N A TIO NAL G ALL E R Y O F A R T 2013 ANNUAL REPORT ART & EDUCATION Louise Bryson BOARD OF TRUSTEES COMMITTEE Vincent J. Buonanno (as of 30 September 2013) Victoria P. Sant W. Russell G. Byers Jr. Chairman Calvin Cafritz Earl A. Powell III Louisa Duemling Frederick W. Beinecke Barney A. Ebsworth Mitchell P. Rales Gregory W. Fazakerley Sharon P. Rockefeller Doris Fisher Andrew M. Saul Aaron I. Fleischman Marina Kellen French FINANCE COMMITTEE Morton Funger Mitchell P. Rales Rose Ellen Greene Chairman Frederic C. Hamilton Jacob J. Lew Teresa Heinz Secretary of the Treasury Benjamin R. Jacobs Frederick W. Beinecke Sharon P. Rockefeller Victoria P. Sant Betsy K. Karel Sharon P. Rockefeller Chairman President Linda H. Kaufman Victoria P. Sant Mark J. Kington Andrew M. Saul Robert L. Kirk Jo Carole Lauder AUDIT COMMITTEE Leonard A. Lauder Frederick W. Beinecke LaSalle D. Leffall Jr. Chairman Edward J. Mathias Mitchell P. Rales Robert B. Menschel Sharon P. Rockefeller Diane A. Nixon Victoria P. Sant Tony Podesta Andrew M. Saul Frederick W. Beinecke Mitchell P. Rales Diana C. Prince Robert M. Rosenthal TRUSTEES EMERITI Roger W. Sant Robert F. Erburu B. Francis Saul II Julian Ganz, Jr. Fern M. Schad Alexander M. Laughlin Michelle Smith David O. Maxwell Luther M. Stovall John Wilmerding Ladislaus von Hoffmann Christopher V. Walker EXECUTIVE OFFICERS Diana Walker Victoria P. Sant Alice L. Walton President Andrew M. Saul John G. Roberts Jr. Walter L. Weisman Chief Justice of the Earl A. Powell III Director Andrea Woodner United States Franklin Kelly Deputy Director and HONORARY TRUSTEES’ Chief Curator COUNCIL William W. McClure (as of 30 September 2013) Treasurer Edwin L. Cox Darrell R. Willson Administrator Robert F. Erburu Elizabeth A. Croog Julian Ganz, Jr. Secretary and General Counsel Alexander M. Laughlin Joseph J. Krakora David O. Maxwell Executive Officer, Development and External Affairs John C. Whitehead John F. Kerry Jacob J. Lew Secretary of State Secretary of the Elizabeth Cropper John Wilmerding Treasury Dean, Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts TRUSTEES’ COUNCIL (as of 30 September 2013) James T. Dyke Chair Max N. Berry Diana Bracco G. Wayne Clough Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART Washington, DC 4 PRESIDENT’S FOREWORD In fiscal year 2013 the National Gallery of Art launched a We mourned the loss of several close Gallery friends this completely redesigned website, www.nga.gov, showcasing new year, including two trustees emeriti: Ruth Carter Stevenson features, improved graphics, and an enhanced interface that and John C. Fontaine. Ruth was a trailblazer during her provides even greater access to the Gallery’s extraordinary twenty-two years of service to the Gallery and made a lasting collection and programs. An enormously powerful tool impact. In 1979, she became the first woman named to the for education, the re-launched website is a testament to Gallery’s board, where she served as chairman from 1993 the ongoing success of the Gallery’s mission of service until 1997. She was the founding chair of the Collectors to the nation. The more than 4.3 million people that Committee, helping to oversee a period of remarkable visited the Gallery in person discovered a breathtaking growth for the modern art acquisitions program. Jack’s variety of artistic riches through special exhibitions of the extraordinary service to the Gallery extended more than acclaimed masters Roy Lichtenstein and Albrecht Dürer, three decades, during which time he served as trustee and and Russian impresario Serge Diaghilev and the spectacular chairman of the board and as an advisor to the Audit and showcase of his Ballets Russes. Visitors also took advantage Finance Committees after his retirement from the board. of the Gallery’s ever-evolving permanent collection and Prior to those positions, Jack served as a member of the related programs, complemented by vital behind-the-scenes Trustees’ Council and was its chair for two years. activities such as conservation and scholarly research. We also were saddened by the loss of other wonder- None of these programs would be possible without the ful friends, including former Trustees’ Council member dynamic combination of public and private support that has Nancy Lee Bass, Joe Allbritton, Mercedes Eichholz, Jack sustained the Gallery since its founding. On behalf of the Kay, and Anita Reiner, all of whom were generous donors Board of Trustees, I extend our appreciation to the President to the Gallery. The trustees and staff also mourned the and the Congress for their commitment to provide the annual passing of longtime staff member Philip C. Jessup Jr., the funding needed to keep the Gallery open to the public free Gallery’s general counsel from 1984 to 2000. of charge 363 days a year. Their unfailing support continues My fellow trustees and I are grateful for the critical to be matched by private donors, whose gifts provide for the support received from private donors this year. We espe- Gallery’s programmatic needs—art acquisition and special cially would like to thank Emily and Mitchell Rales and exhibition support chief among them. David M. Rubenstein for joining Roger and me with The Board of Trustees underwent several changes at the their gifts for the East Building renovation project. close of the fiscal year. John Wilmerding retired as chairman We also would like to acknowledge the generosity after six years of distinguished service on the board. Sharon of Juliet and Lee Folger, whose gift for the acquisition Rockefeller was elected to succeed John as chairman, and of Wild Strawberries and a Carnation in a Wan-Li Bowl Andrew M. Saul was elected as a general trustee. We thank by Jacob van Hulsdonck continues their tremendous John for his tremendous dedication to the Gallery, and we support of the Dutch collection, as well as that of Robert look forward to working with Sharon and Andrew in their and Marion Rosenthal, whose unrestricted contribution new roles on the board. will provide for the Gallery’s private funding needs. The The Trustees’ Council continues to fulfill an essential role Gallery also received a magnanimous gift from the estate of as a national advisory body to the Board of Trustees. This Ruth Cole Kainen, who bequeathed nearly eight hundred year, several new members joined the Council, including works of art and an endowment fund for the acquisition Louise Bryson of San Marino, CA; Christopher Walker of works on paper. of Los Angeles, CA; as well as Louisa Duemling and Tony The Gallery’s exhibition program has received support Podesta, both of Washington, DC. We also were pleased from corporations from around the world for more than sev- to welcome returning members Aaron Fleischman, Rose enty years. This year, my fellow trustees and I are extremely Ellen Greene, Mark Kington, Jo Carole Lauder, Robert B. grateful to Exxon Mobil Corporation and OAS Rosneft Oil Menschel, and B. Francis Saul II. Company—the Gallery’s first Russian corporate partner— NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART 5 for their sponsorship of Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes, The Circle, with more than one thousand members 1909–1929: When Art Danced with Music. Exxon Mobil nationwide at year-end, continued to serve as an important Corporation has enjoyed a longtime partnership with the source of support for many Gallery programs. The trustees Gallery, and we are grateful for their continuing support. would like to thank Diana Prince for her three years of ser- Our thanks also go to Adrienne Arsht for her leadership vice as co-chair of The Circle and express our appreciation gift for this exhibition, and to Sally Engelhard Pingree and to Gail Jacobs, who joins Gregory Fazakerley as co-chair The Charles Engelhard Foundation, Jacqueline B. Mars, of The Circle. We are very grateful to Diana, Gail, and Leonard and Elaine Silverstein, and The Exhibition Circle Greg for their commitment to the Gallery and to all Circle for their additional support. members for their generous support. The Exhibition Circle also provided crucial support for a This year, numerous donors helped to secure the muse- variety of other exhibitions this fiscal year: Roy Lichtenstein: um’s future by naming the Gallery as a beneficiary of A Retrospective, which was also sponsored by Bank of bequests, charitable gift annuities, charitable lead and America, the Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation, remainder trusts, and other planned gifts. The Legacy and Altria Group; Faking It: Manipulated Photography before Circle honors those who have included the Gallery in their Photoshop, which also received support from the Trellis testamentary plans, and the trustees are grateful for our Fund and the Ryna and Melvin Cohen Family Foundation; Legacy Circle members’ enduring support. Albrecht Dürer: Master Drawings, Watercolors, and Prints All who come to the Gallery are given an opportunity from the Albertina, which received major support from to learn from and enjoy great works of art at the highest the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation as well possible level. With the steadfast support of the federal as funding provided in memory of Melvin R. Seiden; and government and private donors, and the hard work of the Charles Marville: Photographer of Paris, which was also made staff and volunteers, the Gallery continues to strive for the possible through the generous support of Leonard and Elaine standard of excellence that has come to define it. We invite Silverstein. Additionally, we are also grateful to GRoW, you to visit, either online or in person, and take advantage an initiative of the Annenberg Foundation, for making of all the National Gallery of Art has to offer. possible, along with the Trellis Fund, the special exhibition Tell It with Pride: The 54th Massachusetts Regiment and Augustus Saint-Gaudens’ Shaw Memorial.