the textile museum 2012 annual report

2012 AnnuAl RepoRt 1

THE TEXTILE MUSEUM

2012

ANNUAL REPORT

From the President

The Textile Museum keenly anticipates its exciting future, which promises intensive use of its superb collections, enhanced scholarly activities, and a continuing focus on public programs, education, and exhibitions. Moreover, we foresee engaging a broader audience and look for-ward to nurturing a solid appreciation of the textile arts in the next generation and beyond.

In the midst of planning for its exciting future ahead, in the past year The Textile Museum presented six remark-able exhibitions, published the latest in a series of critically acclaimed catalogs, and ended the year with a revenue surplus. 2012 was a success by any measure—exceptional considering the simultaneous preparations for the museum’s transition to the George Washington University in 2014.

The themes of this past year’s exhibitions were particu-larly current: our collections-based exhibition celebrated the Year of the Dragon, and Woven Treasures of Japan’s Tawaraya Workshop coincided with Washington, D.C.’s National Cherry Blossom Festival centennial celebration. In the fall, the museum’s focus turned towards the eastern Mediterranean and Turkey with the long-awaited opening of The Sultan’s Garden: The Blossoming of Ottoman Art. This exhibition’s stunning catalog—the culmination of a five-year collaboration—is the first publication to focus on the phenomenon of the Ottoman Empire’s centuries-old floral style. Public programs helped bring exhibitions to life for audiences of all ages—nearly 7,000 people attended a lecture, family day, or workshop in 2012.

Behind the scenes, staff and museum leadership contin-ued to plan for the upcoming move to GW. In January, the collections and conservation departments began a com-

prehensive survey of the museum’s 19,000 pieces to ensure their safety during the transition to a new state-of-the-art collections center in Ashburn, Va. Together with the university, the museum cel-ebrated breaking ground on GW’s Foggy Bottom campus in October. I want to extend my special thanks to Interim Director W. Richard West, Jr., for his contributions to a smooth transition during his tenure in 2012.

These remarkable successes are a testament to the vibrancy of The Textile Museum, and could not be possible without the support of our members, friends, and the Board of Trustees. By moving to a new museum facility at GW, The Textile Museum is poised to expand upon its tradition of art, scholarship, education, and fostering cultural understanding in ways previously unimagined. As we embark on our final year at our historic S Street location, I want to sincerely thank each of you for your belief in our continuing mission and your generous support.

Bruce P. Baganz President The Textile Museum Board of Trustees

Above (left to right): Board President Bruce P. Baganz, Ambassador of Japan H.E. Ichiro Fujisaki, and Interim Director W. Richard West, Jr., at the opening reception for Woven Treasures of Japan’s Tawaraya Workshop. Photo by Kevin Allen.

Cover image: Velvet yastık face (detail), Bursa, 17th century. TM 1.54. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1951.

Annual Report editors: Katy Clune and Chita S. Middleton

Design: Chita S. Middleton

©2013 The Textile Museum. All rights reserved.

Looking Ahead


The Textile Museum has operated in the historic home of its founder, George Hewitt Myers, for eighty-eight years. In the fall of 2014, the relocated museum will open its doors to the public on the George Washington University’s Foggy Bottom campus. This creative collaboration unites two successful institutions and results in a venture

In the past year, progress towards the tM’s fall 2014 reopening was made on all fronts:

CoLLeCtionsIn 2012, staff embarked on preparations to ensure that the museum’s 19,000 textiles and related ob-jects move safely to the new collections center on GW’s Virginia Science and Technology Campus.

CurAtoriALThe team of curators and research associates solidified plans for The Textile Museum’s opening exhibition at GW. The show will feature treasures of the collections from around the world.

eduCAtionMuseum staff began to lay plans for the Learning Center in the new museum, which will offer hands-on displays introducing textiles to visitors.

FACiLitiesTextile Museum staff and leadership continued to provide consultation as architects Hartman-Cox and Cooper Cary planned for the downtown and Va. sites, respectively. On October 18, the museum celebrated the groundbreaking in Foggy Bottom.

GovernAnCeTogether with the university, The Textile Museum appointed the first eight founding board members for the new museum. When fully established, half of the board will be made up of TM appointees.

In the spring of 2012, museum curators taught a graduate-level art history seminar,

“Textiles and Politics”—the first of future efforts to engage students in and out of the

classroom. Photo courtesy of GW.

“the scheduled 2014 move of the historic textile Museum to the GW campus seem[s] like an intuitively smart decision. It allows the museum, which has had a balanced budget for years, to expand and remain financially viable, and gives university stu-dents access to the research possibilities of a world-class collection.” lonnae o’neil parker“top ten Museums of 2012”The Washington Post (December 7, 2012)

greater than the sum of its parts: by next fall The Textile Museum will begin sharing its collections with increased audiences in three times the gallery space. The mission of The Textile Museum will remain the same, while the impact of Myers’s vision will be greater than ever before.

Highlights from 2012

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on viewOne of six exhibitions in 2012, Woven Treasures of Japan’s Tawaraya Workshop (March 23–August 12, 2012) was timed to coincide with the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. More than 13,500 visitors and program participants viewed the sumptuous silks created in one of Kyoto’s oldest and most illustrious workshops.

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ACquisitionsJapanese weaver Ayako Nikamoto created this piece for Sourcing the Museum (March 23–August 19, 2012), drawing inspiration from an early twentieth-century kasuri (ikat) kimono in the museum’s collections. In 2012, Nikamoto generously donated her beautiful weaving to the museum.

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reseArCHThe museum published a magnificently illustrated catalog to accompany The Sultan’s Garden: The Blossoming of Ottoman Art (September 21, 2012–March 10, 2013). The 192-page book pres-ents new research in the field of historical Turkish textiles and carpets.

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LookinG AHeAdIn May, The TM signed a Definitive Agreement that solidified its affiliation with the George Washington University.

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ProGrAmsWith support from the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, the museum launched a new partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington, which brought textile-art learning to at-risk youth at two D.C. club locations.


suPPortThe Textile Museum’s achievements in 2012 could not have been possible without the generous sup-port of many organizations and individuals. In 2012, donors from thirty-four states and five countries made financial contributions of $250 or more to support the museum in its mission to expand public knowledge and appreciation of the artistic and cul-tural importance of the world’s textiles.


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About tHe textiLe museum ...................................17Images (left to right): Woven Treasures. Photo by Kevin Allen; Ayako Nikamoto, Wind (detail), Japan, 2011. TM 2012.14.1; Cover (detail), Istanbul, mid- to late-17th century. Private collection; Boys & Girls Clubs students at the 2012 Celebration of Textiles. Photo by Vincent Gallegos; Museum supporters at The Sultan’s Garden opening reception. Photo by Kevin Allen; The Textile Museum gardens. Photo by Erin Dey.



on viewIn 2012, The Textile Museum showcased historical and contemporary textiles from Africa, Japan, Turkey, and around the globe in six diverse exhibitions.

Images (clockwise): Polly Barton, Arab Spring (detail), 2011.Courtesy of the artist. Photo by Wendy McEahern; Textile Learn-

ing Center. Photo by Ben Droz; Dragon robe (long pao) (detail), China, late-18th to early-19th century. TM1973.30.1. Gift of

Brigadier General Regan Fuller.

“For a sheer tour-de-force, however, noth-ing beats the thin blue gauze—or ra—with a rippling floral design so complicated and labor-intensive that it fell out of production after the eighth century.” lee lawrence“Far eastern Dream Weavers”The Wall Street Journal (April 11, 2012)


seCond Lives: tHe AGe-oLd Art oF reCyCLinG textiLes February 4, 2011–January 8, 2012Curated by Lee Talbot, Curator, Eastern Hemisphere Collections

weAvinG AbstrACtion: kubA textiLes And tHe woven Art oF CentrAL AFriCAOctober 15, 2011–February 12, 2012Guest Curated by Vanessa Drake Moraga

drAGons, nAGAs, And CreAtures oF tHe deeP February 3, 2012–January 6, 2013Curated by Lee Talbot Welcoming 2012 as the East Asian calendar’s Year of the Dragon, Dragons, Nagas, and Creatures of the Deep presented a global selection of textiles depicting dragons and other fantastical creatures. Drawn entirely from the museum’s collections, the pieces in this exhibition illuminated diverse characterizations of these mythical creatures—from beneficent to brutal.

woven treAsures oF JAPAn’s tAwArAyA worksHoPMarch 23–August 12, 2012Curated by Lee TalbotJapan has a remarkably refined textile tradition, and for centuries, its people have recognized the silks from Kyoto’s Nishijin neighborhood as the epitome of beauty and opulence. Woven Treasures featured kimono, screens, and other colorful silks created by one of Nishijin’s oldest and most illustrious workshops, Tawaraya, for the Japanese Imperial Household. The exhibition was organized with the help of Mr. Hyoji Kitagawa, Japan’s Living National Trea-sure and the Tawaraya’s eighteenth-generation head.

sourCinG tHe museumMarch 23–August 19, 2012Guest Curated by Jack Lenor Larsen, with Lee TalbotIn this exhibition, the museum’s collections provided inspiration for eleven contemporary artists: Olga de Amaral, James Bassler, Polly Barton, Archie Brennan, Lia Cook, Helena Hernmarck, Ayako Nikamoto, Jon Eric Riis, Warren Seelig, Kay Sekimachi, and Ethel Stein. Sourcing the Museum displayed their new works alongside the pieces that inspired them, from rare Pre-Columbian and Late Roman weavings to Japanese kimono and Central Asian ikats.

tHe suLtAn’s GArden: tHe bLossominG oF ottomAn ArtSeptember 21, 2012–March 10, 2013Curated by Sumru Belger Krody, Senior Curator, Eastern Hemisphere Collections, and Walter B. DennyOttoman art reflects the wealth, abundance, and influence of an empire that spanned seven centuries and, at its height, three continents. This exhibition chronicled how stylized tulips, carnations, hyacinths, honeysuckles, pome-granates, rosebuds, and flowering fruit trees came to embellish nearly all media produced by the Ottoman court beginning in the mid-sixteenth century.

textiLe LeArninG CenterThrough hands-on interactive displays, this activity gallery introduced visitors of all ages to the language of the textile arts and provide an opportunity to explore techniques, materials, dyes, and more.

Above: Ra (gauze) with karabana (stylized flower) pattern (detail), Japan, Kyoto, 20th-century reproduction of

8th-century original. Courtesy of Hyoji Kitagawa. Photo by Kateigaho International (Sekai Bunka Publishing Inc.).


lila Bishop Shoulder cloth (Bangladesh)Dennis DoddsKesa (Japan); carpet (China)Mae lamar Festa Two panels and a skirt (Indonesia); sash and mantle (Philippines); ceremonial cloth (China); napkin (Greece); child’s coat (Syria); tent band (Central Asia); blouse (Mexico); band (Peru)ellison Findly Ten garments (China, Hainan Island); fi fty-two textiles (Laos)Betty lou hummel (bequest) Two bamboo undershirts (China)Jeff rey Krauss Three kimono, one haori, and one yardage (Japan)Murad Megalli (bequest)Seventeen ikat fragments, four ikat panels, and four ikat coats (Uzbekistan)Roberta Munske Two batiks (Indonesia)naval history and heritage Command Obi (Japan); two tapa cloths (Pacifi c Islands)Jane nicholson Eyeglass case (China); two kimono (Japan) Ayako nikamoto Wind, 2011. Exhibited in Sourcing the Museum. Marilyn noblesWrapping cloth (Korea)ethelyn owen Qalamkari prayer cloth (Iran, late 19th century)Alan Rider Rank badge (China); batik and hinggi (Indonesia); cushion cover (Korea); socks (Iran); animal trapping band (Turkey)George V. smith Four skirts (Thailand)Marylou tillotson Kain gerinsing and skirt (Indonesia)

AcquisitionsEvery year, The Textile Museum adds greater depth to its collections of more than 19,000 textiles with beautiful and historically important additions. In 2012, 133 pieces were donated to the collections by the generous individuals listed here.

Images (clockwise): Vest (detail), China, late-19th century. TM 2012.8.1. Estate of Betty Lou Hummel; Qalamkari prayer cloth (detail), Iran, Isfahan, late-19th century. TM 2012.7.1. Gift from Collection of

Burton Fiske Plimpton; Kimono (detail), Japan, 20th century. TM 2012.11.3. Jeff rey Krauss Collection

of Japanese Textiles; Child’s coat, Syria, Damascus, 19th century. TM 2012.13.8. Gift from The Mae Festa

Collection.


The Textile Museum is committed to advancing scholarship and broadening public awareness of the textile arts through research, interpreta-tion, and exhibitions. In 2012, staff and research associates wrote on variety of topics in a range of scholarly journals and publications, a selection of which are featured at the right.

Staff and research associates also supported professional organizations in 2012. Curator Lee Talbot was selected to participate in the intensive “Workshop for Korean-Art Curators at Overseas Museums” organized by the Korea Foundation. The TM was also a primary sponsor for “Textiles & Politics,” the Textile Society of America’s 13th Biennial Symposium in Washington, D.C. The Sul-tan’s Garden was the conference’s main exhibition attraction and Senior Curator Sumru Belger Krody was co-chair of the local organizing committee. Research Associate Ann Pollard Rowe also led a workshop in conjunction with the symposium.

The Arthur D. Jenkins Library of Textiles Arts increased its holdings by sixty-one volumes in 2012, including two book purchases, thirty-four gifts, and fourteen items from a long-standing cataloging backlog.

Throughout the year, the museum hosted twenty-one interns from a range of local and international universities.

2012 by tHe numbers• 1,807 visitors participated in guided tours of the museum’s exhibitions

• 196 textiles in the collections were studied first-hand by visiting researchers

• 26 lectures were delivered by staff and research associates at national and international conferences

2012 PubLiCAtions HiGHLiGHtsCarol Bier, Research AssociateReview of The Appearance of Persian in Islamic Art, by Bernard O’Kane, Iranian Studies 45, 2 (March 2012): 312–14.

Walter B. Denny, Charles Grant ellis Research Associate for oriental Carpets“Fine Arts,” in The Routledge Handbook of Modern Turkey, eds. Metin Heper and Sabri Sayarı (New York: Routledge, 2012): 87–94.

David W. Fraser, Research Associate, eastern hemisphere textiles“Symmetric vessels in plain oblique twining,” Strands 19 (2012): 9–15.

sumru Belger Krody, senior Curator, eastern hemisphere Collections With Walter B. Denny, “Floral Branding,” HALI 172 (summer 2012): 95–97.

Ann pollard Rowe, Research Associate, Western hemisphere textiles“Early Featherwork from Ocucaje,” in Peruvian Featherworks, ed. Heidi King (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2012): 51–59, 211–212.

lee talbot, Curator, eastern hemisphere Collections “Textile Legacies,” in The Story of Painting with a Needle (Seoul: Sookyung Women’s University Press, 2012): 6–9. Published to accompany the eponymous exhibition at C.E.M.: The Chung Young Yang Embroidery Museum.

researchTextile Museum staff and research associates were active in the field in 2012, publishing articles, engaging with professional organiza-tions and outside researchers, and educating the next generation of textile scholars and museum staff.

<< exhibition Catalog Walter B. Denny and Sumru Belger Krody, The Sultan’s Garden: The Blossoming of Ottoman Art (Washington, D.C.: The Textile Museum, 2012).

<< extended Gallery Guide In 2012, The TM produced a colorful, twenty-four page gallery guide for Woven Treasures, with images from the exhibition and extensive commentary by Curator Lee Talbot.


reCurrinG ProGrAmsAsk a Curator, Ask a ConservatorThis recurring program gives visitors the oppor-tunity to learn more about their own textiles from the curators and conservators on staff.

Arts for FamiliesIn this free monthly series, the whole family is invited to learn about textiles through an art activity. In 2012, participants dyed shibori pillow-cases, created Chinese dragon puppets, enjoyed traditional Turkish folktales, and more.

Gallery talksThese free, lunchtime lectures—by staff and spe-cial guests—explore themes from the museum’s current exhibitions.

Rug & textile Appreciation MorningsIn Memory of Harold Keshishian The museum’s longest-running program features discussions and show-and-tell sessions led by local scholars and collectors.

toursExperienced docents and staff lead weekly, drop-in tours of exhibition highlights, as well as scheduled tours for adult and school groups. More than 1,800 visitors participated in a guided tour in 2012.

ProgramsFrom craft workshops to concerts, lectures to films, The Textile Museum’s public programs aim to share the textile arts with people of all ages. In 2012, perennial programs and new initiatives welcomed more than 6,600 visitors to the museum.

A guest at “Beauty and the East,” a 2012 PM @ The TM program. Photo by Ben Droz.

national Cherry Blossom FestivalThe museum participated in the centennial celebration of Japan’s gift of cherry trees with its Woven Treasures of Japan’s Tawaraya Workshop exhibition and a range of special events, includ-ing a Japanese embroidery workshop. In concert with the festival, The TM also participated in the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities “5x5” public art initiative: Artist Chrysanne Stathacos’s interactive Natural Wishing piece was on view in The TM gardens from March 20 through May.


ProGrAms in 2012Boys & Girls Clubs partnershipIn its inaugural year, The Textile Museum’s partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington offered youth at two D.C. club locations the opportunity to learn basic textile techniques and produce colorful art through a sixteen-week program led by TM staff and volunteers.

lecture series: “African Art and Culture” Launched in 2011 with the opening of Weaving Abstraction: Kuba Textiles and the Woven Art of Central Africa, this series continued in early 2012 with lectures and a performance by the KanKouran West African Dance Company.

pM @ the tMThe museum’s outdoor after-hours series for young professionals was back in full force in 2012, with “Bento Box Office” in May, a “Creature Feature” film screening in July, and September’s “Beauty and the East,” an evening of Ottoman-inspired fashion, culture, and crafts.

Celebration of textilesNearly 2,300 visitors participated in the museum’s thirty-fourth annual summer festival, which featured live sheep- and alpaca-shearing, along with craft demonstrations and hands-on art activities for kids of all ages.

the textile Museum Fall symposium: “ottoman by Design: Branding an empire”For the museum’s fortieth-annual symposium, more than two hundred participants came together on the George Washington University campus and at the museum for a weekend of presentations, discussion, and other events relating to The Sultan’s Garden exhibition.

George hewitt Myers Award 2012 George Hewitt Myers Award recipient Walter B. Denny, Ph.D., was recognized for his contributions to the field of Islamic textile arts in a special award ceremony and reception at the Embassy of Turkey.

lecture series: “An empire of Beauty: ottoman Culture and Modern turkey”Presented in partnership with The American Friends of Turkey and through support from the Turkish Cultural Foun-dation, this fall and winter series expanded on The Sultan’s Garden exhibition with lectures from diverse present-ers, including a leading expert on Ottoman art and architecture, a chef and published cookbook author, and the executive director of the U.S. Botanic Garden.

study tour travel program: “transylvania and Bucovina: Carpets, Kilims, and Castles”Guided by award-winning authors and classical-carpet experts Alberto Boralevi and Stefano Ionescu, TM members examined some of the world’s best-preserved Islamic textiles and Romanian folk kilims in museums, private collec-tions, and historic landmarks across Transylvania and Bucovina.

Right: Inspired by the practice of tying wishes to trees in sacred spaces in India and Japan, artist Chrysanne Stathacos transformed one of The Textile Museum’s oaks in her Natural Wishing installation. Visitors were invited to tie a fabric “wish” around its trunk. Photo by Katy Clune.


supportThe Textile Museum gratefully acknowledges the generosity of those who help the muse-um fulfill its role as a worldwide leader in ad-vancing knowledge and appreciation of the textile arts. Gifts of $250 and above received during the 2012 fiscal year are listed below. The museum extends its sincerest thanks to all members and Annual Fund contributors.

beneFACtors ($10,000 And Above)Bruce P. Baganz and Olive W. BaganzJeanne V. Beekhuis TrustSylvia Bergstrom and Joe RothsteinCynthia and Alton BoyerAlexander D. CraryRoderick and AnnMarie DeArmentWalter B. Denny and Alice RobbinsAlastair and Kathy DunnAllen R. and Judy Brick FreedmanVirginia McGehee FriendNancy and Carl GewirzEstate of Ann GibbonsJeremy and Hannelore GranthamReeva and Ezra MagerMary Jo Otsea and Richard H. BrownRoger S. Pratt and Claire PrattEleanor T. RosenfeldStanley Owen RothRuth Lincoln Fisher and Frederic R. Fisher TrustsPaul and Barbara SchwartzMichael Seidman and Lynda CouvillionAlice Dodge WallaceMarshall and Marilyn R. WolfAnnie and Rick ZanderAnonymous Benefactor

Connoisseurs ($5,000–$9,999) Alan J. and Suzanne W. DworskyJoseph W. and Judith FellDavid and Barbara FraserAmy L. Gould and Matthew S. PolkHarry and Diane GreenbergFred and Susan InghamMs. Shirley Z. Johnson and Mr. Charles RumphVinay and Shonu PandeJoan and Ev Shorey

PAtrons ($1,000–$4,999) Terry Adlhock and Jeffrey HunterDeborah AndersonDr. Mark Baganz and Ms. Laurie SalladinDr. Robert J. BaumBeaty Family FundWilliam and Sondra BechhoeferMelissa and Jason BurnettMr. James D. BurnsAmbassador Gene B. and Mrs. Rebecca S. ChristyDr. Young Yang ChungSheridan and Richard CollinsTom and Fay CookMr. and Mrs. Lloyd E. CotsenJean CoxJeffrey P. CunardJulie Schafler DaleTina M. deVriesK. Burke DillonColin and Lee EnglandElizabeth S. EttinghausenGwen and Tom FarnhamMae FestaElisabeth R. FrenchMr. Donald R. GantJannes J. GibsonGrainer Family FoundationMargaret H. and John B. GreenwoodThomas B. HarrisMs. Helena HernmarckMs. Vicki Howard

Cheri HunterJay L. and Sandra O. JensenDavid L. Johnson and LeeAnn PodruchRobert J. Joly and Nancy S. HewisonMelissa McGee KeshishianKirk M. KeshishianPatricia Key and Lauren L. SuterHelen K. KingDon and Pamela LichtyMr. and Mrs. A.V. LiventalsLin LougheedJ.L. MartinMaud MaterBethany MendenhallDr. and Mrs. Miguel Miro-QuesadaJill MoormeierAndres G. and Vanessa D. MoragaKurt Munkacsi and Nancy JeffriesRobert and Nancy NooterBarry O'ConnellMs. Nina E. OlsonMary Pat OsterhausElmerina and Paul ParkmanArnold and Sandy PeinadoFelix and Keisha PhillipsJudith PlunkettMichael and Penelope PollardMs. Amelia PreeceDr. and Mrs. William T. PriceNancy RiceThe Richman Family FoundationMr. Luther S. RoehmMr. and Mrs. Lewis Rumford IIIDaniel and Sybil SilverJudith Alper SmithGary G. and Rebecca A. T. StevensWendel and Diane SwanRobert Wakeley WheelerJill A. Wiltse and H. Kirk Brown IIIW. Richard West, Jr. and Mary Beth WestBruce J. Westcott


Michael and Patricia WilsonCassie ZimmermanAnonymous Patrons

sPonsors ($500–$999)Andrew BoeselAnne BraxtonK.C. Bryan and Joyce H. BryanMrs. M.K. CaverlyMary and David ColtonYvonne C. CondellDan Cameron Family FoundationJack and Sharon FenlonDr. and Mrs. Giraud V. FosterTimothy and Penelope HaysTimothy C. HesterSandra M. HoexterSona Kalousdian and Ira LawrenceFrederick and Stella KriegerElsa LinerDouglas and Brenda MaasGeneral and Mrs. David MaddoxLeigh A. MarshMaria MontelibanoWilliam D. MoseleyYvonne NortonMaria Teresa O'LearyElizabeth OliverMarian OsterweisDr. Rushton E. Patterson, Jr.Nancy K. PorterDr. Fenwick C. Riley and Dr. Olga LinaresDavid A. Roehm and Gayle M. RoehmJohn Ruddy and Kumiko MasumotoJay M. SchippersJenny Spancake and Steven C. SpancakeMs. Kai Spratt and Mr. Allan S. RogersMary Lou SteptoeAdelaide P. SternFlorence and Roger StoneMs. Carson C. TaylorJeanne Wilson

Miriam Zimmerman and Steve YorkAnonymous Sponsors

suPPorters ($250–$499)Joseph S. AsinJulia Bailey and Douglas M. BaileyMary W. Ballard JenkinsSandra BassMartin Baumrind and Mary Ann BaumrindCorrine BerezukJudith L. Bexfield and James N. BexfieldAija C. BlitteSue BognerBeth BowersDaniel B. Brewster and Dara BrewsterJoyce H. BryanSharon and Bob BuchananJohn BuchananDon CobeanJeannette S. CookJo Ellen CooperMr. and Mrs. Francis Ford CoppolaDon and Kae DakinDonna M. DanaMr. Richard Denison and Mrs. Paula BryanBill DepenbrockDara L. DinnerCornelia W. DodgeJoseph P. DohertyMr. and Mrs. Jonathan C. DunnJohn L. EllicottMs. Julie EvansCarma C. FauntleroyMr. and Mrs. Russell S. FlingAlene H. and Robert S. GelbardDale Claire GibbJerre Gibber and J.G. HarringtonMitchell Goodman and Wendy OrientMr. and Mrs. Frederick J. GraboskeDavid Greenblatt and Sheila GelmanKathryn L. HatchConway Y. Henderson and James Henderson

Rebecca Anne HigginsNancy HirshbeinFrank W. HochKimberly HumphriesElizabeth JackJoan L. and John H. JacksonElliott JonesMargaret C. JonesJerome and Deena KaplanVedat KaradagDr. Kathy S. Katz and Dr. Richard KatzErna Kerst and Michael KerstMargaret KivelsonJulie M. Klement and Joe BernsteinGerhardt G. KnodelJeffrey Krauss and Fern KraussRoss G. Kreamer and Christine Mullen KreamerSumru Belger Krody and Eric KrodyMay LesarRichard A. LevinsonJudith and Richard LivingstonSandra and Adrian LoftinR. Joel and Melinda LowySusan L. McCauley and Michael A. UsseryBarbara McCoyRuth McDiarmidAviva S. Meyer

Museum supporters at The Sultan’s Garden opening reception. Photo by Kevin Allen.


David L. Meyers and Roberta StricklerEric A. Michael and Craig KrugerMary M. MillerCatherine L. Moore and Carl W. StephensJanice Moskowitz and Keither CostasMary Myer and Theodore H. MyerDominie M. Nash and Howard A. NashMaya NauntonNonna A. NotoSandra J. Occhipinti and Bruce WetzelDr. Leslie E. Orgel and Mrs. Alice OrgelMildred Patterson and Marc GrossmanRuth Perlin and Seymour PerlinTrudy and Gary PetersonMalcolm PfunderAmbassador Joseph A. Presel and Mrs. Claire-Lise PreselNadine PurcellJudith Rapoport and Stanley RapoportAdele Richardson RayLinda ReedKathleen Reid and Wally ReidMs. Patricia G. Reilly and Mr. Carmine D'AloisioKathryn L. RileyJocarol T. RobbProfessor and Mrs. Richard RoseMr. and Mrs. Martin RosenbergLinda F. SegalSusan SheehanElizabeth Silver-Schack and Larry SilverMs. Cary SlocumDiane S. SmithMr. and Mrs. Thomas R. StaufferKathryn L. StevenEvelyn R. StewarMary W. SullivanEsther SussMs. Marsha E. Swiss and Dr. Ronald M. CostellMr. and Mrs. Albert J. TaranEdith L. TaylorMrs. Mary F. Townsend

Henry Townsend and Jessica TownsendElinor G. VaughterJane Venable BrownDarcy WalkerAya WeissmanGenii Williams and Tim WilliamsChristine WindheuserMrs. Janet F. WishnerNicholas and Joan Safford WrightThomas XenakisSusan YorkDeborah Zeitler and Rodney ZeitlerAnonymous Supporters

CorPorAtionsAramco Services CompanyArts and Culture Network, Inc.BHP Billiton PetroleumThe Boeing CompanyBroadridge FoundationThe Capital Group Companies Charitable FoundationThe Chubb Corporation ExxonMobil Foundation Gail Martin GalleryGE Foundation Karavan Treasures from TurkeyMain Street Oriental RugsPeruvian Connection Ltd. Security Energy CompanyVanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramZamani House of Heritage

FoundAtionsAlice Shaver FoundationAsian Cultural CouncilCatherine Hawkins FoundationThe Charles Delmar FoundationThe Coby Foundation, Ltd.E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter FoundationHawk Rock FoundationInstitute of Turkish StudiesThe Japan Foundation

Margaret A. Cargill FoundationThe Marpat Foundation, Inc.The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz FoundationPrince Charitable TrustsThe Selz FoundationToshiba International FoundationThe Wetsman Foundation

orGAnizAtionsBarry O’Connell’s Rug TourCultural Alliance of Greater WashingtonHumanities Council of Washington, D.C.International Monetary Fund Japan-America Society of Washington, D.C.National Society of Arts and Letters, Washington, D.C. ChapterTextile Museum Associates of Southern CaliforniaThe Textile Museum DocentsWorld Bank Community Connections Fund

Government ANC 2D District of Columbia GovernmentD.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs Program U.S. Commission of Fine Arts

in kindBruce P. Baganz and Olive W. BaganzDebevoise and Plimpton, LLPHALI Publications LimitedThe Washington Examiner

In 2012, the textile Museum received gifts in memory of the following individuals: Alan BergstromRichard EttinghausenMargie GarrettHarold KeshishianMurad MegalliGene OwensEdwin Zimmerman


Leadership and staff

boArd oF trusteesBruce p. BaganzPresidentCynthia R. BoyerVice PresidentRoderick A. DeArmentTreasurerezra pascal MagerAssistant TreasurerMichael M. seidmanSecretaryAlexander D. CraryAssistant SecretaryAlastair I. DunnThomas FarnhamJudy Brick FreedmanVirginia McGehee FriendNancy GewirzHannelore GranthamFrederick L. InghamEleanor T. RosenfeldStanley Owen RothPaul SchwartzWendel SwanAnnie Hurlbut Zander

Advisory CounCiLTerry AdlhockDeborah AndersonJulia BaileyWilliam B. BechhoeferSylvia BergstromH. Kirk Brown IIIJulia M. BurkeMelissa BurnettDr. Young Yang Chung

Sonya ClarkSheridan P. CollinsJulie S. DaleJane W. DanielsK. Burke DillonSuzanne W. DworskyA. Edward ElmendorfSharon G. FenlonJannes GibsonMarc GrainerThomas B. HarrisBruce HoffmanR. John HoweCheri HunterRobert J. JolyKirk M. KeshishianMelissa M. KeshishianPatricia KeyGerhardt KnodelJeffrey KraussFrederick KriegerZeyneb LangeEleanor McMillanAnn NicholasMaria O'LearyMary Jo OtseaDavid A. PalyVinay S. PandeElmerina ParkmanFelix PhillipsRoger S. PrattJay M. SchippersJudith Alper SmithAnne Wright WilsonJill A. Wiltse

left: 2012 Board of Trustees; Right: 2012 Advisory Council. Photos by Stone Photography.

stAFFW. Richard West, Jr., Interim DirectorDoug Maas, Chief Financial & Administrative officerDoug Anderson, Exhibition Production TechnicianClaire Marie Blaustein, Communications & Social Media AssociateKaty Clune, Communications & Marketing ManagerAngela Duckwall, Assoc. Conservator for Collections Ingrid Faulkerson, Development Manager, Special EventsLydia Fraser, LibrarianSheila Freeman, Receptionist & Membership AssistantMaria Fusco, Associate Conservator for Collections Miriam Gentle, Shop Sales AssistantTom Goehner, Curator of EducationChelsea Hick, Receptionist Cypriana Hicklen, Accounting ManagerEmily Johnson, Development AssistantJessica Kern, Shop Sales AssistantAna Kiss, Special Assistant to the DirectorSumru Belger Krody, Senior CuratorHattie Jo Lehman, Assistant Curator of EducationKimberly Lightner, Shop Sales AssistantEsther Méthé, Chief Conservator, Margaret Wing Dodge Chair in ConservationChita S. Middleton, Shop Sales AssistantDiana Montano, Receptionist

Melissa Moore, Shop Sales AssistantErveina Nichols-Fletcher, Shop Sales AssistantFrank Petty, Facilities AssistantEmily Robinson, Exhibition CoordinatorTessa Sabol, Assistant RegistrarRachel Shabica, RegistrarPatti Sheer, Shop Sales AssistantRebecca A.T. Stevens, Consulting Curator, Contemporary Textiles Lee Talbot, CuratorRichard Timpson, Director of Facilities & Exhibition ProductionKaty Uravitch, Exhibition CoordinatorEliza Ward, Director of DevelopmentChabrina Williams, Director of Retail OperationsKibebew Wondirad, Senior Accountant

reseArCH AssoCiAtesCarol Bier, Islamic TextilesWilliam J. Conklin, Pre-Columbian TextilesWalter B. Denny, Charles Grant Ellis Research Associate for Oriental CarpetsThomas J. Farnham, Charles Grant Ellis Archives Research AssociateMichael Franses, Oriental CarpetsDavid W. Fraser, Eastern Hemisphere TextilesMattiebelle S. Gittinger, Southeast Asian TextilesAnn Pollard Rowe, Western Hemisphere Textiles

Below: Ankle-length socks, southern Caucasus, late-19th century. TM 2012.6.4A and B. Gift of Estate of Alan Rider.


Terry AdlhockCaroline BacklundSondra BechhoeferKeri BirminghamEleesha BlackwellJune P. BlandDiane BratterShelly BrunnerEmily BuhrowShelly BuringTeresa CappuccilliJune T. CarmichaelLeslie CarsonPam CauserRebecca ChristyYve ColbySheridan P. CollinsAdrienne CookLynda CouvillionElizabeth DavidsonKat DavisErin Dey

Burke DillonTricia DonovanAnne EigemanJulie EvansAshlee ForbesElisabeth FrenchVirginia FrenchDanielle Weaver Gabriel Barbara L. GentileJulie A. GeschwindJan GibsonJessica Gosling-Goldsmith Amber GreenleafJack GreenwoodMargaret H. GreenwoodRebecca HaaseK.C. HartChelsea HickDorie HightowerNancy HirshbeinMichelle HoSandra M. Hoexter

Hannah HorromLacey HuberMarissa HuttingerPhyllis KaneKathy KatzAndrea KiernanPeter KissPamela L. KoppKatie KoshyEthelmary MaddoxJill MartinJoyce L. MartinGale Awaya McCallumCarla McCambridgeRebecca McCormickJane Moss McCuneRuth McDiarmidJanice McHenryAmberly MeliMarcia MelinJ. MettyCaryn Miller

Katy MilliganSana MirzaNancy MitchellDiana MontanoMelissa MooreViolet MorrisHilary NaiberkMatt NeufeldMichelle OhNina OlsonHeather OtisEthelyn OwenEllery A. OwensElmerina ParkmanLily PercyPenelope B. PollardJerrilynn PudschunKirstin PurtichRachel RhodesCatherine RichCatherina RidAmy S. Rispin

volunteers

the textile Museum could not fulfi ll its mission without the support of dedicated volunteers, who devote thousands of hours annually to the museum. In 2012, volun-teers generously donated 3,366 hours as interns, docents, program and departmen-tal volunteers, new horizons Committee members, and more. the textile Museum is grateful for their many contributions.

Ruth A. RoushIrina RubensteinCatherine SandsRaquel SantosErica ScottLinda F. SegalCatherine SeibertKathleen SeverensPatti SheerAli ShoupAnn SloatmanSusan SpockKathryn L. StevensRebecca StevensFlo StoneMartha StricklandHeather Tomlins Stephanie VrobelJessica WaltonMatt WardMarcy WasilewskiTrudy Werner

Meredyth WinterNancy Taft WynnRoss YagMargaret YamamotoRobin YangRosalinda G. YangasSteve YoungElsa YvanezCathleen M. Zaret


Financials

This financial information was derived from audited financial statements. For a complete copy of these statements, please call Doug Maas, chief financial and administrative officer, at (202) 667-0441, ext. 41.

DeCeMBeR 31

Assets Cash and cash equivalents Investments Promises to give Accounts receivable Prepaid expenses and other assets Inventory Property and equipment Collection

total assets

liabilities and net assets

Liabilities Accounts payable and accrued expenses Deferred revenue

Total liabilities

Commitment and contingency

Net assets Unrestricted: Available for operations Net investments in property and equipment Deficit in endowment funds

Total unrestrictedTemporarily restrictedPermanently restricted

Total net assets

total liabilities and net assets

$610,299$13,389,494

$68,380$288,365$116,277$111,903$801,699

–

$15,386,417

2012 2011

$544,577$12,376,636

$1,122,992–

$55,800$106,951$694,731

–

$14,901,687

$140,295$38,986

$179,281

–

$167,499$61,949

$229,448

–

$5,148,563$694,731

($136,686)

$5,706,608$1,031,280$7,984,518

$14,722,406

$14,901,687

$4,260,258$801,699

($405,524)

$4,656,433$2,523,965$7,976,571

$15,156,969

$15,386,417

stAtements oF FinAnCiAL Position

Above: Silk with wisteria pattern, Japan, Kyoto, 20th century. Courtesy of Hyoji Kitagawa. Photo by Renée Comet.


–

–

–

–

–

–

–$7,947

$7,947

$7,976,571

$7,984,518

temporarily Restricted permanently Restricted

$248,944$790,000

$13,229

$1,052,173

($2,728,044)

($1,675,871)

–

–

–

($1,675,871)$183,186

($1,492,685)

$2,523,965

$1,031,280

stAtement oF ACtivities

$1,408,030$790,372$436,420$102,889$192,318$164,575 $116,784$139,136

$3,350,524

–

$3,350,524

$362,340$188,462$263,984$229,535$174,757$127,708$115,015

$24,069$26,612

$1,512,482

$814,000$473,713$295,275

$88,637

$1,671,625

$3,184,107

$166,417($1,057,325)

–$288,365

($602,543)

$15,759,512

$15,156,969

total total

$2,174,785$793,811$409,740$239,571$183,274$173,701

$79,594$77,669

$4,132,145

–

$4,132,145

$375,779$299,402$248,863$220,281$180,177$161,089$120,346

$16,362$9,680

$1,631,979

$953,781$453,643$230,973

$89,637

$1,728,034

$3,360,013

$772,132$459,971

($1,666,666)–

($434,563)

$15,156,969

$14,722,406

$1,925,841 $3,811

$409,740 $239,571$183,274$173,701

$66,365$77,669

$3,079,972

$2,728,044

$5,808,016

$375,779$299,402$248,863$220,281$180,177$161,089$120,346

$16,362$9,680

$1,631,979

$953,781$453,643$230,973

$89,637

$1,728,034

$3,360,013

$2,448,003$268,838

($1,666,666)

$1,050,175

$4,656,433

$5,706,608

unrestrictedRevenue and support Gifts and contributions Operating investment return Museum shop Other income Contributed goods & services Membership dues Government grants Travel tours

Net assets released from restrictions

total revenue and support

expense Program services Museum shop Conservation Eastern Hemisphere Communications & marketing Education Collections management Contemporary Library Western Hemisphere

Total program services

Supporting services Administration Facilities Development Membership

Total supporting services

total expense

Change in net assets from operationsNon-operating investment returnTransfer to GWGain on sale of property

Change in net assets

Net assets, beginning of year

net assets, end of year

2012 2011


About the textile museumCreated and prized by cultures around the world for millennia, textiles are beautiful works of art that tell stories about the people who made them. The Textile Museum expands public knowledge and appreciation—locally, nationally, and internationally—of the artistic merits and cultural importance of the world’s textiles, through schol-arship, exhibitions, and educational programs.

The museum’s collections encompass more than 19,000 objects that date from 3,000 BCE to the present, including some of the world’s finest examples of rugs and textiles from the Near East, Central Asia, East and Southeast Asia, Africa, and the indigenous cultures of the Americas. The 20,000-volume Arthur D. Jenkins Library of Textile Arts is among the world’s foremost resources for the study of textiles.

“Celebrate Africa!” Mid-Winter Family Festival. Photo by Vincent Gallegos.

Currently situated in museum founder George Hewitt Myers’s historic home and gardens, The TM is joining with the George Washington University and will reopen as the cornerstone of a new museum in Foggy Bottom in fall 2014.

2320 S Street, NWWashington, DC 20008

(202) 667-0441www.textilemuseum.org

the textile museum 2012 annual report

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