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A work in progress…Art museums, like all other institutions, have to be consideredworks in progress. They must continue to evolve during theirlifetimes in order to remain vibrant and relevant. Each generationprovides new perspectives and seeks adaptation to theirdefinitions of the fundamental needs of access, inclusion,openness and connection. When these are recognized, embracedand provided, art museums can properly fulfill their role as culturalanchors in the communities in which they serve.

At the Worcester Art Museum, we are exploring the immensepotential of your future enjoyment of this cultural gem. Thinkingafresh about the Museum is all the more enticing because wehave a phenomenal collection, a dedicated constituency, and weare located in a city that is reinventing itself. To serve you better,we also have to address challenges that we currently face andturn these into opportunities for positive growth: stay tuned! Inaddition, we are working strategically to raise our profile regionallyand to further stabilize our finances. Both are connected: It is byraising our visibility that we attract further income, and it is withdiversified income streams that we can broaden our impact.

Some of the short-term activities have already had results: the“Open the Salisbury Doors” campaign allowed us to igniteconsiderable momentum; and offering free admission for July andAugust attracted more than twice as many visitors to our Museumduring the same months in previous years. This fall, we are jump-starting our exhibition activities with the haunting images of ageneration—Kennedy to Kent State.

We look forward to your visit, welcome to YOUR Museum.

Matthias WaschekDirector

Worcester Art Museum Board of TrusteesClifford J. Schorer, Board President

Catherine M. Colinvaux, Board Vice President

Dr. Phyllis Pollack, Board Vice President

Joseph J. Bafaro Jr., Board Treasurer

Herbert S. Alexander

Dr. Julia D. Andrieni

Marie A. Angelini

Lisa M. Bernat

Sara Buckingham

Suzanne R. Campbell-Lambert

Henry J. Ciborowski

John B. Dirlam

Susan M. Foley

Dr. Gabriele M. Goszcz

Patricia S. Lotuff

Katharine M. Michie

Charles H. Moser

Moira Moynihan-Manoog

Michael D. Sleeper

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The front doors are open—Thank you!The membership-based campaign, “Open the SalisburyDoors,” not only exceeded its original goal of $60,000 neededto re-open the Salisbury Doors, but it has gone well “over thetop” by raising $100,600 to date in cash and pledges. In fact,gifts that range from $10 to thousands of dollars are stillcoming in! A very special thank-you is extended to BarrettMorgan, who provided the lead gift to open the doors. Thisspecial initiative has also succeeded in generating verypositive recognition and public relations for the Museum. Ingratitude for the generous support for this project, the Museumhas offered free admission to the public for the entire months ofJuly and August 2012.

Photo: Norm Eggert

Matthias Waschek, Director of the Worcester Art Museum and Malcolm Rogers,Director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, open the Salisbury doors.


KENNEDY TOKENT STATEIMAGES OF A GENERATION

Bernie Boston, American, 1933-2008, Flower Power (detail), October 22, 1967,Gelatin silver print, Gift of Howard G. Davis, III A.K.A. David Davis, 2011.135


Kennedy to Kent State: Images of a GenerationSeptember 29, 2012 - February 3, 2013

The Worcester Art Museum presents an exhibition of some of themost powerful American photographs of the 1960, the imagesthrough which the country shared that dynamic period and bywhich it is remembered. All from the museum’s permanentcollection, these photographs were collected by Howard G. Davis,III to recall and reflect upon his memories of the era that hadformed his personality. The images date from 1958 to 1975, andinclude the presidency and assassination of John F. Kennedy, aswell as the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, theAmerican space program and its mission to the moon, the antiwarmovement and counterculture.

The exhibition is largely comprised of file photographs, vintageprints used in news media production and design. These wereprinted by the publishers, and used in editing meetings, for layout,and even as ‘camera art’ in newspaper and magazine production.In the 1990s, when news publishing corporations began to digitizeimaging and reproduction functions and build electronic libraries,these objects were discarded or released onto the market. Someof the photographs are pristine, while others carry photo labspotting and touch-ups, editor’s notes in grease pencil, or thescars of newsroom haste. Other prints are second generationenlargements or wire photos printed along with publicationcaptions. Many of the prints were stamped or inscribed on theback with a record of each use, and in this way they reveal theirown history, and carry powerful qualities as artifacts.

Please note: Exhibition opening party / Saturday, September 29,8-11 pm / the galleries will not be open to the public until Sunday,September 30, 11am

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Tours September Tour of the Month: Wars & Art

Wednesday, September 19, 2pm

Saturday, September 22, 2pm

Free with Museum admission

Docent Jane Pastore will explore wars and effects on the art

world, including the German occupation, the effects of WWI,

and the Bolshevik Revolution. October Tour of the Month: A Piece of My Heart

Wednesday, October 17, 2pm

Saturday, October 20, 2pmFree with Museum admission

Join theatre students from Worcester colleges as they

interpret passages from Keith Walker’s book “A Piece of My

Heart: The Stories of 26 American Women Who Served in

Vietnam.” Sessions will be held in Kennedy to Kent State.

November Tour of the Month: The 12 Steps

Wednesday, November 14, 2pm

Saturday, November 17, 2pm

Free with Museum admissionTwelve Step programs are well known for use in recovery

from addictive or dysfunctional behaviors. Docent Ginny

Powell-Brasier will lead you through works of art that

represent this spiritual progression.

December Tour of the Month: Music & Art

Wednesday, December 12, 2pm

Saturday, December 15, 2pm

Free with Museum admissionDocent Jane Maguire continues to explore this popular topic,

as she ties pieces of music to works in the WAM collection in

historical, cultural, and emotional ways.

Gene Anthony, On the Bus (Ken Kesey's Magic Bus, at the SanFrancisco State Acid Test), 1966, printed 2008, Dye coupler print,Gift of Howard G. Davis, III A.K.A. David Davis, 2011.127


ProgramsArt of a Generation Thursdays, September 27 thru October 18, 7-9pmMembers $70 / nonmembers $95 (pre-registration required)

Kennedy to Kent State provides the context for the contrasting styles ofAmerican painting that developed in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. From theAbstract Expressionism of Jackson Pollock and Willem De Kooning to thePhotorealism of Audrey Flack and Richard Estes, we will study thirty years ofpainting that are also illustrated by the Color Field painting of Mark Rothko,the Pop Art of Andy Warhol, and the Op Art of Bridget Riley. During the finalclass, we'll explore relevant works in the Museum.

Symposium: Photography, Media, and Society: the 60s and BeyondSaturday, October 13, 8am-5:30pmWPI Campus (Olin 107) and the Worcester Art Museum Free

This major symposium will explore how photography has contributed to thecollective memory of the country and has influenced American identity andthought. This day-long event will examine how consumption of visual imageshas changed – and how that change has influenced our collectiveconsciousness. Topics of discussion include: why and how people rememberimages across time and cultures; how images have been transmitted to thepublic and what has evolved and changed to deliver messages differently(newspaper, television, and magazines, to websites and blogs); how “images,”even imagined, have a lasting resonance in our culture; and how mediamoments can affect our culture. Free and open to the public through generoussponsorship from MassHumanities and WPI.

Chamber Music SeriesSunday, October 14American Century Music, Scott Parkman,Artistic DirectorPrelude: Casals: The Song of the Birdsfor CelloProgram:Sessions Six Pieces for Cello Diamond String Quartet No. 7Reich Violin Phase Kirchner Quartet No. 3 for Stringsand Electronic Tape

This concert will include the opportunity toenjoy a tour of Kennedy to Kennedy toKent State with curator David Acton.Program celebrates American classicalmusic of the 1960’s. Post concertreception. Time and locations to bedetermined. Program subject to change.For reservations and more information,please visit the website after September 1.Sponsored by a gift from Nydia andCharles Moser.

Motown and the Civil RightsMovementThursday, October 18, 5:30pm, Café Held in Conjunction with AFTERHOURSFree with Museum admission

Motown was the music that inspired ageneration, a trendsetting sound whoseartists broke down racial, gender andsocietal barriers. This engagingmultimedia presentation traces thedevelopment of, and interconnectionsbetween, the escalating popularity ofthe Motown Sound; The Sound ofYoung America, and the Civil RightsMovement in the 1960s. From hisperspective as a pop music historian,and with the help of archival video andmusic clips, Tom Ingrassia will take youon a musical journey back to a turbulenttime in American history, when we wereyounger, crazier, and in love—and whenwe were all swinging and swaying to thesound that reigned supreme!


Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong Plants the Flag on the Moon, July 20, 1969,Chromogenic Print, E.25.12.00

Family Day: Everything 60sSunday, October 21, 11am-2:30pmFree with Museum admission; children 17 and under FREE

Explore the Worcester Art Museum and the1960s in this exciting day for kids and theirfamilies! Enjoy art-making activities,performances, a special gallery scavengerhunt, and more.

Photography after Photography Wednesday, October 24, 6-7:30pmMembers $15 / nonmembers $30 (pre-registration required)

This class will explore how we define aphotograph when photographs no longer existsolely in relation to a celluloid negative. Intoday's digital world, how do we approach, oreven trust, a photograph when it is so easy tomanipulate without the viewer's knowledge?Looking primarily at photography from the 80sand 90s, we will survey the outer limits of whatwe can (and cannot) call photography. Then wecan turn back to 'traditional photography' asseen in Kennedy to Kent State: Images of aGeneration and determine how thesephotographs may or may not be approacheddifferently in light of the new media we engagewith today.

Feminist Art HistoryThursdays, November 8 to December 6, 7-9pmMembers $70 / nonmembers $95 (pre-registration required)

Examine strategies used by feminist artistsduring the 60s and 70s. Learn how theseapproaches have been adopted and rejectedby the dominant culture. We'll begin by definingfeminism and its inclusiveness of difference,breaking boundaries of race, gender, ethnicity,nationality, sexuality and class. Then, we'll takea look at specific artists from the Feminist ArtMovement and conclude with their influence oncontemporary artists and visual culture. Weeklyreadings and dialogue will be included. Sponsored by MassHumanities.

An Intergenerational Conversation with US VeteransSaturday, November 10, 2pmFree admission for Veterans today, 10am-5pm

Join us for a conversation with veterans fromOperation Vet 2 Vet and the Worcester’sMission Direct Vet. Event will be followed by a walk-through of Kennedy to Kent State.

Artist Talk: David Hume KennerlyVeterans Day, Sunday, November 11, 2pm Free admission for Veterans today, 11am-5pmWPI Campus (Olin 107) and Worcester Art Museum Free

David Hume Kennerly will speak about his PulitzerPrize-winning photograph on display in Kennedy toKent State, placing the show in direct personal andhistorical context. Kennerly won the 1972 PulitzerPrize for Feature Photography for his portfolio ofphotographs taken of the Vietnam War and othersubjects. Following Nixon's resignation, Kennerlywas named Chief White House Photographerduring the Ford administration. Sponsored byMassHumanities.

Songs of the Protest MovementThursday, December 20, 6pm, Café Held in conjunction with AFTER HOURSFree with Museum admission

Dr. Robert J.S. Ross (Clark University) will lead thisdiscussion, as he plays music from the AmericanCivil Rights Movement (1955-68). He will presentcomments about origins, historical context, andnotes on the meaning of the songs. Dr. Ross’spresentation will be held in a 60s-style coffeehouse setting. Held in conjunction with WAM’sAFTER HOURS program. Sponsored byMassHumanities.

Interior Design in the 1960sSunday, January 6, 2pm, Conference RoomFree

Dr. Kristina Wilson (Clark University) will examinethe rise and popularity of modern design inAmerican suburban homes from the 1950s throughthe 1960s. The landscape of suburbia, popularlyknown in these decades as the ultimate landscapeof conformity, was a surprising epicenter of theblossoming acceptance of modern design: iconicchairs, tables, and bookcases by Charles & RayEames, Eero Saarinen, and George Nelson filledthe shelter magazines of the period and (to aslightly lesser extent) the homes of the Americansuburbs. Sponsored by MassHumanities.

Chamber Music SeriesSunday, January 13Worcester Chamber Music SocietyThe White House and Beyond.

Program includes works performed at the KennedyWhite HouseBeethoven Cello Sonata No. 3 in A major,

Op. 69Ben Johnston String Quartet No. 4 “Amazing

Grace”Copland Threnody I & II

Mendelssohn Piano Trio No 1 in D minor, Op. 29

Sponsored by a gift from Nydia and Charles Moser.



WAM snapshots from the 1960s

20th Century American DrawingsOn view through December 2, 2012Prints, Drawings & Photography (PDP) Gallery

View stunning drawings from the Museum’s collection of works on paper,featuring works highlighting the movements of Realism, Regionalist Art,Abstract Expressionism, and Post-Modernism.

Arshile Gorky, Untitled, about 1938, Penand India ink, Eliza S. Paine Fund, 1999.15


Jill Slosburg-Ackerman, In Rome: The Pine Grove. And. Naturanaturans; natura naturata.(detail), 2009-2012, mixed mediainstallation, dimensions variable. Photo credit: Ashley McDowell.

Jill Slosburg-Ackerman – In Rome: The Pine Grove. And. Natura naturans;natura naturata.November 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013Contemporary Gallery

Jill Slosburg-Ackerman’s drawing project, In Rome, was initiated while she was avisiting artist at the American Academy in Rome in 2009. Roman pine cones inspiredher initial observational drawings and led her to draw other forms, in particular, thepatterned stone floors she encountered in medieval Roman churches. As sheexplored connections between these two representative forms of nature andcivilization, Slosburg-Ackerman’s project evolved in ways that expose the fluidity ofboundaries between two- and three-dimensional experience, organic and geometricstructure, intimate and architectural scale, sculpture and furniture.

Occupying floor and wall, the installation is composed of hundreds of elements –drawings, photographs, paintings, sculptures, video, furniture, hand-carved frames –grouped into visual “episodes.” The prominent roles of the pine frames are dual:emphasizing the exquisitely drawn details within their borders and acting asintermediaries between adjacent elements. With basic materials, Slosburg-Ackerman has created an unusually immersive and participatory perceptualexperience, one which invites both detailed and leisurely exploration.

Cambridge-based, Slosburg-Ackerman (b. 1948 in Omaha) trained as a jeweler anda sculptor, earning a BFA and MFA from the Boston Museum School and TuftsUniversity. She is Professor of Art at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design.

This exhibition is supported by the Don and Mary Melville Contemporary Art Fund.

Exhibition Opening & Artist Reception: Jill Slosburg-AckermanThursday, November 1, 5:30-8pmFree


Exporting China: Porcelains with a StoryThrough February 2013Chinese Decorative Arts Gallery

Due to long history of association betweenChina and its ceramic production, the word“china” in English is a popular synonym for“porcelain.” First developed around 600 A.D.,Chinese porcelain came to have a majorimpact on the daily life and artistic tastes inmany areas of the world. Produced at hugeporcelain factories at Longquan, Dehua andJingdezhen as well as in coastal towns,Chinese porcelains were first exported via theSilk Road in Central Asia and then severalmaritime trade routes. Over the followingcenturies porcelains such as white-, quingbai,celadon, benjarong, huashi and blue and whiteporcelain wares, in the shape of vases, dishes,bowls, boxes, jars or entire tea- or dinnerservices, found markets in Korea, Japan,Southeast Asia, India, the Middle East, Europeand the United States. The objects on displayare a sampling of mostly utilitarian exportporcelains, treasured from generation togeneration in various cultures, some valued fortheir glazes and others for their over- and/orunderglaze decoration.

Dish with Foliated Rim and Molded and Incised Floral Designs, early14th to late 15th century, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), South China,Longquan in Zhejiang province, Longquan ware (southern celadon),porcelaneous ware with lime glaze tinted with traces of iron andtitanium. Gift of Nancy and Robert Charles, 2011.282

Spotlight on Maki Haku Through January 2013Asian Galleries

The Japanese artist Maki Haku becamefamous for his deeply embossed printsof abstracted and playfully arrangedChinese characters. In this print, entitled 76-11 (Wind-D), the Chinesepictographic character for “Wind” formsa striking design. It also evokes theBuddhist symbolism of pure breezes ofvirtue that restore the spirit by sweepingaway clouds of delusion.

Maki printed his works on dampened,multilayered sheets of Japanese paperusing a plywood-block with carved-outareas built up in relief with cement pasteand textured with various tools. Thepaper was then pressed onto the blockby hand using a steel roller or an etchingpress. Using stencils and metal rollerswater-based and oil-based colors werethen applied onto the block, or directlyonto the embossed paper. Maki finallyadded a red seal, and one or two hand-applied “splashes” of color in what hecalled “special shapes.”

Maki Haku (Japanese, 1924-2000), 76-11 (Wind – D), 1976,ed. 40/151, wood and cement block relief print on paper; giftof The Wise Collection, Joanne and Douglas Wise, 2011.386

Looking at the Stars: Prints by Imamura Yoshio December 5, 2012 - May 2013Japanese Gallery

Imamura Yoshio, Japanese, b. 1948, Arabesque Planet(detail), 2005, ed. 11/25, mixed media on paper, SarahC. Garver Fund, 2011.363

Born “in a humble dwelling at the bottom of a valley,” the printartist Imamura Yoshio still lives in the Japanese Alps of NaganoPrefecture. Memories of wandering amidst fields, woods, streamsand mountains and of gazing at the stars at night inspire him.Moved by the evocative beauty of wild flowers and vines,dilapidated village huts and heavenly constellations, Imamurarecords his insights into the transience of life as well as hisreverence for the enduring spirit that merges both history andevolution. Imamura’s haunting works, which combine anexploration of subtle textures, colors, patterns and shifts in natureas well as geometric shapes and mysterious signs, are createdusing mixed media (etching, engraving, woodblock, aquatint,chine collé, collagraph, gold, silver, copper and black leaf).


Georges RouaultDecember 22, 2012 - March 14, 2013Prints, Drawings & Photography (PDP) Gallery

Georges Rouault, Who doesn’t Put On a Face? (Qui ne se grime pas?), 1922, Plate 8 fromthe series Miserere, Aquatint, spit bite, roulette and drypoint, Museum Purchase, 1958.59


New Acquisition

The American painter and printmaker Roy Lichtenstein (1923–1997) was a leader in thePop Art movement of the 1960s. These artists found their style and subjects in the“popular” commercial art and design ubiquitous in modern life. While colleagues derivedtheir imagery from billboards, typography, or printed advertising, Lichtenstein looked tothe comic strips he had known as a boy. His paintings and prints look like excerptedcomic cells with their black outlines, primary colors, ben-day tonalities, and exaggeratedaction. By his implied selection and editing of visual and narrative fragments the artistachieved wry social parody.

Roy Lichtenstein, Sweet Dreams Baby, Offset lithograph on cream wove paper, Gift of thePatrick and Aimee Butler Family Foundation in memory of Kate Butler Peterson, 2011.486


From the Conservation Department

A Closer Look at the Chapter HouseChapter House, 1150-90from the Priory of Saint John Le Bas-Nueil, Poitou-Charentes, FranceLimestoneMuseum purchase, 1927.46

Like painting and sculpture, architecture can express ideasand emotions. This space reveals how medieval architectsachieved a sense of serenity and spirituality in a monasticmeeting room. It was once part of the Benedictine Priory ofSaint John Le Bas-Nueil, which was located near the town ofPoitiers in west central France. A Chapter House is a meetingroom for members of a religious community, or chapter. Herethey assembled each morning after Mass to conduct dailybusiness. The monks sat on benches around the walls facingeach other. The Chapter House was a place for conversation,while the rest of the priory was governed by a rule of silence.Saint John Le Bas-Nueil continued as an active religiouscommunity until its deconsecration during the FrenchRevolution. Afterwards the Priory fell into disrepair, and thisroom was used as stables and for farm storage.


From France to America

The remains of Saint John Le Bas-Nueil were privately owned in 1927, whenthe Museum purchased the Chapter House. It was disassembled stone bystone, each one marked to indicate its original placement in the structure.Thousands of blocks were packed into hundreds of cases and shipped toWorcester. Here in the Museum’s new addition, adjacent to the RenaissanceCourt, the Chapter House was methodically reconstructed. Completed in1933 it became the first medieval edifice rebuilt in an American museum.

Materials and Construction

The Chapter House is entirely made of stone, held together with mortar.Limestone was used for the structure, while the two central interior columnswere made from sandstone. The interior side walls are not original to thebuilding. Traces of black, red and yellow paint were found on the stone,suggesting that during the Middle Ages the inside walls were painted indifferent colors.

This room was originally part of a larger architectural complex. The entrancedoorway once led in from the cloister, an open court at the heart of themonastery. The thick heavy walls and semicircular arches of the ChapterHouse are characteristic of Romanesque style architecture. The interiorceiling, however, with its ribbed vaulting, heralds the beginning of a newstyle. In the Gothic architectural style, these ribs came to support pointedarches. Gothic arches were progressively stretched to support higherceilings. Over centuries to come they became so attenuated that thestructure seemed to defy the weight of the stone.

Decoration

In the fifteenth century, the monks of Saint John Le Bas-Nueil replaced the original central window of their Chapter House with a fireplace. In theMuseum, a fifteenth-century French sculptural relief depicting the Virgin and Child was incorporated into the space over the fireplace. A moderncomposite of English medieval glass, acquired from various sources, wasalso added. However, in the twelfth century it is likely that the windows werecovered by simple wooden shutters. At that time the room was illuminated bycandles. Today, modern lighting evokes a comparable atmosphere. Thenewest addition to the Chapter House are the benches and chairs, builtespecially for the room by artist-designers Yvonne Fehling and Jennie Peizin 2012. continued


ConservationFrom 2010 to 2012 the Worcester Art Museum conservationlaboratory evaluated, treated, and conserved the ChapterHouse, using the most advanced scientific methods.Conservators carefully studied the entire structure anddiagnosed its problems, using such analytical techniques asx-ray fluorescence, scanning electron microscopy, andpetrography. With detailed knowledge of the building’scondition they devised a methodical treatment plan. Decadesof Museum visitors had touched the stone surfaces leaving oiland dirt from their skin. Conservators used a scientifically-formulated gel to dissolve the dirt and oil on the stonesurfaces, and then removed both with moist cotton pads. Witha laser they cleaned the lower walls where over the yearsfloor coatings and waxes had gotten onto the stone. Orangeiron stains, caused by a water leak, were removed with aspecial cleaning solution. Old plaster repairs covered some areas of the building’ssurface. Conservators removed these using a chisel andmallet, and also filled-in graffiti scratched into the walls. Theyfound that some stones had become decayed and weakenedfrom high salt deposits in their structure. Using water-soakedpoultices they were able to draw out these damaging salts.Conservators also stabilized brittle and deteriorating stoneblocks by applying dilute adhesive with a brush, or injecting itinto the stone with a syringe.

For further reading:Wolfgang Braunfels, Monasteries of Western Europe: TheArchitecture of the Orders, New York, Thames and Hudson, 1993

Christopher Brooke, The Age of the Cloister: The Story of MonasticLife in the Middle Ages, Mahwah, NJ, Hidden Spring, 2002

Julie Kerr, Life in the Medieval Cloister, London/ New York,Continuum, 2009

Virginia C. Raguin, “The Worcester Chapter House and MedievalMonasticism,” Worcester Art Museum Bulletin, New Series, Vol.5,February 1976, pp.1-16

Please Don’t Touch We may think of stone as a strong material, but it issusceptible and impermanent. Touching its surface with yourhands can leave body oil and dirt that accumulate over time,turning the stone dark and shiny. The conservators purposelyleft one stone block dirty—on the window ledge to your left—so you can see the results of touching the artwork.

Thank you for helping us to preserve the Chapter House!

Image from the exhibition

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Birthdays listed are artists represented in the collection

September

1 Saturday First Free Saturdays, 10am-noon, sponsored by TJX Companies

2 Sunday

5 Wednesday

6 Thursday

7 Friday Grandma Moses’ Birthday (1860) / Jacob Lawrence’s Birthday (1917)

8 Saturday Zip Tour: Americans in Paris Part 2—The Impressionists with Docent Angela McClain, noon

Offsite Outreach: Canal Fest (Harding St., Worcester) & Open Road Music Fe

stival (Institute Park, Worcester)

9 Sunday Public Tour, 1pm

12 Wednesday

13 Thursday Adult Classes Open House, 5:30-7pm

14 Friday

15 Saturday Zip Tour: The Freake Portraits with Docent Gyda Robinson, noon

Offsite Outreach: Shrewsbury St. College Shuffle (Shrewsbury St

., Worcester)

16 Sunday Public Tour, 1pmOffsite Outreach: stART on the S

treet (Park Ave., Worcester)

19 Wednesday Tour of the Month: Wars & Art with Docent Jane Pastore, 2pm

20 Thursday AFTER HOURS, 5:30-8pm

21 Friday

22 Saturday Zip Tour: Outside WAM with Docent David Snell, noon

Tour of the Month: Wars & Art with Docent Jane Pastore, 2pm

23 Sunday Public Tour, 1pmLouise Nevelson’s Birthday (1900) / Katsushika Hokusai’s Birthday (1760)

24 Monday Adult Classes Fall Session begins

Outreach: Lecture at the Wellesley Weston Lifetime Learning Center (Unitarian Universalist Society of

Wellesley Hills, Wellesley MA)

26 Wednesday

27 Thursday ARH Class: Art of a Generation, Thursdays thru Oct. 18, 7pm $ RR

28 Friday Salisbury Members Only: Preview of Kennedy to Kent State: Images of a Generation, with Curator David Acton, 5:30-

7pm

29 Saturday Exhibition Opening Party: Kennedy to Kent State: Images of a Generation, 8-11pm $ RSVP

Zip Tour: Cecelia Beaux and Mrs. Merriman with Docent Jane Maguire, noon

Offsite Outreach: Moon Festival (Worcester Public Library, Worcester)

30 Sunday Exhibition opens to the public: Kennedy to Kent State: Images of a Generation, 11am

Public Tour, 1pm


October

3 Wednesday Youth Classes Fall Session begins4 Thursday Jean-François Millet’s Birthday (1814)5 Friday

6 Saturday First Free Saturdays, 10am-noon, sponsored by TJX CompaniesZip Tour: Eight Japanese Waterfalls with Docent Angela McClain, noon7 Sunday Public Tour, 1pm10 Wednesday11 Thursday

12 Friday

13 Saturday Symposium: Photography, Media, and Society: the 60s and Beyond, 8am-5:30pm (at WPI) RR

Symposium Sponsored by MassHumanities and WPIZip Tour: The Italian Renaissance Style with Docent Jane Pastore, noon14 Sunday Public Tour, 1pmAdult Class: Introduction to the Children’s Picture Book, 10am $ RRPublic Tour, 2pmChamber Music Series: American Century Music with Scott Parkman, Artistic Director, $ RR

Concert Sponsored by a gift from Nydia and Charles Moser17 Wednesday Tour of the Month: A Piece of My Heart with Worcester area college theatre students, 2pm

Childe Hassam’s Birthday (1859)18 Thursday AFTER HOURS, 5:30-8pm Presentation: Motown and the Civil Rights Movement with Tom Ingrassia, 5:30pm Café

Offsite Outreach: Senior Spectacular (Worcester)19 Friday

20 Saturday 24 Hour Comic Challenge, 9am Tour of the Month: A Piece of My Heart with Worcester area college theatre students, 2pm21 Sunday 24 Hour Comic Challenge ends 9amFamily Day: Everything 60s, 11am-2:30pm, Museum-wide

No public tour todayAdult Class: Introduction to your Digital Camera, 1pm $ RR24 Wednesday Adult Class: Photography after Photography, 6pm $ RR25 Thursday Pablo Picasso’s Birthday (1881)26 Friday

27 Saturday ARH Class: Art of a Generation, Thursdays thru October 18, $ RR28 Sunday Adult Class: Introduction to your Digital Camera, 1pm $ RR

Public Tour, 1pmRoy Lichtenstein’s Birthday (1923)30 Tuesday Alfred Sisley’s Birthday (1839)31 Wednesday


November

1 Thursday Exhibition Opening & Artist Reception: Jill Slosburg-Ackerman, 5:30pm

2 Friday

3 Saturday First Free Saturdays, 10am-noon, sponsored by TJX Companies

4 Sunday Public Tour, 1pmAdult Class: Photographing Beyond the Auto Mode, 1pm $ RR

6 Tuesday Election Day—Don’t forget to VOTE

7 Wednesday

8 Thursday ARH Class: Feminist Art History, Thursdays thru Dec. 6, $ RR

9 Friday

10 Saturday Free admission for Veterans, 10am-5pmZip Tour: A Game of Tric-Trac with Docent Gyda Robinson, noonDiscussion: An Intergenerational Conversation with US Veterans, 2pm

11 Sunday Veterans Day / Free admission for VeteransArtist Talk: David Hume Kennerly, 2pm, Free (WPI Campus, Olin 107)Adult Class: Photographing Beyond the Auto Mode, 1pm $ RRPublic Tour, 1pm

14 Wednesday Tour of the Month: The 12 Steps with Docent Ginny Powell-Brasier, 2pmClaude Monet’s Birthday (1840)

15 Thursday Museum open until 8pmAFTER HOURS, 5:30-8pm / Live Music: Big Eyed Rabbit with Duncan Arsenault and John ShortWAM Literary Prize Ceremony, Conference RoomA Piece of My Heart Tours, galleriesGeorgia O’Keeffe’s Birthday (1887)

16 Friday

17 Saturday Zip Tour: Buddhas with Docent David Snell, noonTour of the Month: The 12 Steps with Docent Ginny Powell-Brasier, 2pm

18 Sunday Adult Class: The Digital Print, Technique and Critique, 1pm $ RRPublic Tour, 1pm

21 Wednesday René Magritte’s Birthday (1898)

22 Thursday Thanksgiving Day, Museum closed49th Anniversary of JFK assasination

23 Friday Holidays at WAM begins thru December 31WAM Holiday Photo-Op, 11am-4pm by appointment only, $ RRJosé Clemente’s Birthday (1883)

24 Saturday Museum Shop open every day through Dec. 30

25 Sunday Public Tour, 1pmHoliday Concert: WPI Vocal Performance Lab, John Delorey, Director, 2pm, Renaissance Court

28 Wednesday

29 Thursday

30 Friday


December

1 Saturday Museum Shop open every day through Dec. 30First Free Saturdays, 10am-noon, sponsored by TJX CompaniesZip Tour: The Italians in Art with Docent Jane Pastore, noonAdult Class: Holiday Greeting Card Workshop, 1pm $ RR

2 Sunday Last Chance: 20th Century American Drawings closesAdult Class: The Digital Print, Technique and Critique, 1pm $ RRPublic Tour, 1pmHoliday Concert 2pm, Renaissance Court

3 Monday Gilbert Stuart’s Birthday (1755)

4 Tuesday Wassily Kandinsky’s Birthday (1866)

5 Wednesday Exhibition opens: Looking at the Stars: Prints by Imamura Yoshio, Japanese Gallery

6 Thursday

7 Friday

8 Saturday Zip Tour: Frozen Moat in Winter with Docent Ginny Powell-Brasier, noonFamily Workshop: Gingerbread Houses, 1pm, $ RR

9 Sunday Public Tour, 1pmAdult Class: The Digital Print, Technique and Critique, 1pm $ RRHoliday Concert: Salisbury Singers, Michelle Graveline, Director, 2pm, Renaissance Court

12 Wednesday Tour of the Month: Music & Art with Docent Jane Maguire, 2pm

13 Thursday

14 Friday

15 Saturday Zip Tour: Frozen Moat in Winter with Docent Ginny Powell-Brasier, noonTour of the Month: Music & Art with Docent Jane Maguire, 2pm

16 Sunday Public Tour, 1pmHoliday Concert: Merrimack Valley Ringers, Karen E. Leonard, Director, 2pm, Renaissance Court

19 Wednesday

20 Thursday Museum open until 8pmAFTER HOURS, 5:30-8pmCoffee House & Lecture: Songs of the Protest Movement with Clark Professor Dr. Robert J.S. Ross, 6pm, Café

21 Friday

22 Saturday Exhibition opens: George Rouault, Prints, Drawings & Photography galleryZip Tour: Vanitas Symbols in Art with Docent Merle Brandzel, noon

23 Sunday Public Tour, 1pmHoliday Concert, 2pm, Renaissance Court

25 Tuesday Christmas Day, Museum closedLouise Bourgeois’ Birthday (1911)

26 Wednesday

27 Thursday December Youth Workshops

28 Friday December Youth Workshops

29 Saturday Zip Tour: Depictions of the Virgin Mary with Docent Jane Pastore, noon

30 Sunday Public Tour, 1pm

31 Monday Happy New Year!First Night Worcester / www.firstnightworcester.orgHenri Matisse’ Birthday (1869)


Holiday Scavenger HuntDuring gallery hours, kids can pick up a fun ScavengerHunt activity at Visitor Services Desks. Our youngerguests will have the opportunity to find artworks in thegalleries that include images of gift giving. When they arefinished, kids can return to the desk for a prize!

Gallery Hours Wednesday-Friday, 11am-5pm3rd Thursday of every month, 11am-8pmSaturday, 10am-5pm, Sunday, 11am-5pm(Closed Mondays, Tuesdays)

The Museum Shop Open every day November 23–December 30

The Museum Café Open Wednesday through Saturday, 11:30am-2pm &Holiday Concert Sundays.

All Concerts will take place on Sundays at 2pm in theRenaissance Court and are free with Museum admission.No reservations required.

Complimentary Gift Wrapping on purchases made in TheMuseum Shop, provided by the Members' Council, 3-4pm, after each of the concerts.

Zip Tours are fast-paced docent-led gallery talks designedto offer a short but in-depth view of a single work or artist.Celebrate the season with these holiday themed tours.Free with Museum admission.

Visit www.worcesterart.org for more holiday events,including Strolling Victorian Carolers and more!

Holidays at WAMNovember 23 –December 31, 2012Live Concerts, Family Activities, Tours & More!

The Worcester Art Museum evokes the spirit of the season during this specialtime of year. Join us and enjoy festive live concerts in the Renaissance Court,special seasonal children's programming, decorations inside and outside theMuseum, and expanded Shop and Café hours.

Generously sponsored by People’s United Bank.


Schedule of eventsFriday, November 23 WAM Holiday Photo Op / 11am-4pm (pre-selected time slots), $50

Start a new family tradition by getting your family holiday photo taken alongside awork of art in our galleries. A professional photographer from WAM will work withyou to get the perfect shot. Sign up soon as the photo appointments are limited.$50 includes sitting fee and electronic image emailed to your home. Sorry, no petsallowed. Photo packages are available through the photographer. Call Christine at508.793.4334. Registration required.

Sunday, November 25 Holiday Concert: WPI Vocal Performance Lab, John Delorey, Director, 2pmRenaissance Court, Free with Museum admission.

Saturday, December 1 Holiday Zip Tour: The Italians in Art with Docent Jane Pastore, 12-12:30pm, Free with Museum admission.Greeting Card Workshop for Adults, 1-4pm, $30 Members / $45 nonmembers,Space limited and preregistration required. Call Christine at 508.793.4334 toregister. Make your own unique handmade cards for family and friends using avariety of different materials. Leave the workshop with so many ideas to continue tocreate greeting cards for all occasions.

Sunday, December 2 Holiday Concert: 2pm, Renaissance Court, Free with Museum admission. Saturday, December 8 Holiday Zip Tour: Frozen Moat in Winter, with Docent Ginny Powell-Brasier,

12-12:30pm. Free with Museum admission.Gingerbread House workshop for Families, 1-3pm, $25 (Maximum 3 people per house)Decorate your own gingerbread house using a variety of different candy and foodmaterials. Space limited and preregistration required. Call Christine at508.793.4334 to register.

Sunday, December 9 Holiday Concert: Salisbury Singers, Michelle Graveline, Director, 2pm,Renaissance Court, Free with Museum admission.

Wednesday, December 12 December Tour of the Month: Music & Art, 2pmDocent Jane Maguire continues to explore this popular topic, as she ties pieces ofmusic to works in the WAM collection in historical, cultural, and emotional ways.This tour will also be offered on Saturday, December 15, 2pm. Free with Museum admission.

Saturday, December 15 Holiday Zip Tour: Frozen Moat in Winter, with Docent Ginny Powell-Brasier, 12-12:30pm. Free with Museum admission.December Tour of the Month: Music & Art, 2pmDocent Jane Maguire continues to explore this popular topic, as she ties pieces ofmusic to works in the WAM collection in historical, cultural, and emotional ways.This tour will also be offered on Saturday, December 15, 2pm. Free with Museum admission.

Sunday, December 16 Holiday Concert: Merrimack Valley Ringers, Karen E. Leonard, Director, 2pm,Renaissance Court, Free with Museum admission.

Saturday, December 22 Holiday Zip Tour: Vanitas Symbols in the Dutch Gallery with Docent Merle Brandzel,12-12:30pm, Free with Museum admission

Sunday, December 23 Holiday Concert: 2pm, Renaissance Court. Free with Museum admission.Saturday, December 29 Holiday Zip Tour: Depictions of the Virgin Mary with Docent Jane Pastore,

12-12:30pm, Free with Museum admissionMonday, December 31 HAPPY NEW YEAR! Participate in all of the great First Night Worcester events that

are happening around the city and in the Museum. Visit www.firstnightworcester.orgfor more information.

Strolling Victorian Carolers Photo: Norm Eggert

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A Night of Celebration and RecognitionThe Salisbury Society Gala Evening was held on Friday, June 1st. Salisbury Memberswere treated to a talk by Katja Zigerlig, a leading art appraiser and insurance consultant.The highlight of the program at Tuckerman Hall, however, was the presentation of theSalisbury Award to Warner and Mary Fletcher. Director Matthias Waschek recountedthe many ways the Fletchers have been financial and volunteer supporters of theMuseum—in particular Warner’s 5 years as Treasurer and 18 years on the Board ofTrustees and Mary’s 9 years as a skillful and talented arranger for Flora in Winter. Inkeeping with the humorous side of the Fletchers, the presentation ended with aneclectic video montage of friends and family describing Mary’s and Warner’s love of the Worcester community and the Worcester Art Museum.

All then crossed the street to the Renaissance Court to celebrate the Fletchers’ well-deserved honor and enjoy the camaraderie of others who value and support artand culture.

Mary and Warner join the distinguished list of Salisbury Award winners who haveshown outstanding service and philanthropy to the Museum.

Salisbury Award Winners

1992 Helen E. Stoddard

1993 Barbara Allen Booth

1994 Chapin Riley

1995 C. Jean and Myles McDonough

1996 Donald R. Melville

1999 I. Robert and Aviva Freelander

2001 James N. Heald 2nd

2003 John M. Nelson

2008 Nancy Murray Morgan

2011 John and Marianne Jeppson

2012 Warner and Mary Fletcher

What are your favorite books in the library?

Debby: One of my favorite books is a beautifullittle book called Riddle Poems by EmilyDickinson. Here is an example of one of the riddles:

A Route of EvanescenceWith a revolving wheel-A Resonance of Emerald-A Rush of Cochineal-And every Blossom on the BushAdjusts its tumbled Head- The Mail from Tunis, probably,An Easy Morning’s Ride.

Visit the library to find out the answer!

I also love all the Catalogs Raisonné about artistsin the Museum’s collection. The typical catalogueraisonné is a book (often multi volume) giving acomprehensive catalogue of artworks by an artist.The essential elements of a catalogue raisonnéare that it purports to be an exhaustive list ofworks for a specified artist. The catalogs are awonderful way to acquaint yourself with the bodyof work of your favorite artist and are heavily usedby our curators and art appraisers.

Christine: Interaction of Color by Josef Albers.This is a three-part book; whose illustrations arestudies composed of color-printed paper andmounted colored paper, some with cutouts.

Do you have a favorite artwork in theMuseum?

Debby:My favorite artwork is the abstraction byWassily Kandinsky.

Christine: Lyre (1967) by Kenneth Noland, who happened to be a student of Josef Albers.This huge stripe painting hangs right behind the reference desk, and I enjoy looking at it everyday!

What was the most exciting thing to happen in the Library?

Debby & Christine:Watching the curators,conservators, and preparators install the KennethNoland painting above the reference desk. It wasamazing to watch the staff unroll, stretch, vacuumand hang this very large painting, which had beenin storage for decades. They made it look so easy…and it fit perfectly!

What is the oldest book in the library?

Debby: From my research, the oldest book wehave was printed in 1698 in Amsterdam titledIconologie ou la Science des Emblemes Devises,by Cesar Ripa. It is essentially a two volume set ofcommonly used images in artwork at the time toconvey different meanings or symbolism. Forexample, a person holding a stick with an

entwined serpent generally represents medicine.The images are still referenced today by anyonewho wants to understand the meaningsrepresented in old European paintings. Since thebook is still useful, we purchased a facsimileversion that anyone can use.

Can you tell us about any interesting visitorsto the Library?

Christine: In May 2010, a group of librarians fromAzerbaijan visited Worcester and I gave them atour and introduction to the WAM library. Since Ido not speak Azerbaijani, the group wasaccompanied by a professional interpreter fromCalifornia. The stop at the WAM library was partof a trip organized by the ICW-InternationalCenter of Worcester.

How do we acquire all of the exhibitioncatalogs that are available in the library?

Debby: Whenever the Museum publishes acatalog, the library sends a copy to all of ourexchange partners all over the world. Exchangepartners are other art museum libraries that alsosend us all of their catalogs so we provide eachother with important catalogs without having topurchase anything. Once when we opened up abox from a Museum in Germany we found a giantset of heavy keys that must have been keys to theMuseum! We immediately sent those back!

Have you ever had any unusual requests atthe reference desk?

Christine: One of the more unusual requests Ireceived was from a young man, who asked meto print out an image of a painting of the VirginMary from the museum’s permanent collection.After looking carefully at the printout, he thankedme and said that he could definitely use thisimage in his tattooing business.

What is the most rewarding part of your job?

Debby: Working with students who are writingpapers about objects in the Museum and don’tknow where or how to start is very rewarding for alibrarian. We assist students from all theWorcester colleges, and many of them havenever been in the Museum before, let alone aspecialized art library. Once a woman I washelping left a message saying she got an A on herpaper thanks to us.

Thank you Volunteers!

We wouldn’t be able to run our library without thehelp of our volunteers, some of whom have beenhere for years. They are absolutely indispensablefor the everyday operation of the library.

Deborah Smock Aframe, Head Librarian

Debby earned a BA in Sociology and Fine Artfrom Ohio Wesleyan University, a Master’sDegree in Library Science from the University ofPittsburgh, and a Certificate in Museum Studiesfrom Tufts University in Medford, MA. Beforebecoming head of the Museum Library, Deborahwas the Associate Librarian at the Museum incharge of reference, slide acquisitions andcataloging. Before she became the Art MuseumLibrarian, Deborah was the corporate librarian fora technology company, IDG in Framingham, MA,and later an account manager for the samecompany. Previous to acquiring her master’sdegree in library science, Deborah was a socialworker with court committed youth in bothPhiladelphia and Pittsburgh. When I first moved toWorcester in 1980 and visited the Worcester ArtMuseum and saw the library there, I knew thatwas where I wanted to work.

Christine Clayton, Assistant Librarian

Christine worked in technical services at HarvardUniversity libraries before she joined the WAMteam. A native of Germany, she came to theUnited States on a DAAD scholarship to studyEnglish in the graduate school of NorthwesternUniversity, before receiving her MA in Englishliterature and language from the WestfälischeWilhelms-Universität in Münster. She ismultilingual (German, Dutch, French) and workedas a professional, accredited translator forinternational corporations and educationalinstitutions.

Christine received a MLIS from Simmons Collegein 2003. At the WAM library, she is responsible forcataloging a wide variety of materials. She is alsoin charge of the rare books collection. Since shestarted working at the Worcester Art Museum, shehas greatly reduced a decades-old catalogingbacklog of books and hard-to-find pamphlets,increasing access to the library’s holdings. Inaddition to her cataloging duties she provideslibrary instruction and reference services to staff,researchers, students, and museum visitors.

Q&Awith our Librarians

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Herb and Maura Alexander

Dr. Julia D. Andrieni and Dr. Robert A.Phillips

Marie and Mike Angelini

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Bafaro, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. James H. Barnhill

Jack and Susan Bassick

Dr. and Mrs. Frederick L. Bayon

Elaine W. Beals

Ellen Berezin and Lewis Shepard

Edward Berman and Kathleen M.McDonough

Barbara and George Bernardin

Eleanor C. Bernat

Lisa M. Bernat and Abram Rosenfeld

Allen and Sarah Berry

Richard and Sande Bishop

Randolph and Edla Ann Bloom

Bollus Lynch, LLP

Karin Branscombe

Karl L. Briel

Frederick C. Brose and Janice E. Seymour

Ann Brown and Dominic Nompleggi

Mr. and Mrs. H. Paul Buckingham III

Dawn and John Budd

Douglas P. Butler

George and Tammy Butler

Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Caforio

Thomas W. Caldwell

William R. Carrick

Robert and Nancy Charles

Henry J. and Elaine* M. Ciborowski

Alexandra Cleworth and Gary Staab

Christo and Mary T. Cocaine

Catherine M. Colinvaux and Phillip D.Zamore

Mr. and Mrs. J. Christopher Collins

Paula H. Connolly

Tracy A. Craig and Dr. James J. Convery

Jeanne Y. Curtis*

Mary S. Cushman

Mary Cotter-Lemoine and David Lemoine

Mr. and Mrs. David F. Dalton

Dix and Sarah Davis

Howard G. Davis III

Phil and Laurel Davis

Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. N. de Végvár

Richard and Margery Dearborn

Marjorie M. Deitz*

Henry B. and Jane K. Dewey

Paul A. DiGeronimo and Katharine A.Marino

David DiPasquale and Candace Okuno

Maria and John Dirlam

Tom and Joan Dolan

Mr. and Mrs. James C. Donnelly, Jr.

Antonella and Roger Doucette

Dr. and Mrs. John A. Duggan

Michael E. Eramo and Helen S. Carey

Cathleen Esleeck

Birgit Faber-Morse

Paul and Judith Falcigno

Barbara E. Fargo

Andrew and Robin Feldman

Marianne E. Felice, M.D. and John M.Giles III

Yda and Allen Filiberti

Mrs. John E. Flagg

Allen W. Fletcher

Mary and Warner Fletcher

Patricia A. Fletcher

Mr. and Mrs. Richard I. Freedman

Kathleen H. Gadbois

Lisa Kirby Gibbs and Peter Gibbs

Dr. Wayne and Laura Glazier

Maureen L. Glowik

Roberta Goldman

Salisbury SocietyThe Salisbury Society was founded in 1992 to honor Museum Members whoprovide support at the highest levels. Those who contribute $1,250 and greaterare recognized as Salisbury Society Members. In the tradition of the Museum’sfounders, the generous commitment of Salisbury Members provides thecornerstone of support for the Worcester Art Museum.

We are most grateful to the following 2012 Salisbury Members whosedemonstrated commitment provides the foundation to incorporate the best of theMuseum’s past – great works of art, art education, and access “for the benefit ofall” – with the future of new technology, community engagement, andcollaboration. Their gifts help create a vibrant present and a sound future for theMuseum and for the community. Thank you!

Ssalisburysociety


Dr. Gabriele Goszcz and DouglasCrawford

John and Geri Graham

Maureen and Bob Gray

Drs. Ivan and Noreen Green

Joel P. Greene and Ann T. Lisi

David R. and Rosalie A. Grenon

Dr. Thomas and Mrs. Patricia Halpin

Barry and Chris Hanshaw

Patricia J. Harmon and David Tongel

Dr. N. Alan Harris and Dr. Diane Lebel

Drs. Lynn and Lura Harrison

Mr. and Mrs. James N. Heald 2nd

George Hecker

Frank Herron and Sandy Urie

Jock Herron and Julia Moore

Prentiss and Polly Higgins

Dr. and Mrs. James E. Hogan

James E. Hogan III

Margaret Hunter

Mrs. Louis C. Iandoli

Prof. Louis J. Iandoli

Frances and Howard Jacobson

Mrs. Tay Ann Jay

John and Marianne Jeppson

Jesuit Community at Holy Cross andThomas Worcester

John F. and Rayna Keenan

Margaret Keith

Maureen and William Kelleher

Mr. and Mrs. B. Anthony King

Joan Peterson Klimann

David and Barbara Krashes

Tracy and Morey Kraus

Agnes E. Kull*

Saundra B. Lane

Mr. and Mrs. Warren C. Lane, Jr.

Dr. and Mrs. Frank Lazarus

Rafael Lazo

Claude M. Lee, III

Stephen and Valerie Loring

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Lotuff

David Lucht and Susannah Baker

Ingrid Jeppson Mach and Dany Pelletier

Robert and Minh Mailloux

Tom and Nadine Manning

Moira and Charlie Manoog

Mr. and Mrs. Christian McCarthy

C. Jean and Myles* McDonough

Neil and Lisa McDonough

J. William Mees

Dr. and Mrs. Glenn A. Meltzer

Don and Mary Melville

Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Michie

Thomas S. Michie

Mrs. David J. Milliken

Dr. Satya and Mrs. Supriya Mitra

Mr. and Mrs. Andres Jaime Molina

A. Mitra Morgan and Phillip Moremen

Barrett and Mahroo Morgan

Mr. and Mrs. Paul S. Morgan

Mr. and Mrs. Peter S. Morgan

Philip and Gale Morgan

Nydia and Charles Moser

James and Patricia Moynihan

Frederic and Victoria Mulligan

Linda and John Nelson

Robert and Charlene Nemeth

Mary and Joseph Oakley

Mr. and Mrs. Bernard G. Palitz

Martha R. and Arthur M. Pappas, M.D.

Dr. James S. Pease and Dr. Janice C.Hitzhusen

Deborah Penta

Marlene and David Persky

John and Patricia Peterson

Mr. and Mrs. William O. Pettit, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. N. William Pioppi

Stephen and Cynthia Pitcher

The Plourde Family Charitable Trust

Drs. Phyllis Pollack and Peter Metz

Candace and Richard Race

George C. Rand, Jr.

Arthur and Debra Remillard

Martin S. Richman and Joanne R.DeMoura

Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Rose

Peter and Anne Schneider

Clifford J. Schorer

Kim and Eric Schultz

Richard Sergel and Susan Baggett

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore E. Shasta

Jeanice Sherman and Dwight Johnson

Robert M. and Shirley S. Siff

Vivian B. Sigel

Dr. Jang and Carol Singh

Michael and Carol Sleeper

John J. and Kristina M. Spillane

Mark Spuria and Joseph Murphy *

Peter and Katy Sullivan

Mr. and Mrs.* William F. Sullivan

Anne C. Tardanico

George and Sheila Tetler

Sumner B. and Martha S. Tilton

George and Lynne Tonna

Herb and Jean Varnum

Matthias Waschek and Steve Taviner

Kristin Waters

Roger and Elise Wellington

James A. Welu

Mark and Barb Wetzel

Barbara Wheaton

Peter and Shirley Williams

Joanne and Douglas Wise

Emily and Kenneth* Wolf

Susan and David Woodbury

John Worcester

Dr. Edward C. Yasuna

*Deceased

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Together we make a difference for Worcester

Sponsors $5,000 and up

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Members $1,000

Bartholomew & Company, Inc.BenefitsLab - Health Insurance SolutionsHerbert E. Berg Florist, Inc.Berry Financial Consulting Group of Wells Fargo AdvisorsCentral One Federal Credit UnionColumbia TechCommcreativeDavis Publications, Inc.Fidelity BankFiduciary Investment AdvisorsGreenberg, Rosenblatt, Kull & Bitsoli, P.C.Kelleher & Sadowsky Associates, Inc.Legacy Financial Advisors, Inc.Mercier Electric Company, Inc.Russell Morin Fine CateringJ.S. Mortimer, Inc.MSW Financial PartnersPepper's Fine Foods CateringPerfect Focus EyecareTarget CorporationUniBankWebster FiveThomas J. Woods Insurance Agency, Inc.Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP

Donors $2,500

J.J. Bafaro, Inc.C.C. LowellChristie'sFletcher Tilton P.C.Foley Industrial EnginesMiles Press, Inc.RDW Group, Inc.Saint-GobainWaters Corporation

Friends $500

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As of August 2012

The museum reflects the strength of Worcester’s past and the possibility for its future. If you are interested in investing in community, WAM will never disappoint.—J. Christopher Collins, Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Unum US

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In MemoriamIn 2012 we were saddened to lose a number of friends who left their mark on theWorcester Art Museum and the community through their philanthropy andcommitment.

Giving back to her community was always a high priority for Elaine Ciborowski, who,like her husband Henry, a Museum Trustee, did so through generous financial supportand volunteer service. Elaine and Henry contributed to many of the community’ssocial, cultural and educational organizations. Their commitment to the Worcester ArtMuseum has resulted in numerous gifts over the years, setting a wonderful examplefor future generations.

A patron devoted to education, Jeanne Curtis was a long-standing docent at theWorcester Art Museum where she witnessed firsthand the impact of the Museum’sextensive education program. She enjoyed the opportunity both to learn about theMuseum’s world-renowned collection and to share it with others, especially youngstersfrom throughout the community. Over the years Jeanne supported many Museuminitiatives including the effort to establish an active program of contemporary art.

Myles McDonough shared his business success with the communities in which he lived and worked. Like many of the area’s major industrialists, Myles’s personalachievements enabled him to contribute significantly to the Museum’s success. He and his wife, Jean, became associated with the Worcester Art Museum in the1960s. Myles served on the Members’ Council while Jean became a docent andeventually one of the Museum’s board members. In 1987 the McDonoughsendowed the Mayan Court, which was named in their honor. More recently theywere the major donors behind the new Conference Room. In 1995 Myles and Jeanwere given the Museum’s highest honor, the Salisbury Award. The Museum isfortunate that the McDonough’s involvement with the Museum has been a familyaffair, continuing into the next generation.

The Museum’s oldest Trustee Emeritus, Richard Prouty, recently passed away atage 99. Dick and his wife, Ann, were long-time supporters of the Worcester ArtMuseum and many other non-profit organizations. A Trustee for 22 years, Dick servedon several board committees, including many years on the Facilities and TechnologyCommittee. He and his wife gave regularly and generously to the Museum’s annualfund and contributed to the success of several capital campaigns. In 1989, Dickdonated three family portrait miniatures to the Museum, including one of his mother,the noted author and poet Olive Higgins Prouty.

We are grateful to these very thoughtful and generous individuals whose altruisticspirit helped chart the course of the Worcester Art Museum. Their legacy will live on,and impact generations to come.

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Jeanne Curtis (second from left)

Myles McDonough

Richard Prouty

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