2016 ANNUAL REPORT
FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The past year has seen a variety of exciting developments for the LSU Museum of Art that position us for a successful future. I first want to thank Kristin Sosnowsky who took the museum through its first six months of the fiscal year and to thank all our staff for their hard work. Kristin’s steady hand helped to advance the museum and readied it for my arrival. I am excited and honored to become the new Executive Director for LSU Museum of Art. Our supporters, staff, museum boards and community from throughout greater Baton Rouge have graciously greeted my family and me. These are exciting times to take on this important leadership role. The most significant undertaking of the past year was the reinstallation of the permanent collection, providing 10,000 square feet to display objects spanning the 1700s to present day. In the first three months, nearly 12,000 people were exposed to the history and culture of Louisiana through art. Importantly, 93% of those people said they have learned something valuable and new. With the diverse slate of exhibitions—ranging from topics such as the nature of war and violence; the artistic relationship between Louisiana and Mexico; an insight into vibrant Haitian culture through its art; and the opening of an exhibition celebrating a vibrant brand of Louisiana style “Antebellum Pop!”—attendees have had the opportunity to share and celebrate new ideas and dialogue through art. Overall, the museum has seen a 40% increase in attendance, serving more than 21,000 community members. While we have seen measurable success within the walls of the museum, our impact in the community also continues to be significant. Through educational initiatives like the Neighborhood Arts Project, ArtWorks and Line4Line, LSU MOA is engaging young citizens in their own backyards while teaching valuable skills like critical thinking and collaboration through art. This year, NAP alone served over 5,200 children in our community. This positive impact will be felt over generations, as we continue to commit to these in-depth programs of creative and educational engagement. Of course, none of these exhibitions and programs would be possible without the generous philanthropists in the community. Our annual success is contingent on private support from donors and members like you, making this organization truly your museum. Please continue to engage and find inspiration in what LSU MOA has to offer as we play our role as a valued cultural and intellectual resource to the city of Baton Rouge, our state and our region. I invite you to enjoy this record of our activities and accomplishments.
Daniel E. Stetson Executive Director
On the cover: Art in Louisiana: Views into the Collection features work by Louisiana portraitists of the 19th and 20th centuries as well as British portraiture from the 16th through 18th centuries. Photo by Alice Wack.
FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD What an exciting year this has been! I have enjoyed working with our new Executive Director, Daniel Stetson, who took over from Interim Director Kristin Sosnowsky in January. Daniel has a lot of experience in arts administration and a strong passion for what he does. We began the 2015-2016 year celebrating the 10th anniversary of the LSU Museum of Art’s residency in the Shaw Center. This marvelous venue has given the museum the opportunity to be front and center in the arts community in Baton Rouge. September 2015 saw the opening of Toulouse Lautrec and La Vie Moderne: Paris 1880-1910. This groundbreaking exhibition celebrated Toulouse Lautrec’s work along with other major avant-garde artists at the center of Parisian culture. In December, we were then transported to the world of Haitian art with The Carnival, the City, and the Sea: Haitian Art from the Perry Smith Collection. Perhaps the biggest accomplishment this year was the reinstallation of the permanent collection in March 2016. We now have 10,000 square feet dedicated to our fabulous collection of Louisiana art, silver, pottery, jade, sculpture and furniture. I would like to thank our guest curators Charles Cage, Sarah Clunis, Sally Main and William Rudolph for their help in this endeavor. Hunt Slonem: Antebellum Pop opened in April 2016 to a jam-packed reception. Prior to the reception, Hunt gave a lecture on the third floor that was standing room only. Hunt’s stunning work teamed together with beautiful antiques from M.S. Rau Antiques created a truly immersive experience. I would like to thank the members of the Advisory Board for their service to the museum. I am fortunate to serve with these members of our community who bring their individual talents, dedication and enthusiasm to help make this museum a better place. Of course, the museum couldn’t function without our fine museum staff. These are the people who make it happen each and every day and, with Daniel’s leadership, the future indeed looks bright. I would like to take this opportunity to welcome our new curator Courtney Taylor, as well our new preparator Brian Morfitt and new communications coordinator Brandi Simmons. Thank you for your membership and your support of the LSU Museum of Art. George Clark Chair, Advisory Board of the LSU Museum of Art
This innovative installation included floor to ceiling art and antiques, including five period chandeliers as well as furniture from LSU MOA’s permanent collection and MS Rau Antiques. Wall color was specially selected by Slonem’s colorist and LSU MOA Board member, Ellen Kennon. Photo by Alice Wack.
EXHIBITIONS
HUNT SLONEM: ANTEBELLUM POP! April 22–August 7, 2016
This exhibition, the first major museum exhibition to display Slonem’s Pop art-inspired canvases alongside his signature “Antebellum Pop” plantation style, explores New Yorkand Louisiana-based painter Hunt Slonem’s strong ties to Louisiana art and culture, and to the larger history of the American South. The exhibition features a selection of the artist’s work from the 1980s to the present, placed among magnificent antiques, elaborate wallpapers, sumptuous paint colors, and exotic textiles, all adorned with mystical images from Slonem’s intense imagination. This exhibition was made possible with the generous support of BancorpSouth Insurance Services, Inc., Annette D. Barton, Mary Kay and Terrell Brown, The Imo N. Brown Memorial Fund in memory of Heidel Brown and Mary Ann Brown, Helen and Mac Bullock, Mrs. Leslie C. Chauvin, Entergy Services Inc., Beth and Butler Fuller, Ms. Margaret Champagne Hart, Fran and Leroy Harvey, Mr. Jeremy J. Lapeyrouse, Mr. and Mrs. Stokes McConnell, Mrs. Elizabeth B. Miller, PURE Insurance, The Reilly Family Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. Craig Saporito, The Cary Saurage Fund in Honor of Alma Lee and H. N. Saurage Jr., Lynne and Craig Smith, Mr. John Turner and Mr. Jerry Fischer, and Mr. Chris Whitmire.
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Exhibitions like The Carnival, The City and The Sea: Haitian Art from the Perry Smith Collection of the New Orleans Museum of Art explore Louisiana in a global context looking at the cultures that influence the unique culture of Louisiana.
EXHIBITIONS
THE CARNIVAL, THE CITY AND THE SEA: HAITIAN ART FROM THE PERRY SMITH COLLECTION OF THE NEW ORLEANS MUSEUM OF ART December 11–March 20, 2016
Informed by traditions of Carnival and Vodun, this exhibition looked a three rhythms of Haitian life evident in the the rhythmic, syncopated imagery of Haitian art. Rara, as part of the Haitian Carnival is an annual festival that takes place over the Catholic Lent Season with many parades during the Easter week. The bustling cities of Haiti provide the inspiration for the part of the exhibition entitled “The City,” which has become a place of commerce, a site for performance, and a virtual crossroads of class, culture, and Haitian hybridity. The last section of the exhibition is entitled “The Sea” and features works that look at the whimsical and intrinsic spiritual culture of Vodun in Haiti. This exhibition was made possible with the generous support of the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge.
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Celebrating the opening of Toulouse-Lautrec and La Vie Moderne, Paris 1880-1910: Advisory Board Chair George Clark, Consul General of France in Louisiana Gregor Trumel, and LSU Provost Rick Koubek.
EXHIBITIONS
TOULOUSE-LAUTREC AND LA VIE MODERN: PARIS, 1880–1910 September 5–November 15, 2015
This exhibition featured the art of famed French painter, printmaker, and illustrator Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec alongside that of other vanguard 19th century French artists who helped shape a fresh vision of art and life in the City of Light. The exhibition celebrated art as a force at the center of urban renewal and social change. It showcased how the art of vanguard French artists like Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec animated and inspired the people of Paris, and caused them to think in new ways about art’s role in their lives and their city. This exhibition was made possible with the generous support of The Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge, Mrs. Patricia L. Alford, Robert and Jane Blackledge, The Imo N. Brown Memorial Fund in memory of Heidel Brown and Mary Ann Brown, Ms. Barbara J. Carlson, George and Melanie Clark, Andrea and Christopher Grenier, The Charles and Carole Lamar Fund, McGlinchey Stafford, Kevin V. Mulcahy, Ph.D., The Reilly Family Foundation, and Katherine and Paul Spaht.
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Taking a glimpse at Diego Rivera’s portrait of Caroline Durieux as part of the Mexico in New Orleans exhibition in May 2015. Rivera’s portrait is currently on display in the portrait gallery as part of LSU MOA’s reinstallation of the permanent collection, Art in Louisiana. Photo by Bennet Rhodes.
EXHIBITIONS
MEXICO IN NEW ORLEANS: A TALE OF TWO AMERICAS May 5–September 6, 2015
This was the first major museum exhibition to explore the captivating artistic exchange between Louisiana and Mexico from the 1920s through the 1950s.
SHAKING UP PROHIBITION IN NEW ORLEANS: THE COCKTAIL DRAWINGS OF OLIVE LEONHARDT May 5–August 30, 2015
At the height of Prohibition in New Orleans, Olive Leonhardt and Hilda Phelps Hammond published a tongue-in-cheek cocktail guide presented in the form of a classic A to Z alphabet book. This exhibition featured all twenty-six of Leonhardt’s original pen-and-ink drawings for the book.
DEBBIE FLEMING CAFFERY: BATON ROUGE AFTER THE STORM
June 5–August 30, 2015
This exhibition commemorated the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with Debbie Caffery’s powerful photography of evacuees from New Orleans in the Baton Rouge River Center.
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Pictured is Margarite Evangeline’s Star Cloud, a mirror-polished double-sided gunshot distressed stainless steel panel suspended by aircraft cable. Photo by Bennet Rhodes.
EXHIBITIONS
MARGARET EVANGELINE: ON WAR
March 13–August 2, 2015
This retrospective exhibition of work by Baton Rouge native Margaret Evangeline examined the nature of war and violence through the artist’s provocative paintings, mixed media and installation works. Her art is often itself made using the tools of war: her paintings and installations are produced through gunshots and punctured by bullet holes so that they embody the very violence she seeks to critique. This exhibition was made possible with the generous support of The Richard J. Massey Foundation, Dr. and Mrs. John Fraiche, Callan Contemporary Gallery, LSU College of Art and Design, and Beth Rudin DeWoody.
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Juxtaposing the old and the new in the transition from the portrait gallery into the contemporary section of the LSU Museum of Art. Pictured in the foreground is Umbra, by New Orleans artist Jennifer Odem, made of hydrastone, resin and pigment. Photo by Alice Wack.
REINSTALLATION ART IN LOUISIANA: VIEWS INTO THE COLLECTION In the spring of 2016, the LSU Museum of Art unveiled the reinstallation of its permanent collection. The museum has devoted over 10,000 square feet to the finest examples of its collection of Louisiana fine and decorative arts from the 1700s to the present. Many works that have not been on display in over a decade are showcased in the reinstallation. A new education space provides children and families a place to explore the ideas presented in the galleries. Five guest curators offer five views into the strengths of the museum’s collections. Together, these windows into the collection provide an overview of Art in Louisiana, as the reinstallation’s title suggests. Claudia Kheel provides an introduction to the history, culture, and art of Louisiana with examples of paintings and furniture from the 18th century to the present day. Charles C. Cage, in-house specialist on Silver and Books, Documents & Manuscripts at New Orleans Auction Galleries, brings life to the Museum’s collection of silver made in New Orleans and beyond. William Keyse Rudolph, Andrew W. Mellon Chief Curator and The Marie and Hugh Halff Curator of American Art at the San Antonio Museum of Art, places 19th- and 20th-century Louisiana landscapes and 17th- through 19th-century European and American portraiture in a global context. Sally Main, curator emerita of the Newcomb Art Gallery, tells the story of arts and crafts at Newcomb College and Newcomb Pottery’s place in the national and international Arts and Crafts movement. Sarah Anita Clunis, Assistant Professor of Art History Arts of Africa and the African Diaspora at Xavier University, connects art by LSU faculty and modern and contemporary Louisiana artists with the major artistic movements of the 20th and 21st centuries. This exhibition was made possible with the generous support of Sydney Besthoff III, Linda and Robert T. Bowsher, E. John Bullard III, Melissa B. Caruso, Taylor Clark Gallery, Catherine H. Coates, The Beverly and Dudley Coates Family Foundation, The Patricia A. Day and Joseph G. Simmons Fund, Dr. Gresdna A. Doty and James Traynham, Mr. and Mrs. Cheney C. Joseph Jr., The Juban Insurance Group LLC, The Charles and Carole Lamar Fund, Dr. and Mrs. W. Joseph Laughlin Jr., Laura F. Lindsay, Louisiana CAT, Claire and Rich Major, Susanna Atkins McCarthy, John and Virginia Noland, Gail and Bill O’Quin, Irene W. & C. B. Pennington Foundation, The Cary Saurage Fund in Honor of Alma Lee and H. N. Saurage Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Brian A. Schneider, Scott R. Simmons, Kristin Sosnowsky, Katherine and Paul Spaht, The Josef Sternberg Memorial Fund, John A. Thomas, Elizabeth “Boo” Thomas, The Turner Foundation and Jean and Will Wilcox.
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Red Lincoln is one of several silhouettes New Orleans-based artist Skyler Fein made of Abraham Lincoln—based on the Lincoln penny—from the detritus left around the city post Hurricane Katrina.
ACQUISITIONS Frank Hayden (American, 1934-1988) Love, ca. 1970 Mixed media: carved, painted, and gilded mahogany with applied glazed terra cotta circular medallion H. 41 x W. 40 ¾ x D. 1 ¾ inches Gift of Nadine Carter Russell in memory of Paula G. Manship LSU MOA 2015.3.1 Frank Hayden (American, 1934-1988) Jesus Christ, maquette, ca. 1970 plaster of Paris with bronze patina H. 28 x W. 44 ½ x D. 6 ¼ inches Gift of Nadine Carter Russell in memory of Paula G. Manship LSU MOA 2015.3.2 Skyler Fein (American, b. 1968) Red Lincoln, 2007 Wood relief, paint H. 65 x W. 45 inches Gift of E. John Bullard III LSU MOA 2015.4 Frank Hayden (American, 1934-1988) Large free-standing female figure, ca. 1970 Plaster, pigment, wood H. 56 ½ x W. 38 x D. 8 inches Gift of Dr. and Mrs. A. Brooks Cronan, Jr. LSU MOA 2015.5.1 Frank Hayden (American, 1934-1988) Jesus Resurrected, ca. 1970 Plaster, pigment, glass H. 52 ½ x W. 15 ½ x D. 6 ½ inches Gift of Dr. and Mrs. A. Brooks Cronan, Jr. LSU MOA 2015.5.2
Frank Hayden (American, 1934-1988) Moses Striking the Rock, ca. 1970 Plaster, pigment H. 43 x W. 15 x D. 2 ½ inches Gift of Dr. and Mrs. A. Brooks Cronan, Jr. LSU MOA 2015.5.3 Jim Blanchard (American, b. 1955) Unidentified plantation house, ca. 1990 Watercolor on paper H. 25 x W 36 inches Gift of Dr. and Mrs. A. Brooks Cronan, Jr. LSU MOA 2015.5.4 Jim Blanchard (American, b. 1955) Madewood House, ca. 1990 Watercolor on paper H. 25 x W. 35 inches Gift of Dr. and Mrs. A. Brooks Cronan, Jr. LSU MOA 2015.5.5 Morris Henry Hobbs (American, 1892-1967) Pirate’s Alley, Old New Orleans, 1943 Etching on paper, ed. 62/100 16 x 12 inches Gift of Deborah Sable in memory of Susan Kay Boling LSU MOA 2015.6 Sandra Russell Clark (American, b. 1949) Lafayette I, Tombs with Oaks, ca. 1977, printed 2015 Archival pigment photograph, A/P 24 x 21 inches Gift of the Artist LSU MOA 2015.7
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LOANS Louisiana Art and Science Museum: LASM Ancient Egypt Gallery, July 12, 2007-present 97.17.2 Unidentified Egyptian artist Mummy mask, 7th century B.C. Gesso with linen and pigment 18 ½ x 13 x 4 ½ inches Gift of Charles E. Craig, Jr. LSU MOA 97.17.2 Louisiana Old State Capitol: Enduring Architecture of A. Hays Town, June 16-September 5, 2015 Richard Clague (American, 1821-73) Farm in St. Tammany, between 1851 and 1870 Oil on canvas Gift of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Groves LSU MOA 60.2.2 Louisiana Old State Capitol: Patios, Pools & the Invention of the American Backyard, September 19-December 23, 2015 Russel Wright (American, 1904-1976) for Steubenville Pottery, Steubenville, OH (1879-1959) Cup and Saucer, ca. 1939-1959 Glazed pottery Cup: 1 15/16 x 4 ¾ x 4 inches Saucer: 15/16 x 5 ¾ x 5 ¾ inches Given in memory of M. Dorothy Fletcher by her family LSU MOA 2009.5.23 a,b
Vegetable Bowl, ca. 1939-1959 Glazed pottery 22 ¼ x 7 1/8 x 10 5/8 inches Given in memory of M. Dorothy Fletcher by her family LSU MOA 2009.5.29 Covered Vegetable Bowl, ca. 1939-1959 Glazed pottery Bowl: 3 1/8 x 11 5/8 x 10 inches Lid: 1 1/8 x 8 7/8 x 8 7/8 inches Given in memory of M. Dorothy Fletcher by her family LSU MOA 2009.5.31 a,b Gravy Boat, ca. 1939-1959 Glazed pottery 2 ¾ x 3 5/8 x 1 ½ inches Given in memory of M. Dorothy Fletcher by her family LSU MOA 2009.5.32 Celery Dish, ca. 1939-1959 Glazed pottery 1 ¼ x 4 ¼ x 13 ¾ inches Given in memory of M. Dorothy Fletcher by her family LSU MOA 2009.5.33 Creamer, ca. 1939-1959 Glazed pottery 3 ¼ x 6 5/16 x 5 3/8 inches Given in memory of M. Dorothy Fletcher by her family LSU MOA 2009.5.36
LOANS Foundation for Historic Louisiana: Baton Rouge Preservation Wins & Losses of the Past 50 Years, March 7-September 4, 2016 Jim Blanchard (American, b. 1955) Old State House in 1882, 1990 Pencil, pen and ink, and watercolor on paper 27 ½ x 21 ½ inches Gift of the Friends of LSU Museum of Art LSU MOA 91.8
Old State House in 1850, 1991 Pencil, pen and ink, and watercolor on paper 25 ½ x 30 ¾ inches Gift of the Friends of LSU Museum of Art LSU MOA 92.2 Old State House in 1993, 1993 Pen and ink and watercolor on paper 29 x 21 ¼ inches Gift of the Artist LSU MOA 94.6 Steven Laurant (American, active late 20th century) The End (Paramount Theatre, Baton Rouge) Watercolor on paper 22 ¼ x 15 inches Transfer from the West Baton Rouge Historical Association; Gift of Mrs. Janice Sachse LSU MOA 2006.8.10
LSU School of Art, Glassell Gallery: Janice Sachse: A Retrospective, March 29-April 9, 2016 Janice Sachse (American, 1908-1998) Portrait of Two Young Girls, 1968 Oil on canvas 20 x 24 inches Gift of Mrs. Sue Sommer on behalf of the Sommer family LSU MOA 2012.7 West Baton Rouge Museum: Angela Gregory: From Paris to Port Allen, April 2-June 12, 2016 Angela Gregory (American, 1903-1990) Plantation Madonna, 1938, cast 2014 Bronze, ed. 12/12 11 1//4 x 7 3/8 x 6 ½ inches Purchased with funds from the Paula G. Manship Museum of Art Endowment for Acquisition and Conservation LSU MOA 2014.4.2 Baton Rouge Gallery, 50/50, July 1-31, 2016 Don Thornton (American, mid-20th century) Ouachita River Bluffs #11, 1988 Acrylic on canvas 7 x 25 inches Gift of the Artist LSU MOA 96.35 Robert J. Warrens (American, b. 1933) Bermuda Shorts in Panama, 1973 Gouache on paper 36 ¼ x 28 ¼ inches Michael Frederic Daugherty Collection, bequeathed by Andrea Mills Daugherty LSU MOA 2008.2.24
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LOANS Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Service: Women, Art, and Social Change: The Newcomb Pottery Enterprise, Newcomb Art Gallery, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, October 3, 2013-March 9, 2014; Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, GA, May 17, 2014-August 31, 2014; Stark Museum of Art, Orange, TX, September 20, 2014-January 4, 2015; Gardiner Museum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, February 3-May 17, 2015; The Wolfsonian, Florida International University, Miami, FL, June 12-August 30, 2015; The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, Jacksonville, FL, October 9, 2015-January 3, 2016; Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, MI, January 23-April 17, 2016; Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, NJ, May 7-July 10, 2016; Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN, July 30-October 23, 2016 Gertrude Roberts Smith (American, 1869-1962), decorator Joseph Fortune Meyer (Franco-American, 1848-1931), potter Pitcher, 1904 Earthenware, high glaze 6 ¾ x 3 15/16 x 4 7/8 inches Gift of the Friends of LSU Museum of Art LSU MOA 82.26 Pauline Wright Irby Nichols (American, 1879-1983) Table runner, ca. 1916 Linen, silk embroidery floss 100 x 16 inches Gift of Mrs. Nina Nichols Pugh LSU MOA 84.2.1
Design for table runner, ca. 1916 Watercolor and graphite on onion skin 13 ¼ x 18 1/8 inches Gift of Mrs. Nina Nichols Pugh LSU MOA 84.2.2a Template for table runner, ca. 1916 Paper 8 ½ x 10 ¼ inches Gift of Mrs. Nina Nichols Pugh LSU MOA 84.2.2b Purse, ca. 1911 Linen, silk thread 16 7/8” H. x 7 ¾” W. Gift of Mrs. Nina Nichols Pugh LSU MOA 84.2.3 Unidentified Tray liner, ca. 1910-1915 Linen, silk embroidery floss 12 3/8 x 17 ½ inches (framed) Gift of the Friends of LSU Museum of Art LSU MOA 87.30 Anna Frances Connor Simpson (American, 1880-1930), decorator Cylinder vase, 1926 Earthenware, matte glaze 6 7/8 x 2 7/8 x 2 7/8 inches Gift of Dr. A. Brooks Cronan, Jr. and Diana Cronan LSU MOA 88.20.2
LOANS Frances Dymond (American, active at Newcomb College 1923-27) Table scarf, ca. 1920 Linen, silk embroidery floss 33 ¼ x 11 ¾ inches Gift of Dr. A. Brooks Cronan, Jr. and Diana Cronan LSU MOA 91.7.15 Corinne Marie Chalaron (American, d. 1977), decorator Joseph Fortune Meyer (Franco-American, 1848-1931), potter Lotus Vase, 1921 Earthenware, matte glaze 7 x 3 ¾ x 3 ¾ inches Gift of the Friends of LSU Museum of Art LSU MOA 94.24.2 Anna Frances Connor Simpson (American, 1880-1930), decorator Cup and saucer, ca. 1910 Porcelain, high glaze Cup: 2 13/16 x 4 x 2 3/8 inches Saucer: 11/16 x 5 3/8 x 5 3/8 inches Gift of Dr. A. Brooks Cronan, Jr. and Diana Cronan LSU MOA 95.31.21a,b Browning Coleman (American, active at Newcomb College early 1900s), decorator Joseph Fortune Meyer (Franco-American, 1848-1931), potter Vase, 1903 Earthenware, high glaze 7 ¼ x 3 ¼ x 3 ¼ inches Purchased with Funds from the Paula Garvey Manship Endowment LSU MOA 2006.9.1
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Students from White Hills Elementary examine a mural they created for display in the LSU Museum of Art. Photo courtesy LSU Foundation.
PROGRAMS
ARTWORKS ArtWorks is an innovative museum/school-based arts program providing students and teachers a free, creative, integrated arts initiative at the LSU Museum of Art. In its third year, ArtWorks partnered with three schools—White Hills Elementary, Bernard Terrace Elementary and Park Elementary—serving over 200 students each month throughout the year. The program differs from a field trip as it is based on a multi-visit, yearlong model, which tracks students’ learning, social and emotional progress as they move up through elementary school. Each visit throughout the school year is designed around themes related to art concepts or exhibitions on view at LSU MOA. The museum environment supports new ways of teaching visual, verbal, and literacy skills; encourages positive risk-taking through creative expression; supports a variety of different learning styles and abilities; hones essential critical thinking practices; and fosters the joy of learning through art.
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This year’s Neighborhood Arts Project expanded into five neighborhoods across six sites, reaching a total of 5,214 children in East Baton Rouge Parish.
PROGRAMS ARTS IN ALZHEIMER’S
In collaboration with Alzheimer’s Services of the Capital Area, a trained museum guide faciliates enjoyable gallery experiences designed to promote conversation and engagement with works of art and each other.
FIRST FREE SUNDAYS
Along with other downtown museums, the LSU Museum of Art offers free admission on the first Sunday of every month.
LINE 4 LINE
Taking place the first Monday of each month at O’Neil’s Barber & Beauty Shop, O’Neil Curtis and his team of barbers donate their time to provide free haircuts for boys ages 3-11 in exchange for reading a book. The museum education team—along with teen art mentors—assist the young readers, teach a hands-on activity and help children pick books to take home. The museum has now established two mini libraries within the community.
MUSE
This monthly art enrichment program for home schoolers ages 6-12 focuses on a different area of the museum’s collections and special exhibitions.
NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS PROJECT
Now in its fourth year, the Neighborhood Arts Project is a free art outreach program for under-resourced areas with a high density of children, youth and families, who do not attend summer camps or participate in afterschool or weekend programs.
STORIES IN ART
Preschool age children, along with their parent or caregiver, build a love for reading and art through this monthly hands-on program.
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Members and guests attend an artist’s lecture with Hunt Slonem prior to the opening reception for Hunt Slonem: Antebellum Pop! in April 2016.
SUPPORT MEMBERS
Becky Abadie Mathile and Steven Abramson Francisco Acuna Angela Adolph Claire Advokat and Joseph Comaty Jennifer Ahr Mary and Doug Albert Pat and Lloyd Benton Alford Dottie Anklam Mark Antoine Barbara and Suzanne Antoon Brent Ardoin Deanna and Rodney Ashworth Andrew Ates Syndi Cherise Austin Richard Autin Sue and Bill Avery Edith Babin Clara Bajeuax Edward Baker Berry Balfour Paul and Judith Barber Jennifer and James Barclay Annette Barton and Malcolm Tucker Sissy Odom and John Bateman Wendy Bates Brenda and Jerry Baudin Toni and Dennis Bauer Barbara Sperry and Roby Bearden Jr. Kristina Belanger Henry Bellamy Joan and Robert C. Benedict Linda Benedict Malinda Sutor and Mark Benfield
Ryan Benton Suzanne and Dave Besse Elizabeth and Terance Beven Susan Beversluis Susan Billings and Frederic Billings Susannah Bing Virginia Bunker and James Bishop Cindy and Bradley Black Jane Howe and W. Robert Blackledge Margaret Blades Haley Blackman Elise Blewster Susie and Carl Blyskal Ethel Boagni Mary Boagni Mittie and Michael Bolton Susan and Steve Bonnette Susan and Marvin Borgmeyer Stella and Roelof Bosma Eileen Bossier Linda and Robert Bowsher Michelle and Clark Boyce Rancy Boyd-Snee and Alfonso Godoy Cheryl Brandon Janie and Jim Brandt Beth and John Brantley Sturat Braud McLaren Brennan Brent Daniel and Aliza Rudazasky Lillian Bridwell-Browles Bridget and Willie Brister Margaret Brown Susan Bueche John E. Bullard Sarah Burrows Winifred Byrd
Sharon Calcote Brent Campanella Marianne and Robert Cargo Barbara Carlson Robert Carney Mary and Ken Carpenter Kathlene and Richard Carr Melissa Caruso Morena Cazedessus Karen and Jerry Ceppos Jane Chandler Melanie and Russell Chapman Susan and Woody Chew David Chicoine Sarah Christian Devon Clancy Melanie and George Clark Beverly and D. W. Coates Catherine and Brian Hale Coates Charles Coates, Jr. Travis and James Coleman Janie and C. C. Coles Kay Collier Sean Collins Margaret Campane and Craig Colten Sherry and Forrest Conley, Jr. Destiny Copper Sarah Cortell Vandersypen and Ryan Vandersypen Beth Courtney Melanie Couvillon Alexandra Cravins Nancy Crawford Susan and Michael Cresap Evan Critcher Cheryl Crowder J. Cullens Louis Curet
Roger Cutrer Marcia and John Dabkowski Susan and Wade Daigle Renee Daigle Robert Daigrepont Leighanne Daniel Ellen and Charlie Davis Roy Davis N. Peter Davis Nedra Davis Susan Dawson Mary Kay and Robert Day Leslie Day Norris Decoteau Leta Adele Defee Mary and Al Demarest Jr. Chloe Dennison Michele and Gill Gautreau Deshotels Lisa and John Devlin Eric Dexter Rachel and Michael DiResto Gresdna Doty and James Traynham Nancy and Cary Dougherty Tamara and Michael Doyle Karen Drinkwater Tammie and Brian Dufrene Gwendolyn Dugas John Duke Dustin Dusang John Earle Nellwyn Vordenbaumen East and Charles East Mary Eaton Susan Eaton Margo Eglin Femi Euba
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Monique and Brent Evans Noelie Ewing John Lane Ewing Patti and Jerry Exner BeBe Facundus Barbara Favre Natalie Fielding Johnny Fife Gibson Fischer Casey Fitzmaurice Jane and Stephen Flowers Jeri Ann Flynn Suzanne Fredericq Beth and Butler Fuller Leiana Funck Dianne Gabriel Gail Gaiennie Derrick Gant, Jr. Mary Sue and Ron Garay Drew Gaudet Karen and John Gautreau Henry Gautreau Earl George Thomas Gibbs Winifred Gill Nancy and Robert Ginn Gretchen and John Godbee Linda and Fred Grace Cynthia and John Graves Gwen and Todd Graves Leu Anne and Cyrus Greco Charlotte Green Esther Green LouAnne Greenwald Joy and Frank Gremillion Glenn Grezaffi Jan and Eugene Groves Edwin Hackenberg Charles Halliburton, Jr. Mary and William Hamilton Gaye Hamilton
Elizabeth Hamlin Jennifer and Michael Hanks Melanie and Thomas Hansbrough Florent Hardy Randy Harelson and Richard Gibbs Carolyn Hargrave Nita Harris Leigh Harris Kay and Douglas Harrison Margaret and William Hart Rodneyna Hart Fran and Leroy Harvey Edwina Harvey Barbara Hasek Meredith Hathorn and Rawley Penick Sherri and Robert Hayes Holley and Richard Haymaker Ava and Cordell Haymon Louisa Hayward and Roger Peterson Ashlyn Head Carolyn and Daniel Heard Lenzi Hebert Lisa and Richard Hedley Cindy and Gregory Henkelmann Randell Henry Jill Herrington Beverly and Steve Heymsfield Marcelle Hickey Marsha and John Hightower Cindy and John Hill Nancy and Benjamin Hillman Erma Hines Nicholas Hines Anne and Bill Hise Dat Hoang Geri Hobdy
Susan and Mitchell Hoffman Jeanne Hollingsworth Dominque Hornberger Jane Honeycutt Keith Hoppens Sheila Horowitz Mary Jane Howell Fran Huber and Michael Katchmer David Humphreys Susan Hunt Susan Hymel Joyce Jackson and J. Nash Porter Stephanie Jacque Kay and Trenton James Antoinette James Ruth Joffrion Cherri and Clay Johnson Mary Johnson Vickie Johnson JiJi and Larry Jonas Beverly Smiley and Lamar Jones Haley and Jared Jones Klileen and George Jones Mary Joseph Catherine Kadair Judy Kahn A. E. Kaiser III Susan Karimiha Jan Kasofsky and Ed Flynn Nancy Keaton Kelli and Kelli Kelley Vicki and Keith Kellum Debra and Steve Kelly Owen Kemp Caroline Kennedy Ellen Kennon Ann Keogh Catherine Kidd
Karla King and Robert Sherman Louise Kinney Adam Knapp Debra and Kerry Kopcso Richard Koubek Ruth Kovacs Tiffani and Steven Lagarrigue Carole and Charles Lamar Dominic Lambeth Laura Larsen Barbara Laudun Betty and David Laxton Alexandra and Alex Layfield Christopher Lebeuf Marsha and Rick LeCompte Bethany Leinbach Karen Williams and Cornelius Lewis Laura and Wendell Lindsay Jack Little Sue and C. C. Lockwood Glenda and Thomas Lofton Roberto Macedo Rochelle Machen Claire and Rick Major Anne and Paul Marks, Jr. Lauren Marschall Kay Martin Sally Ann Martin Patricia and Luigi Marzilli Michelle Masse Anne and Andrew Maverick Sally and Alan McConnell Dugg McDonough Laurie and Al McDuff Mary and Carruth McGehee Molly McGraw Sherry and Dak McInnis Barbara and George McKnight
SUPPORT Ann McMains Connie McMillin John Mc Quarrie Anne and Tom Meek, Jr. Don Meltzer Karen and Irving Mendelssohn Jebson Merritt Quentin Messer, Jr. Elizabeth Miller Harriet Miller Don Miller Linda Miremont Petrouchka Moise Ann and William Monroe Carol and Don Moore Adrienne and Jim Moore Patience and Carlos Moreno Bruce Morgan Tia Morgan Dorothy Moss Kevin Mulcahy Laura Mullen Sarah and Robert Munson III Grace Murrell Fred Nackley Elizabeth and J. Robert Neely Virginia Noland and John Noland Charlotte Nordyke Katherine Norris Erin and Justin Nugent Sally Nungesser and Darryl Gissel Shawn O’Brien Karen and Jeffrey Oakes Patricia Odom Roger Ogden
Kelley and Michael Olinde Cheryl and J.B. Olinde Jr. Gail and O. William O’Quin Adrian Owen and William B. Jones Gwen Palagi James Parks Carla Patin June Peay Judy Drysdale Pellissier and Sidney Pellissier Cherri and Harold Penton Donna Percle Elizabeth Perry Bernardine and L. J. Persac Victoria Pham Rawlston Phillips Sandra and John Pickering Bridget and Dale Plauche Hillary C. and Nancy Jo Poirrier Mary Miles and O. Miles Pollard, Jr. Charles Ponder Linda and Mark Posner Chadwick Kenney-Possa and Joseph Possa Mary and Ed Pramuk Bill Procell Gail and William Pryor Margaret Reams and Allan Pulsipher Suzanne and Scott Purdin Marian Pyle and Dan Collins Susie and Tom Quaid Yolanda Rabalais Alexander Rader Joseph Rallo Evelyn and Thomas Randolph Alexis and Erich Rapp Katharine Rathbun and
Edward Richards Henry Rauchenberger Margaret Read Gwen Redding Dionne Riley Aimee Rizan-English Don Boutte and Michael Robinson Mary Robison-Levia Kori and Matthew Rodi Jeffery Faughnan and William Rosenbaum Anne and Alvin Rotenberg Kristy Roubique Darrelyn and Randy Roussel Adelaide Russo Lauren and Nathan Ryan Brett Salus Marcia and Lacey Sanchez Jacki and Brian Schneider Owen Scott Leonard Sedlin Lucas Self Kenyetta Sewell Lucy and John Shackelford Jane Shank Roger Shaww III Patricia Day and Joseph Simmons Betty Simmons Scott Simmons Rebecca Simoneaux Constance and Robert Smith Lynne and Craig Smith Margaret and Charles Smith Susan and Ronnie Smith Dixon Smith Kenneth Sneed Katherine and Paul Spaht Karen Speier and Tony Speier
Stewart and Michelle Spielman Helen and John Spohrer Kiara Spooner Gay and Lawrence Square Judi Stahl Ester and Gilbert Stampley Kay Stanzel Carol Steinmuller Erin and Matthew Stephens Mary Ann Sternberg Catherine and Daniel Stetson Stuart Stewart Karla Stewart Carolyn and Charles Stutts Moo and Martin Svendson John Tate Elizabeth Taylor Courtney Taylor Evelyn and Claude Tellis Marion Territo Mary Tharp John Thomas Morris Thomas Elizabeth Thomas O.M. Thompson, Jr. Bridget Tiek Anne Tillman Deborah Todd Elizabeth and Betsy Toups Jan and Cornell Tramontana Jerry Fischer and John Turner Jonathan Turrner Linda and J. Charles Upton Betty Van Norman Terry Tuminello and Denise Van Schoyck Anna Vanvalkenburg
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Beth Vise M.C. and Van Wade-Day Ingeborg Wald and Ambar Sengupta Charles Walker Burton Weaver, Jr. Jamie White Judy and Chris Whitmire Jean and William Wilcox Susan Widler and John Wilder Ann Wilkinson Mary and Michael Williams Claire and Stephen Wilson Joseph Winston Rebecca and Frederick Wisbar Rachel and Robert Wissner Jason Wolfe Ashley Wright Zachary Wright Martha Yancey Barbara Zellmer and Terry Zellmer Emily Ziober
EXHIBITION SUPPORT
Patricia L. Alford BancorpSouth Insurance Services, Inc. Annette D. Barton Sydney Besthoff, III Robert and Jane Blackledge Linda and Robert T. Bowsher Mary Kay and Terrell Brown The Imo N. Brown Memorial Fund in memory of Heidel Brown and Mary Ann Brown E. John Bullard, III Helen and Mac Bullock
Barbara J. Carlson Melissa B. Caruso Leslie C. Chauvin Taylor Clark Gallery George and Melanie Clark Catherine H. Coates The Beverly and Dudley Coates Family Foundation The Patricia A. Day and Joseph G. Simmons Fund Gresdna A. Doty and James Traynham Entergy Services Inc. Beth and Butler Fuller Andrea and Christopher Grenier Margaret Champagne Hart Fran and Leroy Harvey Mr. and Mrs. Cheney C. Joseph, Jr. The Juban Insurance Group, LLC The Charles and Carole Lamar Fund Jeremy J. Lapeyrouse Dr. and Mrs. W. Joseph Laughlin, Jr. Laura F. Lindsay Louisiana Cat Claire and Rich Major Susanna Atkins McCarthy Mr. and Mrs. Stokes McConnell McGlinchey Stafford Elizabeth B. Miller Kevin V. Mulcahy The John and Virginia Noland Fund John and Virginia Noland Gail and Bill O’Quin
Irene W. and C. B. Pennington Foundation PURE Insurance The Reilly Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Craig Saporito The Cary Saurage Fund in Honor of Alma Lee and H. N. Saurage Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Brian A. Schneider Scott R. Simmons Lynne and Craig Smith Kristin Sosnowsky Katherine and Paul Spaht The Josef Sternberg Memorial Fund John A. Thomas Elizabeth “Boo” Thomas The Turner Foundation John Turner and Jerry Fischer Chris Whitmire Jean and Will Wilcox
CORPORATE MEMBERS
Ann Connelly Fine Art Commerce Building Hokus Pokus Stroubes Seafood and Steaks Taylor Clark Gallery ANNUAL FUND Insa S. Abraham H. Parrott Bacot W. Robert Blackledge Eileen P. Bossier Emalie A. Boyce John B. Brantley Barbara J. Carlson Nancy L. Crawford Louis D. Curet Annie J. Daniel
Bonnie J. Davis Peter Davis Susan H. Dawson Merrill B. Domas Femi Euba Charlene M. Favre Davis A. Gueymard Louisa J. Hayward Steven and Beverly Heymsfield William P. Higgins Kay S. James Vicki B. Johnston Kerry Kopcso David L. Laxton III Thomas A. Livesay Mary Jo Mayfield Fund Mary B. McGehee Timothy F. Page Roberta S. Phillabaum Rawlston D. Phillips, Jr. Jordana Pomeroy Thomas Randolph Jamey C. Ray Alvin G. Rotenberg Susan H. Smith Kenneth W. Sneed Success Labs O. M. Thompson Jr. Weaver Brothers Land and Timber Co. Ann Wilkinson Martha G. Yancey
ENDOWMENT
Frederick and Susan Billings Catherine H. Coates Sarah Cortell Vandersypen John and Gretchen Godbee Louisiana Cat LUBA Casualty Insurance Company
SUPPORT Jim and Adrienne Moore John Turner and Jerry Fischer John Turner and Jerry Fischer Development GRANTS Robert and Linda Bowsher Arts Council of Greater William M. Edwards Baton Rouge ExxonMobil Foundation Nita Birch Foundation K. Harris Boo Grigsby Foundation Louisiana Cat East Baton Rouge Parish Joseph C. Possa Mayor/President and Erin Stephens Metro Council Sunrise Rotary Club of Exxon/Mobil Baton Rouge Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Director’s Support Fund Development, Robert and Linda Bowsher Department of Culture, The Elegant Needle Recreation and Tourism Charles E. Schwing Louisiana State Arts Council National Endowment for Conservation Fund the Arts Sarah Cortell Vandersypen Kinder Morgan Energy The John and Virginia Noland Fund IN-KIND PARTNERS Carol L. Steinmuller Action Sprout Benchworks/Ford Thomas Education Country Roads Lucy E. Perera Ellen Kennon LSU Lab School Galatoire’s Bistro Hokus Pokus Neighborhood Arts Project Lamar Advertising Albemarle Foundation Les Amis Bake Shoppe, LLC The Boo Grigsby Foundation M.S. Rau Antiques Entergy Osselets Arc-en-Ciel ExxonMobil Corporation PPG Architectural Coatings Kinder Morgan Foundation PPG Paints Red Stick Peacemakers Sherwin Williams Company Stephen and Mary Birch WRKF-FM Foundation, Inc.
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
Fourth of July The Commerce Building Taylor Clark Gallery
Events George T. Clark III Hays Town Jr. John Turner and Jerry Fischer
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LSU MUSEUM OF ART STAFF Daniel Stetson Executive Director Becky Abadie Business Manager Tanya Anderson Assistant Registrar Renee Bourgeois Coordinator, Events and Marketing of Facility Rentals LeAnn Dusang Museum Store Manager/Membership Coordinator Fran Huber Assistant Director of Collections Management Brian Morfitt Preparator Lucy Perera Community and School Programs Coordinator Brandi Simmons Communications Coordinator Courtney Taylor Curator
Kristin Sosnowsky Interim Executive Director (through December 31, 2015) Sarah Cortell Vandersypen Associate Director of Development (through June 21, 2016)
Rodneyna Hart Preparator (through December 31, 2016) Bradley Sanchez Communications and Marketing Coordinator (through December 31, 2016)
LEADERSHIP LSU MUSEUM OF ART ADVISORY BOARD George Clark, Chair Jerry G. Fischer, Vice Chair John Godbee, Secretary / Treasurer E. John Bullard Bunnie R. Cannon Barbara Anne Eaton Beth Fuller Ellen Kennon Elizabeth Mangham Kenneth Miles Brian Schneider Katherine Spaht Alkis Tsolakis Barbara Zellmer Nadine Carter Russell, Honorary Sue Turner, Emerita
FRIENDS OF THE LSU MUSEUM OF ART BOARD Nedra Sue Davis, Chair Robert T. Bowsher, Secretary/Treasurer Susannah Bing Norman Chenevert Clarke Gernon Leslie Gladney Phillip Juban Erin Stephens Ann Wilkinson
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REVENUE 25%
OTHER STATE SUPPORT
7%
ENDOWMENT INCOME
9%
IN-KIND GIFTS
3%
MEMBERSHIP
2%
GRANTS/OTHER FUNDING
2%
GIFTS TO THE ENDOWMENT
11% EARNED INCOME
14%
CONTRIBUTIONS
28% LSU
REVENUE
EARNED INCOME
This includes admission, which saw a 40% increase from 2014-2015.
CONTRIBUTIONS
55% included generous support for the reinstallation of the permanent collection, Art in Louisiana: Views into the Collection.
MEMBERSHIP
2015-2016 saw a 19% increase in membership. During the Toulouse Lautrec exhibition alone, LSU MOA gained 45 new members and 45 lapsed members renewed.
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EXPENSES 24%
EXHIBITIONS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
5%
ADMINISTRATIVE
20%
OTHER OPERATING COSTS
4%
PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MARKETING
31%
SALARIES AND BENEFITS
16%
SHAW CENTER PARTNERS CONTRIBUTIONS
EXPENSES
EXHIBITIONS
The top three exhibitions in both cost and popularity were: • Art in Louisiana: Views into the Collection • Hunt Slonem: Antebellum Pop! • Toulouse Lautrec and La Vie Moderne: Paris 1880-1910
SHAW CENTER PARTNERS CONTRIBUTIONS
Through this contribution, we share a space with nine other arts and nonprofit organizations, helping to further our mission of being a cultural resource within the Baton Rouge community.
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ABOUT
Founded in 1959, the LSU Museum of Art opened its doors to the public in 1962 as a small period room museum in the Memorial Tower. In 2005, it moved to the Shaw Center for the Arts, where it has more than 15,000 square feet of immense exhibition space. As the only dedicated art museum in the city of Baton Rouge, the LSU Museum of Art serves more than 21,000 adults and children who visit the museum’s galleries annually. In addition to holding one of the largest university-affiliated art collections in the South, the museum presents world-class touring exhibitions of regional, American, and European painting, sculpture, decorative arts, works on paper, and photography. The collection consists of more than 6,500 objects, ranging from a world-class collection of Chinese jade to one of the most comprehensive public collections of Louisiana art. The LSU Museum of Art serves as a vital cultural and educational resource for the greater Baton Rouge community. As part of its mission, the museum supports ambitious art outreach initiatives ranging from collaborative projects with local artists and LSU faculty and students to thriving primary and secondary school art programs. Through its exhibitions and programming, the museum aims to showcase and support the work of local Louisiana artists as well as present projects of great regional and national importance that place the art and artists of Louisiana in dialogue with the wider world. The museum’s education and outreach programs strive to reach broad segments of the local population as well as target underserved neighborhoods. The education department’s philosophy holds that the heart of the museum experience is object-based learning.
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The LSU Museum of Art seeks to enrich and inspire through collections, exhibitions, conservation, and education, serving as a cultural and intellectual resource for the University, Baton Rouge, and beyond.
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LSU MUSEUM OF ART at the Shaw Center for the Arts
100 Lafayette Street, Fifth Floor Baton Rouge, LA 70801 www.lsumoa.org | 225-389-7200