VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS 2006–2007 Annual Report Annual 2006–2007 2 006–2007 Annu a l Re p ort www.vmfa.museum | Richmond, Virginia 23220 Virginia Richmond, | 200 N.200 Boulevard Mission Statement Table of Contents 2006–2007 Annual Report VMFA is a state-supported, Officers and Directors . 2 Forewords . 4 privately endowed Acquisition Highlights educational institution Francesco d’Ubertini Verdi . 8 Pair of Livery Pots . 10 created for the benefit Pierre Bonnard . 12 of the citizens of the Charles Sprague Pearce . 14 Murry DePillars. 16 Commonwealth of Gifts and Purchases . 18 Virginia. Its purpose is Exhibitions . 24 to collect, preserve, The Permanent Collection. 27 The Public-Private Partnership. 34 exhibit, and interpret art, Expansion . 39 to encourage the study Educational Programs and Community Outreach. 40 of the arts, and thus to Attendance: At the Museum and Around the State . 48 Behind the Scenes at VMFA. 49 enrich the lives of all. Honor Roll of Contributors. 52 Volunteer and Support Groups . 64 Advisory Groups . 64 Financial Statements. 65 Staff . 66 Credits. 68 Cover: The Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist, ca. 1540s, by Publication of this report, which covers the fiscal year July 1, 2006, to June 30, Francesco d’Ubertini Verdi (called Il Bacchiacca), oil on panel, 58 1/4 inches 2007, was funded by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Foundation. high by 44 1/2 inches wide (Museum Purchase, The Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Fund and Various Donors, by exchange, 2007.16); see Acquisition Web site: www.vmfa.museum Highlights). Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia 23221-2466 USA Back Cover: Black Electric Chair, 2006, by Ivan Navarro (Chilean, born 1972), © Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Foundation. All rights reserved. neon black light and electric energy, 27 3/4 inches high by 30 3/8 inches wide Printed in the United States of America. by 30 1/4 inches deep (Museum Purchase, The Kathleen Boone Samuels Memorial Fund, 2007.20) Right: Celestial Maiden, Indian, 12th century, sandstone, 31 3/4 inches high by 10 1/4 inches wide by 9 15/16 inches deep (Museum Purchase, The Adolph D. and Wilkins C. Williams Fund, 2006.39) Officers and Directors Artistic Oversight Ms. Eva Teig Hardy Investment Officers and Directors Peter Hunt Virginia Museum of Foundation Committees Mrs. Whitt W. Clement, Chairman Mark M. Gambill, Chairman Ms. Frances A. Lewis Fine Arts Foundation Board of Trustees Ms. Toy L. Cobbe, Vice-Chairman Budget and Compensation A. Hugh Ewing III, Vice-Chairman Mrs. Suzanne T. Mastracco Charlotte M. Minor, President John B. Adams, Jr. W. Birch Douglass, III, President Gregory H. Wingfield, Chairman William J. Armfield IV Mrs. Barbara-lyn B. Morris Thurston R. Moore, Vice-President Dr. Herbert A. Claiborne, Jr. Herbert A. Claiborne III, Vice-President S. Pierce Walmsley V, Vice-Chairman Mrs. Gordon F. Rainey, Jr. Herbert A. Claiborne III Mrs. Richard S. Reynolds III, Vice-President J. Harwood Cochrane David B. Bradley, Secretary Mrs. Arthur S. Brinkley, Jr. Stanley F. Pauley John R. Curtis, Jr. Jane Bassett Spilman Ranjit K. Sen, Treasurer John B. Adams, Jr. John R. Staelin Herbert A. Claiborne III Richard T. Riley Renard A. Charity, Jr. Dr. Elizabeth Ann Fisher Judith W. Gleach, Assistant Secretary Monroe E. Harris, Jr., D.D.S. Ranjit K. Sen Susan S. Goode Dr. Shantaram K. Talegaonkar Walter H. Ryland, Counsel James C. Cherry Fred T. Tattersall Nancy Brennan Lund Geoffrey P. Sisk Dr. Herbert A. Claiborne, Jr. Mrs. Bruce C. Gottwald William J. Armfield IV Michael J. Schewel Henry C. Spalding, Jr. Floyd D. Gottwald, Jr. Mrs. Jenny Taubman Mrs. Whitt W. Clement Mrs. Philip J. Bagley III Ranjit K. Sen Thomas H. Tullidge, Jr. Dr. Elizabeth F. Harris Ms. Tina A. Walls Ms. Toy L. Cobbe Mrs. Arthur S. Brinkley, Jr. Paul F. Silver Mary F. White Peter Hunt Charlotte M. Minor, Ex-Officio J. Harwood Cochrane Mrs. Joel T. Broyhill Joseph R. Vilseck, Jr., M.D. W. Birch Douglass, III, Ex-Officio Mrs. Jane Joel Knox Thurston R. Moore, Ex-Officio John R. Curtis, Jr. Robert L. Burrus, Jr. W. Birch Douglass, III, Ex-Officio Ms. Frances A. Lewis Mrs. Robert W. Cabaniss, Jr. Dr. Elizabeth Ann Fisher Mrs. Suzanne T. Mastracco Marketing and Branding Nominating Susan S. Goode James C. Cherry Development Mrs. Fran McGlothlin Ms. Tina A. Walls, Chairman Kenneth M. Dye Kenneth M. Dye, Chairman Mrs. Bruce C. Gottwald Mrs. Barbara-lyn B. Morris John B. Adams, Jr. Mary F. White, Chairman Herbert A. Claiborne III, Vice-Chairman Floyd D. Gottwald, Jr. Mrs. C. Edwin Estes Pamela G. Palmore Mrs. Whitt W. Clement A. Hugh Ewing III Herbert A. Claiborne, Jr. Mrs. Philip J. Bagley III Grant H. Griswold Mrs. Stanley F. Pauley Peter Hunt Margaret R. Freeman Herbert A. Claiborne III Mrs. Joel T. Broyhill Dr. Elizabeth F. Harris Mrs. George G. Phillips, Jr. Ms. Nancy B. Lund Mark M. Gambill Mrs. C. Edwin Estes James C. Cherry Peter Hunt Mrs. Gordon F. Rainey, Jr. Mrs. Richard S. Reynolds III Monroe E. Harris, Jr., D.D.S. Margaret R. Freeman Mrs. Omer L. Hirst Mrs. Jane Joel Knox Dr. Shantaram K. Talegaonkar Harry R. Thalhimer Mrs. Omer L. Hirst William F. Loving Kenneth S. Johnson Ms. Frances A. Lewis Ms. Tina A. Walls Charlotte M. Minor, Ex-Officio Nancy Brennen Lund John M. R. Reed Mrs. Suzanne T. Mastracco Ms. Mary F. White Kenneth S. Johnson, Sr. William F. Loving Charlotte M. Minor Mary F. White Mrs. Fran McGlothlin Charlotte M. Minor, Ex-Officio Museum Expansion Mrs. Richard S. Reynolds III W. Birch Douglass, III, Ex-Officio Craig A. Moon Thurston R. Moore, Ex-Officio Nancy Brennan Lund Dr. Herbert A. Claiborne, Jr., Chairman Richard T. Riley Mrs. Barbara-lyn B. Morris Mrs. Richard S. Reynolds III, Ex-Officio Louis A. Mezzullo Mrs. William T. Clarke Jennifer L. Schooley Foundation Executive Committee Mrs. Stanley F. Pauley Stanley F. Pauley John R. Curtis, Jr. Jane Bassett Spilman Mrs. George G. Phillips, Jr. Art Acquisitions Sub-Committee John M. R. Reed W. Birch Douglass, III, President W. Birch Douglass, III Richard T. Riley Patricia R. St. Clair Herbert A. Claiborne III, Vice-President Mrs. Gordon F. Rainey, Jr. John R. Cutis, Jr., Chairman Margaret R. Freeman Richard G. Tilghman John R. Staelin Dr. Elizabeth Ann Fisher, Vice-Chairman Michael J. Schewel Mark M. Gambill, Chairman, Investment Committee Mrs. Bruce C. Gottwald Paul F. Silver Joseph R. Vilseck, Jr., M.D. Ranjit K.Sen, Treasurer Dr. Shantaram K. Talegaonkar Mrs. J. Harwood Cochrane Floyd D. Gottwald, Jr. W. Birch Douglass, III, Ex-Officio Fred T. Tattersall Mrs. Whitt W. Clement Geoffrey P. Sisk Mary F. White, Chairman, Development Committee William M. Grace Henry C. Spalding, Jr. Gregory H. Wingfield, Chairman, Budget and Mrs. Jenny Taubman Mrs. Bruce C. Gottwald Mrs. Jane Joel Knox Annual Fund Leadership Mrs. Robbie S. Thompson Dr. Elizabeth F. Harris Jane Bassett Spilman Compensation Committee Ms. Frances A. Lewis Patricia R. St. Clair Mrs. Gordon F. Rainey Charlotte M. Minor, Museum President, Ex-Officio Richard G. Tilghman Peter Hunt Charles S. Luck III Mrs. Jane Joel Knox Thomas H. Tullidge, Jr. Eddie M. Gugelman Alexander L. Nyerges, Museum Director, Ex-Officio Ms. Tina A. Walls Stanley F. Pauley Ms. Frances A. Lewis Joseph R. Vilseck, Jr., M.D. Martha Sherman Ms. Mary F. White Charles L. Reed, Jr. Mrs. Fran McGlothlin S. Pierce Walmsley V William Jackson Frable Mrs. Hunter J. Smith Charlotte M. Minor, Ex-Officio Mary F. White Benjamin W. Rawles Ex-Officio Jane Bassett Spilman Virginia Museum Gregory H. Wingfield Staff Mrs. Jenny Taubman Hon. Timothy M. Kaine, Governor of Virginia Fiscal Oversight Committee Charlotte M. Minor, Ex-Officio Alexander L. Nyerges, VMFA Director Real Estate Foundation Richard G. Tilghman Hon. William T. Bolling, Lieutenant Governor of Thurston R. Moore, Ex-Officio Peter M. Wagner, Vice-President for Development Thurston R. Moore, Chairman Richard B. Woodward Paul F. Silver, President Virginia Alexander L. Nyerges, Ex-Officio Hon. William J. Howell, Speaker of the House John R. Staelin, Vice-Chairman Charlotte M. Minor, Ex-Officio W. Birch Douglass, III, Vice-President Renard A. Charity, Jr. Mrs. Richard S. Reynolds III, Ex-Officio Donor Relations Hon. L. Douglas Wilder, Mayor, City of Richmond Mrs. Richard S. Reynolds III, Ex-Officio Ranjit K. Sen, Treasurer James C. Cherry L. Ray Ashworth, Honorary Director Pamela G. Palmore, President, The Council Patricia R. St. Clair, Chairman Herbert A. Claiborne, Jr. Dr. Herbert A. Claiborne, Jr. John M. Camp, Jr., Honorary Director Mrs. Carson W. Johnson, President, Friends of Art Nominating & Governance (ad hoc) Mrs. Philip J. Bagley III Vernard W. Henley J. Harwood Cochrane Mrs. Jerome T. Gans, Honorary Director Mrs. Robert W. Cabaniss, Jr. Dr. Al Corbett III, Chairman, Multicultural Dr. Elizabeth F. Harris, Chairman Thomas E. Pruitt John R. Curtis, Jr. Mrs. E. Claiborne Robins, Honorary Director James C. Cherry Charles Larus Reed, Jr. Advisory Council W. Birch Douglass, III John B. Adams, Jr., Vice-Chairman Henry F. Stern, Honorary Director Ms. Karen Palen, Chairman, Docent Committee Renard A. Charity, Jr. John R. Curtis, Jr. S. Pierce Walmsley V Grant H. Griswold Charles G. Thalhimer, Honorary Director Eddie M. Gugelman Charlotte M. Minor, Ex-Officio Ms. Jennifer Lee Schooley, Chairman, Canvas Craig A. Moon James C. Cherry Charlotte M. Minor Alexander L. Nyerges, Ex-Officio Mrs. Stanley F. Pauley Ms. Barbara-lyn B. Morris Mrs. Richard S. Reynolds III Fred T. Tattersall Mrs. Stanley F. Pauley Trustee Committees Jennifer Sisk Mrs. Jenny Taubman Mrs. Robbie S. Thompson Jane Bassett Spilman Executive Mrs. Robbie S. Thompson Ms. Mary F. White Janet B.