July, August, September 2010

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Transcending Vision:American Impressionism 1870–1940

Provided by Bank of America Art in our Communities program

August 28, 2010 – January 9, 2011

News from the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida

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ExhibitionsTranscending Vision: American Impressionism 1870-1940This spectacular exhibition features approximately 125 paintings, drawings, and prints by more than 70 artists, including some of America’s most important. This survey mainly comprises oil paintings and encompasses the Hudson River School, American Impressionism, and a few works on the cusp of Modernism. It focuses on one of the most fertile periods in American art and history. Our young country was trying to find its identity and direction, especially in the artistic realm.

Transcending Vision draws on the strength of the Bank of America Collection, one of the world’s oldest and most respected corporate art collections. In 2009, the popular Andy Warhol Portfolios: Life and Legends was also organized from these distinguished holdings.

“Once again, we are deeply grateful to Bank of America Art in our Communities program for sharing these works with the public,” said Museum Director Dr. John E. Schloder. “They are striking and provide telling insights into the development of American art.”Among the leading artists represented are George Inness,

Thomas Moran, Arthur Wesley Dow (an early influence on Georgia O’Keeffe), Childe Hassam, John Sloan, George Bellows, Ernest Lawson, Gifford Beal, Sanford Gifford, Edward Potthast, Daniel Garber, and Guy Carleton Wiggins. Visitors can compare works in Transcending Vision with examples from the Museum’s own stellar collection of both American and European art, including four choice French Impressionist paintings by Claude Monet in the Mackey Gallery.

American artists responded to currents in European art as they tried to forge a more distinctly American tradition. Many studied and traveled abroad, especially in France. Several paintings in the exhibition reflect those sojourns. European art also began to arrive on American shores. Though some artists were strongly influenced by French Impressionism, they generally avoided the label “American Impressionists.” They were eager to establish their independence.

Landscapes and seascapes dominate the bank’s holdings. American artists looked to nature to both capture and envision their young country. The paintings encompass Thomas Moran’s majestic View of Fairmont Waterworks, Philadelphia (about 1860-1870); genre scenes; and more impressionistic experiments like Childe Hassam’s Old House, East Hampton (1917). There is even Florida Palms (about 1888-1912) by Herman Herzog, a German immigrant.

Lila Cabot Perry was one of the few women artists of her generation who received recognition. She lived for a time in Paris with her husband, a physician; exhibited at the Paris Salon; and was one of Alfred Stevens’s few students. She met Monet and spent several summers in Giverny. Her large-scale painting, The Poacher (1907), has both realistic and highly impressionistic qualities and brilliantly conveys the experimentation in American art of the time.

This exhibition includes more rural, than urban scenes. Dr. Gerhard Gruitrooy has written that “American Impressionists sought out characteristically American subject matter – scenic mountains, villages, and cities, and sites along the New England coast. In doing so, they appeared to be longing for historic permanence and continuity in idyllic settings that contrasted with the harsh realities of a rapidly changing nation.”

In Transcending Vision, Bellows’s The Old Farmyard, Toodleums (1922) and Sloan’s Reddy at the Pool (1917) are gentle depictions of a tranquil countryside. Both artists were also known for their presentation of the grittiness of New York. Guy Carleton Wiggins’s Trinity Church, Wall Street (about 1938) emphasizes the impressionistic beauty of a snowfall amid imposing architecture. The comforting church remains a focal point.

A number of the works in the exhibition were painted at influential artists’ colonies like Cos Cob and Old Lyme, both in Connecticut. Such colonies across the country allowed artists to escape the cities, find new inspiration, and meet their peers.

Childe Hassam, Old House, East Hampton (1917)Oil on canvas

Bank of America Collection

Members’ OpeningTranscending Vision: American Impressionism 1870-1940Sunday, August 29, 6-8 p.m.Glass Conservatory

Be one of the first to see this exceptional exhibition.Beer and wine bar, hors d’oeuvres by Orange Blossom Catering.You must show your membership card. New memberships and renewals available.One guest free. All other guests must pay Museum admission.

RSVP by Wednesday, August 25: 727.896.2667, ext. 198.

On the cover:Robert Spencer (American, 1879-1931)

Bathers (detail), about 1920Oil on canvas

Bank of America CollectionCover Design: Thaddeus Root

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While many of the works in the exhibition were created on the East Coast, others reveal the growing impact of the landscape and architecture of New Mexico and the West Coast.

Oscar Berninghaus’s Church at Ranchos de Taos (1920) and Ernest Blumenschein’s Autumn Landscape, New Mexico (about 1925) make it immediately clear why O’Keeffe and other artists were attracted to the stark beauty of this state. These works offer a fascinating contrast to the setting and light in the New England paintings.

The Armory Show of 1913 and the pioneering exhibitions of Alfred Stieglitz, O’Keeffe’s husband, were instrumental in introducing more Americans to Modernist experimentation. Transcending Vision includes Post-Impressionist works and a few influenced by Modernism. Like the country itself, the works are diverse and magnificent. This is truly a transcendent exhibition.

Whistler, Hassam, and the Etching RevivalFINAL WEEKS, Through August 15

This exhibition of more than 100 prints is one of the most comprehensive ever presented at the MFA. Landscapes, seascapes, cityscapes, architecture, genre scenes, and portraits are all represented.

Whistler, Hassam, and the Etching Revival was inspired by the recent donation of five etchings by James McNeill Whistler, including La Retameuse (The Thinker), 1858, from his earliest portfolio, “The French Set.” An American who lived much of his life in London and Paris, Whistler numbered among a small group of artists who revived the seventeenth-century art of etching in the 1850s. They looked to the masters of that earlier time, including Callot and Rembrandt, as well as to the powerful work of Goya, who, around 1800, turned to etching. Prints by all three artists set the stage for this exhibition.

The Etching Revival occurred in reaction to lithography, wood engraving, and steel engraving, which dominated graphic output at the time. Etching was seen as less industrial and more creative, consistent with the approach of the modern painter. These prints often resemble drawings and sketches. At one time, etchings by select artists were more prized than drawings.

Among the artists who experimented early on in this spontaneous medium were a number of Barbizon painters like Charles-Emile Jacque and Charles-François Daubigny, and Monet’s mentor, Johan Barthold Jongkind. Whistler’s prints were immediately acclaimed. His etchings were first shown at the 1859 Paris Salon and at London’s Royal Academy and are now considered some of the most accomplished ever produced.

Etching continued its rise in Europe and America, as collectors and galleries expressed increasing interest and numerous books and portfolios on etching were published. Prints by James Tissot, Anders Zorn, James Ensor, and Joseph Pennell are featured in this section of the exhibition.

In the early twentieth century, the medium grew so popular that many younger artists devoted much of their careers to etching. Even the American Impressionist Childe Hassam, whose roots were in illustration, but who later became a leading painter, began etching after 1900. This exhibition has five of his choice prints.

Whistler, Hassam, and the Etching Revival reveals the Museum’s impressive holdings of prints from 1850-1930 and spotlights the work of many major artists, including Corot, Manet, Cassatt, Vuillard, Thomas and Edward Moran, and John Sloan. Visitors can also visit the galleries in the original building to see extraordinary paintings by Jongkind and Hassam, as well as a prized watercolor by Whistler.

Turmoil and Triumph: American Works on Paper from the World War II EraFINAL WEEKS, Through August 15

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 triggered the United States’ formal entry into World War II. The furious battles that were soon to follow had been preceded by almost a decade of economic depression and social unrest. As the country mobilized the machinery of war, artists turned their focus from the domestic injustices of unemployment and racism to the graver international threats posed by a militarized Japan and fascism and Nazi tyranny in Europe.

James Tissot (French, 1836-1902)Soirée d’Eté (Summer Evening), 1881

Etching and drypoint on paperGift of J. Howard Franklin in memory of his

mother, Florence Rees Franklin

Chet La More (American, 1908-1980)Civilians (about 1942)Lithograph on paper

Collection of Robert C. and Elizabeth B. Sanchez

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significant artists are Birney Imes, Catherine Wagner, and Linda Robbenholt.

Mrs. Upham’s love of the American and especially Western landscape is demonstrated by the photographs of Don Worth, Alan Ross, and John Sexton. Striking images of Florida by Clyde Butcher and Woody Walters are also on view. Mrs. Upham, herself a photographer and a former gallery owner, has been a strong supporter of Florida artists.

To enhance the collection and to bring together others interested in the art form, Mrs. Upham served as the MFA’s first President of the Friends of Photography. She joined the Board of Trustees in 1980 and served as Treasurer and Vice President, before becoming President in 1998. During her 10 years leading the MFA, the Hazel Hough Wing was added and the collection grew dramatically.

Almost immediately upon retiring, Mrs. Upham was reelected to the Board. The Museum’s history could not be written without a lengthy chapter devoted to her dedication and service, as well as to her passion for photography. Fortunately, that chapter is still being written.

Changing Identities: The Len Prince Photographs of Jessie MannThrough September 26  Len Prince is celebrated for glamorous portraits of Hollywood stars and sleek advertisements for Cartier and Estée Lauder. In 2001 he met a self-possessed young woman, Jessie Mann, who had practically grown up in front of the camera. Sally Mann’s nude photographs of her children, including Jessie, created great controversy, igniting debate over child exploitation, censorship, and the nature and “boundaries” of art.

Wrap the ShowsChanging Identities: The Len Prince Photographs of Jessie MannandA Passion for Photography: Selections from the Carol A. Upham Donation

Sunday, September 26

Gallery Discussion led by Special Guests, Photographer Len Prince and Collector Carol A. Upham, 3-5 p.m. Social, 5-7 p.m., Cassis American Brasserie, 170 Beach Drive N.E.

See compelling photographs. Meet other photography enthusiasts.

$10 for Friends members, $20 for non-members MFA admission not included.

Please RSVP to Curatorial Assistant Robin O’Dell at 727.896.2667, ext. 219, or via e-mail, robin@fine-arts.org.

Drawn from the collection of Robert C. and Elizabeth B. Sanchez, Turmoil and Triumph features over 70 prints, drawings, watercolors, and posters by more than 50 artists working between 1935 and 1945. This dynamic show not only reveals the artistic response to the years leading up to and including WWII, but recaptures in graphic form pressing social issues and events. A number of the works also present Americans going about their daily lives, with the war nearly always on their mind.

Among the artists represented are John Sloan, Thomas Hart Benton, Howard Cook, Robert Gwathmey, Helen West Heller, Rockwell Kent, Joseph Meert, and Mitchell Siporin. Several large-scale posters are included, including illustrations by Ben Shahn and Norman Rockwell. Moreover, The Sanchez Collection includes significant prints which were part of the traveling exhibition America in the War, sponsored by Artists for Victory. This group includes works by Letterio Calapei, Sam Greenburg, Gwathmey, Jolan Gross-Bettelheim, and J. Jay McVicker.

This exhibition is diverse in style, media, and approach: from more regionalist printmaking to highly abstract poster design, from modernist experimentation to surrealistic imagery. Turmoil and Triumph is both visually dramatic and historically rich.

A Passion for Photography: Selections from the Carol A. Upham DonationThrough September 26

Carol A. Upham has been instrumental in making the Museum’s collection of photography one of the most respected in Florida. Throughout the years, she has donated some of the Museum’s most cherished images. This select exhibition features approximately 30 from her latest gift in 2009 of 58 photographs by many of the twentieth-century’s leading figures.

Edward Curtis, Walker Evans, W. Eugene Smith, Joel Sternfeld, Arthur Tress, and Sally Mann are represented by telling works. Mann’s poignant image of an adolescent girl, an untitled work from the series At Twelve, is her first to enter the collection. So is the work by Arthur Tress. His Hockey Player reveals his fascination with fantasy and dreams.

Prints by artists working after 1975, a gap in the MFA’s holdings, are also part of Mrs. Upham’s most recent gift. Among these

Arthur Tress (American, born 1940)Hockey Player, N.Y. (1972)

Gelatin silver printGift of Carol A. Upham

©Arthur Tress

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nineteenth centuries in the Gary and Gail Damkoehler Gallery; significant pre-Columbian art, including the MFA’s first Mayan and Olmec objects; and Old Master paintings by Jan Breughel, the Younger; Guillaume Voiriot; and Léon Bonnat.

Works by modern masters such as Georgia O’Keeffe, Gene Davis, and Alexander Archipenko and diverse decorative arts, from Wedgwood ceramics to eighteenth-century silver baby rattles, are other highlights. Many of these acquisitions were made possible by the revitalized Collectors Circle. Among them are a superb nineteenth-century painting by the American Impressionist, Childe Hassam, in honor of the Museum’s 40th anniversary, and the Breton Soldier by Thomas Hovenden, donated this year.

Dr. Schloder has also encouraged the Museum to branch out into new areas, such as contemporary ceramics and glass, on view in the Lee Malone Gallery, and works by self-taught artists, many of them from Florida, such as Mary Proctor and the recently deceased Purvis Young. In the past two years, the Museum has received its first video piece, by Peter Sarkisian, and created a gallery devoted to the arts of China, Japan, and Korea, in which nearly every object is a recent gift or loan.

Photography has always held a special place at the Museum, but in the past decade, the collection has increased from 1,000 to more than 10,000 images. These include multiple gifts from longtime supporters, a selection of which is displayed in two summer exhibitions in the Works on Paper Gallery of the Hazel Hough Wing. A spectacular donation last year of 9,500 photographs, which will be highlighted in a future Mosaic, has made the MFA’s photography collection one of the foremost in the country.

Collecting for the Community also features promised gifts, such as post-1950 works by American women artists and others recently given in Dr. Schloder’s honor. Special labels indicate the numerous works celebrating a decade of collecting. Every gallery has a treasure.

According to Dr. Schloder, “the growth of the collection has been made possible, not only by generous donors, but also by the scholarship and guidance of Chief Curator Dr. Jennifer Hardin. We have all worked together to make our Museum one of the finest in the Southeast.”

By the end of Prince’s first session photographing the adult Jessie, she had become his muse. This collaboration, exploring archetype, transformation, and identity, continues to this day. These are some of Prince’s most accomplished photographs.

Mann embraces different personae in these images in the artistic tradition of the Countess de Castiglione (1837-1899), who posed for hundreds of photographs in costumes and disguises for the French photographer Pierre-Louis Pierson. Cindy Sherman (born 1954) is another artist who transforms herself into fictional characters and then photographs the results. Unlike Sherman, Mann is not the photographer, but she plays an enormous role in the process, sharing ideas and suggestions. Prince is present in every shot with his superb lighting and composition.

Prince and Mann make compelling images that reference paintings, famous photographs, historical figures, and mythology. They have been inspired by Ingres’ sumptuous Grand Odalisque, Man Ray’s solarized image of Lee Miller, and Robert Mapplethorpe’s self-portrait in leather chaps, among other images. American photographer Lee Miller, in fact, was Man Ray’s muse. Prince and Mann do not merely recreate, but offer a fresh perspective on these referential characters. The photograph on this page, inspired by Man Ray’s original, is a case in point.

While these photographs can be disturbing and stark, they are often beautiful and always fascinating. The force of Mann’s gaze and her apparent comfort in front of the camera pull the viewer into the scene. Theatrical and seductive, these unforgettable images explore the relationship between viewer, subject, and artist by examining personae and their meaning and how we create them.

A Decade of Collecting for the CommunityBeginning July 31

During Director Dr. John Schloder’s tenure, the Museum’s art collection has grown dramatically – from 4,500 to approximately 15,000 works. They range from antiquities to twenty first-century American artworks. This exhibition, on view throughout the galleries, highlights some of the stellar pieces acquired since 2001 and acknowledges the hundreds of donors who have strengthened the collection.

These holdings encompass many major gifts, such as the collection of Tibetan bronzes and paintings from the eleventh to

Len Prince (American, born 1953)Untitled, Plate 140 (2006)

Gelatin silver printGift of William Knight Zewadski

©Len Prince

Margaret Bourke-White (American, 1904-1971)Village School, Kolomna (Volga Region), 1932

PhotogravureThe Ludmila Dandrew and Chitranee Drapkin

Collection. Gift of Ludmila and Bruce Dandrew.

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Lunch with the DirectorThe Finale to a Great RunFriday, July 30, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Join Dr. John Schloder for a preview of A Decade of Collecting for the Community. Hear his personal reflections on select works that have entered the collection during his impressive tenure.

Lunch in the Bayview Room.Only 20 Seats Available. First Come, First Served.$35 per person.

Reservations: 727.896.2667, ext. 229.

Director’s FarewellSaturday, July 31, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Celebrate Dr. John Schloder’s many accomplishments and the opening of A Decade of Collecting for the Community.

Original Entrance to the Great Hall. Conservatory Entrances Closed. Reception in the Marly Room.Complimentary Valet Parking.

Beer and wine bar, hors d’oeuvres prepared by the MFA Café.

$10 members, $20 non-members.

RSVP by July 28: 727.896.2667, ext. 211. Admission Paid at the Door.

Proceeds go to Museum programming.

2010 Board of TrusteesMrs. Hazel C. HoughMr. Jackie Joyner Jr.Mr. Howard Mills, J.D.Mrs. Fay Mackey NielsenMr. David L. Robbins, Esq.Ms. Ellen StavrosMrs. Carol A. UphamMr. Harold E. Wells Jr.Mrs. Jean Giles WittnerMr. William Knight Zewadski, Esq.Mrs. Glenn Mosby, President, The

Stuart SocietyDr. John E. Schloder, Director

Honorary TrusteesMrs. Isabel Bishop, Honorary

Memorial TrusteeMr. Charles HendersonMrs. Nomina Cox HortonMr. Peter Sherman

Executive CommitteeMr. Seymour A. Gordon, Esq.,

PresidentDr. Edward A. Amley,

President-ElectMrs. Mary L. Shuh, SecretaryMr. Cary P. Putrino, J.D.,

TreasurerMr. Ron PetriniMr. Robert B. StewartMr. William H. Stover

TrusteesMr. Roy BingerMr. Robert ChurutiMr. Gary DamkoehlerDr. Gordon J. GilbertMrs. Royce G. HaimanMr. Robert L. HiltonMr. Troy W. Holland, Esq.

New TrusteesHazel Hough is one of the most important figures in the Museum’s history. The Hazel Hough Wing, which opened in March 2008, is named in her honor. Mrs. Hough, however, has always been quick to downplay her contributions and to recognize others, especially her fellow docents.

One of the early docents, she completed the class in 1972. For many years, she actively conducted tours and is now a docent emerita. She was previously a trustee from 1980-1986 and again from 1987-1993 and became one of the longest serving chairs of the Education Committee.

A strong advocate for art education, Mrs. Hough and the docents expanded school tours and established the “Eye to Eye” program, making presentations in the classroom. She was instrumental in adding the art supervisor of the Pinellas County schools to the Education Committee, a tradition which continues to this day. She was similarly influential in convincing the Board in 1991 to hire the first curator of education, Rebecca Russell, who had a major impact on the MFA and the community.

Mrs. Hough and her husband, William R. Hough, have been two of the area’s leading philanthropists and civic leaders. Mr. Hough has also been a Museum trustee. The Houghs have been major supporters of American Stage, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, and the Canterbury School of Florida. At Canterbury, preK to fourth-grade students study on the Hough Campus. The Hough Concert Hall of The Palladium at St. Petersburg College also recognizes their generosity.

Mrs. Hough has been President of The Arts Center and has served on the boards of American Stage, the University of South Florida Foundation, and the Palladium, among many others. She has been a member of the Campus Advisory Board of USF St. Petersburg and a member of the Arts Advisory Council of the City of St. Petersburg.

While she already had an appreciation for art, it was the Museum’s docent class that led her to become a leader in the city’s visual arts community. “The docent class whetted my enthusiasm and has taken me to great places,” she said in a 2007 Mosaic profile. “Previously I was more involved in music.”

Mrs. Hough, who grew up in Fort Myers, entered the Florida State College for Women, which became part of Florida State University. She was introduced to art and the humanities at college and earned her B.A. in journalism. Her travels with her husband and her independent study have expanded these early interests. The MFA has been one of the chief beneficiaries.

Howard L Mills brings impressive financial experience to the Museum, with extensive experience in health care. He was Director of Financial Administration for the Columbia University Medical School’s affiliation at Harlem Hospital from 1997-2004. In that capacity, he coordinated $70 million annual audits and monitored a $70 million contract

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Corporate & Foundation Partners

The Museum is grateful to the following organizations for supporting exhibitions, educational programs, and

operations.

President’s Circle ($100,000 and above)The Stuart Society of the Museum of Fine Arts

Progress EnergySt. Petersburg Times*

Bright House Networks*

Benefactors ($50,000 - $99,999)

Patrons ($25,000 - $49,999)Renaissance Vinoy Resort and Golf Club*

Sponsors ($15,000 - $24,999) Wells, Houser & Schatzel, P.A.*

Holland America Line* Tampa Bay Magazine*

Partners ($10,000 - $14,999)Bank of America

U. S. Trust

Sustainers ($5,000 - $9,999)Northern Trust

Westminster Communities of St. PetersburgTampa Bay metro*

Associates ($2,500 - $4,999)The Cowles Charitable Trust

Freedom Square

Contributors ($1,000 - $2,499)

*In-Kind Donation

Please contact Director of Development Judy Whitney at 727.896.2667, ext 250, or via e-mail, judy@fine-arts.org, to learn about the benefits of becoming a corporate or

foundation partner.

with New York City. He also balanced a $70 million operations budget and saved more than $4 million in one year.

Previously, he was Budget Director of Harlem Hospital for 15 years and Deputy Budget Director for four. He oversaw a $250 million operating budget, reviewed all cost reports for Medicaid and Medicare compliance, and chaired the Patient Focused Care Initiative of the Departments of Surgery and Medicine. He has also worked for the New York City Finance Department, the New York State Labor Department, and the U.S. Census Bureau as the Assistant Director of the Brooklyn Region.

Since 2005, Mr. Mills has been Corporate Credit Manager and In-House Counsel for Tampa Armature Works. He directs the activities of workers in credit operations and negotiates all customer contracts to avoid potential legal problems. He is a 2007 graduate of Leadership Tampa and a member of the National Association of Credit Managers. He is a U.S. Army veteran, reaching the rank of First Lieutenant.

Mr. Mills holds his B.S. in business from Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn and his J.D. from the Rutgers University School of Law. He was awarded a Distinguished Grade in Administrative Law.

Like the Houghs, members of the Stavros family seemingly have philanthropy and community service in their DNA. One of the Museum’s galleries is named in honor of Gus and Frances Stavros and family. Now Ellen Stavros has followed in that tradition and joined the Board.

For six years, Ms. Stavros was Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Florida House on Capitol Hill. In that role, she served as a key contact with Florida business, educational, and civic leaders in Washington, D.C. The Florida House actually serves all Floridians and is the state’s “embassy” in the capitol. No other state has such a resource. A nonprofit, it receives no state funding. Ms. Stavros greatly increased private support to restore this unique institution to the black and to enhance educational initiatives. She worked closely with the Florida congressional delegation throughout her tenure.

Previously, Ms. Stavros served as the Office Manager for Congressman Mike Bilirakis in Washington and supervised his schedule. She has also been a special events coordinator and an employee relations specialist and taught social studies in the Pinellas County schools. She has been an MFA docent, vice president of the Ruth Eckerd Hall Pact Professionals, and a member of the Junior League of Clearwater/Dunedin.

Ms. Stavros is a member of the boards of the Florida House, Brookwood, the Pinellas Education Foundation, and the Lens Foundation in McLean, Virginia. The last foundation supports a Lutheran seminary in Russia. She has served on the St. Petersburg Grand Prix Gala Committee and was co-chair of the silent auction. She was the 1999 co-chair of the National Arboretum Annual Gala in Washington. She holds both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of South Florida, Tampa, which has greatly benefited from the contributions and guidance of the Stavros family.

Visit the Museum Store, named the area’s best by the duPont Registry, and become a walking work of art. These striking umbrellas ($24.95 each) come in both stick and folding styles. Don’t miss the annual Sunrise Sale, beginning at 6:43 a.m. Saturday, July 17.

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Follow us on Twitter, find us on Facebook, and visit our website (www.fine-arts.org) for constant updates on educational programs. Support for these programs is provided in part by the City of St. Petersburg, the MFA Education Committee, The Princess Martha, Michael and Barbara Noonberg, the employees of the St. Petersburg Times, Betty Shamas, and Westminster Communities of St. Petersburg.

Adult ProgramsGallery Talks

Free with MFA admission.

Sunday, July 11, 1 p.m.: Master printer Erika Greenberg-Schneider will introduce “Etching and Printmaking,” which will enhance enjoyment of the Museum’s summer print shows. Ms. Greenberg-Schneider is the owner of Atelier Bleu Acier in Tampa and collaborates with leading artists on limited editions and multiples. Her studio/gallery has also become known for presenting innovative exhibitions in all media.

Ms. Greenberg-Schneider, who lived in France for 20 years, has worked with such artists as Pierre Alechinsky, Georg Baselitz, Chuck Close, Jean Dubuffet, her husband Dominique Labauvie, Roberto Matta, Beverly Pepper, and Bernar Venet, among many others. She became a master printer in intaglio and lithography for Atelier Franck Bordas in Paris and then Director and Master Printer of the Gallery Maeght print studios in Paris and St. Paul. She has been Master Printer of Intaglio at Graphicstudio at the University of South Florida Tampa and a visiting professor of drawing and printmaking at USF. She is currently a visiting professor in the graphic design program at USF St. Petersburg.

Sunday, July 18, 3 p.m.: Robert C. Sanchez of Tampa will discuss Turmoil and Triumph: American Works on Paper from the World War II Era. The prints and posters are drawn from the collection he has built with his wife, attorney Elizabeth B. Sanchez. A true Renaissance man, Mr. Sanchez is a photojournalist, world-traveler, art collector, and attorney. In 2003, images from the Sanchez Collection comprised the Museum exhibition, Sacred Space: Angkor Wat in Nineteenth and Twentieth-Century Photography, which was named one of the top shows of the year by Creative Loafing.

Saturday, July 24, 3 p.m.: Chief Curator Dr. Jennifer Hardin will focus on Whistler, Hassam, and the Etching Revival, which she curated. During her 15-year tenure at the MFA, Dr. Hardin has organized a wealth of exhibitions and has been instrumental in strengthening the collection.

Saturday, August 28, 3 p.m.: Dr. Hardin is the ideal person to explore Transcending Vision: American Impressionism 1870-1940. She is a specialist in American art. Her advisor at Princeton University, where she earned her doctorate, was Dr. John Wilmerding, a pioneering scholar in the field.

Nan ColtonThe Museum’s popular performing artist-in-residence is one of our best ambassadors. An experienced actress and director, she writes her own scripts for her solo presentations, inspired by special exhibitions, the collection, and themes and people related to both. She will perform for the “Coffee Talks,” with a repeat performance for the “Encore” events. (See Family Programs.)

Education Coffee TalksFor People 55+Sponsored in part by

Second Wednesday of the month. Free with Museum admission.Refreshments at 10 a.m., Ms. Colton’s performance at 10:30, and a docent tour at 11:15.

July 14: “Steuben Glass – Short Stories Seen in the Collection”Join us in welcoming the Chihuly Museum as the MFA’s dramatic collection of Steuben glass comes to life through the prism of Ms. Colton’s imagination.

August 11: “Catherine the Great: The Empress Who Collected”Ms. Colton portrays the Russian empress whose passion for the arts led to The State Hermitage Museum, one of the world’s greatest. After her performance, tour the permanent collection looking for acquisitions from the past decade.

September 8: “Mina Miller Edison: Living With Genius” In her latest presentation, Ms. Colton portrays the remarkable and charitable wife of inventor Thomas Edison, who amassed 1,093 patents, the largest ever awarded to one person. A tour of Transcending Vision: American Impressionism 1870-1940 will spotlight artworks created during the same years as Edison’s inventions.

General Docent ToursThe Museum’s exceptional docents conduct tours of special exhibitions and the collection. Take advantage of the opportunity to learn more about art and the MFA. Free with Museum admission Tuesday-Saturday at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. On the second Wednesday of the month, the general tour begins at 11:15 a.m. To schedule a special tour, please call 727.896.2667, ext. 210, or send an e-mail to reception@fine-arts.org.

Join the Docent CorpsHave you always wanted to share your love of art with others? A new docent training class is beginning this fall. As a docent, you will be trained to present art tours and programs to the public.

If you are interested or know anyone who might be interested, contact Assistant Curator of Education Anna Alexander at 727.896.2667, ext. 233, or via email, anna@fine-arts.org. Registration deadline is August 1.

The 2010-2011 Docent Council includes (from left to right): Sonia Smith (Hospitality), Susan Gordon (Treasurer), Sheila Tempelmann (Corresponding Secretary), Marylee Zink (Library), Claire Mattison

(Chair), Shirley Barbel (Nominations and Book Club), Barbara Wahking (Senior Docent Chair), Andi Barlow (Vice Chair), Debi Mazor (Docent to Docent), Cathy Knapp (Past Docent Chair), and Catherine Mullen

(Newsletter). Not pictured are Susan Ward (Recording Secretary), Steve Hack (Member-at-Large), Tina Douglass (Art Around Us), Roberta Hosken (Digital Encyclopedia Chair), and Lily Alcott (Historian).

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No previous knowledge of art or art history is required. You must, however, participate in 12 Saturday sessions from fall 2010-spring 2011. Classes begin September 25. They will explore the MFA collection, art history from antiquity to the present day, and strategies for reaching different age groups. Following successful completion of the class, you will become a docent intern and are required to volunteer as a docent for at least two years, beginning in the fall of 2011.

Docents continue their training through ongoing sessions, optional workshops, day trips, study groups, and other events. All docents and docents-in-training must be members of the Museum.

The History of ArtSix public lectures, Saturdays 10 a.m.-noon, Marly RoomAll six lectures: $80 for Museum members, $100 for non-members.Individual lectures: $20, if seating is available.

Dr. Robert Bianchi will be the guest instructor for the first class, and MFA Director Dr. John Schloder will teach the rest. Both are highly knowledgeable and engaging lecturers.

To register, please contact Assistant Curator of Education Anna Alexander. (See above.) Registration and full payment are required two weeks before the start of the series. First-come, first-served.

The classes and topics follow:

September 25: The Art of the Ancient World: Egypt, Greece, and Rome

October 2: Medieval and Early Renaissance ArtOctober 9: The High Renaissance: Leonardo, Raphael, and

MichelangeloOctober 16: Going for Baroque: The Seventeenth CenturyOctober 23: From Rococo to Revolution: The Eighteenth CenturyOctober 30: Art in the Age of Revolution: The Nineteenth Century

Family Programs

Super Saturdays Join us on the third Saturday of the month for entertaining family programs. Discovery Hour, Encore, World of Imagination Storytelling, and MFA: Hands-On are designed for people of all ages and especially for children. Super Saturdays are free with Museum admission. No registration is necessary.

Discovery Hour11 a.m.-noon, third Saturday of the month.

Explore the MFA. You will find an artwork in the collection using a Museum “treasure hunt” sheet. You can also handle related, contemporary touchable objects.

July 17: 2,000 Years of GlassAugust 21: Creating a Collection with Museum MasterpiecesSeptember 18: Thomas Moran’s Florida Landscape (Saint Johns River), 1877

Encore11:30 a.m.-noon, third Saturday of the month

Nan Colton’s performances are not to be missed.

July 17: “Steuben Glass – Short Stories Seen In the Collection”August 21: “Catherine the Great: The Empress Who Collected”September 18: “Mina Miller Edison: Living With Genius”

World of Imagination Storytelling for Children12:30-1 p.m., third Saturday of the month.

Be prepared to listen, smile, and discover as Charlotte Olson, the Museum’s storyteller-in-residence, takes you on an interactive journey focusing on the collection. You may even find yourself playing one of the characters in her stories!

July 17: “Glass and Giggles: Stories with Glass Slippers, Magical Mirrors, and More”August 21: “Empresses and Princesses”September 18: “Bright Ideas: Stories of Inventors and Inventions”

MFA: Hands-On!1:30-2:30 p.m., third Saturday of the month.

Create art in the Museum’s classroom inspired by works in the collection and special exhibitions.

July 17: Create your own glass bead jewelry inspired by pieces in the collection.August 21: Decorate a “treasure box” to hold your favorite objects.September 18: Produce your own masterpiece inspired by Transcending Vision.

Artistic Discovery 2010 had many outstanding entries. Enjoying the reception to honor the young artists were (left to right): Museum Director Dr. John Schloder; Sue Castleman, Visual Arts Supervisor for the Pinellas County Schools; Julia Pope, whose work was named Best of Show;

and Shirley Miaoulis of Congressman C.W. Bill Young’s office. Ms. Pope’s artwork will be exhibited for one year in the U.S. Capitol with the work of other winners from around the country.

Children were bursting with creativity and energy at Painting

in the Park April 25.

2000 Years of GlassMuseum Masterpiece SeriesBeginning July 4

Discover outstanding glass art in the galleries! “Treasure hunt” sheets will be available at the Welcome Desk to direct visitors on a fascinating trip through history and diverse cultures using choice works in the collection. This educational project complements the opening of the Chihuly Collection of The Morean Arts Center at 400 Beach Drive N.E.

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(2010-2011) and Susan Lahey (2011-2012), Provisionals; Ann Vickstrom, Publicity; Candy Scherer, The Scene; and Margaret Bowman, Volunteer Activities.

The service committee chairs include: Celia Chapura, Holiday Decorations; Diane Fair, Meeting Day Coffees; Jill McGrath, Marian Moore, Nancy Wright Thomas, and Keith Tulloch, Meeting Day Greeters; and Mary Evertz, Historian/Scrapbook.

The Plaza of HonorCommemorate, Recognize, or Remember the Special People and Events in Your LifeThe brick campaign continues to raise money to support the Museum and the Hazel Hough Wing. Orders will be placed every four months until the spaces are sold out. Parsla Mason and Mary Booker Wall are the chairs.

Please consider honoring your family or a favorite docent, volunteer, or other Museum or Stuart Society friend. Engraved bricks make wonderful graduation, birthday, wedding, and anniversary gifts. Corporations and businesses can buy a brick and include their logos. There are many possibilities.

The engraved bricks will be added to the striking plaza at the Bayshore entrance to the wing. You can see the bricks already in place.

Each line on the brick is limited to 20 spaces. Letters, characters, and spaces count as one character each. The naming opportunities follow:

• 4 x 8” Brick, one to three lines, 20 spaces each line, $125• 8 x 8” Paver, one to six lines, 20 spaces per line, $250• 8 x 8” Paver Corporate, three lines with logo, 20 spaces each

line, $500 (includes additional cost for artwork)

To obtain an order form, please contact Mrs. Mason at 727-898-9178 or via e-mail, pkm2702@aol.com, or Mrs. Wall at 727-821-8212 or via e-mail, mhbwall@gmail.com. You can also call the Museum at 727-896-2667, ext. 197, or pick up forms at the Membership table in the glass Conservatory.

Then return with your check, made payable to The Stuart Society, to Parsla Mason, One Beach Drive S.E., #2702, St. Petersburg, FL 33701. In the subject line of e-mails, please note the “Brick Campaign.”

Another Amazing YearAt the final meeting of the season on May 13, outgoing President Chris Chapman Hilton announced that the group raised $175,000 net during the year. The Stuart Society’s critical support came during a “down economy.” This volunteer, though thoroughly professional, fund-raising auxiliary, continues be a foundation of the MFA’s success.

The group decided to allocate the gift this way: $84,000 for 2010-2011 educational programs; $50,000 to help reduce child/student admission fees for the remainder of the year; $40,000 to complete the $150,000 pledge as the Presenting Sponsor of The Baroque World of Fernando Botero; and $1,000 for the library. Mrs. Hilton also presented a $6,000 check to the Museum’s director for the Dr. John Schloder Honorary Fund to benefit the MFA endowment.

Mrs. Hilton, who earned many friends for the group and the Museum during the season, turned over the president’s gavel to Glenn Mosby. The other new officers are: Elise Minkoff, President-Elect; Carol Piper, Vice President; Angela Rouson, Recording Secretary; Lynn Cox, Corresponding Secretary; Camilla Kilgroe, Treasurer; and Fran Risser, Parliamentarian.

The event chairs are: Margaret Amley and Pat Campbell, the Gala; Dimity Carlson and Fay Mackey Nielsen, the Fall Fashion Show; Betty Shamas and Jane Beam, Affaires d’Art; and Parsla Mason and Mary Booker Wall, the Brick Campaign. The following are spearheading Art in Bloom 2011: Jan Stoffels, floral installation; Kim Brett, Carol Russell, and Nancy Rutland, the preview party; and Gail Pyhel and Becky Wells, the luncheon.

The reservations chairs follow: Signe Oberhofer, the Gala; Gail Phares, the Fall Fashion Show; Charlotte Kendall, Affaires d’Art; and Chris Chapman Hilton and Carol Treichel, Art in Bloom Luncheon and Preview Party respectively.

The standing committee chairs are: Joann Barger, Ways and Means; Chris Chapman Hilton, Advisor to the Board; Susan Hicks, Nominating; Tina Douglass, Program; Celia Chapura

Outgoing Stuart Society President Chris Chapman Hilton (left) hands the gavel to new President Glenn Mosby

at the final meeting on May 13.

Stuart Society President Chris Chapman Hilton presents an impressive check to Museum Director Dr. John Schloder.

The new officers of The Stuart Society are (left to right): Fran Risser, Parliamentarian; Lynn Cox, Corresponding Secretary; Camilla Kilgroe, Treasurer; Carol Piper, Vice President; and

Glenn Mosby, President. Not pictured are Elise Minkoff, President-Elect, and Angela Rouson, Recording Secretary.

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Art in Bloom 2010A Fiesta of Flowers

More than 50 floral designs brought added beauty to the Museum from March 13-17. This was one of the most successful exhibitions ever, as large crowds filled the galleries every day. Dale Wybrow was the Art in Bloom chair and Jeanne Houlton coordinated the installation with the curatorial staff. Sally Wheeler assisted Mrs. Houlton.

The designers included: Beautiful Flowers, Janet Folsom; Carter’s Florist and Greenhouses; Delma’s, The Flower Booth; Pinellas Greenscapes; Redmond Steele Design Studio; Seminole Florist; Sharen’s Flower’s; Thai-rific; Vintage Interiors, Tim Huff; Jill Anderson; Debbie Baxter; Betty Bowley; Lynne Bulleit; Gail Carlson;

Barbara Cohen; Marion Crane; Kathy Doermer; Chuck du Four; Pat Eckert; Rose Giordano; Dale Goodman; Barbara Goss; Bet Groshong; Janice Hamlin; Bob Hayes; Priscilla Hobby; Jeanne Houlton; Barbara Jones; and Helen Kazakova.

Also providing designs were: Alice Keator, Joanne Keohane, Barbara Kirkconnell,

Gil Lee, Carol Lucia, Mary Maloof, Signe Oberhofer, John Peak, Mary B. Perry, Ruth Philipon, Bea Rahter, Maria Tay Richfield, Jennifer Rogers, Joyce Scalzo, Nena Shepherd, Jan Stoffels, Cindy Stovall, Franca Sweaney, Ellen Thompson, Susan Thorpe, Kyoko Williams, and Dale Wybrow.

Lynn Cox and Kally Harvard co-chaired the preview party, “Fiesta de la Noche,” on March 13. Their committee included: Mary Lou DeVoe, Susan Harvard, Susan Hough Henry, Gail Phares, Fay Mackey Nielsen, Carol Piper, Iris Salzer, and Louise Weaver.

The sponsors for the party follow:

Diamond: Big “C” Steel Inc. and Harvard Jolly.

Emerald: Patricia M. Campbell, Bob and Chris Hilton, Cornerstone Community Bank, and Patrick and Dale Wybrow.

Sapphire: Dr. Edward and Margaret Amley, Marvin and Lois Atkins, Pamela H. Barger, Bay Cities Bank, Robert and Susan Churuti, Tom and Mary Louise DeVoe, First Community Bank of America, William Garth, William and Sally Habermeyer, Hon. Eugene and Karen Lang Johnston, James and Suzanne MacDougald, John and Parsla Mason, Harry and Joan McCreary, Dav and Glenn Mosby, Bud and Fran Risser, Sylvia P.

Rusche Insurance Agency Inc., Mr. and Mrs. William Snyder, Carol A. Upham, Harold and Becky Wells, and Duke and Sally Wheeler.

Amethyst: June Berte, Fay Mackey Nielsen, Mary Paul, Janet Raymond, Iris Salzer, and Anne Long Soehl.

The underwriters were: Patricia M. Campbell, Mark and Dimity Carlson, Mrs. Alvah H. (Betty) Chapman Jr., The Alvah H. and Wyline P.

Chapman Foundation, Lynn and David Cox, Kally and Bill Harvard, Susan Harvard, Roberta Hosken, Fay Mackey Nielsen, Professionals That Sell Inc., Fran Risser, the Renaissance Vinoy Resort and Golf Club, Arlene Fillinger Rothman, Barbara Godfrey Smith, Louise Weaver, Mary Wheeler, and Dale Wybrow.

Patricia M. Campbell and Joty Puckett co-chaired the Art in Bloom luncheon at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club. Joining them on their committee were Jill McGrath, Signe Oberhofer, and Gail Pyhel. Internationally known floral designer Ron Morgan was the speaker.

The benefactors of the luncheon were: Patricia C. Campbell, Susan Churuti, Chris Hilton, Joty Puckett, Barbara Godfrey Smith, and Dale Wybrow.

The patrons were: Belva Ames, Cynthia Astrack, Marion Ballard, Joann Barger, Debbie Baxter, Betty Bowley, Barbara DeMaire, Sunny Endicott, Diane Fair, Sally Habermeyer, Helene Hardick, Susan Hicks, Priscilla Hobby, Shirley Kaylor, Charlotte Kendall, Sharon Kennedy, Allyn Lucas, and Suzanne MacDougald.

The patrons also included: Barbara McCoy, Pam Muma, Fay Mackey Nielsen, Mary B. Perry, Demi Rahall, Janet Raymond, Susan Schiereck, Isabel Schoenberg, Mary Shuh, Julia Sorbo, Gene Towery, Carol A. Upham, Ann Vickstrom, Elizabeth Wardrum, Dr. Starr C. Weihe, Sally Wheeler, and Mary Ann Will.

Installation chair Jeanne Houlton created this design, inspired by the Museum’s

collection of Asian art.

Celebrating the Art in Bloom preview party were (left to right): Dale Webb, Mrs. Alvah H. (Betty) Chapman Jr., and Stuart Society President Chris

Chapman Hilton and her husband Bob, a Museum trustee. Mrs. Webb is Mrs. Hilton’s sister and Mrs.

Chapman, her mother and an underwriter of the party. The Alvah H. and Wyline P. Chapman Foundation was also an underwriter. Philanthropy runs in Mrs. Hilton’s family. Her late father Alvah Chapman Jr. was president and CEO of Knight Ridder until his

retirement and a major civic leader in Miami.

Art in Bloom chair Dale Wybrow (left) with Mary B. Perry, who initiated this exhibition and the surrounding fundraisers

at the Museum in 1996.

(Left to right) Joty Puckett, acclaimed floral designer Ron Morgan, Stuart Society

President Chris Chapman Hilton, and Patricia M. Campbell gather before the Art in Bloom luncheon. Mrs. Puckett and Mrs. Campbell were co-chairs.

(Left to right) Bill Stover Jr., Phyllis Stover Williams, Corrie Stover, and Mary Ann Will are part of great

family traditions at the MFA. Mrs. Williams has been devoted to the Museum for much of her life. Her

son Bill Stover is a member of the Board’s Executive Committee and chaired the capital campaign

for the Hazel Hough Wing. Bill Jr., Corrie’s husband, is his son. Mrs. Will is the daughter of former Board President Carol A. Upham.

The preview party co-chairs Kally Harvard and Lynn Cox stand near Mrs. Harvard’s painting,

which helped raise funds for the event.

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Affaires d’ArtMany Museum friends will receive the Affaires d’Art pink booklet in late August. Exciting events throughout the year have been planned. There will be Lunch and Learn parties, a bus trip to the Edison and Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers to “light up your holidays,” martinis with acclaimed glass artist Duncan McClellan, and many more.

Information for making reservations will be in the booklet, and the next Mosaic will spotlight all the programs. This will be an unforgettable season. Betty Shamas and Jane Beam are the co-chairs, and Charlotte Kendall is the reservations chair. All proceeds from Affaires d’Art benefit the Museum.

Announcing

The Stuart Society’s Fall Fashion Show

ESCAPADEwith

Presented by:

Wednesday, November 3The Grand Ballroom of the

Renaissance Vinoy Resort and Golf Club

Cash Bar Valet Parking Available

Reservations, Limited SeatingDesigner Patron: $1,500, one runway table for 10,

program listingModel Patron: $700, five reservations with preferred

seating, program listingHaute Couture Patron:  $500, one reservation, program

listing, surprise favorCouture Patron:  $250, one reservation, program

listing, special favorFashionista Patron: $130, one reservation, program listingIndividual: $80, general seating

To make your patron or individual reservations, please send a check to Reservations Chair Gail Phares, 4933 Queen Palm Terrace N.E., St. Petersburg, FL 33703. For more information, please call Mrs. Phares at 727.525.2486.

Make all checks payable to The Stuart Society.

Underwriting BenefactorsTrendsetting: $1,000 donation, five opportunity tickets,

quarter-page program adSophisticated: $750 donation, four opportunity ticketsClassic: $500 donation, three opportunity ticketsChic: $250 donation, one opportunity ticketCasual: $

All benefactors will be recognized in the program.

To become a benefactor, please mail a check to Benefactors Co-Chair Elise Minkoff, 1635D Royal Palm Drive South, Gulfport, FL 33707.

For more information, including about corporate sponsorships, please call ESCAPADE co-chairs Dimity Carlson at 727.573.3931 or Fay Mackey Nielsen at 727.894.7982.

Program Advertising/GreetingFull-Page (8 x 5”): $200Half-Page (4 x 5”): $100Quarter-Page/“Business Card” (2 x 2.5”): $50

To insert an ad or greeting, please send a check to Whitney Shouppe, 385 Bayview Drive N.E., St. Petersburg, FL 33704.

All Proceeds Benefit the Museum of Fine Arts.

In memory of Beth Marie AmleyAmley, Dr. Ed and MargaretConnelly, DavidSchloder, Dr. John E.Stover Williams, Phyllis

In memory of Paula Assimakopoulos

Schloder, Dr. John E.

In honor of the graduation of Colin Bennett, Lennie Bennett’s son, from the University of Michigan Law School

Connelly, David

In memory of Bryce BurtonBricker, Leah

In memory of Estelle HalleAndersen, CharlotteSchloder, Dr. John E.

In memory of Irwin HerseySchloder, Dr. John E.

In memory of Irwin MillerSchloder, Dr. John E.Upham, Carol A.

In memory of Marjorie Duke (Applebee) Peterson

Connelly, DavidDeMaire, BarbaraPeterson, Eric Lang and

FamilySchloder, Dr. John E.Shuh, MaryTuegel, Michele and Robert

In memory of Nancy Jo Peterson

Connelly, DavidPeterson, Eric Lang and

Family

In memory of Dr. Robert Robbins

Schloder, Dr. John E.

In memory of Sheldon Rothman

Hameroff, Helen and Christensen, Frantz

In honor of Ambassador Mel Sembler’s birthday

Hough, Hazel C. and William R.

In honor of Dr. John Schloder’s hard work for the MFA

Marger, Mary Ann and Bruce

In memory of Mary Jackson Stovall

Smith, Barbara Godfrey and Family

Wing, William

In memory of Gerald “Mr. T” Thomas

Sofranko, Vicki

In memory of Lucille WestSchloder, Dr. John E.

Memorials & Tributes

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Wish ListThe Museum always needs general operating support, but perhaps you would like to donate funds for a critical need or give an item itself. If you would like to help, please contact Director of Development Judy Whitney at 727.896.2667, ext. 250, or via e-mail, judy@fine-arts.org.

Thank you so much to those who have already responded. The Princess Martha generously supported the printing of the Coffee Talks programs for February-April. Betty Shamas has donated the funds for an American Sign Language interpreter for one Family Day, and Mr. and Mrs. Michael Noonberg are making it possible to feature a storyteller for Super Saturdays for a full year.

The new Wish List follows:

• One Jazz Series Night, $500.

• Jazz Series Sponsor, $6,500.

• Family Day, including fees for guest artists and materials for hands-on activities, $6,000.

• Teacher Tribute Evening to honor teachers of Pinellas and surrounding counties by offering complimentary Museum admission, classroom resources, and refreshments, $1,000.

• Art Activity Supplies for Educational Program, $1,000.

• Marly Room Renovations – $1,500 to repair doors to the gardens; $25,000 to replace stage curtains; and $15,000-25,000 to paint and provide wall-covering.

• Two Lateral Filing Cabinets for the Curatorial Department, $800 each.

Letter from the PresidentDear Friends,

Our Museum has grown and faced many challenges in 45 years. The community owes a great debt to our founder Margaret Acheson Stuart, who lived much of her life in New York City and loved its museums. As a young woman, she began wintering here with her parents. We are fortunate that she decided later in life to make St. Petersburg her permanent home.

Mrs. Stuart was disappointed that the city she loved did not have an art museum, so in her quiet, determined way she set about establishing one. She wanted everyone and especially children to have direct contact with world masterpieces. She convinced the city council to set aside half of Straub Park for the construction of the MFA and enlisted the help of family, friends, and supporters to donate funds and artwork. The Museum opened to the public in 1965 with a major exhibition. A music lover, Mrs. Stuart later provided the funds to add the impressive Marly Room for concerts, lectures, and other educational programs.

The growth of our collection has been amazing – from approximately 500 to 15,000 works. Our building expansions have allowed us to show more treasures from our collection and to present larger special exhibitions. Ten additional galleries and a tranquil Membership Garden were added by 1989, and the Hazel Hough Wing opened in 2008.

A feasibility study for the wing indicated that we could not raise the necessary funds, but we continued to believe in the impossible. Our past President Carol Upham and Director Dr. John Schloder kept us moving forward. Through the enormous efforts of our loyal members, major donors, and a talented staff, we raised $21.2 million and doubled the size of the building.

In just 45 years, the MFA has a fantastic home which is paid for, a collection second to none on the west coast of Florida, a dedicated staff, active support organizations, and a sizable and growing membership.

The funds for the maintenance of our Museum come from three sources: earned revenue, donations, and earnings from our endowments. Memberships, the rental of our public spaces for weddings and special events, the Museum Store, and admission fees provide earned revenue. Donations from Annual Giving, the generosity of legacies, and an ever decreasing number of government grants also help us meet our budget. Our endowments are set aside to produce income year after year, to keep the institution stable.

The future of our Museum lies in our endowments. As a result, we are in the midst of a $5 million campaign. Our immediate goal is to raise $300,000 to meet our three-to-one match from the Tampa Bay Community Foundation. If possible, now is the time to make your donation, so we can receive that $100,000 grant.

Gifts can be contributed to the above fund or to other endowments established in the name of the donor or his or her loved ones. It can be a one-time donation of cash or securities or a multiyear pledge. Your wishes can be designated in a will or trust. You can endow a chair with the funds earmarked for the position of Director, Chief Curator, Curator of Education, or Registrar. The gift can be unrestricted or restricted for such needs as operations, education, or art conservation or acquisition. You designate how your gift will be used.

In contributing to the endowment, you will have the satisfaction of making a lasting impact upon the Museum of Fine Arts and our community. You will keep Mrs. Stuart’s dream alive.

Sincerely,

Seymour A. Gordon, Esq.

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Welcome to those who became new members from February 24-May 27.

Fine Arts SustainerHonig, Marvin and Nedda R.

Pelican/DualDuffy, Jim and RuthEdwards, William P. and AnnEhrlich, Charles W. and Sandi

Pearl

PelicanAthey, Renée

PatronFleece III, Joseph W. and

Cynthia A.Fredette, Mark and KathrynJacobson, Sharyn W.Mormino, Gary and Lynne

FamilyAft, Nancy and SamBirkins, William and MarthaBrantley, Keith and MariaCaballero, Giovanni and Aida

VargasChako, Larry A. and Sharon J.

Cheezem, CarolFish, Herbert and ElaineFodiman, Aaron and Margaret

Word BurnsideGoulding, NanceHannon, Ken and KristiHardee, TaylorJohnson, Cindy C.Larrea, VirginiaLivingston, Joe and Dj and

JoshuaMiloro, Anthony and

ChristinaMurray, John and SibylParoo, JanetPillot, Luc and ValeriePrevnux, Steven and HollyPrieto, JoséRuddy, Lori Kiesel and Monica

RuddySussman, Robert and PeggyVallarino, VivianaVieux, Ernst and ColleenWatts, LiWilder, Frank and Dawn

General/DualAmidei, Michael J. and Linda

D.Anderson, Stephenson and

Kathryn N.Butler, SallyByrne, Dr. DianeCarroll, Brian and JanetChristman, Jason and LisaClark, RobertCollova, Donna and C.S.Conant, Patricia and Anne

Marie DozierCook, Daryle and ChiCraig, Bartholomew and

Martha KasameyerCromwell, T. Kim and KathDaniels, Scott and MarcyDe Lisle, Godfray and DorothyDemeré, Charles and

MargaretDeVale, Don and Dr. Sue

CaroleDikman, BeverlyDouglas, Gerard and MargaretEdwards, ChristineEdwards, Willson and

Saundra

Farese, Robert and Catherine Butler

Filipovich, Doris and Bonnie Hirlehey

Foster, SandieFragenas, Adolfo and Mary

EllenGarvey, Stephen and PatriciaGrossman, Paul and RochelleHastings, John and JanHerz, Erich and MerleHill, Randall and TimothyHitchner, Mike and CherylHorn, Bob and SusanHoskins, Richard and Evelia

PortoHostetter, Stuart and AnnetteHunter, Craig and Joan K.

ParishJacobson, Walter B. and Robert

O. DevineyJennings, Edward and BarbaraJohnson, Dale and WendyJutzin, Jim and DeeKalro, AshokKruse, Carolyn and Jimi

EvelynKuusela, Nate and MichelleLewis, Gregory and AdaLindstrom, Robert and

BarbaraMarshall, Jay and BarbaraMaymi, Carlos A.McDonald, KathleenMcGahan, Patrick and LauraMena, Cesar and LilyMiller, Roger and GeraldMonroe, Dr. Kasen and DerekMurray, LindaMuzio, Mark and Sharron

Traver-MuzioMyers, MarcyMyers, Scott and LindaNiemi, Gregg and Dralia

PrebleNorman, CathleenOliver, Stephen and Victoria

MaresOsborn, Wiley and MargaretPagnotta, George R. and

MarciaPrenzel, LaurelRazgaitis, Richard and Carol

Reed, Annamarie and E. McCormick

ReRisi, Bob and Fran Binuya-ReRisi

Rowen, Robert and SuzanneScarr, Barry and ToniSchattman, James and BarbaraSheldon, Robert and PatriciaSimard, Denis and DeborahSlagg, Nicholas and Pamela L.Stepleton, Ben and SherryTroxler, Howard and LynnTully, KateeValone, Robert M. and

MarilynVeenstra, Jorn and Ami UtjiWagner, SusanWallace, Peter and Helen P.Weiser, JoyceWest, Terri and TomWilliams, Jerry and DeniseWilliams, Maria

IndividualAlexopoulos-Smith, GolfoAndersen, KristyAnsert, Barbara C.Barkan, JudithBecker, GerryBershtein, LisaBetancourt, BarbaraBuchan, RussellChapman, MardieConaty, Thomas J.Crosby, Suzanne CampCummins, ChristopherCurnow, ElizabethCurtin, Nancy B.Davis, JulieDean, Dr. SarahDyson, Marjorie A.Falik, Mary LeeFentress, Mary M.Firebaugh, Chloe

Corporate MembersAEGONCeridianDerby LaneGeneral Dynamics-OTSHennessy Construction

ServicesPhoenix Venture

Philanthropy Foundation

Premier Eye Care LLCRoberts, Hanna & Arndt,

P.A.Seven One Seven Parking

EnterprisesStahl & Associates

InsuranceWhitney National Bank

Friends of the Library

Graham PeacockDr. John E. SchloderMartha and Jim SweenyIrene D. Thomas

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Frost, JudyFyles, ElizabethHart, FayHartline, SuzanneHartney, JaleenHechtkopf, BonnieHogan, Sarah D.Hurd, Hannah D.Johnson, CalvinKeady, SusanKelly, Patricia H.Kendall, RichardKevin, ErinKirkconnell, BarbaraLevering, KimberlyLiebman, Susan KrauseLittrell, VirginiaLorry, Dr. BarbaraMcArdle, AnnMcArdle, JoanMcCann, SusanMcMurry, SharonMurray, GraciePalmer, Rebecca J.Pehmoeller, RonPerry, BettyPhillips, ChristyPowers, Kayle SusanRantucci, Claudia M.Remp, MarilynRisco, Maria O.Rodrigues, LucyRoss, JudithRote, DollySalvini, HelenSawicki, EveSchneider, GailSeale, Wade H.Shomer, EnidSohlberg, Nancy B.Suarez, JavierSutton, CharlotteTobey, Paul

Upton, Mary EllenVillar, KayWalker, BettyAnnWienhold, GingerWysocki, Marianne

EducatorAnderson, JudithBusch, SusanCowden, DorothyCrosby, MichelleFoley, NancyGallet, SaraGarza, EnriqueGilbert, Pamela K.Goddard, Shirley Greenberg, GracielaK, ColleenPettijohn, PatriciaRuiz, SulamitaSchader, JuliannSchechner, DeborahSuarez, Ana MariaThomas, AnnVenturella, John AWatson, Margaret RoseWorley, JudithWos, Cathy

StudentBergfeld, DeborahBingham, RonCastellano, LoriCraig, Diane M.Cruz, VanessaDoyle, JenniferEntwistle, AllisonHalcock, SuzanneLohr, KristinSilver, AkeylaVargas, CealiaWhitney, Teresa

(Left to right) Chief Curator Dr. Jennifer Hardin, Museum Director Dr. John Schloder, and

Dallas Ernst admire Jimmy Ernst’s Sea of Grass, Sunset (1982) in the Howard Acheson Gallery.

Mrs. Ernst donated this popular and magnificent painting by her late husband to the MFA.

Ms. Jeanne AitchisonMs. Mary Wyatt AllenBob and Maggie AlleseeMr. and Mrs. Merle F.

AllshouseDr. Edward and Mrs.

Margaret AmleyMs. Margarita Marie AponteMr. Alexander and Mrs.

Cynthia AstrackMs. Charlotte S. BaconColonel Maxine E. BeattyMr. Alan and Mrs. Patricia

BrantDr. and Mrs. George J.

CamarinosMr. Lloyd and Mrs. Louise

ChapinEvelyn G. CollinsDavid Connelly Mr. Gary and Mrs. Gail

DamkoehlerMr. Ray and Mrs. Milly

DonaghyMs. Diana B. DorkenDr. Robert and Mrs.

Chitranee Drapkin Don and Chris EastmanDr. and Mrs. Richard T.

EliasonMs. Ellen EstevaMr. David and Mrs. Helen

FeinbergMs. Marie FlatleyMr. William A. and Mrs.

Eileen FredaMs. Betsy GardnerMr. Victor and Mrs. Sharon

GardnerMrs. Betty GelstonMs. Joan S. Gessler Mr. Seymour and Mrs.

Susan GordonMs. Patricia GormanMrs. Royce G. HaimanIlda L. HallPatricia Harris and Margaret

HarrisMr. William R. and Mrs.

Hazel C. HoughDr. and Mrs. Julian J. JaffeDr. and Mrs. L. Wayne

JohnsonMr. Dean and Mrs. Lynda

JollayDr. and Mrs. David Allen

KailingMs. Flora S. Kennoy

Mrs. William H. KnapperMr. and Mrs. James T. Lang Dr. Thomas C. and Mrs.

Margarita LaughlinMr. Mark and Mrs. Louise

Linneman Dr. and Mrs. Jack A. MaCrisMr. Barry Marshall and Ms.

Pattie ClebergMr. Harry C. and Mrs. Joan

W. McCrearyEd and Jill McGrathMr. Sam and Mrs. Carmen

MembergMrs. Parker E. MillerMs. Phyllis MindelDr. and Mrs. Robert S.

NelsonMs. Beverly PankonieMr. Ralph and Mrs.

Bernadine QuartettiMr. and Mrs. Fred S. RazookMr. Brian Reale and Mr. Fred

Wilcox Arlene Fillinger RothmanDr. John E. SchloderMr. Peter Charles ShermanMr. and Mrs. George ShipleyMr. Gus A. and Mrs. Frances

L. StavrosMs. Carmen and Ms. Cherin

StoverMr. William H. and Mrs.

Kathy StoverLynn and Bob StricklandMs. Avis J. Thomas Mr. John E. ThompsonMs. Phyllis E. Truitt Mr. Lothar UhlMs. Anna UldallDr. Ambrose and Mrs.

Ramona UpdegraffMrs. Carol A. UphamMs. Mary WantlandMr. Harold and Mrs. Becky

WellsDuke and Sally WheelerMrs. Mary WheelerMs. Judy Whitney Mrs. Jean Giles WittnerMr. and Mrs. J. Emory Wood

45th Anniversary DonorsThe Museum thanks the following who donated $145 or more to celebrate its 45th anniversary:

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The music series helps keep chamber music alive during the summer. Tickets are first come, first served and cost $20 for adults and $10 for students 22 and younger with current ID. Please consider joining the Marly Music Society to support the series. Call the Membership Office for more information. You must be a Museum member to join.

After each concert, the audience is invited to meet the musicians. A special reception for Marly Music Society members only will be held after the August 8th concert.

The Music Committee, chaired by Dr. Richard Eliason and co-chaired by Demi Rahall, plans the series. Vicki Sofranko is the coordinator. Concerts are sponsored in part by the Estate of Mrs. Elvira Wolfe de Weil. The St. Petersburg Times is the media sponsor, and ticket printing is underwritten by Bert Smith Euro Collection. Rack card printing is underwritten by a friend of the Marly Music Society. For more information, please call the Museum at 727.896.2667.

All concerts are at 2 p.m. on select Sundays. They include:

July 11

La Catrina String Quartet

Founded in 2001, the Quartet has been hailed by Yo-Yo Ma as wonderful ambassadors for music. Three of these talented young musicians – violinist Daniel Vega-Albela, violist Jorge A. Martínez, and cellist Alan Daowz – are originally from Mexico. In addition, violinist Blake Espy, born in Savannah, spent one summer in Mexico City performing with Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería.

All of the artists hold their Master of Music degrees. Three of them hold two each, and one earned his master’s and an artist’s diploma. The Quartet is

known for performing works by Latin American and Spanish composers and new music, as well as the standard repertoire. Keith Robinson, cellist with the Miami String Quartet, has praised La Catrina as “among the most promising young string quartets today.”

The ensemble is Faculty Quartet-in-Residence at New Mexico State University and performs widely, both in the United States and Mexico. Upcoming concerts are scheduled for Merkin Hall in New York and University of Washington’s World Series in Seattle.

At the MFA, La Catrina will perform Haydn’s Fifth String Quartet, Op. 76. The six Opus 76 quartets are some of Haydn’s greatest works. The program also features Mendelssohn’s Quartet in F minor, Op. 80, and works by two of Mexico’s most accomplished composers: José Pablo Moncayo’s Huapango and Emmanuel Arias y Luna’s Sonoralia, Op. 3 (“La Zacatecana”).

At 15, Mr. Vega-Albela won the silver medal in the first National Violin Competition in Mexico City. The following year, he was studying violin at the respected Mannes College of Music in New York. He frequently returns to Mexico to play and teach and has also been a violin instructor at the Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan.

Mr. Espy has been associate concertmaster of the Baton Rouge Symphony and a member of the New World Symphony in Miami. He has performed often with the Louisiana Philharmonic and founded the nonprofit MusicAlive in his hometown.

A founding member of La

Music in the Marly Catrina, Mr. Martínez is principal violist with Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería and has been a soloist with several other important orchestras in Mexico. In 2004, he presented a recital and master class in London.

Mr. Daowz has been a principal with several of Mexico’s leading orchestras and has played at some of the most important music festivals in his native country and the United States. He and his colleagues have been highly praised for performances at the Kent/Blossom Summer Music Festival in northeastern Ohio.

Western Michigan University, where all the musicians have studied, gave La Catrina the All University Graduate Research and Creative Scholar Award. This marked the first time an ensemble in the 100-year history of the School of Music received this distinction.

July 25

Cellist Scott Kluksdahl, accompanied by pianist Noreen Cassidy-Polera

Museum favorite Mr. Kluksdahl made his debut with the San Francisco Symphony and has been heard since as an orchestral soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician in music centers in the U.S., Europe, Israel, and Latin America.

In his Marly concert, he will play Three Choral Preludes by Bach (transcribed by Kodály); Brahms’ Second Cello Sonata in F Major, Op. 99; Chopin’s Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 65; and Cantos for Slava (2007) by the contemporary American composer Augusta Read Thomas.

He has premiered many contemporary American works and has presented solo

recitals in the Weil Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall and at The Phillips Collection and Harvard University. He played works by Jewish composers, including world premieres, in an acclaimed recital at the Hed Music Center in Tel Aviv.

Again, Mr. Kluksdahl earned high praise for his presentation of Bach’s complete Cello Suites at the Oregon Bach Festival, which he subsequently performed in New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Tampa. His cutting-edge CDs have included Lines for Solo Cello and his latest, Sound Vessels. Strings magazine has called him “a simply superb cellist.”

Mr. Kluksdahl received the Leonard Bernstein Fellowship at Tanglewood and won prizes in the 1990 Walter M. Naumburg International Cello Competition and the Washington International Competition. He is the Theodore and Vennette Askounes-Ashford Distinguished Scholar at the University of South Florida. He holds his B.A. from Harvard and his Master of Music from The Juilliard School.

Ms. Cassidy-Polera has frequently collaborated with Mr. Kluksdahl, including at the Museum and on his most recent CD. She is, in fact, one of the most respected collaborative musicians of her generation, and has played with Yo-Yo Ma and Leonard Rose, among other legends.

She has performed at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, Weill Recital Hall, the 92nd Street Y, and the Kennedy Center. She won the Eighth International Tchaikovsky Competition Accompanying Prize in Moscow. She holds both her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from Juilliard.

August 8

Pianist Dan Franklin Smith

Making his Museum debut, Mr. Smith has been hailed as “an incredibly sensitive player,” “a dazzling soloist” by

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BBC Music Magazine, and “a master pianist.” He has performed widely in the U.S. and Europe. He has played at Alice Tully Hall in New York and The National Gallery in Washington, D.C. and has been featured on the Distinguished Artist Series of the Cleveland Museum of Art. He has recorded with the Stuttgart Philharmonic.

Mr. Smith is especially known for his innovative programs, playing the standard repertoire, as well as works by American and rarely heard composers. His London orchestral debut, for example, revived a 1905 concerto by the British composer Arthur Hinton. He actually discovered the piece in the Lincoln Center Research Library.

His Museum program is similarly fascinating. He will devote the first half of his concert to Spanish composers, performing Federico Mompou’s Canción y Danza No. 6, Joaquín Turina’s Sonata Sanlucar de Barrameda, and Manuel Infante’s El Vito (Variations).

He will turn to American composers for the second half, playing Gottschalk’s Polka de Salon and Ojos Criollos; Three Preludes by Gershwin; Copland’s Sentimental Dance, Blues, and Midsummer Nocturne; Dave Brubeck’s Blue Rondo a la Turk; and André Previn’s Three South American Sketches. These works will celebrate the special exhibition, Transcending Vision: American Impressionism 1870-1940.

Mr. Smith holds his Bachelor of Music in piano performance from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and is a favorite on college campuses nationwide. He has earned the reputation as “a musician’s musician.”

August 29

D’Amore Duo

Classical guitarist William Feasley and oboist Fatma Daglar formed this duo in 1991 to explore the rich, but relatively obscure joint repertoire of music for their instruments. Since then, they have performed around the world and have won the Baltimore Chamber Music Awards Competition twice. The Washington Post lauded their performance as “one of the most uniquely satisfying concerts of the season.”

At the Museum, they will play Marche and Scherzo by Napoléon Coste, The Mysterious Barricades by François Couperin (Le Grand), Louise-Claude Daquin’s Le Cou-Cou, Ferdinand Rebay’s First Sonata for Oboe and Guitar in E minor, the world premiere of Tres Piezas Bajo el Cielo del Sur (Three Pieces Under the Southern Sky) by Marcelo Ferraris, Las Campanas del Alba (The Bells of Dawn) by Eduardo Sainz de la Maza, and José Manuel Lezcano’s Sonata for Oboe and Guitar.

Mr. Feasley was the first guitarist to receive the Peabody Conservatory’s coveted Artist Diploma. He has since won numerous prizes, including the gold medal in the 1987 Panhellenic Guitar Competition in Athens. He was selected to play for Andrés Segovia at the master’s historic last class at the University of Southern California in 1986 and was later featured on the CBS special, Eulogy of Segovia. He has been a soloist at many of the world’s leading guitar festivals and has toured with the Russian Chamber Orchestra.

Ms. Daglar is the principal oboist of the Annapolis Symphony and the Maryland Symphony and has performed with many other ensembles,

including the Louisville Orchestra, the Richmond Symphony, and the National Philharmonic. She has toured Japan with the Eastwinds Quintet and the U.S. with the American Wind Symphony Orchestra. She has been seen on WETA, Washington’s Public Television station, and has been heard internationally on Voice of America Radio.

She holds her Bachelor of Music from the Istanbul Conservatory of Music and her Master of Music and a Graduate Performance Diploma in oboe from the Peabody Conservatory. She currently teaches at Peabody Preparatory and St. Mary’s College of Maryland.

Sponsored in part by:

Jazz: the Art of Music continues every Friday from 6-9 p.m. through August 27. Admission is $10 for Museum members and $15 for non-members and includes admission to the galleries in the Hazel Hough Wing.

This is an ideal way to celebrate the beginning of the weekend in one of the area’s most spectacular settings. The groups will perform in the glass Conservatory, and listeners can also mingle on

the terrace overlooking the bay.

The MFA Café will be open for dinner and a cash bar will be available for beer and wine. No food or drink is allowed in the galleries. Table reservations are strongly suggested. Please contact the Café at 727.822.1032.

The Museum will begin its Fourth of July Celebration at 6 p.m. Cynthony and Company will spotlight jazz and Latin standards, as well as pop favorites spanning several decades. You will have the best seats in the house for the city’s fireworks display. Admission is $10, which includes admission to the galleries in the wing. Food will be available for purchase. This is first come, first served, so arrive early or reserve your seats by calling the Café. The maximum capacity is 150 people.

The schedule follows:Fourth of July Celebration,

6 p.m. until after the fireworks: Cynthony and Company (guitarist Dan Harrison, vibe-player Palu Keesling, and vocalist Cythony Palmer).

July 9: O Som do Jazz (bossa nova, samba, and other Brazilian styles).

July 16: The Nat Bailey Trio (scat, blues, Afro-Latin, swing, and smooth jazz).

July 23: Stolen Idols (tropical mood music).

July 30: The Larry Camp Quartet (be-bop).

August 6: Hot Sun Quartet (Latin beats).

August 13: The Jim Morey Band (traditional jazz with a hint of scat).

August 20: The Orlando Stewart Trio (laid-back cool jazz for hot summer nights).

August 27: Alan Thomas Group (combination of classical technique and jazz).

Arts AliveSaturday, September 25

The MFA and other St. Petersburg museums will offer free admission for everyone on the annual Arts Alive day. This is also the Smithsonian magazine Museum Day. The MFA Café will be open for lunch, and the Looper will provide convenient transportation between the museums.

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Collectors Circle Selects American Painting

Thomas Hovenden’s Breton Soldier (1880) was the overwhelming favorite of Collectors Circle members at this annual fundraiser. Hovenden (1840-1895) came to the U.S. from Ireland and was a highly respected artist during his lifetime. He replaced Thomas Eakins at the illustrious Pennsylvania Academy in 1886. Eakins was fired for using nude models in the life class. Alexander Stirling Calder and Robert Henri ended up being two of Hovenden’s many accomplished students.

While living in the art colony of Pont-Aven, France, Hovenden came under the spell of Breton history and traditions and produced a number of significant paintings during this sojourn. The Museum’s new acquisition is among them and relates to the monumental Hoc Signo Vinces, shown at the 1880 Paris Salon and the following year at the National Academy of Design in New York. That painting is now in the collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts. His Breaking Home Ties (1890) was voted the most popular painting at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago and was widely reproduced.

Hovenden was an early painter of African Americans, and he and his artist wife Helen Corson Hovenden were abolitionists. His major painting The Last Moments of John Brown (1884) is in the holdings of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

According to Chief Curator Dr. Jennifer Hardin, “this is the first history painting in our American collection and we are thrilled to have it. The figure has a commanding presence, and there is a certain ruggedness about the picture that is communicated by Hovenden’s paint application and his choice of palette. We hope that it will be as popular with the public as it was with the Collectors Circle.”

Though the event was titled “Asian Splendor,” the Collectors Circle chose a painting, Breton Soldier (1880), by American artist Thomas Hovenden for the collection. Each year, members of the group vote to add a work to the holdings from a number of possibilities. Among the choices this year were Japanese paintings and contemporary ceramics, in addition to the Hovenden.

In keeping with the theme of the evening, spinto soprano Alexandra LoBianco performed arias from Puccini’s Madame Butterfly and Turandot. The selection of the Hovenden was announced by Victor Santiago, J.D., Vice President, U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management. Lynell Bell and Sunny Endicott were the co-chairs of the event.

The Collectors Circle expresses its gratitude to the following supporters:

Presenting Sponsor: U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management.

Sponsor: Homes by Helen.

Contributors: Mr. Robert and Mrs. Lynell Bell, Dr. James and Mrs. Sunny Endicott, Mr. William R. and Mrs. Hazel C. Hough, Mr. Fred and Mrs. Monika MacFawn, Ms. Mary Alice McClendon, Col. Frederic and Mrs. Barbara McCoy, Mr. Richard and Mrs. Helen Minck, Dr. Richard and Mrs. Mary B. Perry, Mr. Sam

and Mrs. Demi Rahall, Mr. Darrell and Mrs. Paulee Springer, Mrs. Carol A. Upham, The Hon. Judge David and Mrs. Joan Walker, and Mr. Brian Wiltshire.

These companies also helped make the evening possible: Bamboo For You, C&D Printing, Catering by Lundy’s, Courtesy Valet, DOMA Home Furnishings, the MFA Café, and Redman Steele Floral Design.

Celebrating Collectors Choice IX were (left to right): Collectors Circle President Mary Alice McClendon,

Helen Torres of Sponsor Homes by Helen, MFA Director Dr. John Schloder, reservations chair Barbara McCoy, Assistant to the Director Vicki Sofranko, and

Victor Santiago of Presenting Sponsor U.S. Trust.

Thomas Hovenden (American, born Ireland, 1840-1895)

Breton Soldier (1880)Oil on canvas

Museum Purchase with funds donated by the Collectors Circle

Supporting Collectors Choice were (left to right): trustee William Knight Zewadski, fellow trustee Dr. Gordon and Mrs. Adele Gilbert, Board President Seymour Gordon,

event co-chair Mrs. Lynell Bell, and Museum docent Mrs. Susan Gordon.

These loyal Museum friends once again participated in this event (left to right): Helen and Richard Minck, Margaret

and Dr. Ed Amley (President-Elect of the Board), and Carol A. Upham, former Board President and current trustee.

Spinto soprano Alexandra LoBianco helped make the event extraordinary. Enjoying the

fundraiser were (left to right): The Hon. Judge David and Mrs. Joan Walker, their daughter

Alexandra, dedicated volunteer Mary B. Perry, and former trustee and Collectors

Circle president Mrs. Demi Rahall.

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Whistler, Hassam, and the Etching Revivaland Turmoil and Triumph: American Works on Paper from the World War II EraThrough August 15

A Passion for Photography: Selections from the Carol A. Upham DonationandChanging Identities: The Len Prince Photographs of Jessie MannThrough September 26

A Decade of Collecting for the CommunityBeginning July 31

Transcending Vision: American Impressionism 1870-1940Provided by Bank of America Art in our Communities programAugust 28, 2010-January 9, 2011

JULYSunday/4Museum open 1-5 p.m., as usual.Fourth of July Celebration: Cynthony and Company, MFA Café open, 6 p.m. until after the fireworks.

Friday/9Summer Jazz Series: O Som do Jazz, MFA Café open, 6-9 p.m.

Sunday/11Gallery Talk: Master Printer Erika Greenberg-Schneider on “Etching and Printmaking,” 1 p.m.Music in the Marly: La Catrina String Quartet, 2 p.m.

Wednesday/14Coffee Talk for people 55+: Nan Colton’s “Steuben Glass – Short Stories Seen In the Collection,” tour, and refreshments, 10:30 a.m.-noon

Friday/16Summer Jazz Series: The Nat Bailey Trio, MFA Café open, 6-9 p.m.

Saturday/17Annual Sunrise Sale begins at 6:43 a.m.Super SaturdayDiscovery Hour: 2,000 years of Glass, 11 a.m.-noon Encore: Nan Colton’s “Steuben Glass,” 11:30 a.m.World of Imagination Storytelling for Children with Charlotte Olson: “Glass and Giggles: Stories with Glass Slippers, Magical Mirrors, and More,” 12:30-1 p.m.MFA: Hands-On: Glass Bead Jewelry, 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Sunday/18Gallery Talk: Collector Robert C. Sanchez on Turmoil and Triumph, 3 p.m.

Friday/23Summer Jazz Series: Stolen Idols, MFA Café open, 6-9 p.m.

Saturday/24Gallery Talk: Chief Curator Dr. Jennifer Hardin on Whistler, Hassam, and the Etching Revival, 3 p.m.

Sunday/25Music in the Marly: Cellist Scott Kluksdahl, accompanied by pianist Noreen Cassidy-Polera, 2 p.m.

Friday/30Lunch with the Director, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Reservations required.Summer Jazz Series: The Larry Camp Quartet, MFA Café open, 6-9 p.m.

Saturday/31A Decade of Collecting for the Community begins.Director’s Farewell Reception, Marly Room, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Reservations required.

AUGUSTFriday/6Summer Jazz Series: Hot Sun Quartet, MFA Café open, 6-9 p.m.

Sunday/8Music in the Marly: Pianist Dan Franklin Smith, 2 p.m.

Wednesday/11Coffee Talk for people 55+: Nan Colton’s “Catherine

the Great: The Empress Who Collected,” tour, and refreshments, 10:30 a.m.-noon

Friday/13Summer Jazz Series: The Jim Morey Band, MFA Café open, 6-9 p.m.

Sunday/15Whistler, Hassam, and the Etching Revival and Turmoil and Triumph close.

Friday/20Summer Jazz Series: The Orlando Stewart Trio, MFA Café open, 6-9 p.m.

Saturday/21Super SaturdayDiscovery Hour: Creating a Collection with Museum Masterpieces, 11 a.m.-noon Encore: Nan Colton’s “Catherine the Great,” 11:30 a.m.World of Imagination Storytelling: “Empresses and Princesses,” 12:30-1 p.m.MFA: Hands-On: Decorate a “treasure box,” 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Friday/27Summer Jazz Series: Alan Thomas Group, MFA Café open, 6-9 p.m.

Saturday/28Transcending Vision: American Impressionism 1870-1940 opens.Gallery Talk: Chief Curator Dr. Jennifer Hardin introduces Transcending Vision, 3 p.m.

Sunday/29Music in the Marly: D’Amore Duo, 2 p.m.Members’ Opening: Transcending Vision, Glass Conservatory, 6-8 p.m.

SEPTEMBERWednesday/8Coffee Talk for people 55+: Nan Colton’s “Mina Miller Edison: Living With Genius,” tour, and refreshments, 10:30 a.m.-noon

Saturday/18Super SaturdayDiscovery Hour: Thomas Moran’s Florida Landscape (Saint Johns River), 11 a.m.-noon

Encore: Nan Colton’s “Mina Miller Edison,” 11:30 a.m.World of Imagination Storytelling: “Bright Ideas: Stories of Inventors and Inventions,” 12:30-1 p.m.MFA: Hands-On: Art Impression, 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Saturday/25Arts Alive Free Museum Day, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.The History of Art: Dr. Robert Bianchi on “The Art of the Ancient World: Egypt, Greece, and Rome,” 10 a.m.-noon

Sunday/26A Passion for Photography and The Len Prince Photographs of Jessie Mann close.Friends of Photography: Wrap the Shows, gallery discussion by photographer Len Prince and collector Carol A. Upham, 3-5 p.m., socializing at Cassis American Brasserie, 5-7 p.m.

OCTOBERSaturday/2The History of Art: “Medieval and Early Renaissance Art,” 10 a.m.-noon

Saturday/9The History of Art: “The High Renaissance: Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo,” 10 a.m.-noon

Saturday/16The History of Art: “Going for Baroque: The Seventeenth Century,” 10 a.m.-noon

Saturday/23The History of Art: “From Rococo to Revolution: The Eighteenth Century,” 10 a.m.-noon

Saturday/30The History of Art: “Art in the Age of Revolution,” 10 a.m.-noon

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