REPORT OF ACTIVITIES AND GIVING/2013-2014
FROM THE BOARD PRESIDENT FROM THE DIRECTOR
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CURATORIAL REPORTS THE COLLECTION CONSERVATION
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CONTEMPORARY ART
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EDUCATION AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS LANDSCAPE MUSIC
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CAMPAIGN FOR THE GARDNER
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REPORT FROM THE TREASURER
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ANNUAL SUPPORT
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MEMBERSHIP SUPPORT
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TRUSTEES AND OVERSEERS
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STAFF, MUSEUM TEACHERS, VOLUNTEERS
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FROM THE BOARD PRESIDENT
This report describes the progress and programs of the Museum as staff and visitors began the second year of inhabiting the enlarged Museum with its new public and working spaces, designed by Renzo Piano. It was the year they began to dream what the Museum could become for the public using these new spaces. A board Long-Range Planning Committee chaired by John Reed worked with the staff management and curatorial teams. Using knowledge gained from observing the public’s reactions to the new building, research from visitor studies, and learnings from the curatorial exhibitions and programs, we began to focus on creating a plan for the next five years. The Committee challenged the curatorial staff to think differently about programs and how they could be designed to engage the public in multidisciplinary engagements with art. Another major initiative emerging from the planning is a digital strategy for the Museum that seeks to apply digital approaches to interpretation, museum management, and visitor research. The potential to reach audiences before and after their visits can deepen their learning and experiences. Additionally, the Committee established that the Museum’s governance and financial structures are on solid footing. The work of the Committee culminated in the Board’s enthusiastic adoption of a new mission statement: To bring to life and preserve the Museum’s rich historic collection; to cultivate talent in the pursuit of knowledge and acts of creation in the arts and humanities; to support artists, landscape architects, musicians, scholars, and students; to engage local and global audiences in a sanctuary of beauty and the arts where deeply personal and communal adventures unfold. We were also happy to welcome Dr. Christina Nielsen, the new William and Lia Poorvu Curator of the Collection. Hailing from the Art Institute of Chicago, Dr. Nielsen offers both the depth of experience and the fresh perspective needed to curate this historic collection. In this report you will find the chronicles of the concerts, education programs, landscape initiatives, collection conservation, and scholarly exploration presented during the year. With all best wishes, Stephen W. Kidder Board President
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FROM THE DIRECTOR
The curators and I were challenged by the Board to think aspirationally about new programs that would engage our public in multidisciplinary collaborations with art. Fresh thinking inspired new ideas. I am so heartened by the originality of the new projects that are being designed with audience participation in mind and will immerse our public in the collections and the art of our time. It was the year I was given a sabbatical by the trustees where I could rest my mind and write the book Daring by Design which tells the story of both Isabella Stewart Gardner building her Museum and our generation’s designing and building of the new wing. During this fruitful year, we were honored to have Sophie Calle return to the Museum for an exhibition of 13 objects called Last Seen which she created immediately following the tragic theft in 1990. In preparation for the exhibition, Sophie returned as an artist-in-residence and created a companion piece which she titled What do you See? Following the exhibition in our new Hostetter Gallery, the Museum was gifted the Last Seen body of work for our archives. We also welcomed renowned designer Carla Fernandez for our first-ever fashion exhibition, The Barefoot Designer, which provided hands-on experience for Museum visitors and was punctuated by former Merce Cunningham Company dancers who moved to music while adorned in Fernandez fabrics. Participants learned the ancient techniques of weaving, tassel making, and embroidery through numerous workshops led by artisans from Mexican communities. Opening the newly designed Monk’s Garden in September 2013 was a deep pleasure. It was one of my great experiences to work with Michael Van Valkenburgh in its design and discuss how it could be a meditative stroll garden; how it might inspire Proust; how it could echo the feel of the Museum galleries; how it could have year round interest and more. The Museum is alive with art, artists, and scholars waiting to assail visitors’ imaginations. Warmly, Anne Hawley Norma Jean Calderwood Director
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THE COLLECTION
This year we saw the first historic exhibition in the Fenway Gallery, The Inscrutable Eye: Watercolors by John Singer Sargent in Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection, curated by Oliver Tostmann, William and Lia Poorvu Curator of the Collection and Anne-Marie Eze, Associate Curator of the Collection. Bringing together vivid watercolors and personal artifacts, the exhibition explored the lifelong friendship between Isabella Gardner and John Singer Sargent.
EXHIBITION
Friends for forty years, Gardner and Sargent shared an abiding passion for art. As a patron and avid collector of Sargent’s work since the 1880s, Gardner acquired forty-two of his artworks from every phase of his career – among them the legendary Portrait of Isabella Stewart Gardner and the monumental El Jaleo. After 1900, Sargent scaled back from the society portraiture that had won him fame and began painting watercolors for his own pleasure. The Inscrutable Eye: Watercolors by John Singer Sargent in Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection featured eight of these vibrant works of art. With their brilliant technique and fresh colors, the pictures reveal the astounding qualities of Sargent’s draftsmanship. In 1922, aged eighty-two and partially paralyzed by a stroke, Gardner entrusted Sargent to paint her final portrait, a watercolor. This remarkable exhibition of art and mementos is a testament to the friendship, mutual respect, and artistic scholarship that they shared.
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GOOGLE ART PROJECT
EXHIBITIONS
Launched in March 2014, the Museum’s Google Art Project was the first in New England to feature Google’s innovative Street View inside the Museum, giving visitors the opportunity to “walk” through the galleries online. The Museum on Google Art attracted nearly 50,000 visitors in its first two weeks online, and grew the Museum’s social media audience by an astounding 26% during that period.
October 31, 2013 – February 10, 2014 The Inscrutable Eye: Watercolors by John Singer Sargent in the Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection, Fenway Gallery
NEW CURATOR
In October 2013, we bid a fond farewell to curator Oliver Tostmann who left the Museum to become the Susan Morse Hilles Curator of European Art at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, Connecticut. Six months later, we welcomed Dr. Christina Nielsen as the William and Lia Poorvu Curator of the Collection. Dr. Nielsen came from the Art Institute of Chicago, where she was the curator for exhibitions and installations of artistic media spanning more than a millennium; including Devotion and Splendor: Medieval Art at the Art Institute; The Silk Road and Beyond: Travel, Trade, and Transformation; and Caravaggio’s Supper at Emmaus. A young scholar with specialties in ancient and medieval art, Dr. Nielsen oversees the historic collection, program planning, and exhibitions and publications generated from new scholarship on the Museum’s holdings. “We honor Mrs. Gardner’s legacy by considering her collection as a springboard for new scholarship and research,” said Dr. Nielsen. “This gives us a real freedom to interpret the collection from different points of view, and inspires me, as Curator of the Collection, to push the limits of traditional scholarship by working across disciplines with my amazing colleagues in Contemporary Art, Landscape, and Music here at the Museum.”
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NEW APPOINTMENT Dr. Christina Nielsen William and Lia Poorvu Curator of the Collection
CONSERVATION
When the Museum was created over a century ago, Isabella Stewart Gardner mandated that the collection be preserved and protected “for the education and enjoyment of the public forever.” In service of that mission, we diligently conserve the collection as well as conduct technical research on paintings and objects using state-of-the-art scientific instruments. To perform cross-section analysis of paint layers, we recently received funding for our new fluorescence microscope. In addition, we received a grant from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation to host a post-graduate fellow in Objects Conservation.
Reinstallation of a Cyrus tapestry after conservation treatment.
OBJECTS
In the summer of 2014, the Objects Conservation Department began surveying the condition of approximately eighty Asian lacquer objects in the collection. Several works were identified as needing immediate care and were treated, including a Japanese box from the Macknight Room and Chinese screens from the elevator halls. In preparation for the 2016 exhibition of Illuminated Manuscripts, the Objects Conservation Department has overseen the conservation treatment of many manuscripts and has begun extensive analysis of the materials and pigments used to create these works. The Objects Conservators also co-authored a poster on the Courtyard Laser Cleaning Project, which was presented in Sharjah, UAE at the tenth
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Madeline Corona inpainting “At the Fountain” by Giuseppe Zais.
international conference on Lasers in the Conservation of Artworks (to be published in 2015). Innovative laser techniques like these are able to gently loosen dirt without damaging the artwork’s surface. PAINTINGS AND PAPER
In preparation for the fall 2014 Donatello, Michelangelo, Cellini: Sculptor’s Drawings from Renaissance Italy, the Conservation Department performed technical analysis and imaging of Michelangelo’s Pietà drawing and Bandinelli’s Self Portrait. Through x-ray fluorescence analysis it was discovered that, early in the execution of the Pietà drawing, Michelangelo applied white chalk to the heads of Christ and one of the angels before laying in the black chalk lines. This was done to give those features a greater sense of form and also enhance the spatial effects of the drawing. In addition, the team researched the Circle of Bellini panel painting, Christ Carrying the Cross. The in-depth exploration included consulting a panel-painting expert from the Windsor Castle, Royal Trust, on a muchneeded structural treatment to be carried out in the coming year. To ensure the Museum stays current with the latest conservation techniques, our team also researched the use of an Erbium YAG laser for the cleaning of varnishes and old restorations from a painted canvas. TEXTILES
This year marks the completion of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Conservation Support Grant for the treatment of four Tapestry Room tapestries to ensure their long-term preservation. Through cleaning, stabilizing the weave structure, and attaching new backing supports and hanging systems, the treatment strengthened the tapestries’ structural integrity, counteracted the effects of gravity, and improved their overall appearance. In consultation with Museum staff, the core treatment phases were performed at the Royal Manufactures De Wit in Belgium. To share the process with friends of the Museum, scholars, and the general public, the Conservation Department produced a documentary video detailing the process. Continuing our textile conservation efforts, the team researched and planned for the replacement and reproduction of seventeen Raphael room wall fabrics. In conjunction with the Carla Fernández exhibition – The Barefoot Designer: A Passion for Radical Design and Community – the textile lab also hosted tasselmaking workshops and in-gallery presentations about the Museum’s textile collection.
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STOUT MEMORIAL LECTURE March 13, 2014 Gianfranco Pocobene, Valezquez and Workshop? King Philip IV of Spain: Recent Restoration and the Question of Attribution
CONTEMPORARY ART
In fiscal year 2014, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum hosted a broad
ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE
selection of groundbreaking contemporary art exhibitions. From a comic
Sophie Calle (France) Jeremy Denk (USA) Carla Fernández (Mexico) Helen Mirra (USA) Barry Schwabsky (USA)
opera to a fashion exhibition, the Museum continues to facilitate and explore the new work of artists.
RETURNING ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE Hamra Abbas Jeremy Denk Carla Fernandez Lee Mingwei Anne Nivat Alicia Hall Moran OpenEndedGroup Charmaine Wheatley EXHIBITIONS April – November 5, 2013 Adam Pendleton: Untitled (Anne H. Fitzpatrick Façade) October 24, 2013 – March 3, 2014 Sophie Calle: Last Seen (Hostetter Gallery)
NEW EXHIBITIONS
Adam Pendleton: Untitled April – November 2013
Pendleton’s monumental art installation on the front of the Museum featured an early 20th century photographic portrait of an African man set against an 18th century European silk damask from the Museum’s collection. The portrait shows a bare-chested young man wearing a variety of ornaments and the warrior hairstyle of the Fang people. The portrait is combined with a luxurious fabric Pendleton had seen at the Museum. He says, “…it’s really just sort of asking, what happens when these two things come together? But it is not telling, it’s asking. The work expresses itself through questions.” Pendleton was the second artist invited to create site-specific work for the Museum’s façade.
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November 2013 – April 2014 Hamra Abbas: Wall Hanging 1 (Anne H. Fitzpatrick Façade) April 17 – September 1, 2014 Carla Fernandez: The Barefoot Designer: A Passion for Radical Design and Community (Hostetter Gallery) June 2014 – January 2015 Luisa Rabbia: Waterfall (Anne H. Fitzpatrick Façade) WEBSITE MEDIA November 2013 Hamra Abbas: Wall Hanging 1 (video) January 2014 Raqs Media Collective: The Great Bear Mat & Constellation (app for iPad) June 2014 Luisa Rabbia: Waterfall (video)
Hamra Abbas: Wall Hanging I
SPECIAL PROJECTS
November 2013 – June 2014
October – June, Fridays and Saturdays 1pm–3pm; July – September, Thursdays 1pm–3pm Lee Mingwei: The Living Room project
Hamra Abbas’s art installation on the front of the Museum showed the spectacular silk and gold curtain (kiswa) that covers the door of the Kaaba in Mecca, Islam’s holiest and most venerated site. The artist created a version of this quintessential Islamic image for her adopted city of Boston. She sought to diffuse the prevailing tension between East and West by bringing visitors in contact with the unfamiliar through visual art. Abbas was the third artist invited to create site-specific work for the Museum’s façade. Sophie Calle: Last Seen
The fourteen photographic and textbased works in Last Seen consist of two distinct series. The first, created in 1991, titled Last Seen… is a series of photographs and texts created shortly after thirteen objects were stolen from the Museum in 1990. The second series, titled What Do You See?, includes new work which Calle made in 2012 at the Museum while revisiting the earlier project. Carla Fernández: The Barefoot Designer: A Passion for Radical Design and Community
This first-ever fashion exhibition at the Museum explored the development of a new language in visual design built by Fernández over two decades. She used a method called “the Square Root” based on the Mexican tradition of making clothing from squares and rectangles. In addition to displaying fashions, the exhibition also included dance with 14 performances by dancers Rashaun Mitchel and Silas Rieher, video, and an interactive display – bringing to life the notion of “clothing as canvas.”
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March 6–10; March 14–17; March 21–24 Classical Style Workshops with Jeremy Denk, Steven Stucky, Thomas Morris, Mary Birnbaum, Alec Treuhaft, Peter Kazaras and students from New England Conservatory (Calderwood Hall) PERFORMANCES September 16, 2013 “AiR: Alicia Hall Moran & Brandon Ross intersecting film by Joey Alvarado” with Alicia Hall Moran, Brandon Ross, Joey Alvarado and Sarita Lilly October 3, 2013 STIR: “Knight’s Rest” with Open Ended Group March 6, 2014 STIR: “Sacades” with Open Ended Group EXHIBITION WORKSHOPS Carla Fernandez: The Barefoot Designer: A Passion for Radical Design and Community April 18, 19, 25; May 3, 14, 21, 28; June 14, 18, 24, 2014 Workshop: √ (Square Root) May 1, 15, 29; June 19, 2014 Drop-In Activity: Mobile Textile Lab May 7; June 4, 2014 Workshop: Imaginative Tassel Making May 19; June 16, 2014 Workshop: Embroidery June 9, 2014 Workshop: Sewing Circle with Meegan Williams June 20, 2014 Drop-In Activity: Pop-Up Design Studio with Jay Calderin
SPECIAL PROJECTS
TALKS AND PROGRAMS
Raqs Media Collective: The Great Bare Mat App
The Art of Memory
Based in Delhi, the members of the Raqs Media Collective have been described as artists, media practitioners, and catalysts of cultural processes. In 2010, they were Artists-in-Residence at the Museum and in 2012 they exhibited two works: a carpet for the staging of conversations and a looped video projection of Museum images. In 2014, Pieranna Cavalchini, Tom and Lisa Blumenthal Curator of Contemporary Art, partnered with these innovative artists to create the Museum’s very first iPad app. An immersive experience, the app introduces viewers to highlights from the 2012 exhibition, source materials, related conversations, talks, and videos.
October 24, 2013 “Ghosts” with Sophie Calle November 14, 2013 “Finding, Losing; Remembering, Forgetting” with Linda Nochlin December 12, 2013 “Sophie as Sherlock” with Yve-Alain Bois January 23, 2014 “The Seven Sins Of Memory” with Daniel Schacter March 27, 2014 “Manet’s Chez Tortoni: a Paris Restaurant in a Venetian Palazzo in Boston” with Richard Brettell February 6, 2014 “Sophie Calle: A Closer Look” with Karen Haas, Lane Curator of Photographs, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Pieranna Cavalchini Sophie Calle Members’ Exhibition Talks November 9, 2013 with Pieranna Cavalchini, Tom and Lisa Blumenthal Curator of Contemporary Art December 14, 2013 with Tiffany York, Contemporary Programs and Residency Manager Carla Fernandez: The Barefoot Designer April 19, 2014 “Conversation with the Artist” with Carla Fernandez and Pieranna Cavalchini May 8, 2014 “Tradition and Innovation in Mexican Folk Art” with Marta Turok and Marcella Echavarria
Jeremy Denk and Steven Stucky: The Classical Style
In April 2014, pianist Jeremy Denk and composer Steven Stucky spent two weeks at the Museum working on a new opera. The Classical Style – a lighthearted comic opera – premiered at the Ojai Music Festival in June and at Carnegie Hall in December.
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EDUCATION AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is dedicated to helping all audiences connect with art. To better understand our visitor’s experiences, we partnered with audience research firm WolfBrown to conduct a baseline study of visitor expectations, activities, and satisfaction level. The resulting data will be used to inform future program development.
SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM 5 schools: 1,348 students; 43 teachers; 110 Museum visits; 39 classroom visits; 334 teacher-lead lessons; 2 family events Partner Schools Boston College High School, Boston Latin School, Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers, Mother Caroline Academy, and Tobin K-8 School Teacher workshops School Partnership Seminar (July 2013); Creativity Institute for K-12 teachers (August 2013) Teaching Interns Cami Gordon, Haley Rist Other Interns Phoebe Cole, Allison Smith, Ava Violich VISITOR LEARNING PROGRAMS Total served: 27,128 Introductory Talks 397 programs; 8,314 attendees Public Tours 399 programs; 3,955 attendees Spotlight Talks 244 programs; 3,122 attendees
School Partnership Program Teaching Intern Haley Rist uses VTS to discuss Paris Bordone’s “Christ Disputing in the Temple” in the Titian Room with Brian Fizer’s 3rd grade students from Tobin K-8 School. November, 2013
Group Tours 647 programs; 11,737 attendees Museum Teachers 51 individuals Volunteers 140 Individuals; 6,213 hours
VISITOR LEARNING
What happens behind the scenes at the Museum? Thanks to an Institute of Museum and Library Services grant, we began to make twelve Behindthe-Scenes films designed to share our horticulture, conservation, archives, facilities, and education work with the public. During the summer of 2013, we worked with the research firm Goodman Associates to conduct a formative evaluation on the first three films, gathering audience insights that shaped the content and format of the rest of the series.
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SCHOOL AND TEACHER PROGRAMS
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
Our School Partnership Program is grounded in the philosophy of working with a small number of schools, enabling us to provide a more personalized approach to curriculum planning and research initiatives. Rather than imparting large amounts of information, we use Visual Thinking Strategies to help students explore works of art in a way that allows them to connect with their previous experiences and knowledge. To that end, we have redesigned our middle and high school curriculum to increase the use of engaging special exhibitions such as Sophie Calle: Last Seen and Carla Fernández: The Barefoot Designer: A Passion for Radical Design and Community.
Community Partnership Programs 4 partners, 68 students, 10 adults Neighborhood Nights July 11, 2013: 362 attendees; July 25, 2013: 490 attendees; August 8, 2013: 515 attendees Highlight Street Foundation Free Fun Friday August 23, 2013: 1,827 attendees Frank Hatch Free Day September 2, 2013: 1,656 attendees Opening Our Doors Day October 14, 2013: 1,620 attendees Richard C. Von Hess Summer Intern Noah Kane-Smalls
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
The Studio 75 programs: 5,213 attendees
Thanks to support from the Polly Thayer Starr Charitable Foundation, studio programs featured monthly appearances of Boston artists. This series has helped connect the Museum to Boston’s vibrant community of artists as well as give visitors the opportunity to learn from a diverse range of talented individuals. In response to the Boston Marathon bombings, artists Clara Wainwright and Eve Perkins brought Bostonians together at locations around the city – including the Museum – to create a personalized map of the Boston Marathon route. The completed fabric collage was displayed on the Museum’s Art Wall from August 8, 2013–September 2, 2013. To commemorate the first anniversary, Tibetan prayer flag workshops were held on four Sundays in March 2014. More than 6,500 individuals and families joined us for free Museum events including Neighborhood Nights, Highland Street Foundation Free Fun Friday, Frank Hatch Day, and Opening Our Doors Day. In addition, we introduced the EBT Program in December 2013, in time to be promoted in holiday announcements sent out to clients of the Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance. This program offers deeply discounted admission to individuals and families on food assistance and signals our commitment to making the Museum more accessible to local residents.
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Teens Behind The Scenes Cassandra Haas Esther Huynh Shanique Lewis Jeneba Mansaray Brittany Scott-Martin Lauren Tang
PUBLIC PROGRAMS
Third Thursdays continued to be popular with young Bostonians, averaging over 650 attendees each third Thursday night of the every month. In fact, in fiscal year 2014, 70% of participants were under age 35. Our strategic partnerships with organizations including Discover Roxbury, ONEin3, and The Welcoming Committee, helped diversify audiences and create buzz around this nationally known program.
Polly Thayer Starr Guest Artists November 2, 2013: Francisco MendezDiez, Self Portraits (40 participants) December 7, 2013: Nora Elton, Museum Memories (46 participants) January 4, 2014: Wendy Soneson, Achieving the Lights of John Singer Sargent (99 participants) February 1, 2014: Mitch Ryerson, Arabesque Design (68 participants) March 1, 2014: Destiny Palmer, When Spring Comes (64 participants) April 5, 2014: Susan Thompson, Fiber Art and Flowers (76 participants) April 17, 2014: Courtney Erin McKenna, Threaded Canvas (150 participants) May 10, 2014: Nora Elton, Light the Way (58 participants) May 15, 2014: Jay LaCouture, Printed Pennants (119 participants) June 7, 2014: Hajj Wafaa, Arabic Calligraphy (84 participants)
Public Programs Third Thursdays 12 programs; 7,750 attendees Lectures 17 programs; 3,578 attendees
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MUSEUM EDUCATOR-IN-RESIDENCE Kris Wetterlund — the founder of Museum-Ed, a not-for-profit professional organization that provides tools and resources by and for the Museum education community — came to the Museum from her hometown of Minneapolis. During her residency, she refined her guide to writing interpretive Museum labels, which has been published on the Museum-Ed website and is available to all.
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMS RETIRES In 1992, Johnetta Tinker joined the Museum staff, and in 1999, she became the first Director of Community Programs. Tinker pioneered important community engagement initiatives, including, Community Creations, Neighborhood Nights, and Teens-Behindthe Scenes, firmly establishing the Museum as a beloved resource for neighborhood families and teens.
Kris Wetterlund
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LANDSCAPE
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum aspires to be a preeminent cultural venue for landscape, presenting its role in contemporary urbanism to audiences from design cultures, arts, and the environment through innovative, engaging experiences. In 2013-14, the first-ever exhibitions and installations sponsored by the Landscape Department presented the extensive possibilities of landscape forms and ideas to Museum visitors. The Composite Landscapes exhibition catalog carried this experience forward when it was published in December 2014.
THE LANDSCAPE LECTURES
During this annual lecture series, internationally renowned landscape architects present their recent work articulating landscape as a medium of design for the social, cultural, and ecological life. Because of tremendous enthusiasm for the series, all of the lectures were sold out in 2014. MAEDER-YORK FAMILY FELLOWSHIP IN LANDSCAPE STUDIES
The second Maeder-York Family Fellowship in Landscape Studies was awarded in February 2014 to Michael Ezban, a landscape designer, architect, and educator. He was in residence at the Museum from June 2014-August 2014 and has since published his research, Working Water.
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MONK’S GARDEN
In September 2014, the Museum opened Michael Van Valkenburgh’s redesign of the Monk’s Garden that interprets the Museum’s meandering gallery layout in a contemporary landscape context. The garden cultivates a sense of place with the goal of provoking extended quiet contemplation rather than hurried passage. Composed of approximately 60 trees including stewartia, paperbark maple, and gray birch, the groves establish a detail-rich palette of colors and textures suitable for intimate appreciation. EXHIBITIONS/INSTALLATIONS May 15 – September 2, 2013 Rosetta Sarah Elkin: Tiny Taxonomy (Jordan Garden) June 27 – September 2, 2013 Composite Landscapes: Photomontage and Landscape Architecture (Hostetter Gallery) October 1 – 7, 2013 Lars Anderson Bonsai in the Courtyard (Courtyard and Chinese Loggia) February 20 – August 17, 2015 Correspondence: Monk’s Garden 1903-2013 (Fenway Gallery) LANDSCAPE LECTURES September 26, 2013 Gary Hilderbrand November 7, 2013 Cornelia Hahn Oberlander April 10, 2014 Andrea Cochran May 22, 2014 Laurie Olin June 12, 2014 Michael Ezban, Maeder-York Family Fellow in Landscape Studies in Conversation with Charles Waldheim COURTYARD DISPLAYS Summer Blues Bellflowers Chrysanthemums A Holiday Garden Midwinter Tropics Orchids Hanging Nasturtiums Spring Blooms
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MUSIC
Since the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum opened in 1903 with a performance by members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, music has been an integral part of our experience. Today, we celebrate our musical heritage with concerts from up-and-coming musicians and virtuosos alike.
SUNDAY CONCERT SERIES
Sunday afternoon concerts deliver the excitement of discovering budding talent and the guarantee of world-class musicians. The second season in Calderwood Hall was particularly strong, thanks to: the Borromeo String Quartet, Charlie Albright, the Boston Children’s Chorus, A Far Cry, and Xiang Angelo Yu, Artist Diploma candidate from the New England Conservatory. This season showcased several outstanding solo piano performances with artists Jeremy Denk, 2013 MacArthur Fellow, Alexander Melnikov performing the complete Shostakovich Preludes and Fuges, Charlie Albright completing his All Schubert Project, Young Artist Showcase pianists Soyeon Kate Lee, Andrew Tyson, and Alexander Schimpf as well as the start of Paavali Jumppanen’s Schumann-Stockhausen Project. Two period instrument groups, Rebel and Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, were featured in the 2013-2014 season and were well received by our audiences.
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Cécile McLorin Salvant performs at 2014 gala.
PERFORMERS Corey Cerovsek Paavali Jumppanen Soyeon Kate Lee The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center New York Festival of Song Rebel Boston Children’s Chorus Charlie Albright Musicians from Marlboro Paul Huang Jessica Osburne A Far Cry Tim Fain Callithumpian Consort Ron Savage Jetro da Silva
THIRD THURSDAYS
At our popular Third Thursday events, two 30-minute sets of music were curated by Ron Savage and featured talented new musicians, primarily from Berklee College of Music in Boston. With a renewed focus on the diversity of ensembles, the faculty at Berklee introduced new artists in genres including bluegrass, roots and gospel, and Brazilian with faculty leaders Dave Hollender, Nedelka Prescod, Jetro da Silva, and Ron Savage spearheading the initiative.
Barbara Foncesca Silva and Deborah Pierre Dave Hollender Steven Drury Jeremy Denk Alexander Melnikov A Far Cry Hellen Callus Alexander Schimpf Paul Neubauer Trio Borromeo String Quartet Meng-Chieh Liu Curtis on Tour Andrew Tyson Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin Xiang Yu Dina Vainshtein Sean Skeete Ron Savage Nedelka Prescod The Ron Savage Trio Fernando Brandao
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CAMPAIGN FOR THE GARDNER
DEVELOPMENT AND CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Barbara W. Hostetter, Chair David W. Scudder, Chair FRIENDS OF THE COLLECTION Mark Goodman Sarah Greenhill FRIENDS OF CONTEMPORARY Alli Achtmeyer Lisa Blumenthal Anne Fitzpatrick Cucchiaro Barbara Hostetter FRIENDS OF EDUCATION
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is on track to meet all of the goals of its $180 million capital and endowment Campaign by December 2014. New programming spaces made possible by the Campaign opened in 2012 and have transformed the way the Museum engages the public: from drop-in studio and greenhouse classes, to larger special exhibitions of both historic
Anita Bekenstein Linda N. Cabot Kate Chertavian Beth Pfeiffer FRIENDS OF LANDSCAPE RoAnn Costin Maureen Ruettgers Gwill York
and contemporary art, to a performance hall that is piloting new concerts and celebrating musical talent every year. The Campaign has not only helped
FRIENDS OF MUSIC
to revitalize the Museum’s public offerings, but it has also enabled it to
Katherine Chapman Cindy Curme Corinne Grousbeck Beth Martignetti Laura Rehnert
preserve a world-renowned collection by off-loading the historic building of activities that now thrive in inspiring new spaces. We extend our sincerest thanks to every donor who has participated in the Campaign for the Gardner, and we look forward to reporting on the final achievements and highlights of its successful completion in next year’s annual report.
GALA Alli and Bill Achtmeyer Barbara and Amos Hostetter Cynthia and John Reed FRIENDS OF FENWAY COURT Meghan Balbale Richard Lim Meg Succop Ashley Wisneski
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CAMPAIGN DONORS Anonymous (10) Amy L. and David Abrams Allison and William Achtmeyer Pamela and Robert Adams Mr. David and Dr. Sharman Altshuler Yuriko Anton Dorothy and David Arnold Anita and Josh Bekenstein Stephen A. Bell Claire and John Bertucci Brant C. Binder Tom and Lisa Blumenthal Mr. and Mrs. Samuel W. Bodman Willa and Taylor Bodman Peter and Anne Brooke Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Burnes, Jr. Catherine and Paul Buttenwieser Mr. and Mrs. John G. L. Cabot Mr. and Mrs. Lewis P. Cabot Linda N. Cabot and Edward T. Anderson Cabot Family Charitable Trust Calderwood Charitable Foundation Rebecca B. Gardner Campbell Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Campion Lewis Cantley and Vicki Sato Ellie and Brian Chu Mr. and Mrs. J. Linzee Coolidge Lawrence Coolidge and Nancy Coolidge Heidi Cox Josephine and Louise Crane Foundation John and Diddy Cullinane Cutler, Dana and Goodhue Families Brit d’Arbeloff Laura DeBonis and Scott Nathan Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. DeMore The Estate of Gloria E. Distasi Robert W. and Evelyn H. Doran Alan J. and Suzanne W. Dworsky Paul and Sandra Edgerley William and Jacalyn Egan Nina and David Fialkow Anne H. Fitzpatrick William C. and Joyce K. Fletcher Mr. and Mrs. Robert Freeman Frieda Garcia Mr. and Mrs. John Lowell Gardner Mr. George Gardner* Mr. and Mrs. M. Dozier Gardner Kate and Tom Gilbane Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Gilbert
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Andy and Stephanie Goldfarb Hanne and Jeremy Grantham Sarah and Josh Greenhill Grousbeck Family Foundation Gloria White-Hammond and Ray A. Hammond The Hassenfeld Foundation Mr.* and Mrs. Francis W. Hatch Mr. F. Whitney Hatch III and Dr. Elizabeth E. Hatch Anne Hawley and Urs Gauchat Mr. and Mrs. William W. Helman, IV Hemenway & Barnes LLP John and Trevania Henderson Arnold Hiatt Bob and Kristine Higgins Hope Foundation Barbara and Amos Hostetter Institute of Museum and Library Services Elisabeth and George Ireland Rachel Jacoff Drs. Paula A. Johnson and Robert A. Sands Darlene and Jerry Jordan Robert and Marjie Kargman Paul D. Kazilionis Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Kemper Stephen W. Kidder and Judith A. Malone Mr. and Mrs. Randy E. Kinard Mr. and Mrs. Gordon F. Kingsley Dr. and Ms. Joseph L. Koerner Christine Kondoleon and Frederic Wittmann Joyce and Edward Lawrence Sherry and Alan Leventhal Leon Levy Foundation Richard Lim and Lucy Moon-Lim Anthony* and Monique Liuzzi Caleb Loring, Jr.* The Lost & Foundation, Inc. Anne R. Lovett and Stephen G. Woodsum The Lynch Foundation George and Ann Macomber John F. Magee* Gregory Maguire and Andy Newman Jane and Jeffrey Marshall Mr. and Mrs. Carmine A. Martignetti Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund Jennifer Toolin McAuliffe and E. Anthony McAuliffe Jeffrey and Christine McCormick The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Pauline C. Metcalf
Dr. Barbara Millen and Dr. Markley H. Boyer Bruce and Laura Monrad Caroline Mortimer and Richard Grubman National Endowment for the Humanities Jessica Gifford Nigrelli Kathryn and Bob O’Connell Robert and Elizabeth Owens A. Neil and Jane Pappalardo Amelia Peabody Charitable Fund Pamela Peedin and Paul Rebuck Beth K. Pfeiffer Timothy Phillips Plimpton Shattuck Fund William and Lia Poorvu Robert A. Radloff and Ann Beha Marcia J. Radosevich, Ph.D John S. and Cynthia L. Reed Foundation Laura and Geoffrey Rehnert Elaine and Jerome Rosenfeld* The Ruettgers Family Annagret and Alexander Sacerdote Richard and Diane Schmalensee Laurie M. Scott Marie Louise and David Scudder Pamela Smith Mr. and Mrs. Lionel B. Spiro Thomas G. Stemberg Charitable Foundation Fredericka and Howard Stevenson Meg P. Succop and Robert J. Adams Meg Tallon Edward A. and Anne Teppo Laurie and Peter Thomsen Nick and Joan Thorndike Estate of Janice M. Thresher Nancy B. Tieken* David Andrew Trust The Trust Family Foundation The Richard C. von Hess Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Ernst H. von Metzsch Charlotte and Herbert Wagner Wallace Minot Leonard Foundation Elizabeth Weir Wilderness Point Foundation Janet Hostetter Wilson Jonathan and Sydney Winthrop Lynne* and Frank Wisneski Miriam M. Wood and Charles O. Wood III Gwill York and Paul Maeder Henri Zerner * deceased
REPORT FROM THE TREASURER
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum’s short- and long-term financial health continues to be strong. Total net assets at the end of fiscal year 2014 were $269 million, an 11% increase from fiscal year 2013. This change is primarily a result of sustained progress on the capital campaign, a strong investment return on the endowment, as well as continued support from our members, visitors, and institutional partners. As financial conditions for cultural institutions have become increasingly challenging and complex, the Museum is grateful to the three Board committees that ably oversee its financial operations: Finance, chaired by Brian Chu; Investment, chaired by Ben Gomez; and Audit, chaired by John Bertucci. The following is a consolidated Statement of Financial Position and Statement of Activities. Complete audited financial statements are available from the Museum upon request. Gwill York Treasurer BALANCE SHEET
JUNE 30, 2014
JUNE 30, 2013
Assets Cash and Cash Equivalents
5,353,004
3,237,032
Pledges and Other Receivables (Net)
8,093,296
10,014,561
Inventories, Prepaid and Other Assets
1,082,989
1,055,678
Short-term Investments
12,148,807
10,233,707
Museum Property (Net)
110,572,190
115,606,174
Investments of Endowed Funds
166,278,245
140,189,017
Total Assets
303,528,531
280,336,169
Liabilities Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
1,631,172
3,120,702
Bonds Payable
32,824,214
34,447,505
Total Liabilities
34,455,386
37,568,207
Net Assets Unrestricted
83,987,534 86,955,972
Temporarily Restricted
96,099,040
77,079,070
Permanently Restricted
88,986,571
78,732,920
Total Net Assets
269,073,145
242,767,962
Total Liabilities and Net Assets
303,528,531
280,336,169
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STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
OPERATING
NON-OPERATING/OTHER
TOTAL
Revenue Admissions
1,636,752
0
1,636,752
Store
942,618
0 942,618
Membership
705,752
0
705,752
Rental events
537,780
0
537,780
Other earned income
313,304
0
313,304
Grants and gifts
2,006,554
17,800,625
19,807,179
Annual appeal
1,919,168
0
1,919,168
Special events
541,025
587,621
1,128,646
11,981
20,479,485
20,491,466
5,784,902
-5,784,902
0
14,399,836
33,082,829
47,482,665
Investment income and net appreciation Allocation of endowment income Total Revenue
Expenses Security and Museum services
2,828,702
0
2,828,702
Collection, conservation and public programs Development and external relations
4,305,529
0
4,305,529
2,288,255
297,623
2,585,878
Administration
2,846,176
-487,605
2,358,571
Special projects
0
287,715
287,715
1,767,870
0
1,767,870
Facilities and maintenance Depreciation
200,000
5,404,621
5,604,621
Interest expense
0
1,438,596
1,438,596
Total Expenses
14,236,532
6,940,950
21,177,482
163,304
26,141,879
26,305,183
Change in Net Assets
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ANNUAL SUPPORT 2013-2014
We extend our sincerest thanks to Friends of Fenway Court Patrons, Annual Fund donors, and Institutional Supporters who so generously supported the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum during the period of July 2013 through June 2014. This vital annual giving helped to underwrite concerts, historic and contemporary exhibitions, horticulture displays, education and community programs, lecture series, the Artist-in-Residence program, care of the collection, and daily operations.
INDIVIDUAL GIFTS $50K+
Amy and David Abrams Mr. and Mrs. William F. Achtmeyer Mr. and Mrs. Josh Bekenstein Claire and John Bertucci Tom and Lisa Blumenthal Mr. and Mrs. John P. Connaughton Brit d’Arbeloff Laura DeBonis and Scott Nathan Mr. and Mrs. John L. Gardner Mr. and Mrs. Amos B. Hostetter, Jr. Michael Krupka and Anne Kubik Mr. and Mrs. A. Neil Pappalardo Mr. and Mrs. John S. Reed Maureen and Michael Ruettgers Marie Louise and David Scudder Katherine Chapman Stemberg and Thomas Stemberg
$25K+
Willa and Taylor Bodman Elizabeth and Seth Brennan Ellie and Brian Chu Mr. and Mrs. Brian J. Conway Ms. RoAnn Costin and Mr. James N. Bailey Rick and Sadhana Downs Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Edgerley William and Jacalyn Egan William C. and Joyce K. Fletcher Hanne and Jeremy Grantham Mrs. Francis W. Hatch William Helman Elisabeth and George Ireland
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Stephen W. Kidder and Judith A. Malone Dr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Koerner John F. Magee* Gregory Maguire and Andy Newman Dr. Barbara Millen and Dr. Markley H. Boyer Beth K. Pfeiffer William and Lia Poorvu Wendy Shattuck and Samuel Plimpton Fredericka and Howard Stevenson Ms. Meg P. Succop and Mr. Robert J. Adams Gwill E. York and Paul Maeder $10K+
Anonymous (3) Mr. and Mrs. Ben and Meghan Balbale Brant C. Binder Hunter Boll and Dr. Patricia Nilles Katie and Paul Buttenwieser Susan W. Cable and Benjamin A. Gomez Linda Cabot and Edward Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Samuel R. Campbell Mrs. Fay Chandler* Lynn Dale and Frank Wisneski Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Doran Alan J. and Suzanne W. Dworsky Jean and Chris Egan Mr. and Mrs. David Fialkow Anne H. Fitzpatrick David and Tracey Frankel Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Gilbane III Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Gilbert Andy and Stephanie Goldfarb Abigail and Mark Goodman Sarah and Josh Greenhill Corinne Grousbeck
Vivien and Alan Hassenfeld Mr. F. Whitney Hatch III and Dr. Elizabeth E. Hatch Arnold Hiatt Steven H. Holtzman Abigail P. Johnson and Christopher McKown Mr. and Mrs. Gerald R. Jordan Charles Koch and Cynthia Fisher Richard Lim and Lucy Moon-Lim Mrs. Anthony Liuzzi The Lynch Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Carmine A. Martignetti Jennifer Toolin McAuliffe and E. Anthony McAuliffe Bruce and Laura Monrad David and Marion Mussafer Jessica and Andrew Nigrelli Kathryn and Bob* O’Connell Timothy Phillips Emily and Drew Pluhar Laura and Geoffrey Rehnert Annagret and Alexander Sacerdote Lewis Cantley and Vicki Sato Arthur Segel and Patti Saris Martin, Diane, David, and Laura Trust Miriam M. Wood and Charles O. Wood III Stephen G. Woodsum and Anne R. Lovett
$5K+
$2K+
Anonymous (2) Mr. and Mrs. Theodore B. Alfond Mr. and Mrs. Richard I. Anders Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Champion Mr. Paul A. Cohen Ann Marie and Richard Connolly Lawrence Coolidge and Nancy Coolidge Mr. and Mrs. David D. Croll Cindy and Ollie Curme Dorothea Endicott Jacqueline D. and Steven S. Feinberg Carl and Judy Ferenbach Elizabeth Floor Diane Gipson/The Tianaderrah Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Richard J. Gran Ann and Graham Gund Mr. and Mrs. William H. Hess Elizabeth L. Johnson Keane Family Foundation Christine Kondoleon and Frederic Wittmann Conan and Brooke Laughlin Charles Rendeiro Karen Rosenkrantz and Cox Terhorst Luly and Maurice Samuels Richard and Diane Schmalensee Mr. and Mrs. Raymond S. Stata Peter and Laurie Thomsen Nancy B. Tieken* Ashley H. Wisneski Marillyn A. Zacharis
Anonymous (2) Pamela and Robert Adams Mr. David and Dr. Sharman Altshuler Tess and Sam Atkinson Mr. and Mrs. John Avery Ms. Susan Bear and Mr. Michael Hill John and Molly Beard Lisa A. Bevilaqua Margaret K. Burchenal and Daniel Reagan Bill and Barbara Burgess Emily and Roy Burns Mr. and Mrs. John G. L. Cabot Mr. and Mrs. Lewis P. Cabot Mr. and Mrs. Louis Wellington Cabot Dr. James McCann and Mr. James Canales Mr. and Mrs. Gerald C. Chertavian Barbara Cherubini Elizabeth Coxe and David Forney Michael J. Cuggino Mr. and Mrs. John J. Cullinane Mr. John H. Deknatel and Dr. Carol M. Taylor The Evans Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Christopher F. O. Gabrieli Andrea Gabrielle Mr. and Mrs. M. Dozier Gardner James Garrett Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Gifford Joan P. Goldhammer-O’Neil and Gerald F. O’Neil Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas P. Greville Michael and Nancy Grogan Mary W. Harriman Foundation William and Lucile Hicks Eloise W. and Arthur C. Hodges Albert A. Holman III and Susan Stickells Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Hood II James D. Houghton and Connie B. Coburn Mr. and Mrs. James R. Houghton Emily Hughey Candace Jans Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Johnson, 3d Melinda Julbert
$3K+
Naomi Aberly and Larry Lebowitz Dorothy and John Aram Stephanie L. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Campion Dr. C. Russell de Burlo, Jr. Nicholas and Elizabeth Deane Mr. and Mrs. Roland E. Hoch Mr. and Mrs. Gordon F. Kingsley Dr. Susanne Klingenstein Mrs. Saundra Lane John J. Petrowsky and Tom Vise Amy Shinn Lisa Tung and Spencer Glendon Henry Birdseye Weil and Ann Uppington
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Susan B. Kaplan and Nancy and Mark Belsky Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kettenbach Paula L. Kremer Mr. and Mrs. Butler W. Lampson Jonathan B. Loring Jane and Jeffrey Marshall Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N. Matlack Mr. and Mrs. George McCabe Mary and Don Melville Cathy Minehan and Jerry Corrigan Richard P. and Claire W. Morse Foundation Heather Sinclair Moulton Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. O’Block Maureen O’Brien Mr. and Mrs. Richard Olney III Elizabeth and Robert Owens Mr. and Mrs. John Parker Wendy Payne and Nicholas Strange Pamela Peedin and Paul Rebuck Allison K. Pellegrino and Stephen J. Pellegrino Gerald Pier and Susan Bennett Dr. and Mrs. Robert O. Preyer Mr. and Mrs. George Putnam, Jr. Sally Reid and John Sigel Mr. and Mrs. Mark V. Rickabaugh Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Russo Dr. Chrysalyne Schmults and Mr. Robert Schmults Earl and Tania Smith David and Patricia Squire Cynthia Stalker and Darrell DuPont Jeanne and Don Stanton Mr. and Mrs. W. Nicholas Thorndike Marshall and Barbara Tobins Steven and Jennifer Walske Nan Tull and Frank Wezniak Russ Wiggin and Genevieve Pluhowski Jonathan and Sydney Winthrop
* deceased
TRIBUTE GIFTS In honor of Allison Achtmeyer
Neal Balkowitsch In honor of Lisa Blumenthal
Marti Blumenthal In honor of Katherine Chapman Stemberg
Joel B. Alvord Jonathan Burr David D. Croll Lawrence S. DiCara Jennifer Herman Brad and Dina Martin Christine M. Newes Caroline Schernecker Davey Scoon Roger T. Servison John D. Spooner Donald J. Steiner Michael S. Stix
In honor of William J. Poorvu
Rhoda Baruch In honor of Timothy Steiner
Bradley E. Hilton
In honor of Theodore H. Cutler
Robert Cutler
In honor of Meg Succop
In memory of Francis W. Hatch
Amy S. Millin Kyle L. Weaver
Robert E. Duke In honor of Stephen W. Kidder
Tracy W. Barron In memory of Anthony Liuzzi
Monique Liuzzi In memory of Anita Marie Orlando
AVP Digital & Creative Services BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. CBS News / 60 Minutes Kenneth and Sonja Johnson Francis Orlando Lisa Orlando Peter Orlando The Barbara Phelan Family
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INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORTERS
$5K+
Anonymous Boston Globe** Fidelity Investments Mabel Louise Riley Foundation Massachusetts Cultural Council National Endowment for the Arts
BNY Mellon Wealth Management Citizens Bank Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Roy A. Hunt Foundation Old Mutual Asset Management Putnam Investments The Seth Sprague Educational and Charitable Foundation
$25K+
$2,500+
The Yawkey Foundation The Coby Foundation Josephine and Louise Crane Foundation Hemenway & Barnes LLP J.P. Morgan Private Bank Samuel H. Kress Foundation Rowland Foundation, Inc. Polly Thayer Starr Charitable Trust
Chanel The Mattina R. Proctor Foundation Shawmut Design and Construction Sotheby’s
$50K+
$10K+
Anonymous The Caleb C. and Julia W. Dula Educational and Charitable Foundation Eaton Vance Corporation Highland Street Foundation Thomas Kempner Jr. Fund Thomas A. Pappas Charitable Foundation, Inc. Nathaniel Saltonstall Arts Fund Reynolds R. and Pamela M. Smith Foundation Thomas C. and Jo Ann Succop Family Charitable Foundation The Richard C. von Hess Foundation Edwin S. Webster Foundation
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** in-kind support
MEMBERSHIP SUPPORT
Membership offers the freedom to visit the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum often, to experience deeper connections, and to enjoy exclusive access to the collection. The Museum’s membership continues to thrive. New and longtime members celebrated exhibition openings; explored galleries on guided tours; enjoyed lectures, concerts, and workshops; and shared the Museum with friends and family.
COURTYARD CIRCLE
Thank you to Courtyard Circle members who have provided vital support to the Museum during the period of July 2013 through June 2014. Their generosity helped underwrite concerts, historic and contemporary exhibitions, horticulture displays, education and community programs, lectures, the Artist-in-Residency program, care of the collection, and daily operations.
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G. Christopher and Deborah Ann Abbott Dr. Rhoda Baruch Robert L. Beal Nancy J. Beeuwkes Ronald and Ellen Brown Kelley Anne Laurel Luisa G. Buchanan Ian Carnathan Kurt and Mary Cerulli Frank Clark Sarah and Stephen Columbia Michael J. Cuggino Michael B. Downing George and Irene Frangiadakis Clifton Gaskill Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas P. Greville Rosa Hallowell and Mark Stein Barry Hershey Bengt and Anneli Holmstrom Mark V. Jenkins and Jennifer Stoddard Melinda Julbert Elaine Mosesian Paula J. O’Keeffe Helene and Martin Oppenheimer John and Lorinda Russell Frederick and Kathleen Schultz Mary G. Slavet Jeanne and Donald Stanton Theodore E. Stebbins and Susan Ricci Shirley Stein Lisa Tung and Spencer Glendon Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Weed Dr. LaurieAnn Yeisley-Drogin and Dr. Eric Drogin Brace Young
UNIVERSITY MEMBERS
Thank you to all the universities who have generously supported the Museum during the period of July 2013 through June 2014. Their support played a vital role in enabling the Museum to open its doors and to provide the type of programming that are central to the Museum’s mission. Berklee College of Music Boston College Boston University Colleges of the Fenway, Inc. Emerson College Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Harvard University Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of the Museum of Fine Arts Wellesley College
TRUSTEES AND OVERSEERS
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
BOARD OF OVERSEERS
David W. Scudder, Chairman Stephen W. Kidder, President Brian Chu, Secretary Gwill York, Treasurer Anne Hawley, Norma Jean Calderwood Director
Thomas F. Gilbane, III, Chair Richard Anders Meghan Balbale Stephen Bell Taylor S. Bodman Seth Brennan Linda N. Cabot Rebecca Gardner Campbell Heather Campion Kate Chertavian Lawrence Coolidge Cindy Curme Frederick S. Downs, Jr. Nina Fialkow Anne Fitzpatrick David Frankel Robert Freeman Paul Gilbert Andy Goldfarb Mark Goodman John T. Grady Sarah Greenhill Corinne Grousbeck Thomas M. Hagerty Vivien Hassenfeld Francis W. Hatch III Steven Holtzman Kathy Hopkins
Amy Abrams Allison Achtmeyer Anita Bekenstein John Bertucci Lisa Blumenthal RoAnn Costin Brit d’Arbeloff Laura DeBonis William P. Egan Thomas F. Gilbane III, ex officio Benjamin Gomez Rev. Dr. Ray A. Hammond William Helman Barbara W. Hostetter Joseph Koerner Dr. Barbara Millen Jane M. Pappalardo Beth K. Pfeiffer John S. Reed Maureen Ruettgers Katherine Chapman Stemberg Howard H. Stevenson
LIFE TRUSTEES
John L. Gardner, Chairman Emeritus Dr. Samuel W. Bodman William C. Fletcher Frieda Garcia Arnold S. Hiatt Judge Julian Houston William J. Poorvu Marcia Radosevich Vincent J. Ryan Wendy Shattuck James L. Terry Steven Walske Charles O. Wood III Henri Zerner
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Elisabeth W. Ireland Rachel Jacoff Abigail Johnson Paula A. Johnson Darlene Jordan Renee Landers Richard Lim Arthur D. Little RJ Lyman John Magee (deceased) Gregory Maguire Beth Martignetti Jennifer Toolin McAuliffe Bruce Monrad Jessica Gifford Nigrelli Kathryn O’Connell Pamela Peedin Timothy A. Phillips Stephanie Pinder-Amaker James Andrew Pluhar Laura Rehnert Annagret Sacerdote Vicki Sato Richard Schmalensee Arthur Segel CF Stone III Meg Succop Nancy Tieken (deceased) Ashley Wisneski
STAFF, MUSEUM TEACHERS, VOLUNTEERS, INTERNS
Archives Lisa Long Feldmann Shana McKenna Ann Walt Stallings Conservation Jessica Chloros Madeline Corona Theresa Fredette Gisele Haven Jen Munch Gianfranco Pocobene Ellen Promise Hepzibah Rapoport Christopher Richards Holly Salmon Joanna Sese Emily Shafer S. Robin Siegel Ann Walt Stallings Valentine Talland Contemporary Pieranna Cavalchini Emma Welty Tiffany York Curatorial Anne-Marie Eze Christina Nielsen Elizabeth Reluga Oliver Tostmann Development Alejandra Bennett Rachel Bennett Lisa Bevilaqua Lauren Budding Marie Coste Mary DePalma Erika Gislason Renana Kehoe Kelsey Merriam Maureen O’Brien Chelsea Rathbun F. Hayden Wright Director’s Office Courtney Allen Anne Hawley Natalie Williams Alexander Wood
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Education and Public Programs Margaret Burchenal Julia Brucker Jennifer DePrizio Sara Egan Michelle Grohe Emily Haines Emma Rose Kiefer Gianna Stewart Johnetta Tinker Madeleine Lepere Jessie Schlosser Smith Event Rentals Kristin Pagnani D. Kimberly Randall Julia Vose Facilities David Blair Luissanna Cepeda Ava Davies Derek Fisher Michael Holland Corey Murphy Alex Tennyson Reginald Williams Finance Sarah De Guzman Tiarra Gabriel Diane Harwood Sheryl Sandler Noah Schneiderman Horticulture Albert Giordani Taylor Johnston Edward Kozak Stanley Kozak Gregory Meyers Bonnie Thryselius Human Resources Stacey Brown Carli Delaura Margaret Duffy Information Technology Douglas Cunningham Kevin Kenkel Aaron Mack Matthew Whittaker
Landscape JoAnn Robinson Charles Waldheim Marketing Gregory Albers Michael Busack Matthew DeRosier David Franke C. Andrew Keys Andrew Reilly Padilla Jennifer Rosenberg Membership Lance Brisbois Hailey Conneely Christopher Petre Museum Store Ada Bernstein Sherry Haber Courtney Kasianowicz Akiko Mims Katherine Rich Courtney Sheridan Benjamin Williams M.K. Wong Museum Teachers Patricia Bifulco Kristyne Bowman Mary Conlon Tucker Crum Elizabeth DeOrsay Carolyn Ferrucci Lindsay Fisch Jennifer Ghusson Jean Goddard Rebecca Goodwin Laura Gouillart Richard Gran Francine Healey Kathleen Hobson Jonnet Holladay Tanya Karpiak Fred Kramer Cynthia Landsman Paula Lyon Mary Morrill Dorothy Moscardelli Lauren Murphy Victoria Myers
Raphael Oliva Kate Parsons Sally Reid Milda Richardson Judith Schurgin Jeanne Smith Carole Somol Marcia Stein-Adams Elizabeth Sugameli Naomi Tuchmann Donna Wayne Ann Weiner Nancy Younger Brenda Zolli Music Alicia Mielke R. Scott Nickrenz Operations Peter Bryant Katherine Herlihy James Labeck Kendra Slaughter Registration David Kalan David Mathews Shana McKenna Christopher Richards Joseph Saravo Jr. Ann Walt Stallings Amanda Venezia Security Anthony Amore Michael Bamrick Renato Baraggia Tyler Belec Jamie Bowman John Cahill John Cashman Keith Chausse Jared Collins Matthew Dinaro Chloe Doe John Egan Jaimie Fitzgerald Laura Flammia Jason Freedman Michelle Freitas
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Tiarra Gabriel Jason Genece Kirk Girard Gregory Goodfellow Jesse Greenblatt Danielle Griffin Amanda Grondin Holly Hansen Patrick Hines Victoria Jackson-Felicien Bitson Jean Alan Jennings LaDawn Jones Thomas Kiss Adrian Koni Burim Kurtishi Iyoko Laffin Joseph Ledoux Mark Leshchinskiy David Liakos Corrine Long Joanne Ly Michelle Lynch Michael Madden Dereck Mangus Scott Maroulis Nashid Mateen Katherine McGaughey Cullen Meade Gregory Meyers Andrea Nice Scout Perry Rebecca Peterson Ryan Pitt Sarah Pobuk Jeffrey Poindexter Alan Poliakoff Jesse Potwin Jared Prince Matthew Rice Sara Rolland-Brown Brad Ruka Douglas Seigars Alexander Sender Bruce Skaler Anthony Sobiech Kathrine Starbird-Tierney Richard Steele Karl Stevens Erika Stigliano
Valerie Suber Joshua Taylor J. Elijah Thomas Jeremy Valadez Joseph Victory Gregory Williams Redha Yaici Shakkar Zimmerman Teens Behind the Scenes Darryn Adams Rafael Arrendol Cassandra Haas Esther Huynh Shanique Lewis Jeneba Mansaray Kiara Mejia Natalie Pena Brittany Scott-Martin Lauren Tang Visitor Services Rachel Adams Victoria Arsenault Arabeth Balasko Rebecca Camerato Jill Conley Gillian Cook Gabrielle Eisenberg Lucy Gray Julia Ham Lindsay Ladner Sarah Luchini Susan Mannix Matthew McCarron Aaron Miller Kevin Monahan Kalimah Muhammad Mariya Nikiforova Christopher Petre Prabhat Srestha Whitney Stanley Wanessa Tillman Brittany White
Membership Members gain unique benefits to enhance their Gardner Museum experience: free admission, invitations to member events and tours, special pricing and advance notice for concerts, and more. MEMBER LINE : 617 566 5643 membership@isgm.org
Friends of Fenway Court Patron Program Experience a deeper connection with the Museum, enjoying access to exclusive events and learning opportunities, while providing the critical annual support for the Museum’s mission. Friends of Fenway Court Patrons play a lead role in preserving the Museum for future generations. PATRON LINE : 617 264 6045 patron@isgm.org
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