Donors

We deeply appreciate the generosity of the donors who have helped to sustain Bard Graduate Center’s core programs during the past two years. Contributions and grants support financial aid to our MA and PhD candidates, exhibitions, publications, and a wide range of programs for the academic and general public. Thank you!

Endowed Funds

American Members of

CINOA Award Sybil Brenner

Bernstein Scholarship Bonnie Cashin Fund for Study Abroad Mr. and Mrs. Raymond

J. Horowitz Foundation Institute for the

Arts of the Americas Paul and Irene Hollister

Lectures on Glass Iris Foundation Eugenie Prendergast Fund Françoise and Georges Selz

Lectures on Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century

French Decorative Arts and Culture Peter Jay Sharp Scholarship Marilyn M. Simpson

Scholarship Trehan Fund for Islamic Art and Material Culture English Professional

Development Award Philip Hewat-Jaboor

Memorial Award

Annual Giving

$50,000 and Above Anonymous American Council of Learned Societies Coby Foundation, Ltd. The David Berg Foundation Deborah and Philip D. English Iris Foundation Lee B. Anderson

Memorial Foundation Leon Levy Foundation The Ruddock Foundation for the Arts The Selz Foundation Windgate Foundation Deborah Miller Zabel $10,000–$49,000 The Abra & Jim Wilkin Fund Andrew J. Bernstein

Foundation Michele Beiny Harkins The Bachmann-Strauss

Family Fund, Inc. Bernard and Irene

Schwartz Foundation Cowles Charitable Trust David Kordansky Gallery Dr. Lee MacCormick Edwards

Charitable Foundation The Dana Foundation Nancy Druckman Frank D. Brown

Charitable Trust The Gladys Krieble

Delmas Foundation Agnes Gund Ingleside Investors Stephanie and

Timothy Ingrassia Mary Jaharis The John D. and Catherine T.

MacArthur Foundation Trudy C. Kramer Samuel H. Kress Foundation Lenore G. Tawney Foundation Malcolm Hewitt Wiener

Foundation, Inc. David Mann and Fritz Karch Vera Mayer MR Architecture + Decor The National Endowment for the Humanities Barbara Nessim and

Jules Demchick Pace Gallery Peco Foundation Pinkerton Foundation Joseph S. Piropato Ann Pyne (MA ’07) The Scully Peretsman

Foundation Selz Foundation Judy Steinhardt Switzerland Tourism Barbara Tober Shelby White Hon. Kimba Wood and

Frank E. Richardson, III Deedee and Barrie Wigmore Wyeth Foundation for

American Art Philip L. Yang, Jr. $1,000–$9,999 Anonymous (4) 1stdibs Jan and Warren Adelson Alison Jacques, London Sara M. Ansari (MA ’10) Vivian Haime Barg Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Barry Kathleen and Jeffrey Baum Karen Bedrosian-Richardson Candace and

Frederick W. Beinecke Jill Brienza Dr. Elizabeth A.R. Brown* The Cafaro Foundation Jay E. Cantor Constance Caplan Edward Lee Cave Ellen Chesler and

Matthew J. Mallow Michele Cohen Elissa and Edgar Cullman, Jr. Susan Cullman Lucy and Mike Danziger Danziger Family Fund at

The Chicago Community

Foundation Dr. Arnold J. Davis Gus N. Davis Demisch Danant, New York Barbara and Eric Dobkin Drake/Anderson LLC

Carmen Dubroc and

Lewis I. Haber Patricia Farman-Farmaian Finger Lakes Lace Guild Tobias Forster Forster Rohner AG Elizabeth (MA ’01) and

David Frankel Peter Freeman and

Lluïsa Sàrries Zgonc Catherine Freudenberg-

Traykovski* G.C. Plumbing & Heating, Inc. Gabrellian Family Foundation Galleria Massimo Minini,

Brescia galerie frank elbaz, Paris Nellie G. Gipson Golden Family Foundation Cristina Grajales and

Isabelle Kirshner Carol Grossman Audrey Gruss Holly Hotchner Elise Jaffe + Jeffrey Brown Sikkema Jenkins Nancy Ann and

Samuel Karetsky Fernanda M. Kellogg Wolfram Koeppe Benjamin Krevolin Dr. Minna Lee Martin and Patricia Levy Michael Likierman* Helen R. Litt Anne Mann Cynthia Manocherian Reeva Ezra Mager May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, Inc. Jeffrey Munger Nancy Olnick and

Giorgio Spanu Laura Oskowitz Ana Horta Osório Melinda Florian Papp Anne Pastemak Liliane A. Peck* Thomas Phifer Phillips Lisa Beth Podos Rena and

Sheldon Rice The Richardson Foundation Constance and

Theodore Roosevelt IV Linda H. Roth Dennis and Regina Santella Ann Scharffenberger and John Allen* Dr. Stephen K. and

Janie Woo Scher Daria Shkurpela Constantine Sidamon-

Eristoff (MA ’21) Susan T. Rodriguez

Architecture • Design Ellen C. Stein Dr. Wendy A. Stein Ellen and

William S. Taubman* Seran and Ravi Trehan Lise Vogel* Cynthia Volk (MA ’21) George Weeks Widgeon Point Charitable

Foundation Mitchell Wolfson, Jr. Zubatkin Owner

Representation

Additional Donors

Anonymous (2) Georgette F. Balance Helena and Peter Bienstock Catherine C. Brawer Richard and Karen M. Brean Amy M. Coes (MA ’00) Lucy Commoner and

Richard Berry Brandy Culp (MA ’04) Design Miami Benoist F. Drut Tim Ettenheim Elizabeth and Jean Eveillard Kirk P. and

Robert H. M. Ferguson* Martha J. Fleischman* Edward Flower Marilyn Friedland* John Friedman and Jane Furse Robert Froelich Barbara Gottlieb Amy C. Griffin Titi Halle and Peter Felske Dr. Evelyn J. Harden James Harkess and

Carol Harkess Susan Hilty Robin Kerenyi David Kesselman Ronald T. Labaco (MA ’02) Madame Phyllis B. Lambert Maryanne H. Leckie Dr. Arnold L. Lehman Miranda Leigh (MA ’03) Les Ateliers Courbet Dr. Sarah A. Lichtman* (PhD ’03) Helen R. Litt Malcolm N. MacNeil* (MA ’97) Brenda Martin* Joyce F. Menschel Oliver Meslay Rebecca Mir* (MA ’12) Vickie Morris Heidi Nitze Judith Pineiro Jennifer K. Pitman (MA ’00) Julie A. Pollitz Jeffrey Quilter Resnicow and Associates Inc Irwin and M. Susan

Richman* Robin and Andrew

Schirrmeister Stephanie Stokes Regina and Dennis Santella Dr. Debra Schmidt-Bach (PhD ’15) Laura Schoen Molly F. Stockley (MA ’96)* Catherine E. Sweeney Singer Dr. Leslie Bussis Tait Mary Anne Talotta Devon M. Thein William M. Voelkle* Joan Canter Weber Robin J. Weber Madeline Weinrib Patricia G. Ross Weis Dr. Catherine Whalen Steven Worthy James M. Zemaitis

Contributors

Armin Allen Dr. Jere L. Bacharach Frances and Edward L. Barlow Cecily Bastedo* Caroline Baumann Richard Benenson*

Dr. Rhoda L. and

Dr. Roger M. Berkowitz Marilyn Braiterman* Julia M. Brennan* Carole V. Burga Dr. Lisa De Zoete (MA ’06) Leah Decker Jane Derickson Rachel Epstein Dr. Ruth Epstein Fidelity Foundation Joy Frelinghuysen Brian D. Gallagher (MA ’99) Gabriel Garber Sharon W. Gibson (MA ’00) Rae Gilson Dr. John Stuart Gordon (MA ’04) Hedy Hartman* Jeannie Ingram (MA ’01) Emily Isakson (MA ’21) Neil Isakson Claire S. Kedeshian Rosemary Kelty Perry S. Klepner Janet Koplos Jessa J. Krick (MA ’03) Roberta Krueger Rob Krulak Sally Kuhn Karen Lawrence Charles LeDray and

Matthew Wehland* Will Leland* Melissa Cohn Lindbeck* (MA’ 03) Maureen and

Patrick McManus Jodi Moise Shannon Moriarity* Jerry B. Moss* Dr. Jeanne-Marie Musto (MA ’96) Jimmy Newcomer* Caroline O’Connell (MA ’16) Amy Parsons and Paul Bird

*BGC Members

Shax Riegler (MA ’07) Trudi and Peter Richardson* Terry Rosen and

Alan Hochman Enid K. Rubin Phillip Sarrel Catherine Schmetter* Jane E. Sheffield* Barbara Shulman Seth Shulman* Stefanie Siegmund* Dr. Peter R. Smith Christine A. Smith* Robert H. Smith* Terrance O. Sneed* Claude A. Saucier* Virigina Seay (MA ’14) Philip Siebert Stephanie Stern Linda Sylling Nora Tezanos Paul D. Trautman Oresti Tsonopoulos Haruko Uramatsu Donna and James Viola Patricia Vitanza* Wendy Waterman* Lisa Wassong Hadassah R. Weiner Majda Kallab Whitaker (MA ’03) Steven Whitesell (MA ’07) Gabriel Wiesenthal* Douglas Wingo*

Gifts were made in honor of the following:

Roan Everett Conrad Nancy Druckman Daniel Mark Epstein Dr. Helen C. Evans Joan Stacke Graham Cristina Grajales Barbara Israel Martin P. Levy Peter N. Miller Daniel Ryniec Ronnie Suslow Dr. Susan Weber

Gifts were made in memory of the following:

Laurie Schneider Adams Hollis Hoelscher Barnhart Philip Hewat-Jaboor Heather Jane McCormick

Gift-in-kind contributions made to Bard Graduate Center Library and Study Collection

John B. Adams Heath Ballowe (MA ’23) Jessamyn Conrad Leah Creatura Colin Fanning (MA ’13, PhD candidate) French & Co. Donna Ghelerter Titi Halle Rodney Keenan Wolfram Koeppe Allan T. Kohl Martin and Patricia Levy John T. Lillis and

Jeffry F. Bailey Michele Majer Earl Martin Ann Meyer Carol Mihaly Claude A. Saucier* Dr. David A. Taylor Jennifer Tobias Madeline Warner (MA ’20) Shelby White Susan M. Yecies

Board Chair Nancy Druckman at the 2021 Iris Awards. Photo by Rathkopf Photography.

Bard Graduate Center honors and thanks the essential workers whose dedication during the most isolating times of the Covid-19 pandemic ensured that we could ultimately return to West 86th Street safely and securely.

BGC Handyman Ivan Ospina. Photo by Liz Ligon.

Cover Photos: Face and Shoulder from an Anthropoid Sarcophagus, reportedly from Giza, Egypt, 332–30 BCE, Dynasty 26 or later, Ptolemaic Period. Greywacke. Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1516E.

Kutchwork bowl, India, 19th century. Silver. Private collection. Photo by Bruce M. White.

Eileen Gray, Fauteuil transat (Transat chair), 1926–29. Varnished sycamore, nickel-plated steel synthetic leather. Centre Pompidou, Musée national d’art moderne, Paris, Purchase, 1992, AM 1992-1-1.

Paul Comoléra for Minton & Co., Peacock, designed ca. 1875, this example 1876. Earthenware with majolica glazes. The English Collection. Photo by Bruce M. White.

Ewer, Iran, date(s) unknown. Hammered bronze. Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Alastair B. Martin, 72.86.4.

D.F. Haynes & Co., Chesapeake Pottery (case); New Haven Clock Company (mechanism), Clock, ca. 1883–86. Earthenware with majolica glazes, brass, wood, and various other materials. Private collection. Photo by Bruce M. White.

Teresa von Dongen. Electric Life, 2018. Electro active bacteria, mud, light. Courtesy of the artist. Photo by: René Gerritsen.

18 West 86th Street New York, NY 10024

T 212 501 3000 W bgc.bard.edu