynolds III, Ex-Officio Charles S. Luck III Louis A. Mezzullo Mary Ann Frable, M.D., Treasurer Thomas N. Allen, Senior Advisor David B. Bradley, Secretary Mrs. Stanley F. Pauley Stanley F. Pauley Wallace B. Millner III Stanley F. Pauley, Senior Advisor Mrs. George G. Phillips, Jr. Art Acquisitions Sub-Committee Mrs. George G. Phillips, Jr. Stanley F. Pauley Herbert A. Claiborne, Jr. W. Taylor Reveley III, Senior Advisor Vernard W. Henley Mrs. Gordon F. Rainey, Jr. Floyd D. Gottwald, Jr., Chairman Charles L. Reed, Jr. Thomas E. Pruitt Mrs. Thomas A. Saunders III Mrs. Hunter J. Smith Richard T. Riley Thomas E. Pruitt Mrs. J. Harwood Cochrane Donor Relations Charles L. Reed, Jr. Dr. Lindley T. Smith John R. Curtis, Jr. Jane Bassett Spilman Ranjit K. Sen Mrs. John W. Snow Mrs. Jenny Taubman Paul F. Silver Patricia R. St. Clair, Chairman S. Pierce Walmsley V Dr. Elizabeth Ann Fisher Mrs. Philip J. Bagley III Charlotte M. Minor, Ex-Officio John R. Staelin Mrs. Bruce C. Gottwald Richard G. Tilghman Geoffrey P. Sisk Mrs. Jenny Taubman Richard B. Woodward Henry C. Spalding, Jr. John R. Curtis, Jr. Mrs. Jane Joel Knox Eddie M. Gugelman Harry R. Thalhimer Ms. Frances A. Lewis Charlotte M. Minor, Ex-Officio Jane Bassett Spilman Mrs. Robbie S. Thompson Thomas N. Allen, Ex-Officio Patricia R. St. Clair Charlotte M. Minor Mrs. Fran McGlothlin Mrs. Gordon F. Rainey, Jr. Richard G. Tilghman Mrs. Thomas A. Saunders III Mrs. Richard S. Reynolds III, Ex-Officio Tina A. Walls S. Pierce Walmsley V Mrs. Richard S. Reynolds III Charlotte M. Minor, Ex-Officio Jennifer Sisk Ex-Officio Thomas N. Allen, Ex-Officio Nominating & Governance (ad hoc) Gregory H. Wingfield Thomas N. Allen, Ex-Officio Jane Bassett Spilman Hon. Timothy M. Kaine, Governor of Virginia Mrs. John W. Snow, Chairman Janet B. Tutton Hon. William T. Bolling, Lieutenant Governor of Fiscal Oversight Committee John B. Adams, Jr., Vice-Chairman Charlotte M. Minor, Ex-Officio Virginia Dr. Elizabeth F. Harris Thurston R. Moore, Ex-Officio Thurston R. Moore, Chairman Mrs. Richard S. Reynolds III, Ex-Officio Governance Hon. William J. Howell, Speaker of the House James C. Cherry Thomas T. Lawson Hon. L. Douglas Wilder, Mayor, City of Richmond Mrs. Stanley F. Pauley L. Ray Ashworth, Honorary Director Louis A. Mezzullo, Chairman Dr. Herbert A. Claiborne, Jr. John M. Camp, Jr., Honorary Director Richard T. Riley, Vice Chairman Mrs. Fred W. Palmore III, President, The Council J. Harwood Cochrane Mrs. Robbie S. Thompson Mrs. Frances Branch Harper, President, Friends of Art Charlotte M. Minor, Ex-Officio Mrs. Jerome T. Gans, Honorary Director Robert L. Burrus, Jr. John R. Curtis, Jr. Mrs. E. Claiborne Robins, Honorary Director Linda Crawford Dr. Al Corbett III, Chairman, Multicultural W. Birch Douglass, III Thomas N. Allen, Ex-Officio Advisory Council Henry F. Stern, Honorary Director Geoffrey P. Sisk Thomas T. Lawson Charles G. Thalhimer, Honorary Director Jane Bassett Spilman Mrs. Richard Stoss, Chairman, Docent Committee Craig A. Moon Search (ad hoc) Ms. Jennifer Lee Schooley, Chairman, Canvas Mary F. White Mrs. Stanley F. Pauley James C. Cherry, Chairman W. Birch Douglass, III, Ex-Officio Dr. Lindley T. Smith Ms. Carol Amato Trustee Committees John R. Staelin Dr. Herbert A. Claiborne, Jr. Investment Ms. Toy L. Cobbe Executive Mrs. Jenny Taubman Mrs. Robbie S. Thompson W. Birch Douglass, III Wallace B. Millner III, Chairman Charlotte M. Minor, Chairman Richard G. Tilghman Mrs. Suzanne T. Mastracco Mark M. Gambill, Vice Chairman Thomas N. Allen, Vice-Chairman Charlotte M. Minor, Ex-Officio Mrs. Fran McGlothlin William J. Armfield IV Thurston R. Moore, Vice-Chairman Thomas N. Allen, Ex-Officio Mrs. Richard S. Reynolds III Herbert A. Claiborne III Mrs. Richard S. Reynolds III, Vice-Chairman Mrs. Richard S. Reynolds III, Ex-Officio Dr. Lindley T. Smith A. Hugh Ewing III John B. Adams, Jr. Richard G. Tilghman Mary Ann Frable, M.D. Dr. Herbert A. Claiborne, Jr. Government Affairs Charlotte M. Minor, Ex-Officio Stanley F. Pauley Floyd D. Gottwald, Jr. Richard T. Riley Mrs. Richard S. Reynolds III, Chairman Thomas N. Allen, Ex-Officio Ms. Frances A. Lewis Geoffrey P. Sisk James C. Cherry, Vice-Chairman Mrs. Gordon F. Rainey Henry C. Spalding, Jr. Robert L. Burrus, Jr. Mrs. John W. Snow Mary F. White Mrs. Diana Fine Cantor Harry R. Thalhimer W. Birch Douglass, III, Ex-Officio Dr.