2016–2017 Annual Report

ANNUAL REPORT

2016-2017

MISSION 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.

VISION To invigorate, inspire, and educate the community of Baton Rouge through the arts.

TABLE OF CONTENTS FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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FROM THE ADVISORY BOARD CHAIR

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YEAR IN REVIEW

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EXHIBITIONS

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PROGRAMS

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ACQUISITIONS

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LOANS

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SUPPORT

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LEADERSHIP

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FRONT COVER: BRPD and Magnolia Peace Officers member Detective Walter Griffin playing the role of model (and role model) with our Neighborhood Arts Project participants in the efforts to help foster a postive relationship with the community. Of his involvement with NAP in a May 2017 225 article, Griffin says, “Kids are always interested in the police, regardless of what they’ve been told. They are always curious about us because we have all this stuff on … All you’ve got to do is walk up to them and say hey, and it’s on from that point on. It’s a lot of positive energy.”

FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The LSU Museum of Art (LSU MOA) owes its successes to all our supporters and donors, to you, our partners and friends. Thank you for placing your trust in us to be the leading cultural and intellectual resource for Greater Baton Rouge. LSU MOA is a bridge between the campus and the community; we serve as an ambassador for LSU—for culture, for communication and for education. For example, in the summer of 2016 we watched young artists respond positively through the arts to the natural and man-made challenges our community faced. The arts reflect our resilient spirit and help us to positively navigate our emotions and feelings during good and bad times.

You help us grow and sustain the museum. We are able to realize the impact illustrated in this report through your support of our art collection, community-based programs, in-house youth and adult educational activities, and our spectacular exhibitions program. Last year our value for community and campus audiences continued to grow through interdisciplinary programs and engaging educational and social events. Our exhibitions ranged from Everlasting Calm: The Art of Elliott Daingerfield featuring historic works of this 19th/early-20th century southern painter, to Painting Enlightenment featuring works by Japanese artist and scientist Iwasaki Tsuneo, to a national touring exhibition of a contemporary painter When the Water Rises: Recent Works by Julie Heffernan. These three projects are examples of the variety and inquisitiveness found in our programs.

Our interactive nature connected us with our community through active self-reflection and feedback sessions, which have already resulted in changes integrated into our galleries. Continuous improvement and service are hallmarks of the museum’s approach.We engage in a wide variety of activities, such as figure drawing, still life pastels, yoga, meditation in our galleries, and stargazing from our rooftop. Examples of our spirit of collaboration include partnering with the School of Art and the Department of Philosophy & Religious Studies. We have featured representatives of the disciplines of physics and biology in dialogue in our galleries. We produced sun prints as we celebrated our growing photography collection and placed photo booths in the gallery to engage visitors and reflect the artworks.

The Neighborhood Arts Program and our ArtWorks school tour program both deeply impacted youth in our community. The ArtWorks program offers an in-depth and impactful public school program. Over 300 students from K-5th grade actively tour the galleries and engage in handson curriculum-based projects during their hour and one-half visit eight times during the school year. The Neighborhood Arts Project reaches out with hands-on art making, games, exercise, and creativity. This well-loved program fosters positive activity for thousands of children in Scotlandville, Old South Baton Rouge, Gardere, and other areas throughout the year. Our unique Line4Line visual literacy program in partnership with a local barbershop has impacted hundreds of youth who have taken up reading with a passion.

We are thankful for your support. Together, we will continue to advance the LSU Museum of Art in its vital role as a leader in the culture and education of our area, state, region, and nation.

Daniel E. Stetson Executive Director

FROM THE ADVISORY BOARD CHAIR Once again, the LSU Museum of Art showed how versatile it can be.

We began the 2016-2017 year with the September opening of Painting Enlightenment, where art and science merged into an engaging show. Featuring the work of Japanese scientist and artist Iwasaki Tsuneo, viewers were treated to a meditative environment in the galleries complete with a Zen garden. In December, Everlasting Calm: The Art of Elliott Daingerfield opened, which gave us an opportunity to enjoy the beautiful landscapes created by this important American artist. March 2017 saw the opening of When the Water Rises: Recent Paintings by Julie Heffernan. These highly detailed and imaginative paintings depicting the effects of rising water and environmental issues are especially poignant as we have just witnessed the massive flooding in Texas. In April 2017, two exhibits were opened: Contemporary Masters: Works on Paper from the Collection of the Art Museum of South Texas and Exploring Photography: Works from the Permanent Collection. The photography exhibit showcased our own wonderful and growing permanent collection of photographs.

We should all be proud of the educational and outreach programs of the museum, especially ArtWorks, Line 4 Line, and the Neighborhood Arts Project. These are powerful ways we bring the mission of the museum to the community we serve, especially with young people.

As we move into the 2017-2018 year, I want to take this opportunity to thank our Executive Director Daniel Stetson for his leadership and especially, his passion and enthusiasm for the arts. I also want to thank the LSU Museum of Art staff. Your efforts every day are directly responsible for the success we are now enjoying. Keep up the great work.

My sincere thanks to the members of the Advisory Board for your service to the museum. It has been a privilege and an honor to be your Chair. Under the leadership of incoming Chair Brian Schneider, I am confident you will continue to serve the museum and community with your many talents.

Lastly, to our wonderful donors and supporters, thank you for your membership and support of the LSU Museum of Art. George Clark Outgoing Chair, Advisory Board of the LSU Museum of Art

ArtWorks students learned about portraiture during the winter session, resulting in an exhibition of over 300 portraits in February 2017 titled “We love... .�

YEAR IN REVIEW

22,442

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16,092

attendees for exhibitions and adult, school and community programs in the 2016–2017 fiscal year.

community members, organizations and campus units/colleges partnered with LSU MOA.

unique visitors to www.lsumoa.org since relaunching in September 2016

35.2%

9,914

174

received free admission through Free First Sundays and other promotions, demonstrating the museum’s committment to providing opportunites for access regardless of financial ability.

people reached through the museum’s three main social media channels.

23.7%

62

were riverboat passengers, showing that the museum plays an integral role in Baton Rouge’s tourism economy.

YEAR IN REVIEW

non-paid mentions in a variety of media including newspapers, magazines, digital, radio and TV.

pages of in-house content created to supplement museum programming and illustrate impact.

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AAM-accredited museum in East Baton Rouge Parish solely dedicated to the visual arts.

FINANCIALS REVENUE

OTHER STATE SUPPORT $625,749.48

EARNED REVENUE* $302,208.62

$1,799,774.43 (unaudited)

LSU OPERATING $702,623.57

CONTRIBUTED REVENUE $169,192.76

EARNED REVENUE encompasses sales in the LSU Museum Store, facility rentals, admissions, traveling exhibitions, rental income, special events, and endowment interest income.

CONTRIBUTED REVENUE includes individual and corporate donations, memberships, endowment contributions, and grants.

LSU OPERATING includes the allocation from LSU to cover approximately 60% of necessary salaries and partially supports the Shaw Center Partners’ Contribution.

OTHER STATE SUPPORT includes utilities and building maintenance costs paid by the State of Louisiana, benefits paid by LSU on state supported salaries, LSU Foundation contribution to the development officer’s salary and benefits, and Federal work-study students.

NOTE: The excess expenses-over-revenue, as posted, principally reflect the timing of endowment revenue and the associated scheduled costs. The LSU Foundation changed the endowment allocation date by one day, June 30 to July 1, thus changing the fiscal year. This caused a one-time anomaly in revenue receipt posting.

YEAR IN REVIEW

EXPENSES

SALARY & BENEFITS $472,709.39

$1,970,037.00

(unaudited)

OTHER OPERATING COSTS $154,448.90 SHAW CENTER PARTNERS CONTRIBUTION & BUILDING COSTS $386,100.63

EXHIBITIONS & EDUCATION $956,778.08 EXHIBITIONS & EDUCATION includes an allocation of costs associated with the programming areas of Exhibitions & Education, including exhibition costs, education program expenses, associated salary and benefits, and related utility and building costs.

SHAW CENTER PARTNERS CONTRIBUTION & BUILDING COSTS include building and utility costs not associated with the exhibition galleries.

OTHER OPERATING COSTS includes development, marketing, capitol purchases and administrative expenses.

SALARY & BENEFITS includes non-programmatic salary support areas, such as administration, development and communications.

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EXHIBITIONS HUNT SLONEM:

ANTEBELLUM POP!

APRIL 21–AUGUST 7, 2016 LSU MOA started the year strong with one of its most talked about exhibitions. Hunt Slonem: Antebellum Pop! was the first major museum exhibition to display Louisiana- and New York-based artist Hunt Slonem’s Pop art-inspired canvases alongside his signature “Antebellum Pop” plantation style. Curated by Dr. Sarah Clunis, assistant professor of art history at Xavier University of Louisiana, the exhibition featured 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.

To achieve Clunis and Slonem’s vision, we were able to partner with a variety of local and national vendors and designers including M.S. Rau Antiques, which generously loaned many antiques for the exhibition. The result provided an immersive experience for 6,751 visitors to get a peek into the creative mind of the artist.

Major support for the exhibition is provided by BancorpSouth Insurance Services and PURE Insurance. Generous support is provided by Beth and Butler Fuller, Fran and Leroy Harvey, Elizabeth B. Miller, the Alma Lee, Norman and L. Cary Saurage II Fund, Lynne and Craig Smith, John Turner and Jerry Fischer, Ellen Kennon Design, PPG Paints, Aimee English, ARE’ CustomWorks, Annette D. Barton, Groundworks @ Lee Jofa, Mr. and Mrs. J. Terrell Brown, Helen and Mac Bullock, Leslie and Larry Chauvin, Margaret Champagne Hart, Mr. and Mrs. Stokes McConnell, and Mr. and Mrs. Craig Saporito.

Contemplating Iwasaki Tsuneo’s Big Bang: E=mc2, which is comprised of six 8.5 foot scrolls spanning 17 feet wide. Photo by Alice Wack.

PAINTING ENLIGHTENMENT:

SEPTEMBER 9–NOVEMBER 27, 2016

EXPERIENCING WISDOM AND COMPASSION THROUGH ART AND SCIENCE

Painting Enlightenment: Experiencing Wisdom and Compassion through Art and Science, curated by Dr. Paula Arai, associate professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at LSU, featured works by Japanese scientist and artist Iwasaki Tsuneo (1917– 2002). These paintings created a contemplative journey—a meditation on the interconnectedness of the universe. Iwasaki collapses distinctions between image, text, and thought with imagery representative of both scientific phenomena and Buddhist principles.

To fully embrace concepts in Iwasaki’s work, several interactives were placed in the galleries asking visitors to actively engage with the exhibition. Painting Enlightenment saw the highest number of attendees for exhibition programming, which included yoga, mindfulness meditation, stargazing and sake tasting, a conversation on Buddhism and a panel discussion with three LSU scientists in the fields of astrophysics, quantum physics and evolutionary biology alongside a religion/philosphy scholar.

Generous support for this exhibition provided by the Imo Brown Memorial Fund and Louisiana CAT, with additional support from the LSU Philosophy and Religious Studies department, the LSU Asian Studies program and Jim Stone Co.

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EVERLASTING CALM:

THE ART OF ELLIOTT DAINGERFIELD

DECEMBER 16, 2016–MARCH 19, 2017

Everlasting Calm: The Art of Elliott Daingerfield, a retrospective exhibition organized by the Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Georgia, including over fifty works by Elliott Daingerfield as well as work by George Inness and Ralph Blakelock, contemporaries about whom Daingerfield published writings during the early 20th century.

As part of the installation, a vignette was assembled to recreate Daingerfield’s studio utilizing several pieces from the decorative arts section of the permanent collection. By integrating elements of the permanent collection amongst traveling exhibitions and vice versa, the museum is able to add another layer of interpretation for its visitors. This exhibition also presented opportunities to engage visitors in an academic approach to creating art in the museum space through a three-part series featuring pastel, plein air and figure drawing.

Generous support for this exhibition was provided by the Imo Brown Memorial Fund in memory of Heidel Brown and Mary Ann Brown, Louisiana CAT, the Alma Lee, Norman and L. Cary Saurage II Fund, and Charles Schwing. Additional support provided by Taylor, Porter, Brooks, & Phillips, L.L.P. EXHIBITIONS

“This exhibition is a valuable tool for students to explore to not only share in a deeply-felt aesthetic vision, but helps them to understand the19th century academic institutions, mostly European, who influenced [Elliott Daingerfield’s] life’s work.”

—Ed Pramuk, artist

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Visiting artist Julie Heffernan leads 106 attendees in a gallery talk through When the Water Rises, expanding on topics illustrated in the paintings and processes in creating her work. Photo by Allie Appel.

WHEN THE WATER RISES:

MARCH 11–SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

RECENT PAINTINGS BY JULIE HEFFERNAN

The alternative habitats presented by Julie Heffernan’s paintings gave 7,815 visitors the opportunity to contemplate her response to environmental disaster and planetary excess. Her intricately-detailed paintings came at a poignant time for the Baton Rouge community, with many of its residents still feeling the effects of the August 2016 flood. Though When the Water Rises was scheduled prior to the natural disaster, many of its themes delved into timely topics all too familiar, from hurricaneimpacted landscapes to the BP oil spill.

When the Water Rises was a collaboration between the LSU College of Art + Design, the LSU School of Art and the LSU Museum of Art with Heffernan serving as a visiting lecturer for the School of Art. This exhibition was accompanied by fully illustrated catalog with essays by curator Courtney Taylor, art critic and writer Eleanor Heartney, and LSU Professor of Art Kelli Scott Kelley, and is currently traveling to various national venues throughout 2018.

Generous support for this exhibition is provided by the following Annual Exhibition Fund donors: The Imo N. Brown Memorial Fund in memory of Heidel Brown and Mary Ann Brown, Louisiana CAT, the Alma Lee, Norman and L. Cary Saurage II Fund, and Charles Schwing.

EXHIBITIONS

IMAGE: Julie Heffernan, Self Portrait on the Brink (detail), 2013, oil on canvas, 66x68 inches, Courtesy of P.P.O.W.

“We thoroughly enjoyed the Julie Heffernan exhibit. Lingering before each painting, we enthusiastically shared observations and thoughts.

It was a stimulating and memorable experience.”

—L. Cary Saurage, donor

White Hills Elementary students in our ArtWorks program discuss Andy Warhol’s Cow during their monthly visit, followed by collage making in the museum’s third floor studio space.

CONTEMPORARY MASTERS:

APRIL 7–JULY 9, 2017

WORKS ON PAPER FROM THE ART MUSEUM OF SOUTH TEXAS

Comprised of the works on paper holdings of the Art Museum of South Texas, Contemporary Masters presented artists of regional, national, and international importance, with a particular focus on Texas artists. This exhibition, as the title implies, offered works by a number of icons in the art world including Josef Albers, Milton Avery, Alexander Calder, Judy Chicago, Dale Chihuly, Salvador Dali, Paul Jenkins, Donald Judd, Sol Lewitt, Robert Motherwell, Robert Rauschenberg, Ed Ruscha, and Andy Warhol, among others.

Elementary school students in our ArtWorks and MUSE programs not only had the opportunity to see work by artists who will continue to be familiar throughout their arts education, but also embrace concepts like abstraction and printmaking. For adults, we partnered with printmaker and LSU School of Art professor Leslie Friedman to have guests screenprint a pre-made design to bring home during our monthly Third Thursday program.

Generous support for this exhibition is provided by the following Annual Exhibition Fund donors: The Imo N. Brown Memorial Fund in memory of Heidel Brown and Mary Ann Brown, Louisiana CAT, the Alma Lee, Norman and L. Cary Saurage II Fund, and Charles Schwing.

EXHIBITIONS

Executive Director and exhibition curator Daniel Stetson leads attendees on a gallery talk through Exploring Photography. Photo by Zach Fox.

EXPLORING PHOTOGRAPHY:

APRIL 7–JULY 9, 2017

WORKS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION

Exploring Photography highlighted 55 works from the collection of the LSU Museum of Art by photographers such as Berenice Abbott, Edward Weston, Ruth Bernhard, Judy Dater and Louisiana’s own Clarence John Laughlin, Richard Sexton, Debbie Fleming Caffery, and Thomas Neff. Works in the museum’s collection from the early 1900s were placed alongside works as recent as 2012. Mediums as varied as traditional gelatin silver prints, archival digital prints, scanograms and xeroradiography, ultrachrome color images, and gum pigment and cyanotype and solvent transfer photo-based images are represented. This variety of work allowed us to showcase the importance of photographic image making and makers.

This exhibition was made possible with the acquisition of 40 photographs (pages 26–29), which nearly doubled the museum’s current photography holdings. In displaying these works, we not only were able to provide programming such as gallery talks with professors in the LSU School of Art photography department and create cyanotypes (also known as sunprints) as a Free First Sunday activity but also received additional promised gifts by historically significant photographers to add to the growing collection.

Generous support for this exhibition is provided by the following Annual Exhibition Fund donors: The Imo N. Brown Memorial Fund in memory of Heidel Brown and Mary Ann Brown, Louisiana CAT, the Alma Lee, Norman and L. Cary Saurage II Fund, and Charles Schwing.

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ART IN LOUISIANA:

VIEWS INTO THE COLLECTION In the year since Art in Louisiana opened, the exhibition has continued to evolve, both in terms of the artwork on display and the purpose the collection serves inside the museums walls.

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 Alma Lee, Norman and L. Cary Saurage II Fund, 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.

EXHIBITIONS

Students learn about sculpture with a discussion of Umbra by New Orleans artist Jennifer Odem before making their own sculptures to bring home.

Continued support is provided through the following Annual Exhibition Fund donors: The Imo N. Brown Memorial Fund in memory of Heidel Brown and Mary Ann Brown, Louisiana CAT, the Alma Lee, Norman and L. Cary Saurage II Fund, and Charles Schwing.

Memories of Bertrandville by New Orleans artist Willie Birch, was recently conserved and installed in the Bayou Moderne gallery, increasing the number of works by African American and Louisiana artists on display. Photo by Malarie Zaunbrecher.

ART IN LOUISIANA: ONE YEAR LATER When opening over a year ago, Art in Louisiana focused on highlighting the best of the museum’s collection in five areas: New Orleans silver, Louisiana landscapes, Newcomb pottery, portraiture and modern and contemporary art. While the focus of each gallery has remained consistent, the objects on display within are regularly changing. These ongoing changes allow us to maintain conservation of the artwork, as well as providing the opportunity for returning visitors to discover new favorites.

In addition to showcasing the best of our collection, the LSU MOA staff has made it a priority to ensure the community we serve is truly part of the museum. This process began by encouraging the public to give feedback to be sure we’re including a range of voices in our decision making. We invited Dialogue on Race participants into the museum for a tour followed by an honest dialogue pointing out a few concerns in representation and interpretation, or lack thereof. Much of the feedback collected from that group resulted in creating a contextual explanation for some artwork, such as pieces by Emerson Bell focusing on the civil rights movement in Baton Rouge.

A free admission Sunday provided an opportunity for additional feedback in the form of what we called Hack Day, where visitors put post-it notes throughout the galleries where they thought things were missing or could be improved. With over 231 comments, we began to make simple changes like increasing the size of label text to make the content more accessible for all ages.

Art in Louisiana, much like the museum itself, continues to serve as a valuable resource and means to engage the community.

Whether through expanded storytelling or more purposeful collecting, LSU MOA wants to ensure you always find something new to explore and discuss while feeling right at home during any visit.

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PROGRAMS 295.5

10,792

hours of programming available to the community both in and out of the museum, ranging from babies to advanced adults.

artworks created in adult, school and community programs across all ages.

55%

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of programs are available at no cost to the participants, giving everyone an opportunity to engage with the arts.

sites outside the museum walls where we offered opportunities to engage with the arts, whether on our own or in collaboration with a community partner.

PROGRAMS

PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT: NAP IN EDEN PARK While visiting Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church one day, Pastor Mary Moss noticed a flurry of activity involving neighborhood children.

Interested, she spoke with the church leaders and discovered LSU Museum of Art’s Neighborhood Arts Project, or NAP, was the source.

Pastor Moss saw that NAP exposed children to the arts, offering another means of expression. By bringing the program out into the neighborhoods, it creates an opportunity for children who may not have transportation or whose parents are not available to bring them.

An added benefit: there was a void of other neighborhood programs like this. Seeing the value of engaging children in this way, she reached out to the museum to bring the program to the Eden Park community, the neighborhood her church serves.

Since NAP began serving the Eden Park area, Moss has seen several children develop an interest in the arts, often seeking out ways to further their newfound skills. But according to parents they learned more than artistic skills. “[NAP] helped to further other disciplines that they were teaching such as taking care of one another and working with children from other areas. This was great!”

NAP’s impact on one child in the community still stands out to her the most. “A parent of an autistic kid was confounded by how her child found his space, claimed it, and stayed focused. She was amazed at the effect the program on him. He, of course, hated when the time was over.”

While Moss is pleased with the success NAP has had in Eden Park, she sees room for expansion. “I really think this program should be extended to other neighborhoods, especially where poverty is prevalent.” In partnering with additional neighborhood churches, NAP could offer extended art camps or bring a group of churches together to continue impacting the community.

“Relationship, fellowship with others, and character building certainly was a positive for our community-wide program,” Moss says.

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FAMILY PROGRAMS STORIES IN ART No child is too young to enjoy the museum. On the first Friday of every month, parents/ caregivers of children ages 0–6 gather in the Pennington Family Foundation Education Gallery for a short storytime, followed by a hands-on activity. Not only does Stories in Art provide early exposure to literacy and familiarity with the museum, it also provides an opportunity to meet new friends and embrace creativity.

FREE FIRST SUNDAYS On the first Sunday of every month, LSU MOA hosts a free admission day with activities for families and adults to enjoy. By waiving admission, the museum is able to increase access regardless of financial ability to the community, providing more than 7,800 visitors an engaging way to spend the day.

PROGRAMS

SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ARTWORKS Once a month, seven classes from five East Baton Rouge Parish public schools visit the museum for an immersive learning experience through ArtWorks. Each visit focuses on themes related to art concepts and exhibitions on view, with a tour in the museum followed by a hands-on application of their in-gallery lessons. 306 students participated in the 2016–2017 program, with one fourth grade class completing their 48th visit to LSU MOA.

NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS PROJECT Neighborhood Arts Project is a unique initiative that meets the community where they are by bringing art into four underserved neighborhoods for a concentrated summer session with one visit per week. Throughout the year, NAP participates in a number of community events and festivals, giving these same children an ongoing opportunity to engage with the arts with no cost or transportation barrier. During this fiscal year, NAP served 3,831 children and created more than 7,282 artworks.

MUSE Structured similiarly to our ArtWorks program, MUSE provides unique opportunities each month for homeschool students to engage with visual art in small groups in the museum. Adapted to different ages, levels and needs, the program serves families from Baton Rouge and surrounding parishes and is designed to align with the homeschool curriculum and philosophy. Demand for the program has increased offerings to three different groups each month, serving an average of 37 students per month.

LINE 4 LINE Line 4 Line began as a need-based program stemming from NAP, and saw an immediate impact in the community. Boys ages 2–13 regularly visit O’Neil’s Barber and Beauty Shop once a month for a free haircut while expanding literacy skills and engaging with potential role models. In the coming fiscal year, the program will resume under the direction of barber shop owner O’Neil Curtis through the Line 4 Line nonprofit umbrella.

ADULT PROGRAMS BROWN BAG LUNCH A free, mid-week break each month to dive deeper into special topics and exhibitions through an informal discussion with staff and guest experts. Topics included Buddhism 101, African American Art, Elliott Daingerfield and tonalism, the work of Julie Heffernan, Latino Artists in Contemporary Masters and Exploring Photography in the permanent collection.

HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS In conjunction with the Everlasting Calm exhibition, local artist and LSU graduate student Tajreen Shupti led a three-part series of classes inspired by the Academy of Design, featuring still life, plein air and figure drawing. Participants had an overwhelmingly positive response, often wishing the class had been longer. When asked what future classes we should offer, one participant responded, “Any class! Baton Rouge needs more art classes.”

GUEST LECTURES AND PANELS Elliott Daingerfield scholar and former director of New Orleans’ Ogden Museum of Southern Art, Richard J. Gruber, gave attendees a summary of the artist’s life prior to viewing the exhibition Everlasting Calm: The Art of Elliott Daingerfield. Of the exhibition, Gruber remarked, “I’ve seen Daingerfield exhibitions from coast to coast, and this is one of the best installations I’ve seen.” Other lectures included a look at Louisiana homes from the LSU Rural Life Museum executive director David Floyd and an examination of how science and religion intersect with art in Painting Enlightenment.

PROGRAMS

THIRD THURSDAYS Get social with your art museum once a month for Third Thursdays at LSU MOA. Perfect for a relaxed evening out, these happy hour-type events pair live music, art conversations, and hands-on activities with craft cocktails or beer. Third Thursday programs have included screenprinting with printmaker Leslie Friedman paired with Japanese beer and stargazing with Baton Rouge Astronomical Society with sake tasting.

CONTEMPORARIES STUDIO VISITS Want to see what an artist studio looks like? Our young professionals group (and those who are young at heart) are able to tour studios of local artists every quarter, some of whose art hangs on the museum walls. These visits are perfect opportunities to have an approachable interaction with art and artists, and get insight on the process behind some of their favorite pieces.

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ACQUISITIONS 2016 Francis X. Pavy (American, b. 1954) Republicans in the Deep South, 1988 Oil on metal, wood 45.5 x 51.5 inches Gift of E. John Bullard III 2016.2 Michael Stone (b. 1945) 57 Times 4, 2013 Original digital file; archive print printed with Epson 7800 printer on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 308 gsm; ed. 14/25 12 x 8 inches (image); 16 x 12 inches (sheet) Gift of the Artist 2016.3.1 Mothers and Sons, 2008 Original digital file; archive print printed with Epson 7800 printer on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 308 gsm; ed. 3/25 8 x 12 inches (image); 12 x 16 inches (sheet) Gift of the Artist 2016.3.2 Endless Deployment, 2007 Original digital file; archive print printed with Epson 7800 printer on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 308 gsm; ed. 2/25 8 x 12 inches (image); 12 x 16 inches (sheet) Gift of the Artist 2016.3.3 Islands, 2013 Original digital file; archive print printed with Epson 7800 printer on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 308 gsm; ed. 2/25

8 x 12 inches (image); 12 x 16 inches (sheet) Gift of the Artist 2016.3.4 No Way Out, 2010 Original digital file; archive print printed with Epson 7800 printer on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 308 gsm; ed. 6/25 8 x 12 inches (image); 12 x 16 inches (sheet) Gift of the Artist 2016.3.5 Victor Landweber (b. 1943) Artist to Artist series: Duchamp-ApollinairePicasso-Johns-Pettibone-Lichtenstein-GlassClose (Nam June Paik), printed 2016 Digital pigment prints Gift of the Artist 2016.4.1.1-7 Marcel Duchamp par Man Ray 14 ½ x 9 5/8 inches (image); 16 x 12 inches (sheet) 2016.4.1.1 Apolinère Enameled (Marcel Duchamp, 1916) 10 ½ x 13 inches (image); 12 x 16 inches (sheet) 2016.4.1.2 Head Study for a Monument for Apollinaire’s Tomb (Pablo Picasso, 1929) 12 9/16 x 11 inches (image); 16 x 12 inches (sheet) 2016.4.1.3 Sketch for Cups/Cups 4 Picasso (Jasper Johns, 1971-1972) 11 x 13 inches (image); 12 x 16 inches

(sheet) 2016.4.1.4 Picasso Woman with Flowered Hat / Matisse the Artist’s Studio: the Dance (Richard Pettibone, 1970s) – Two Roy Lichtensteins 10 1/s x 14 ¼ inches (image); 12 x 16 inches (sheet) 2016.4.1.5 Roy Lichtenstein and Philip Glass. Show in Lichtensteins studio with their collaboration—“Modern Love Waltz”—an 18” tall bronze music box sculpture that plays an original composition by Philip Glass 10 ½ x 13 inches (image); 12 x 16 inches (sheet) 2015.4.1.6 Phil III, Portrait of Philip Glass (Chuck Close 1982), cast paper pulp with reflection of Electrochic Super Highway: Continental US, Alaska, Hawaii (Nam June Paik, 1995) 13 5/8 x 10 inches (image); 16 x 12 inches (sheet) 2016.4.1.7 Suda House (b. 1951) Diana, from the Aqueous Myths, 1986, printed 2016 Chromographic print, A/P 20 x 16 inches (image); 21 x 17 inches (sheet) Gift of the Artist 2016.5.1

SPOTLIGHT ON THE PELTIERS In 2002, LSU MOA began acquiring what is now known as The Dr. James R. and Ann A. Peltier Collection of Chinese Jade with a donation of 12 pieces from the Peltiers’ personal holdings. Today, the museum has 82 objects in total from the Peltiers—54 of those objects are promised gifts—to showcase their unique collection, with 28 pieces of Chinese jade currently on display.

Donating to LSU MOA was an easy decision for Dr. Peltier: “I’ve always been an LSU person, and at the end of our lives, we thought that the best place for our collection was LSU.” The couple began amassing this impressive collection while traveling in Asia. Being surrounded by shops with quality Chinese jade, they began to incorporate collecting into their trips. As an oral surgeon, Dr. Peltier was initially drawn to the intricate carving on these objects. The Peltiers weren’t terribly knowledgeable about jade at first, but went with their instincts.

“I realized he had an innate feeling about jade. The first piece we bought [the vase pictured above], he just fell in love with,” says Mrs. Peltier. After discovering that piece and making the decision to purchase it, they were hooked. Their love of jade grew with continued international travel and frequent museum visits to expand their knowledge.

With such a large collection, they certainly have their favorites. Dr. Peltier loves the Buddha, “[it’s] the best piece we own,” while Mrs. Peltier makes a point to enjoy them all one at time. “I would choose a different piece each day and just appreciate and focus on it all day long.”

Now that so much of their collection is held by the museum, Dr. Peltier wants visitors to take the opportunity to enjoy it. “So many of the jade collections across the country are in the storage. We just want this collection to be exposed for people to enjoy.”

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additions to permanent collection, all gifts of 20th-century and contemporary art except for Chinese jade.

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Gift of the Artist 2016.6.2 Columbia Icefield, 2009, printed 2016 Color inkjet print on stock paper Signed en verso, BRC 13 x 19 inches Gift of the Artist 2016.6.3

Juno Lucia, from the Aqueous Myths, 1985, printed 2016 Chromographic print, A/P 20 x 16 inches (image); 21 x 17 inches (sheet) Gift of the Artist 2016.5.2 Kali Ma, from the Aqueous Myths, 1985, printed 2016 Chromographic print, A/P 16 x 20 inches (image); 17 x 21 inches (sheet) Gift of the Artist 2016.5.3 Robert von Sternberg (American, b. 1939) Animal Hospital, 2013, printed 2016 Color inkjet print on stock paper Signed en verso, BRC 13 x 19 inches Gift of the Artist 2016.6.1

Arlanda Stockholm Airport, 2010, printed 2016 Color inkjet print on stock paper Signed en verso, BRC 13 x 19 inches ACQUISITIONS

Coral Beach, Malibu, 2015, printed 2016 Color inkjet print on stock paper Signed en verso, BRC 13 x 19 inches Gift of the Artist 2016.6.4 Los Osos, 2012, printed 2016 Color inkjet print on stock paper Signed en verso, BRC 13 x 19 inches Gift of the Artist 2016.6.5 Niagra Falls, Canada, 2015, printed 2016 Color inkjet print on stock paper Signed en verso, BRC 13 x 19 inches Gift of the Artist 2016.6.6 Nobu Malibu, 2012, printed 2016 Color inkjet print on stock paper Signed en verso, BRC 13 x 19 inches Gift of the Artist 2016.6.7 Norris Geyser Basin, 2006, printed 2016 Color inkjet print on stock paper Signed en verso, BRC 13 x 19 inches Gift of the Artist 2016.6.8

Rockview Trailer Park, 2013, printed 2016 Color inkjet print on stock paper Signed en verso, BRC 13 x 19 inches Gift of the Artist 2016.6.9 Sunrise, Mallacoota, Victoria, 2010, printed 2016 Color inkjet print on stock paper Signed en verso, BRC 13 x 19 inches Gift of the Artist 2016.6.10 Catavina, Mexico, 1984, printed 2016 Black & white inkjet print on stock paper Signed en verso, BRC 11 x 17 inches Gift of the Artist 2016.6.11 Dublin, Ireland, 1968, printed 2016 Black & white inkjet print on stock paper Signed en verso, BRC 13 x 19 inches Gift of the Artist 2016.6.12 Elephant, 1972, printed 2016 Black & white inkjet print on stock paper Signed en verso, BRC 11 x 17 inches Gift of the Artist 2016.6.13 Haena Kauai, 1987, printed 2016 Black & white inkjet print on stock paper 11 x 17 inches Gift of the Artist 2016.6.14 Hair Bubble, 1973, printed 2016

Black & white inkjet print on stock paper Signed en verso, BRC 13 x 19 inches Gift of the Artist 2016.6.15 Maneadero, Mexico, 1984, printed 2016 Black & white inkjet print on stock paper 11 x 17 inches Gift of the Artist 2016.6.16 Niagra Falls, Canada, 1983, printed 2016 Black & white inkjet print on stock paper 11 x 17 inches Gift of the Artist 2016.6.17 Sydney, Australia, 1994, printed 2016 Black & white inkjet print on stock paper Signed en verso, BRC 13 x 19 inches Gift of the Artist 2016.6.18

Qing Dynasty (1644 – 1911) Honking goose (covered container), c.1750-1800 Nephrite 8 ¾ x 12 ¼ x 4 ¾ inches The Dr. James R. and Ann A. Peltier Collection of Chinese Jade 2016.6.19

2017 Barry Anderson (American, b. 1945) Salt Flat Pool, Carmargue, Arles, France, c.

2013, printed 2016 archival pigment print on paper 12 x 18 inches (image); 17 x 22 inches (sheet) Gift of the Artist 2017.1.1

Pink Salt Flat, Carmargue, Arles, France, c.

2013, printed 2016 archival inkjet print 12 x 18 inches (image); 17 x 22 inches (sheet) Gift of the Artist 2017.1.2 Alabama #17-7, 1987 (negative), printed 2016 Archival inkjet print 14 x 18 inches (image); 17 x 22 inches (sheet) Gift of the Artist 2017.1.3 Edward Pramuk (American, b. 1936) Strange Fruit, 2012 Mixed media: acrylic with Polaroid on paper 12 x 12 inches sheet; 15 x 15 inches framed Gift of the Artist 2017.2

Desire, from the Series Submerged, 2012, printed 2016 Ultrachrome pigment print on Hahnemuhle William Turner Paper, A/P 13 3/8 x 20 inches (image); 17 x 22 inches (sheet) Gift of the Artist 2017.3.2 Touch, from the Series Submerged, 2012, printed 2016 Ultrachrome pigment print on Hahnemuhle William Turner Paper, A/P 14 ¼ x 20 inches (image); 17 x 22 inches (sheet) Gift of the Artist 2017.3.3 No. 14 (Roses), from the Series Flora Aquatilis, 2015, printed 2016 Ultrachrome pigment print on Hahnemuhle William Turner Paper, A/P 15 x 15 inches (image); 17 x 22 inches (sheet) Gift of the Artist 2017.3.4 Robert Gordy (American, 1933-1986) Untitled [Two figures with fruit, pickles, and hamburgers], 1971 Prismacolor marker on paper 33 ¾ x 22 inches Gift of Alyssa McCulloch 2017.4

Kenda North (b. 1951) Bliss, from the Series Submerged, 2012, printed 2016 Ultrachrome pigment print on Hahnemuhle William Turner Paper, A/P 13 3/8 x 20 inches (image); 17 x 22 inches (sheet) Gift of the Artist 2017.3.1

Willie Birch (American, b. 1942) Memories of Bertrandville, 1993 Papier-mâché, mixed media 82 x 72 x 64 inches Gift of the Artist and Arthur Roger Gallery 2017.5

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LOANS Louisiana Old State Capitol: Baton Rouge A Pilot’s Life for Me: River Boat Piloting on the Mississippi, June 13–Sept. 16, 2017 Clarence Millet Steamboat docked on the river, n.d.

Oil on canvas 38 ¼ x 26 inches Gift of Susie Millet, Transfer from Special Collections, LSU Libraries LSU MOA 2006.7.4

Louisiana Art and Science Museum: Baton Rouge LASM Ancient Egypt Gallery, July 12, 2007-present 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 Art & Science Museum: Baton Rouge Polymers in Art, LASM, March 4–September 3, 2017 Japanese lacquer trays, c. 1850-1875 Lacquer Gift of J. Lucille Evans LSU MOA 90.16.47a-b

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

Charles D’Agar (French, 1699-1723) Portrait of the Hon. Henrietta Hervey, c. 1709 Oil on canvas 16 x 13 ½ inches Anonymous Donor’s Purchase Fund LSU MOA 64.17

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

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Steven Laurant (American, active late 20th century) The End (Paramount Theatre, Baton Rouge), u.d.

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 Lauren Rogers Museum of Art: Laurel, MS In Miniature, January 31-July 23, 2017 Miniature sideboard, c. 1830-1850 Mahogany 8 ½ x 11 ¾ x 3 7/8 inches Gift of Mrs. H. Payne Breazeale, Sr. LSU MOA 67.2.1 Miniature Slope-Fall-Front Desk, c. 17951820 Mahogany veneer, satinwood, oak 11 x 9 ¼ x 4 7/8 inches Gift of Mrs. H. Payne Breazeale, Sr. LSU MOA 67.2.3

Miniature Bow-Front Chest, c. 1820-1840 Mahogany 12 x 11 x 8 inches Gift of Mrs. H. Payne Breazeale, Sr. LSU MOA 67.2.4 Miniature Armchair, c. 1810-1825 Painted wood and gold cane Gift of Mrs. H. Payne Breazeale, Sr. 10 7/8 x 7 5/8 x 7 ¼ inches LSU MOA 67.2.11 Miniature Armoire, c. 1860-1870 Rosewood, mahogany, poplar 20 ¼ x 10 5/8 x 5 ¼ inches Gift of Mrs. H. Payne Breazeale, Sr. LSU MOA 67.2.15 Unidentified American photographer Mourning Brooch Miniature Portrait of Emile Lecoul, c. 1860 Tin-type photograph, gold, enamel, and human hair 2 1/16 x 1 3/8 inches Gift of the Friends of LSU Museum of Art LSU MOA 85.21.3 Miniature Cedar Chest, c. 1930 Cedar 10 x 20 x 10 inches Gift of Mrs. Joseph S. Simmons LSU MOA 95.15.11 Snuff Bottle, c. 1930 Ceramic, glass, wood 2 5/8 x 1 5/16 x 1 ¼ inches Gift of Dr. A. Brooks Cronan and Diana Cronan LSU MOA 97.22.4

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Snuff Bottle, c. 1875-1899 Soapstone 2 1/8 x 1 ½ x 1 inches Gift of Dr. A. Brooks Cronan and Diana Cronan LSU MOA 97.22.15

Unidentified German artist Portrait of a woman, c. 1815 Silver point on prepared card 2 11/16 x 1 15/16 inches Gift of Sim C. Callon LSU MOA 2003.3.72

Snuff Bottle, c. 1900-1925 Soapstone 2 5/8 x 1 1/16 inches Gift of Dr. A. Brooks Cronan and Diana Cronan LSU MOA 97.22.17

Hammond Regional Art Center: Hammond, LA Copycats, November 1-30, 2016 Mark Landis (Attr. Luigi Loir) View of Versailles, c. 2000 Watercolor on paper 3 x 4 inches Gift of Mark Landis LSU MOA 2001.8.1

Miniature Dresser, c. 1890 Wood, glass, metal 22 x 15 x 7 inches Gift of Mrs. F. W. Grant LSU MOA 98.15.1 Christos A. Saccopoulos Sextet (Maquettes for 6 chairs), 1997 Painted basswood 52 x 29 x 16 ½ inches (display) Gift of the Artist LSU MOA 2001.10.1 Unidentified German artist Silhouette of a man, c. 1780 Eglomize on glass 2. 12 x 2 1/8 inches Gift of Sim C. Callon LSU MOA 2003.3.44

Mark Landis (Attr. Luigi Loir) View of Versailles, c. 2000 Watercolor on paper 3 x 4 inches Gift of Mark Landis LSU MOA 2001.8.2 Mark Landis After Jean Antoine Watteau, A Woman Lying on a Chaise Longue, c. 2009 Red and black chalk heightened by white chalk 5 x 7 ½ inches Gift of Mark Landis (aka Steven M. Gardiner) LSU MOA 09.6

Unidentified German artist Portrait of a man, c. 1815 Silver point on prepared card 2 ¾ x 2 inches Gift of Sim C. Callon LSU MOA 2003.3.71

objects from the permanent collection were lent to other institutions throughout the region this year, including three Baton Rouge museums, demonstrating the cultural relevance and value of our holdings.

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DONORS GIFTS OF $25,000 AND ABOVE Louisiana CAT GIFTS OF $10,000 TO $24,999 Bancorp South Insurance Imo N. Brown Memorial Fund in memory of Heidel Brown and Mary Ann Brown GIFTS OF $5,000 TO $9,999 Mr. Jerry Fischer and Mr. John Turner Ms. Caitlyn Hays John and Virginia Noland Fund Mrs. Josephine W. Nixon Jennifer & Sean Reilly Fund Alma Lee, Norman and L. Cary Saurage II Fund Mr. Charles Schwing GIFTS OF $2,500 TO $4,999 Exxon Mobil Corporation Mrs. Beth and Dr. Butler Fuller Ms. Suanna Atkins McCarthy Taylor Clark Gallery Taylor Porter Brooks & Phillips, LLP GIFTS OF $1,000 TO $2,499 Mrs. Janet and Mr. Sanford Arst Mrs. Annette Barton and Mr. Malcolm Tucker Susan R. and Frederic T. Billings, III Fund Mrs. Linda and Mr. Robert Bowsher Mrs. Emalie Boyce and Mr. Nathan Self Mrs. Mary Kay and Mr. J. Terrell Brown Mr. E. John Bullard, III Mrs. Karen and Mr. Jerry Ceppos

Beverly and Dudley Coates Fund Mrs. Susan Dawson Mrs. Nancy and Mr. Cary Dougherty Mr. W. Matthew Edwards Mrs. Shannon and Mr. John P. Everett III Ms. Natalie Fielding Mrs. Gretchen and Mr. John Godbee Mrs. Nedra and Mr. John Haines Mrs. Melanie and Mr. Thomas Hansbrough Cordell and Ava Haymon Fund Mrs. Carolyn and Mr. Daniel B. Heard Dr. Steven and Mrs. Beverly Heymsfield Mrs. Cynthia and Mr. John Hill, Jr. Mrs. Joyce Jackson and Mr. J. N. Porter Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Jeffers Mrs. Carole and Mr. Charles Lamar, III Mrs. Barbara and Dr. G.T. McKnight Mrs. Elizabeth and Mr. Scott McKnight Mrs. Ann and Mr. Tom Meek, Jr. Mr. Roger H. Ogden Gail and William O. O’Quin Reilly Family Fund Anne & Alvin Rotenberg L. Ruth Gallery of Louisiana Art Mrs. Jacqueline and Mr. Brian Schneider Mrs. Katherine and Mr. Paul Spaht Joseph Sternberg Memorial Fund Mrs. Catherine and Mr. Daniel Stetson Mrs. Mary and Mr. Martin Svendson John A. & Elizabeth Thomas Fund Mrs. Jean and Mr. William Wilcox Ms. Ann Wilkinson Mrs. Barbara and Mr. Terry Zellmer

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MEMBERS DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE, GOLD Mr. Jerry Fischer and Mr. John Turner Mrs. Beth and Mr. Butler Fuller Mr. and Mrs. John Godbee Ms. Susanna Atkins McCarthy DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE, SILVER Mr. and Mrs. Sanford A. Arst Ms. Annette D. Barton and Mr. Malcolm L. Tucker Dr. and Mrs. Frederic T. Billings, III Mrs. Emalie Boyce and Mr. Nathan Self Mr. J. Terrell and Mrs. Mary Kay Brown Mr. E. John Bullard III Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Ceppos

Mrs. Catherine H. Coates and Dr. Brian J. Hales Ms. Susan H. Dawson Mr. and Mrs. Cary Dougherty Mr. Matthew Edwards Mr. and Mrs. John P. Everett Ms. Natalie Fielding Mrs. Nedra and Mr. John Hains, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Hansbrough Mr. Cordell and Mrs. Ava Haymon Mr. and Mrs. John Hill, Jr. Dr. Joyce Marie Jackson and Mr. J. Nash Porter Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Jeffers Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Lamar III Dr. and Mrs. G. T. McKnight Mr. and Mrs. Scott McKnight Dr. and Mrs. Tom J. Meek, Jr.

Geaux Arts Dinner Party & Live Auction attendees.

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member households ranging from educator/ student to Director’s Circle levels.

Mr. and Mrs. John B. Noland, Sr. Mrs. Gail and Mr. Bill O’Quin Mr. Roger H. Ogden Mr. Alvin and Mrs. Anne Rotenberg Ms. Nadine Carter Russell Mr. and Mrs. Larry Ruth Mr. L. Cary Saurage Mr. and Mrs. Brian A. Schneider Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. Spaht Ms. Mary Ann Sternberg Mrs. Catherine and Mr. Daniel Stetson Dean Alkis Tsolakis Mrs. Sue Turner Mrs. Ann Wilkinson Dr. Terry and Mrs. Barbara Zellmer BENEFACTOR Mr. Adam Knapp Mr. Wendell and Dr. Laura Lindsay Mr. Joe Simmons and Ms. Patricia A. Day Ms. Madhuri M. Yadlapati SUSTAINER Mrs. Margaret and Mr. Bill Benjamin Dr. James M. Bishop and Ms. Virgina Bunker Drs. Gresdna Doty and James Traynham Mr. and Mrs. Clarke Gernon, Jr. Mrs. Leu Anne L. Greco Ms Patricia A. Hooks Mrs. Fran Huber and Mr. Michael Katchmer

Mr. A. E. Kaiser, III Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lipsey Mr. Scott R. Simmons HOUSEHOLD Mrs. Ellen and Mr. Charlie Davis Dr. and Mrs. Steven N. Abramson Drs. Claire Advokat and Joseph Comaty Ms. Tanya Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Rodney E. Ashworth Mr. and Mrs. Bill Avery Mr. Tim Babin Mrs. Karen Baudouin Mr. Robert C. Benedict Mrs. Cindy and Mr. Brad Black Mr. and Mrs. W. Robert Blackledge Dr. Meredith M. Blackwell Mr. and Mrs. Carl Blyskal Mr. and Mrs. Roelof Bosma Mrs. Eileen and Mr. Michael Bossier Mr. Brad and Mrs. Barbara Bourgoyne Mrs Diane D. Bowgeois Ms. Rancy Boyd-Snee and Mr. Alfonso Godoy Mr. John and Mrs. Beth Brantley Mr. and Mrs. Willie Brister Mrs. Laurie and Mr. Paul Broussard Mr. and Mrs. Ken Carpenter Mrs. Susan and Mr. Woodrow Chew Dr. Erin Coyle and Mr. David Weibel Mr. Sean and Mrs. Erin Cresap Mr. Roger C. Cutrer

Mr. and Mrs. John G. Dabkowski Mr. Wade and Mrs. Susan Daigle Dr. and Mrs. Marion C. Day, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Christopher D’Elia Mr. John and Mrs. Lisa Devlin Ms. Ellen Diedrich Mr. Jim and Mrs. Patricia DuBos Dr. John S. Earle Mrs. BeBe Facundus Drs. Ron and Mary Sue Garay Mr. Drew Gaudet Mrs. Winifred L. Gill Mr. and Mrs. John A. Graves Mr. and Mrs. Todd Graves Mr. and Mrs. Edwin M. Hackenberg Dr. and Mrs. C. Ray Halliburton Mr. Michael and Mrs. Jennifer Hanks Dr. Carolyn Hargrave Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Harvey, Jr. Ms. Barbara Hasek and Mr. Victor Rivera Mr. John and Mrs. Joanna Haynes Mrs. Louisa J. Hayward Mr. Randell Henry Dr. and Mrs. Steve Heymsfield Ms. Mitchell Hoffman Mrs. Nancy R. Keaton Mrs. Caroline Kennedy Mrs. Ann Schudmak Keogh Dr. Lewis B. Kilbourne Mr. and Mrs. David L. Laxton, III Mrs. Karen and Mr. Cornelius Lewis Mr. William Manning Mr. and Mrs. Paul Marks Dr. Kay Martin Mr. and Mrs. Al McDuff Mr. Irving Mendelssohn and Ms. Karen McKee Ms. Harriet Babin Miller Mr. and Mrs. William Monroe Mr. and Mrs. Jim Moore

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Munson III Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert and Elizabeth Neely Ms. Heather Nelson Mr. J.B. Olinde Jr. Drs. Harold amd Cherri Penton, Jr. Mr. Roger L. Petersen and Mrs. Louisa J. Hayward Mr. Blaine Pitre Mr. Donald and Mrs. Lisa Pitre Mr. Zaheer and Mrs. Nasreen Poptani Mr. Mark Posner Ms. Marian Pyle and Mr. Dan S. Collins Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Randolph Mr. and Mrs. Erich P. Rapp Mr. Michael Robinson and Mr. Donald Boutte Mr. Leonard H. Sedlin Mrs. Betty Simmons Ms. Andrea Smicker Mr. Kenneth W. Sneed Ms. Judi Stahl Dr. Elizabeth Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Ford Thomas Dr. and Mrs. O. M. Thompson, Jr. Ms. Deborah D. Todd Ms. Denise Van Schoyck and Mr. Terry Tuminello Mrs. Sarah Cortell Vandersypen and Mr. Ryan Vandersypen Dr. and Mrs. Charles S. Walker Dr. Lucy B. Walker Mr. Maud Walsh and Gary Byerly Ms. Martha Yancey Mrs. Kathleen Zucker DUAL Mrs. Angela Adolph Mr. Mark D. Antoine Mr. Jerry Arndt Mr. Richard Autin

Matthew Edwards, Beth Fuller and George Clark at the Director’s Circle Soirée at the home of Steven and Beverly Heymsfield in January 2017.

Mr. Lucas Babin Mr. Edward L. Baker Mrs. Kathy Baker Mr. and Mrs. John Bateman Mr. Jerry Baudin Mr. Henry H. Bernard, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Besse Dr. Ethel H. Boagni and Ms. Mary Boagni Mr. and Mrs. Marvin E. Borgmeyer Ms. Rancy Boyd-See Mr. McLaren Brennan Mrs. Susan and Mr. Lawrence Broussard Ms. Kathryn and Ms. Sarah Burke Mr. Thomas and Mrs. Maia Butler Mr. Robert Carney and Ms. Bonnie Davis Mr. and Mrs. Richard Carr Mr. and Mrs. David R. Cassidy Mr and Mrs. Randall Champagne Dr. and Mrs. Russell L. Chapman Dr. and Mrs. C. C. Coles Mr. Craig Colten and

Ms. Margaret Campane Mr. Syndney and Mrs. Annette Crawford Ms. Cheryl H. Crowder Mr. and Mrs. Robert Daigrepont, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. N. Peter Davis Mrs. Elizabeth B. Devlin Dr. and Mrs. Femi Euba Ms. Noelie Ewing and Glenn Grezaffi Mr. and Mrs. Jerry L. Exner Dr. William Rosenbaum and Mr. Jeffrey Faughnan Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Fife Dr. Jan Kasofsky and Mr. Edward Flynn Mrs. Jeri Ann Flynn Mr. and Mrs. Mike Fontenot Mr. John and Mrs. Karen Gautreau Mr. Earl George, Jr. Mr. Randy Harelson and Mr. Richard Gibbs Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gremillion Mr. and Mrs. Edwin M. Hackenberg

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SUPPORT Ms. Chestee Harrington Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Harrison Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hayes Dr. and Mrs. Gregory Henkelmann Mr. Benjamin and Dr. Nancy Hillman Dr. Dominique Homberger Ms. Jane Honeycutt Mr. John and Mrs. Patricia Hough Mr. Richard and Mrs. Barbara House Mr. Larry and Mrs. Emily Hubbard Dr. and Mrs. Trent L. James Ms. Jenna Jaureguy Mrs. Cherri and Ms. Clay Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Larry Jonas Mr. Lamar Jones Ms. Judy Kahn Mr. Jan Kasofsky Dr. Steve and Mrs. Debra Kelly Ms. Ellen Kennon Dr. Lewis B. Kilbourne Mr. Will and Mrs. Catherine Kiser Ms. Elizabeth Laborde Mr. David Chicoine and Ms. Elise Lassande Mr. and Mrs. Rick LeCompte Ms. Stephanie Little and Mr. Christopher Murray Mr. and Mrs. Thomas I. Lofton Mr. Roberto A. Macedo Drs. Patricia and Luigi Marzilli Dean Michelle Masse and Mr. James Catano Mr. Camp and Mrs. Barbara SUPPORT

Matens Dr. Andrew and Mrs. Anne Maverick Mrs. Sally McConnell Mr. Dugg McDonough and Ms. Gwendolyn Jones Mr. Timothy McGinty Dr. Kevin V. Mulcahy Mr. Christopher A. Murray Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Oakes Ms. Lluvia L. Peveto Mr. John and Mrs. Sandra Pickering Mr. and Mrs. Ed Pramuk Dr. Ronald A. Radzikowski Mr. Joseph C. Rallo Mr. Dennis K. Remcheeh Ms. Dennise Reno Dr. Bill L. Rosenbaum Mr. and Mrs. Randy P. Roussel Mr. Charles and Mrs. Peggy Smith Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Smith Dr. Tony Speier Mr. Lawrence and Mrs. Gay Square Dr. Stuart L. Stewart-Maloney Mr. C. W. and Mrs. Carolyn Stutts Mr. Richard and Mrs. Jane Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Timmons Mr. Joseph and Mrs. Lana Toniolo Mr. Cornell and Mrs. Jan Tramontana Mr. and Mrs. J. Charles Upton Dr. and Mrs. Burton Weaver, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John M. Wilder

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of the museum’s contributed revenue comes from members like you.

Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wissner Mr. and Mrs. Jim Zietz FRIEND Mrs. Sandra C. Adams Mrs. Edith Babin Ms. Patricia Bailey Mr. Henry D. Bellamy Mrs. Linda S. Benedict Ms. Susan Fox Beversluis Mrs. Margaret P Blades Ms. Mary E. Boagni Dr. Ethel H. Boagni Mr. Michael and Mrs. Mittie Bolton Ms. Jeanne M. Borie Mr. Stuart P. Braud Ms. Margaret S. Brown Mrs. Susan F. Bueche Ms. Barbara J. Carlson Dr. Rob Carpenter Dr. Juan Chow Mrs. Astrid R. Clements Mr. Charles H. Coates, Jr. Mrs. Sidney Coffee Dr. and Mrs. James M. Coleman Ms. Christine Cook Ms. Melanie A. Couvillon Ms. Nancy Crawford Mrs. Libby J. Crespo Ms. Cheryl Crowder and Ms. Mandi Crowder Mr. Norris J. Decoteau Dr. and Mrs. William J. DeFee III Ms. Lorinda deVries

Mr. Eric Dexter Mrs. Karen Drinkwater Ms. Gwendolyn Dugas Dr. John Paul Duke Mrs. Camille Eversberg John Lane Ewing Mrs. Barbara H. Favre Ms. Suzanne Fredericq Ms. Leiana Funck Ms. Dianne Gabriel Ms. Gail Gaiennie Mr. Henry W. Gautreau, Jr. Ms. Lisa Glover Ms. LouAnne Greenwald Ms. Gaye Hamilton Ms. Elizabeth Hamlin Ms. Leigh M. Harris Ms. Edwina Harvey Mr. Robert H. Hodges Mrs. Marla Hoppenstedt Mrs. Sheila Horowitz Mr. David G. Horton Mrs. Mary Jane Howell Mr. David Humphreys Ms. Stephanie S. Jacque Mrs. Antoinette T. James Ms. Libby Johnson Ms. Mary L. Johnson Mr. John Kaufman Mr. and Mrs. Kerry Kopcso Mr. Richard Koubek Ms. Laura Larsen Ms. Barbara D. Laudun Mr. Christopher A. Lebeuf Mr. Benjamin Leger Ms. Kathleen Lemoine Mr. Eric Lewis Ms. Leiana Loveday-Funck

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: NEDRA HAINS Nedra Hains has been a longtime supporter of both the arts in Baton Rouge and the role the LSU Museum of Art plays in our community.

Below, she illustrates what’s at the core of the museum’s mission—making a difference in the the lives of our fellow community members through the arts—and the impact she sees as patron and board chair.

Why did you initially begin supporting the museum?

I initially supported the LSU Museum of Art and later joined the Friends of the LSU MOA Board because it was a space my young son and I could enjoy together and connect. Now that my son is 15, the art conversations are still going. Regardless of age or gender, the museum provides us a space think about and talk about what art is: life.

What was the decision behind serving as a member of the Friends of the LSU Museum of Art? I decided to serve as a board member of the Friends of the LSU MOA because of the work they do with public school children and art.

Exposure to art, learning about creating things we care about, profoundly affects children. Being able to enter into the world of another and empathizing or motivating children to offer the best of themselves is a priceless lesson the museum provides.

What is your favorite thing about the serving on the museum’s Friends board?

The museum offers children and adults the opportunity to see the soul of someone else in a work of art (their focus) and appreciate its beauty (our focus). Children recognize and react to this, as does the part of me that needs to be nurtured. The museum affords a transformative experience everyday. Being on the board gives me the satisfaction that I know I am helping provide these experiences.

How would you like to see the museum grow in the next five years?

LSU MOA is art in action: connections, empathy, motivation, and focus. I would like to see the museum grow the education program and also reach more young adults and get them excited and involved in providing these same kinds of experiences for our community.

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SUPPORT Prof. Carmela V. Mattza Dr. Molly McGraw Dr. and Mrs. Don D. Moore Mr. Bruce Morgan Ms. Laura Mullen Ms. Jon A. Murphy Mr. Vijay Murugesan Mr. Fred M. Nackley Ms. Charlotte Nordyke Mr. Justin and Mrs. Erin Nugent Ms. Shawn O’Brien Mrs. Patricia Odom Ms. Carla Patin Ms. June B. Peay Ms. Debra L. Rosenthal Mrs. Jamie L. Roques Ms. Karen Rush Ms. Brandi Simmons Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. Smith Mrs. Dixon Smith Ms. Trudy M. Smith Mrs. Cheramie B. Sonnier Ms. Carol Steinmuller Ms. Linda Stout Ms. Marion A. Territo Ms. Deborah Todd Ms. Betsy Toups Ms. Cassie Trahan and Mr. Corey Smith Mr. Lawrence E. Warren Ms. Cynthia Watanabe Mrs. Ella R. Wheeler Rev. Donnie Wilkinson EDUCATOR/STUDENT Ms. Jordan Albrecht Ms. Troi M Benjamin SUPPORT

Ms. Angela J. Benson Ms. Stephanie Bissell Ms. Mary H. Borck Ms. Jordina E. Buhay Ms. Qimmah S. Burdine Ms. Jamilya D. Burnete Ms. Sarah Burrows Ms. Eliana A. Carrier Ms. Morena G. Cazedessus Ms. Kayla M Davis Mr. Morgan J. Dynes Mr. Steven E. Edwards Ms. Suzanne L. Fredericq Ms. Dari Green Ms. Grace M. Hensgens Mr. Michael M. Hubbell Mr. Eric B. Labrane Ms. Bethany Leinenbach Mr. Justin E. Malcore Mr. Corey T. Matyas Mr. John McQuarrie Ms. Cassidy F. Moore Mr. James L. Nielson, Jr. Ms. Anne E. Plauche Ms. Jennifer N. Reesby Mr. Zachary A. Reyna Mr. Gregory E. Roy Mr. Shaffer R. Sigur Mr. Michael Simon Mr. Brandon T. Smith Ms. Frances Tosca Mr. Frank C. Vassar Ms. Naomi E. Westbrook Ms. Meagan A. Williams Ms. Megan E. Williams Ms. Sabrena C. Williams Mr. Joseph Winston

LEADERSHIP LSU MUSEUM OF ART ADVISORY BOARD George Clark, Chair Brian Schneider, Vice Chair John Godbee, Secretary/Treasurer Melissa Caruso Jerry Ceppos Nancy C. Dougherty John Everett Jerry Fischer Beth Fuller LouAnne Greenwald Steven Heymsfield Joyce Jackson Ben Jeffers William Judson Chadwick Kenney-Possa Ellen Kennon Susanna Atkins McCarthy Scott McKnight Stephanie Possa Katherine Spaht Alkis Tsolakis Daniel E. Stetson, Ex-Officio Nadine Carter Russell, Honorary Sue Turner, Emerita FRIENDS OF THE LSU MUSEUM OF ART BOARD Nedra Sue Davis, President Susannah Bing, Vice President Robert Bowsher, Secretary/Treasurer Brad M. Bourgoyne Clarke Gernon Emile Rolfs Ann Wilkinson

LSU MUSEUM OF ART STAFF Daniel E. Stetson Executive Director Becky Abadie Business Manager Renee’ Bourgeois Coordinator, Events and Marketing of Facility Rentals Rebecca Franzella Education Curator Fran Huber Assistant Director of Collections Management Brian Morfitt Preparator Heather Nelson Development Director LeAnn Russo Museum Store Manager and Membership Coordinator Brandi Simmons Communications Coordinator Courtney Taylor Curator Tanya Anderson Assistant Registrar (through June 2017) Lucy Perera Community and School Programs Coordinator (through May 2017)

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