Compelling Visions: Florida Collects Folk Art

April, May, June 2007
Compelling Visions: Florida Collects Folk Art
Through July 8
Howard Finster, Superpowers (1985)
Enamel with mirrors on wood
Collection of George Lowe in honor of Mabel Dixon
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Compelling Visions: Florida
Collects Folk Art
was encouraged by a young trained artist, Charles Shannon, who
helped him buy materials and who began preserving his work.
Traylor’s spare drawings grew out of a lifetime of memories
and reveal a gifted use of space and geometric forms. His work
became increasingly respected and is now part of such major
collections as the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The MFA
exhibition includes a rare drawing of an owl by Traylor in the
section featuring both real and imaginary animals.
The MFA presents its first expansive look at contemporary selftaught art in this exciting exhibition of 135 works by more than
70 artists, many of whom are African American. The works have
been borrowed from seven private collections. Chief Curator Dr.
Jennifer Hardin has selected the objects in close collaboration with
the collectors. The broad themes include: religion and the idea
of the visionary, portraits, architecture, animals, popular culture,
humor, political commentary, and carved sticks and canes that
reference historical American folk art.
Rev. Howard Finster (1916-2001) may be the best known selftaught artist, as he was profiled in newsmagazines and on
television, became a favorite of celebrities, and created album
covers. Born in Alabama, Finster drew many visitors to the small
town in Georgia where he lived. He cleared swampland to
create his legendary Paradise Garden (or Plant Farm Museum,
its original name). A number of contemporary self-taught artists
have developed similar fascinating, obsessive environments on
their property.
The artists represented include many of the very best: Bill Traylor,
the Rev. Howard Finster, Roger Rice, Nellie Mae Rowe, Minnie
Evans, Mose Tolliver, Clementine Hunter, Jimmy Lee Sudduth,
Missionary Mary Proctor, Thornton Dial Sr., Carleton Garrett,
Ned Cartledge, Woodie Long, and Purvis Young, among many
others. The exhibition encompasses sculpture, painting, drawings,
collages, and mixed-media works,
some monumental in scale.
The incredibly prolific Finster has
often been called a visionary artist;
he referred to himself as “a man of
visions.” His sculptures and drawings
combine writing or preaching,
references to the apocalypse, UFOs
(seen as messengers from God),
historical figures, “pop culture” icons,
and more. He often includes this
statement on his angel paintings:
“THIS ANGEL WAS PAINTED BY
HOWARD FINSTER FROM GOD.”
Finster, who is represented by eight
outstanding works in this exhibition,
believed that he was called by God
to save as many souls as possible
through his art.
This idiosyncratic work defies
categorization. It has been called
folk, outsider, visionary, and the
more accepted term, contemporary
self-taught art. The label “outsider”
raises the question of outside of
what. Some of this art would look
completely at home surrounded by
the work of twentieth-century and
contemporary artists, who have had
more formal training.
Contemporary self-taught art has
increasingly been collected, shown,
and validated by major museums.
Numerous works in Compelling
The 1982 ground-breaking exhibition,
Visions: Florida Collects Folk Art
Black Folk Art in America: 1930are spiritual and draw on Judeo1980, at the Corcoran Gallery of
Christian, ancient mythological, and
Clementine
Hunter,
Nativity
(1970-1985)
Art in Washington, D.C., is a prime
African symbols. Selected paintings
Acrylic
on
board
example. The Museum of American
Collection of Martha and Jim Sweeny
and totemic sculptures can combine
Folk Art in New York, the American
spiritual iconography with scripture
Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, and the High Museum in
and
personal
interpretations
of divine direction and power. For
Atlanta, among others, have also played pioneering roles in
example,
a
striking
encrusted
door, Dancing on the Street Pave [sic]
th
bringing this art to a wider public. On the 25 anniversary of
in
Gold
by
Missionary
Mary
Proctor
invokes a heavenly landscape.
the Corcoran exhibition, the MFA joins with these illustrious
museums in providing another look at self-taught art.
Found objects, such as Proctor’s door, are often central to this art.
In addition, Lonnie Holley, Charlie Lucas, and Derek Webster use
Many twentieth-century artists were influenced by African
found objects to create compelling sculptures, which are also on
sculpture and masks. Some contemporary self-taught art also
view in this exhibition.
bears this influence, though the line of descent was more direct.
Such scholars as Robert Thompson and Alvia Wardlaw have
argued that many African American artists have absorbed the
influences of selected African traditions, sometimes in childhood.
Dr. Wardlaw’s exhibition for the Dallas Museum of Art, Black
Art—Ancestral Legacy: The African Impulse in African American Art
(1989), was particularly important in revealing these connections.
The South is known for its rich story-telling tradition, both
written and oral. It can be seen in the writing of William Faulkner
and Eudora Welty and of such African Americans as Zora Neale
Hurston and Alice Walker, among many others, or heard in the
tales passed down in families and communities. For much of our
history, many African Americans from humble families had to
preserve their stories orally and in their art, as they did not have
the opportunity to pursue formal education.
Many self-taught artists did not begin creating their work until
late in life, when they had more time to let their creativity spring
forth. Bill Traylor’s story is characteristic. An illiterate freed slave
in Alabama, he began to draw in 1939 at 83. Traylor (1856-1949)
The profound influence of Bible stories and the church in
Southern and African American history is evident in a number of
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works of Rodolph Fontaine, a recently discovered artist from
St. Petersburg, now deceased. His works encompass traditional
imagery such as
Father Time and
Adam and Eve to
more imaginative
subjects.
The Museum expresses profound appreciation to the
following collectors who have made Compelling Visions:
Florida Collects Folk Art possible:
Donna and Thomas Brumfield Jr.
Cathy Clayton and Gregg Thomas
Jeanne and Jeffrey Kronsnoble
George Lowe
Martha and Jim Sweeny
Phyllis and Paul Tauber
Jean and Ted Weiller
Compelling
Visions: Florida
Collects Folk
Art invites the
audience into
realms never to
be forgotten. This
individualistic,
gifted work
reveals why
contemporary
self-taught art is
now considered,
like the blues,
spirituals,
and jazz, a
magnificent
contribution to
American culture.
works on display. Louisiana artist Clementine Hunter infuses the
nativity story with great warmth and grace by filtering it through
the prism of plantation memories. Arching trees protect mother
and child, and a path (the beginning of a spiritual journey, the
road to heaven?) leads to a stable/church, framed by two large
candles, in the background. Angels hover above, and Hunter
astutely brings together the white of angels and cotton. Three
Wise Men, members of this farming community, approach from
the right with gifts. Everyone in the drama is African American.
The wealth of animals in folk art also draws on rural life, which
produced so many of these artists. Animals were a part of daily
life and memories, later to be transformed in art. Compelling
Visions: Florida Collects Folk Art presents large sculptures of
animals by Robert Howell and Minnie Adkins, and the human
figure and animals merge in two large-scale, fantastical
watercolors by Thornton Dial Sr.
Untamed
Beauty:
Prints by Jean Dubuffet
Animals, as well as dramatic figures and self-portraits, are often
part of Mose Tolliver’s work, and some of his faces can resemble
masks. Art historian Maude Southwell Wahlman has written that
the “depiction of snakes, squirrels, dogs, and other animals may
be linked to Kongo wooden sculptural traditions which feature
animals as messengers from
the ancestors.”
Through April 22
The Jacobean Room
The idea that there are beautiful objects and ugly objects …
has surely no other foundation than convention …
and I declare that convention unhealthy.
Jean Dubuffet, 1952
Artist/professor John L.
Moore has pointed out
that “creatures exist within
creatures” in Nellie Mae
Rowe’s drawings. “Fantastic
birds sing and strut, fat dogs
have wings and project
human presences, and
people’s heads float in space.”
Moore further finds a link
between Rowe’s and Marc
Chagall’s work.
Folk artists are being
“discovered” all the time and
many work their entire lives
with little recognition. Carved
and painted sculptures by
anonymous craftspeople,
especially poles and canes,
were a mainstay of the
American folk tradition
in the nineteenth and
twentieth centuries. They
receive one of their most
engaging expressions in the
Ned Cartledge, Mona Lisa on a Bicycle (1972)
Polychromed carved wood relief
Collection of Martha and Jim Sweeny
This intimate exhibition of seven lithographs and two early
woodcuts offers a fascinating look at a French artist who would
surely have enjoyed seeing his work presented near Compelling
Visions: Florida Collects Folk Art. Dubuffet (1901-1985) rejected
the formalities of academic training and considered the classical
principles to be monotonous, pretentious, and removed from real
life.
The ordinary and the natural interested him, and the artwork of
children and the mentally ill captured his attention and imagination
at a young age after studying the writings of Dr. Hanz Prinzhorn.
An art historian and psychiatrist, Dr. Prinzhorn explored the
powerful artwork created by the mentally ill and often compared it
to spontaneous, imaginative pieces by children.
Dubuffet was one of the primary proponents of a style known
as art brut, or raw art. This rawness is evident in his use of
texture, along with the crude and often child-like appearance
of his figurative drawings. He also collected art brut objects by
individuals who were not professional artists. More than 5,000
works from his collection are now in the Lausanne museum,
Collection de l’Art Brut.
Mose Tolliver, Man With
Cane and Bird (no date)
Paint on wood
Collection of Jean and Ted Weiller
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The distinguished art critic
and philosopher Arthur
Danto has described
Dubuffet as “a very
sophisticated and urbane
artist,” whose work
helped create acceptance
of contemporary selftaught art by museums
and curators. Dr. Danto
adds that there are
“marvelous paintings by
[contemporary self-taught
artist] Mary T. Smith that
could have been painted
by Dubuffet himself. It is, I
must emphasize, not that
Jean Dubuffet, L’Enfle-chique II
Dubuffet’s art and discourse
(The Tobacco Chewer), 1963
enter into the explanation
Lithograph with color on paper
of Mary T. Smith’s art
Private Collection
(though they could have).
They enter, rather, into the perception of her art as art.”
works from the collection of longtime Museum friend John
H. Proctor beautifully complements Compelling Visions: Florida
Collects Folk Art.
Exceptional ceramics and other crafts have sometimes been
classified as folk art by scholars and curators. This follows the
literal definition of folk art as coming from the folk, like talented
craftsmen in communities, states, and regions. Many of these
artisans worked relatively near each other, but developed
distinct approaches. Just as the perception of what constitutes
art has been expanded by a greater appreciation of works by
contemporary self-taught artists, impressive ceramics traditions,
such as those fostered in North Carolina, have helped dispel the
divisions between fine art and craft.
The objects in this exhibition range from rustic utilitarian
stoneware to elegant forms inspired by traditional Asian ceramics.
They are representative of all the major North Carolina potteries,
including the ones pictured here by Walter Stephen, Benjamin
Wade Owen, and Log Cabin Pottery.
Stephen (1876-1961) launched the Pisgah Forest Pottery near
Asheville in 1926. Two extremely popular styles were prominent
at Pisgah Pottery: a crystalline glazed ware and a “cameo” ware
created using a pâte-sur-pâte technique. In the latter, thin layers
of white slip are applied to a colored background, resulting in a
slightly raised form that could be carved.
Untamed Beauty includes works representative of his “assembled”
lithographs and the Hourloupe series. Dubuffet did not produce
his first print until the age of 43, though he created paintings
much earlier.
This is the first time the Museum has presented an installation of
Dubuffet’s work, which is rarely seen in the area. The exhibition
has been made possible by the generosity of a collector and
longtime Museum friend who prefers to remain anonymous.
Owen (1904-1983) was the first master potter of Jugtown Pottery,
founded in 1921, which remains the most celebrated name in
North Carolina pottery. Ancient Asian ceramics, particularly
Chinese and Korean, greatly influenced Owen. He left Jugtown
and founded Old Plank Road Pottery in 1959, where he produced
salt-glazed stoneware, earthenware, and art pottery.
Bessie Myrtle Hunter and G. N. “Tweet” Hunter were
enterprising individuals who founded the short-lived Log Cabin
Pottery (1926-1933). They employed potters Cecil Auman and
Jonah Owen to turn for them, and sold their art pottery from a
quaint store catering to the tourist market.
The Museum expresses its gratitude to Mr. Proctor for graciously
lending more than 40 objects from his collection of nearly 200
pieces. Mr. Proctor has astutely collected North Carolina pottery
for more than 30 years.
Works by (left to right) Log Cabin Pottery, Walter B. Stephen of Pisgah
Forest Pottery, and Benjamin Wade Owen of Jugtown Pottery
Collection of John H. Proctor
20th-Century North Carolina
Pottery: A Time-Honored
Tradition
Through July 1
The Kathryn B. Stenquist Gallery
Gathering before the Collectors Circle lecture on January 26 were
(left to right): Mary B. Perry; MFA Director Dr. John Schloder;
Stephanie Goforth, Senior Vice President, Wealth Strategist Manager,
Northern Trust; and August Uribe, Senior Vice President, Sotheby’s.
Mr. Uribe presented a fascinating lecture on “Tragic Muses: The
Women of Picasso.” Northern Trust sponsors the lecture series.
Pottery from North Carolina is some of this country’s finest and,
outside of the Southwest, is the longest continuous tradition of
American ceramics. This exhibition of select twentieth-century
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through the front window of a car—the way we so often view the
world around us.
The other artists represented are Aaron Siskind, Harry Callahan,
Robert Rauschenberg, Douglas Prince, Emmet Gowin, Kenneth
Josephson, William K. Greiner, Birney Imes III, Mark Cohen, Joel
Meyerowitz, Bruce Bennett, Rodger Kingston, Eva Rubinstein,
Michael Schultz, and William Maguire. These photographers
record the world around them, yet reveal it in new ways,
presenting visual accounts of a changing America.
Art Consultation Service
for Members Only
Tuesday, April 17, 1 p.m.
David Vestal, Southwestern New Mexico (1966)
Gelatin silver print
Museum Purchase with a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
and the Florida Arts Council
 
You can learn more about that beautiful artwork you
purchased or inherited at the spring Art Consultation Service
in the Marly Room. This biannual event is a benefit of
Museum membership and is not open to the general public.
Please call the MFA receptionist in advance at 727-896-2667,
ext. 210, so the staff can prepare for your visit.
 
Museum staff will provide information on the artist,
medium, and date for up to three objects per person. They
can also make recommendations on the care of fine art,
but they do not offer information on the financial value of
the objects. The curatorial staff has specialists in European,
American, and Asian art, photography, and decorative arts,
but no scholars of African or pre-Columbian works. The
Museum does not provide information on antiques and
collectibles such as weaponry, musical instruments, rare
books, and historical documents.
On the Road: Photographs
Across America
Through July 1
The Lorena C. Hannahs Gallery
This exhibition of 20 photographs by 19 artists offers a vicarious
road trip for the viewer, a journey told though images. These gifted
photographers offer their vision of the beauty, the offbeat, the
ephemeral, and the colloquial that make up the face of America.
Curatorial Assistant Robin O’Dell has curated the exhibition.
In 1925, Brett Weston began photographing under the eye of his
father, Edward Weston, an icon in the history of the art form.
While Edward favored straight, unmanipulated photography,
Brett, influenced by his father’s painter friends, embarked upon
a new path of abstraction and bold design. Brett’s approach, in
turn, influenced his father’s work.
2007 Board of Trustees
Upon being drafted in 1942, Brett began to take photographs for
the army and had to be retrained as a straight photographer. His
sublime ode to sand and sky, Yucca, White Sands (1947), shows
the return influence of his father on his own work.
Executive Committee
Mrs. Carol A. Upham,
President
Mr. Seymour A. Gordon, Esq.,
Vice President
Dr. Starr C. Weihe, Secretary
Mr. Cary P. Putrino, J.D.,
Treasurer
Mr. Ron Petrini
Mr. Robert B. Stewart, Pinellas
County Commissioner
Mr. William H. Stover
Also included in the exhibition is the seemingly documentarystyle photograph by William Christenberry, The Bar-B-Q Inn,
Greensboro, Alabama (1976). Since 1961, Christenberry, who now
lives in Washington, D.C., has returned every year to his native
Hale County, Alabama to chronicle the changes he has observed.
This photograph is part of a series that captures the same small
building from the same vantage point year after year as it has
deteriorated. Christenberry provides a visual testament to the
erosion of the privately owned mom-and-pop establishments
being overtaken by strip malls and fast-food restaurants, even in
the rural south.
Trustees
Dr. Edward A. Amley
Mr. Roy Binger
Dr. Robert L. Drapkin
Mr. Deveron Gibbons
Dr. Gordon J. Gilbert
Mr. Robert L. Hilton
Mr. Troy W. Holland, Esq.
Mr. William R. Hough
Mrs. Jean Getting Irwin
A more abstracted depiction of place, Kenji Nakahashi’s
photograph of a New York skyline against a brilliant blue
background from his Cut Out Sky Series (1984) serves as an
eloquent contrast to the literal depiction of place and time.
Moreover, David Vestal’s Southwestern New Mexico (1966) is the
ideal photograph for On the Road, conveying vast landscape
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Mr. Jeffrey J. Lyash
Dr. Franklin S. Massari
Mr. Doyle B. McClendon
Mrs. Fay Mackey Nielsen
Mrs. Jacquelyn G. Piper
Mrs. Demi Rahall
Mrs. Mary L. Shuh
Mrs. Barbara Godfrey Smith
Dr. Karen A. White
Mr. Brian D. Wiltshire
Mr. William Knight Zewadski,
Esq.
Mrs. Betty Jean Miller,
President, The Stuart Society
Dr. John E. Schloder, Director
Honorary Trustees
Dr. Vance D. Bishop
Mrs. Isabel Bishop, Honorary
Memorial Trustee
Mr. Charles Henderson
Mrs. Nomina Cox Horton
Mr. Peter Sherman
Art Acquisitions 2006
The Museum now has a collection of more than 4,600 artworks, extending
from antiquity to the present day. Many of these works have been donated
or have been purchased largely with donated funds. The Museum is
deeply appreciative to the following donors, who gave artworks or the
funds to acquire them. Their names are listed first and in boldface.
The Drapkin Collection
Eight Pre-Columbian sculptures
and seven Pre-Columbian whistles
and ocarinas.
Writing Box (Suzuribako), Japanese,
Meiji period (1868-1912)
Lacquer, gold, and inkstone
17/8 x 9 x 97/8”
Brush, Japanese, twentieth century
Wood and hair
81/2” long
Scroll Weight, Japanese, twentieth
century
Iron with fabric tie
8” long
Alan B. Du Bois
Jerry N. Uelsmann (American,
born 1934)
Bob and I and Other Friendly
Creatures (1971)
Gelatin silver print
9 x 7”
Stephen Berens (American, born
1952)
Deconstruction/Re-Construction #23
(1982)
Cibachrome print
171/2 x 221/2”
Steven Danko (American, born
1946)
Untitled
Liquid emulsion and watercolor
on paper
213/4 x 30”
Nancy Kirkpatrick Good
William Pachner (American, born
1915)
Untitled (1966)
Ink on paper
14 x 111/2”
Irwin and Marcia Hersey
Thirty-seven twentieth-century
Japanese woodblock prints on paper
Andrew Wyeth, Wisteria (1981)
Watercolor on paper
Gift of Mary Alice and Doyle McClendon
Donald Karshan and Maurie
Lee Harding in memory of
Louise Michnoff
Alexander Archipenko (1887-1963)
Courage (about 1930)
Lead with red pigment
14 x 61/2 x 9”
Mrs. Martin J. Roess in memory
of The Honorable Martin John
Roess and Florence Alice Roess
Neil Adamson (American, born
1937)
Sea Oats (no date)
Watercolor on paper
12 x 30”
Vivien Leone
Suzanne Benton (American, born
1936)
Mary C. Rudd Allen and the
Graduates (1996)
Monoprint with chine collé on
paper
28 x 201/2”
Green Back Heron (no date)
Watercolor and gouache on paper
11 x 131/2”
George Lowe in honor of Mabel
Dixon
Harold Hewell (American, born
1926)
Pitcher (2006)
Glazed ceramic
103/4 x 71/2 x 71/4”
Dr. John E. Schloder in honor of
Dr. Jennifer Hardin
Doris Ulmann (American, 18821934)
Female in Patterned Dress (about
1930)
Photogravure
9 x 12”
Doyle and Mary Alice
McClendon
Léon Bonnat (French, 1833-1922)
Precious Moments (about 1880)
Oil on canvas
68 x 491/2”
Coin with a Portrait of Zeus
Greek, 350 B.C.
Silver
1
/2” diameter
Coin with Portrait of a Goddess
Greek, about 400 B.C.
Silver
1
/2” diameter
Dr. John E. Schloder in honor
of Carol A. Upham
Burk Uzzle (American, born 1938)
Untitled (“Farm Architecture”
series, North Carolina), 1963
Gelatin silver print
16 x 20”
Andrew Wyeth (American, born
1917)
Wisteria (1981)
Watercolor on paper
201/2 x 291/4”
Lloyd G. and Kathleen Singer
Coin with a Portrait of Alexander
the Great
Greek, 323-282 B.C.
Silver
11/4” diameter
David J. Patten
John Wesley (American, born 1928)
Maiden (1965)
Color lithograph on paper
24 x 20”
Robert Indiana, LOVE
Color lithograph on paper
Gift of David Patten
Rabbi David J. Susskind in
memory of Bernice M. Susskind
and Jonathan Daniel Susskind
Irving Amen (American, born 1918)
Rebecca at the Well (no date)
Etching on paper
171/2 x 133/4”
Robert Indiana (American, born
1928)
LOVE
Color lithograph on paper
Poster for Stable Gallery, New
York, May 1966
32 x 24”
Alexander Archipenko,
Courage (about 1930)
Lead with red pigment
Gift of Donald Karshan
and Maurie Lee Harding in
memory of Louise Michnoff
Coin of the City of Athens
Greek, fifth century B.C.
Silver
1” diameter
Coin with a Portrait of
Alexander the Great
Greek, 323-282 B.C., silver
Gift of Lloyd G. and
Kathleen Singer
Ernest Trova (American, born 1927)
Poster for Trova Exhibition at Pace
Gallery, New York, 1967
Color lithograph on paper
26 x 26”
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Scroll #2 (no date)
Etching on paper
175/8 x 135/8”
Mori Tohgaku
Mori Tohgaku (Japanese, born 1937)
Plate (2005)
Bizen ceramic
13/4 x 22 x 111/4”
Trenam, Kemker, Scharf, Barkin,
Frye, O’Neill & Mullis, P.A.
Edward Steichen (American, 18791973)
Torso, Paris (1902), Aperture edition,
printed by Jon Goodman
Photogravure
16 x 20”
Edward Steichen (American, 18791973)
In Memoriam, New York (1904),
Aperture edition, printed by Jon
Goodman
Photogravure
16 x 20”
Lothar J. and Mildred Uhl
Brian Halsey (American, born
1942)
Mandalas (1979)
Six serigraphs on paper
Portfolio published by Scaglione
Editions
213/4 x 21”
Six gelatin silver prints of
Persepolis, Persia (Iran) by George
R. Booth (1968)
William Knight Zewadski
Seven photographs by such
nineteenth-century photographers
as Bisson Frères and Baron
Raimund von Stillfried and
twentieth-century photographers
Evelyn Hofer, Len Prince, and
Burk Uzzle
Museum Purchase with funds
donated anonymously
Lucien Clergue (French, born
1934)
Prey with Palm, Los Angeles (The
Soldiers), 2005
Ilfochrome print
113/4 x 175/8”
Museum Purchase with funds
donated by the Collectors Circle
James Henry Beard (American,
1811-1893)
The Circus Announcement (1866)
Oil on canvas
17 x 14”
Museum Purchase with funds
donated by the Contemporaries
Françoise Saur (French, born 1949)
Epilobes—Le Lac des Cygnes (2002)
Gelatin silver print
18 x 16”
Museum Purchase with funds
donated by Arlene Fillinger
Rothman
Lucien Clergue (French, born
1934)
Manitas de Plata and José Reyes,
Les Saintes Maries de la Mer (1955,
printed 2006)
Gelatin silver print
155/8 x 111/2”
Writing Box (Suzuribako), Japanese, Meiji period (1868-1912)
Lacquer, gold, and inkstone
Gift of The Drapkin Collection
New Staff
Kelly A. Reynolds has joined the
Museum staff as the part-time
Exhibitions Coordinator. She has
already assumed a wide range of
responsibilities. She has worked
extensively on the folk art exhibition
and on preparing information
about traveling exhibitions from the
collection. The Museum hopes to
share parts of its collection with other museums during the
construction of the Hazel Hough Wing and the renovation
of the current building.
Vines Under Water, Camargue (1960,
printed 2006)
Gelatin silver print
151/4 x 113/4”
Museum Purchase with funds
donated by The Stuart Society
Leo Friedlander (American, 18881966)
Mother and Infant Hercules (1916)
Bronze on a stepped marble base,
probably cast 1930s
111/4 x 111/2 x 5”
Museum Purchase with
discretionary funds
Tunde Odunlade (Nigerian, born
1954)
Unity in Diversity (2004)
Batik on handmade paper
253/4 x 19”
In addition, Ms. Reynolds curated Untamed Beauty: Prints by
Jean Dubuffet, which continues through April 22. She wrote
all wall labels and text for that exhibition.
Previously, Ms. Reynolds held several positions for nearly
nine years at the Salvador Dalí Museum. For the last four
years, she was an Assistant Curator, assisting Curator of
Exhibitions William Jeffett with the organization, design,
and installation of special exhibitions. She also directed
and curated exhibitions in the Raymond James Community
Room, composed text for wall labels and publications, and
consulted on the design, production, and distribution of
exhibition catalogues. She also served as an international
courier for museum loans.
Kenro Izu (Japanese, born 1949)
Monument, Sakkara, Egypt (1981)
Gelatin silver print
9 x 12”
Ms. Reynolds co-curated Variations on a Theme: Fifty Years
of Dalí’s Soft Watch and the print selection for the Dalí
Centennial: The American Collection. She curated Dalí’s
Venus in Furs and Love and Death: Dalí and Two French
Writers, among others, and wrote the catalogue for the
latter. In 2001, she curated the exhibition, the Carol Upham
Photography Collection, for Eckerd College. Mrs. Upham is
President of the MFA’s Board of Trustees.
In 2004, she organized the three-day International Dalí
Conference at the Dalí Museum and helped prepare the
proceedings for publication and also served as a contributing
editor. She worked closely with the education department
on many projects. Ms. Reynolds holds her B.A. in art history
magna cum laude from the University of South Florida, Tampa.
Edward Steichen, In Memoriam, New York (1904), Aperture edition
Photogravure
Gift of Trenam, Kemker, Scharf, Barkin, Frye, O’Neill & Mullis, P.A.
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programs is provided in
part by the Imagine for Kids
fundraiser, the Pinellas County
Commission through the
Cultural Affairs Department’s
Cultural Development Grant
Program, the City of St.
Petersburg, and the employees
of the St. Petersburg Times.
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Arts Education Sponsor.
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and Lecture
Free with Museum admission
Saturday, April 28, 3 p.m.:
Chief Curator Dr. Jennifer
Hardin will present a
Gallery Talk on Compelling
Visions: Florida Collects Folk
Art. Dr. Hardin selected the
works for this exhibition in
close collaboration with the
collectors. She will discuss
the unique contributions of
contemporary self-taught
artists to the stream of
American art, her specialty.
Saturday, May 26, 3 p.m.:
Dr. Kristin
G. Congdon,
Professor
of Film and
Philosophy at
the University
of Central
Florida, will
lecture on contemporary selftaught art, drawing on works
in the Museum’s exhibition.
She has written about and
lectured extensively on folk
and community arts and
is a recent president of the
Florida Folklore Society and a
former member of the Florida
Folklife Council. She is the
Director of the UCF Cultural
Heritage Alliance in the Zora
Neale Hurston Institute for
Documentary Studies.
Dr. Congdon is co-author of
Just Above the Water: Florida Folk
Art (with Dr. Tina Bucuvalas),
which profiles more than 70
after. To participate, please
make required reservations
two weeks in advance
by contacting Curator of
Education Faith Rockenstein
at 727-896-2667, ext. 218, or
via e-mail, [email protected].
Fees vary depending on the
number of activities selected.
artists and includes more than
200 images. Bud Lee provided
more than 100 photographs.
She also recently published
Uncle Monday and Other
Florida Tales, illustrated by Kitty
Peterson. This book won the
Carolyn Washbon Award for
best popular book in Florida
history and the Dorothy
Howard Prize from the Folklore
and Education Section of the
American Folklore Society.
Nan Colton as Clio
the Museum’s collection, and
themes and people related to
both. She will perform for both
the “Coffee Talks” and “Encore”
series in the Marly Room.
Coffee Talks
For people 55+
Second Wednesday of the
month
Free with Museum admission
Coffee generously provided by
Starbucks
$1 donation for refreshments
Performance by Nan Colton,
special Museum tour, and
refreshments
“Coffee Talks” are held
from 10:30 a.m.-noon on
the following Wednesdays,
with these performances by
Ms. Colton:
In addition, Dr. Congdon is
the author of Artists from Latin
American Cultures (with Kara
Hallmark) and CommunityBased Art Programming. She
has co-edited a number of
anthologies, including Art in
a Democracy and Pluralistic
Approaches to Art Criticism
(both with Doug Blandy).
She has written chapters and
articles on Sister Gertrude
Morgan, “Finding the Tradition
in Folk Art: An Art Educator’s
Perspective,” “Women Folk
Artists as Educators,” “Florida
Art: Culture of Color and
Contrasts,” and many more.
“Thoroughly Modern Missy
– All About Modern American
Art,” April 11 and June 13
Inspired by the artist, Guy
Pène du Bois, Ms. Colton
will play a popular magazine
gossip columnist during
the 1920s and ‘30s. The
American artist Pène du Bois
is represented in the Museum
collection by his painting, Café
Madrid, Spain (Portrait of Mr.
and Mrs. Chester Dale), 1926.
In 1988 and 1999, Dr. Congdon
received the Manuel
Barkan Memorial Award for
scholarship from the National
Art Education Association, and
in 1998, the Ziegfeld Award
from the United States Society
for Education Through Art for
international work in the arts.
She holds her Ph.D. from the
University of Oregon and her
M.S. from Indiana University,
both in art education, and
her B.A. in art from Valparaiso
University, also in Indiana.
“Clio, Muse of History—Telling
Classical Myths,” May 9
Presented in an authentic
replica of a muse’s costume
and as Clio, Ms. Colton relates
ancient Greek myths that help
bring to life classical objects in
the Museum’s collection.
Nan Colton
The Museum’s popular
performing artist-in-residence
continues her interactive
presentations, which are free
with Museum admission.
Ms. Colton, an experienced
actress and director, writes
her own one-woman scripts,
inspired by special exhibitions,
Encore
On these Saturdays, young
people may enjoy tea in the
Membership Garden before
Ms. Colton’s presentation
and hands-on art activities
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Ms. Colton’s Saturday
performances at 3 p.m. include
“Thoroughly Modern Missy”
on April 14 and June 9 and
“Clio, Muse of History” on
May 12.
Due to the renovation of the
Marly Room, there will be
no “Coffee Talks” or “Encore”
programs at the Museum
from July to the winter of
2007.
“Honest,
Unpretentious Art”
Saturday, May 26, 10 a.m.3 p.m., with lunch break
Limit 25, ages 16 and up
Fee: $30 members, $40 nonmembers
Included in fee: Admission,
gallery talk with storytelling
artist, and painting materials.
Registration required two
weeks in advance. Please
contact Assistant Curator of
Education Lisa Kirksey at
727-896-2667, ext. 233, or via
e-mail, [email protected]
Inspired by Compelling Visions:
Florida Collects Folk Art,
create imaginative art from
your heart. Bring your own
three-dimensional object and
transform it into a work of art.
If you can easily carry it, you
can paint or decorate it outside
under the Museum’s Kapok
tree.
Folk Art Family Day
May 5, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Free with Museum admission
*One Free Child admission
with each adult admission
In the spirit of creativity, dance
with the Soulful Arts Dance
Academy, drum with Giving
Tree Music, jam with Sound
Circle Seven Music, and create
your own folk art inspired by
creating the Art Mobile: Hands
On! Inc., PhillipGary Design,
the Janette Balough Creative
Studio, and Sue Castleman,
the Art Supervisor of the
Pinellas County Schools. These
teachers assisted with the
curriculum guide: Kristine van
Ingen, Janice Jessee, and Tricia
Kennedy.
local artists and the special
exhibition, Compelling Visions:
Florida Collects Folk Art. Come
for an hour or the full day!
Friends of
Decorative Arts
The Friends of Decorative Arts
(FODA) is open to all Museum
members. Special lectures and
trips enhance understanding
of the decorative arts and
provide an ideal opportunity
to make friends with similar
interests. Annual dues are
$20, in addition to Museum
membership.
Meetings are held on the
second Tuesday of the
month from OctoberMay. Refreshments are
served at 1 p.m., with the
program beginning at 1:30.
(Refreshments used to be
served at 1:30, followed by
the program at 2.) NonFODA members may attend
for a $5 donation. For more
information, please call Jean
Whipple at 727-522-8708. The
programs include:
April 10: Local artist Sigrid
Tidmore introduces her nature
designs used on assorted
memorabilia.
April 17: Bus trip to the John
and Mable Ringling Museum
of Art in Sarasota to see
Bedazzled: 5000 Years of Jewelry
from the Walters Art Museum.
May 8: Grand finale luncheon
at Grazzi’s in Baywalk.
Enjoying a tour of the new Art Mobile are (left to right):
Beth Morean; Curator of Education Faith Rockenstein; Sue
Castleman, Art Supervisor of the Pinellas County Schools;
Carol A. Upham, President of the Museum’s Board of
Trustees; docent Tina Douglass, chair of the Education
Committee; Director Dr. John Schloder; Wendy La Torre;
and Angie Bogott. Ms. La Torre chaired the “Imagine for
Kids” fundraiser, which helped raise substantial funds for this
project, and Ms. Morean and Ms. Bogott were the co-chairs.
Art Historical
Perspectives on the
MFA Collection
Spring Lecture Series
The final lecture in this series
will be held Saturday, April
14, from 10 a.m.-noon in
the Marly Room. Dr. Susan
Cooksey, Associate Curator
of African Art at the Samuel
P. Harn Museum of Art,
the University of Florida,
will discuss “African Spirit.”
Admission is $20 at the door.
featured are replicas and
reproductions of works from
the Museum’s holdings.
Students are encouraged
to think globally in the Art
Mobile with its
emphasis on the
MFA collection
of world art. The
goal is to inspire
students, parents,
and teachers to
visit the Museum
to see the works in
person. Students
will receive a ticket
for “one free child
admission with
These students have their first experience
one paid adult
in the Museum of Fun Art.
admission” when
they visit the
Friends of
Museum of Fun Art.
Art Mobile
on the Move
The Art Mobile is ready to
roll. The Museum of Fun Art
will bring art and selections
from the MFA collection
to elementary students
over the next four to five
years. Approximately 25,000
students will visit the Art
Mobile annually. Students and
teachers will not be able to
miss it. The exterior is bright
lime green with a blue-andpink sign announcing the
Museum of Fun Art.
The interior is similarly
colorful and includes an
interior mural map of the
world and a monitor running
a video about the Museum
and the collection. Also
The Art Mobile has been made
possible in part with funds
raised by the highly successful
“Imagine for Kids” event,
inspired by local exhibitions
of the art of Peter Max, as
well as personal appearances
by the artist. Wendy La Torre
chaired that event; her cochairs were Beth Morean
and Angie Bogott. Simone
Bennett, the Museum’s former
Development Assistant,
worked closely with the chairs
on this fund-raiser.
Arts Alive 2007
The city will celebrate arts and culture on Saturday, May
19. In addition to the MFA, the following institutions
will offer free admission: the Salvador Dalí Museum, the
Florida Holocaust Museum, the St. Petersburg Museum of
History, the Pier Aquarium, Sunken Gardens, and Great
Explorations, The Children’s Museum.
The downtown Looper will provide extra service that day,
providing convenient transportation between the sites, and
there will be American Sign Language interpreters for the
hearing-challenged at every venue. Arts Alive provides a
wonderful opportunity to experience the many arts and
educational opportunities in the city, which has become one
of Florida’s prime cultural destinations.
The following consultants
collaborated with Curator of
Education Faith Rockenstein in
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the Library
The Museum expresses
its appreciation to the
following people who
have donated books to the
David and Anita Kenerson
Art Reference Library:
Bishop, Dr. Vance D.
Brumfield, Donna and
Thomas Jr.
Gollay, Elinor and Brasell,
Rex
Hardin, Jennifer
McClendon, Doyle and
Mary Alice
Perry, Mary B. and
Dr. Richard E.
Zewadski, William Knight
The Hazel Hough Wing of the Museum of Fine Arts
Bringing More Art to More People
• If you have visited the Museum recently, you know that
construction is well under way. The Hazel Hough Wing is
scheduled to open in February 2008.
Hough Wing. Yann R. Weymouth, AIA, Design Director and Senior
Vice President of HOK, is in charge of the project. Hennessy
Construction Services is the general contractor. Bill DiMarino is the
program manager.
• Approximately 39,000 square feet will be added to the present
building, which comprises 33,908 square
feet. The current space will be more than
doubled.
Campaign Update
A profound “thank you” to all of our
capital campaign donors for bringing
us so far in such a short period of time.
We have raised the funds for the Hazel
Hough Wing, but we still need your help
to restore our original building. The Stuart
Society once called its fund-raising drive
to renovate the building, the “Polishing
the Diamond” project. That is what we are
trying to do again, to polish our priceless
gem of a building and to keep it shining for
generations to come.
• The goal is to show more art from the
collection and to have more space for larger
special exhibitions. The Museum currently
has space to show only 10 percent of its
growing collection at one time. When the
new wing is complete, those holdings can
fill the current south galleries, which are
now, for the most part, dedicated to special
exhibitions. The north galleries will continue
to display the collection.
• A two-story glass Conservatory will join
the new wing to the current building.
A visitors’ service center will welcome
people to the MFA, and a larger Museum
Shop will be directly to the left of the
new porte-cochère entrance. A new
café and terrace will encourage people
to enjoy the new wing, as well as the
Museum’s spectacular setting.
• This expansion will provide a wonderful
opportunity to reevaluate and reinstall
the permanent collection—to take a fresh
look at our art. The Hazel Hough Wing
will also accommodate large-scale works,
again enhancing the possibilities for special
exhibitions.
We still have to raise $3 million for this
renovation. If you have not yet joined
with us, please consider making your taxdeductible gift today. If you have already
contributed and are able to give more,
please think about a second donation.
The concrete for the foundation was poured on
January 25, indicating the outlines of the new
wing. To the right is the space for the café and
to the left of the supports will be the exhibition
galleries and the interactive educational gallery.
For more information on giving
opportunities, please contact Capital
Campaign Chair Bill Stover or Assistant
Director Roger Zeh (727-896-2667, ext.
231, or [email protected]). All inquiries
will be held in the strictest confidence.
Together we can Polish Our Diamond.
• Mrs. Hough was a longtime docent. In
recognition of her years of service, she is
now a docent emerita. Through giving tours
of the collection and special exhibitions, the
docents are some of the Museum’s primary educators. Mrs. Hough’s
and the Museum’s commitment to education will be reflected in a
new interactive gallery. Computers and other technology, artworks,
and educational materials will encourage everyone, including children,
to become more involved in what the Museum has to offer.
• An exhibition gallery for works on paper, a larger classroom, an
expanded library, and a multipurpose room for meetings and
small receptions will be on the second floor. The duPont Registry
recently selected the library for “The Inside Story: 52 secrets from
around the bay,” calling it “a hidden gem.” The current library
will become offices and the classroom will be converted into much
needed space for art storage.
Architects Will Hollingsworth (left) and Yann Weymouth of HOK
examine the exterior to design one for the Hazel Hough Wing that
will complement the original building. The goal has always been
to provide aesthetic continuity between the old and the new.
• The Museum is now raising $3 million to renovate and restore the
original building. The Marly Room and the north galleries will be
closed in July. Favorites from the collection will be reinstalled in the
south galleries, showing the familiar in a new setting and context.
From July 12-18, all galleries will be closed for the reinstallation.
The south galleries will reopen on July 19.
The Museum requests your patience during construction.
Please continue to visit us. The visitors’ parking lot is now
on the south side of the building. Volunteers can also
park in this lot. Spaces are limited. There is additional free
parking on the street, and parking lots and garages are a
short walk from the Museum. Your understanding is greatly
appreciated, as the Museum strives to increase and better
serve its audience and members.
• The renovation of the south galleries will begin in September, and
works will then be reinstalled in the north galleries. This process
will encourage the Museum to evaluate the presentation of the
collection and to experiment with new groupings and new works.
• Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum, Inc. (HOK), an international
architectural firm with offices in Tampa, is designing the Hazel
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New Trustees
In Kansas City, he was the board chair of Project Literacy and
the development chair of the Gillis Home for Children. He was
also the development chair of the Boca Raton Academy and the
Westminster Academy in Fort Lauderdale. Mr. Hilton holds his
B.A. in government, with a minor in business, from Florida State
University and his M.B.A. from the Executive M.B.A. program at
Wichita State University, where he graduated at the top of his
class.
Robert L. Hilton is Associate Vice President,
Investments at Raymond James & Associates.
Mr. Hilton began with Raymond James as a
Financial Advisor in 2002 and was quickly
promoted. He has more than 30 years of
experience in business, financial management,
and marketing.
Mr. Hilton has major newspaper experience. For the Wichita
Eagle and Beacon, he served as the Consumer Marketing Manager
and the Circulation Marketing Manager. He was the Circulation
Director and then the Vice President, Marketing for the Boca
Raton News. He has held similar positions with the Kansas City
Star and the St. Petersburg Times.
Jeffrey Lyash became President and CEO
of Progress Energy Florida in June 2006. He
joined Progress Energy in 1993 and spent
his first eight years with the company in a
number of management roles at the Brunswick
Nuclear Plant in Southport, North Carolina.
He eventually became Director of Site
Operations. He then served as Vice President of
Transmission in the Carolinas and became Senior Vice President
of Energy Delivery in Florida in 2003. In the latter role, he
oversaw electric distribution operations, customer service, and
community relations.
In all of the cities where he has lived, Mr. Hilton has been a
leading supporter of nonprofits. Locally, he serves on the board
of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Suncoast and is a member of
the Pinellas Education Foundation Endowment Committee.
Prior to joining Progress Energy, Mr. Lyash worked with the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission in a number of capacities. He
holds his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Drexel University
in Philadelphia.
The Museum Shop is celebrating
spring with vibrant colors and
beautiful books for adults and children
on contemporary self-taught or folk
art. Many other surprises will fill the
shelves, reflecting the imaginative
works on view in Compelling Visions:
Florida Collects Folk Art.
Mr. Lyash serves on the boards of many organizations, including
Enterprise Florida, the Tampa Bay Partnership, the Florida
Orchestra, the Pinellas Education Foundation, SunTrust—Tampa
Bay, and the Florida Chamber of Commerce Foundation. He is
also a member of the Florida Council of 100 and the Florida High
Tech Corridor.
Handsome books on North Carolina pottery, with lots of
images, will provide an introduction to this impressive
tradition, which is featured in the Kathryn B. Stenquist
Gallery. Craftspeople in North Carolina have produced
some of the finest examples of pottery in the United States.
These books capture their artistic spirit.
Fay Mackey Nielsen has deep personal
ties to the MFA, as well as a remarkable
understanding of its history and collection.
She is the great-niece of Museum Founder
Margaret Acheson Stuart and the daughter of
the longtime President of the Board Charles
W. Mackey. In fact, Mrs. Nielsen attended the
Museum’s very first opening and volunteered in
the Shop during her teenage years. She and the MFA truly grew
up together.
Gifts for children abound in the Shop. The books on
colors, shapes, and numbers, created by the Metropolitan
Museum of Art, will get children off on a great start for
lifelong learning. “The Chihuly Art Kits,” “The Great
Artists Finger Puppets,” and the Zulu Mud Clay Money
Banks are just three more unique gifts. The Leonardo and
Monet dolls are wonderful collectibles for older children
and adults.
Mrs. Nielsen holds her B.A. in history from Salem College
in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where she also took art
history courses. During her sophomore year, she completed
an internship at the Museum, working in all departments, and
after college, was a volunteer at the noted Southeastern Center
for Contemporary Art, also in Winston-Salem. Professionally,
Mrs. Nielsen held responsible positions with Florida Federal
Savings and Loan during a ten-year tenure and worked
extensively with retirement accounts.
The Shop has become known for its diverse selection
of jewelry—from elegant, more traditional to colorful
contemporary pieces. There is jewelry for all ages and all
occasions, and there are artistic ties for men.
The Museum Shop will remain open, as will the galleries,
during the construction of the Hazel Hough Wing and
the renovation of the current building. Beginning on
May 29, summer hours will be 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Tuesday-Saturday and 1-4:45 p.m. Sunday. And don’t
forget, MFA members receive a 10-percent discount in the
Shop—another reason to encourage family and friends to
join today.
A former Board member, Mrs. Nielsen served on the
Membership Committee and chaired the Education Committee.
She is a current member of the Accessions and Education
Committees, as well as of The Stuart Society, which is named in
honor of her aunt.
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Membership
Janis, Robert
Kokernot, Jan
Kuijten, Kiki
Lazzara, Betty
Leibowitz, Pat
Leveille, Marthe
Linn, Max
London, Antigone
Lowerre, Elizabeth
Marciano, Elliot
McCutcheon, Barbara
Merin, Debra
Meyers, Elizabeth
Milne, Lois
Moraru, Adriana
Morrison, William
Murray, Donna
Page, Eric
Palmer, Lisa
Palmer, Wendy
Petitte, Clyda
Phillips, Carol
Rial, Martha
Riley, Nano
Samuels, Allen
Thank you to the following friends who became members
from November 26-February 26. Your membership helps make
everything possible at the Museum. Why not consider upgrading
your membership or encouraging others to join? The more
members we have, the more we can do and present. Once again,
thank you for your support.
Pelican/Dual
Cantonis, George M. and
Maria
Dee, Alan and Susan
Jones, Walter and Mary L.
Peters, Stephen and Rita
Pelican
Haverty, Judith
Patron
Bekiempis, Vincent and
Heidi R.
DeZiel, Justin and Shelley
Gaffney, Richard and Morgan
Keane, Martin and Laura
Memberg, Sam and Carmen
Preis, Jacqueline
Waters, Earl
Winge, Acey B.
Family
Connelly, Diane and Erica
Hardage, Gene and Alison
O’Connor, Jerry and Ronnie
Ranalli, Joseph and Kellie
Savage, Robert and Wendy
Train, Robyn and Natalee A.
Sbrana
Wemple, Mark and Simone
Tieber-Wemple
General/Dual
Amblard, Danielle and Michel
Andresen, Ted and Christine
Cargo
Bean, Jerry and Patricia
Bell, Daniel and Jennifer
Burts, Emily and Cory Kapes
Campbell, Doug and Carol
Cease, Stephen and Mary
Ellen
Corban, Joshua and Leeann
Cousins, Barry and Rebecca
Eure, Hilliard and Margo
Favazza, August and Teresa
Ferrara, Esther and Sandy
Kleinan
Ferrari, Bill and Marianne
Gilman, Jack and Gertrude
Heitman, Robert and Marilyn
Johnson, Christopher and
Cynthia Morrell
Lander, Richard and Joan
Landers, Perry and Michelle
Lischer, R. E. and N. L.
Louli, Dr. Lawren and
George A.
Mohin, Bill and Ann
Pawlak, Brooke and Anthony F.
Petersen, Harry and Joy
Robisno, Doug and Amy
Rosenberg, Jerry and Selma
Rowan, Frank and Mandy
Peterson
Schultes, J. Peter and
Alexandra
Terra, Anthony and Rosemarie
Towhill, Kiki and Shelley
Veazey
Urish, John and Trudie
Wahl, Martin and Morris
Shapero
Weiller, Ted
West, William and Delight K.
White, Col. Billy T. and T. J.
Younger, Coe Arthur and Maia
Queiroga
Schmid, M. Elaine
Schmutzer, Judy
Short, Jennifer
Singer, Lloyd
Smith, Dennis
Taylor, Lyn
Vann, Cora
Wickline, Joann
Zaccaria, P.A., Barbara
Zarnas, Phyllis
Student/Educator
Brown, Janice Embrey
DaSylva, Mark W.
Hara, Mark
Julian, Komal
Martinez, Lillian
Mott, Randi
Nielsen, Susanne
Rugghia, Angelina
Santee, Tom
Smith, Cynthia
Stubbs, Barbara
Wagner, Ryan
Membership Gets A New Look
Adding to all the exciting changes at the Museum is a new look
for Membership. A new attractive membership card will be mailed
to new or renewing members, beginning in April. It will be made
of sturdy plastic, with a
picture of the Museum on
the front and an image of
the Kapok tree in full bloom
on the back. All membership
information, including
“support group” affiliations,
will be included on the new
card.
Individual
Allen, James
Alvero, Luis
Aust, Karen
Austin, Florence Cohan
Barnett, Margaret
Blomgren, Diana
Brinker, Bonnie
Caine, Peggy
Cho, Leonard
Clark, Carol
Cooper, Dorothy
Dalton, Monica
Doermer, Kathleen
Douglas, Maggie
Dunbar, Christine
Durgin, Marianne
Ferris, Diane
Francis, Kimberly
Fry, Leslie
Gomer, Dr. Elaine
Goodwin, Candy
Hand, Holly
Hanson, David
Harvey, Antoinette
Haughey, Trudi Martin
Hollenbeck, David
Hunter, Dr. Carol
The MFA sends a special “thank you” to Jean Getting Irwin,
Chair of the Development Committee, who spearheaded the
fund-raising effort. Ms. Irwin and the Development Committee
raised the necessary funds to purchase the membership card
printer. The Museum expresses gratitude to the following for their
contributions:
Dr. Edward Amley
Mrs. Jacqueline Ley Brown
Mr. John Doyle
Dr. Gordon J. Gilbert
Mr. Larry Heinkel
Mr. Troy W. Holland, Esq.
Mrs. Jean Getting Irwin
Mrs. Jacquelyn G. Piper
Dr. John E. Schloder
Mrs. Mary Shuh
Mrs. Paulee Springer
Pinellas County
Commissioner Robert B.
Stewart
Mr. William H. Stover
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Mrs. Carol A. Upham
Ms. Judy Whitney
Mr. Brian Wiltshire
Mr. Roger Zeh
Mr. William Knight Zewadski,
Esq.
Music in the Marly
Some of the most popular
artists ever to perform at
the Museum return for the
summer music series. Gifted
pianist Brian Ganz opens the
series on May 20. Because of
the expansion and renovation
of the Museum, only three
concerts will be presented
this summer, but they are
guaranteed to be superlative.
The St. Petersburg (Russia)
String Quartet and violinist
Ayako Yoshida, this time
playing with Adonis Alvanis,
are the other exceptional
performers.
Tickets cost $15 per recital and
$8 for students 22 and younger
with current ID. Because
seating is limited and capacity
crowds generally attend,
patrons are encouraged to buy
their tickets early. All concerts
are at 2 p.m. on Sunday.
The Music Committee, chaired
by Dr. Richard Eliason and
co-chaired by Demi Rahall,
plans the series. You can order
your tickets in advance at the
Museum or by mail. Please
make your check payable
to the Museum of Fine Arts
Music Series and send to MFA
Music Series, 255 Beach Drive
N.E., St. Petersburg, FL 33701.
Include a self-addressed,
stamped envelope. Otherwise,
your tickets will be held at
the “call table” the day of the
concert.
May 20
Brian Ganz, piano
Mr. Ganz
has become
a Museum
favorite and
with good
reason. He
continues
to win over
audiences,
not only
here, but
worldwide, and is recognized
Philharmonic at the new
Strathmore Hall in Rockville,
Maryland. In 2006, he returned
to the Kennedy Center
for a critically acclaimed
performance with the Taipei
Philharmonic, under the
baton of Joel Levi. He has
also performed with such
major conductors as Leonard
Slatkin, Mstislav Rostropovich,
Philippe Entremont, and
Gustav Meier.
as one of the foremost
interpreters of Chopin.
In his Museum concert,
Mr. Ganz will play Chopin’s
Three Mazurkas (Op. 59)
and Four Etudes from the 12
Etudes (Op. 10), including
the No. 12 in C minor (the
“Revolutionary”). Also on the
Romantic side, he will perform
Liszt’s Consolations and Two
Etudes from the 6 Etudes
After Paganini, including the
No. 3 in G-sharp minor (“La
Campanella”).
A dedicated teacher, Mr. Ganz
is artist-in-residence and a
member of the piano faculty at
St. Mary’s College of Maryland.
Since 2000, he has also been a
member of the piano faculty at
the Peabody Conservatory.
In addition, his diverse
program features Debussy’s
Estampes (Prints) and the
“Song” from Edward
MacDowell’s Sea Pieces (Op.
55) and the “Will o’ the Wisp”
from his Woodland Sketches
(Op. 51). He will turn to the
work of another distinguished
American composer, Charles T.
Griffes, playing “The Fountain
of the Acqua Paola” from his
Roman Sketches (Op. 7).
June 3
The St. Petersburg
(Russia) String
Quartet
One of the world’s outstanding
chamber ensembles, the St.
Petersburg String Quartet has
won many awards, including a
Grammy nomination and “best
record of the month” honors in
Mr. Ganz
has been a
soloist with
the National
Symphony,
the St. Louis
Symphony,
the Baltimore
Symphony,
the Buffalo
Philharmonic,
the St. Petersburg (Russia)
Philharmonic, the City
of London Sinfonia, and
L’Orchestre Philharmonique
de Monte Carlo, among many
others. His performances have
been heard on National Public
Radio and Radio France, and
in 2001, he began to record the
complete works of Chopin for
Maestoso Records.
Stereo Review and Gramophone.
The Quartet has also held the
coveted opening night spot at
the Mostly Mozart Festival at
Lincoln Center.
Founded in 1985 by
graduates of the Leningrad
Conservatory, the Quartet,
now comprised by violinists
Alla Aranovskaya and Alla
Krolevich, violist Boris
Vayner, and cellist Leonid
Shukayev, is respected around
the globe. The Quartet has
played as part of the “Great
Performances” series at
Lincoln Center and at the
Some of Mr. Ganz’s recent
concert highlights include
performances of Mozart
Piano Concerti K. 466, with
the Memphis Symphony,
and K. 467, with the National
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92nd Street Y, at the Eastman
School of Music, and at many
of this country’s best music
festivals. From 1999-2003, the
St. Petersburg was quartetin-residence at the Oberlin
Conservatory.
In this Museum concert,
the Quartet will play the
Mendelssohn String Quartet
(Op. 13), the Smetana First
String Quartet (“From My
Life”), and the Second
String Quartet by the
young composer, Natalya
Medvedovskaya, which
was just written for the
St. Petersburg.
June 17
Ayako Yoshida
and Adonis
Alvanis, violins
Nigel Clayton, piano
Ms. Yoshida,
who picked
up the
violin at the
age of two,
has become
another
local
favorite
and like the
other artists on this series, has
earned admirers around the
world. She was introduced at
the Caramoor International
Music Festival by André Previn
in 1992 and has since become
a popular performer there.
Ms. Yoshida made her U.S.
concerto debut with the Los
Angeles Philharmonic at the
Hollywood Bowl, her New
York concerto debut at Alice
Tully Hall, and her New York
recital debut at Carnegie’s
Weill Recital Hall. She has
collaborated with the likes of
Yo-Yo Ma, Elmar Oliveira, and
Ani Kavafian.
Mr. Alvanis is an awardwinning violinist and
composer. He has become
known for introducing new
and rarely played music,
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along with presenting innovative
interpretations of the standard
repertoire. He frequently performs
music written for him, while his own
compositions are heard internationally.
He made his acclaimed London recital
debut at the age of 17 and has since
played in many major musical centers.
As a guest member of the Ensemble
Modern since 1996, he has worked
closely with such contemporary
composers as Gyorgy Ligeti and Steve
Reich, premiering their music in some of
Europe’s most celebrated concert halls.
His own composition, Ulterior Motives,
received its world premiere at Chicago’s
Cultural Center as part of the Dame
Myra Hess Memorial Concerts. He has
also written cadenzas for the Beethoven,
Brahms, and Mozart violin concertos,
and his cadenza for the Tchaikovsky
is the only one written other than the
composer’s own.
The violinists will be accompanied
by pianist Nigel Clayton. Their
fascinating Museum program includes
Handel’s Sonata in G minor for Two
Violins and Keyboard (Op. 2, No. 7),
Liszt’s Second Hungarian Rhapsody
in C-sharp minor for Violin and
Piano (arranged by Mr. Alvanis), and
Sarasate’s Navarra for Two Violins and
Piano (Op. 33).
They will also play works by two Polish
composers, whose compositions are
only sporadically heard today: Moritz
Moszkowski (1854-1925) and Henryk
Wieniawski (1835-1880). The violinists
will play the former’s Suite in G minor
for Two Violins and Piano (Op. 71)
and the latter’s Etudes-Caprices for
Two Violins (Op. 18). Wieniawski
was also a popular violinist, who as a
child met Chopin and the Polish poet
Adam Mickiewicz in Paris. The poet is
immortalized in the Museum’s powerful
sculpture by Bourdelle in the Sculpture
Garden.
January 20
This year’s elegant gala began at the
Museum with a preview of Natura Morta:
Still-Life Painting and the Medici Collections.
Dinner, dancing, and a silent auction of
impressive items and objects followed at
the Renaissance
Vinoy Resort &
Golf Club. This
was the fourth
Stuart Society
gala chaired by
past president
and Museum
trustee Mary Shuh.
Lorraine Danna
Gala chair and Museum
was the silent
trustee Mary Shuh.
auction chair.
Bronze: Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Shuh
The gala committee also included: Sandra
Averitt, Joann Barger, Faith Andrews
Bedford, Lynn Bulleit, Debbie Baxter,
Priscilla Hobby, Joyce LaRue, Sarah
Lonquist, Mary Maloof, Maggi McQueen,
Janice Merrick, Glenn Mosby, Yvonne Pav,
Nora Pearson, Sally Poynter, Fran Risser,
Isabel Schoenberg, Maritza Smith, Julia
Sorbo, Edie Spies, Louise Weaver, Becky
Wells, Evelyn Wilty, and Dale Wybrow.
Patrons: Dr. and Mrs. Edward Amley,
Elizabeth and Herbert Anderson, Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis Andrews, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin
Atkins, Sandi and Dick Averitt, Debbie
and George Baxter, Dr. and Mrs. Alfred O.
Media: St. Petersburg Times
Benefactors: Anderson-McQueen Funeral
Homes and Mr. and Mrs. P.N. Risser III
Underwriters: Joann Barger, Lynn Bulleitt,
Priscilla Hobby, J & K Electric, Joyce Jaffee,
Joyce LaRue, Mary Maloof, Mr. and Mrs.
Dav Mosby, Sally Poynter, Fran Risser, Mary
L. Shuh, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Sorbo, Edie
Spies, Southern Equipment Corp., Evelyn
Wilty, and Dale Wybrow
The Stuart Society expresses its profound
appreciation to the following companies
and individuals whose generous support
helped make the gala such a great success:
Sponsors
Gold: Smith & Associates Realtors
Silver: Crown Jaguar; Hennessy
Construction Services; Helmuth, Obata
+ Kassabaum (HOK); and Publix Super
Markets Charities
Music Series Donors
The Estate of Elvira Wolfe de Weil
Dr. Richard and Niela Eliason
Mr. James Mortenson
Mrs. Sheryl Plonka
St. Petersburg Times
Cocktail Reception: Renaissance Vinoy
Resort & Golf Club
Louise Weaver (left), treasurer of The Stuart Society,
and Museum trustee Fay Mackey Nielsen.
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(Left to right) Betty Jean Miller, President of The
Stuart Society, Museum Director Dr. John Schloder,
and Carol A. Upham, President of the Board of
Trustees, welcome patrons to the Museum.
Bonati, Betty and Carl Bowley, Donna and
Thomas Brumfield Jr., Louise W. Chapin,
Mary and Jack Critchfield, Croatian Naïve
Art Gallery and Museum Collection, Laura
and J.C. “Bud” Felix, Lynne Hensley, Najwa
Hahn, Mardi Igoe Johnson, Karen Lang
Johnston, Marta and Nicholas Kozlov,
Suzanne and Jim MacDougald, Dr. and
Mrs. John W. Mason, and Mr. and Mrs.
Doyle McClendon.
Also Colonel and Mrs. Fred E. McCoy II,
Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. McCreary, James
B. McCreary, Carole Merritt, Helen and
Richard Minck, Dr. and Mrs. Bruce D.
Moffatt, Glenn Mosby, Fay Mackey Nielsen,
Priscilla Hobby, Home Shopping Network,
Interior Motives, Mardi Johnson, and
Charlotte Kendall.
• 4 x 8” Brick, three lines, 20 spaces each
line, $125
• 8 x 8” Brick, six lines, 20 spaces per line,
$250
• Corporate with Logo, three lines or six
lines, 20 spaces each line, $500 (includes
additional cost for artwork)
Susan and Dr. Mack Hicks; Mrs. Hicks is
vice president of The Stuart Society and
a volunteer in the Museum Shop.
Northern Trust, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Rahall,
Janet M. Raymond, Raymond James
Financial, Cathy Unruh and Tom Sansone,
Dr. John Schloder, Peter Sherman, Beverly
and Bill Smoak, Nancy H. and Stephen D.
Thomas, Carol A. Upham, Mary Wheeler,
and Pat Wheeler.
Donors: Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Cunniff; Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Fivian; Leet, Inc.; and Mr. and
Mrs. Van Sayler.
Special Thanks: Carnival Printing, David
Connelly, Creative Baskets by Joan,
Kimberly Francis, Tom Gessler, Steve Hack,
Dr. Jennifer Hardin, Ellen Holte, Mary Jane
Park of the St. Petersburg Times, Chef John
Pivar, Ellen Rivera, Thaddeus Root, Sheryl
St. John, Schakolad Chocolates, Jack Brown
(Skylight), Strictly Entertainment, Judy
Whitney, and Roger Zeh.
Silent Auction Donors: Affordable
Memorials, Allstar Limousine, Sandi
Averitt, Joann Barger, Carol Fisher (Bay
Isle Clothiers), Debbie Baxter, Robert and
Faith Andrews Bedford, Cason Portrait
Studio, CathyZ Jewelry, Central Oyster
Bar, Louise W. Chapin, Cloud Nine Salon,
Croatian Naïve Art Gallery and Museum
Collection, Crown Jaguar, Delma’s Flower
Booth, Derby Lane, Diamonds Direct Fine
Jewelers, 1st Dance Studio, The Florida
Orchestra, Louise Garrigues, Habana Café,
Honorary MFA trustee Peter Sherman and
Phyllis Stover Williams, two of the Museum’s
most loyal friends. Mr. Sherman was a key
figure in the establishment of the Museum,
and Mrs. Williams is a longtime supporter
and a past president of The Stuart Society.
Also Terrence Leet, Mary Joan Mann,
Betty Jean and Tom Miller, Morning Glory
Studio, MFA Shop, Neiman Marcus,
Kim O’Brien, Eric Lang Peterson, PRP
Wine International, Prism Arts, Ratchada
Thai Restaurant, Terry Ray, Redwoods,
Renaissance Vinoy Resort & Golf Club, Rib
City, St. Petersburg Country Club, Salon
Volo, Schakolad Chocolate Factory, Mary
and Frederick Shuh, Skydive City, Spoto’s
Steak Joint, Lenora Ventura, Louise Weaver,
Duke and Sally Wheeler, and Wedding,
Stephenson and Ibarguen Architects.
Building the Museum
Brick by Brick
Take Your Place of Honor in the Plaza
A Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity
The Stuart Society has launched an
engraved brick campaign to support the
construction of the Hazel Hough Wing
and the renovation of the current building.
You can honor those you love and admire
with a permanent brick in the new plaza
facing Bayshore Drive. The deadline for
engraving bricks is October 1, 2007.
Bricks can be engraved with names only
or with sentiments like “In honor of…” or
“In memory of…” You can even devote an
entire section to members of your family.
You make the decision. Corporations and
businesses can use a logo. Please encourage
your friends, relatives, and business
associates to participate. This project offers
the perfect opportunity to express your love
for the Museum and to support the new
wing.
(Left to right) Dr. Edward and Margaret
Amley and Carol and Pinellas County
Commissioner Robert Stewart; Dr. Amley and
Commissioner Stewart are Museum trustees.
Each line on the brick is limited to 20 spaces.
Letters, characters, and spaces count as one
space. The naming opportunities follow:
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Please make your checks payable to
The Stuart Society and include the
remembrance or message you wish
to place on your brick. Send to Fay
Mackey Nielsen, 390 Coffee Pot Riviera
N.E., St. Petersburg, FL 33704. For more
information, please contact Candy Scherer
at 727-692-9035 or via e-mail, cscherer@
tampabay.rr.com, or Patty Gassner at 727823-5140 or via e-mail, [email protected]. In
the subject line of e-mails, please include
the “Brick Campaign.” All contributions are
tax-deductible.
Tea in the Garden
Only a few weeks remain to enjoy Tea in
the Garden, one of The Stuart Society’s
grand traditions, on Tuesdays from
3-4 p.m. through April 24. Tickets cost $8
and although they are sold the day of the
tea, reservations are encouraged. Visitors
can attend tea only or also pay Museum
admission and see Compelling Visions:
Florida Collects Folk Art, other special
exhibitions, and the permanent collection.
This is a civilized way to escape all the daily
pressures and combine art with a sampling
of a wide variety of delicious homemade
desserts, finger food, and tea. The selection
of refreshments and the Museum setting
have made Tea in the Garden legendary in
the community.
Visitors can also pay an additional fee and
celebrate a birthday, anniversary, or other
occasion during Tea. Special recognition
and gifts will be given to the person being
honored, making this the most memorable
part of any special day. For the one being
honored, there is an additional charge of
$15 over and above the $8 fee and can be
covered by his/her friends. Other guests in
the party do not pay the added charge.
It does not have to be a special occasion for
groups to attend Tea. For groups of 10 or
more people, a deposit of half of the cost is
required and is nonrefundable after noon
on the Friday before the Tea on Tuesday. For
more information or to make reservations,
please call chair Margaret Bowman at 727522-6182 or the Museum receptionist at
727-896-2667, ext. 210.
Annual Giving Campaign 2006
The Museum expresses profound
appreciation to the following
supporters and friends who gave
generously to the Annual Giving
Campaign.
Director’s Circle
$25,000 - $49,999
Mrs. Carol A. Upham
Monet
$10,000 - $24,999
Frederic Koester Trust
Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Minck**
Ms. Beth Morean
Mr. Frederick and Mrs. Mary Shuh
O’Keeffe
$5,000 - $9,999
Anonymous
Mr. William A. and Mrs. Eileen
V. Freda, AIG Matching Gifts
Program
Ms. Jane Chapin and Mr. Roger
B. Gatewood, Gatewood
Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Hansel
Mr. William R. and Mrs. Hazel
Hough
Mrs. Demi Rahall
Mrs. Barbara Godfrey Smith
Mr. William H. and Mrs. Kathy D.
Stover
Mr. Brian Wiltshire
Sustainer
$1,500 - $4,999
Dr. Edward A. and Mrs. Margaret
Amley
Mr. Donald and Mrs. Ruth
Campagna**
Mr. David S. and Mrs. Lynn C. Cox
Ms. Aila Erman, McEwen Trust
Mr. Troy W. and Mrs. Judy Holland
Mrs. Jean G. Irwin**
Mr. Sam H. and Mrs. Mary Joan
Mann
Mrs. Meta S. Osborn
Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Piper Jr.
Mrs. Arlene Fillinger Rothman
Mr. Gus A. and Mrs. Frances
Stavros**
Mrs. Joan Stonecipher*
Drs. Rudolph G. and Starr C. Weihe
Mr. Ted and Mrs. Jean Giles Wittner
Contributor
$250 - $1,499
Amscot Financial
Mr. William C. and Mrs. Marion
Ballard
Ms. Elizabeth K. Belting**
Ms. Elizabeth J. Blair
Ms. Mary Alice Braukman*
Mr. Robert and Mrs. Kathleen S.
Brooks
Mr. William J. and Mrs. Jacqueline
Ley Brown**
Catalina Marketing Charitable
Foundation
Mr. Frederick and Mrs. Clara
Appleyard
Ms. Arpine Baghdoyan
Mr. Michael Baldigo
Ms. Anna M. Barteaux*
Col. Maxine E. Beatty, USAF Ret*
Ms. Tatiana Michailow Beck*
Mr. Damian J. Beiter*
Ms. Marilyn Benjamin*
Mr. Charles and Mrs. Ruth Bissett
Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Blazey*
Mr. Leonard and Mrs. Naomi Lou
Block*
Ms. Bernice D. Bonnie*
Ms. Tina E. Bopp
Mr. and Mrs. Carl A. Bowley*
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel B. Brahm*
Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Burke*
Ms. Martha M. Buttner*
Mr. P. J. Byers*
Mr. George and Mrs. Brenda
Camarinos*
Ms. Martha Murrah Cameron*
Ms. Sabra A. Carl
Ms. Mary Christian*
Ms. Conchita Chupko*
Mr. Jay and Mrs. Marion Class
Ms. Evelyn G. Collins*
Ms. Dorothy Sibberns Davis
Dr. Noorbibi Day
Mrs. Martha E. Delano
Mr. Doug and Mrs. Barbara DeMaire
Ms. Muriel Desloovere
Mrs. Mary Nicol Dodd*
Ms. Beatrice Donis*
Mr. John Donnelly
Ms. Faye Baron Dorfman*
Ms. Diana Dorken
Mr. John Doyle*
Mr. C. Robert Durden
Mr. Daniel E. Efner*
Mr. George and Mrs. Nancy Ellis
Mr. David and Mrs. Diane
Fitzsimmons*
Mr. Wayne Finley*
Mr. George E. Fitzsimmons*
Mr. Robert and Mrs. Lois Fivian
Mr. Karl Fryer*
Ms. Eleanor Furry*
Dr. and Mrs. Wlliam D. Futch*
Mr. Douglas and Mrs. Betsy
Gardner*
Ms. Marian S. Gay*
Mrs. Joan S. Gessler*
Gilbert Jewelers, Inc.*
Mr. James R. Gillespie
Ms. Marjorie L. Glazer*
Ms. Christine Grabenstein*
Ms. Joan Wyeth Griggs*
Mr. Gerry N. Groupé**
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Hart*
Mr. H. Quimby and Mrs. Marly L.
Heotzler*
Dr. Mack R. and Mrs. Susan Hicks*
Dr. Royce and Mrs. Priscilla Hobby*
Mr. William and Mrs. Carol
Holloway
Ms. Kathryn Boeckman Howd*
Mr. Keith and Mrs. Joan Irwin
Mr. William H. Isaly
Ms. Claudine S. Jacquays*
Ms. Eileen Barsamian Jennings*
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Jesaitis*
Mr. Alan and Mrs. Nancy Johnson*
Ms. Rene Clark and Mr. Richard
Davis
Ms. Elizabeth A. Coerver
The Margaret Ewell Dickins
Foundation
Mr. Justus and Mrs. Carol Doenecke
Dr. D. Peter Drotman and
Ms. Carolyn N. Arakaki*
Charles W. Ehrlich, Esq.*
Dr. Richard T. and Mrs. Niela M.
Eliason
Mrs. Henry Esteva
Dr. Gordon J. and Mrs. Adele Gilbert
Mr. Seymour A. and Mrs. Susan
Gordon
Mr. Barton and Mrs. Shelley
Hartsock
Dr. and Mrs. William D. Haueisen
Mr. W. Langston Holland
Dr. and Mrs. Julian J. Jaffe
Mr. and Mrs. R. Dean Jollay*
Ms. Helen Leslie
Mr. Alan and Mrs. Elaine Levitz
Ms. Elizabeth H. Lusty
Mr. Frederick H. and Mrs. Monika
MacFawn*
Mr. Mark T. and Mrs. Marianne
Mahaffey
Dr. Franklin S. and Mrs. Anne V.
Massari
Mr. Harry McCreary**
Eleanor R. Morse Trust
Mr. James Mortensen*
Mr. Stephen and Mrs. Pamela
Newman
Mrs. Fay Mackey Nielsen
Mrs. Frances B. Parsons
Mr. Eugene C. Patterson
Mr. Cary P. and Mrs. Joan Putrino
Maurice A. Rothman and Thelma
P. Rothman Family Foundation
Ms. Barbara Sansone
Mr. Neil W. and Mrs. Susan G.
Savage
Dr. John E. Schloder
Mrs. Mary Gray Smith**
Mr. William B. and Sally M. Snyder
Mr. Darrell and Mrs. Paulee Springer
Pinellas County Commissioner
Robert B. Stewart
Ms. Phyllis E. Truitt*
Ms. Jane Smith Turner*
Ms. Cathy Unruh*
Mrs. Martha Rudy Wallace
Ms. Dar Webb
Mr. Harmon and Mrs. Mary
C. Wheeler, Community
Foundation of Tampa Bay
Mrs. Phyllis Stover Williams
Donor
Up to $249
Ms. Eileen M. Albanese*
Mr. Thomas E. and Mrs. Cynthia
B. Allison
Mr. Merle and Mrs. Myrna
Allshouse
Ms. Tchad-Marie Anderson
Mr. Ronald M. and Mrs. Dale C.
Anderson*
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Dr. David Kailing and Family*
Ms. Darlene J. Kalada*
Mr. Charles J. and Mrs. Margery S.
Kaniss*
Ms. Camilla D. Kilgroe
Ms. Jewel W. Kitzinger*
Ms. Lorraine Krizek*
Ms. Elizabeth Kulin*
Ms. Bernadette Kushmick*
Ms. Jeanne Lacombe*
Mr. and Mrs. James T. Lang*
Ms. Pamela S. Lanning*
Ms. Judy P. Lawson*
Ms. Harriett Lieberman*
Dr. and Mrs. James M. Light
Mr. Mark S. and Mrs. Louise E.
Linneman
Ms. Helen D. Linville*
Mr. Lornie and Mrs. Rose Mueller*
Ms. Leola Lynch*
Ms. Joan MacIntire
Ms. Carol F. Mallah*
Ms. Joan Malone
Ms. Sharon Mayes*
Mrs. Nathalie W. McCulloch*
Ms. Doris K. McIntosh*
Mr. Sam and Mrs. Carmen
Memberg*
Mr. Irwin and Mrs. Sonya Miller
Mr. Thomas and Mrs. Betty Jean
Miller
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Mills Sr.*
Mr. Joseph and Mrs. Joyce Mintzer*
Anthony Moore, Ph.D.*
Ms. Rita Moore*
Mr. William M. Morgenroth*
Ms. Catherine E. Mullen*
Ms. Jeanne W. Nelson
Mr. Robert and Mrs. Anne Nelson*
Mr. and Mrs. Stanford Newman*
Ms. Lillian M. Norfleet*
Ms. Helen Gandy O’Brien*
Mrs. Violet O’Brien*
Dr. Rex and Mrs. Betty Orr*
Mrs. Helen K. Ortt*
Ms. Bonnie G. Otis*
Ms. Charlotte B. Overbey*
Ms. Edith Pace*
Ms. Carol N. Phillips
Mr. Eugene and Mrs. Margaret
Ponessa
Ms. Eleanor Rodd Porter*
Mrs. Helen D. Postelnek*
Mr. James C. Potter*
Mr. Frank and Mrs. Jane Price
Ms. Anna V. Przybylo*
Mr. Ralph and Mrs. Bernadine
Quartetti*
Ms. Theresa J. Ray*
Mrs. Janet Raymond
Ms. Nancy Reeser*
Ms. Heidemarie Robinson*
Mr. Ranieri and Mrs. Jean Rocchi*
Mr. N. Arthur and Mrs. Natalie L.
Rudin*
Mr. J.C. and Mrs. Carol Russell
L & L Santoro*
Ms. Judith Sauers*
Mr. Herbert S. Savell*
Mr. William and Mrs. Isabel
Schoenberg
Ms. Dorothy Selmon*
Ms. Linn I. Sennott**
Ms. Evelyn Seroor*
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley C. Shaver*
Mr. Donald and Mrs. Elizabeth
Sherburne*
Mr. and Mrs. George H. Shipley*
Ms. Betty C. Simpson
Mr. Arthur Slade
Ms. Betty B. Smith*
Mr. Dulany S. and Mrs. Alice G.
Smith*
Ms. Martha A. Smith*
Ms. Erma M. Snider**
Ms. Diana L. Speedy*
Sperber Family Fund*
Ms. Maureen Stafford*
Ms. Lorraine Stariha
Mr. Robert S. Strickland*
Ms. Susan M. Sullivan
Rabbi David J. Susskind*
Ms. Phyllis B. Swift
Mr. George Swisher*
Ms. Betty M. Synenberg*
Ms. Barbara J. Tait*
Ms. Mary Jane Osborne Teaze*
Mrs. Sheila Tempelmann
Ms. Jean W. Thompson*
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Traiman*
Ms. Mary Beth Tucker*
Mrs. Geraldine C. Turner*
Mr. Lothar and Mrs. Mildred Uhl
Ms. Lucille M. Wagner*
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Walowitz*
Ms. Diane Ward*
Mr. Burrage Warner
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Watson*
Mr. C. Randolph Wedding*
Ms. Louise Wenzel
Ms. Judith Whitney
Ms. Laura B. Wight*
Mr. George and Mrs. Elizabeth
Wilsey*
Mr. Lester G. and Mrs. Betty D.
Wilterdink*
Mr. Friedel A. Wolk
WRD Construction Consultants
Mr. Roger W. and Mrs. Sally Zeh
Mr. William Knight Zewadski,
Esq., Trenam Kemker Matching
Gifts Program
New Tax Benefits for Seniors
In August 2006, Congress passed into law H.R. 4 (IRA
Rollover Bill) that allows individuals who are at least age 70½
to make direct transfers from their IRAs to qualified charities
of their choice.
Gifts can be made up to $100,000 per year per person. This is
a painless way to use money that will otherwise be subject to
income tax when the distributions are made to either you or
your heirs.
The law is only in effect through 2007, so please act now to
take advantage of this new opportunity to make a significant
gift. We hope you will consider the Museum in your plans.
A contribution to the Capital Campaign or Annual Giving
Campaign would be deeply appreciated. Before making any
final decisions, please contact your legal or tax adviser.
* Denotes a new donor to the
Annual Giving Campaign
**Denotes increased gift from last
year
For more information, contact Assistant Director Roger Zeh at
727-896-2667, ext. 231, or via e-mail, [email protected]. All
queries will be held in the strictest confidence. Thank you for
your support. It is far more valuable than you know.
Dates to Remember
Untamed Beauty: Prints by Jean
Dubuffet
Through April 22
On the Road: Photographs Across
America
Through July 1
20th-Century North Carolina
Pottery: A Time-Honored Tradition
Through July 1
Compelling Visions: Florida Collects
Folk Art
Through July 8
APRIL
Tuesday/3
Tea in the Garden, 3-4 p.m.
Thursday/5
Collectors Circle: Welcome
to the Court of the Lydian
King Croesus, who turned
everything he touched to Gold,
cocktail buffet and auction,
fundraiser sponsored by Lydian
Bank & Trust, 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday/10
Friends of Decorative Arts
(FODA): Local artist Sigrid
Tidmore introduces her nature
designs, refreshments at 1 p.m.
and the program at 1:30.
Tea in the Garden, 3-4 p.m.
Wednesday/11
Coffee Talk for people 55+:
Visions: Florida Collects Folk Art,
3 p.m.
Nan Colton’s “Thoroughly
Modern Missy,” gallery
tour, and Starbucks coffee,
10:30 a.m.-noon.
MAY
Saturday/5
Folk Art Family Day: Music,
dance, and art; create your own
folk art, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. One Free
Child Admission with Each Adult
Admission.
Saturday/14
Spring Lecture Series:
Dr. Susan Cooksey of the Harn
Museum of Art, the University
of Florida, on “African Spirit,”
10 a.m.-noon.
Encore: Ms. Colton’s
“Thoroughly Modern Missy” at
3 p.m., followed by hands-on
art activity for young people by
reservation.
Monday/7
Annual Membership Meeting,
all members invited, 3 p.m.
Tuesday/8
FODA: Grand finale luncheon at
Grazzi’s in Baywalk.
Tuesday/17
FODA: Bus trip to the Ringling
Museum of Art in Sarasota to see
Bedazzled: 5000 Years of Jewelry
from the Walters Art Museum.
Art Consultation Service, 1 p.m.
Tea in the Garden, 3-4 p.m.
Wednesday/9
Coffee Talk for people 55+: Nan
Colton’s “Clio, Muse of History—
Telling Classical Myths,” gallery
tour, and Starbucks coffee,
10:30 a.m.-noon.
Saturday/12
Encore: Ms. Colton’s “Clio,
Muse of History,” at 3 p.m.,
followed by hands-on art activity
for young people by reservation.
Friday/20
Collectors Choice VI, cocktail
reception and art viewing,
followed by gourmet dinner and
select wines, fundraiser sponsored
by Homes by Helen, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday/19
Arts Alive 2007: Free admission
to the MFA, the Dalí, the Florida
Holocaust Museum, the St.
Petersburg Museum of History,
the Pier Aquarium, Sunken
Gardens, and Great Explorations,
the Children’s Museum.
Sunday/22
Last Day to see Untamed Beauty:
Prints by Jean Dubuffet.
Tuesday/24
Tea in the Garden, 3-4 p.m.
Saturday/28
Gallery Talk: Chief Curator
Dr. Jennifer Hardin on Compelling
Sunday/20
Music in the Marly: Brian Ganz,
piano, 2 p.m.
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Saturday/26
Adult Workshop: “Honest,
Unpretentious Art.” Transform
your own three-dimensional
object into a work of art, plus
gallery talk with storytelling
artist. Two-week advance
registration required; 10 a.m.3 p.m., with lunch break.
Lecture: Dr. Kristin Congdon of
the University of Central Florida
and co-author of Just Above the
Water: Florida Folk Art will lecture
on Compelling Visions, 3 p.m.
JUNE
Sunday/3
Music in the Marly: The
St. Petersburg (Russia) String
Quartet, 2 p.m.
Saturday/9
Encore: Nan Colton’s
“Thoroughly Modern Missy” at
3 p.m., followed by hands-on
art activity for young people by
reservation.
Wednesday/13
Coffee Talk for people 55+:
Ms. Colton’s “Thoroughly
Modern Missy,” gallery tour, and
Starbucks coffee, 10 a.m.-noon.
Saturday/16
Gallery Talk: Artist/professor
Brian Ransom on North Carolina
Pottery, 3 p.m.
Sunday/17
Music in the Marly: Ayako
Yoshida and Adonis Alvanis,
violins
the country’s most outstanding
collections, and the Ringling
is one of Florida’s leading
cultural resources.
Understanding Art
Sponsored by:
art, but also to share their
interest with new friends and
to learn more about collecting.
Two more trips remain this
season.
Trips by the Collectors Circle
to major exhibitions and art
fairs in Florida provide yet
another reason to join this very
active organization. Members
travel in style not only to see
April 26: View Bedazzled:
4,500 Years of Jewelry from the
Walters Art Museum at The
John and Mable Ringling
Museum of Art, the State Art
Museum of Florida, Florida
State University, Sarasota. The
Walters in Baltimore has one of
Collectors Circle
Study Trips
May 18: Visit to Ocala to see
In the Studio of Paris: William
Bouguereau & His American
Students at the Appleton
Museum of Art of Central
VI
The Collectors Circle cordially invites you
to an interactive evening for art at the Museum.
Friday, April 20
Welcome to the Court of the Lydian King
Croesus, who turned everything
he touched to Gold
James Henry Beard, The Circus Announcement (1866)
Oil on canvas
Museum Purchase with funds provided by the Collectors Circle
Reception and Auction
Thursday, April 5
Vinoy Place Condo Apartments
Presenting Sponsor:
Presenting Sponsor:
Cocktail Reception and Art Viewing, 6:30 p.m.
Gourmet Dinner and Select Wines, 7:30 p.m.
Libations and Cocktail Buffet, 6:30 p.m.
Extraordinary auction of striking artworks
and decorative art objects
MFA Director Dr. John Schloder and Chief Curator
Dr. Jennifer Hardin will present three artworks for
possible Museum acquisition. Collectors Circle
members in attendance will vote for their choice. The
artwork receiving the highest number of votes will be
purchased with Collectors Circle fees and contributions
and funds raised by the organization.
Celebrity Auctioneer: Popular Sportscaster and Civic Leader
Dick Crippen, Executive Director of Community Development,
the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Complimentary to Patrons of Collectors Choice VI
Open to everyone else, with a $100 donation kindly
requested. Space is limited.
Cocktail Attire
Black Tie Optional, Valet Parking
Individual Ticket $200
Complimentary Valet Parking
All proceeds help purchase works for the MFA collection.
For reservations, please contact
Barbara McCoy at 727-551-9598
or via e-mail, [email protected].
For reservations, please contact Barbara McCoy at
727-551-9598 or via e-mail, [email protected].
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Florida Community College.
The Appleton’s beautiful
setting alone will make this a
memorable day.
Annual Membership Meeting
For more information, please
contact Barbara McCoy at
[email protected] or
727-551-9598.
All MFA members are encouraged to attend the annual
membership meeting at 3 p.m. Monday, May 7, in the Marly Room.
President of the Board Carol Upham and Director Dr. John Schloder
will report on the past year and on future plans and programs. They
will provide an update on the building expansion and renovation.
Light refreshments will be served.
The Museum of Fine Arts Bylaws (Revised 2005) state:
“Nominations for Trustees may be made by a written petition from
the general membership representing at least one (1%) of the
Museum members. Such petitions must reach the Secretary at least
21 days prior to the Annual Meeting. Any member may sign only
one petition.” For more information, please contact Dr. Starr C.
Weihe, Secretary of the Board, at 813-839-1789.
Corporate and
Foundation Partners
The Museum is grateful to the following organizations for supporting
exhibitions, educational programs, and general operations.
Father Marius Zerafa of Malta lectured on Caravaggio before a capacity
crowd at the Collectors Circle lecture on March 2. Father Zerafa helped
negotiate the recovery of Caravaggio’s great painting, St. Jerome, which had
been stolen. Enjoying the paintings in the Natura Morta exhibition before
the lecture were (left to right): Stephanie Goforth, Senior Vice President,
Wealth Strategist Manager, Northern Trust; Mary Alice McClendon,
President of the Collectors Circle; Father Zerafa; Mary B. Perry; and Debbie
Kraujalis, Managing Executive, Northern Trust. Mrs. Perry and Father
Zerafa are longtime friends; Northern Trust sponsors the lecture series.
President’s Circle ($100,000 and above)
The Stuart Society of the Museum of Fine Arts
Progress Energy
Bright House Networks*
St. Petersburg Times*
Benefactors ($50,000 - $99,999)
RBC Dain Rauscher
Patrons ($25,000 - $49,999)
Corporate Members
Sponsors ($15,000 - $24,999)
E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation
Renaissance Vinoy Resort & Golf Club*
Tampa Bay Magazine*
AEGON
Derby Lane
Fountains at Boca Ciega Bay
Franklin Templeton Investments
General Dynamics Ordnance & Tactical Systems
Hennessy Construction Services
Regency Oaks
Roberts, Hanna & Arndt, P.A.
Ruden, McClosky, Smith, Schuster & Russell, P.A.
Trenam Kemker
Partners ($10,000 - $14,999)
Northern Trust
U.S. Trust
Sustainers ($5,000 - $9,999)
Verizon Foundation
Associates ($2,500 - $4,999)
Holland & Knight
JMC Communities
Raymond James Trust Company
Memorials & Tributes
In honor of JoAnn Barger
Anonymous
In memory of Mary V. Baynard
Hussey, Kevin
Price, Karen and Ducatte, Jim
Whitfield, Denise P. and
Family
Contributors ($1,000 - $2,499)
Bay Area Concierge Association
Café Alma
Catering by Design, Inc.
Catering by Lundy’s*
Margaret Ann’s Catering and Gourmet Cookies
Mise en Place Catering
Paciugo Gelato Caffé*
Orange Blossom Catering
Regency Oaks
Rita Carlino’s Café & Catering
Wine Cellar Restaurant and Catering
Schloder, Dr. John E.
In honor of Charles Schloder’s
birthday
Schloder, Dr. John E.
In honor of Ed and Betty Shamas
Anonymous
In memory of Annette Goddard
Harvey, Daniel Sr. and Harriet
In honor of Bill and Kathy Stover
Anonymous
In honor of Greta Myers’s
birthday
O’Connor, Art and Marcy
Peters, Stephen and Rita
In honor of Hugh and Keith
Tulloch
Anonymous
*In-Kind Donation
Please contact Development Associate Judy Whitney at
727-896-2667, ext 250, or via e-mail, [email protected], to learn
about the benefits of becoming a corporate or foundation partner.
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