The Frick Collection annual report july 2013 – june 2014 The Frick Collection annual report july 2013 – june 2014 leadership 2 Board of Trustees reports 3 Margot Bogert, Chairman, and Ian Wardropper, Director 5 Xavier F. Salomon, Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator 8 Stephen J. Bury, Andrew W. Mellon Chief Librarian collection 11 Museum Acquisitions and Notable Library Acquisitions public programming 12 Exhibitions and Lectures 13 Free Public Evenings and Symposia 14 Publications and Concerts financial statements 15 Statement of Financial Position 16 Statement of Activities donor support and membership 17 Gifts and Grants 21 Director’s Circle 22 Annual Fund 23 Fellows and Friends 29 Rembrandt Fellows and Young Fellows 32 Exhibition Support 33 Corporate Members and Sponsors 34 Henry Clay Frick Associates staff 35 The Frick Collection 38 Frick Art Reference Library cover Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675), Girl with a Pearl Earring, c. 1665, oil on canvas, Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis, The Hague The Frick Collection Board of Trustees As of June 30, 2014 Margot Bogert, Chairman Aso O. Tavitian, Vice Chairman Franklin W. Hobbs, Treasurer Michael J. Horvitz, Secretary Peter P. Blanchard III Ayesha Bulchandani-Mathrani Jean-Marie Eveillard Barbara G. Fleischman Emily T. Frick Sidney R. Knafel James S. Reibel, M.D. Charles M. Royce Juan Sabater Stephen A. Schwarzman Melinda Martin Sullivan Ian Wardropper, ex officio Antonio Weiss President Emerita Helen Clay Chace Trustees Emeriti John P. Birkelund I. Townsend Burden III Walter Joseph Patrick Curley L. F. Boker Doyle Blair Effron Howard Phipps Jr. Annual Report July 2013–June 2014 2 by Sandeep Mathrani in honor of Ayesha Letter from the Chairman and the Director Bulchandani-Mathrani—demonstrates one Margot Bogert & Ian Wardropper of the many ways the institution is using technology to enhance the understanding and appreciation of our holdings. he past twelve months have been reached an all-time high of nearly 19,000— The Frick Art Reference Library contin- T an exciting period for The Frick four times what it had been last year. ues to break new ground in areas of digitiza- Collection. We hosted an exhibition of works The Mauritshuis show was by no tion, research initiatives, online archiving, from the Mauritshuis in The Hague, which means the only acclaimed special exhibi- and through the programs of the Center for was, by every measure, the most popular tion on view. We presented two wonderful the History of Collecting. On page 8, you will and successful in our history; we welcomed installations primarily of sculpture, David find the report of Stephen Bury, Andrew W. Xavier F. Salomon as our new Peter Jay Sharp d’Angers: Making the Modern Monument and Mellon Chief Librarian. Chief Curator; and, in June, we announced Renaissance and Baroque Bronzes from the In January we welcomed Xavier F. plans to enhance and expand the Collection Hill Collection. We also featured, for the very Salomon as Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator. and the Frick Art Reference Library. As the first time in the United States, Parmigianino’s Xavier first arrived at the museum in 2004, Frick continues to evolve and to consider Schiava Turca—a jewel of Renaissance por- as an Andrew W. Mellon Curatorial Fellow. long-term improvements, our priority is to traiture in the tradition of the Mona Lisa. He worked closely with Colin B. Bailey remain true to the vision of Henry Clay This exhibition was accompanied by an (whom he succeeded as Chief Curator) Frick by offering exhibitions and educational extended catalogue essay that shed new light to organize the 2006 exhibition Veronese’s programs that inspire our visitors to learn on the identity of the sitter. You can read Allegories: Virtue, Love, and Exploration in more about our holdings and to take pleasure more about all of our special exhibitions in Renaissance Venice, as well as Masterpieces in the contemplation of art. Such initiatives, the curatorial report, beginning on page 5. of European Painting from Dulwich Picture which are a cornerstone of the Frick’s mission, Along with our exhibitions, it is the Gallery, in 2010. Following his fellowship, would not be possible without the support of beauty of the objects in the Frick’s perma- he was named Chief Curator of the Dulwich our many generous friends and members. nent collection that inspires visitors to return Picture Gallery in London, and, begin- Vermeer, Rembrandt, and Hals: to our galleries again and again. To better ning in 2011, he served as a curator in the Masterpieces of Dutch Painting from the showcase these objects, this year we intro- Department of European Paintings at The Mauritshuis opened to critical acclaim in duced a free mobile app that provides instant Metropolitan Museum of Art. Most recently, October 2013. Vermeer’s iconic Girl with a access to content related to every work in Xavier organized the acclaimed exhibition Pearl Earring and Carel Fabritius’s master- the permanent collection. Users can browse Veronese: Magnificence in Renaissance Venice work The Goldfinch were the favorites of for information about particular objects and at the National Gallery in London. We are the exhibition, which was seen during its search the collection by artist, genre, gal- delighted that he has returned to the Frick to three-month run by more than 235,000 visi- lery location, and audio stop number. It lead our superb team of curators, conserva- tors. Many who saw the show were inspired can be used by visitors on-site or remotely tors, and educators. by their experience to become members. by art enthusiasts around the world, mak- We also welcomed two new members to Most notably, our student membership grew ing our expansive resources available to our Board of Trustees: Dr. James S. Reibel significantly, evidence that the exhibition users as never before. The app—devel- and Melinda Martin Sullivan. In addition to attracted a young audience as well. By the oped in conjunction with students of the being dedicated patrons of this institution, end of the fiscal year, our membership had Stevens Institute of Technology and funded both are distinguished collectors. Dr. Reibel Annual Report July 2013–June 2014 3 has had an active career in medicine, health the Hill Collection. The festive event raised objects in the permanent collection. The care administration, and public policy; nearly $280,000 for the museum’s education plan—which includes enhancements to the Mrs. Sullivan has a history of philanthropic program, which serves more than 20,000 Frick Art Reference Library—will also open involvement throughout the United States. people annually, including students from areas of the mansion’s second floor to visitors, We are grateful to them for their continued middle school through college. something the public has expressed inter- support of The Frick Collection and for As many of you have surely noticed, the est in for many years. The proposed project bringing their expertise and insights to our number and variety of our lectures, semi- (detailed in the fall 2014 issue of the Members’ governing board. nars, courses, and other offerings have grown Magazine) is modest in scale but ambitious in The 2013 Autumn Dinner honored over the past decade, as have the scope and what it will provide for the museum today, as Michel David-Weill, a generous supporter of frequency of our special exhibitions. With well as in the decades to come. the Frick’s special exhibitions and its decora- this increase in educational and curatorial By all accounts, the past year was an tive arts program and the former chairman activities, the need has arisen to create space exceptional one. We deeply appreciate the and president of Lazard LLC. The annual to support the programs our members and loyalty of our members, who make possible black-tie dinner, held on October 7, 2013, visitors most enjoy. In response to these all we accomplish. With their support, the raised nearly $1.2 million for programs at the needs, the Trustees announced in June an success of our many initiatives has set us on museum and the library. With its Celestial architectural master plan that proposes to a course to realize a Frick that honors the Ball theme, the Young Fellows Ball on March create, among other things, classrooms for past but is well poised for the future, one that 13, 2014, paid tribute to the special exhibi- our education programs and a state-of-the- ensures its role as a preeminent and indelible tion Renaissance and Baroque Bronzes from art conservation lab to better care for the part of the cultural landscape of New York. Annual Report July 2013–June 2014 4 Salon Evenings inspired by the exhibition, in to the next generation of art lovers and Report of the Peter Jay which participants had the opportunity to museum-goers. Sharp Chief Curator study the works through the lenses of archi- The Frick was the sole venue for tecture, music, and literature. Renaissance and Baroque Bronzes from the Xavier F. Salomon Vermeer, Rembrandt, and Hals: Master­ Hill Collection, on view from January 28 pieces of Dutch Painting from the Mauritshuis through June 15, 2014. Thirty-four statuettes debuted to great acclaim on October 22, 2013. representing Janine and J. Tomilson Hill’s am especially honored and pleased to The show featured fifteen paintings from the collection were shown alongside selected I write this, my first letter for the Annual Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis in The Old Master and contemporary works in Report as Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator. I Hague, Netherlands, including Vermeer’s displays that reflected the couple’s diverse am also proud to report that the Curatorial iconic Girl with a Pearl Earring and Carel holdings and refined collecting sensibili- Department has accomplished a great deal Fabritius’s exquisite Goldfinch, alongside ties.