FOUNDING MEMBER’S LEGACY

Clark Lyle cared deeply about the Asian Art Museum. A founding and senior member for more than 20 years, he enjoyed learning about Asian art, taking in the museum’s special exhibitions, and wandering through the Chinese galleries to admire the ceramics collection.

Lyle filled his Petaluma home with Chinese ceramics and Persian rugs that he found on his travels. Professionally, he worked in insurance and real estate, but on the side, he played piano with Bay Area swing bands until his nineties.

When he passed away at the age of 105, we discovered that he had left his estate to the museum that he loved. We are grateful for this member’s generous legacy, which will support educational museum programs including docent and storytelling tours for students. On a recent afternoon, his executor came to the museum to hand deliver Lyle’s generous gift. n

Members like Clark Lyle who include the Asian Art Museum in their will or name the museum as a beneficiary play an important role in furthering the museum’s mission to celebrate, preserve, and promote Asian and Asian American art and cultures in the Bay Area and beyond.

What will your legacy be? Contact Kate McNulty, director of individual and legacy giving, at 415.581.3683 or kmcnulty@asianart.org or visit plannedgiving.asianart. org to learn more.