Annual Review 23-24 by The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art

Dennis

Adele

David

THANK YOU!

Dear Members of The Ringling, I am pleased to present you with our Annual Review for the 2023–24 fiscal year. I hope you enjoy this compendium of accomplishments and activities from last year.

We experienced record-breaking numbers in admissions and earned income. We welcomed 406,510 visitors, making it our 4th highest attended year and the best visitation since 2019. Earnings from admission reached $6,072,647 for the year, setting a record for admissions income. We ended the year with an income of $25,546,551 and expenses of $24,872,678 leaving a surplus of $673,874.

All tour programs renewed operation, and our volunteer corps has been restructured since the pandemic and counts over 400 members. Our Guide Program encompasses the largest volunteer group, which conducts tours of Ca’ d’Zan, the Museum of Art, and our grounds. We expanded the Guide Program to include more opportunities to experience everything The Ringling offers.

Education staff worked with volunteers and community organizations around the region to foster powerful experiences in art. We opened the MakerSpace in the JohnsonBlalock Education Center to create a drop-in venue for families and expand hands-on art making programs for youth and adults. With funds from E.A. Michelson Philanthropy, we developed art making programs for the 55+ community. We also hired artists to work with community partners to engage their clients in creative learning. In June, our Director of Education and Tibbals Curator of Circus headed up a major conference at The Ringling that brought together 47 speakers from across the country to explore the use of “wonder.” 1,666 attendees enjoyed the conference during 3 days of programming.

Of the 11 exhibitions presented, our curators developed all but one. Our collections are in demand from institutions around the country and world. Two European paintings were borrowed for the Making Her Mark exhibition in Baltimore and Toronto, and two Japanese works were showcased in the Meiji Modern: 50 Years of New Japan in Chicago and Houston.

Our performing arts program presented 12 artist companies and launched the season with a performance by La Dame Blanche, with an audience of over 1,000 people. The HAT’s attendance increased, and many performances sold out. The HAT Lounge on the Benfer Courtyard became the place to be after every show to meet the performers and enjoy drinks and conversation.

After six years of development, The Greatest Show On Earth® Gallery, in collaboration with FELD Entertainment® opened, combining the history of the Feld family’s ownership, the hundreds of artists they presented, and an immersive screen where visitors experience the excitement of a circus performance.

I want to acknowledge Florida State University’s President Richard McCullough, Provost James Clark, and The Ringling’s Board of Directors for their enthusiastic support of our work. To our volunteers and members, your support means so much to all of us. Thank you, and I look forward to seeing you soon at The Ringling.

Cover: Collections Department preparing to move Guercino's Annunciation for the exhibition 'Guercino’s Friar with a Gold Earring: Fra Bonaventura Bisi, Painter and Art Dealer' Left: The Greatest Show On Earth® Gallery

Steven High Executive Director

FINANCES

• We welcomed 406,510 visitors, representing not only a 7.5% increase in visitors compared to last year but the first year since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic that our attendance surpassed 400,000.

• Our admissions income of $6,072,647, representing a 19.3% increase from last year, was the largest in our history.

• Our $25,546,551 in revenue exceeded budgeted revenue by .26%, and our expenses of $24,872,678 were 2.45% under budgeted. We therefore ended the fiscal year with a surplus of $673,874.

ATTENDANCE

406,510 VISITORS IN TOTAL

$25.55 M REVENUE

$24.87 M EXPENSES

$674 K SURPLUS

$2.4 M DRAW FROM ENDOWMENTS

ENDOWMENTS

The Ringling’s combined endowments (The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art Foundation and the Florida State University Foundation) at year-end totaled $58.9 million with annual draw from endowments of $2.4 million.

EXHIBITIONS

Guercino’s Friar with a Gold Earring: Fra Bonaventura Bisi, Painter and Art Dealer

OCT 14, 2023 – JAN 7, 2024

This international loan exhibition investigated the life and work of Fra Bonaventura Bisi (1601–1659), a Franciscan Minor Conventual friar whose portrait by the Italian Baroque master Guercino was acquired by The Ringling in 2015. Bisi’s activity as an art dealer, printmaker, and celebrated painter of miniatures made him a major figure in the artistic culture of 17th-century Bologna. Offering a captivating glimpse into the worlds of art making and art collecting in Baroque Italy, the exhibition explored Fra Bisi’s artistic training, his close relationships with Guercino and other Bolognese artists and intellectuals, his extraordinary painted miniatures, his dogged pursuit of artworks for princely collectors, and his passionate efforts to promote the appreciation and collecting of drawings as an art form. Loans from important museums and private collections in both Italy and the US joined selections from our own exceptional collection of Italian Baroque art.

Organized by David M. Stone, Guest Curator, and Sarah Cartwright, Chief Curator and Ulla R. Searing Curator of Collections. The exhibition was supported by the Kathleen Binnicker Swann Foundation, the Robert Lehman Foundation, the Paul Grootkerk Memorial Fund at The Ringling, The Sir Denis Mahon Foundation, Margaret and Mark Hausberg, the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, Mike and Karen Urette, and the Ringling Museum endowment funds of Bob and Diane Roskamp and Steve and Stevie Wilberding. It was paid for in part by Sarasota County Tourist Development Tax revenues, and the Florida Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture.

500 Years of Italian Drawings from the

Princeton University Art Museum

OCT 15, 2023 – JAN 21, 2024

The Princeton University Art Museum’s collection of Italian drawings is renowned for its quality, scope, and scholarly importance. This exhibition showcased 95 works from the late 15th to early 20th centuries by numerous artists including Parmigianino, Guercino, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, and Amedeo Modigliani. 500 Years of Italian Drawings explored topics such as technique, artistic education, experimentation, and the pivotal role played by drawing in the creative process.

This exhibition was organized by the Princeton University Art Museum. Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598–1680; born Naples; died Rome), Seated Male Nude, ca. 1618–24. Red chalk heightened with white chalk on buff laid paper; 42.2 × 27.2 cm. Princeton University Art Museum. Museum purchase, Laura P. Hall Memorial Fund and Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund (2005-128)

Guercino’s Friar with a Gold Earring: Fra Bonaventura Bisi, Painter and Art Dealer installation view

Working Conditions: Exploring Labor through

The Ringling’s Photography Collection

AUG 26, 2023 – MAR 10, 2024

The Industrial Revolution of the 18th and 19th centuries radically changed the nature of human labor. That era is defined by a global shift from producing goods by hand to manufacturing by machines and technologies that emphasized efficiency. Photography was introduced to the public in 1839 as, among other things, a timeand labor-saving technology to record images from the visible world more quickly and accurately than painting or drawing. This exhibition explored the myriad ways in which photographs have communicated ideas about labor since the 19th century through examples from our permanent photography collection.

Curated by Christopher Jones, Stanton B. and Nancy W. Kaplan Curator of Photography and Media Art. Special thanks to Anna Gliwski, 2023 Coville Intern in Photography at The Ringling, for her assistance.

The Feline Muse: Cats in Japanese Art

OCT 28, 2023 – APR 21, 2024

Cats have lived in close proximity with humans on the Japanese archipelago for millennia, fostering a cross-species friendship that is reflected in over one thousand years of written and visual records. This small exhibition, encompassing woodblock prints, paintings, lacquerware, ceramics, and metalwork, introduced the feline subject in Japanese art from the early 19th century to the mid-20th century.

Curated by Rhiannon Paget, Curator of Asian Art.

Watermelon Regatta

MAR 16 – JUN 9, 2024

Over 7 years ago, our conservators began a comprehensive examination of the Watermelon Regatta, a fascinating early18th century Italian painting that had suffered significant damage. This extended study led to a painstaking conservation treatment that commenced in 2017 and since then has been carried out intermittently. Our painting conservators were assisted by several conservation interns and fellows, as well as contracted conservators. This oil painting on canvas has been attributed to The Master of the Fertility of the Egg, a name used by art historians for a still-unidentified painter active in northern Italy around 1700. Watermelon Regatta was displayed with a PowerPoint projection showcasing the conservation process. This painting and its conservation efforts were the focus of The Ringling’s 2016 Giving Challenge, supported by numerous local donors. Conservation work was more recently supported by the David A. Straz, Jr. Foundation.

Photos, top to bottom:

Bill Owens (American, born 1938), Industrial burger maker, Tri-Valley Area, Northern California (detail), from the series Working, 1974-1976. Gelatin silver print, 6 7/16 x 9 1/16 in. Gift of John Chatzky and Debbie Mullin, 2021, 2021.51.31. © Bill Owens

Saitō Kiyoshi (Japanese, 1907–1997), Two Cats, designed 1954, printed 1955. Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 16 3/4 × 23 1/16 in. Gift of Charles and Robyn Citrin, 2015. SN11495.35

The Master of the Fertility of the Egg, Watermelon Regatta (detail), SN657, after treatment

Michele Oka Doner: The True Story of Eve

NOV 18, 2023 – JUN 2, 2024

Miami, Florida native Michele Oka Doner is an internationally acclaimed artist best known for her work inspired by the wonderment and awe of flora and fauna. In addition to her study of the natural world, Oka Doner has simultaneously sustained a decades-long poetic exploration of the human figure. The artist’s first solo exhibition at The Ringling, Michele Oka Doner: The True Story of Eve, included examples of works on paper, wood, ceramics, bronze, and glass ranging from the 1960s to the present. These highly intuitive works evoke natural forms and pay homage to the local environment, while poignantly reminding us of our increasingly precarious ecosystem.

Curated

Ola Wlusek, Keith D. Monda Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art.

Mountains of the Mind: Scholars’ Rocks from China and Beyond

AUG 5, 2023 – JUN 23, 2024

Curious rocks have been venerated in China since ancient times. The wealthy elite of the Tang dynasty (618–907) sought out magnificent limestone boulders for their gardens. During the Song dynasty (960–1279), scholars began collecting smaller rocks with sculptural shapes, interesting surface textures, and striking colors. These became known as gonshi, meaning “spirit stones.” Because of their association with literati culture across East Asia, they are called “scholars’ rocks” in English. The rich culture of appreciating scholars’ rocks has diffused across East Asia and beyond. As well as objects from China, this exhibition included objects from Japan, Korea, Canada, and Italy. On view for the first time at The Ringling were scholars’ rocks recently donated from the extensive collection of Nancy and Stan Kaplan, a new acquisition funded by Lucia and Steven Almquist, and paintings on loan from the Dongguan Lou Collection.

Curated by Rhiannon Paget, Curator of Asian Art. This exhibition was supported by the Chao Ringling Museum Endowment and the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation.

The Greatest Show On Earth® Gallery PERMANENT EXHIBIT, OPENED APR 5, 2024

The Greatest Show On Earth® Gallery modernizes the museum’s expansive history of the circus by exploring the first 50 years of the Feld family’s stewardship during which the spectacle of the show brought the circus experience to new heights. The new exhibit continues the story, found throughout the Circus Museum, of how Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® grew to become one of the most well-recognized brands in the world. The gallery space is designed to evoke the excitement of seeing a live show, while also representing the full spectrum of a production from both front- and back-of-house perspectives. Visitors can explore artifacts, costumes, and media footage in an engaging and multisensory experience throughout the exhibition area.

Curated by Jennifer Lemmer Posey, Tibbals Curator of Circus with partial funding from the Feld Family.

Photos, top to bottom: Michele Oka Doner with Nacre (2008). Photo: Marc Heldrens. Courtesy of the artist.

White Taihu Stone, 21 1/16 × 9 7/16 × 7 1/2 in. Gift of Stan and Nancy Kaplan, 2019. SN11681.41

Shinique Smith: PARADE

DEC 16, 2023 – JAN 5, 2025

This year-long, multi-gallery installation placed the work of contemporary artist Shinique Smith (American, b. 1971) in direct dialogue with historic European art, a first in Smith’s career. Several of her large-scale sculptures, along with smaller works, were displayed in the permanent collection galleries of the Museum of Art. PARADE spoke to the European artistic tradition revealing the universality of human experience explored by artists throughout time while also foregrounding notions of Black femininity and the history of the circus.

Curated by Sarah Cartwright, Chief Curator and Ulla R. Searing Curator of Collections. Shinique Smith: PARADE was generously supported by the Ellin Family Art of Our Time Endowment Fund and the Ringling Museum General Development Fund. It was paid for in part by Sarasota County Tourist Development Tax revenues and by the Florida Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture.

Skyway 2024: A Contemporary Collaboration

MAY 25, 2024 – JAN 26, 2025

Skyway 2024: A Contemporary Collaboration, a partnership between 5 arts institutions in the Tampa Bay area, was a celebration of the region's artistic practices. Working together, curators from each institution offered context for the diversity of art being made in Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, and Sarasota Counties.

This exhibition was funded in part by the Peter & Mary Lou Vogt Ringling Exhibition Fund, the Stephen V.C. Wilberding Ringling Endowment, Gulf Coast Community Foundation, Florida Department of State Division of Arts & Culture, Sarasota County TDC/A, The Gobioff Foundation, and the Stanton Storer’s Embrace the Arts Foundation.

EMBODIED: Highlights from The Ringling Collection of Modern and Contemporary Art

MAR 2, 2024 – SEP 21, 2025

EMBODIED expanded the definition of the human figure by bringing together diverse representations in painting, sculpture, fiber, video, and mixed media by some of the most exciting artists working in the 20th and 21st centuries. Artists in the exhibition included William Villalongo who merges tropes from the European still life painting tradition with elements from Black histories, pop culture, and mass media. Tony Tiger’s abstract painting, Time and Place: Egmont Key-Indian Territory-LA-Oklahoma, is the first abstract painting by a contemporary Native American artist acquired by The Ringling. Other works embodied the artists’ personal experiences and broader observations on sociopolitical issues through abstraction and nonobjective art.

Curated by Ola Wlusek, Keith D. Monda Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art. Paid for in part by Sarasota County Tourist Development Tax Revenues. Additional support was provided by the Gulf Coast Community Foundation and the Amicus Foundation Fund.

Photos, top to bottom:

Shinique Smith, Stargazer (2022) installed in front of Guercino's Annunciation in Gallery 8 of the Museum of Art Saumitra Chandratreya (Indian, born 1990), Royal Poinciana Reflections, 2022. Cyanotype on Sateen, 40 x 60 in. Courtesy of the artist. © Saumitra Chandratreya

William Villalongo, (American, b. 1975), Still Life with Quilt and Drinking Gourds, 2021. Acrylic and velvet flock on wood panel, 72 x 56 x 2 in. Museum purchase with funds from Drs. George and Sarah Pappas Art Acquisition Fund, 2022, 2022.33. © William Villalongo. Courtesy of © Villalongo Studio LLC. Photo: Bill Massey.

EDUCATION

50,941 TOTAL EDUCATION VISITORS

19,167 PUBLIC TOURS PARTICIPANTS

10,678 STUDENTS ON SCHOOL VISITS

1,252 HOMESCHOOL PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS

5,711 FAMILY PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS

6,107 OUTREACH PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS

3,320 ADULT PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS

406 ARTS & HEALTH PARTICIPANTS

8 LIFELONG ARTS WORKSHOPS

$466,000 IN GRANTS AWARDED FOR EDUCATION PROGRAMS

TOURS

Through expanded programming to better welcome and serve our community:

• the number of visitors on Public Tours increased by 349% with the support of updated training and new Volunteer Guides. Expanded Guide offerings included:

• November through May Bayfront Gardens tours

• an increase in Museum of Art tours from twice weekly to 4 times daily due to 52 new Guides

• revenue-generating tours in Ca’ d’Zan brought in $571,740

School tours returned to pre-pandemic numbers. Students:

• engaged in a new school program, Art Extensions, which teaches art skills complementing the artworks students viewed

• visited from 3 Title I schools as part of the Sarasota County Schools Summer Learning Academy and countered summer learning loss

FREE FAMILY PROGRAMMING

Free family programming, which includes Museum Admission, continued throughout the year, increasing during the summer with the return of Open Studio and the addition of new programs such as:

• MakerSpace Mondays, where visitors of all ages made art as part of free Mondays

• Teen Mindfulness in the Museum, in partnership with Girls Inc.

• Family Nights @ Art After 5

OUTREACH PROGRAMS

2 new teaching artist positions increased the impact of arts education on children in our communities, serving:

• 19 partners including Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee County, Forty Carrots Family Center, Girls Inc., Sarasota African American Cultural Coalition, Sarasota Housing Authority, and Sarasota Public Libraries

ADULT PROGRAMS

Gallery Talks, Viewpoint Lectures, and Workshops continued. Yearly highlights included:

• a new Lifelong Arts Program that provided hands-on art making and community building for adults aged 55+, which was generously funded by E.A. Michelson Philanthropy

• the addition of an Arts and Health Program Coordinator, who rekindled longstanding partnerships with a focus on accessibility, expanded and professionalized this program. She:

• restarted visual description tours for partner health organizations and individual visitors who are blind or have visual impairments

• provided healthcare professionals at Sarasota Memorial Hospital (SMH) professional development opportunities Using Art to Open Minds and The Art of Caring

• expanded robot tours for patients at SMH

THE COMMUNITY GALLERY

Exhibitions included:

• Art of Recovery, presented by The Academy at Glengary from August to December 2023

• Who We Are, presented by Easterseals of Southwest Florida, from December 2023 to April 2024

• Shared Vision: Art and Empathy, presented by Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee County from April to August 2024

The Ringling received $466,000 to support educational programs this year, including:

• $250,000 from FORE to support the Wonder: Human Experience and the Arts symposium

• $109,900 from E.A. Michelson Philanthropy to start the Lifelong Arts program

• $60,000 from private donors to support Outreach programs

• $45,000 from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County to support health and accessibility programming and the Community Gallery

• $1,000 from private donors to support the Guide Program

The Wonder: Human Experience and the Arts symposium was the first of its kind, focused on exploring the concept of wonder and how the arts influence and impact our shared humanity.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS INCLUDED

• Kaywin Feldman, Director of the National Gallery of Art

• Shinique Smith, Los Angeles-based artist featured in the exhibition Shinique Smith: PARADE

• Dr. Erin Clabough, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience at the University of Virginia

FEATURED DISCIPLINES INCLUDED

• art and art history

• astronomy

• circus arts and history

• disability studies

• interior design

• library services

• linguistics

• magic

SPECIAL PUBLIC EVENTS INCLUDED

• museum studies

• neuroaesthetics

• public health services

• Ringling WONDERground, a fresh take on Ringling Underground

• Wonder Walk at FAM, a free family program in which families used a handheld guide to explore the collections, galleries, and grounds through the lens of wonder

“The symposium was thoughtful, inspiring, and full of creativity!”

—Wonder Attendee

2.5 DAYS OF WONDER

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

28 SESSIONS

EXPERTS FROM INTERDISCIPLINARY FIELDS

2 PUBLIC EVENTS WELCOMING

1,750 PEOPLE

ARTIST COMPANIES

11 COUNTRIES REPRESENTED

TOTAL PERFORMANCES

6,544

AUDIENCE AT ART OF PERFORMANCE SHOWS AND FILMS

24,016

AUDIENCE AT SUMMER CIRCUS SPECTACULAR 2023

18 ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES

1,094 ATTENDEES IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS

ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE

FILM SCREENINGS

ART OF PERFORMANCE

• introduced audiences to live performance events by fresh, provocative, and globally relevant artists in the Historic Asolo Theater, the Museum of Art Courtyard, the Perret Performance Studio, and other sites on The Ringling grounds

• offered varied programs of mainstage shows, artist residencies, films, talks, community workshops, and masterclasses. Art of Performance also:

• emphasized works from artists from and inspired by the Francophone world

• presented Summer Circus Spectacular in partnership with the Circus Arts Conservatory

2023–24 ART OF PERFORMANCE SEASON:

La Dame Blanche & White Hot Fête

OCT 20, 2023

Israel Fernández & Diego del Morao in Concert

NOV 2, 2023

Lo Preciso by Rafael Ramírez

NOV 4 & 5, 2023

Congo Jazz Band by Les Francophonies

NOV 16–18*, 2023

La Santa Cecilia

DEC 12, 2023

MicroWIP

JAN 26, 2024

Creole Soul by Etienne Charles FEB 15 & 16, 2024

Rave Lucid

FEB 22–24*, 2024

BélO in Concert

MAR 8 & 9, 2024

Florida Woman

MAR 22–24, 2024

Un Poyo Rojo

APR 6 & 7, 2024

La Famille GoldenCrust by Les Deux de Pique

APR 18–21, 2024

Parisian Refraction by ensembleNEWSRQ

MAY 9–11, 2024

*Free student matinees offered for local public schools and colleges

Above:

La Dame Blanche

Below:

Summer Circus Spectacular 2023, Alexis Brothers, photo by Cliff Roles

ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE INCLUDED

Modesto “flako” Jimenez

Moira Finucane

Rosie Herrera

Leah Verier-Dunn

Brinae Ali

Vijayalakshmi

John Heginbotham / Dance Heginbotham

MASTERCLASSES INCLUDED THE

• Hot Salsa Dance Series with DK Dance

• Sevillanas Intensive with Irene Rodríguez

• Bulerías de Jerez Intensive with Irene Rodríguez

• Flamenco Dance Masterclass with Rafael Ramírez

• Electro Dance Masterclass with Mazelfreten

• Brinae Ali’s Get Your Sole Fixed Open-level Tap Masterclass

• Vijayalakshmi Classical Indian Dance Masterclass

WORKSHOPS INCLUDED

• Staff Comedy Masterclass with Les Deux de Pique

• Un Poyo Rojo Masterclasses at Booker High School

ARTIST TALKS AND COMMUNITY GATHERINGS INCLUDED THE

• Artist Reading and Talk Back with “flako” Jimenez

• Talk with Hassane Kassi Kouyaté

• Florida Woman Artist Talk with Florida choreographers Alex Springer and Xan Burley

• BélO Community Reception with Haitian Connection of Manasota

• The Baby Laurence Legacy Project Lecture Demonstration with Brinae Ali

• MicroWIP Talkback with Leah Verier-Dunn

• Vijayalakshmi Film and Talkback

THE RINGLING PARTNERED WITH

• Circus Arts Conservatory of Sarasota

• Booker High School

• DK Dance

Above, left: Intensive with Irene Rodríguez Above, top to bottom: La Dame Blanche & White Hot Fête; Florida Woman; Les Deux de Pique; Masterclass with Mazelfreten

Staff supported regularly scheduled gallery rotations of lightsensitive material in the Ting Tsung and Wei Fong Chao Center for Asian Art, and the Kotler-Coville Glass Pavilion, and planned and executed 19 exhibitions including:

• 18 organized in-house by Ringling Museum staff

19 EXHIBITION PROJECTS

• 1 traveling project coordinated by another institution

• Exhibition projects of note such as Mountains of the Mind: Scholars’ Rocks in China and Beyond; Guercino’s Friar with a Gold Earring: Fra Bonaventura Bisi, Painter and Art Dealer; Michele Oka Doner: The True Story of Eve; Shinique Smith: PARADE; The Greatest Show On Earth® Gallery; On the Road: Photographs of the Traveling Circus and Carnival by Jill Freedman and Randal Levenson; Watermelon Regatta; and Skyway 2024: A Contemporary Collaboration

Collections supported the lending of 36 objects from the permanent collection. Of these:

• 33 traveled domestically and 3 traveled internationally

• 5 were individual loans with 7 borrowing institutions

• notable loans included Angelica Kauffmann’s Sappho Inspired by Love (SN329) and Fede Galizia’s Judith with the Head of Holofernes (SN684) to the Baltimore Museum of Art and the Art Gallery of Ontario; Giovanni Battista Moroni’s Mario Benvenuti (SN106) to the Intesa Sanpaolo at the Gallerie d'Italia in Milan, Italy; and Utagawa Kunimasa IV’s Kabuki performance of "Chiarini's Celebrated Circus" (2020.14) and Toyohara Chikanobu’s Chiarini: World’s Greatest Circus (2020.16) to the Smart Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

ACQUISITIONS

Of the 415 objects acquired, impactful acquisitions included:

• over 120 circus posters and advertisements from the Big Apple Circus

• photography portfolios by the artists Shen Wei (Almost Naked) and Jess T. Dugan (Every Breath We Drew)

• a textile sculpture by the artist Shinique Smith

• 3 glass works by Stephen Powell, Sonja Blomdahl, and Preston Singletary

• 3 textile and beaded works by Brian Zepeda

• a selection of over 80 Japanese prints from donors Chuck and Robyn Citrin

• 10 rare Saitō Kiyoshi drawings, as well as a Saitō Kiyoshi folding screen

• 6 kimono from the 19th and 20th centuries

• a variety of items from the wardrobe of noted circus performer, Barbara Nadel

Installation view of the exhibition, On the Road: Photographs of the Traveling Circus and Carnival by Jill Freedman and Randal Levenson

Left to right:

Saitō Kiyoshi, Still life with rucksack Gift of Ted Miller, 2024. 2024.1.6 Sonja Blomdahl (American, born 1952), Rose/Chartreuse, 2002. Blown glass. Gift of Sharon Kornstein, 2023. Brian Zepeda, Pretty in Pink, 2021. Gift from the Daniel J. Denton Florida Art Acquisition Fund, 2023.

CURATORIAL

As faculty members at Florida State University and subject matter experts for the collections, curators serve The Ringling’s mission in many ways.

Research is at the heart of curatorial work and underpins everything we do, including exhibitions, publications, conference presentations, public lectures, gallery tours, media interviews, and caring for and expanding the museum’s collections.

Highlights included:

• 17 original in-house exhibitions, encompassing shows drawn entirely from the permanent collection as well as those with loans from other institutions, private collections, and artists

• 1 traveling exhibition organized by Princeton University Art Museum

• more than 15 public programs related to these exhibitions

• Art of Performance season (see pp. 12-13)

• 2 exhibition catalogues published by The Ringling: Guercino’s Friar with a Gold Earring: Fra Bonaventura Bisi, Painter and Art Dealer and Skyway 2024: A Contemporary Collaboration

• 9 presentations delivered at national and international professional conferences, and attendance at 10 more

• co-organization of a 3-day symposium on Wonder at The Ringling

• 7 invited lectures, both in-person and online

• 3 books published by outside entities

• 2 articles in scholarly journals

• service as reviewers/editors for 2 scholarly journals or volumes

• 2 elections to professional organizations and committees

• Research, writing, and planning for:

• at least 15 upcoming exhibitions or installations

• at least 7 publications

• the upcoming performance season and a symposium

• 415 works accepted into the collection through donation and purchase

• more than $365,000 in grant funds awarded for exhibitions and performance, from both government and private grantors

• providing input on numerous conservation projects, including the Aeolian organ, architectural preservation, outdoor sculpture, and fountain restoration

• research and professional development travel to places including Miami; New York; Washington, DC; Santa Fe; Baltimore; Kansas City; Montreal; Italy; Brazil; Japan; Spain; and the Netherlands

• tours of Art Basel Miami Beach and associated fairs as part of a trip organized by Development

Top to bottom: Curators Christopher Jones and Ola Wlusek speaking at the exhibition opening for Skyway 2024: A Contemporary Collaboration

Guercino’s Friar with a Gold Earring: Fra Bonaventura Bisi, Painter and Art Dealer, exhibition catalogue by David M. Stone and Sarah Cartwright (Ringling/Scala Arts Publishers) Divine Felines: The Cat in Japanese Art by Rhiannon Paget (Tuttle Publishing)

THE ARCHIVES

• completed an assessment of the circus, Wild West Shows, and allied arts holdings to gain intellectual and physical control of collections

• facilitating a new collection arrangement, purchased 2 new compact shelving units, one purchased by the museum and the second unit by Symes Brightman

• completed 400 accessions dating from 1973 to 2024

• arranged and described 80 linear feet of standard and oversized photographs by topic

• reorganized 75 linear feet of 3D objects

• relocated the moving image collections

• installed a PhaseOne camera system in the Archives Digital Capture Lab

The purchase of a PhaseOne camera system has set a new standard in The Ringling Archives. Investigating a collection management system for the Archives that will operate well with the Ringling’s DAM solution has been underway, and with these workflow changes, the Archives is planning for a very productive future.

CONSERVATION

Chief Conservator Barbara A. Ramsay, Conservator of Sculpture and Decorative Arts Emily Brown, and Objects Conservation Fellow Tara Johnston conducted inhouse conservation examination of several hundred objects for acquisition, loan, exhibitions, and installations.

Brown managed the Cypriot object conservation project and treated objects— preparing works for the 2025 reinstallation of Gallery 12. Johnston examined, documented, and treated at least 61 Cypriot objects plus others in the collection.

Contracted conservation treatments were completed by:

• Dimitra Pantoulia and RLA Conservation, who treated Cypriot objects onsite

• Sonja Jordan-Mowery, who examined and treated works on paper and photographs

• Jackson Art Care, who treated the Angelica Kauffmann Sappho Inspired by Love in August prior to loan to the Baltimore Museum of Art and Art Gallery of Ontario. In February, Jackson carried out the final touches of inpainting on the Watermelon Regatta by The Master of the Fertility of the Egg, completing a multi-year in-house major treatment project. The painting was displayed in the Museum of Art from March through June, with a projected PowerPoint describing the conservation process.

Top to bottom: Museum of Art West Courtyard Fountain, during conservation treatment

Emily Brown treating a Cypriot sculpture SN28.1912

EverGreene Architectural Arts provided numerous condition assessments, treatment proposals, and cost estimates for projects including:

• more than 64 outdoor sculptures, mainly in the Museum of Art Courtyard

• Museum of Art West Courtyard Fountain and associated elements

• Ca’ d’Zan’s patio wall, damaged during Hurricane Ian in 2022

• Ca’ d’Zan’s lower dock marble tiles, heavily damaged during the storm surge of Hurricane Idalia in 2023

EverGreene also completed several conservation treatments on:

• Beverly Pepper’s Cor-ten Diamond Sentinel II

• the historic iron gates on the north loggia of the Museum of Art

• Jorge Marín’s bronze and steel La Gloria, partially funded by the Giving Challenge 2024

• Beverly Pepper’s Cor-ten Curvae in Curvae

• Alfredo Halegua’s Cor-ten Colossus

• the 20th-century Italian bronze Farnese Bull

• Ca’ d’Zan’s south patio wall damaged by Hurricane Ian in 2022

• Ca’ d’Zan’s historic east kitchen door

In addition, EverGreene completed a large proportion of the major restoration treatment of the Museum of Art West Courtyard Fountain below David, a project generously funded by an anonymous donor. Work included conservation of the upper and lower fountain basins, cast stone walls, and balustrade on the bridge. 3D scanning of the fountain’s 3 deteriorated marble hippocampi sculptures was completed prior to replication in cast stone. The project continues into FY 2024–25, when the hippocampi will be installed, 2 monumental bronze sculptures conserved, and the fountain plumbing system revamped to reintroduce the spouting and spillover water features.

New blue porcelain tiles were ordered for the Bolger Family Reflecting Pool. Replicating the original swimming pool floor, they will replace the failed 2018 blue tiles, with installation expected in late 2024–early 2025.

Left to right:

The Master of the Fertility of the Egg, Watermelon Regatta, SN657, after treatment

Jorge Marín, La Gloria SN11157, before treatment (left) and after treatment (above)

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

FELLOWSHIPS

INTERNSHIPS

“It was a great learning experience, and a great opportunity to see how a large museum functions.”

—Ringling 2024 Summer Intern

Governed by Florida State University (FSU), The Ringling offers critical yearround academic and professional development for emerging museum and cultural heritage professionals, providing skill advancement, research opportunities, and hands-on training within one of the largest university museums in North America. Our academic programs expanded their reach, hosting 2 fellowships and 29 internships, compared to 0 and 21 last year, respectively.

FELLOWSHIPS

Fellowships are full-time visiting appointments that promote career development. The Ringling hosted:

• the Objects Conservation Fellow, who worked on projects across all Ringling collection areas

• the Eleanor Merritt Fellow, who worked across departments, completing projects that included conducting research in Archives and Curatorial, object handling training with Collections Management, and developing Education programs for Ringling’s strategic community partners

INTERNSHIPS

In its 24th year, The Ringling hosted 29 internships across 9 departments, bringing the total number of Ringling interns to 342 since being under FSU governance. Of these interns:

• 93% were paid

• 44% earned college credit

• 38% were paid and earned college credit

• 55% were from local schools like New College of Florida (NCF), State College of Florida (SCF), and the University of South Florida (USF)

• 28% were from schools outside of Florida

FSU MUSEUM AND CULTURAL HERITAGE STUDIES

2 FSU students completed their Master of Arts degrees at The Ringling through The Ringling Course, a second-year option of the Museum and Cultural Heritage Studies (MCHS) program. This in-residence opportunity included 2 graduate seminars focused on studying exhibitions and public programs, rotating internships through 9 departments, and completing required research capstone projects—all while completing duties as graduate assistants.

Ringling summer interns atop Ca’ d’Zan’s Belvedere Tower.

ART LIBRARY

The Frank E. Duckwall Foundation provided the funding for 2 extremely rare books for The Ringling Art Library’s Special Collection: Vita Beati P. Ignatii Loiolae and Emblemata D. A. Alciati. Dr. Joseph Antinoro-Polizzi gifted his personal collection of more than 800 books that focus on Italian art, architecture, gardens, and culture to the Library. The Library also:

• hosted tours for museum Guides, students, visitors, and new Ringling staff

• sent books and scanned articles to academic and museum libraries around the US through Interlibrary Loan and facilitated the borrowing of materials for Ringling staff

• shared library materials with students and staff at FSU and borrowed heavily from the FSU collection for research purposes

MEMBERSHIP HOUSEHOLDS 24

LITERATI BOOK CLUB MEETINGS WITH

257 PARTICIPANTS

Page with portrait of St. Ignatius Loyola from Vita Beati, 1622.

AUDIENCE RESEARCH

SURVEYS

BY PROGRAM

3 ONGOING CAMPUS SURVEYS (SINCE 2007)

20 EXHIBITIONS (SINCE 2014)

24 ART OF PERFORMANCE (SINCE 2014)

GUEST COMMENT SUMMARY (most frequently used words)

The Ringling established a formal Audience Research program within the Academic Affairs department, with the goal of aligning audience research and processes to support Strategic Plan commitments. Listening to and learning more from people who visit us is a vital part of our new Strategic Plan supporting the first commitment to broaden and deepen our impact. This work helps staff and volunteers uphold our mission to inspire, educate, and entertain while striving toward the vision to be more inclusive and accessible to all.

Since 2007, The Ringling has gathered 29,676 guest responses from paper comment cards, digital surveys, and academic visitor studies conducted by Florida State University graduate students.

Collection methods and responses included:

• paper comment cards: 7,589 (2007–2020)

• email: 2,234 (2020–present)

• iPad Survey Kiosks: 17,810 (2019–present)

• QR Codes: 527 (2020–present)

• in-person: 327 (2016–present)

TRENDS

TOTAL RESPONSES (LAST FIVE FISCAL YEARS)

EXPERIENCE RATING

Rating scale: 1 to 5; 5 being the highest

RINGLING GUEST DEMOGRAPHICS

The Ringling is governed by Florida State University, a recipient of state and federal funding. Collecting certain demographic information helps us meet reporting requirements.

AGE

GENDER

FACILITIES & GROUNDS

Strong support from FSU has enabled progress on a wide range of projects, such as restoration and maintenance of the buildings on campus, grounds care, and collaboration with historic architects and conservators on projects focused on historic campus elements.

Building restoration and maintenance included:

• 2 major roofing projects, for which we received deferred maintenance funding totaling around $5 million, including work on:

• the Ca’ d’Zan roof, now scheduled to start in April 2025, with HVAC replacement beginning during the project’s second half

• the Museum of Art roof, for which a design was completed, with preparation to go out to bid in the fall of 2024

• anticipation of awaited equipment to update the lighting of Joseph’s Coat: A Skyspace by James Turrell this fall

• work on the former Banyan Café, which will return to its 1961 configuration by William Rupp and has entered a design phase

• renovations to the MakerSpace in the Johnson-Blalock Education Center in collaboration with the Education Department

• major maintenance on our chiller plant, which is owned jointly with New College of Florida

• installation of emergency backup power for all our lift stations

The grounds at The Ringling are a Level 2 Arboretum as designated by ArbNet, the arboretum accreditation body of the Morton Arboretum. Updates to the grounds included:

• increased in-house staffing, decreasing reliance on contractual staffing

• replacement of the iconic palm trees west of the cast-bronze replica of Michelangelo’s David in the Museum of Art Courtyard

• work on a complete renewal of the surrounding landscape

• repairs and repaving of the south drive and north parking lot

• replacement of mulch with limerock in the overflow parking area

• focus on storm preparation and recovery following Hurricane Idalia

Rupp Pavilion, 1961, exterior view with Tulip tables and chairs

Our members and donors are the backbone of The Ringling. You inspire us to be creative, reach out into our greater community, develop new audiences, and attract people to our campus. You help us conserve and restore while giving to help us expand our collections. You embrace new media, contemporary works, and unique programming. Whether you support circus, performances, gardens, glass, or art, our members and donors have a significant impact in moving us forward and keeping us relevant as a living museum. Membership alone brought in over $1.6 million in support, while your giving beyond membership provided us the opportunity to address critical needs and pursue new ideas. You:

• funded and helped us open the Greatest Show On Earth® Gallery, a new permanent exhibition

• funded the first ever Wonder: Human Experience and the Arts symposium

• funded new internships and fellowships

• funded the long-anticipated restoration of the Museum of Art West Courtyard Fountain at the feet of David

MEMBERSHIP 8,866 MEMBERSHIP HOUSEHOLDS

138 CIRCLE HOUSEHOLDS IN TOTAL @ THE RINGLING $11 M RAISED

• gave from your collections to help us significantly enhance our holdings of Japanese prints, surimono, paintings, photography, glass, and circus history

• supported our Art of Performance season and the magical evening of Wine & Roses

• funded our Outreach and Education programs, delivered by teaching artists, impacting over 6,000 participants and 16 partnering organizations while providing 2,800 Ringling-branded art kits for children in our community to take home to continue pursuing their creative ideas and develop their skills

All this to say, you make a big difference. It is clear that you have taken ownership of your museum through volunteerism, engagement, and generosity. Thank you!

TOTAL RAISED FY 23/24: $11,072,531 (Includes Membership)

22%

*includes support from individuals, private foundations, Sarasota County TDC, and Florida Department of State Arts & Culture

Wine & Roses

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

ANNUAL GIVING JULY 1, 2023 – JUNE 30, 2024

$1,000,000+

Florida State University

Florida State University Foundation

The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Foundation

$100,000–999,999

David W. and Mary S. Benfer

Semmes L. Brightman

Andrew and Judith* Economos

Florida Department of State Division of Arts and Culture

Gordon J. Gilbert and Michele A. Kidwell-Gilbert

Stanton and Nancy Kaplan

E.A. Michelson Philanthropy

Janice S. Tibbals Mobley and D. Gary Mobley

Sarasota County TDC

The Trust Company/Tibbals Foundation

$25,000–99,999

E. Rhodes & Leona B. Carpenter Foundation

John J. Clopine Fund

Warren R. Colbert and Marie J. Colbert

Community Foundation of Sarasota County

Leon R. and Margaret M. Ellin

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund

Roy and Robin Grossman

Gulf Coast Community Foundation

Meg and Mark Hausberg

Samuel H. Kress Foundation, administered by the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation

J. Richard and Cornelia Matson

National Endowment for the Arts

Sarah H. and George* Pappas

David J. Patten Trust

Wyncote Foundation

$10,000–24,999

Zella I. and Junius F. Allen Fund

James and Maryann Armour Foundation

Robert G. and Sara R. Arthur

Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation

Bernstein Philanthropic Impact Fund

Gerald L. and Sandra Biller

Don and JoAnn Burhart

Michael and Kathy Bush/Home Resource Inc.

Robyn L. and Charles M. Citrin

Collinsworth Family Foundation

Walter Francis Conniff and

Phyllis Sloat Conniff Fund

The Linnie E. Dalbeck Memorial Foundation

Arthur T. Esslinger Memorial Fund

Jan and Bill Farber

Michael A. Fornaro and Christopher E. Iansiti

Moira and Mark Hintsa/The Midvale Foundation

Dale and Patsy Hosman Family Foundation

Robert D. and Marie C. Hunter

Ann R. Jackson

Dorothy and Charles Jenkins, Jr.

Kenneth H. and Gwendolyn H. Katz

Michael P. Landy

Marietta F. Lee

Mildred Schwartz Lentini Fund

Robert A. and Mary Levenson

Ludmilla P. Malmberg

Joy McCann Foundation

Thomas E. and Paula C. McInerney

E. Marie McKee and Robert H. Cole

Elizabeth Moore

Frederic D. and Janet L. Pfening

Richard L. and Ellen R. Sandor

John F. and Mayra N. Schmidt

Stephen G. and Judith F. Shank/

The Shank Family Foundation

Lynda N. Simmons

Edward M. and Lucinda B. Smith

Keebler J. Straz/Straz Family Foundation

Paul C. and Carolyn D. Vegliante/ Vegliante Family Foundation

$5,000–9,999

Paul C. Allen/Wealth Strategies Partners

Peggy C. Allen and Steven C. Dixon

Steven D. and Lucia F. Almquist

O'Brien Antoine Fund at the Community Foundation of Sarasota County

Dennis W. and Trudy D. Archer

Adele F. and Lawrence S. Bacow

Barbara U. Campo

Candace Cox and Francis L. Crimmins

Neil & Sandra DeFeo Family Foundation

Daniel J. Denton

Patricia F. Fjetland and Linda Newton

Gobioff Foundation

Patricia L. Gondelman

Brent L. Henry and Minnie V. Baylor-Henry

Steven and Lisa Lee High

Jeffrey R. Hotchkiss and Betsy W. Winder

The Huisking Foundation, Inc.

Icard Merrill

Ronald A. Johnson and Irene Oakley-Johnson

George F. and Susan D. Loesel

William T. and Linda M. Mitchel

Keith D. Monda and Veronica B. Brady

Richard H. and Betty Watts Nimtz

Joanne Olian/The Olian Foundation Inc.

Peck Stacpoole Foundation

Peter S. and Joanne Powers

Publix Super Markets Charities, Inc.

Margaret A. Rolando

Kelly A. and Burton M. Romanoff

Stephen W. Sanger and Karen Sanger

Edward M. and Mary M. Schreck

Walter D. Serwatka and Constance L. Holcomb

South Arts

The Gondelman Foundation

Robert J. and Sarah S. Theis

John G. & Anna Maria Troiano Foundation, Inc.

UBS Financial Services Inc

Kirk K. and Liang Wang

Edris C. and David H. Weis

Williams Parker Attorneys at Law

$2,500–4,999

American Endowment Foundation

Harvinder P. and Jasleem Anand

Alexandra Armstrong

James D. and Sara A. Bagley

Sylvia S. Barber

John Bean and Alexandra Jupin/Ideal Foundation

Amy D. Berk

George A. Bikos

Francine B. Birbragher and Leslie A. Rozencwaig

Ian Black Real Estate

Robert C. Blattberg and Rebecca Donelson

Gilbert B. Bosse, Jr.

Murray H. Bring and Kathleen H. Delaney

Diana S. Clagett

Karl A. Copas

Michael V. Corrigan

Julius A. and Susan G. Desantis

Heather and Timothy Dull

Frances D. Fergusson and John D. Bradbury

Mary A. Findling and John C. Hurt

Christopher M. Flack

James H. and Ann Frauenberg

Thomas L. and Linda S. Garden, Sr.

Anne G. Giesecke and Daniel G. Steffen

Elma and Coby Glisson

Scott Gurr

Joseph Hargrove and Tina Stark

Mary S. and Sidney E. Harris

Paul and Jenni Hudson

Charlie Klippel

Beverly L. Koski

Philip and Nancy Kotler

Krivi Arts Humanities and Sciences Fund at Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund

Steven J. and Karen A. Lee

Bruce A. Lehman Karen L. Lehman

$2,500–4,999 (continued)

Mildred Schwartz Lentini Fund of the Community Foundation of Sarasota County

Harry P. Leopold and Audrey B. Robbins

Bartram H. and Joan Levenson

Barry K. and Karen A. Levin

Tomas A. Martinez and Mercedes Soler-Martinez/ Solmart Media LLC

Frank A. and Katherine A. Martucci

Gerda Maceikonis

Donald D. and Marcia L. Miller

Joseph Militello

Rick Miners and Jeri Sedlar

Jonathan E. and Michelle Mitchell

Richard A. and Pamela R. Mones

Karl E. and Ann Newkirk

Howard and Barbara Noble

Simone Friend-Norton

Ingrid C. Nutter

Peter J. Offringa and Allison L. Gregory

Gregory and Kimberly D. Parris

The Patterson Foundation

Michael R. and Marie L. Pender

Harsha N. and Srilatha L. Reddy

Nickolas and Jourdan Reinhart

Rosemary Reinhardt and David P. Welle

Larry Cuervo Jr. and Jennifer D. Reiss

Genie and Donald Rice Charitable Trust

Burton M. and Gail P. Sack

Samuel and Donna Scott

Candra Seley

Zuheir and Susan Sofia

James B. Stewart and Caryl Sheffield

Barbara A. and Robert L. Swan

Michael G. and Madelyn K. Tetmeyer

Michael E. and Karen G. Urette

Clifford L. and Susan E. Walters, III

Joyce J. and Benjamin White

Larry A. Wickless and Carole Crosby

Lady Lynn Wilson and Sir William Spohrer*

Peter Zane

$1,000–2,499

Mary O. Aaland and Richard Quinn

Janette S. Albrecht

Jules Axelrod and Tammi Holihan

John E. and Melinda Baum

Matt M. Beall, III and Krystel N. Beall

Stephen M. and Jill M. Bell

Benevity Community Impact Fund

Robert G. and Marlene C. Blalock

Gloria Bracciano, Pllc

Patrick J. Bradley and Patty A. Carney-Bradley

Michael H. and Kathleen J. Brown

Francis N. Burzik

Miles S. and Barbara Capron

Michael J. and Cindy Chianese

Manny and Ruthy Cohen Foundation

Saul B. and Naomi R. Cohen

Betsy P. Colburn

Thomas Costello, III and Rosemary Costello

Dallas L. Sheinberg and Caitlin C. Coviello

Robert E. and Linda M. Crootof

Kenneth S. and Anne O. Culotta

Thomas J. Degnan, III and Deborah W. Degnan

Eugene G. and Fiona Dougherty

Michael J. and Sharon Z. Doyle

Duke Energy Foundation

Fred J. and Donna K. Ebeling

Deborah J. Eddy

Roger C. and Sally I. Effron

David L. and Elizabeth J. Emison

David M. Epstein and Dani Clevens

Beatrice Fernandez and Nancy J. Platkin

Kenneth and Marsha Fischl

Terence R. and Barbara Flannery

William C. Fletcher, II and Joyce K. Fletcher

Orlis Fossum

Barry and Suzan Friedman

Edmund F. Garno, Jr. and Patricia A. Garno

$1,000–2,499 (continued)

Lawrence W. and Jennifer C. Goichman

Raymond S. and Leah D. Greenberg

The Gutenstein Family Foundation

Tammi Hall and James Nichols

Terry A. and Jane E. Hamlin

Robert Hassmer Charitable Fund of Gulf Coast Community Foundation

John M. and Betty Y. Herr

Lee F. and Clifford* R. Hinkle

Everette I. Howell, Jr. and Sherry Howell

Benjamin and Giselle Huberman

Jorgen J. and Esther K. Jensen

Barbara L. and Joseph Justiz

Frank D. Kistler

Gregory and Patti Kuisel

Douglas A. Kuperman and Maureen Maguire

Thomas H. LeVebre

Matthew G. Lerner

H. Lee Levins

Judith Lomax and Stephen Cooley

John F. and Sandra Long

Robert L. and Sara J. Lumpkins

Manatee Community Foundation

James and Amy C. McClennnen

Michael J. and Amy C. McGowan

James W. and Meg M. McLane

Gregory S. and Lori A. McMillan

Cynthia L. Miller

Ronald E. and Jean Milligan

Marjorie Morrell

Alka D. and Deepak G. Nair

Nancy Newcomb and Gerald H. Werfel

Northern New York Community Foundation, Inc.

Northern Trust Corporation

Terrell R. and Beverly K. Oetzel

Greg T. and Nancy K. Parkinson

Nancy H. Petree

Robert D. Potts and Laurie Lafontaine

Robert C. and Elizabeth K. Pozen

Charles S. Raizen Foundation, Inc.

Emily Riddell

Jose Rivera

Barry Douglas and Elise C. Robbins

Emilie Wood Robinson Fund

Michael D. and Chandra K. Rudd

Gerald L. and Peggy J. Ruff

Varda and Uzi Ruskin

Robert and Marcia Schaub

Florian and Katrin S. Schuetz

Schwab Charitable Fund

Anthony and Anne Surdula

Jeff and Lisa Silvershein

Maria and Andrew Smith

Les and Judy Smout Foundation, Inc.

Willie M. and Rosa L. Stanfield

Lois S. Stulberg

Paul A. and Jayne S. Thompson

Elizabeth M. Timm

Garrett A. Turner Foundation Fund of Manatee Community Foundation

U.M.R. Foundation, Inc.

United Jewish Foundation

Francis J. Ward and Valerie M. Utley

Charles B. and Betsy H. Watkins

Thomas H. Wentz, III and James J. Whalen

John H. Whitfield

Arthur P. and Judith A. Whitson

John A.T. and Penelope A. Wilson

Robert Wood

Jean-Michel Zakhour and Marie N. Gervais

Gwen J. and Joe Ziomek

Media In-Kind Partners

Observer Media Group

Sarasota Magazine

SRQ Magazine

WUSF

Solmart Media

Scene Magazine

Hospitality In-Kind Partners

Cafe L'Europe

Culinary Creations by Metz

Gold Coast Eagle Distributing

Hyatt Place

JD Productions

Mattison's Catering Company

Michael's on East

Milan Catering

So Staged - Event Design + Rentals + Florals

Total Wine & More

US Tent

LEGACY SOCIETY

Stephen Leonard Johnston Adam Trust

Martha J. Allen

Miranda T. and Robert B. Anderson

Barbara J. and Martin* Arch

Judy Axe*

Janet N. and Larry R. Bandera

Sylvia S. Barber

Ellen Berman

Madeleine H. and Mandell L. Berman*

Ruth D. Bernat

Susan Berg Besemer and Gary* Besemer

Mary T. Bessemer*

Robert G. and Marlene C. Blalock

Francine J. Blum

Dr. Susan M. Brainerd* and Alan R. Quinby

Michael and Kathy Bush

Domenica T. Cipollone and Henry E. Warren

Eleene L. Cohen*

Collinsworth Family Foundation

Thomas E. Coundit

Warren and Margot Coville*

Herta K. Cuneo*

John F. Cuneo Jr.*

Linnie E. Dalbeck Memorial Foundation

W. H. Chris Darlington and Eleanor L. Merritt-Darlington*

Daniel J. Denton and Ramses S. Serrano

John F. Dexter*

Rebecca Donelson and Robert C. Blattberg

Joanne Dowell Trust

John H. Dryfhout

Andrew and Judith* Economos

Margaret and Leon Ellin

George R. Ellis*

David M. and Margaret M. Essenfeld

Darrel E. Flanel and Laura Lobdell

Donald G. Fosselman

Patrick J. Foy

Larry D. and Rosanne Francis

Arnold L. Greenfield*

Allison Gregory and Peter Offringa

Nancy A. Gross

Laurie and Michael Harrison

Joanne Hastings*

Charles G. Hattendorf and Scott M. Nutter

Meg and Mark Hausberg

Janet E. Hevey*

Steven High and Lisa Lee-High

Father George Gerald Hogan*

Terry W. and Andrea J. Honroth

Jeffrey R. Hotchkiss and Elizabeth W. Winder

Paul G. Hudson and Jennifer L. Hudson

Huisking Family

Robert D. and Marie C. Hunter

Heidi Turner Jacobson*

Duncan* and Ingrid James

Christine L. Jennings

Susan K. Johnson

Stanton B. and Nancy W. Kaplan

Robert* and Beverly L. Koski

Cheryl Krumholz

Gunther L. Less*

Dr. Bartram H. and Joan Levenson

Virginia F. Linscott*

James M. and Patricia R. Lombard

Winona H. Lowe*

Legacy Society (continued)

Thomas B. MacCabe Jr.*

John W. Markham III

Cornelia Matson

Louise Mazius

Joy McCann*

Estate of Joseph A. McGarrity

Joan McKniff in honor of Mr. Ridha Bouaziz

Wilda Q. Meier

Keith D. Monda

Richard R. Mottino*

Scott M. Nutter and Charles G. Hattendorf

George* and Sarah H. Pappas

David J. Patten*

Wilmer I. Pearson

Michael R. and Marie L. Pender

Barbara Pickrell

Dennis L. Pierce* and David A. Schuler

Virginia W. Powel Trust

Nancy and Howard E. (Peter) Reinheimer Jr.

Norman and Pam Reiter

John and Mable Ringling*

James F. and Sharon E. Roth

T. Marshall Rousseau*

Tana and John Sandefur*

Roberta* and Louis Schaumleffel

Ulla R. Searing and Arthur F. Searing*

Dr. David E. Seil*

Debra J. and Stephen F. Short

Ellen D. Silkes

Hudson C. and Anne R. Smith

Mary C. Smolenski

Syd and Ann F. Solomon*

Louise B. Sulzberger*

Edward and Claudia A. Swan

Margery B. Tate

Howard C.* and Janice Tibbals

James B. and Susan S. Tollerton

Michael E. and Karen G. Urette

Clifford L. and Susan E. Walters

Thomas H. Wentz, III

James J. Whalen

Robert and Kate Wickham*

Richard and Ann Wiechmann

GIFTS TO THE COLLECTION

Charles and Robyn Citrin

Matthew Edlund

Gordon J. Gilbert and Michele A. Kidwell-Gilbert

Mary Jane Hathaway

Allen and Stephanie Hochfelder

Noël Kurdi and Carrie Mackin

Sachin Lulla

Jan H. Lungmus and John B. Lungmus Sr.

José Antonio Martínez

Ted Miller

Thomas Murray

Barbara Nadel

Fred D. Pfening, III

Beth Powell and Laura Clark

The Rothschild Family

Richard and Ellen Sandor

Kalman Schoor

Alan and David Slifka

Bill and Roberta Stein

Family of Henry S. Van Os

Shen Wei

GIFTS TO THE ART LIBRARY

Mirella Cimato

Dr. Joseph A. Polizzi

Tom Walker

and those who wish to remain anonymous. *Deceased

VOLUNTEERS

373 32,540

VOLUNTEERS HOURS SERVED