In 2023, we celebrated HEROES, and the courage of people moved by conviction, truth and love to improve communities, society and our world.
Some heroes brandish pencils, brushes or musical instruments as tools. Others enact change through ideas and collaboration. Many of the stories we rally around today are legacies that were never intended as heroic actions. As our world changes, these indelible fingerprints resonate in different ways. The effect of heroes is subtle and monumental, local and global and lingers long after they are gone. As we rolled out exhibitions and programming in 2023, we asked patrons to consider where they want their fingerprints to be seen.
FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
In our complex world, heroes sometimes seem to be in scarce supply. But in reality, they are around us all. Often, their impact goes unrecognized or uncredited, but we know there are always people in our midst working for good to improve our communities or make the world more peaceful.
In 2023, The Rockwell considered heroes in their myriad forms, including how artist Devan Shimoyama’s installation Untitled (for Tamir) kept us connected to unimaginable events like the killing of Tamir Rice in 2014 and inspired us to work for justice and equality in our systems and communities. I hope it impacted how everyone who experienced it considers racism and bias in our communities.
But as we reflect on the year, most of the avenues through which we approached heroes and heroism were personal in nature. In the exhibition by Robert Shetterly, curated by our Board of Trustees, we connected the people and activism personally important to them directly to the work of our organization. Our community and visitors genuinely enjoyed reading about the Trustees’ choices and perspectives as evidenced by the time people lingered in the gallery and the responses they gave in our visitor survey.
It was also thrilling to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Miss Clara S. Peck’s transformative gift of art and funds to The Rockwell Museum. Since 1983, we have acquired more than 600 works of art for our collection and community from the proceeds of her financial donation. I hope everyone now has a better understanding of why her name is credited on works of art throughout the galleries of the museum! Likewise, I hope the exhibition illustrated the stewardship and dedication of our leadership and team over the past four decades.
In 2023, The Rockwell also completed its 15th mural with the High School Learning Center as part of the Alley Art Project. The mural celebrates Salem Estrada, a young hero in our community who was chosen by his peers to represent the next generation of heroes. The team at the Marconi Lodge showed unwavering support for this project, took incredible ownership of the mural on their building and showed all of us what true heroism, belonging and community spirit mean.
It is impossible to highlight all the amazing work accomplished by the team at The Rockwell Museum with the wonderful support of our Board of Trustees, volunteers, members and community. Take a few minutes to peruse this report and reflect not just on the heroes included in these pages but also find inspiration to begin—or continue!—to make a positive difference in the lives of the people around you.
Brian Lee Whisenhunt | Executive Director
ROCKWELL CALENDAR
January 5
Lil Rockwell | Superhero Capes
January 10
Art History Club | Reframing History through the Lens of Diverse American Artists*
January 13
Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes
January 16
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Free Admission
January 26
Heroes Lecture Series | The Heroes We Create with Ryan Lintelman
February 2
Lil Rockwell | Dinosaurs
February 3
Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes
February 7
Art History Club | Pieces and Parts: The Subversive Nature of Collage in American Art*
February 10
TRL! Concert in the Gallery featuring The Fellow Pynins
February 18
KIDS ROCKWELL Family Day | Heroes
February 28
Heroes Lecture Series | Earth Optimism in an Age of Doom and Gloom with Nancy Knowlton
March 2
Lil Rockwell | Your Five Senses
March 2
Members-Only | Art History Club Reception
March 7
Gallery Talk | Untitled (For Tamir)
March 19
Gallery Talk | Untitled (For Tamir)
March 22
Heroes Lecture Series | From Kingship to Maternity: Deciphering the Ancient Iconography of Elizabeth Catlett with Kirsty Buchanan
Member Appreciation Event Inspired by Tree of 40 Fruit
June 1 - June 30
Celebrate Pride with The Rockwell
June 1
Lil Rockwell | Caregiver Cards
June 2
Fighters for Freedom | William H. Johnson Picturing Justice Opening Reception
June 16
Yen Ospina Exhibition Opening | Art Lab Grown Ups Night Out
June 16
Downtown Corning Gallery Night
June 21
TRL! Music on the Terrace featuring Caviar & Grits
July 6
Lil Rockwell | Stroller Walk with the Nonnie Hood PRC
July 11
Summer Explorers | Totally Cool Tote Bag
June 12
TRL! Music on the Terrace featuring Top Shelf
July 18
Summer Explorers | Totally Cool Tote Bag
July 25
Summer Explorers | Clay Garden Sculptures
July 27
Fallbrook Park Meet-Up | AR Art Experience
August 1
Summer Explorers | Clay Garden Sculptures
August 3
Lil Rockwell | Toddler Art: Trace Yourself
August 3
Fallbrook Park Meet-Up | AR Art Experience
August 8
Summer Explorers | Gelli Printing
August 10
Fallbrook Park Meet-Up | AR Art Experience
August 12
Rockwell Ambassador-Only | Museum
Field Trip: John W. Jones Museum
August 15
Summer Explorers | Gelli Printing
August 16
TRL! Music on the Terrace featuring SingTrece & Stone Cold Miracle
August 17
Fallbrook Park Meet-Up | AR Art Experience
August 18
Alley Art Project | Public Ribbon Cutting and Celebration
August 22
Summer Explorers | Upcycled Wearable Art
August 24
Fallbrook Park Meet-Up | AR Art Experience
August 29
Summer Explorers | Upcycled Wearable Art
August 31
Rockwell Ambassador-Only | Director’s Party featuring Artist Mizin Shin
September 16
Harvest Festival
September 22
Exhibition Opening Reception | The Living Legacy of Clara S. Peck: Rockwell Collection Hero
September 28
Silver Dollar Society | Annual Donor Recognition Event
October 5
Lil Rockwell | Stroller Walk with Nonnie Hood PRC
October 5
High School Learning Center | Identity and the Artist
October 9
Indigenous Peoples’ Day
October 11
The Laramie Project
October 12
The Laramie Project
October 21
Annual Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead Celebration
November 1 - November 30
Free Admission for Veterans
November 2
Lil Rockwell | Toddler Art: Silly Stamps
November 4
Rockwell Masquerade Gala | Heroes
November 26
Museum Store Sunday
November 29
Exhibition Night | Featuring Alley Art Project + Gingerbread Invitational
December 2
Holiday Open House + Sparkle
December 3
Holiday Open House
December 7
Lil Rockwell | Gingerbread Story Hour with Miss Sue
* Virtual event or program
FINANCE + OPERATIONS
The finance and operations department leads and implements museum-wide IT solutions, maintains fiscal accountability, supports the visitor experience and ensures the continued care of our historic building. During 2023, we replaced the awning on our Museum terrace, helping to make summer public events more comfortable for our visitors.
Lisa Gill | Director of Finance and Operations
The Rockwell Museum Store offers a curated mix of exhibition related merchandise, handcrafted products by American artisans along with innovative FairTrade crafts, providing our visitors with a culturally engaging experience.
Despite economic challenges in 2023, The Museum Store was successful in exceeding the sales budget by 3%, resulting in the second-best sales year to date.
Museum terrace
The Rockwell Museum Store
The Rockwell is a proud new member of the Museums for All program, available at more than 1,300 museums across the country. Through Museums for All, visitors that receive food assistance (SNAP and WIC benefits) enjoy free admission to both The Rockwell and Art Lab for up to four adults per EBT card. This important accessibility initiative is supported by Wegmans.
For the seventh year, The Rockwell Museum Store, along with 2,100 museum stores representing all fifty states, twenty-five countries and 5 continents, celebrated Museum Store Sunday by offering inspired shopping on the Sunday after Thanksgiving.
Kids Corner in The Rockwell Museum Store
COLLECTIONS + EXHIBITIONS
Our year-long celebration of “Heroes” explored exhibitions across time periods and subjects, from Devan Shimoyama’s Untitled (For Tamir) installation in the spring, to the wonderful pairing of the works of William H. Johnson and Robert Shetterly celebrating historical and contemporary heroes. The Rockwell Museum also recognized their heroes this year. We reached out to board members, asking them to create labels to accompany Americans Who Tell the Truth , providing a fresh perspective on people who have made an impact in our world.
Donor Clara S. Peck, whose 1983 gift continues to enrich our museum, earned an exhibition dedicated to her remarkable collection and its growth.
Amanda Lett | Curator of Collections and Exhibitions
Fighters for Freedom: William H. Johnson Picturing Justice
We successfully hosted nine exhibitions in 2023, including our first Augmented Reality (AR) exhibition in Fallbrook Park. These exhibitions explored the multiple meanings of the word “hero” through those we celebrate, those we have lost and those that have the power to change the way we see the world.
The Rockwell acquired 40 works through gifts and purchases in 2023. From a mixed-media work by celebrated artist Alison Saar, to prints and artworks selected by our Rockwell Ambassadors and Silver Dollar Society members, the museum has been able to add diverse and compelling pieces to our permanent collection.
This has been a year of change for the Curatorial department! We said goodbye to a few familiar faces—Kirsty Buchanan, Xan Ruggiero and Tim Decker—and hello to Amanda Lett and Emily Smith.
We upgraded our collections database to TMS Collection, the newest iteration of Gallery Systems software and are making updates that will create a more robust catalogue for internal and external use.
Tim Decker retired in October 2023 after 40 years in the museum field.
Eliza B. Duffey, Still Life with Books, Peach and Butterfly, 1865. 2023.11.
Shasti O’Leary Soudant, Monikeria City from Burden of Conquest, 2023.
ACQUISITIONS
Museum Purchases
Betye Saar (born 1926)
2023.2.2
Print, The Conscience of the Court (Illustration from “Bookmarks in the Pages of Life” by Zora Neale Hurston) 2000
Color screenprint on paper
Betye Saar (born 1926) 2023.2.3
Print, High John de Conquer (Illustration from “Bookmarks in the Pages of Life” by Zora Neale Hurston) 2000
Color screenprint on paper
Alison Saar (born 1956)
2023.2.1
Mixed media, Pursuit of Happiness 1984
Mixed media assemblage, including painted ceiling tin, plaster, wood
Etching, aquatint, spit bite, drypoint on Hahnemuhle Copperplate
Paul Anthony Smith (born 1988) 2023.8
Mixed media, Dreams Deferred #50 2022
Oil sticks and spray paint on inkjet print mounted on Dibond
Eliza B. Duffey (1838 - 1898) 2023.11
Painting, Still Life with Books, Peach and Butterfly 1865
Oil on canvas
Museum Purchase with the Silver Dollar Society
Leslie Wayne (born 1953) 2023.4
Mixed media, This Land is Your Land, from the Rockies to the Cascades, July 6, 2021, 2:01 pm 2022
Oil on paper in artist’s frame with plexiglass
Asa Jackson (born 1988) [1] 2023.9
Mixed media, Divine Right of King 2019
Deconstructed textiles, deconstructed paintings, paper
Museum Purchase with the Rockwell Ambassadors
Marie Yoho Dorsey (born 1965)
2023.7.1
Etching, Recitation No. 1 2022
Etching, hand sewing on Rives BFK paper
Marie Yoho Dorsey (born 1965)
2023.7.2
Etching, Recitation No. 5 2022
Etching, hand sewing on Rives BFK paper
Marie Yoho Dorsey (born 1965) 2023.7.3
Etching, Recitation No. 3 2022
Etching, hand sewing on Rives BFK paper
Museum Purchase with Funds Donated by Steven and Karol Wight
Jaydan Moore (born 1986) 2023.10
Sculpture, Banner #4 2020
Found silver-plated platters
Gift of Christiane H. Citron in memory of Minna Citron
Minna Citron (1896 - 1991)
2023.3.1
Mixed media, Slipstream 1956
Color etching and aquatint on paper
Minna Citron (1896 - 1991)
2023.3.2
Mixed media, Plato’s Cave 1959
Etching and aquatint on paper
Minna Citron (1896 - 1991)
2023.3.3
Mixed media, Brillig 1961
Etching and aquatint on paper
Minna Citron (1896 - 1991)
2023.3.4
Mixed media, Selenites 1962
Color aquatint and etching on paper
Minna Citron (1896 - 1991)
2023.3.5
Mixed media, On a Darksome Road 1961
Etching and aquatint on paper
Minna Citron (1896 - 1991)
2023.3.6
Etching, Cyclopean Wall 1959
Etching and aquatint on paper
Minna Citron (1896 - 1991)
2023.3.7
Etching, Blue Band 1965
Etching and aquatint on paper
Minna Citron (1896 - 1991)
2023.3.8
Mixed media, White Band 1965
Etching and aquatinit on paper
Minna Citron (1896 - 1991)
2023.3.9
Print, Burst of ‘29 1966
Screen print in colors on paper
Minna Citron (1896 - 1991)
2023.3.10
Mixed media, Memorabilia 1974
Photo-etching on paper
Minna Citron (1896 - 1991)
2023.3.11
Mixed media, Windows 1975
Photo-etching on paper
Minna Citron (1896 - 1991)
2023.3.12
Mixed media, En Plata 1969
Embossing on aluminum foil
Minna Citron (1896 - 1991)
2023.3.13
Mixed media, En Blanca 1971
Embossing on paper
Minna Citron (1896 - 1991)
2023.3.14
Mixed media, The Same Door Wherein I Came 1971
Seriagraph on paper
Minna Citron (1896 - 1991)
2023.3.15
Mixed media, Rectilinear Blue 1971
Embossing and serigraph on aluminum foil
Minna Citron (1896 - 1991)
2023.3.16
Lithograph, Formation 1971
Lithograph printed in gray on white paper
Minna Citron (1896 - 1991)
2023.3.17
Mixed media, Ennead II 1973
Etching and aquatint on paper
Minna Citron (1896 - 1991)
2023.3.18
Mixed media, Ennead 1965
Etching and aquatint on paper
Minna Citron (1896 - 1991) 2023.3.19
Mixed media, Friends 1975
Photo-etching with collage element on paper
Minna Citron (1896 - 1991)
2023.3.20
Mixed media, Urban Mystique 1973
Photo-etching on paper
Minna Citron (1896 - 1991)
2023.3.21
Mixed media, World of Planaria 1973
Etching and aquatint on paper
Minna Citron (1896 - 1991)
2023.3.22
Mixed media, Chienes et Chaines 1979
Etching and aquatint on paper
Minna Citron (1896 - 1991)
2023.3.23
Mixed media, Cityscape 1980
Etching with photogravure on paper
Minna Citron (1896 - 1991)
2023.3.24
Mixed media, Interplay 1981
Etching and aquatint on paper
Gift of Shasti O’Leary Soudant
Shasti O’Leary Soudant (born 1967)
2023.1
Untitled 2023
Glass, metal
EXHIBITION CALENDAR
Heroes
February 25, 2023 - January 30, 2024
Members’ Gallery
M(other)hood [3]
January 21 – June 18, 2023
Special Projects Gallery
Devan Shimoyama: Untitled (For Tamir) [2]
February 11 – May 14, 2023
Spotlight Gallery
This exhibition is supported by the Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Finger Lakes, Inc.
Antigravity: Space Invaders by Shasti O’Leary-Soudant [4]
April 1, 2023 – February 7, 2024
Rotunda
Burden of Conquest: an Augmented Reality Experience by Shasti O’Leary Soudant
July 26 – October 29, 2023
Fallbrook Park
Made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature. Incubated and supported by the Sculpture Space Artists Residency in Utica, NY. We are grateful to our local collaborators—the Southeast Steuben County Library and Megan O’Toole (Community Based Arts Practitioner)—for helping us bring this Augmented Reality Art Game to fruition.
William H. Johnson: Fighters for Freedom
June 3 – September 4, 2023
Spotlight Gallery
Organized by the Smithsonian American Art Museum with generous support from Art Bridges, Faye and Robert Davidson, and the Jacob and Gwendolyn Lawrence Foundation.
We Are Made of Star Stuff by Yen Ospina
June 16 - October 15, 2023
KIDS ROCKWELL Art Lab
Americans Who Tell the Truth: Portaits by Robert Shetterly [1]
July 1- October 8, 2023
Special Projects Gallery
Curated and generously supported by The Rockwell Museum’s Board of Trustees.
The Living Legacy of Clara S. Peck: Rockwell Collection Hero
September 23, 2023 – January 28, 2024
Spotlight Gallery
Alley Art Project: Beyond the Walls
October 28, 2023 – January 14, 2024
Special Projects Gallery
FEATURED LOANS
From Art Bridges, Fort Worth, TX:
Painting, Cinema de Pepsi Sketch I by Frank Stella, alkyd on canvas, 1966 (ongoing).
Displayed in Modern Gallery.
From Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC:
Painting. Art Class by William Johnson, oil on plywood, circa 1939. Gift of the Harmon Foundation.
EDUCATION + OUTREACH
2023 was an exciting year of reimagining programming and celebrating milestones with jumps in attendance in our school tour, outreach and family programming.
We partnered with Latinx artists and community organizations, including CareFirstNY and GLOW Traditions for our annual Día de los Muertos/ Day of the Dead Family Day. This event is connected to our school tour programs that serve thousands of students in 3rd grade and middle school. In addition, we featured artist Yen Ospina for a children’s exhibition, We Are Made of Star Stuff, at KIDS ROCKWELL Art Lab.
Over the summer our youth programming and art projects connected with the Fighters for Freedom: William H. Johnson Picturing Justice exhibition. Johnson probed African American history and told each Fighter’s story with his paintings.
Mary Mix | Director of Education
High School Learning Center students painting Emergence
Our Heroes Lecture Series included Smithsonian professionals and diverse local presenters. Entertainment Curator at the National Museum of American History, Ryan Lintelman, delivered a presentation on the recently installed Entertainment Nation exhibition, pulling out representations of heroes throughout the history of American entertainment. Talima Aaron, Board President of the John W. Jones Museum presented about the life and legacy of John W. Jones who escaped enslavement, found prosperity as the sexton of historic Woodlawn Cemetery and assisted 800 fugitives in successfully reaching Canada.
A committed group of 22 volunteers served 878 hours for the Museum, engaging 6,091 students visiting with school tours and 3,247 students through education programs. Volunteers helped with outreach initiatives, led adult tours and assisted with community events.
The Alley Art Project, a mural program in collaboration with the High School Learning Center of the Corning Painted Post School District and SUNY Corning Community College, celebrated its 15th anniversary with Emergence, a mural celebrating youth heroes in our community.
Entertainment Nation exhibition at the National Museum of American History
Emergence mural at Marconi Lodge, 26 W Pulteney St, Corning, NY
Volunteers Jacqueline Knitter and Becky Syrett
STUDENT EXHIBITION
CALENDAR
Spark the Imagination
Corning-Painted Post High School
January 13 - April 16, 2023
Student Gallery
Honoring Our Heroes: Past, Present & Beyond
The Alternative School for Math and Science [3]
February 24 - May 30, 2023
KIDS ROCKWELL Art Lab
Alley Art Projects: Heroes [1]
High School Learning Center
May 10 - September 10, 2023
Student Gallery
The 2023 Alley Art Project is generously supported by The Triangle Fund, by The Community Foundation of ElmiraCorning and the Finger Lakes, Inc. and by Guthrie.
Alley Art Projects: Heroes
On loan to PEG Center for Art & Activism
October 7 - December 30, 2023
Gallery in Newburyport, MA
Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead Ofrendas
September 29 - November 2, 2023
Regional Middle School Student Ofrenda
Student Gallery
Community Ofrenda
KIDS ROCKWELL Art Lab
Color, Shape & Texture [2]
Unified Art Students: Severn Elementary School, C-PP Middle School & C-PP High School
December 1, 2023 - February 4, 2024
KIDS ROCKWELL Art Lab
Our Summer Youth Group program welcomed regional youth groups to the Museum for tours and hands-on art workshops inspired by William H. Johnson’s and Robert Shetterly’s distinct approaches to portraiture. With funding from Art Bridges, this program helped build new and reignited relationships with youth centers for recurring arts education programming, with a particular focus on participation from Black and at-risk youth.
The Summer Explorers program offered drop-in art making opportunities in July and August for families with schoolaged children and saw a 55% increase in attendance over 2022.
In 2023, we combined our existing Story Hour and Stroller Walk programs with new toddler art-making opportunities to launch Lil Rockwell.
Lil Rockwell brings together collaborations with the Southeast Steuben County Library and Nonnie Hood PRC, while encouraging daytime attendance at the KIDS ROCKWELL Art Lab. Hands-on projects included felt superhero capes, painting caregiver cards with flowers, full-body selfportraits and sponge-stamping. Attendance saw a 77% increase over the combined attendance from Story Hours and Stroller Walks in 2022.
Lil Rockwell | Story Hour
Summer Explorers | Upcycled Wearable Art
Thank you! The Art Lab is generously supported by Janice and Ken Freeman.
ADVANCEMENT
The Rockwell Museum had an incredible year filled with programs aligned with the Museum’s annual theme, Heroes . Over 60 in-person and virtual programs were offered including thought-provoking lectures, engaging family days, several exhibition openings and a soldout TRL! (The Rockwell Live) Music series. In addition to these staples, The Rockwell Museum introduced several new programs in 2023: our first-ever Augmented Reality (AR) Art Experience featuring the Burden of Conquest exhibition by artist Shasti O’Leary Soudant, an Art History Club, Gallery Talks and our first annual member appreciation event inspired by Sam Van Aken’s final grafting of the Tree of 40 Fruit .
Willa Vogel | Director of Advancement and Communications
Caviar & Grits
In the fall of 2022, The Rockwell Museum introduced a new Art History Club Series exclusively for Rockwell Members. Rockwell Members were invited to participate in a four-part virtual series where they were introduced to a new acquisition, learned about the artists and engaged in thoughtful discussion. A total of four virtual programs were offered, two in the fall of 2022 and two in the winter of 2023. As a culmination of the series, Art History Club members joined the Rockwell staff for an in-person reception to meet fellow club members, enjoy tasty bites and drinks and to learn more about the artworks featured in the series.
The Rockwell Museum hosted its firstever Member Appreciation Event inspired by Sam Van Aken’s final Tree of 40 Fruit grafting. Over 90 Rockwell Members joined us for a special evening featuring remarks by Executive Director Brian Lee Whisenhunt about the powerful impact of membership, discovered more about the Museum’s latest acquisitions, learned about Sam Van Aken’s grafting process and viewed the final graft onto the tree in Buechner Park. In addition, Rockwell Members enjoyed specialty-made stone fruitinspired cocktails and hors d’oeuvres and received locally made stone fruit jam.
Sam Van Aken, Tree of 40 Fruit
Radcliffe Bailey, Until I Die / Minor Keys, 1997. 2021.5.
SUPPORTERS
Silver Dollar Society Patron
($10,000+)
James Flaws and Marcia Weber
Mary Spurrier
Silver Dollar Society Benefactor
($5,000 - $9,999)
Laura Coleman and Tom Halgash
Charlie and Trudy Craig
E. Marie McKee and Robert Cole
John and Sue Tobin
Silver Dollar Society Sponsor
($2,500 - $4,999)
Chemung Supply Corporation
Tymon and Angela Daniels
Alan and Lynnette Eusden
Kim Frock and Wendell Weeks
Melissa Gambol
David and Marianne Lubin
Eric and Lee Musser
Jordan Rankin and Sandra Zuraski
Edward and Carissa Schlesinger
Thomas Snow and Karen Meriwether
Charles and Kristin Swain
Lydia Kenton Walsh and Robert Walsh
Silver Dollar Society Member
($1,100 - $2,949)
Beth and Stanley Arnold
Monica and Deron Bankston
Stefan and Frauke Becker
Margot Bliven and Richard Rosenberg
Thomas and Barbara Blumer
Matthew and Maria Brown
Colleen Caravati-Birdwell and Trey
Birdwell
Carlie Chalmers
Matthew and Elizabeth Dann
Walter and Karen Douglas
David and Riki Dowler
Paul and Gail Ebeltoft
Jeff Evenson and Karyn Cepek
Ted and Maria Goldwyn
Kirk and Penny Gregg
Ian Harrop and Lynette Estep
Denise Hauselt
Chris and Darryl Heckle
James and Kevyn Hennessey
Kevin and Angela Julien
Xavier Lafosse and Thérèse Arliguie
Adèle Lanahan
Nicholas and Megan LaPuma
Tom and Andrea Lynch
Joy Macafee
Rick and Denise Maxa
Maureen Mines and Mark Holman
Kim and Brendan Mosher
Ann H. S. Nicholson
Barry Nicholson
John and Ellen O’Hare
Autumn Pawlowski
Susan Peck
Thomas and Alison Pisano
Tyler Quanbeck and Ellen Van Cleave
Gunars Reimanis
Millicent and A. Boh Ruffin
W. Stuart and Lucia Schweizer
Peter and Kathleen Schweizer
Dave and Marilyn Seeling
Christine and John Sharkey
Emily Simon
Dick and Judy Sphon
Mary Spurrier
Christopher and Kimberly Stahl
Tony and Mary Tripeny
Arie and Clare van den Blink
Erica and Ron Verkleeren
Paul VerValin
Karol and Steven Wight
Doug and Tami Willard
Sustainer ($500)
Ann and Gary Brouse
Maarit Clay
Jane Garnett
William Groome in remembrance of
Kathryn Anastasio
Gene Herber
Charles and Sue Milazzo
Payal Patel and David Ebeltoft
Patricia Pinkston and Martine
Gutierrez
Susie Silbert and Jeff Toohig
Donor ($250)
Bill and Sue Boland
Flora Bonzo
Raphael Byrne and Rebekah Macfie
The Cavuoti Family
Jim and Karen Chamberlain
Mark and Judy Cornfield
Kathryn and Marwin Cummings
Charlotte and Marcus Kantz
Ellen and Carlo Kosik Williams
Jean Krebs
Geoffrey and Susan Lefferts
Molly Palizay and Thomas Bowes
David Peterson
Theresa Rossettie
Savannah Consulting
Tom and Beth Tranter
John Ulrich and Lynn Pifer
Susan and Rick Vermillion
Peg and Lou Vogel
Vincent and Mary Lee Welch
Lois Welk
Ann Welles
Alan and Maria Winston
Marianne Woods
Charis Zembek
Dual ($100)
Edmund J. Adamus Jr. and Mary
Sgarlata Adamus
Gigi Alvare
Mavin Ambrose
Michael Amoruso
Thomas and Melanie Anastasio
David and Mamie Anderson
Anonymous (6)
Dan Antonioli
David and Laura Austin
Robert Avvampato and Michael
Magliocca
Vinnie Azzarelli
Mary A. Bacchus
Linda Baxter and Brenda Carlyle
Beth Bentley and Edward Dougherty
Mary Jo and Rick Beshore
Gayle and Van Bicknell
Jill and Thomas Blagg
Timothy and Tammy Bocek
James and Susan Bocek
Meredith and Frank Bocek
Alfred Bockemuhl
Wayne and Abby Boka
Shawn Braley
David Lukas Brown
John and Margo Brown
Dennis Brown and Mary Ellen Lagana
Alisa Brown
Kirsty and Bryan Buchanan
Michael Buckley and Mason Barnett
Joel and Linda Buice
Carol and Travis Cain
Joseph and Giuliana Calderone
Michael and Karen Callahan
Mary and Martha Campbell
Jessica Cannella and Robert Wicelinski
Sumblina Chaudhary
Anthony and Mary Pat Ciccariello
Dale and Melanie Clark
Catherine and Jeffery Clark
Bill and Janet Cleary
Marie H. Cole
Timothy and Judy Coleman
Rose and Bruce Coluccio
Peigi Cook and Stephen Thomas
Kenneth and Dorothy Corey
Theresa Cornelissen and Tony Scarpa
Paul and Ellen Corradini
Michaela Cosgrove and Thomas Carey
Amelia Fais Harnas Cueva and Paul
Cueva
Patricia Cunningham
Anna and Thomas Czarples
Deborah and James Danko
Patricia Dann
Justin and Jessica Davidson
Lynn Decher
Patt Defendorf
Walter and Priscilla Deichmann
Sara Delahanty
Ross Delano and Allison Duncan
Claudia Dick
Michael Dickey and Peggy Bowen
Mary Domarew
Nancy and Timothy Doutt
Charlotte Echevarria
Jennifer Fais and Family
Mike and Paige Farrell
Eugene Fidell and Linda Greenhouse
Linda Fields
Dan and Carole Fimlaid
Gary and Janice Fitzpatrick
Josh and Tracey Fox
Mary Franklin
Timothy Frawley
Ron and Gloria Friedman
Barbara Friedman
Charles and Muriel Friend
Janette and Dan Gallagher
Kevin and Alicia Gallagher
Steven and Kristine Garner
Robert and Judy Garrett
Sarah Gerow
Lisa and Tony Gill
Claire Warren Ginnan and Todd Ginnan
Henry and Karen Gold
Elizabeth Gordon
Parker Grayson
Richard and Rhonda Grzybowski
Frank and Linda Gudas
Etta Habegger and Charlotte Eubanks
Janet Hallahan
James and Dora Hankey
Nick and Anne Harper
John Helfinstine
Randi, Dustin and Sydney Hewit
Lisa and Michael Hogue
Shane Holmes
Donna and Jon Homuth
Ryan Hughes and Katherine Larson
Marshall Hyde
Beth Hylen and Brad Turner
Bruce Irvine
Meagan and Tim Jackson
Kyra Jacobson-Evans and Renee
Jacobson
Jane Joralemon
Cheryl Jordan
Christy Kager and Steve Webb
Vanessa and Aleksandr Kalininskiy
Colleen Kaminski and Stephen Czank
Felix and Rita Rhodes Kapron
Armand and Gloria Katz
Mary Keane
Patrick Keefe
Kamala Keeley
Janna Keser
Mark and Millie Kilmartin
Robin Kimbrough-Melton
Dr. James T. Kirk, Jr.
Kirk and Cynthia Klingensmith
Cynthia Kopcsay and Les Lupovich
Jeanne Kotula and Michael Blatt
Linda Kraus and Mark Davis
Lynda and Richard Kwitek
Pam and Joe Lally
Anne and Greg Lamb
Beth and Mark Landin
Edgar and Evelyn Lewis
Anne LoPinto
Elizabeth Lorenz
Sean Lukasik
Julie Lynch
Merrill and Lydia Lynn
John and Karen Madison
Nancy Magrath
Edward Mainzer and Kevin Chou
Heather Marx
Joseph and Cathleen Mathey
Anita and John Mayes
William and Teresa McCahill
Melissa and Carson McDonald
Samuel McInroy and Julia Houle
Kamala and Tom McNamara
Lois McNaughton and Michael
McNaughton
Jim and Cornelia Mead
Vickie Mike
Kate Milazzo and Pat Lally
Duane and Julie Miller
James Mills and Catherine Kotalik
David Morgan and Mary Wenck
Dan and Sara Mori
James Mullen
Vivian Munoz-Halm and Family
Kevin and Alice Murphy
Melissa and Richard Murray
David and Debra Naylor
Mike and Maureen Nicolo
Marge and Al Nieber
Krystal Nowosielski and Stonewall
Tyler
Thomas C. and Barbara F. O’Brien
Manuela Ocampo and Joseph Thaler
Mary Helen and Francis Olmstead
Nancy and Robert O’Loughlin
Mairead O’Sullivan
Meghan O’Toole and Curt Simmons
Emily Owen
Peter and Anne Parker
Marianne and John Paul Passmore
Kate Paterson and Patrick Tepesch
Rïse Peacock and James Hansen
Ronald and Vivian Peters
Silas Peters
Virgilio Pinto
Linda Voss Plummer and Michael
Plummer
Frank and Leslie Potter
Elizabeth and Christopher Quinlan
Terri and Warren Radke
Kristina Rainey
David and Linda Ralph
Sujata Ramaiah
Ann and Bob Recotta
Donor ($250) continued...
John and Eileen Reib
Alexis and Jon Rittenberger
Scott and Denise Robinson
Dave and Molly Rochelle
Chris Rochelle
Sandra Rockwell Herron and Christine
Rockwell Chow
Susan Rodio and Robert Boxer
Ande Rooney
Lynn Rubier-Capron
Alexandra Ruggiero and David Baum
John and Joan Russen
Alex and Rachel Ryan
Mary and James Sabshin
Constance Sargent
Tom Schill and Joann Kowalski
Kurt and Suzanne Schilling
J. Noel and Grace Schlageter
Paul and Pam Schmitt
Bonnifer and Les Schweizer
James and Delight Scouten
Jennifer Sellers and Philip Careless
Simon and Laura Shapiro
Svetlana, Ralph and Brian Short
Brad and Taryn Sick
Delanie and Kayle Sickler
David and Patricia Silvernail
Julia Sinnott
John and Bonnie Sirianni
John Sirianni and Melissa Colacino
Brett and Hannah Smith
William and Kristin Smith
Kimberly and Nolan Smith
Mike and Mary Solomon
David and Pamela Sonnefeld
Jonathan Stalker and Julia WaltzStalker
Aaron and Anne Stark
Beverly and Harrie Stevens
Gary and Carla Strong
Patty Sullivan
Louise and Connie Sullivan-Blum
Gil and Harriet Sweet
Fred and Penny Tanneberger
Faith and Mike Tarby
Adam Teicholz and Andrew Bruck
Izabela and Siavash Yazdanfar
Leo and Judy Thomas
Paul and Natalie Thonis
Julie and Tom Thurber
August and Marie Titi
Rev. Kit Tobin
John and Barbara Ullman
Linda and Martin van der Grinten
Marjorie and Gordon VanVleet
Elizabeth Vileno and Dean Thelen
Lynda and Andrea von Witt
Scott and Cathy Vonderheide
Deborah and Craig Walike
Pam and Bob Walker
Chris and Anne Walters
Celeste and William Watman
Cynthia and Richard Weakland
Matthew and Susan Weibel
Lisa Wemett and Terry Mulee
Abbey and Chris Wentzel
West End Gallery
Thomas and Linda Wilcox
Peter and Wendy Winnett
Geoffrey Wittig
Sue and Kenneth Wood
Barbara Wood
Andrea and Jordan Worley
Megan and Matthew Wukovitz
Roy and Benda Yarnell
James D. and Marianne Young
Connie Zehr and Cornelius Lyon
John and Bonnie Sirianni
John Sirianni and Melissa Colacino
Brett and Hannah Smith
William and Kristin Smith
Kimberly and Nolan Smith
Mike and Mary Solomon
David and Pamela Sonnefeld
Jonathan Stalker and Julia WaltzStalker
Aaron and Anne Stark
Beverly and Harrie Stevens
Gary and Carla Strong
Patty Sullivan
Louise and Connie Sullivan-Blum
Gil and Harriet Sweet
Fred and Penny Tanneberger
Faith and Mike Tarby
Adam Teicholz and Andrew Bruck
Izabela and Siavash Yazdanfar
Leo and Judy Thomas
Paul and Natalie Thonis
Julie and Tom Thurber
August and Marie Titi
Rev. Kit Tobin
John and Barbara Ullman
Linda and Martin van der Grinten
Marjorie and Gordon VanVleet
Elizabeth Vileno and Dean Thelen
Lynda and Andrea von Witt
Scott and Cathy Vonderheide
Deborah and Craig Walike
Pam and Bob Walker
Chris and Anne Walters
Celeste and William Watman
Cynthia and Richard Weakland
Matthew and Susan Weibel
Lisa Wemett and Terry Mulee
Abbey and Chris Wentzel
West End Gallery
Thomas and Linda Wilcox
Peter and Wendy Winnett
Geoffrey Wittig
Sue and Kenneth Wood
Barbara Wood
Andrea and Jordan Worley
Megan and Matthew Wukovitz
Roy and Benda Yarnell
James D. and Marianne Young
Connie Zehr and Cornelius Lyon
Individual ($70)
Marcia Adamy
Mary Akins
Therese Allen
Deborah Amati
Wendy Amin
Ryan Anderson
Anonymous (2)
Alice Armstrong
Alisa Babcock
David Baker
Betty Bennett
Sarah Blagg
Mary Anne Bly
Nancy Bower
Edward and Louise Bush
Ann Campbell
Anna Lee Chalos-McAleese and Andy McAleese
Warren Cole
Samantha Davenport
Kitty Erlacher
Pamela Farr
Kathy Fredrickson
Lee Gernert-Larrea
Janice T. Glover
Kevin Goldbarth
Clare Gunther
Ann Hayes
Geoffrey Heywood
Patricia Jackson
Jack James
Elise Johnson-Schmidt
Elizabeth Jones
Claire Kelly
Sylvia Kete
Margaret Koontz
Deborah Lane
Anjanette Lecher
Laurie Liberatore
Ashley Lomboy
Millicent Clarke Maynard
Anne McClenachan
James M Mead
Katherine Miller
Carol Ann Mitchell
Patrick Monahan
Christine Nightingale
Judy O’Connell
Edward Parker
Mary Passage
C.F. Payne
Sheila Reed
Kathy Pilling-Whitney
Rick Pirozzolo
Judith Prentice
Lori Reenan
Carolyn Rennie
Georgia A. Reynolds
Louise Richardson
Vicie Rolling
James Russell
Betty and Bob Santandrea
Robert K. Scott
Aidan Scott
Adam Setzer
Tracy Shaylor
Janeen Sheehe
Laura Simone
Emily Smith
Marilynn Sullivan
Alice Thompson
Marina Walker
Stacy Ward
Dorothy Wenzel
John Wight
Aleta Wynn Yarrow
Rïse Peacock
Kathy Pilling-Whitney
Rick Pirozzolo
Judith Prentice
Sheila Reed
Lori Reenan
Georgia A. Reynolds
James Russell
Betty Santandrea
Robert K. Scott
Aidan Scott
Constance L Seifert
Jennifer Sellers
Adam Setzer
Katie Sirrine
Kimberly Smith
Emily Smith
Marilynn Sullivan
Alice Thompson
Stacy Ward
Ann Welles
Dorothy Wenzel
John Wight
Aleta Wynn Yarrow
Organization
David A. Howe Public Library
Elkland Area Community Library
Southeast Steuben County Library
Vestal Public Library
GRANTS + DONATIONS
The Rockwell Museum’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with support from the office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Very special thanks to Corning Incorporated for their ongoing support.
Individual Contributors, General Support and Annual Appeal above $25
Josh Allen
Joselyn Allen-Elford Anonymous (9)
Gail and Elijah Baity
Deron & Monica Bankston
Jason Battersby
Todd Bernhardt
Bill and Sue Boland
Alisa Brown
Ruth Bruning
Joel and Linda Buice
Carol and Travis Cain
Ann Campbell
Patty Campbell
Colleen Caravati-Birdwell and Trey Birdwell
Adam and Katie Carne
Laura Choe
Celeste Clark
Maarit Clay
Kevin Coakley
Charlie and Trudy Craig Russell and Judy Cranston in memory of Bob Rockwell
Amelia Fais Harnas Cueva and Paul Cueva
Martin and Susan Curran
M. Elizabeth Dann
Vera Dauman
Lynn Decher
Paul and Gail Ebeltoft
Ann and Donald Egan
Brinn Elford
Alan and Lynnette Eusden
Kevin Falkenberg in honor of Luna Falkenberg
Wayne Falkenberg
Daniel & Lois Fermaglich
James B. Flaws and Marcia D. Weber
Melissa J. Gambol
Tina Gardner
Claire Warren Ginnan and Todd Ginnan
Nora Graner-White and SLW
Ann and David Grossman
Susan Gruber
Denise Hauselt
Gene Herber
Nancy Herman in honor of Emily
Simon
Donna and Jon Homuth
Mark Hufnagel
Jenni Jernberg-Spallone
Elizabeth Morgan Jones
Charlotte and Marcus Kantz
Greg Katz and Cheek Face
Andrew Knapp and Jenny Wittmaack
Jean Krebs
Nicholas and Megan LaPuma
Ashley Lomboy & Family
Judy and Fred Loomis
Joy Macafee
Dr. Thaddeus MacGillicuddy
Nancy Magrath
Judy Mancini
Rick and Denise Maxa
Rob Mccloskey
Jim and Cornelia Mead
David Meis
Jennifer Miller
Mary Mix
Sharon Neubert
Barry Nicholson
Marge and Al Nieber
Christine Nightingale
Thomas C. and Barbara F. O’Brien
Tom and Jill Palmer
Mary Passage
Autumn Pawlowski
Patricia Pinkston
Rick Pirozzolo
Thomas and Alison Pisano
Tyler Quanbeck and Ellen Van Cleave
Carolyn Rennie
Louise Richardson
Deborah Royle
Katrina Royle
Jo Anne Sarli
Julie Schneider
Emily Simon
Emily Smith
Mary Spurrier
Emma and Alex Strait
Ms. Marilynn Sullivan
Suzanne and Mike Sullivan
Charles and Kristin Swain
Melani Swartz
Mary Lou Tangorre
John and Sue Tobin
Chuck & Christine Turner
Kelsey VanKirk
Robert and Judy Vanni
Paul VerValin
Peg and Lou Vogel
Lydia Kenton Walsh and Robert Walsh
Vincent and Mary Lee Welch
Brian Lee Whisenhunt and Mitchell
Smith
Karol and Steven Wight
Christine Wilken
Charis Zembek
Marguerite Zorn
Foundations,
Trusts, Corporations and Other Organizations
19 Ideas
The Anderson Foundation, Inc.
Art Bridges
The Arts Council of the Southern Finger Lakes
Community Foundation of ElmiraCorning and the Finger Lakes, Inc. Corning City Democratic Committee Corning Comics & Collectibles
Dippity Do Dahs
The Game Shoppe
Guthrie
The Hilliard Foundation
Janice and Ken Freeman
LeChase Construction
The M&T Charitable Foundation
New York State Council on the Arts
Robert B McKinnon Donor Advised Fund at the Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Finger Lakes, Inc.
Smithsonian Institution
The Triangle Fund
The Tripp Foundation
Tioga Downs Regional Community Foundation
Utah Division of Arts & Museums
Wegmans
2023 Masquerade Gala
Premier Sponsor
Siemens Energy
Patron Sponsors
Corning | Finance
Lynn and Alan Eusden
First Heritage Federal Credit Union
Melissa J. Gambol
Industrial Air Technologies, Inc.
John and Sue Tobin
Photo Booth Sponsor
CCU Wealth Strategies
Supporters
Ian Harrop and Lynette Estep
Linda Jolly
Friends
Bruce and Susan Chalmers
Corning Credit Union
Donors
Anonymous
Tymon and Angela Daniels
Matthew and Elizabeth Dann
Alan and Lynnette Eusden
Melissa Gambol
Sarah Gerow
Dane Jack and Megan Mathie Jack
Beth and Mark Landin
John Marchese
Elizabeth Moses
Ann H. S. Nicholson
Thomas and Alison Pisano
Katie Ruocco
Edward and Carissa Schlesinger
Catlin Urban
Paul VerValin
Willa Vogel and Abraham Smith
Lydia Kenton Walsh and Robert Walsh
Doug and Tami Willard
Jason and Sara Wolff
STAFF, BOARD + VOLUNTEERS
Staff
Katherine Banerjee Associate Curator
Kristen Bocek-Kahn Operations Manager
Lukas Brown Retail and Guest Services Assistant Manager
Tim Decker Registrar
Paul Dressen Preparator
Kevin Falkenberg Fund Development Manager
Katherine Fultz Education Assistant
Lisa Gill Director of Finance and Operations
Sherry Kirk Executive Liaison and Financial Assistant
Amanda Lett Curator of Collections and Exhibitions
Katharine Mead Membership and Grants Manager
Mary Mix Director of Education
Ann Recotta Education and Volunteer Programs Coordinator
Rita Reed
Retail and Guest Services Manager
Amy Ruza
Youth and Family Programs Manager
Jess Spady
Communications and Digital Media Manager
Janelle Steiner Programs and Events Manager
Kate Swanson
Interpretation and Public Engagement Educator
Bryn Van Horne Marketing and Advancement Assistant
Willa Vogel Director of Advancement and Communications
