FALL 2004

Exhibitions ‘04–’05

The Walter O. EvansCollection of AfricanAmerican Art

October 10–January 9Grand GalleryGrowing up in the south inthe 1940s, Walter O.Evans studied great blackwriters and thinkers. But hehad no opportunity to visitmuseums and galleries.“Blacks simply were notallowed in these so-calledpublic facilities,” he writes.

It was not until his college years that art became a passion,and not until the late 1970s that Evans, by then a physician,began collecting works by African American artists.

Today, the Evans collection is one of the best of its kindin the world and one of the broadest-based, with morethan 200 works in all media by 19th- and 20th-century artists. Among these are the largest numberof privately-held works by two 20th-century icons,Romare Bearden and Jacob Lawrence. (More thana dozen, from the 1940s to the 1980s, will be onview at MAG.) In the 1990s Dr. Evans was namedby Art & Antiques magazine as one of the 100 topcollectors in the country.

The 80 objects selected for this showrange from Barbizon-inspired land-scapes to works from the HarlemRenaissance to Cubist abstractions.The earliest is an 1848 rural sceneby pioneering artist Robert ScottDuncanson; the most recent, a 1997

bronze by renowned metal sculptor Richard Hunt.

Programs and events include the Opening Party (October 9),lectures by Dr. Evans (October 10) and UR vice presidentPaul Burgett (December 2), a Family Day (October 17), anda performance by Garth Fagan Dance (November 7). For acomplete listing, see the September–October ARTiculate orvisit mag.rochester.edu.Organized by the Walter O. Evans Foundation for Art andLiterature. Sponsored in Rochester by Gleason Foundation,with additional support from the Herbert W. Vanden Brul Fund.

From the DirectorThis publication is botha look forward at theupcoming exhibition yearand a look back at twoof the most challengingyet exhilarating years ofour long history.

During the years 2002–04 (highlighted on pages7–9), the Gallery contin-ued to enhance its mis-sion of “connecting peo-ple with art:”

• Temporary exhibitions ranged from the record atten-dance of Degas to the scholarly significance of GeorgeBellows; from the historic (Augustus Saint-Gaudens)and contemporary (Finger Lakes) to the interactive andcollaborative (Protected for Eternity).

• Educational programs engaged all ages—from youngstudents writing poems in response to works of art tomedical students understanding the “art of observation”(page 13).

• Our Teacher Resource Center connected educatorswith art while Odyssey Online,* a collaboration withEmory University, connected their students with ourcollections of ancient art.

• The Bellows Symposium, held in conjunction with theGallery-organized exhibition, brought scholars fromacross the country to explore the significance and legacyof the artist’s Woodstock years. As a result, students ofAmerican art were connected with a heretofore under-appreciated aspect of Bellows’s extraordinary career.

The Gallery continued to thrive in a highly competitiveand challenging environment. And though difficult, evenpainful, budgetary decisions had to be made, we remainedcommitted to connecting our thousands of visitors to theriches of our artistic heritage. To this end, much creditgoes to an extraordinarily dedicated staff whose energy,creativity and “heart” make this a special place to visit.

Above all, I want to thank Charlotte Herrera for herexceptional and exemplary leadership these past twoyears. Her tenure as Board president was distinguishedby energy, optimism and grace. She ended her termbeloved, admired and appreciated by Board andstaff alike.

GRANT HOLCOMBMary W. and Donald R. Clark Director

* http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/

The Evans Collection of African American Art (from top): Jacob Lawrence,Genesis Creation Sermon III (1989). Elizabeth Catlett, Homage to BlackWomen Poets (1984). Robert Scott Duncanson, Man Fishing (1848).The Paper Sculpture Show: Ester Partegas, Things You Don’t Like (2003).The View from Here: Yuri Avvakumov, Worker and Farmer International II(1999). Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Survival Series (1996).Finger Lakes: Old Friends, glass sculpture by Eric Dahlberg (2003 award winner).If Elected I Will Serve: William Gropper, The Opposition (1942). Gift of thePrint Club of Rochester.Better Things: Douglas Holleley, Hand and Ring (2004), detail of M. W.Hopkins, Pierrepont Edward Lacey and His Dog, Gun (1835–36).Japanese Prints: Kikukawa Eizan, Cooling Off: Beauties and PreciousChildren at Play.Alex and Ada: Alex Katz, Ada in White Hat (1990). Gift of Lewis Norryand Jill Katz Norry.

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The Paper Sculpture Show

February 6–March 27 Grand GalleryIn this lively and unconventionalexhibition, the visitor becomes partof the creative process. Twenty-nineinternational artists and artist teams—among them The Art Guys, SarahSze, Fred Tomaselli and AllanWexler—have each contributeda design for a three-dimensionalpaper sculpture, to be built on siteby museum visitors.

Also on view is Paper Trail, an exhibition organized by MAGfeaturing works by area artists whose primary medium is paper.

The Paper Sculpture Show is organized by Cabinet magazine,Independent Curators International (ICI) and the Sculpture Center.The curators are Mary Ceruti, Matt Freedman and Sina Najafi. Thetraveling exhibition is circulated by ICI.

The View From Here: Contemporary Russianand American Screenprints

April 17–June 26 Grand GalleryAt its Moscow premiere, The View from Here was heraldedas Russia’s largest collaborative contemporary exhibition inten years. The traveling version includes 70 innovative printsby 21 leading Russian and American artists, including JauneQuick-to-See Smith, William Christenberry, Carrie MaeWeems, Komar & Melamid, Igor Makarevich and PavelMakov. Their work offers a rare glimpse of the emergingconsciousness of two previously opposed nations.

Organized by International Arts & Artists, Washington, DC.

60th Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition

July 24–September 18 Grand GalleryEvery two years, hundreds of artistscompete for space and cash awards inwhat has become one of the most presti-gious shows in the region. Like the

Rochester Biennial, with which it alternates,the Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition showcases recent workby emerging and established artists from upstate New York.But unlike the Biennial (an invitational), each Finger Lakesshow is selected by a different panel of outside jurors.

Lockhart GalleryIf Elected I Will Serve: Election Imagesfrom the Permanent Collection

Through November 21In time for Election Day, this exhibitionbrings together prints and drawings thatreflect two centuries of American poli-tics. Highlights include engravings byWinslow Homer from the presidenciesof Lincoln and Grant, and large litho-

graphs by pop artist Robert Rauschenberg.

Better Things: Photographsof Gallery Art by Douglas Holleley

December 3–February 13In this new exhibition, Douglas Holleley exam-ines and interprets the Memorial Art Gallerycollection. The work consists of some 34 pairsof color photographs which show the collectionin a new light. The images are accompanied by five essays thatdiscuss how art can be “read,” interpreted and enjoyed.

Sponsored by Eastman Kodak Company

Japanese Prints from the Floating World

February 25–May 8This exhibition explores the ukiyo-e, or“floating world picture,” print movementin Edo (now Tokyo). Images of beautifulwomen, kabuki actors, landscapes, history andlegend reveal a glimpse of Japanese culture

during the 18th and 19th centuries.

A High Style: Alex Katz’s Alex and Ada Suite

May 20–July 31Arriving on the New York art scene in the1950s, Alex Katz rejected the fevered emotionof the Abstract Expressionists in favor of acool, objective style that defies easy categori-zation. This 1990 suite of eight prints is basedon earlier paintings of himself and a favoritesubject, his wife Ada.

Dorothy McBride Gill Discovery CenterProtected for Eternity: The Coffins of Pa-debehu-Aset

Journey back in time to ancientEgypt. This interactive exhibitfor all ages showcases one of themost significant acquisitions inMAG history—a pair of lavishlydecorated coffins from the 4thcentury BCE.

Made possible by funding from Dan and Dorothy Gill. Additional supportprovided by the Museum Loan Network, a program administered byMIT's Office of the Arts, funded by the John S. and James L. KnightFoundation and The Pew Charitable Trusts; and by grants from the NEA,NY Council for the Humanities and Davenport-Hatch Foundation, Inc.

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Vase, by Frederick Walrath:Friends and family of RobertW. and Judith-Ellen Brownin memory of Richard P. Nieto;William Barry in memory ofRichard P. Nieto.Lithographs by RobertMotherwell, Frank Stella, MarkTobey and James Rosenquist:Robert and Anne-Marie Logan.Ceramic Bowl/Vase by SaschaBrastoff and Self-Portrait withSneakers, serigraph by ClaytonPonds: Ron Kransler.Fifty works on paper by JohnC. Wenrich, all scenes of Franceca. 1919: John A. and JeanneP. Wenrich.Mycaenae, gouache and pastel byNell Blaine: Christopher Hodgman.

Ceramic sculptures by KurtSpurey and Rick Dillingham:Analine Hicks.Hello Steve, artist’s book bySteve Wheeler; African ceramicAshanti Head and Senufo FireSpitter Mask: Clara Wolfard.Raphael Soyer, drawing by JoyceTreiman: Grant Holcomb inmemory of Marion Hawks.The Cheyenne, bronze byFrederic Remington: Mrs.Merritt Cleveland.*Abbott Ludwig von St. Lucien,engraving by Wolfgang theGoldsmith: Susan and JohnLockhart.Untitled glass sculpture byMichael Taylor: Mr. and Mrs.Joseph W. Taylor.

Gifts of Art 9/1/03–7/31/04

“A difficultand challeng-ing task.”That’s howdirector Grant

Holcomb describesthe process of

selecting just 25 works forMAG’s new audio tour.

“I wanted the tour to reflectthe great breadth of thecollection and sought tobalance favorite ‘pilgrimagepaintings’—major works byacknowledged masters—withmore personal, even quirky,choices. And I finished theproject knowing that, ifasked to do it again, I mightcome up with a different setof personal favorites.”

Among his choices:• a Greek wine vessel (above)from the time of Helen of Troy• a beautifully rendered17th-century still life thatis “a visual feast”• a masterful landscape byPaul Cézanne, “the cantanker-ous and crusty hermit longcalled the father of modern art”• a fluid, sensuous sculpture bythe brilliant Japanese Americanartist Isamu Noguchi

Director’s Audiotour is a “Visual Feast”

The 45-minute tour, whichdebuted May 22, costs $4(members $3).

Making it happenThe Director’s Audiotour wasmade possible by a leader-ship gift from former Boardpresident Robert Gianninyand his wife, Joanne (articleon page 6). “With this gift,”says Holcomb, “we have

“This is one of my very favoritepaintings,” says Grant Holcombof Vuillard’s Portrait of LugnéPoë, one of 25 choices for theDirector’s Audiotour.

TOUR STOPS

• Kraters with Chariot Motif (ancient Greek)• Gold Wreath (ancient Greek)• Musicians from a Royal Tomb at Shansi(Chinese, Tang Dynasty)

• Doubting Thomas (French, 12th c.)• De Heem, Still Life (Dutch, 17th c.)• Paolini, Portrait of a Man (Italian, 17th c.)

• Cole, Genesee Scenery• Bierstadt, Sierras Near Lake Tahoe• Blakelock, Afternoon Light• Twachtman, White Bridge• Homer, Artist’s Studio in an Afternoon Fog• Hidley, Landscape with Figures

• Walter Goodman, The Printseller (British, 19th c.)• Cézanne, Landscape at L’Estaque (French, 19th c.)• Carpeaux, Breton Poet (French, 19th c.)• Vuillard, Portrait of Lugné Poë (French, 19th c.)• Braque, Still Life (French, 20th c.)

• Sloan, Election Night• Cornell, The Admiral’s Game• Noguchi, Calligraphics• Dove, Cars in a Sleet Storm• Dickinson, Snow on Quai• Davis, Landscape with Garage Lights• Porter, Beginning of the Fields• McQueen, Nofreelunch Basket

American,19thc.

American,20thc.

Homage to F.K. #2 by LesleyDill (shown above), ink andthread on linen: Gallery Council.Byzantine silver Archangel:Tom and Marion Hawks familyin honor of Isabel Herdleand in memory of GertrudeHerdle Moore.

Aeroplane, Image Thrown ona Screen, drawing by LouisLozowick: anonymous.The Lake Isle—Innisfree, spit-bite by Norman Ackroyd: GrantHolcomb in memory of EleanorMcQuilkin.Untitled bronze by Jean Arpand Woman with a Mandolin,watercolor by Marie Laurencin:Sylvia Slifka.*The Mirror and The Lake, printsby David Bumbeck: Jose Diaz.Untitled stoneware by DavidShaner: Shirley M. Dawson.Untitled watercolor by JohnFerren: Mildred Baker.*

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produced what we hope willbe the first of many audio-guides to both the permanentcollection and selected tem-porary exhibitions.”

Additional support was pro-vided by donors to the 2003Annual Campaign, and by JayAdvertising and the Studiosat Linden Oaks, which pro-duced and recorded the tour.

New Docents Join Ranks

Upstairs and Downstairs at the Gallery

Friends to Friends

After a year of intensive train-ing, 38 new docents beganleading tours in June. In July,the group above previewed theRochester Biennial. Picturedare (front row) Anita Bonanni,Inge Goldstein, Vivian Palladoroand Jean Ligozio; (secondrow) Diana Hodges, PeggyHubbard, Hannah Solky, LauraKerpelman, Emily Osgood andadministrator of volunteersMary Ann Monley; (thirdrow) Lorraine Cappellino,Chris O’Brien, Patricia Burns,Barbara Frank, Peg Rachfal,

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Pamela Kincheloe, PaulaZahniser, Richard Everettand assistant curator ofeducation Carol Yost.

Other new docents are JoanCavanna, Meg Colgan, AnneDeClue, Tony DeCroce,Maureen Dobies, Sato Farid,Pat Fishman, Linda Fox,Elaine Fredericks, Bill Gonyeo,Susan Ruth Gordon, AnneKarz, Annie Marie LeBarbour,Kirt Lapham, Marcia Nabut,Barbara Powers, TheresaSarkis-Kruse, Jackie Schertz,Caroline Schultz, SuzanneSeipel and Robert B. Wolf.

For the second year, a part-nership with the RochesterPublic Library is helpingexpose new audiences to theGallery and all it has to offer.Thanks to a grant from theFriends of the RochesterPublic Library, families maysign out a pass at the CentralLibrary or any city branchand use it to gain reducedMAG admission over a one-week period.

This year, Friends to Friendshas expanded to includethree community programs,each with a talk by a MAGrepresentative, storytellingand a group art activity:

• October 9, 2 pm, RundelLibrary (115 South Ave.):docent Lydia Crews on theWalter O. Evans Collectionof African American Art andstoryteller Tiny Glover.

• February 5, 2 pm, ArnettBranch (310 Arnett Blvd.):docent Diane Tichell on the

Paper Sculpture Show. andstoryteller Alexandra Marris.

• April 30, 2 pm, WintonBranch (611 N. Winton Rd.):assistant curator of educationSydney Greaves on theGallery’s Asian collection andstoryteller Mary Gleason.

Librarians will also lead sto-rytelling activities at threeMAG events—“A JourneyThrough African AmericanArt” (10/17), The PaperSculpture Show (2/13) andAsian Pacific HeritageFamily Day (5/8).

For more information on Friendsto Friends, call Debora McDell,473-7720, ext. 3034.

New and ImprovedNext time you’re at MAG, besure to visit two refurbishedsecond-floor installations.

When the Asian Gallery(shown at right) reopened inApril, even staff members weresurprised. “Someone asked ifwe had cleaned all theobjects,” says curator NancyNorwood. “And one docentasked if we had added newsculptures.” (We hadn’t.)

What made such a difference?New lighting, a fresh paletteof paint, new maps, and hardwork on the part of MAGstaff and designer KathyD’Amanda. Norwood andSydney Greaves, an assistantcurator of education, wrotenew wall labels. Screens,

scrolls and works on paperwere rotated, and some fineexamples came out of storagefor the first time in years.An anonymous donor con-tributed funding.

Across the hall, theAncient Worldalso got a facelift. A favorite

stop for school tours, thisgallery now has a new focalpoint—a luminous GreekWreath of Oak Leaves, fash-ioned from gold in the 4thcentury BCE.

Art on the MoveIn July, three sculptures byGaston Lachaise were tem-

porarily removed from theVanden Brul Pavilion. Alongwith six other Lachaisesculptures, they have beensent to Williamstown, MAfor conservation treatment.Funding for the project comes

from the Institute of Museumand Library Services, afederal granting agency, andthe Lachaise Foundation.

Above, technicians lift thecarefully cocooned 1927Fountain Figure out of her

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Annual Campaign Raises $212,000

In the Picture

Calling all sponsors…

MAG’s next blockbuster—featuring works by anAmerican master—is onthe books for fall 2006, andwe’re looking for a corpora-tion, individual or founda-tion to serve as sponsor orcosponsor. Watch for anannouncement this fall.

Sponsors are also needed for:■ The Paper SculptureShow, February–April2005 ($30,000 /$15,000cosponsorship)■ The View from Here:Contemporary Russianand American Screenprints,April–June 2005($30,000 /$15,000)■ 60th Rochester-FingerLakes Exhibition,July–September 2005($20,000 /$10,000)■ My America: Art from theJewish Museum Collection,1900–1955, October–December 2005($30,000 /$15,000)

And don’t forget thesespecial opportunities:■ Opening Parties for ThePaper Sculpture Show,2/5/05, The View fromHere, 4/16/05, 60th FingerLakes, 7/23/05, and Artfrom the Jewish Museum,10/22/05 ($5,000 each)■ 2005–06 SchoolProgram ($40,000/$20,000 cosponsorship)■ 2005–06 FamilyDays ($18,000/$9,000)

Interested? Call Joseph T.Carney, director of Galleryadvancement, 473-7720,ext. 3016, or email jcarney@mag.rochester.edu.

“Rochester would not bewhat it is without theMemorial Art Gallery,” saysState Assemblyman JosephMorelle in a nine-minutevideo about the Gallery andall it has to offer.

Other commentators are URpresident Thomas Jackson,MAG Board chairmanCharlotte Herrera, M&TBank regional chief executiveBrian Hickey, WXXI broad-caster Julia Figueras-Iglinski,educator Susan Sullivan andMAG director Grant Holcomb.

Picture the Possibilities wasproduced in conjunction withthe Gallery’s 2003 annualcampaign (story above). Itwas a cooperative effort withUR’s Office of InstitutionalResources, which hiredvideographer Mike Champlinof Post Central Inc. MAG,meanwhile, picked up dupli-cating and distribution costs.The ultimate goal was foreach active MAG memberand corporate supporter toreceive a DVD (or, uponrequest, a VHS tape).

The emphasis is on theGallery’s importance as acommunity resource.

“We don’t just hang thepictures and put a label onthem,” says Grant Holcomb.“We bring tens of thousandsof schoolchildren into theGallery, and we go out intothe community.”

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Without its members andfriends, the Gallery would lit-erally go dark. Doors closed,lights off, artworks subjected toheat and humidity, exhibitionscancelled, staff locked out.

If that sounds overly dramatic,bear in mind that more than40 percent of MAG’s operatingbudget comes from member-ships; philanthropic contri-butions; and corporate, gov-ernment and foundation sup-port. (See chart, page 9.)

And last year, this figure roseto 47 percent, as the Gallerysaw a much-needed infusionof $212,000 as a result ofPicture the Possibilities—the first annual campaignever in support of theoperating budget.

Doing the most goodHistorically, annual appealshave targeted such specificprojects as the Director’sAudiotour. Not last year’s,however. All contributions toPicture the Possibilities wereunrestricted gifts that arebeing put to use where they

can do the most good. Thismeans they’re supporting anynumber of critical, if some-times unglamorous, budgetitems, from utility bills totechnology upgrades tosalaries and benefits.

The Gallery is not alone.Museums across the country

Edward F. Adams, a formerGallery Board president whochaired last year’s campaign,agrees. “Through carefulexpense control and this keycampaign, the annual opera-tions of this community trea-sure can be better sustainednow and in the future.”

Aiming highLast year’s campaign fell shortof its goal of $250,000, butit was an undeniable success,as shown by the number ofmembers who participated.

This group tripled in size,notes Adams, who calls thecampaign “a shining exampleof committing our social cap-ital to the common good.

“My personal thanks to all,and especially our donorsand campaign volunteers.”

With this year’s appeal,which goes out in October,the Gallery is again aimingto raise $250,000. And withmomentum on its side,there’s every reason to hopethat Picture the Possibilitieswill meet its goal.

are reassessing their annualcampaigns in the face ofeconomic downturns, lossof traditional funding sourcesand rising operating costs.

In the words of Jim Hackney,a national consultant whodid an assessment of MAG’sadvancement office, unre-stricted gifts are a “keybuilding block” of museumfund-raising.

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Donor Profile: Bob and Joanne Gianniny

Advancement News

and a master’s in Englishfrom SUNY Brockport. He’sshown his skill as a fund-raiserin high-level positions atMcQuaid Jesuit High School,SUNY Geneseo, St. JohnFisher and, most recently,the UR Medical Center.

At MAG, he replaces PeggyHubbard, who retired inOctober 2003 after 16 years.

“Joe is an experienced andenthusiastic professional whoknows our community well,”says director Grant Holcomb.

He’s also a devoted family manwho is frequently running tosporting events for his daugh-ter and two sons, and—asanyone at MAG can testify—an irrepressible jokester.

Spotlight on…

Joseph T. Carney“Dear crew,”wrote JoeCarney in arecent email,“I’m proudof you all andthink we are

doing good work in these chal-lenging times. Hang in there.”

The message, sent to his staff of10, was routine for Carney—his way of thanking them forpitching in during a colleague’smaternity leave. But it speaksvolumes about the leadershipof MAG’s new director ofGallery advancement.

A Rochester native, Carneyreceived a bachelor’s in man-agement from St. John Fisher

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Next time you’re in the 17th-century European Gallery, payspecial attention to the walltext. In addition to descrip-tions of such masterworks asRuysch’s Floral Still Life andSnyders’s Fox and the Heron,there’s a plaque recognizingthe room as the gift of Robertand Joanne Gianniny.

This capital campaign gift,to the “Challenge for theEighties,” is one of a long listof contributions dating backto the 1960s.

In just the past decade, theGianninys have made amajor donation to “Let theArt Live On”—the campaignthat raised more then $10million for the Gallery’s oper-ating endowment. They’vepaid to refurbish two CutlerUnion parlors that providea steady source of rentalincome for the Gallery. Andthey’ve been generous contrib-utors to numerous annual cam-paigns and special projects.

A private tourMost recently, the Gianninyswere the lead sponsors forthe Director’s Audiotour (page3). It’s not the first time theyhave been involved in such aproject—in 1988 they under-wrote a prototype version.That tour was retired becausethe technology available atthe time made it impossible tochange the audio when anobject was loaned or moved.With the new, state-of-the-artsystem, there’s no such prob-lem: it relies on “randomaccess” tour stops that a visi-tor can enter in any order.

In addition to lending finan-cial support, Bob Gianninypersuaded director GrantHolcomb to lend his voiceto the tour. The result is an

intensely personal experi-ence—“a private tour” ofthe type both Gianninyshave enjoyed in New YorkCity and elsewhere.

Volunteers extraordinaireThe Gianninys’ contributionshave not only been financial.Bob was elected to the Boardof Managers in 1968 (he isstill an honorary member)and served as President from1988 to 1990. He was instru-mental in creating CorporateCouncil, a membership levelfor companies giving $1,000

painting, a long-time hobby,“when the spirit moves me.”

Bob has also slowed down,if only a little. In the early1990s, he retired from thelaw firm of Harter, Secrest &Emery to devote his time tohis real estate developmentfirm. Today, he’s still at thehelm, though he leaves theday-to-day running of thecompany, whose successesinclude Linden Oaks OfficePark, to sons Mark and Bruce.

“As I enter my 20th year asdirector,” says Grant Holcomb,“I can fully and deeply appre-ciate how fortunate we areto have patrons like Boband Joanne Gianniny.

“Theirs is a legacy thathas enhanced and enrichedthe Memorial Art Galleryfor many decades. Theircommitment has been oneof leadership, keen counseland generosity.”

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or more, and helped establishthe Patron Print program, apopular benefit for upper-level members.

As for Joanne, she has servedon the Gallery Council boardand helped organize majorevents including Art in Bloom,which she cochaired in 1990.

Art in Bloom, for decades theCouncil’s biggest fund-raiser,was an appropriate projectfor Joanne, who is a pastpresident of Allyn’s CreekGarden Club.

These days, she’s less activein the garden but continuesto contribute a floral arrange-ment a couple of times a yearfor the Gallery’s AdmissionDesk. She remains a Councilmember, along with daughterGayle Stiles (herself an activevolunteer at MAG until herfour daughters claimed herenergies). And she still enjoys

At a 1990 preview ofFurniture by Wendell Castle,Bob and Joanne Gianninygot a tour from the artist.

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A In October 2002, ballerinas from RochesterCity Ballet mingled with guests at one of threemember previews for Edgar Degas: Figures inMotion. When the show closed ten weeks later, ithad attracted 71,137 visitors, shattering all previ-ous MAG attendance records. It also attractedrecord support, including major grants frompresenting sponsor M&T Bank and supportingsponsor Verizon Wireless.

B During Degas’s last two weeks, the Galleryextended its hours to accommodate capacitycrowds. Above, Lori Maneiro and Beatrice Harriswere among those who came on the final day.

In Review: 2002-2004

C “Make It and Take It” workshops werea favorite feature of MAG’s popular FamilyDays. In January 2004, this young artistlearned about Hispanic holiday traditionsat Three Kings Day.

D As a child, Jean Booth (shown abovewith daughter Emily) often modeled forher father, American master GeorgeBellows. In April 2003, she traveled toRochester for the opening of Leaving forthe Country: George Bellows at Woodstock,which included this famous portrait of herwith her mother and sister. Organized byMAG, the acclaimed show had a nationaltour and was the occasion for a sympo-sium featuring author Joyce Carol Oatesand four other Bellows scholars.

E In June 2003, periodontist Frederick Halikwas one of a team of forensic experts on handto study an unusual set of CT scans and x-rays.The subject—a mummy from Peabody EssexMuseum—was destined for MAG’s new inter-active exhibit Protected for Eternity: The Coffinsof Pa-debehu-Aset. In the end, the 2000-year-oldmummy gave up no secrets. While there werenumerous fractures (most likely post-mortem),there were no obvious signs of trauma toaccount for the young man’s death.

F At the Creative Workshop, more than 3,000adults, children and teens a year choose fromsome 350 courses. Above, Tom Carpenter’spreschool class tours the Gallery before headingdown to the Workshop to make clay masks.

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5,686individual and corporate membersas of 6/30/04 *

527,896visitors welcomed‘02–03: 284,867‘03–04: 243,029

48,869schoolchildren and adultstoured the Gallery‘02–03: 30,108‘03–04: 18,761

158,857hours contributed by volunteers‘02–03: 86,983 (1,630 volunteers)‘03–04: 71,874 (1,331 volunteers)

*adjusted to reflect active members only

G After nearly half a century, Clotheslinestill reigned as Rochester’s oldest and largestarts and crafts festival—and MAG’s biggestfund-raiser. The September event attracted33,000 visitors in 2002 and 32,000 in 2003.Both years, M&T Bank continued its long-standing support.

H The Gallery continued its commitment toAmerican craft with the acquisition of suchworks as Wendell Castle’s Chair Standing onits Head. Made of maple and jelutong, anexotic hardwood, the trompe l’oeil work wenton view to delighted visitors in April 2004.

I “A difficult and challenging task.” That’show director Grant Holcomb (shown inthe recording studio) described the processof selecting 25 works for the Director’sAudiotour. The tour, which debuted inMay 2004, was made possible by gifts fromRobert and Joanne Gianniny, Jay Advertising,and donors to the 2003 annual campaign.

J In spring 2004, art lovers and Civil Warbuffs flocked to a major touring exhibitionof works by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, the19th-century master known as “America’sMichelangelo.” Above, visitors admireVictory, who in larger form graces theSherman Memorial at the entrance toNew York’s Central Park.

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Financial SummaryFISCAL YEARS ENDED 6/30/03 AND 6/30/04

REVENUES 2002–03 $5,078,752 REVENUES 2003–04 $4,652,132

EXPENSES 2002–03 $5,076,743 EXPENSES 2003–04 $4,648,580

ENDOWMENT 22.3% MEMBERSHIP/GIFTS 47%ENDOWMENT 20.2% MEMBERSHIP/GIFTS 41.3%

EARNEDINCOME 24.4% GOVERNMENT 5.9%

FACILITIES 25% ADMINISTRATION 15.8% FACILITIES 30.5% ADMINISTRATION 16.6%

UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER 8.2%

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EARNEDINCOME 17% GOVERNMENT 4.7%

UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER 9%

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EDUCATION 11.2%ADVANCEMENT/MEMBERSHIP 22.1%

CURATORIAL/EXHIBITIONS 23.7%

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EDUCATION 10%ADVANCEMENT/MEMBERSHIP 17.1%

CURATORIAL/EXHIBITIONS 20.8%

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This financial summary and the preceding two pages are extracted from the 2002–04 Biennial Report.

A copy of this Report will be mailed in November to Patron members and above. It will also be availableonline November 1 at mag.rochester.edu/visit, or upon request by calling 473-7720, ext. 3015.

TECHNOLOGY 2.2% TECHNOLOGY 5%

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Board of Managers Elects Officers, New Members

In addition to Stan Konopko(article at right), the Boardof Managers has elected thefollowing officers: KathrynD’Amanda, 1st vice presi-dent; Theresa B. Mazzullo,2nd vice president; Mary M.Koegel, secretary; RonaldPaprocki, treasurer; andCharlotte Herrera, chair.

The Board also welcomesthese new members:

Kenneth D.Bell, execu-tive VP &regionalpresident,HSBCBank USA

Samuel T.Hubbard,chairman& CEO,High FallsBrewing Co.

RobertA. Miller,president,NazarethCollege ofRochester

BrendaPacheco-Rivera,acting prin-cipal, Schoolof the Arts

JohnPalmer,regionalpresident,VerizonWireless

MichaelSisson,projectmanager,High Techof Rochester

Spotlight on…

Teddy CarrTheodora(Teddy)Carr, newpresidentof theGalleryCouncil,literally

grew up at the Gallery. Herfirst exposure to MAG was atthe Creative Workshop, whereshe took classes as a child.

But it wasn’t until her owntwo children were in schoolthat she joined the GalleryCouncil, at the urging of MaryCrowe. (Fittingly, it’s Croweshe follows as president.)

Spotlight on…

Stanley D. Konopko

New Board president StanKonopko has loved the Gallerysince his teenage years. Backthen, the attraction was partlythe art, and partly the lureof the Clothesline Festival,a favorite hangout for himand his friends.

It wasn’t until the 1980s,though, that he began volun-teering at MAG. By then hehad graduated from St. JohnFisher, begun raising hisfamily, qualified as a certi-fied public accountant andstarted a 20-year tenure atArthur Andersen.

Fortunately for the Gallery,his mentor at Andersen wasFloyd Tekampe, who servedas Board president 1984–86.These were exciting times,marked by the conclusion ofa successful capital campaignand the start of a majorexpansion project, and

Tekampe wasted no timeputting his young colleagueto work. Konopko’s firstassignment was to review theGallery Council books. Soonhe was helping Tekampecrunch numbers for the Board.

Tekampe retired more thana decade ago, but Konopkostayed on. In 1997, develop-ment director Peggy Hubbardrecruited him for the Board’sFinance Committee, and thefollowing year, he was for-mally elected to the Board.

Konopko is realistic about thechallenges facing museums,but he also admits that he’slooking forward to “spendinga little less time on the num-bers side and a little moreon the art side.

“You can see things hereyou can’t see anywhere else.The Gallery is a respite fromeverything else that’s goingon in your life.”

In Konopko’s case, “every-thing else” includes a new

job. He recently became apartner at The BonadioGroup, a Rochester-basedfirm that provides consulting,auditing and tax services.

“Stan is a natural leader,”says director Grant Holcomb.“He fully understands theoperations of the Gallery.He has developed a keenand deep appreciation ofthe arts. And he has helpedforge effective and meaning-ful communication betweenBoard and staff.”

Since then, Carr has helpedthe Council organize toursand family activities and haschaired such major events asHoliday Open House, ThirdThursdays social hours andJust Jazz. And when the callwent out in 1987 for a newclass of docents, she wasamong the first to sign up.

On the home front, she’sequally energetic. Four yearsago, she left her job as labtechnician for five doctors toreturn to her first love—teach-ing piano. A gifted musicianwith a masters in educationfrom Nazareth College, Carrstarted with six students andtoday has more than 50—and a waiting list.

She’s also a fanatic gardenerwhose yard was featured ona recent tour of city gardens,and a doting grandmother to14-month-old Ethan.

Fortunately, she still managesto make time for MAG. “TheGallery is close to my heart,”says Carr. “And over the years,I’ve made many wonderful,lifelong friendships here.”

Other Council officers for‘04–05 are first VP GraceKelly, second VP WendyShellman, recording secre-tary Sandy Koon, corre-sponding secretary PaulaSherwood, administrativetreasurer Christina Howardand projects treasurerMargaret Kleinman.

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Donald Flynn, Barbara Frank,Linda Levine, Patricia M.MacDonald, Mr. & Mrs. SeymourL. Merrall, Helen Q. Williams.

In memory of Donald E. Fisher:Lucy Durkin, Robert & Carol LynnFarrell, Marjorie & Scott Searl,Mr. & Mrs. William M. Walters.

In honor of Barbara Frank:Dr. & Mrs. Robert H. Tichell.

In honor of Mr. & Mrs. AbnerGermanow: Joyce W. Underberg.

In honor of Essie & IrvingGermanow: Mrs. Edward D.Green, Peggy W. Savlov.

In honor of Albert Goldberg’sbirthday: Anne Berger.

In honor of Burt Gordon’s birth-day: Essie & Irving Germanow.

In honor of Gerard Gouvernet:William Rice & Mary Ann Monley.

In honor of Lu Harper:Diane Tichell.

In memory of Marion Hawks(obituary, MAGazine fall ‘03):Mr. & Mrs. Frank W. Allen, LomaM. Allen, Louise E. Allison, Mrs.Theodore J. Altier, Patricia NorrisAnderson, Dr. & Mrs. Edward C.Atwater, Mr. & Mrs. Peter E.Baltzer, Jean Bartlett, Mr. & Mrs.Bruce B. Bates, Mr. & Mrs. RichardG. Bennett, Joyce & DonaldBogdanski, Mr. & Mrs. Alfred G.Boylan, Mr. & Mrs. Darryl A.Braun, Joseph Brennan, Mr. &Mrs. Joseph C. Briggs, Mr. & Mrs.C. William Brown, Richard F.Brush, William Buckett & SybilleLichtenstein, Sharon DwyerBuzard, Mr. & Mrs. Alan L.Cameros, Mr. & Mrs. William A.Centner, Dorothy L. Chapin,

Sarah S. Clapp, Mr. & Mrs.Langdon F. Clay, CobblestoneCapital Advisors, LLC, Mr. & Mrs.Alan A. Cook, Mr. & Mrs. DavidCook, Barbara Cowles, Mary &John Crowe, Mark & ChristinaCuddy, Curatorial Department ofMemorial Art Gallery, Mr. & Mrs.Edward P. Curtis Jr., Linda Davey,Sylvia R. Davis, Nancy WatsonDean, Kevin & Joan DiMaggio, Mr.& Mrs. James Duffus, Richard &Virginia Eisenhart, Mr. & Mrs.Richard H. Eisenhart Jr., Mrs.Henry P. Epstein, Elizabeth G.Essley, Mr. & Mrs. Harold S.Feinbloom, Mrs. Marion FolsomJr., Heidi Friederich, Mr. & Mrs.John Garrett, Mr. & Mrs. RichardJ. Garrett Sr., Essie & IrvingGermanow, Gleason Foundation,Mr. & Mrs. James S. Gleason, Mr.& Mrs. Jeffrey Goldberg, B. ThomasGolisano, Cornelia H. Gordon, Mr.& Mrs. William W. Gordon, Dr. &Mrs. Donald R. Grinols, Mr. &Mrs. Joseph F Hammele, Mrs.Joseph Harris, Mr. & Mrs. RichardM. Harris Jr., Mary Haven H.Hayden, Margaret B. Heminway,Dr. & Mrs. H. Raul Herrera, Mr. &Mrs. E. James Hickey, Walter B.D. Hickey Jr., Mrs. Kenneth C. D.Hickman, Tom Hildebrandt, Grant& Siobhan Holcomb, Mr. & Mrs.Frank M. Hutchins, Marjorie M.Ingersoll, Mr. & Mrs. David M.Jacobstein, Mr. & Mrs. ByronJohnson, Mr. & Mrs. MalcolmJohnson, Mrs. Vincent S. Jones,Mr. & Mrs. Thomas F. Judson Jr.,Earl Kage & Hamilton Driggs,Stuart & Judy Kaplan, MarilynKayser, James & MarianneKoller, Dr. Ronald Kwasman,Mr. & Mrs. Wayne R. Ladd,Mr. & Mrs. William B. Lee Jr.,

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Tribute Fund9/1/03–8/31/04

In memory of Cynthia Amrine:Mr. & Mrs. Charles Cary, Dr. &Mrs. J. Richard Ciccone, Marion G.Cosmano, Mary & John Crowe,Mr. & Mrs. Robert Elwell, Mr. &Mrs. Robert I. Gresens, JoanHartenstein, Carolyn Hewitt, Mr.& Mrs. Albert J. Kenney, Mr. &Mrs. Dale G. Knapp, Mr. & Mrs.Bernhardt M. Lang, Mr. & Mrs.William B. May III, Maynard’sElectric Supply, Inc., Mr. & Mrs.Robert Minemier, Warren Neff,Mr. & Mrs. Peter Price.

In memory of Florence FosterBerg: Dr. & Mrs. Robert J. Haggerty.

In honor of Mr. & Mrs. DonaldBilgore: Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell P.Brodsky.

In memory of Charles R. Canan:Grant & Siobhan Holcomb.

In memory of Michael Cavanna:Docent Class of 2004, JPMorganChase.

In memory of Barber B. ConableJr.: Grant & Siobhan Holcomb.

In honor of Mary GoldmanCrowe’s birthday: Mr. & Mrs.Richard J. Garrett Jr.

In honor of the marriage of JackDaiss & Susan Dodge-PetersDaiss: Mr. & Mrs. George L.Beyer, Theresa D. Bronte, LibbyClay, Margaret Cochran, Mr. &Mrs. Robert F. Daly, Docents ofMAG, Mr. & Mrs. Donald Flynn,Mr. & Mrs. Roger B. Friedlander,Audrey & Burt Gordon, Mr. &Mrs. Robert W. Heyer, Dr. & Mrs.Richard W. Hyde, William Rice &Mary Ann Monley, Dr. & Mrs.David Shuttleworth, Mr. & Mrs.Richard H. Skuse.

In honor of Joan Daly: Mary Daly.

In honor of Richard & VirginiaEisenhart: Essie & IrvingGermanow.

In memory of Bernice Everett:Docent Class of 2004.

In memory of Mary Fear:Margaret J. Carnall, Libby Clay,Mary & John Crowe, Mr. & Mrs.

“Got friends with birthdays who already have everything? Give‘em a gift of the Gallery.” So began the announcement of MAG’snew Tribute Fund in the September 1975 Gallery Notes.

Three decades later, the idea is an unqualified success. In fiscalyear 2003–04 alone, gifts to the Tribute Fund totaled a record$37,536. Unless otherwise designated, these gifts will be used forart acquisitions and conservation.

To honor a friend or family member or commemorate a specialoccasion, send your gift to Memorial Art Gallery Tribute Fund,500 University Ave. Rochester, NY 14607-1415.

Please include your name and address, as well as the name andaddress of the person honored.

For more information call 473-7720, ext. 3015.

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Jeanne S. Leinen, Cynthia Little,Mr. & Mrs. Frank E. Luellen Jr.,Steffan B. & Lee C. Lundback,Mr. & Mrs. Bruce L. Maas,Florence D. Macomber, Mr. & Mrs.Robert W. Maggs Jr., CateredElegance Inc. Martini Grille, Mr.& Mrs. Robert E. Marx, Mrs. W.Bayard McCoy, Eleanor A.McQuilkin, Elizabeth McShane,Mr. & Mrs. George F. Medill III,Deanne Molinari, Mrs. EleanorMorris, Mrs. William B. Morse,Richard Nowlin & Donald Strand,Mr. & Mrs. Leon Pacala, Celia J.Pawlish, Susan Rea, Mr. & Mrs.William W. Rees, Marjorie Relin &Cary Ratcliff, Mr. & Mrs. DanielH. Robbins, Mr. & Mrs. Nathan J.Robfogel, Mary Roby, Mr. & Mrs.C. Thomas Rock, Mr. & Mrs. JamesD. Ryan, Mr. & Mrs. LawrenceSchenck, Mr. & Mrs. Herbert J.Schwartz, Marjorie & Scott Searl,Judith Johnson Smith, Jean Smith,Jane Steinhausen, Mr. & Mrs. FrankM. Stotz, Harmon V. Strong, Mr.& Mrs. Robert F. Sykes, Mr. &Mrs. William Taber, Katherine S.Taylor, Katharine C. & W. S.Thomas, Dr. & Mrs. Robert H.Tichell, Mr. & Mrs. Samuel O.Tilton, Nancy Turner, Dr. & Mrs.Arthur G. Tweet, Mr. & Mrs.Jeffrey Tyzik, Joyce W. Underberg,Dr. & Mrs. Alvin Ureles, Lauri K.& Bruce Van Hise, Judith S.VanBramer, William B. Webber,Mrs. Arnold Weissberger, Mr. & Mrs.Walter H. Wells, Paul R. Wentworth,Anne G. Whitman, Mr. & Mrs.Sergeant W. Wise, Mrs. C. SibleyWolfe, Mrs. John K. Woodward,Young Audiences of Rochester,Daan Zwick & Janis Dowd.

In honor of Charlotte Herrera:Joseph T. Carney, Susan Dodge-Peters Daiss, Kim Hallatt, GrantHolcomb, Deborah Rothman,Marjorie Searl, Marie Via.

In honor of Raul & CharlotteHerrera: John & Mary Crowe.

In honor of Devon Holcomb’sgraduation: Grant & SiobhanHolcomb.

In honor of the marriage ofKimberly Holcomb & AndrewTriolo: Grant & Siobhan Holcomb.

In memory of Berta Holden:Theron T. Holden.

In memory of Karen Holmes:Grant & Siobhan Holcomb.

In honor of Peggy Hubbard:Barbara Frank, Mr. & Mrs.David M. Jacobstein, Florence D.Macomber.

In honor of Earl Kage’s birth-day: Mr. & Mrs. Frank W. Allen,Grant & Siobhan Holcomb.

In memory of the parents of Mr.& Mrs. Theodore Katsampes:Marjorie & Scott Searl.

In memory of Ann L. Kozel:Elsbeth J. Kozel.

In honor of Amy LaPlante:Grant & Siobhan Holcomb.

In honor of the birth of grand-child of Mr. & Mrs. Monte Lavine:Mr. & Mrs. Roger B. Friedlander.

In memory of Jean McDade:Grant & Siobhan Holcomb.

In memory of Eleanor A.McQuilkin: Alford Lake Camp, R.Rennie Atterbury & Mary EleanorBradshaw, Mr. & Mrs. WilliamC. Baird, Robbie & Peter Baltzer,Nancy Bolger, Mr. & Mrs. AlfredG. Boylan, Mr. & Mrs. KennethBurns Jr., Sharon Dwyer Buzard,Mr. & Mrs. William A. Centner,Gerald R. Clifford, Mr. & Mrs.Henry R. Couch Jr., Joyce Crofton,Mr. & Mrs. Philip Cubeta, Mark& Christina Cuddy, Mr. & Mrs.Louis D’Amanda, Gene & RoseMarie Davio, Mr. Stewart Davis &Anne Havens, Mrs. Willard Eddy,Richard & Virginia Eisenhart,James W. Ely, Audrey McK.Fernandez, Mrs. Marion FolsomJr., Christine Groth Folsom, JeanFrance, Margaret H. Freydberg,Heidi Friederich, Mr. & Mrs. M.Wren Gabel, Kandy Giblin, Joyce& Dane Gordon, Dr. & Mrs.Donald R. Grinols, Marian D.Griswold, Rodney & Jane S. Hatch,Mr. & Mrs. William Heyen, Grant& Siobhan Holcomb, Mrs. HughB. Hunter, Marjorie M. Ingersoll,Earl Kage & Hamilton Driggs,Mr. & Mrs. John H. Kitchen Jr.,Dr. & Mrs. Frederick A. Klipstein,Hazel M. Knickerbocker, MarjorieK. Malm, James & MaryparkeManning, Mr. & Mrs. John HentyMartin, Mr. & Mrs. Robert L.McCrory, Mrs. John McGucken,Madeira & Equen Meader, Joyce& Adrian Melissinos, Mr. & Mrs.Ira S. Miller, Shelby Nelson & Mr.Lewis Rothberg, Dr. & Mrs.Franklin V. Peale, Mr. & Mrs.Robert W. Place, Sandra L.Ponivas, Dr. & Mrs. Eric Rennert,Mr. & Mrs. Nathan J. Robfogel,Mary Roby, Mr. & Mrs. HerbertJ. Schwartz, Jean Smith, JaneSteinhausen, Nancy Turner, Mr. &Mrs. Peter M. Walsh, Pat CashmanWarburton, Jane B. Ward, MariWatts Hitchcock, William B.Webber, Patricia H. Wehle, EttaRuth Weigl, Mrs. ArnoldWeissberger, Catherine C. Willard,Mr. & Mrs. Sergeant W. Wise, Mr.& Mrs. Robert B. Wolf, Carolyn S.Wolfe, Daan Zwick & Janis Dowd.

Eleanor McQuilkin, a poetand long-time patron of thearts, died January 28 at theage of 95. At MAG, she wasa generous donor and, formore than 40 years, an ener-getic member of the GalleryCouncil. In 1993, she wasthe Rochester sponsor ofLight, Air and Color, amajor exhibition of AmericanImpressionist painting.

A graduate of Smith College,Mrs. McQuilkin was auditingcourses at Oxford Universityin England when she met herhusband, a Rhodes Scholar.In 1938, the couple moved toRochester, where William

McQuilkin rose through theranks at Bausch & Lomb,retiring as chairman in 1979.He died in 1992.

Eleanor McQuilkin beganwriting poetry seriously whenshe was in her 40s, after thelast of her four children wasborn. She went on to publishthree books, including acollaboration with artistRobert Marx, and to serve aspresident of the RochesterPoetry Society. She paid herlast visit to the Gallery inNovember 2003 to attend areading by her son and fellowpoet, Rennie McQuilkin.

“Eleanor was, simply put, arare human being,” saysdirector Grant Holcomb,shown with her above. “Hergenerous spirit, poetic voice,insatiable curiosity and quickwit made her an endearingand enduring friend.”

In memory of Basil Megna:Joseph & Camille Megna,Dr. G. Porter Perham.

In memory of John C. Menihan:Emily Tigerman.

In memory of Jeanne L. Missell:Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Murphy.

In memory of Geri Navratil:Peter Navratil & Jennifer Baer.

In memory of Richard P. Nieto:William J. Barry.

In memory of Dennis Pelletier:Grant & Siobhan Holcomb.

In memory of Penny Pinsky:Karen Morris.

In memory of Barbara DaguePowers: Mrs. J. R. Dague, Docentsof MAG, Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J.Ford, Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Sappey.

In memory of William W.Richardson: Mr. & Mrs. John E.Barber, Grant & SiobhanHolcomb, Mrs. William Manry,Frederick Peiffer & Alan Smith,Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Stevens.

In memory of RaymondSantirocco: Grant & SiobhanHolcomb.

In honor of Howard Shapiro:Gary & Marcia Stern.

In memory of William J. Stolze:Grant & Siobhan Holcomb.

In memory of Harriette Thomas:Barbara Frank, Nancy Palvino,Barbara Van Raalte.

In memory of Alan J. Underberg:Mr. & Mrs. Wayne D. Wisbaum.

In memory of Betty Weinstein:Norma Berger family, Susan &Charles Carp family, JoanGoldfarb, Marcia Karch, JoyceSchlenger, Mr. & Mrs. Peter M.Stern, Grace Weinstein.

In memory of Lili Wildenhain:Grant & Siobhan Holcomb.

In memory of Lowell J. Williams:J. Marshall & Cynthia W. Burgess,Tarrant K. & Jacque E. Clements,Barbara Cowles, Glenn & JaniceHouse, Allan H. Williams, ArnoldW. Williams.

In memory of Mary Willsea:Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Schaller.

In memory of ElizabethWisbaum: Marilyn Kayser,Mr. & Mrs. Ira S. Miller, Mr. &Mrs. Richard M. Samuels.

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Learning to Look

“It’s like deciphering a puzzle,” said one of ten youngphysicians participating in an unusual collaborationbetween MAG and UR Medical School.

The ten, all residents in psychiatry, were learning to readvisual cues—a skill that would serve them equally welllooking at art and interacting with patients.

They began by examin-ing an unnamed work,later revealed to beTavern Scene by 17th-century Flemish artistDavid Teniers theYounger. Led by SusanDaiss, the Gallery’sdirector of education,they inventoried theelements of the work,described what theythought they were seeing, guessed at time and place, andshared personal reactions. It was a slow, painstakingprocess, as the residents learned not to jump to conclu-sions, or (in medical terms) “premature closure.”

In the case of the Teniers, it soon became clear thatthings aren’t always what they seem. As Daiss pointedout, a sketch pinned to the wall is not just for decoration.It shows an owl,with eyeglasses and candle, representinghis failure to see the folly of his ways.

Formally titled “The Art of Observation,” the programbegan when Daiss’s phone rang in fall 2002. StephanieBrown Clark, an MD-PhD and an assistant professor inthe department of medical humanities, had read about anintriguing collaboration between Yale Center for British

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Preserved for Eternity

So who is the man behind the golden mask?

Thanks to an unusual collaboration withthe UR Medical Center, MAG curatorshave a new understanding of a 2,000-year-old mummy on loan from PeabodyEssex Museum in Salem, MA.

While the mummy’s name and family connections remainlost to history, researchers using the latest computertomography (CT) scanning technology and forensicanthropology techniques have pieced together a new pic-ture of the ancient Egyptian, whose remains were mum-mified sometime during the Roman era (30 CE to 330 CE).

The mummy arrived at the Gallery in June 2003 to bepart of the new Gill Center exhibit Protected for Eternity:The Coffins of Pa-debehu-Aset. Wrapped in layers of linenand wearing a gold mask, he had recently been conservedby Mimi Leveque at Peabody Essex.

First, however, he had a 90-minute appointment in thedepartment of radiology at Strong Memorial Hospital.Imaging procedures are notuncommon in the study ofmummification—the PeabodyEssex mummy had, for exam-ple, been x-rayed and scannedin Salem about five years ago.But the technology is changingso rapidly that it was worthscanning the mummy again tosee if new details might emerge,says curator Nancy Norwood.

The new scans—taken at intervals of just a few millime-ters—have allowed researchers to put together a highlydetailed digital image of the body and, in particular, theskull. From those images, Kristin Davies, an FBI-trainedforensic artist from the Rochester Police Department, was

able to project what the man may have lookedlike (below).

The scans also confirmed that the mummywas undoubtedly a man, that he stood about5 feet, 6 inches tall, and that he was at the

time of his death between 20 and 30 years old. His teethare in excellent condition, indicating that he probablyenjoyed a somewhat comfortable upper middle-classlifestyle. And the condition of his bones give no indicationthat he died a violent death.

“It’s fascinating to me that I can take everything I knowforensically and apply it to someone who is 2,000 years old,”says Jennifer Prutsman-Pfeiffer, a forensic anthropologist at

Strong, who helped analyze thenew results. “I had to stop a cou-ple times and think, ‘Wow, this guyis 2,000 years old.’”

Nancy Norwood notes that thefocus of the exhibit is on the

coffins of Pa-debehu-Aset, acquired by the Gallery in2000. But even though the mummyhas no historical connection to the coffins, his presencehelps round out the exhibition’s educational focus.

“We wanted to emphasize that there’s a strong spiritualreason behind mummification,” Norwood says. “The mummyreally does emphasize the humanity of the process.”

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One Glorious Clothesline

At the end of a summer whenMother Nature was front-pagenews, the weather at the M&TClothesline Festival was anon-event. With temperaturesin the mid-70s, low humidityand no rain in sight, this year’sevent was picture perfect. 30,000 visitors took advantageof two glorious days to browse and buy at Rochester’soldest and largest arts and crafts and festival.

That’s not to say the weather didn’t have an impact.Three days before the weekend, the remnants of Hurricane

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Art and that university’s medical school. She and Daissimmediately set up a series of brainstorming sessions withBrown Clark’s medical colleague Jules Cohen, studentRachel Kowal, and MAG curator Nancy Norwood.

Out of their discussions came an eight-week electivecourse for first-year students in spring 2003. “The Artof Observation” alternated between the Gallery, wherethe 14 students looked at art, and the medical center,where they observed patients. In fall 2003 a new coursewas offered for second-year students. This time thesessions were less general: portraits (reading expressionsand body language) were paired with psychiatry; signsof aging in works of art, with a visit to geriatric patientsat Monroe Community Hospital; looking at prints withlooking at pathology specimens.

In addition to the courses and sessions for residents, theMAG-URMC team hosted all 100 new medical studentsduring orientation week; held an event for students’ familyand friends; and participated in seminars for high schoolbiology teachers and teens considering careers in medicine.

“What we’ve developed on MAG’s end,” says Daiss, “is aversion of the same methodology that we use in helpingeveryone—from kindergarten students to docents—learnto look. And it was wonderful to have Stephanie as apartner in this process because she was always questingfor parallels. What she initially thought was concreteskill building turned out to be much more complex.And the complexity, I think she and I would agree, isin the nature of art itself—the essential humanity that’sembedded in these objects.”

What started as an exploratory project is quickly growinginto a full-fledged program, one that recently acquired anew team member. Helping create a new course forspring 2005 is Hannah Solky, a physician who also hap-pens to be one of 38 new MAG docents (page 4).

Frances brought torrential rains and flooding to the alreadysoggy Rochester area. At MAG, contractors had to waituntil Friday afternoon before they could lay down a make-shift access road along the back of the Gallery property.Without it, artists and food service venders could not haveaccessed the food tents and parking areas. As it was, thecontractors couldn’t even begin the project—which con-sisted of a moisture barrier and several tons of crushedgravel—until water levels began to recede.

Armed with straw and mulch, MAG employees workedtirelessly before and during the weekend trying to controlgroundwater and mud. In spite of their efforts, threeartists unloading near their booths needed tow truckson Friday evening, and the rig erecting the beer tent gottemporarily enmired in the mud.

In the end, though, the hard work paid off and theevent went off without a hitch. That was good news forthe Gallery, which counts Clothesline as its biggest fund-raiser, and for M&T Bank, which was underwritingthe event for an unprecedented eleventh year. And itwas especially gratifying for “Captain Clothesline,”Amy LaPlante, who was heading up the event for thefinal time.

LaPlante’s contribution to the Galleryis immeasurable. For 15 years, she’s beenat the helm of MAG’s biggest event. She’sput in 13-hour days making sure every-thing runs smoothly. And she’s learnedthat nothing is predictable. “I have tworecurring nightmares,” she says. “In one,

all the artists show up and no one else comes. In theother, there are no artists.”

Next year, she’ll be able to sleep soundly: One week afterthis year’s Festival, she moved on to a new job as admin-istrator to the dean of the Eastman School of Music. Butshe’ll back, she promises, as a volunteer.

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Congratulations to…

Ten Clothesline artists received certificates of merit:Annie Adams of Buffalo, jewelry; Alex Brand ofCorning, glass; Scott Grove of Rochester, wood; JudithJohnson of Ithaca, clothing/corsets; Julie Johnsonof Seneca Falls, ceramics; Richard Lang of Alfred,ceramics; Doug McFarland of Fairport, photography;Laura Wilder of Rochester, prints; Pat Wilder ofVictor, photography; Paul Willsea of Naples, glass.

Their awards—presented for outstanding creativity,quality of execution and presentation—entitle themto free spaces in next year’s Festival.

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COVER: The Reader (1939), shown here in detail, is byHarlem Renaissance artist William H. Johnson. See it inThe Walter O. Evans Collection of African American Art,on view October 10–January 9.

Cutler’s Restaurant is also openfor lunch Tuesday–Sunday; fordinner Thursday, Friday andSaturday; and for cocktails and livejazz Friday evenings. 473-6380.

Coffee BreakVisit the Gallery, then

stop by Cutler’s for

coffee (or tea)

and a selection

of decadent desserts.

Thursday through

Saturday from 2 to 4:30 pm.