2011 Annual Report - Mobile Museum of Art

annual report
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MOBILE
MUSEUM
OF ART
2 Table of Contents
3 MMOA by the Numbers
4 From the Board Chair
5 Exhibitions
9 Education
12 Gifts and Acquisitions
16 Gifts and Contributions
18 Statement of Financial Position
19 MMOA Docents and Staff
right: A docent helps a student from the
Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
below: A patron views works on display in the
Ann B. Hearin Material Imaginings Gallery.
cover image: Mark Lindquist (American, born 1949), Bowl In Flight
I, 1983 – 1985, elm and walnut. Gift of Jane S. Mason and Arthur
K. Mason.
back cover image: Akio Takamori (American, born Japan, 1950),
Girl In Yellow Sweater, 2006, glazed stoneware. Museum purchase
from the Porter*Price Collection.
our
MISSION
The mission of The Mobile Museum of Art is to provide a place where people
their lives through interaction with the visual arts in thought-provoking and
enrich
creative
ways that nourish and delight the mind and spirit. For the fundamental purpose of
EDUCATION, the Museum collects, conserves, exhibits, interprets, and researches
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ART
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mmoa by the
NUMBERS
89,154 Number of Sculpture Trail Visitors
58,842 Number of Onsite Visitors
31,003 Number of Website Visits
15,888 Number Served Through Traveling Exhibitions
9,759 Number Served Through Outreach
3,576 Number of Art Blast Attendees
2,402 Number of Attendees at Adult Programs
2,304 Number of Home School Program Attendees
1,684 Number of Members
1,253 Number of Free Day Attendees
741 Number of Gifts and Acquisitions
360
Number of Woody’s Song Program Attendees
234
Number of Students Attending Art Classes
200
Number of Spring Break Camp Attendees
160
Number of Adult Programs
158
Number of Curricula-Based Guided Tours
36
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Number of Facility Rentals
Number of Catalogs Produced
MMOA BY THE NUMBERS
6,320 Number of Students Who Attended Guided Tours
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from the
BOARD CHAIR
FROM THE BOARD CHAIR
During the fiscal year 2010 – 2011, the Mobile
Museum of Art continued to advance opportunities
for education and enjoyment of the visual arts for our
audience along the central Gulf Coast. In spite of
economic stresses affecting our supporting agencies,
the Museum has continued to host significant
exhibitions and to sustain its commitment to education
and outreach.
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As of March 2012, a search committee of the Board of
Directors is awaiting the arrival of a list of applicants
for the director position. Our board has advertised
the position in various arts publications. We hope
that a final selection can be made within the next few
months. In the interim, the Museum staff has pitched
in admirably to keep all functions running smoothly.
We are especially indebted to our Chief Curator Paul
Richelson and Acting Director Marlene Buckner for
their guidance and hard work during the transition.
Museum visitors enjoyed excellent exhibitions
throughout the year. A diverse range of collections
provided something for everyone. American
Landscapes: Treasures from the Parrish Art
Museum featured noted artists’ contributions to the
development of American art. Adults and children
alike enjoyed Fairy Tale Art: Illustrations from Children’s
Books. Accomplished and acclaimed print artist Robin
Holder was present for the opening of her powerful
and colorful reflections on race, religion and gender.
Mobile artists of local and national renown were
featured in several exhibits. Mobile native Tommie
Rush teamed with her husband Richard Jolley to bring
us their masterful and substantial works in glass.
Places in Alabama were permanently preserved in art
and memory in The Prominence of Place, featuring
our own Susan Downing-White and Dori DeCamillis
from northern Alabama. And Shared Expressions
2011 again
showcased
fine juried
works by
area artists.
Our talented
education
team once
again
produced
and
conducted
extremely
popular
and diverse
board chair
opportunities
DR. W. ALLEN OAKS
for all ages.
Excellent
school year
and summer programs as well as outreach activities
were conducted with the valuable assistance of our
dedicated volunteer corps.
We are grateful for the support of Mayor Sam Jones,
the Mobile City Council and the Mobile County
Commission during this financially challenging time.
And our continued success has been possible only
through the generosity of our wonderfully supportive
private foundations and corporate and individual
patrons whose sustaining contributions are listed later
in this report.
The Board of Directors is committed to preserving
and advancing the Museum’s role in enhancing the
visual arts in our area, and we look forward to your
enjoyment of Museum exhibitions and events in the
coming year.
Mobile Museum of Art 2010–2011 Board of Directors
Dr. W. Allen Oaks, Chair
Mr. G. Tim Gaston, Vice Chair
Mrs. Tammy L. Smith, Secretary
Mr. F. Michael Johnson, Treasurer
Mrs. Wanda Chalhub
Mr. Stephen G. Crawford
Mr. Richard Dorman
Mr. Tyrone Fenderson, Jr.
Mr. Lowell J. Friedman
Dr. J. Russell Goodloe, Jr.
Mrs. Katie H. Hassell
Mr. Stephen J. Hand
Mrs. Susan O. Helmsing
Mr. Robert M. Hope, Jr.
Mr. Ernest Kirkland
Mrs. Rosalie P. Lockhart
Mrs. Ashley B. McFarland
Mrs. Lucy McVay
Mrs. Vaughan I. Morrissette
Mrs. Jada Pierce
Mrs. Sheri N. Weber
EXHIBITIONS
Funding is provided in part by the City of Mobile, Mobile County
Commission, the Alabama State Council on the Arts, the National
Endowment for the Arts and the Alabama Department of Tourism.
AMERICAN LANDSCAPES: Treasures from the Parrish Art Museum
October 15, 2010 to January 2, 2011
The 39 paintings in this exhibition presented both a visually rich experience and
an insightful expression of the developments in American painting from the
idyllic visions of the Hudson River School to the modernist painterly realism of
artists such as Alex Katz and Fairfield Porter. That so much of this history could
be encapsulated in the many paintings depicting the topography and light of
Eastern Long Island from the collection of the Parrish Museum in Southampton
is scarcely coincidental. The East End’s beauty and light have attracted artists
to the area since the mid-1800s, and its proximity to New York City has ensured
that many of these artists were among the most prominent. The exhibition was
accompanied by a catalogue written by the show’s curator, Alicia Longwell, the
Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Chief Curator at the Parrish. It was organized by
The Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, New York, and supported locally by The
C. D., Helen and Jeff Glaze Foundation.
Frederick Childe Hassam
(American, 1859 – 1935),
Church at Old Lyme, 1906, oil
on canvas. Littlejohn Collection,
the Parish Art Museum,
Southampton, New York.
POETIC CONTAINERS OF LIGHT:
The Haverty Collection of International Studio Glass
October 15, 2010 to February 6, 2011
Mobile Museum of Art Advisory Committee
Mrs. Nan Altmayer
Mrs. Karen Outlaw Atchison
Dr. Robert J. Bantens
Mrs. Patrice Baur
Mrs. Linda H. Cooper
City Council President Reggie Copeland
Dr. Fred Cushing, Jr.
Mr. Michael C. Dow
Mr. Gilbert F. Dukes, Jr.
Mrs. Patricia Edington
Mrs. Marilyn Foley
Representative Victor Gaston
Mrs. Billie F. Goodloe
Ms. Ansley G. Green
City Council Member Gina Gregory
Dr. and Mrs. Rhodes Haverty
Mr. Vivian G. Johnston, Jr.
Mayor Samuel L. Jones
Dr. Jerry D. Jordan
Mr. James E. Kennedy
Mrs. Austill S. Lott
Mrs. Freida Maisel
Mrs. Arlene Mitchell
Mrs. Geri S. Moulton
Mrs. Edna Rivers
Mrs. Nancy T. Sledge
Mrs. Teresa M. Smith
Ms. Sarah C. Teague
Mrs. Ann Marie Terry
Mr. Charles Duke Zucker
EXHIBITIONS
Lucio Bubacco (Italian, born 1957),
Glass Symphony, 2002,
flame-worked glass. Gift from Elice
Haverty and Dr. Rhodes Haverty.
This exhibition featured work selected from the ongoing gift of the Elice
Haverty and Dr. Rhodes Haverty Collection of International Studio Glass and
featured the work of 30 outstanding glass artists from countries around the
world. The diversity and international scope of studio glass was illustrated in
such remarkable pieces as Glass Symphony (2002) by the Italian master of
flame-worked glass, Lucio Bubacco (b.1957); Anna I (2003) by German-born
Ann Wolff (b. 1937), an abstracted portrait in paint on industrial glass and
wood; and Ocean Wave, 2000, by the pioneer of the modern Czech glass
movement, Pavel Hlava (1924 – 2003).
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FAIRY TALE ART: Illustrations from Children’s Books
October 22, 2010 to January 9, 2011
Trina Schart Hyman (American,
1939 – 2004), Grandmother, What
Big Eyes You Have, 1983, acrylic
on mat board. Little Red Riding
Hood, 1983; retold from the
Brothers Grimm. Courtesy: The
Estate of Trina Schart Hyman.
This exhibition of illustrations from children’s books by award-winning artists
featured 59 original illustrations from well-loved classic fairy tales as well
as modern variations on traditional tales. Curated by Sylvia Nissely, these
original artworks demonstrated the added dimension that stunningly beautiful
images bring to these fantastic tales. Our education department took full
advantage of the many opportunities for educational activities afforded by
this programming, and the delight of young visitors to the Museum in scenes
from their favorite fairy tales was loudly evident. The exhibition allowed
visitors of all ages to develop appreciation for the impeccable craftsmanship
and marvelous imagination of leading figures in the illustration world such
as Kinuko Y. Kraft, Trina Schart Hyman and DEMI, to name just a few. Tour
management was provided by Smith Kramer Fine Art Services, Kansas City,
Missouri, and supported locally by The J. L. Bedsole Foundation.
PROJECT 35: Curated by 35 International Curators
December 1, 2010 to October 1, 2011
EXHIBITIONS
This exhibition, a celebration of the 35th anniversary of Independent
Curators International, brought 35 single-channel works of video art
to Mobile over a nine-month period. Assembled by curators of video
art from all over the world, each curator selected a work by an equally
international cast of video artists. The exhibition was a rare opportunity
for Mobilians to view work in this ascendant and often cutting-edge art
form and featured such acclaimed videographers as Guy Ben-Ner and
Yukihiro Taguchi.
AN AMERICAN CONSCIOUSNESS: Robin Holder’s Mid-Career Retrospective
January 21 to April 17, 2011
Robin Holder (American, born 1952),
Map of Nubia VI, 1989, linoleum print
with stencils on rice paper. Exhibition
loan from the collection of the artist.
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Guy Ben-Ner (Israel, born 1969),
Berkeley’s Island, 1999, singlechannel video with color and sound,
15 minutes. Courtesy of the artist.
An American Consciousness was the first retrospective exhibition
of the internationally acclaimed printmaker and arts educator Robin
Holder. Curated by Dorit Yaron, the deputy director of the David C.
Driskell Center, the exhibition featured 65 works by the New York
City-based artist. Holder makes prints in a layering process: images,
words, color and textures are overlaid with an aesthetic that is her own.
The social and political consciousness of the works derive from her
experiences as a person of mixed racial and cultural backgrounds.
This retrospective engaged the viewer in Holder’s commitment, in
her words, “to exploring the woven texture of diverse cultures within
families, communities and societies, through collaging, layering and
mixing printmaking techniques.” The exhibition was organized by the
David C. Driskell Center for the Study of the Visual Arts and Culture
of African Americans and the African Diaspora at the University of
Maryland, College Park.
EDMUND LEWANDOWSKI: Precisionism and Beyond
January 21 to April 3, 2011
This monographic exhibition of 46 paintings surveyed the career and
impact of Edmund Lewandowski (1914 – 1998), an influential painter and
art educator known for his images of industrial, urban and architectural
scenery. The exhibition presented a wide array of these subjects rendered
in varied styles and media. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Lewandowski
was one of the most important second-wave precisionists, who produced
impeccably drafted yet poetic images from the industrial landscape as
well as taut abstract compositions. His abstractions were largely based
on industrial machinery, reflecting his belief that the forms of the machine
“are as representative of our culture as temples and sculpture were of the
Greeks.” The exhibition was curated by Dr. Valerie Leeds and organized by
the Flint Institute of Arts.
Edmund Lewandowski (American
1914 – 1998), Dynamo, oil on
canvas, 1948. Collection of the Flint
Institute of Arts, Flint, Michigan, Gift
of Mr. and Mrs. Harold L. Frank, by
exchange.
ALABAMA SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL PAINTINGS
February 2 to February 19, 2011
Sloane Bibb (American,
Contemporary), Juliet,
circa 2010, mixed media.
Exhibition loan from the
collection of the artist.
This touring show to benefit the Alabama Shakespeare Festival (ASF) in
Montgomery, Alabama, was an exhibition of work by Alabama artists inspired
by Shakespearean themes. Museum supporter Vaughan Morrissette was
instrumental in bringing this exhibition featuring some of Alabama’s best artists
to Mobile. Following the close of the exhibition’s tour, the pieces were sold for
the ASF’s benefit.
April 22 to July 7, 2011
This exhibition, organized by the Mobile Museum of Art,
presented a significant update and expansion of Richard
Jolley’s major retrospective of 2002, Richard Jolley: Sculptor
of Glass (Knoxville Museum of Art), including many drawings
and new projects through 2011. It included the first public
presentation of Flora Magnific, a steel and glass element from
his major Knoxville Museum of Art indoor commission on the
Cycle of Life. It was also an opportunity to feature the glass
sculpture of his wife, Tommie Rush, a native Mobilian. The
exhibition featured pieces from all periods of their careers,
demonstrating how they continue to expand their mastery of
hot worked glass. Peter Morrin authored a catalogue essay
reflecting on the Southerness in the Jolley/Rush imagery.
The catalogue was supported in part by a grant from The Art
Alliance for Contemporary Glass.
Left: Tommie Rush (American, born 1954), Iris Vase,
2003, blown, sand-blasted and acid etched glass.
Exhibition loan from the collection of the artist.
Right: Richard Jolley (American, born 1952),
Thursday, 2008, glass and steel. Exhibition loan
from the collection of the artist.
EXHIBITIONS
RICHARD JOLLEY and TOMMIE RUSH: A Life in Glass
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THE PROMINENCE OF PLACE:
Dori DeCamillis and Susan Downing-White
April 22 to August 28, 2011
A place is more than a location on a map. It is the
intersection of sets of concepts: physical features,
historical significance, the relationships and memories
of people, and the plants and animals that inhabit or
frequent it. Its geography is therefore of the mind as
much as it is of latitude and longitude. The exhibition The
Left: Dori DeCamillis (American, born 1963), Falling
Prominence of Place: Dori DeCamillis and Susan DowningAwake: Bankhead National Forest/Sipsey Wilderness,
White explored different approaches to revealing both the
2008, mixed media. Exhibition loan from the Red Dot
objective and subjective character of these landscapes.
Gallery, Birmingham, Alabama.
Birmingham-based DeCamillis’ mixed-media paintings of
Right: Susan Downing-White (American, born 1959),
Places East of Here #7, 2007, oil on canvas. Exhibition
place delved into aspects of each scene from numerous
loan from the collection of John D. Herlihy; Courtesy of
perspectives in an iconographic arrangement. In all,
Cole Pratt Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana .
DeCamillis spent more than seven years completing her
project depicting significant places in Alabama. DowningWhite’s Southern-focused landscapes draw inspiration from more traditional historical modes of low horizon
landscape painting, especially Dutch 17th century masters, but include a contemporary multiplication of
meaning using trompe l’oeil images of notes or snapshots seemingly taped on the composition. The text and
placement of the notes locate the scene in a remembered past. Organized by the Mobile Museum of Art.
SHARED EXPRESSIONS 2011
EXHIBITIONS
July 22 to September 25, 2011
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Georgia Jones Godwin
(American, Contemporary), The
Mechanic, 2010, stoneware, oil,
wood creeper, and found objects.
Exhibition loan from the artist.
Shared Expressions 2011, a biennial exhibition composed of work juried from the
most prominent art organizations in the Greater Mobile area, continued to be a
popular and artistic success. Each of the participating organizations, including
the Watercolor & Graphic Arts Society of Mobile, the Mobile Art Association,
the Azalea Quilters, Camera South, the Coastal Clay Collective and the Shibui
Chapter of the Sumi-E Society of America, was responsible for appointing a juror
to select from their members’ entries. This exhibition continues to build community
involvement while showcasing the ever-increasing excellence of artists in the area.
ELVIS AT 21: Photographs by Alfred Wertheimer
September 9 to December 4, 2011
This remarkable exhibition of 56 photographs, taken from March to July, 1956, is an intimate look at
Elvis Presley at just the time he began his stunning rise from a barely known Memphis singer to his
unprecedented stardom as the King of Rock and Roll. Freelance photojournalist Alfred Wertheimer was
hired by RCA Victor in 1956 to shoot promotional images of a
recently signed 21-year-old recording artist, Elvis Presley. Following
the New York shoot, Wertheimer, intrigued by the singer’s charisma
and candor, decided to follow Presley. For this period of time,
Wertheimer had unparalleled access and documented Elvis on the
road, backstage, in concert, in the recording studio and at home
in Memphis, Tennissee. Elvis’ manager, “Colonel” Tom Parker,
strictly controlled access to the singer just a short time later. The
photographs document the remarkable time when Elvis could sit
alone at a drugstore lunch counter, just weeks from being one of
the most recognizable faces in America. Elvis at 21, Photographs
by Alfred Wertheimer was developed by the Smithsonian Institution
Elvis, Steve and Hound, photo by Albert
Wertheimer, 1956.
Traveling Exhibition Service, Govinda Gallery, and the Smithsonian’s
National Portrait Gallery and is made possible through the generous
support of The History Channel.
curricula-based
EDUCATION
Education for curricula-based programs at the Museum encompasses a wide and exciting variety of art
experiences for students of all ages. From themed tours for school groups to a well-attended home school
program to the new Spring Break Art Camp and Art Blast Summer Camp, the Education Wing bustled with
activity and inspiration during the 2010 – 2011 year.
PACE
The PACE (Pursuing
Academic and Creative
Excellence) program this
year explored the theme
of World History, with the
Museum’s focus being
“A World of Art.” Students
danced the polka, painted
an Impressionist-style
picture and finished with
a gallery tour focusing on
art from around the world.
More than 1,300 students
visited the Museum for
this program and took
home their very own
masterpieces.
more. Docent-led gallery
tours complemented the
studio art classes. Annual
collaborative programs
included Mobile International
Festival tours, Holiday Tours
2009 with Playhouse in the
Park, and Celebrate Black
History Month with Gloria
Petite Williams’ Processional
Dance event.
EDUCATION
WOODY’S SONG AND
THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF
MOBILE
above: An art aide assists an Art Blast Summer camp
The Junior League of Mobile
student.
has generously enabled
Woody’s Song, Mobile’s only
school for autistic students, to continue the art program
designed especially for them. Meeting every other week
ART BLAST
at the Museum, these students experience art in a
New classes offered during Art Blast 2011 included
positive way that reinforces and supports a positive view
Making and Using an Artist’s Journal, Jewelry for
of the world. A variety of hands-on projects, including
Anyone, Basic Drawing: Fun in Fundamentals and
painting, sculpture and ceramics, enables them to
Marvelous Mosaics. With classes filled to 70 percent
explore and express their creative side. Mobile Museum
capacity, nearly 400 students enjoyed an educational
of Art educator Susan Baker and volunteer Carol
art experience in a safe, supportive environment.
Wiggins, a licensed speech pathologist, continue to be
Community and staff scholarships, as well as a
vital components of the program.
scholarship program for St. Mary’s Home, totaled
$5,359. All classes were instructed by certified art
teachers and professional artists who were assisted by AFTER-SCHOOL CLASSES
Art classes were offered during the 2010 – 2011 school
trained high school and college-age volunteers.
year for ages four to seven on Tuesday afternoons and
for ages eight to twelve on Wednesday afternoons.
HOME SCHOOL DAYS
Fall, winter and spring terms had eight drawing and
Home School Art School provided a unique
painting classes with an average of 10 students in
opportunity for 128 home-schooled students in our
each class. At the end of each term, families and
area to experience art instruction on a regular basis.
friends were invited to attend a reception and art show
With three age groups, the classes explored the
in which each student discussed his or her artistic
elements of art while using a variety of media and
technique and inspiration.
artistic techniques to create their own original pieces.
Eight two-hour classes per semester consisted of
SPRING BREAK ART CAMP
regular gallery tours, art appreciation/art history and
The first-ever Spring Break Art Camp was offered April
studio art classes.
18-22, 2011, with 40 students enrolled. Arts and crafts
instruction was offered in the morning session and
SCHOOL TOURS
fine art offered in the afternoon; half-day and full-day
During the 2010 – 2011 school year, the Education
options were available. A field trip on Friday to the
Department hosted 171 schools and 7,000 students
University of South Alabama glass-blowing classroom
for Special Education, Special Exhibition and
Curricula-based school tours. Students painted Monet- topped off the week, with artist Richard Jolley doing
a demonstration and creating some of the students’
style paintings, created a mixed-media Enchanted
original designs.
Forest, learned how to paint a landscape and much
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adult
EDUCATION
In its third year of programming, the Adult
Education department offered a variety
of educational opportunities tailored to
diverse audiences. The Museum’s 266
individual Adult Education programs
served a total of 2,262 visitors last year.
Lectures, gallery talks and special projects
were coordinated with the year’s exhibition
schedule.
EDUCATION
The contemporary studio glass movement
was featured twice, offering the opportunity
for area artists to participate. In conjunction
with Poetic Containers of Light: The Haverty
Collection of International Studio Glass,
glass artist Rene Culler, an assistant
professor of art at the University of South
Alabama, offered her perspectives on
glass-making and discussed initiatives
of USA’s new glass program at its new
facilities. Later in the year, while in Mobile
for the opening of their exhibition, Richard
Jolley and Tommie Rush: A Life in Glass,
the featured artists, assisted by James
Breed, conducted a glass-blowing
demonstration at the USA “hot shop.” In
addition, Ed Edwards conducted a kilnformed glass workshop at his downtown
Mobile studio.
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The distinctive content of Elvis at 21:
Photographs by Alfred Wertheimer
prompted area photographer Jane Tucker’s
gallery discussion, Elvis Enlightened: Using
and Appreciating Light in Photography
and “It’s Now or Never!”: A Photo Collage
Workshop, in which Tucker showed
participants how to creatively preserve
photographs. Cheryl Sikes and Cyndy
Anders, owners of Scrapping Frenzy, led
the project.
above: Students participate in the Robin Holder printmaking workshop.
below: An attendee at the Museum Nights event participates in a
The Prominence of Place: Dori DeCamillis
sketching activity.
and Susan Downing-White, a project that
focused on two contemporary Alabama
artists, permitted interaction with the artists
and educate viewers about Alabama’s singular, and
in two very distinctive ways. Susan Downing-White’s
sometimes little-known, landmarks.
workshop, The Digital Studio – Improve Your Paintings
and Overcome Blocks to Creativity, revealed that even
Tours led by Museum docents on Wednesdays
as an academic painter, she uses Photoshop software and Saturdays helped familiarize visitors with the
as a key tool to edit photographs for reference
permanent collection and changing exhibitions.
material. In contrast, Dori DeCamillis spoke about
Throughout the year, art historian Dr. Robert Bantens
her exhibited series Exhibit A: Paintings of Alabama,
offered a series of lectures focused on the artists
which looks at Alabama’s historic, cultural and natural
and the issues featured in the Museum’s changing
treasures as part of her effort to preserve, capture
exhibitions.
community
OUTREACH
“From the woods to the streets, where your life and our art meet…”
With the goal of extending economic resources, the Outreach Education department realigned its focus
from expanding new programs to strengthening existing programs and further developing partnerships with
organizations invested in the cultural life of the community. This approach has resulted in better utilization of
current resources and broader educational services to an increasingly diverse community.
For thousands of community members who could not otherwise participate in art experiences at the Museum,
Outreach continues to provide a variety of programs and events for children and adults, many of whom have
never visited the Museum. The result has been an introduction for many of a new life skill – the ability to create
and take pleasure in visual art.
LOCAL AND REGIONAL CULTURAL
AND CIVIC FESTIVALS
By providing carefully designed art activities, the
Outreach department used easily obtained materials,
sequential instruction by trained staff and volunteers,
and clear goals to introduce families to engaging
and collaborative art experiences. The on-site FamilyFriendly Mardi Gras Festival continued to provide a
unique total museum experience for participants to
explore the “artistry behind the traditions.”
SMALL GROUP SESSIONS
Trained art education staff and volunteers traveled
throughout Mobile and the Gulf Coast, facilitating artmaking opportunities to adult and youth participants
with direct tie-ins to current exhibits and objects in the
Museum’s permanent collection.
PARTY TIME
After producing a new brochure and providing
expanded information on the Museum’s website, the
Masterpiece Birthday Party program showed a 25
percent increase in reservations over previous years,
and has proven to be an attractive alternative for
parents and families interested in a more educational
party choice.
above: A child enjoys painting en plein air at BayFest.
below: A student makes a kaleidoscope at Arts Alive!
All Outreach Education activities and programs were
developed, organized and facilitated by trained art
educators and volunteers. Through regular evaluation of
our programs and representative post-program surveys,
Outreach events have been shown to provide a positive
educational impact as well as a valued art experience
for participants.
EDUCATION
STUDENT AND LOCAL ART EXHIBITS
From Museum-sponsored exhibits such as “Who I Am,”
where student artists create a vision of the intersection
of their heritage and culture, to the 1st Congressional
exhibit sponsored by Representative Jo Bonner, the
depth and quality of art instruction along the Gulf Coast
is evident. The Education Gallery continues to provide a
dedicated space for young artists and their teachers to
be exposed to the greater community.
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additions to the
PERMANENT COLLECTION
WOOD:
125 gifts, 1 purchase
DECORATIVE
ARTS:
GIFTS & ACQUISITIONS
28 gifts
from top, left to right:
Jim Keller (American, born 1943), Bugatti, 2008, mesquite wood. Gift of the artist.
(left) Kenny Dickerson (American, Contemporary), Monkey Head Cane (#33), n.d.,
carved and painted wood. Gift of Martha Stamm Connell and Pat Connell. (middle)
DeCell Williams (American, born 1949), Eye Cane, n.d., carved wood. Gift of Martha
Stamm Connell and Pat Connell. (right) Phillip Allen (American, Contemporary), Eagle
Head Cane, 1993, carved and burned wood. Gift of Martha Stamm Connell and Pat
Connell.
Mark Lindquist (American, born 1949), Bowl In Flight I, 1983 – 1985, elm and walnut. Gift
of Jane S. Mason and Arthur K. Mason.
Unknown Artist (Nigerian, possibly Ibo, 20th century), Covered Bowl, circa 1950s or older,
painted wood. Gift in memory of Margaret and John McConnell.
Darrell Copeland (American, born 1954), Ascending, 2010, acrylic on cherry wood.
Museum purchase with funds from the Windgate Charitable Foundation.
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John Holmes (American, 1783 – 1854, deacon of the church family, Sabbath Day Lake,
Maine, 1821 – 1830), Shaker Wool Wheel (Sabbath Day Lake Collection), circa 1820s –
1830s, wood and metal. Gift of Peg Udall.
from top:
Tiffany Studios, New York (American, 20th century),
Inkwell with Glass Insert, circa 1915, metal and
mother of pearl. Gift from Lynne Waterman.
William B. Durgin Co. (American, Concord, New
Hampshire 1880 – 1905), acquired by Gorham
Manufacturing Co. Providence, Rhode Island,
Punch Ladle, Chrysanthemum Pattern, circa 1895,
sterling silver with gilt wash. Gift of Anna George
Farrell.
Manufature nationale de Sèvres (French, 1738 –
present), Portrait of the Empress Eugénie, 1866,
porcelain plaque in metal frame. Gift from Lynne
Waterman.
PAINTINGS:
196 gifts
from top, left to right:
Newton Haydn Stubbing (British, 1921 – 1983), La
Fourni, 1960, oil on canvas. Gift of G.B. Kahn.
Ruth M. Dyrud (American, 20th century), Ruins of
the Old Wharf, n.d., oil on canvas. Gift of Dr. David
B. Welch.
John R. “Jack” Sanders (American, 1923 – 2010),
Western Landscape, 1992, watercolor on paper. Gift
from the Estate of John R. “Jack” Sanders.
Cora Kelley Ward (American, 1920 – 1989), Night
Fishing At Mashomac, 1983, acrylic on canvas. Gift
of the Estate of Cora Kelley Ward.
Louis Kronberg (American, 1872 – 1965), The Green
Shawl, circa 1935, oil on canvas. Gift of Gregory
and Pamela Breedlove.
Jordan Eagles (American, born 1977), UR20X20.2,
2008, blood and copper preserved on plexiglass
with UV resin. Gift of Robert and Lillian Montalto
Bohlen.
Lonnie Bradley Holley (American, born 1950 in
Birmingham, Alabama), Parent & Child,1989, paint on
canvas. Gift from the Ron Drinkard Collection.
Unidentified Maker (European, active late 18th
century), Portrait of an Officer, late 18th century,
watercolor on ivory. Gift from Lynne Waterman.
Jimmy Lee Sudduth (American, 1910 – 2007),
Train, n.d., paint on wood panel. Gift from the Ron
Drinkard Collection.
GIFTS & ACQUISITIONS
Unknown Artist (American, 19th century), Young
Child Holding Flowers, circa 1830, oil on canvas.
Gift of G.B. Kahn.
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GLASS: 148 gifts
GIFTS & ACQUISITIONS
SCULPTURE: 31 gifts
from top, left to right:
Unknown Designer, American (For KGI Kopp Glass,
Swissvale, PA, 1926 – Present), ‘Modernistic Line’ Vase,
circa 1928, mold blown glass. Gift of G.B. Kahn.
Ken Carder (American, born 1955), Untitled (One-Eyed
Head), 1982, glass. Gift of Dr. Giraud V. Foster.
László Lukácsi (Hungarian, born 1961), Leaf, 2005,
laminated glass. Gift of Elice Haverty and Dr. Rhodes
Haverty.
Viktor (Vicke) Lindstrom (Swedish, 1904 – 1983, For
Kosta Boda, Sweden, 1742 – Present), Untitled (Eskimo in
Canoe), 1957, glass. Gift of G.B. Kahn.
from top, left to right:
Luis Perelman (American, Contemporary), Untitled, circa 1965, resin and watch parts.
Gift of G.B. Kahn.
James Minson (Australian-American, born 1962),
Wreath, 1995, lamp worked glass with embedded glass
ornaments. Gift of Elice Haverty and Dr. Rhodes Haverty.
Leo Sewell (American, born 1945), Kangaroo, circa 1999, mixed media. Gift of Elice
Haverty and Dr. Rhodes Haverty.
Jay Musler (American, born 1949), Morning Cityscape,
2006, glass and mixed media. Gift of Elice Haverty and Dr.
Rhodes Haverty.
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William Zorach (American, born Lithuania 1889 – 1966), Mother and Child, circa 1940,
polychrome plaster. Gift of Monique and Starr Prolsdorfer.
Unknown Chinese Artist (Quing (Ching) Dynasty, 17th – 18th century of Qing (Manchu)
Dynasty (1644 – 1911)), Quan Yin, 17th – 18th century, stone. Gift of Monique and Starr
Prolsdorfer.
WORKS ON PAPER:
139 gifts
from top, left to right:
Ellsworth Woodward (American, 1861
– 1939), Tremaine St., n.d., etching. Gift
from Lynne Waterman.
George Davidson (American, born 1952),
7th Sight, n.d., linocut on paper. Gift of
Lynn Barstis Williams Katz.
Marian Acker Macpherson (American,
1906 – 1993), Kirkbride House, Old
Mobile (Condé-Charlotte House), 1938,
etching on paper. Gift from the Collection
of Wade Hall, PhD.
Lucy Fine (American, Contemporary),
Street of Dreams, n.d., serigraph on BFK
Rives paper. Gift of Richard and Ardis
Fine in honor of Lucy Fine.
Unknown Artist (Italian, 17th – 18th
century), Interior of a Roman Church,
17th – 18th Century, ink wash. Gift of
Monique and Starr Prolsdorfer.
Howard Cook (American, 1901 – 1980),
Silent Pueblo, 1927, wood engraving.
Gift from Lynne Waterman.
Keith Morrison (Jamaican, born 1942), Cactus, 1997, watercolor on paper. Gift of
Claudia DeMonte.
Alois Wach (Austrian, 1892 – 1940), Cubist Figure, 1913, charcoal on paper. Gift of
Monique and Starr Prolsdorfer.
CERAMICS:
85 gifts, 1 purchase
from top, left to right:
Doug Jeck (American, born 1963), Blind Youth, 1992, ceramic, acrylic
wash, painted wood base. Gift of Martha Stamm Connell and Pat Connell.
Akio Takamori (American, born Japan, 1950), Girl In Yellow Sweater, 2006,
glazed stoneware. Museum purchase from the Porter*Price Collection.
Unknown Maker (Italian, possibly Tuscany, late 17th – early 18th century),
Corniche Per Un Specchio (Frame for a Mirror), late 17th – early 18th
century, glazed ceramic, modern mirror. Gift of the Porter*Price Collection
in honor of the Museum’s 50th anniversary.
GIFTS & ACQUISITIONS
Eugene Speicher (American, 1883 –
1962), Pensive Young Woman, Circa
1939, charcoal and graphite on paper.
Gift of Monique and Starr Prolsdorfer.
Charles Smith (American, born 1949), Bowl (Grey/Green), 1986, glazed
ceramic. Gift from the Estate of John R. “Jack” Sanders.
Edith Harwell (American, 1904 – 1982), Lidded Jar, n.d., glazed ceramic.
Gift of G.B. Kahn.
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SUPPORT FROM
corporate, foundation, bequests and government
$10,000 and above
City of Mobile
$1,000 to $2,499
Lillian C. McGowin Foundation
Mobile County Commission
Alabama State Council on the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts
The Crampton Trust
The Hearin – Chandler Foundation
GIFTS & CONTRIBUTIONS
Estate of John R. Sanders
$250 to $999
AT&T Alabama
Alabama Alliance for Arts Education
Artcraft Press, Inc.
BankTrust
Chevron Texaco
$5,000 to $9,999
Friedman’s Fine Jewelry
Alabama Tourism Department
Herndon’s Marketing Design
The C.D., Helen and Jeff Glaze Foundation
Significance Foundation
$2,500 to $4,999
Regions Bank
above: Jörg
Zimmermann
(German born
1940), Untitled,
blown glass. Gift
of Elice Haverty
and Dr. Rhodes
Haverty.
left: Robert Cook
(American born
1921), Genesis,
bronze.
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2010–2011
DONOR CIRCLE
The Donor Circle of the Mobile Museum of Art is comprised of the highest
levels of cumulative family and individual support given to the Museum
throughout the calendar year. The generous contributions of these donors
help provide vital operating funds that enable the Museum to offer innovative
educational and artistic experiences while ensuring financial stability.
Mrs. Ann Marie Terry
BENEFACTOR LEVEL
$2,500–$4,999
Dr. and Mrs. J. Russell Goodloe, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Lott, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Charles B. Rodning
PATRON LEVEL
$1,000–$2,499
Dr. Robert J. Bantens
Mr. and Mrs. David J. Cooper, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen G. Crawford
Mr. and Mrs. Lowell J. Friedman
Mrs. Harold S. Grehan, Jr.
Edward A. Hyndman, III, M.D.
Mrs. Betty Wilson Kerth
Dr. Virginia Ann Kerth
Drs. Martha and Joseph LoCicero
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Metcalfe
Dr. and Mrs. W. Allen Oaks
Mr. and Mrs. Harold D. Parkman
Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Steele
SUPPORTER LEVEL
$500–$999
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Atchison
Dr. and Mrs. W. R. Bridges
Mr. Paul M. W. Bruckmann
Dr. and Mrs. Elias G. Chalhub
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Fernandez
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Frank, Jr.
Ms. Ansley Green
Dr. Charles Hamm and Dr. Clara Massey
Mrs. Mary H. Harden
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Klein
Rosalie Lockhart and Francine Pergantis
Mrs. Herman Maisel
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard S. Malkove
Dr. P. Graham McClintock, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben McMillan
Dr. and Mrs. Leon McVay, III
Dr. and Mrs. W. Earl Monroe
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Myers
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. O’Melia, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. John Pendergrass
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Pischek
Dr. Charles L. Rich
Mrs. H. C. Slaton, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Norvelle L. Smith
Mrs. Phyllis Springen
Mr. Melvin Stein
Mr. and Mrs. M. Fred Terrell
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Weber
ASSOCIATE LEVEL
$250–$499
Dr. C. Luke Adams
Dr. Stuart and Mary Anne Ball
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Barkin
Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Baur
Ms. Anne Boettcher and Mr. Daniel
Martin
Ms. Joanne Brandt
Dr. and Mrs. Edward L. Bryant
Ms. Kelsey Bryant
Dr. and Mrs. Philip J. Butera
Ms. Norma Calder
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Carl
Dr. Lanier S. Cauley
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Cleverdon
Mr. Jonathan Dick
Mr. Casey Downing, Jr.
Inger and David Duberman
Mrs. Frank M. Dulaney, Jr.
Mrs. Elizabeth K. Eastman
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Edington
Ms. Kristin Fink
J. Cecil and Susan Gardner
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Grodnick
Mrs. Robert Guthans
Drs. Bree and Richard Hayes
Mrs. Frederick G. Helmsing
Mr. and Mrs. Lyman F. Holland, Jr.
Mr. Nicholas H. Holmes, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Hyndman, Jr.
Greg and Janis Jones
Frances and Jerry Jordan
Mr. and Mrs. L. Keville Larson
Mr. and Mrs. John N. Leach
John and Lella Lowe
Dr. and Mrs. David MacRae
Dr. and Mrs. Paul Maertens
Mr. and Mrs. Harry W. Mattei
Mrs. Lawrence J. McKinney
Mr. and Mrs. Leland T. Moore
Nall
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Norris
Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Otts, III
Mrs. Linda Oubre
Mrs. Arthur R. Outlaw
Mr. and Mrs. David M. Pearsall
Dr. and Mrs. Randall W. Powell
Harry and Tut Riddick
Dr. and Mrs. John E. Semon
Dr. and Mrs. Alan R. Shain
Dr. and Mrs. William H. Simpson
Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Sledge, III
Mr. and Mrs. Donald H. Smith, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Snider
Barbara Spafford and Dennis Gould
Mrs. Cassie C. Steele
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel L. Stockman, Sr.
Mrs. Marjorie Story
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew L. Stringfellow
Mrs. Sarah C. Teague
Dr. and Mrs. William J. Terry, Sr.
Ms. Erin R. Wheeler
Dr. and Mrs. James K. V. Willson, III
Mr. and Mrs. William Youngblood
Mr. Charles D. Zucker
GIFTS & CONTRIBUTIONS
LEADERSHIP LEVEL
$10,000+
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
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73% Exhibitions, Programs and Education
$2,397,073
12% Fundraising
$398,453
11% Collections and Conservation
$370,943
3% Management and General
$109,130
0% Artwork Purchases
$15,100
TOTAL OPERATING BUDGET
$3,290,699
*Audited Financials Available Upon Request
2010–2011
mmoa
STAFF
Marlene Buckner
Deputy Director
Paul W. Richelson, Ph.D.
The Museum’s volunteer coordinator presents awards to docents at the
Volunteer Recognition Luncheon.
Dr. Robert J. Bantens
Lexie Barnett
Theola Bright
Marsha Britton
Gloria Bush
Norma Calder
JoAnn Caperton
Laurie Childres
Diane Garden
Fay L. Gold
Mary Frances Hallet
June Harter
Wendi Hathorn
Dorinda Hillbun
Joan S. Johnson
Sharon Johnson
Betty Kerth
Dr. Virginia Kerth
Catherine King
Patricia King
Dr. Martha LoCicero
Ethel Lomas
Andrew David Marshall
Jean McKissick
Bert Medoff
Peggy Smelser
Marianne Testen
Bobba Turley
Betty Vella
Carol Wiggins
Lin Wilson
Kelly Deason
Director of Finance
Donan Klooz
Curator of Exhibitions
Kurtis Thomas
Curator of Collections
Howard McPhail
Curator of Education
Darby Ulery
Curator of Education
Kim Wood
Curator of Education
Meredith Ivy
Public Relations and
Special Events
Eric Gallichant
Public Information Officer
Gail McCain
Volunteer Coordinator
MMOA DOCENTS & STAFF
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Registrar
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