WINTER 2019
The Tradition Edition Warm & Cozy at Winterlights
Great Gifts for Art Lovers
What's New for 2020
Rembrandt's Hat Tip
CONTENTS
Newfields • Winter 2019
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New at Newfields
Calendar of Events
The Return of Winterlights
Sign up for Inspired Sips, an art class with adult beverages and curated bites.
The Winter Nights Film Series lineup, revealed. Plus: the ballet, Pi Day, MLK Day, and more.
See the glow of your family's faces in more than 1 million lights. Presented by Bank of America.
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The Highly Curated Gift Guide
Solving for Emma
Give Back. Pay It Forward.
Newfields curators and tastemakers share ideas for the perfect present.
Meet the woman behind the popular, mysterious "Emma's Noodles" dish at last summer's Pop Up: Noodle Shop.
Six fun volunteer opportunities for people who love art and nature.
Newfields • Winter 2019
Many Happy Returns Make more holiday memories at Newfields this season. CONTENTS
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Conservation Conversation
Take Home Beauty
See two incredible Edward BurneJones paintings from Hanover College.
David Miller reflects on 42 years at the IMA, and that time he got real with Rembrandt.
How nature at Newfields can inspire new plants and designs in your own garden.
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Legendary Loans
No Ordinary Love
My Sustainable Summer
2020 Vision
Our intern braved dumpsters and worms, all to have a lasting impact at Newfields.
Nine things to look forward to next year at Newfields.
Five exceptional works of art that capture the joy and complexity of love.
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Gratitude Check
Affiliate Events
Left: Join Newfields in January for a celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.
A shout-out to the fiscal year 2019 donors who helped bring our mission to life.
Explore your artistic passions through talks, book clubs, and films.
Right: Make the joy and wonder of Winterlights a family tradition.
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Magazine Editorial
Managing Editor Editor Designer Photo Editors Rights & Reproductions Project Manager Contributors
Photographers
Deputy Director of Marketing
Amanda Kingsbury Dylan Remes Jensen Jarryd Foreman Tascha Horowitz Samantha McCain Veach Anne M. Young Laurie Gilbert Wood Beverly Doster Peg Duncan Sophia Lahey Amanda Kingsbury Lexi Miller
Cara Scearce Annette Schlagenhauff Hayden Thomas Michael Vetter Jonathan Wright
Eric Lubrick Samantha McCain Veach
Jonathan Berger
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From the Director Last year, a young bride in a gown, and her new husband, wearing a tuxedo, arrived at Winterlights—and brought their wedding party with them. They wanted a unique and affordable way to celebrate after their ceremony, and we were honored they chose to share their special day at Newfields. There really is something magical about Winterlights presented by Bank of America, which has inspired more than 60 marriage proposals. This spectacular event is now in its third year, which we believe qualifies it as an official holiday tradition in Central Indiana. That’s what inspired the theme behind this magazine's edition, as we hope to connect with the holiday rituals that you and your loved ones hold dear. We at Newfields would also like to celebrate one of our favorite traditions— working with our community partners —and honor the artists, organizations, donors, members, and volunteers who have helped us create exceptional art and nature experiences. For example, nearly 800 volunteers donated their time during the last fiscal year at Newfields, and the top person— who declined to be recognized by name —dedicated 1,330 hours of his talent and expertise. We are grateful for every single hour that our volunteers give. This fall, as part of Harvest presented by JPMorgan Chase & Co., we collaborated with social practice artist Seitu Jones, along with local neighborhoods, creatives, and food growers, to host a community meal for 300 people. Indianapolis artist LaShawnda Crowe
Storm created a stunning 421-foot-long quilt for the table. In this issue, we recognize and honor the generous donors who had an incredible impact on what we have recently been able to achieve. We are also thankful to the 12 community organizations that helped distribute complimentary invitations so we could welcome 5,000 people last year to Winterlights. That included the young couple and their wedding party, whom we hope will visit again this year so we can wish them a happy first anniversary. As 2019 comes to a close, I’d also like to recognize the contributions of Newfields employees, who work together every day to create delightful and welcoming experiences for our guests. We hope you will enjoy the story of one of those talented and dedicated employees, Chief Conservator David Miller, who will retire in January after 42 years here. David has spent much of his adult life in service to the IMA at Newfields and its great art collection, for which we are most grateful. While David will be missed, his legacy is one upon which the future will be built.
Charles L. Venable, PhD The Melvin & Bren Simon Director and CEO
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N E W AT N E W F I E L D S
THINGS TO DO AT NEWFIELDS
N E W AT N E W F I E L D S
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INSPIRED SIPS
A MOVING PIECE OF WORK
Saturday, February 8 / 2–4 pm / Studio 3 Thursday, March 12 / 6–8 pm / Studio 3 $30 members / $35 public / Registration required
Fletcher Benton (1931–2019), who was born in Ohio but lived in San Francisco for most of his life, created sculptures in a variety of media during a career that spanned over six decades. Benton (pictured above) is best known for the mechanized sculptures he made during the 1960s and early 1970s, works central to the history of kinetic art.
These new classes creatively pair art instruction with small bites and beverages. In February, experiment with printmaking techniques and love themes, and learn about Robert Indiana's LOVE sculpture. In March, shake off the winter blues by drawing flowers from the Elder Greenhouse. Learn about the contested history of Georgia O'Keeffe's flower paintings and visit Jimson Weed in the IMA Galleries. Ticket price includes snacks and a beverage.
THE ART BIDDER’S BRAIN Do art collectors bid at auction to actually win—or to simply avoid losing? A new book by Shirley Mueller, Inside the Head of a Collector: Neuropsychological Forces at Play (Lucia Marquand, 2019), uses science to help collectors and bidders understand what drives their sometimes-mysterious behavior. “As a highly respected London dealer once said to his underbidder at auction, ‘I don’t know whether I paid too much, but I got it, and you didn’t,’” Mueller wrote in the book. Mueller, an adjunct professor in neurology at Indiana University, is a collector and scholar of Chinese art porcelain. In 2017, she was the guest curator for Elegance from the East: New Insights into Old Porcelain at Newfields. She is also a Newfields' Trustee. Her book is available at The Museum & Garden Shop or at amazon.com.
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Folded Circle Dynamics Red Phase III (1976) is Benton's secondlargest kinetic work. Commissioned by the National Bank of Ohio for its building in Columbus, the 2,800-pound, 15-foot-tall sculpture was designed as an abstract homage to the ancient Greek sculptor Polyclitus. The sculpture will go on display in the Pulliam Family Great Hall on February 19. The work comes to the IMA as a promised gift from the collection of Jon and Molly Ott, with funds for conservation provided by the Alliance of Newfields.
GET READY FOR SUMMER CAMP SIGN-UP Newfields’ popular summer camps will return in 2020 for children ages 4–13. This year, the camps will only be open to Newfields members (at the Family-level membership or above). To accommodate as many families as possible who wish to register, a lottery system will be used. The goal is to improve the registration process and ensure that siblings can attend camp together. Lottery applications will be available January 6–13. Questions? Please e-mail IMASummerCamp@discovernewfields.org.
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C A L E N DA R O F E V E N T S FAMILY DAY: KALEIDOSCOPE OF COLOR
MLK DAY: SPEAKING LOVE
Saturday, December 7 / 11 am–3 pm Included with general admission and free for members
Sunday, January 19 / Noon–4 pm Museum-wide Free
Explore a kaleidoscope of colors through your senses. Families can interact with a light and sound performance that plays with projections of colors, "taste" the Pantone colors, and experiment with pigments and ink.
Join us for this annual program of poetry, song, and dance, and meet new people as we remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s words: “People fail to get along because they fear each other; they fear each other because they don’t know each other; they don’t know each other because they have not communicated with each other."
SEASONAL CEREAL CINEMA: THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL Saturday, December 21 / 10 am & 1 pm The Toby / $6 for ages 6 and up Free for ages 5 and under
Friday, February 14 / 7:30 pm Saturday, February 15 / 7:30 pm Sunday, February 16 / 3 pm The Toby / $25–$45
C ALE N DAR OF E VE NTS
Enjoy the two best things about Saturday mornings: cereal and a movie. Celebrate with the Muppets as they retell a classic story of redemption on Christmas Eve. Presented with Indy Film Fest. The 10 am screening includes a cereal buffet. The 1 pm screening features a hot chocolate bar in lieu of cereal.
INDIANAPOLIS BALLET PRESENTS: LOVE IS IN THE AIR
Indianapolis Ballet is sharing the love for Valentine’s weekend. The mixed-repertoire will include a red-hot duo of works with Rubies and Tango Forever.
MONSTER DRAWING RALLY Sunday, December 15 / 1–5:30 pm Sun King Downtown Tap Room Free Newfields and Sun King Brewery present the Monster Drawing Rally, where more than 30 local artists will create works in onehour rounds at 1:30, 2:30, and 3:30 pm. Each drawing is available for sale as soon as it hits the wall for a flat price of $35.
PI DAY Saturday, March 14 / Noon–3:14 pm Pop Up Pie Shop & the galleries Included with admission On 3/14 (aka Pi Day), join us for interactive and delicious activities in our Pop Up: Pie Shop and throughout the museum. Enjoy dessert and math-based tours through the galleries, write a Pi-Ku (a haiku but more delicious), and more.
NEW TO NEWFIELDS: SPRING MEMBER ORIENTATION Thursday, February 27 / 6–8 pm DeBoest Lecture Hall All new members welcome / Free / Registration required Have you recently joined the Newfields family? Or returned after some time away? We have exciting things to share about your Newfields journey in 2020. Join us for an evening of art, nature, and everything in between. Learn about your membership benefits, get a sneak peek at what your dues will support, and meet other new members.
Opposite, Right: Kids connect with art and nature at Newfields’ popular summer camps. Artworks: Ingrid Calame (American, b. 1965), From #258 Drawing (Tracings from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the L.A. River) (detail), 2007, enamel paint on aluminum, 71 × 119 × 1-1/8 in. Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Carmen & Mark Holeman Contemporary Fund, 2008.3 © Ingrid Calame. Gregory Amenoff (American, b. 1948), The Starry Pole III, 1994, oil on canvas, 96 × 70 ×
1-1/4 in. Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Gift of Dr. Gary David Rosenberg, Milwaukee Wisconsin, in honor of Holly Day, Ellen Lee, David Miller, and Ronda Kasl, 2018.127 © Gregory Amenoff. Opposite, Left: Portrait of Fletcher Benton. Courtesy of Fletcher Benton Studio (www.fletcherbenton.com).
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C A L E N DA R O F E V E N T S JANUARY 31 Detention (2011, dir. Joseph Kahn, 93 min., R) Coeds at Grizzly Lake High must escape serial killer Cinderhella and restore order to the space-time continuum, all while navigating the highs and lows of embodying teen movie archetypes. FEBRUARY 7 The Square (2017, dir. Ruben Östlund, 151 min., R) Christian, a Swedish curator of modern and contemporary art, falls prey to his own vanity as his career and personal life unravel.
NOW SHOWING AT NEWFIELDS Don’t forget to catch these exhibitions: Outside In: The Art and Craft of William S. Rice Through December 1, 2019 Rice (1873-1963) reduced landscapes such as Yosemite, the desert Southwest, and the Pacific coast to their color components, carved them into printing blocks, and re-formed them into brilliant, translucent images. C ALE N DAR OF E VE NTS
WINTER NIGHTS FILM SERIES: THE CRITICAL LENS Fridays, January 10, 17, 24, 31 & February 7 / 7 pm The Toby $8 members / $12 public Art imitates life at this year’s Winter Nights Film Series. For its 10th season, the series takes a satirical look at Western society over the past three decades and explores themes such as sensationalized violence, racial representation, and intersectional feminism. Each film will be followed by a discussion. JANUARY 10 Bamboozled (2000, dir. Spike Lee, 135 min., R) A TV writer named Pierre (Damon Wayans) develops a modern minstrel show in an effort to get fired from his job. Instead, he becomes a massive success. Also starring Jada Pinkett Smith and Mos Def. JANUARY 17 Natural Born Killers (1994, dir. Oliver Stone, 118 min., R) Mass murderers Mickey and Mallory (Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis) take their killing spree on the run, leaving in their wake a tempest of celebratory media coverage. JANUARY 24 Born In Flames (1983, dir. Lizzie Borden, 79 min., NR) Two radical feminist groups, led by radio hosts Honey and Isabel, form the Women’s Army to fight violence against women and gain control of the airwaves in this documentary-style film set in an alternate U.S. socialist democracy.
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Fashion Redefined: Miyake, Kawakubo, Yamamoto Through January 5, 2020 See creations by avant-garde Japanese designers who rejected the Western notion that women’s clothing had to fit an idealized hourglass figure. A Brush with Beauty: Japanese Paintings in Ink, Color, and Gold Through January 26, 2020 More than 80 ancient and modern treasures span 700 years of tradition. Studio Drift: Meadow Through February 23, 2020 Mechanical blossoms open, close, and change colors in response to the movement of visitors in the Efroymson Family Entrance Pavilion. Infinitely Kusama Through March 29, 2020 Surround yourself with glowing pumpkins, on endless repeat, in a room full of mirrors. Top Left: Yayoi Kusama (Japanese, b. 1929), All the Eternal Love I Have for the Pumpkins, 2016, wood, mirror, plastic, acrylic, LED, 115 1/8 × 163 3/8 × 163 3/8 in. Dallas Museum of Art, TWO x TWO for AIDS
and Art Fund, 2018.12.A-I © YAYOI KUSAMA, Courtesy of Ota Fine Arts, Tokyo / Singapore / Shanghai; Victoria Miro, London / Venice.
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Merry and Memorable Winterlights November 23, 2019 to January 3, 2020 5 pm to 9:30 pm / Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays 5 pm to 10 pm / Fridays and Saturdays Closed Mondays except for November 25, December 23, and December 30 Member tickets: $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 6-17, and free for children 5 and younger. Winterlights presented by Bank of America returns for a third year, making it an official holiday tradition. While you were shopping for back-to-school clothes, or returning from summer vacation, our crew started sculpting more than one million lights into spectacular outdoor displays such as the Frosted Forest, where towering trees look almost otherworldly, and the Landscape of Light, a "dance" performance of 300,000 lights, set to The Nutcracker Suite. Holiday magic has been a tradition at Newfields since 1971, when visitors came to see decorations at the historic Lilly House. This year the festive home features haute, handcrafted paper designs, with surprises in every room. Or, you can step back in time for a midcentury modern Christmas at the Miller House and Garden in Columbus, Indiana, and get a glimpse of how industrialist Irwin Miller, his wife, Xenia, and their five children celebrated in whimsical, inviting style.
This year, you can look forward to a redesigned Wintermarket in the Deer Zink Special Events Pavilion. Start your outdoor adventure at the Snowflake Bridge, where handmade lanterns and nearly 50 giant, custom-made glittering snowflakes will guide your path. Make sure to bundle up for the Ice Storm Walk, where digital snowfall drizzles from a 400-foot arched promenade. Warm up your hands with a cup of hot chocolate (spiked or not), or stop by the Girl Scout S’mores Lounge to roast marshmallows over an open fire.
Seasonal music made possible by the generous support of Marianne Williams Tobias. Lead support provided by Betsy Dustman and Marian Inc. In-kind support provided by RJE Business Interiors, Sunbelt Rentals, Sun King Brewery, Hagerman, and Engledow Group.
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Deck the Halls
AT THE LILLY HOUSE
AT THE MILLER HOUSE
Open during regular Museum hours November 19, 2019 through January 5, 2020.
12:45 and 2:45 pm November 26, 27, and 30, and Fridays and Saturdays in December / $25
The Lilly House is also open to Winterlights guests. Admission is included with regular Newfields or Winterlights admission.
Xenia Simons Miller, wife of former Cummins Inc. Chairman and CEO Irwin Miller, collected crèches—or representations of nativity scenes—throughout her life. Her collection, which started with a gift from her daughter, Betsy, grew to hundreds from all over the world, many of which were purchased by Alexander Girard, the architect who worked closely with the Millers.
Remember how much fun it was to cut out paper snowflakes as a child? Our staff and volunteers had just as much fun, if not more, creating paper designs last year for the Lilly House. So much so, that they’re returning with even more dazzling displays this year. "Imagine yourself dining under a giant paperchain chandelier in the formal dining room, or being surrounded by origami animals while relaxing in the drawing room after a holiday feast," said Jean-Luc Howell, historic site manager. Howell, along with Marian Keith, greenhouse coordinator, and Sheena Birt, owner of Color Story Studio, will push the limits of paper crafts, brightening the interior with stylized paper floral arrangements. Make sure to stop by the kitchen for a confectionary surprise.
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Christmas
Today, the Miller House displays about a dozen crèches on the same 50-foot-long wall of cabinets, bookshelves, and niches where Xenia would use custom paper to create mini-exhibitions. The house is also decorated with a festive tree, poinsettias, and Murano Glass trees. The Millers usually ordered a live tree, balled and burlapped, that was later planted on the hillside by the barn, said Ben Wever, site administrator. But early photographs also show an aluminum tree, which was popular in the late 1950s and early 1960s. In 2019, the Miller House and Garden received a prestigious $170,000 grant from the Getty Foundation’s Keeping it Modern initiative. Newfields will work with historic preservation firm PennPraxis to chart the long-term future of the worldrenowned property.
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A DIY
Diamond During Winterlights, the Lilly House offers not only a respite from the cold but also its own festive holiday experience. In 2018, Newfields partnered with Color Story Studio to create visual displays and installations in every room. Most decorations were made of paper, inspired in part by J.K. Lilly Jr.'s rare book collection. More than 1,000 handmade ornaments and a half mile of paper chains were created for the Great Hall alone. One of the most frequently asked questions by last year's Lilly House guests: How can I purchase a diamond ornament, or make my own? Sheena Birt, owner of Color Story Studio, shares easy, step-bystep craft instructions for creating your own at discovernewfields.org.
To learn more about Color Story Studio, visit colorstory.studio or follow @colorstorystudio on Instagram.
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The Highly Curated
Gift Guide
Looking for the perfect present or experience to give the art and nature lovers on your holiday list? Newfields curators and tastemakers offer their recommendations:
Frasier Fir candle by Thymes, $11 to $55
Organic Muslin Baby Swaddle Blanket, $28
Balloon Dog Bookend, $50
Thomas Glenn Holidays Custom Snowflake Ornament, $50
Exhibition catalog for Zoe Leonard: Survey, curated by the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, $60 Great Women Artists book, $59.95
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Textile Earrings, $265
Patricia Locke Necklace in Fling, $200
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Bryn Jackson
ASSISTANT CURATOR OF AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCE A tattoo from Devan Smith, artist at Firefly Collective, 1112 S. 10th St., Noblesville, fireflytattoo.com “I’ve been receiving gift tattoos for the last several years, and this year, I’ll be gifting my partner with his first piece. I highly recommend the work of Devan Smith. You can check out his portfolio on Instagram: @devansmithtattoos.”
Anna Stein
Michael Vetter
Exhibition catalog for Zoe Leonard: Survey, curated by the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, $60, mocastore.org “It’s meaty enough to sit and read closely, but I also love to put exhibition catalogs like this on my coffee table to show guests–it’s a great way to start a conversation about contemporary art.”
Robin Lawrence
CURATOR OF DESIGN AND DECORATIVE ARTS
MANAGER OF CURATORIAL AFFAIRS
A class at the Fountain Square Clay Center, $30 per person, fountainsquareclaycenter.com
Textile Earrings, $265, annikafine.com
Frasier Fir candle by Thymes, $11 to $55, The Museum & Garden Shop
“Each student gets three pieces of clay and the instructor helps them make three pots on a wheel. I went with a group of friends and it was so much fun. I kept two pots and use one to hold garlic and another for cocktail picks.”
“I recently worked with Santa Fe studio jeweler Annika Kaplan to design my custom engagement and wedding rings. I love everything she makes.”
Annette Schlagenhauff John Teramoto
ASSISTANT CURATOR OF CONTEMPORARY ART
Shelley Selim
ASSISTANT CURATOR OF WORKS ON PAPER
CURATOR OF ASIAN ART
Ultimate Samurai: The Miyamoto Musashi Collector’s Edition DVD Box Set, $104.99; and Akira Kurosawa’s Red Beard Criterion Collection on DVD, $25; both at amazon.com “Two of my all-time favorites. Great for insight into Japanese aesthetics, culture and history through the lenses of great directors.”
CURATOR OF EUROPEAN ART
The Orpheus Clock: The Search for My Family’s Art Treasures Stolen by the Nazis (2016, Simon & Schuster) by Simon Goodman, $16; and Salt Mines and Castles: The Discovery and Restitution of Looted European Art (first released in 1946 by BobbsMerrill Publishing Co., reissued in 2014 by CreateSpace) by Thomas Carr Howe Jr., $20; both at amazon.com
“The entire series of candles (by Thymes) have lovely, wintery smells, but Frasier Fir is my favorite.”
Jonathan Wright
THE RUTH LILLY DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF HORTICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES Handcrafted serving boards by Brian Presnell of Indy Urban Hardwoods, $60 and up, The Museum & Garden Shop “Too often, when trees are felled by storms, or have to be taken down, the wood is wasted. Brian loves to use this wood to make durable, useful, and beautiful products.”
“Two great books about WWII-era provenance issues that are not only captivating reads, but also highly informative.”
WHAT'S IN STORE Members can save 20% on purchases November 18–24 at The Museum & Garden Shop, or 10% year-round. Jennifer Geiger, retail services director, highlights five holiday finds.
Thomas Glenn Holidays Custom Snowflake Ornament, $50
Patricia Locke Necklace in Fling, $200
Great Women Artists book, $59.95
Handmade and decorated by artisans in Poland. Learn more when owner Brent Lawyer visits our Holiday Hullabaloo event, 11 am to 9 pm, Thursday, December 5.
Antique 24-karat gold plate and silver plate over pewter. Accented with Swarovski crystals.
500 years of female creativity in 464 pages.
Balloon Dog Bookend, $50 Great for a bookshelf or other display. Available in various colors.
Organic Muslin Baby Swaddle Blanket, $28 Babies can sleep tight, and the environment can rest easily, too.
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Solving for Emma
Bourbon Sweet Potatoes
3 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks 1 tablespoon of salt 3 to 4 tablespoon bourbon whiskey 4 tablespoon butter or non-dairy butter replacement 4 tablespoon brown sugar 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
By Lexi Miller Marketing & Communications Intern
If you went to the Pop Up: Noodle Shop this summer at Newfields, you might have wondered about the mysterious “Emma” behind the popular Emma’s Noodles dish on the menu. Emma Ryan started as a seasonal hospitality associate in the Beer Garden in 2017, thinking she’d only work through the summer. But one day, Joshua Ratliff, director of Culinary Arts, said to her, “You look like you need to be a baker. Do you want to learn to make bread?” The closest Emma, 22, had gotten to commercial baking was working as a barista at Starbucks. She spent a day in downtown Indy at Cummins learning to bake bread with a pastry chef who is a friend of Ratliff’s. Next thing you know, she was in the Beer Garden, making fresh bread using local beers. By fall 2018, she was promoted to culinary arts apprentice. To prepare for the opening of Pop Up:
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Noodle Shop, Emma spent a week in Columbus learning to make pasta at the Henry Social Club and in the Cummins kitchen. Back at Newfields, she and the culinary staff tweaked the techniques and measurements until they ended up with the perfect ramen for Emma’s Noodles. Emma, a Butler University graduate, studied criminology and sociology, but quickly discovered how relaxing cooking and baking can be. “Making noodles is a very methodical process, and the constant sound of the mixture mixing is the only time I don’t have music or a podcast playing," she said. "That’s my time to zone out." While Emma prepares for February's Pop Up: Pie Shop, we asked her to share a favorite family holiday recipe.
STEP 1 Place potato chunks in a pot and cover with water. STEP 2 Add a tablespoon of salt and bring to a boil. Cook until tender (about 15 to 20 minutes). STEP 3 Drain the cooked potatoes. Return the warm pot to the stove-top on the lowest heat. Add butter and bourbon, stirring until the two are blended. STEP 4 Add the drained potatoes back to the pot. STEP 5 Stir in the brown sugar and vanilla extract. STEP 6 Mash everything up with a potato masher. STEP 7 Taste! If necessary, add more butter, bourbon, salt, brown sugar, or even some black pepper.
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It takes a village to make sure guests at Newfields feel welcomed and inspired. Volunteers here serve in more than 60 roles—from the conservation lab to the libraries, and the gardens to the galleries.
Give Back. Pay It Forward.
If you're looking to share your love of art and nature, there's an opportunity for you. In some cases, expertise and experience are required, but in other roles, you just need time, interest, and a desire to learn and have fun.
By Hayden Thomas Marketing & Communications Intern
EXHIBITION INSTALLATION/ DEINSTALLATION How many people get to say they helped install more than a million holiday lights? Large-scale shows such as Winterlights, and events such as Harvest, couldn't happen without behindthe-scenes volunteers.
GREENHOUSE ASSISTANT If you aren’t afraid to get dirty, this is your gig. Volunteers at the Elder Greenhouse tend to plants, scout for pests, and answer guests' questions.
Above: Volunteer Marcia Jackson greets two guests at Newfields.
INDIANA ARTIST FILES VOLUNTEER Learn more about Hoosier artists. You'll search the internet to verify facts, organize clippings, file paper items on artists, and archive materials on the web. Knowledge of American Library Association letter-by-letter filing rules is helpful, but not required.
WILD BIRD FEEDERS Let your inner ornithologist shine. Help fill and clean the feeders that attract cardinals, blue jays, woodpeckers, goldfinches, hummingbirds, and more. Supplies are generously provided by Wild Birds Unlimited.
MILLER HOUSE TOUR GUIDE It’s almost like being a realtor for a famous mid-century estate, only without the “For Sale” sign in the front yard. Tour guides welcome guests, and lead them room by room to explore standout features such as the conversation pit.
TRAM DRIVER During the spring and summer, visitors of all ages love to hop on the tram to take in the beauty of The Garden. Drivers transport guests on tours led by a garden guide.
HOW YOU CAN HELP Interested in learning about volunteer opportunities at Newfields? Visit discovernewfields.org/give-and-join/volunteer
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The Princess AND THE PLEA Left: Edward Burne-Jones (British, 1833–1898), The Petition to the King (left) and The Princess Drawing the Lot (right) from the seven-painting cycle, St. George and the Dragon, 1865–1866. On loan from Hanover College.
By Annette Schlagenhauff, PhD Curator of European Art
Over the summer, two extraordinary paintings by British painter Edward Burne-Jones (1833-1898) were installed in our European galleries. Both are on loan from Hanover College in Hanover, Indiana, and constitute two of a seven-part cycle of paintings depicting the legend of St. George and the Dragon. This legend celebrates the triumph of good over evil, but why is the dragon missing in the two Hanover College paintings? Burne-Jones chose to place the majority of his attention on the solemn drama leading up to the dragon-slaying scene. In the first of the two paintings, The Petition to the King, the beleaguered townspeople show the king a bag of bones from the dragon’s latest victim. The high priest recommends making a human sacrifice to the dragon to abate additional disaster. In the next painting, The Princess Drawing the Lot, the young townswomen line up to draw lots for this dubious privilege. Fatefully, the king’s daughter draws the lot that reads
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“MORITURA” (she will die), as mothers and fathers look on from beyond the elevated foreground platform. Four paintings then follow in Burne-Jones’s narrative, in which the princess is led to the dragon and tied to a tree. Next, St. George slays the dragon. He then escorts the princess back to her townspeople to live happily ever after. Burne-Jones created this paintings cycle in 1865-1866, early in his career. In 1939, industrialist William Henry Donner, who graduated from Hanover College in 1887, purchased the paintings at auction in London and gave them to his alma mater. Today Burne-Jones is the best-known member of the Pre-Raphaelite group, which believed in the superiority of Italian art before Raphael (1483-1520). This group of 19th-century British artists felt that art had lost its intensity after Raphael, that it had relinquished its conviction to elevate human virtues while depicting the beauty
of nature. Often the Pre-Raphaelites looked to Medieval legends of chivalry for their re-imagined subject matter, as in the legend of St. George. Both Hanover College paintings are framed in Renaissance-style tablernacle frames (also known as “aedicular” or “altarpiece” frames) designed by BurneJones himself about 30 years after he finished the paintings. The Pre-Raphaelites ardently believed a magnificent frame was integral to the work of art, and the two Hanover paintings have miraculously retained their artist-designed frames until this day. The five other paintings in the St. George and the Dragon cycle are dispersed into public and private collections around the globe–in France, the United Kingdom, and Australia. That makes the chance to see two paintings here an opportunity not to be missed!
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Art and
Left: Jacob Jordaens (Flemish, 1593–1678), Portrait of a Lady, late 1640s, oil on canvas, 48-1/8 × 35-1/8 in. Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Martha Delzell Memorial Fund, 56.73
Magic By Amanda Kingsbury Managing Editor
David Miller has spent 42 years getting up-close and personal with some of the world’s greatest paintings—close enough, for example, to find a hidden truth in the underlayers of a Rembrandt portrait, tipped off by an earlier position of the artist's hat. The discovery led to a major victory-dance moment for the IMA. Miller even had a 13-year, on-and-off conservation relationship with one especially damaged Venetian painting: Portrait of a Man by Titian.
After four decades of protecting and preserving art at the IMA, Miller will retire in January. But his Plan A was to care for patients, not paintings. Miller enrolled as a pre-med student at Hofstra University, a private college on Long Island, but soon realized he didn’t want to be a doctor. He thought about medical illustration, as a way to combine his love of art and science. That’s when he “stumbled into” an introductory conservation course taught by Mervin Honig, a paintings conservator in private practice. “Immediately, the bells and whistles went off,” Miller said.
So it’s not surprising that, when the chief conservator was asked which painting he would rush to save in a fire, he didn’t pick just one. “It’s a toss-up between the paintings that mean the most to me because I’ve spent the most time with them, either cleaning, treating, or studying them,” Miller said. “So that’s going to be the Van Gogh, the Seurat, or the Rembrandt.” In that order? “Depends on where the fire is.”
He switched his major to fine arts and became an apprentice to Honig, who had studied with pioneering art conservators Sheldon and Caroline Keck. After graduation, Miller got a job as a painting restorer at the Julius Lowy and Shar-Sisto Inc., a well-established Manhattan business visited by famous artists. That’s how he met Andy Warhol and Salvador Dalí. “Dalí commanded a room when he would come in wearing his cape, and I coveted his walking stick,” Miller remembered. “He was always interested in buying antique Dutch frames and seeing what was happening with his paintings.”
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"Unlike with writing, we can’t hit the delete button and undo something. If the damage is done, it’s permanent." — David Miller Miller graduated with a master’s degree and certificate of advanced study in art conservation at the State University of New York, then located in Cooperstown, and interned at the National Gallery of Canada. In 1977, Marty Radecki, the IMA’s head of conservation at the time, offered Miller a position. The East Coast native had a choice of job offers but decided to take a chance on Indianapolis. “I liked the atmosphere of a smaller museum where I could make a difference,” Miller said. “At that point, we were a nice regional museum and didn’t have the ability or great aspirations to become the national and international force that we are today.” Ellen Lee, then the IMA’s curator of European art, remembered being excited about Miller’s hire. She called him a “conservator’s conservator. He’s so well-rounded.” The two collaborated on the acclaimed Seurat at Gravelines: The Last Landscapes exhibition in the Neo-Impressionist gallery in 1990, reuniting four paintings that hadn’t hung together since the artist’s sudden death from illness in 1891 in Paris. “It was this sort of Cinderella show that had so much poignancy,” Lee said. “The whole idea for the show was David’s, but he won’t tell you that.” The two also flew in 1997 to Amsterdam on a minute’s notice to examine, and then bid on, a Neo-Impressionist oil painting by Willy Finch at a Christie’s auction. The piece was widely coveted by museums and collectors because sales of Finch paintings were rare. Following the IMA’s successful bid and Miller’s extensive treatment, the Road to Nieuport now hangs in the IMA. But that’s not the most memorable part of the story. “At the time, David had a ponytail and he was flying into Detroit to connect to Indianapolis. He got to customs in Detroit and they took one look at him and said, ‘You went to Amsterdam for a day?” Lee said with a laugh. “He of course didn’t tell me this until he was back to business as usual in the lab.”
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As conservation has evolved as both an art and science, so has public fascination with the work. In 2018, ArtNet declared “conservators live”—conservators working in view of gallery visitors—a hot museum trend. Well ahead of that trend, in 2007, 30,000 IMA visitors watched Miller and the paintings conservation staff perform treatment on Madonna and Child with St. Justus of Volterra and St. Margaret of Antioch, a fragile Italian Renaissance altarpiece by Bastiano Mainardi. But art conservation has had its low moments, too. In Borja, Spain, in 2012, the botched restoration of Ecce Homo, a nearly 100-year-old painting of Jesus wearing a crown of thorns, went viral. A well-meaning amateur artist tried to restore the painting, which had hung in a church. Miller said he’s had his “uh-oh moments,” but nothing that’s caused irretrievable harm. “There have been times when I’ve woken up at 2 am and actually come in here because I was worried about something undergoing overnight treatment,” he said. The best conservation work doesn’t often produce a noticeable before-and-after difference. Conservators play a lot of defense— taking measures to protect art from light, temperature, humid-
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Some Big Reveals Highlights of David Miller's conservation successes at the IMA: Georges Seurat, The Channel of Gravelines, Petit Fort Phillippe Removal of a century of heavy dirt and grime revealed brilliant colors. Miller also reproduced a Pointillist frame to simulate the lost original.
Vincent van Gogh, Landscape at St. Rémy (Enclosed Field with Peasant), and Claude Monet, Charing Cross Bridge Removal of discolored, aged varnishes recovered original colors and unvarnished surfaces.
Abraham Bloemaert, Coronation Scene This wood panel had originally been cut into two sections: the IMA owned one in 1958, and purchased the missing part in 1993. With help from the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s panel painting conservator, Miller rejoined them and treated the painting surfaces to restore the original appearance.
Opposite Page: David Miller, 1996, Box 3, Folder 19. IMA Photography Archives, 1968-2011 (PHO001). Archives, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields. Above: Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599–1641), The Entry of Christ into Jerusalem (detail), about 1617, oil on canvas, 59-1/2 × 90-1/4 in. Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Herman C. Krannert, 58.3
Georgia O’Keeffe, Jimson Weed Miller used a special home-baked bread recipe to remove heavy dirt and grime from the painting's large, delicate unvarnished surface. The "dough" included fresh crumbs only—to avoid leaving residue, no salt, sugar, or fat was added.
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ity, pollutants, travel, and human contact. The field's biggest shift over the past few decades has been a philosophical one: less is more. “Since David believes, ‘If you can see our work, we haven’t done our job,’ I never know whether art work has undergone conservation unless I’ve been told,” said Ann Stack, who met Miller when she served on the IMA’s Board of Governors. Stack thinks of the conservation lab as a “sacred space,” and calls conservators the “ultimate guardians” of visual art. “At some point, conservation becomes an art in itself and a form of magic,” she said. Conservators are part artist, chemist, cultural historian, and detective. Miller said he’s enjoyed the detective work the most. Particularly when it came to proving the authenticity of one of the IMA's most famous paintings, the Rembrandt Self-Portrait. In 1980, Miller and Anthony Janson, then the chief curator, started studying the IMA's European paintings for a new catalogue that was being produced. Rembrandt painted his own likeness at least 75 times, and the Museum's Clowes Collection has a portrait that the Dutch master created in his 20s. When Miller arrived in Indianapolis, though, scholars believed that a colleague of Rembrandt’s, Jan Lievens, painted the Clowes version. The two shared a studio and materials. Their styles were similar. The original was thought to hang in the MOA Museum in Atami, Japan.
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But a radiograph, or X-ray, revealed something interesting in the underlayers of the IMA’s painting: an earlier version of Rembrandt’s hat had been positioned differently, as had the artist’s left shoulder. That kind of thing happens in originals but not copies. Copyists only paint what they see on the surface. Meanwhile, an X-ray of the painting in Japan showed no such changes. The Clowes Self-Portrait also shares distinct similarities with other unquestioned Rembrandts of that period and is now accepted as the original by leading Rembrandt scholars. It was a big win for Miller, Janson, and the IMA. It’s those kinds of collaborations that Miller values the most as he looks back on his long career. Sure, there were times that he considered offers from other museums, and he’d even have existential “What if?” talks with his dog during their walks together. “I never found something where the grass was really greener,” he said. “Why have I been here for 42 years? Because I love the people I work with. We’re family. That’s how we’ve made it work through all the ups and downs."
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Take Home
Beauty In 2017, Jonathan Wright, The Ruth Lilly Deputy Director of Horticulture & Natural Resources, and his husband, Stuart Alter, bought a house in Fall Creek Place and immediately set out to design the garden spaces. The property included an adjoining lot that was nothing but lawn, and the architecture of the 1890s house— part Victorian, part traditional four square —inspired the shape of the lawn in each "garden room." For example, a rectangular lawn mirrors the front porch. It flows into a circular lawn
defined by a mass of Hydrangea serrata 'Preziosa,' whose mop-head blooms come in shades of purple that fade to burgundy. The garden also has Persian ironwood trees, vegetables and herbs, and a back patio accented with pots of giant tropical and seasonal plants. Inspired by a pollinator trial plot that Chandler Bryant, manager of The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park: 100 Acres, and his team planted in 2017, Wright used large, robust native blooming perennials and grasses to create a screen between the front garden rooms and the back garden.
"People often say to me, 'I don't know how you go home and garden after working all day,'" Wright said. "Well, the truth is that our amazing Horticulture team does all the gardening at Newfields. But I'm constantly inspired by what they are dreaming up and finding simple ways to bring that home." Here, Wright takes us into his home garden and talks about what is inspiring his plans for winter, spring, summer, and fall.
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Orchids often find their way home with me from our pop up shop. I've come to love slipper orchids, inspired by a gorgeous bowl arrangement in the American galleries last spring. It was designed and arranged by plant specialist Ian Wilhite. I plan to recreate something similar for my dining table this winter. The Museum & Garden Shop always has an incredible selection during the winter months. One addition I'm most excited about is a custom table created from a board of walnut that came from a felled tree I brought from Chanticleer Garden in Wayne, Pennyslvania, where I lived and gardened. The artist, Elliott Smith, is part of the art preparation team at Newfields, and he also crafts beautiful furniture on the side. You can see his work on Instagram @elliott.jsmith.
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For spring, fritillaries like the ones horticulturist Patty Schneider planted in front of the Lilly House will feature prominently in my garden at home. I love the slate-purple blooms and silver foliage of the Persian fritillary (Fritillaria persica). A favorite bulb source is Brent and Becky’s Bulbs (brentandbeckysbulbs.com), a family-run nursery in Gloucester, Virginia. In planning for summer 2020, I was inspired by the warm welcome that Irvin Etienne, horticulture display coordinator, executed in the circular garden bed at the Museum's entrance. In Nonie's Garden, he clumped banana plants together to look like little islands of shade, and he also planted a cool, silver-leafed Bromeliad called Alcantarea odorata. I'll be adding these little silver fountain-like plants to my home garden. Top Tropicals (TopTropicals. com) is usually a good source.
I am planting trees, too, including a Parrotia subaequalis, like the one inside the Michigan Road gate near the Pumphouse. In autumn, this small tree turns the most incredible mix of reds, oranges, and burgundy. Because its growth can be gangly when young, I plan to espalier it to my garage wall and prune it regularly. I can’t wait to enjoy the fall color next year. Previous Page: Jonathan Wright picks carrots from his vegetable garden, which also features beets, leeks, and purple kale. Above, left: Freshly picked vegetables were later served at a dinner with friends. Above, right: Jonathan Wright and Stuart Alter enjoy drinks in their outdoor dining area.
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My Sustainable
Summer By Sophia Lahey Sustainability Intern
When I told people I was an intern in “sustainability” at Newfields, they thought my job was hugging trees. Yes, activism is one way to champion sustainability, and I have certainly hugged my fair share of trees, but it is so much more than that.
Sustainability involves small, daily actions and longer-term projects that we take in our lives, homes, schools, and workplaces. As a sustainable business major at Indiana University, I strategize how to balance environmental and financial sustainability with community impact. This past summer, I worked with the Newfields staff to create a sustainability plan. I met with people in every department to hear about their intiatives, challenges, and goals, then combined their input into a draft of a policy.
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This led to the Sustainability Strategic Action Plan, which created tangible steps people can complete. These include taking inventory of the food we source, setting up incentives for carpooling, and creating access for alternative forms of transportation to Newfields. Here's a look at other recent projects that will help Newfields on its path to sustainable growth.
MINDFUL CONSTRUCTION In 2005, the underground parking garage was built. The top of the garage has a green roof that captures and filters rain, ensuring that runoff water doesn’t flow from asphalt parking lots to pollute waterways such as the canal. Newfields also recently built a parking green that allows people to park on grass without damaging the turf. That helps conserve the green space, and reduces the amount of heat that gets reflected and absorbed by asphalt.
COMPOSTING Composting is the best of both worlds. Food otherwise destined for the landfill is used to create organic matter that helps the vast gardens here grow and thrive. At Newfields,
food waste comes from the prep that the Culinary Arts team does for guest experiences such as summer’s Pop Up: Noodle Shop. After assessing different ways to compost (including a type that involves worms!), I decided the best option was to use an on-site compost tumbler. The Culinary Arts staff will pilot the program once it is funded, and work with other teams such as Horticulture.
KICK THE CAN In June, I organized Newfields’ first waste audit, where we dug through one day’s worth of trash and recyclables to determine better methods for diverting waste. Along with recycling, this also means reducing the materials we consume, reusing as much as we can (or donating), and repairing what’s broken instead of throwing it away. I created a guide to help staff determine the best way to donate used materials, pushed for reusable options instead of disposables, and created a “kick the can” event in June, where staff could opt to give up their own trash can in order to be more mindful about waste. Over 100 trash cans were “kicked!”
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2020 vision NINE THINGS TO LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR AT NEWFIELDS.
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Next summer will mark 10 years since The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park: 100 Acres opened at Newfields. Also in 2010, Apple unveiled the iPad, Katy Perry's "California Gurls" was the offical song of summer, and Dario Franchitti won the Indianapolis 500. All this to say: life goes by very quickly, so we would like to get on your calendar for 2020 as soon as possible, because there's a lot to look forward to at Newfields. Here are some experiences that we hope you will consider:
POP UP: PIE DINER
A "NEW" STAR STUDIO
FEBRUARY THROUGH MAY 2020
STARTING IN JUNE 2020
Order up a sweet or savory slice, and pair it with a milkshake or classic diner coffee. Pie Diner will open on the second floor, just outside the galleries.
NEWFIELDS HORTICULTURE SYMPOSIUM FEBRUARY 29, 2020 Join experts and fellow plant lovers for talks on plants, design, and environmental stewardship. Topics include inspiration from travels to Japan, hardy perennials from the Chicago Botanic Garden, annuals at the Cincinnati Zoo, the integration of art and horticulture, houseplant selection, and more. Registration opens in December.
SPRING BLOOMS MARCH 20 THROUGH MAY 17, 2020 Newfields staff and volunteers will plant another 125,000 bulbs to create an explosion of color and fragrance. Highlights include a members-only talk with the Madeline F. Elder Greenhouse staff on March 29, and the Indianapolis Garden Club Flower how April 17-19.
Spring Blooms is presented by Wild Birds Unlimited.
All kids love dropping into Star Studio, a colorful place to play, learn, and touch things without worry. In 2020, the space will get a new look and even more engaging activities. Phase I of the redesign will happen in May. After Phase 2 is unveiled in November, children will be able to explore the seasons in a "digital garden" that uses projection, animation, props, audio, and images.
JOURNEY INTO LIGHT: TRAVELS WITH JMW TURNER APRIL 10 TO OCTOBER 4, 2020 Nearly two centuries ago, J.M.W. Turner’s watercolors of European destinations became a gateway for armchair travelers. Modern explorers will also enjoy these 32 works representing a lifetime of Turner’s adventures, often on foot, with pencil and sketchbook in hand.
Opposite: Type A (American, founded 1998), Team Building (Align) (detail), 2010, aluminum, steel cables, telephone poles, 2 rings of 30 in. circumference, each. The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park: 100 Acres at Newfields, Commissioned by the Indianapolis Museum of Art. © Type A.
Above: Edward Hopper (American, 1882–1967), Western Motel (detail), 1957, oil on canvas, 30-5/8 × 50-1/2 in. Yale University Art Gallery, Bequest of Stephen C. Clarke, B.A., 1903, 1961.18.32 © 2019 Heirs of Josephine N. Hopper / Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY.
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Anders Ruhwald (Danish, b. 1974), Holes (detail), 2016, glazed ceramic and electrical components, dimensions variable. Courtesy of Morán Morán Gallery, Los Angeles and the Artist. © Anders Ruhwald.
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EDWARD HOPPER AND THE AMERICAN HOTEL JUNE 6 TO SEPTEMBER 20, 2020 Thanks to classics such as Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho, Americans have long been fascinated by the vulnerability of checking in as an overnight guest. At this exhibition, visitors can explore the romantic and realistic sides of lodging in the 20th century and see artworks that capture Hopper's fascination with places of transience, escape, and anonymity. The show is organized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, in partnership with the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields. Edward Hopper and the American Hotel is presented by Schahet Hotels. Lead support is generously provided by Drs. Marian and Patrick Pettengill.
ANDERS HERWALD RUHWALD EXHIBITIONS OPEN JUNE 12, 2020 In 2019, Ruhwald, a Danish-born ceramic artist, made headlines for converting an abandoned Detroit apartment building into a public memorial/art installation. Next summer, visitors to Newfields can enjoy Ruhwald x 2: in the Efroymson Family Entrance Pavilion and in The Garden. Holes, a large-scale ceramic light installation (opposite page), will collect and cast dramatic shadows in the entrance. Outside, Anders Ruhwald: Century Garden will pop with colorful ceramic sculptures, surrounded by tropical and native flowers and plants. These experiences are made possible by the Efroymson Contemporary Art Fund.
HARVEST OPENS OCTOBER 1, 2020 This past October, Newfields debuted Harvest presented by JPMorgan Chase & Co., a four-day festival celebrating the Midwestern fall traditions. In 2020, the festival will grow into a multi-weekend celebration.
A NEW HOME FOR THE BEER GARDEN FALL 2020 Newfields’ popular Beer Garden will open in the spring in its current location. In the fall, you’ll be able to visit it in a new, bigger-and-better location outside of the former Lilly Playhouse. Stay tuned for more details about what’s on tap.
Curator's Choice A lot will be happening behind the scenes at Newfields in 2020. Here, curators share what they'll be working on: Niloo Paydar, textile and fashion arts curator, looks forward to going through 75 boxes of garments, shoes, and accessories by fashion designer Stephen Sprouse. In 2019, the IMA became the recipient of his collection and archives. “It will be Christmas over and over again.” A 2021 exhibition is planned.
Dr. Kjell Wangensteen, assistant curator of European art, is planning the renovation and reopening of the Clowes Pavilion in the fall of 2021. “My goal is to create rich ‘conversations’ between objects that will delight, intrigue, and provoke visitors through thoughtful juxtapositions of Old Master works in the Clowes collection and artworks from other parts of the IMA's collection."
Dr. Kelli Morgan, associate curator of American Art, will travel to museums and archives to research an article related to the 2021 reinstallation of the IMA's Colonial and Native American galleries. “It’s a dramatic shift in how the IMA will display and interpret its collection of American art. It will confront white supremacy, patriarchy, and sexism within the American art historical canon—problems that have been perpetuated by Western museum practices.”
Bryn Jackson, assistant curator of audience engagement and performance, will plan for year two of At the Crossroads: A Community Meal. In September, Newfields partnered with social practice artist Seitu Jones, along with local growers, creatives, and neighborhoods to feed 300 people in the Midtown area. “For 2020, I’m hoping to reach more neighborhoods.”
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A SELF-GUIDED TOUR Just when people got used to "cuffing," "ghosting," and other terms of nonendearment, new words have emerged to describe modern love and dating. For example, “throning”—when you date someone only to boost your status. Or “Banksying,” inspired by the anonymous street artist’s secret plan to instantly shred his $1.4 million painting, Girl With Balloon, after it sold at auction. If you’re planning to destroy someone’s heart weeks or months before you pull the trigger, that’s called Banksying. So let us go back to a simpler time—a time when relationships might not have been any less complicated, but at least the vocabulary was. Two docents at Newfields, Peg Duncan and Beverly Doster, created this self-guided Valentine's Day tour of five love-inspired works in the IMA’s collection. Here it is, in their words.
TAKE A TOUR The IMA's 130 docents offer public tours of the permanent collection, special exhibitions, and the Lilly House. For information, visit discovernewfields.org/tours/ public-tours.
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THE CLINGER: Calypso (about 1906), George Hitchcock See it: American galleries Above: Fernand Léger (French, 1881–1955), Man and Woman (detail), 1921, oil on canvas, 36-1/4 × 25-1/2 in. Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Martha Delzell Memorial Fund, 52.28 © 2019 Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY / ADAGP, Paris.
In this painting, Calypso looks so sweet and innocent. Looks can be deceiving. Calypso was a vixen, a sea-nymph temptress with one thing on her mind.
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Calypso rescued Odysseus from a shipwreck as he was returning home from years of battle, then kept him prisoner for seven years on her island. Initially, he wasn't enticed by her offer of eternal youth, as he wanted to return home to his beloved wife Penelope. After a while, though, he gave in to her charms and became her lover. Nevertheless, Odysseus dreamed of returning home. Finally, Athena, the goddess of wisdom, intervened and Calypso begrudgingly released Odysseus, even helping him to build his boat, and providing food and wine, along with good winds, for his journey.
LOVE THROUGH THE AGES:
The Love Song (1926), Norman Rockwell See it: American galleries This narrative on love contrasts young with old. The girl in the painting is wistful, dreaming of her future love. The older men are playing a sweet song on the flute and clarinet, remembering their past loves. The clock and the old map could represent that love transcends time and space. Rockwell was a collector of old maps and it adds to the quaint everyday setting— and, perhaps, suggests a love of travel. This work was done for a cover of Ladies' Home Journal.
THE LOVE MACHINE:
Man and Woman (1921), Fernand Léger See it: European galleries
Above Top: Norman Rockwell (American, 1894–1978), The Love Song (detail), 1926, oil on canvas, 38-3/8 × 42-7/8 in. Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Gift of Anne G. Blackman and Sidney W. Blackman in memory of Freeman E. Hertzel, 1997.151 © Norman Rockwell. Above Bottom: Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973), Ma Jolie (detail), 1913–1914, oil on canvas, 21-3/16 × 25-5/8 in. Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Bequest of Mrs. James W. Fesler, 61.36 © 2019 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY.
The embracing man and woman are humans in an industrial world. Wavy and curvy forms, and an orange hue, define the woman, while columns and blue define the man. Léger shows a relationship between humans and machines by placing his people (with color) in the foreground. The neutral machinery in the background is composed of flattened intersecting shapes similar to an industrial matrix of bolts, beams, and girders.
IT'S COMPLICATED:
Ma Jolie (1913-1914), Pablo Picasso See it: European galleries "Ma Jolie" was a popular song in the early 20th century; it means “my dear one” or “my pretty one.” Picasso called his lover, Eva, “ma jolie,” and painted her a picture with a personal message. Women were Picasso's main source of artistic inspiration. But he also once referred to them as either “goddesses or doormats" (ouch). In 1909, Picasso and Georges Braque revolutionized 20th-century art when they created Analytic Cubism. This method analyzed the form of an object by shattering it into fragments spread on the canvas.
IMMORTAL LOVE:
Sarcophagus Panel: Cupid and Psyche, 4th century See it: Outside the Ancient Art of the Mediterranean Gallery A winged baby equipped with a bow and arrow is a popular Valentine's motif. But what about the grown-up Cupid? Did he, too, just shoot his spell-casting arrow at the woman he desired, thereby ensuring she would love him? No, because he was a Cupid of integrity. He wanted a beautiful mortal, Psyche, to love him for himself. So he appeared to her in dreams until she grew to know and love him for his charm and kindness. He then revealed himself, and in tribute to their enduring love, she was made immortal. All this leaves Newfields guests to wonder who was buried within the sarcophagus, who commissioned the carvings, and why? Apparently the answer is just another of love's “old, sweet” mysteries.
Léger, who was French, began painting in a Cubist style after 1910, but made his imagery accessible by using harmonious relationships of color, volume, and line.
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Donor Roll Call We are deeply grateful to the following individuals, families, and organizations who generously supported Newfields in our recently completed fiscal year 2019 (July 1, 2018–June 30, 2019).
Above, Left: Guests admire a painting in Life and Legacy: Portraits from the Clowes Collection. The exhibition connected guests with masterpieces from the collection of George H.A. Clowes. Life and Legacy was made
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possible by the Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation. Artwork: Jacopo Zucchi (Italian, 1540–1596), Portrait of a Lady (detail), about 1560s, oil on canvas, 48 × 37-3/4 in. (canvas).
Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, The Clowes Collection, 2016.162
Above, Right: Guests sip drinks from the Beer Garden and amble through Spring Blooms. This year, Spring Blooms brought over 500,000 bulbs to Newfields. Spring Blooms was presented by Wild Birds Unlimited.
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THE NEWFIELDS SOCIETY AND PATRON SOCIETY We thank the following individual donors, each of whose cumulative giving between July 1, 2018, and June 30, 2019, totaled $1,200 or more. Their donations helped to make everything you enjoy at Newfields possible, from multi-faceted experiences such as Seasons of Japan in the galleries, to 1.5 million sparkling lights in The Garden for Winterlights. This list includes gifts for annual operating support, gifts and payments on pledges for special projects, in-kind donations, and appraised gifts of art.
Lilly Circle ($50,000 and greater) Anonymous Dan and Kate Appel Mr. David O. and Mrs. Jacqueline R. Barrett Mrs. Helen J. Burnett* Mr. Michael and Mrs. Marsha Dee Mr. James P. Doversberger* Betsy Dustman Edgar Fehnel Kent Hawryluk Tom and Nora Hiatt Mrs. Jane Houck Mr. George Kravis II* Mr. Eli Lilly II and Mrs. Deborah Lilly Drs. Irene and William W. McCutchen, Jr. Mr. Pete and Mrs. Ruth Nicholas Mr. Donald J. Norris Myrta Pulliam Michael J. Robertson and Christopher A. Slapak Marianne W. Tobias Mr. Joseph Traugott Ms. Dale Traugott Dr. Charles L. Venable and Mr. Martin K. Webb Walter and Joan Wolf
Clowes Circle ($25,000 to $49,999) Anonymous Christy* and Dale* Davison Mr. Randolph H. Deer Christel DeHaan Ms. Kay F. Koch Michael and Rebecca Kubacki Mr. Gary D. Rosenberg Gary and Phyllis Schahet Ann M. Stack Charles and Peggy Sutphin Dr. Eugene and Mrs. Dorothy Van Hove
Chairman’s Circle ($10,000 to $24,999) Anonymous Bob and Toni Bader Kathryn and Leonard Betley Darrianne and Justin Christian Ms. Margaret Coyle Martha Delzell Estate* Scott and Erin Dorsey Lori Efroymson-Aguilera and Sergio Aguilera Julie and David Eskenazi Penny and Russell Fortune III Mr. Matthew R. Gutwein and Ms. Jane Henegar Gary and Hannah Hirschberg Mr. and Mrs. Allan B. Hubbard Mrs. Clarena E. Huffington* Mr. and Mrs. Rick L. Johnson, Jr. Dr. John and Mrs. Sarah Lechleiter Mr. and Mrs. John L. Lisher Lynne Maguire and Will Miller Susanne McAlister Drs. Laura F. and Mervyn Michael Ellie, Weber & Emaline Morse Drs. Shirley M. and Thomas M. Mueller Jon and Molly Ott Christine Pasquinelli and Gary Jacobson Dorit and Gerald Paul Tom and Melissa Pence Ms. Monna Quinn and Mr. David Spoelstra Ms. Sherron and Dr. Tyrone Rogers Marya and Tony Rose Mr. George Rubin Mr. and Mrs. Ian J. Rupert Ms. Rachel M. Simon and Mr. Hale Stuart Drs. Daniel and Mari Skovronsky Nancy C. and James W. Smith Susanne and Jack Sogard R.L. Turner Family James P. White William and Roberta Witchger Daniel and Diana Yates
President’s Circle ($5,000 to $9,999) Anonymous Julie and Mark Barbato Sarah C. Barney Eleanor F. Bookwalter Mrs. Milly Brehob George and Mary Clare Broadbent Dr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Broadie Jerry H. and Barbara J. Burris Foundation Mrs. Stacey Burris Ice Daniel and Kathryn Cantor Jim and Nancy Carpenter Eurelio M. and Shirley Cavalier Ms. Jane H. Conley Trent and Amy Cowles Helen J. Dickinson Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Dolan Drs. Richard and Rebecca Feldman Otto Frenzel IV Mr. Jamie Gibbs and Mr. Paco Argiz Mr. Charles and Mrs. Susan Golden Michelle and Perry Griffith
Dr. Howard and Mrs. Anita Harris Ms. Anita K. Harvey Mr. Jonathan and Mrs. Jody Hess Dr. Michelle S. Howenstine Mark Infalt Mr. Patrick and Mrs. Barbara James Ann W. King Mr. and Mrs. Mark G. Kopetsky Dr. Ruth Kramer and Dr. Joseph Jakubowski Mary Jane Laatz* Richard and Barbara Leventhal Carlos and Eleanor Lopez Mr. Brent E. Mather Michael K. and Patricia P. McCrory Ms. Nancy McMillan Mrs. Dorothy L. Miller John and Carolyn Mutz Mrs. Jane M. Paine Lawrence and Ann O'Connor Robert and Kelli Park Benjamin A. Pecar and Leslie D. Thompson Dr. Marian Pettengill Mr. Paul Pickett and Mr. William Powell Christopher and Michelle Reinhold Mr. Markham Roberts and Mr. James Sansum Ms. Lynda Roth and Mr. Robert Yount Mr. Howard Schrott and Ms. Diana Mutz Ms. Joanne Sprouse Mr. and Mrs. William A. Staruszkiewicz Daniel and Marianne Stout Gene and Rosemary Tanner Ambassador Randall L. and Mrs. Deborah Tobias Mr. and Mrs. G. William Tolbert Mrs. Lucy H. Wick Gratia Williams Nakahashi Mr. William Witchger Mr. and Mrs. Gene Witchger Mr. Christian Wolf and Mrs. Elaine Holden-Wolf Gene and Mary Ann Zink
Director’s Circle ($2,500 to $4,999) Anonymous The Ackerman Foundation Christine and Robert Baldwin Ronald and Helmi Banta Dr. Richard and Mrs. Janet Barb Frank and Katrina Basile Dr. Preston Bautista and Mr. Bruce Nixon Mr. L.H. and Mrs. Dianne Bayley Mrs. Dawn Bennett Mr. Michael R. Bilderback and Dr. Silvia Campos-Bilderback Ted and Peggy Boehm Mr. Michael J. Bova and Ms. Julie M. Browning Bova Mr. Gary Butkus Ms. Amy C. Davidoff Ms. Dorothy H. Schulz Englehart Stephen and Julia Enkema Dr. and Mrs. William G. Enright Ms. Judith Cohn Epperson Marni R. Fechtman Gisele and Levi Garraway Kim Gattle and Carter Wolf
Richard and Sharon Gilmor Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Grein Gregory A. Huffman Ann H. Hunt Dr. Roger Hurwitz Ms. Mindy Hutchinson and Mr. Rob Friedman Susan Jacobs and David Kleiman Walter W. and Laura M. Jolly Dana and Marc Katz Mr. Michael Kennedy and Ms. pegg kennedy Mr. James L. Kincannon and Mr. Charles D. Goad Elaine Kops-Bedel and Eric Bedel Mr. John L. Krauss and Ms. Margaret M. Maxwell Mr. and Mrs. William H. Landschulz Ellen W. Lee and Stephen J. Dutton Mr. Andrew Luck and Ms. Nicole Pechanec Kurt and Linda Mahrdt Ms. Rae Malesh Ms. Marni F. McKinney and Mr. Richard D. Waterfield Robyn McMahon Mr. Boris E. Meditch* Mrs. Sally and Mr. Alan Mills Scott and Rhonda Morris Mr. Timothy and Mrs. Nancy Nagler Blake Lee and Carolyn Neubauer Jane R. Nolan Mr. Ralph G. Nowak Mrs. Anne Pantzer Dr. Donald and Mrs. Karen Perez Mr. David E. Phillips Kathi and Bob Postlethwait Dr. George and Mrs. Peggy Rapp Dr. John G. and Mrs. Leslie Rapp Judith and Garrett Reasoner Timothy J. Riffle and Sarah M. McConnell N. Clay and Amy Robbins Mr. David A. Rodgers Mr. Michael and Mrs. Leslie Rubin Ms. Carolyn M. Schaefer and Mr. Jack Gray Mr. Owen Schaub and Ms. Donna McCleerey Armen and Marie Shanafelt Gregory and Corie Shaner Edward and Carol Smithwick Pamela Steed and Peter Furno Mrs. Ieva A. Straatman Mrs. Bonnie H. Swaim Mr. James R. Sweeney II Mr. Douglas L. Tillman Mary Townsend Mrs. Phyllis Vernick Bret and Mary Lou Waller Mr. Bradley and Mrs. Theresa Warnecke Emily and Courtenay Weldon Emily A. West Ms. Barbara C. West Margaret Wiley Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah Wise Mr. Jonathan Wright and Mr. Stuart Alter
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Luminary Circle ($1,200 to $2,499) Ms. Dorothy Alig and Mr. Will Higgins Anonymous Gayle and Jerald Ancel Joe and Charlene Barnette Miles and Joanna Batchelor Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Beard Bill and Lisa Boncosky Ms. Joan C. Brand and Mr. André Watts Lorene Burkhart Mary Ellen Carter and Caroline Beagle George and Linda Charbonneau Alan and Linda Cohen Dr. John and Mrs. Janice Coleman Chris W. and Lesley J. Conrad Mr. Daniel P. Corrigan Estate of Earl Harris* Elaine Ewing Fess and Stephen W. Fess Susan and David Findlay Tim and Brenda Foster James and Susan K. Goldman Dr. Andrew and Mrs. Ellen Greenspan Mr. Henry Havel and Ms. Mary Stickelmeyer Maxine and Alan Henderson Dr. Zachary and Mrs. Judy Hodes Ms. Susan Hoffert and Mr. Mark Wolanski Daniel H. and Raymonde J. Howell Tom and Nancy Inui Harriet M. Ivey and Richard E. Brashear Randall Juergensen Pamela and Gary Jursik Mr. James Betley and Mrs. Greta Krueger Dr. Chris Leagre Mrs. Dorotha Ledman* Joan Leibman The Honorable Elizabeth N. Mann
Above, Left: A guest snaps a photo of a piece in Samuel Levi Jones: Left of Center. Left of Center was presented by the Central Indiana Community Foundation.
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Mr. Michael McGuire Mrs. Delores Muller Mr. and Mrs. John E. Nine Joanna Nixon and Brent Perry Jason and Connie Noyan Mrs. Joanne W. Orr* Mrs. Lily Pai Ms. Eloise K. Paul and Mr. Bill Lee Ms. Alison Paul and Mr. Marc Gold Amy Perry David and Jill Resley Mr. Charles T. Richardson Mr. and Mrs. Gerald L. Rush Mrs. Hilary and Mr. Ronald Salatich Mrs. Jane Salin Patsy Solinger Ms. Rosemary Steinmetz Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Stevens Mary Clay Stites Dr. John and Mrs. Kathy Vahle Mr. Richard Van Frank Dr. and Mrs. Robert D. Walton Barry Wormser and Jacalyn Bolles Mr. and Mrs. Chris Wulke
CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION DONORS We extend our gratitude to the following organizations, which have made cumulative contributions of $2,500 or more in fiscal year 2019. With their support, the joy, connection, and beauty that are at the heart of what we call a Newfields experience, can be shared with more and more members of our community each year.
Artwork: Installation view of Samuel Levi Jones: Left of Center in the June M. McCormack Forefront Galleries, March 15–September 1, 2019. Artworks © Samuel Levi Jones.
Above, Right: Colorful tulips bring beauty to The Garden as part of Bloom-struck. Dozens of donors honoring their loved ones made Bloom-struck donations
$500,000 and greater Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation Anonymous Lilly Endowment Inc. Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation The Clowes Fund
$100,000 to $499,999 Bank of America Institute of Museum and Library Services Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust Ruth Lilly Philanthropic Foundation The Getty Foundation The Glick Family Foundation
$25,000 to $99,999 A Classic Party Rental Arts Council of Indianapolis Barnes & Thornburg LLP Christel DeHaan Family Foundation Contemporary Art Society of the IMA Hagerman Henry Luce Foundation Horticultural Society of the IMA Indiana Arts Commission JPMorgan Chase & Co. Klipsch Group, Inc. National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) RJE Business Interiors, LLC Sunbelt Rentals The National Bank of Indianapolis The Penrod Society Wild Birds Unlimited, Inc.
$10,000 to $24,999 David C. and Sarajean Ruttenberg Arts Foundation Herbert Simon Family Foundation Honda Manufacturing of Indiana, LLC John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
and made this season of color possible.
Lumina Foundation for Education Marian Inc. Nicholas H. Noyes, Jr., Memorial Foundation, Inc. Sun King Brewery The Frenzel Family Charitable Lead Trust The Indianapolis Foundation, a CICF Affiliate The Lacy Foundation
$5,000 to $9,999 BKD, LLP IGT Indiana Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance Joseph E. Cain Foundation MET Foundation Inc. Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. Sycamore Advisors, LLC Total Lawn Care
$2,500 to $4,999 Ackerman Foundation Browning Day Mullins Dierdorf Architects Celadon Group Inc. Crum & Forster Insurance Dai Ichi Arts, Ltd. Exelead Inc. Gregory & Appel Insurance Marilyn M. Watkins Private Foundation The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation TWAY Lifting Products Upland Brewing Company Wells Fargo Advisors
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DONORS OF GIFTS IN MEMORIAM AND TRIBUTE We gratefully acknowledge the following contributions to Newfields in honor or memory of friends and family members.
GIFTS IN TRIBUTE For the birthday of Alan Dack Teddi and Joel Berlatsky For the birthday of Dorit Paul Ms. Eloise K. Paul and Mr. Bill Lee Ms. Alison Paul Ms. Barbara E. Stokely For the birthday of Laura Michael Kacy Couchman Kevin Duffin Lisa Frey Najia Jin Mr. Mark Kowala and Ms. Jane Rapinchuk Amy Leishman Jessica Overstreet Julie and Chad Paavola Cynthia Phillips For the wedding anniversary of Gary and Phyllis Schahet Mrs. Phyllis Vernick For the wedding of Brenda Schrager and Scott Savader Peter and Carol Wormser
In Honor of Anita Harris Mr. and Mrs. Gayl Doster In Honor of Bret Waller Mr. James P. White In Honor of David Miller Ann M. Stack In Honor of Davine Nolcox Mrs. Charlitta Winston In Honor of Dr. John Teramoto Dai Ichi Arts, Ltd. In Honor of Eric Lubrick Ann M. Stack In Honor of Ernest Haskell Jr. Helen Haskell Remien In Honor of Holly Day, Ellen Lee, David Miller and Ronda Kasl Mr. Gary D. Rosenberg In Honor of Jennifer Todd Paula Bray In Honor of Jon and Molly Ott Dr. Charles L. Venable and Mr. Martin K. Webb In Honor of Katie Betley Mrs. and Mr. Hilary Salatich In Honor of Mark and Sally Zelonis Alice Vernon In Honor of Tom Hiatt Mr. James P. White In Honor of William H. Marshall The Clowes Fund
GIFTS IN MEMORIAM In Memory of Ann Ahlbrand Mark and Sally Zelonis In Memory of Anna White Myra and Jerome Barron Ms. Helen J. Dickinson Mrs. Dawn Fazli Marni R. Fechtman Mr. Edgar E. Fehnel Penny and Russell Fortune III Arthur Gaudio Dr. Howard and Mrs. Anita Harris Keith Hemingway Joyce Hertko Tom and Nora Hiatt Dr. and Mrs. C. Conrad Johnston Jr. Dr. Walter and Mrs. Laura Jolly James E. and Patricia J. LaCrosse Ellen W. Lee and Stephen J. Dutton Dr. Carlos and Mrs. Eleanor Lopez Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence A. O’Connor Jr. Dorit and Gerald Paul Mark and Claudia Peterson Jack and Susanne Sogard Ann M. Stack Dr. Eugene and Mrs. Dorothy Van Hove Walter and Joan Wolf
Beverly and Gayl Doster Marni R. Fechtman Marcus Freihofer Mr. Richard K. Gibson Barbara and Frank Grunwald Ms. Christine Guyonneau and Dr. Thomas Mason Dr. Walter and Mrs. Laura Jolly Sandra Kerr Mr. Paul F. Kortepeter Christine L. Larson Douglas McMillan William and Susan Myers Mrs. Jane R. Nolan Mrs. Eve S. Perlstein Richard and Constance Richmond Jennifer Rinck Mr. and Mrs. G. Donald Steel Mrs. Jenne A. Swain Angie Zirkelbach Trust and Investment Advisors, Inc The City Club of Indianapolis In Memory of Boris Meditch Betsy Dustman Louise Somes In Memory of Carl “Bud” Brehob Mrs. Milly Brehob
In Memory of Anne Greenleaf Dan and Kate Appel
In Memory of Carolyn Winn Mr. Stanley Talesnick
In Memory of Bill Appel Mrs. Sally G. and Mr. Robert M. Anderson Alice Elizabeth Appel Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Beard Ms. Marsha L. Brown Julianne Butler Debbie Del Busto Mrs. Laura P. Derrickson Mr. and Mrs. Stephen E. DeVoe
In Memory of Catherine Lichtenauer Mr. and Mrs. Wallace K. Aiken Kent and Beverly Bond Mr. and Mrs. James C. Clark Mr. David and Dr. Suzanne Combs Andrew Curtis Celia Curtis Carol and Ed Elrod Mrs. W. B. Fortune David and Susanne Jones
Above, Left: A warm and scrumptious slice of pie at Harvest. Our inaugural Harvest festival brought 14,000 visitors to Newfields.
Harvest is presented by JPMorgan Chase & Co. Above, Right: Guests draw self-portraits as part of an interactive activity in Life and Legacy: Portraits
from the Clowes Collection. Support for Life and Legacy was provided by anonymous donors.
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Barbara and Tom Kelly Jacqueline Kennedy Kate Krauss James E. and Patricia J. LaCrosse Ellen W. Lee and Stephen J. Dutton Dr. Carlos and Mrs. Eleanor Lopez Dr. Bruce McDowell Dorit and Gerald Paul Jessica Rohn Gene and Rosemary Tanner Christine Tracey Mr. and Mrs. Frank D. Walker Mr. James P. White Wendy Wilkerson Prof. Peter Winograd Walter and Joan Wolf Lyndsey Wolfe Mark and Sally Zelonis Mr. and Mrs. John D. Zinser In Memory of Christine L. Schildbach Mr. Arthur Schildbach* In Memory of Cran Henderson David and Jill Cross Mrs. Laura P. Derrickson James E. and Patricia J. LaCrosse Cynthia Lange Mr. Stanley Talesnick Mark and Sally Zelonis In Memory of Deloris Faris Edward V. Showecker Home Instead Senior Care Peters, Browning & Co., P.C. In Memory of Eleanor “Nonie” Krauss Mr. John L. Krauss In Memory of Francine Hurwitz Logan and Trudy Banta Frank Bramson Mr. and Mrs. Patrick M. Conneally Mark Diamond M.D. Marni R. Fechtman Barbara and Frank Grunwald Lise L. Haberman Mrs. Elinor Hanasono Dr. Mark Hoyer Tom and Nancy Inui Dr. Walter and Mrs. Laura Jolly Dana and Marc Katz Mrs. Jane R. Nolan Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Salentine Dr. John E. Cole and Mrs. Rose A. Schnell-Cole Gene and Rosemary Tanner Mr. James P. White Wendy Wilkerson Walter and Joan Wolf Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Yassin In Memory of Gene Wilkins Merritt and Carolyn Alcorn Ms. Sue E. Arnold Ms. Sarah C. Barney Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Beard Kathryn and Leonard Betley Thomas and Kelly Butler Mr. and Mrs. James C. Clark Mr. James S. Cunning
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and Ms. Lisa A. Stone Ms. Helen J. Dickinson Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. Elliott Marni R. Fechtman Mr. and Mrs. David R. Frick David and Polly Gorden Jane M. Hackman Mrs. Dottie G. Heseman Mr. Needham S. Hurst Dr. and Mrs. C. Conrad Johnston Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Kassing Kevin and Lisa Knight James E. and Patricia J. LaCrosse Mr. and Mrs. John M. Mutz Mr. and Mrs. Byron L. Myers Mr. Timothy S. Needler Lawrence and Ann O’Connor Mrs. Jane M. Paine Mr. John Peterson III Dr. and Mrs. Ronald B. Rice Susan and David Rogers Mr. Howard L. Shearon Mrs. Virginia R. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Pearson Smith Gene and Rosemary Tanner Dorothy Titsworth Mr. James P. White Walter and Joan Wolf Mrs. Barbara S. Wynne Nancy Wynne Mark and Sally Zelonis Goelzer Investment Management Ice Miller LLP Meridian Hills Country Club Margaret M. Rapp Charitable Lead Trust In Memory of Gregory Brown Gerald and Ruth Anne Wright In Memory of Jane H. Fortune Ellen W. Lee and Stephen J. Dutton Mr. James P. White In Memory of Joseph D. Bracco Mr. and Mrs. Jim James In Memory of Kitty Tavel Mark and Sally Zelonis In Memory of Lonn Bayha Nan Peterson Briggs In Memory of Maeg Shackleton Mrs. Bonnie H. Swaim In Memory of Meta Kleiman Mr. Stanley Talesnick In Memory of Naomi Frantz Ridgway Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Frantz In Memory of Patricia Heim Mary Ellen Carter and Caroline Beagle In Memory of Richard Dickinson Lawrence and Ann O’Connor Mr. James P. White Mark M. Holeman, Inc. In Memory of Rose Friedman Susan Shanberg
In Memory of Susan Van Frank Mr. Richard M. Van Frank
NEWFIELDS LEGACY CIRCLE The Newfields Legacy Circle acknowledges supporters who have made a distinct commitment to shaping the cultural life of future generations by making planned gift commitments to Newfields. Welcome to the donors in bold below, who are new to the Legacy Circle this year. Anonymous (8) Dan and Kate Appel Toni Bader Mr. Edward N. Ballard Frank and Katrina Basile Mrs. Claire R. Bennett Mrs. Alice and Mr. Leonard* Berkowitz Kathryn and Leonard Betley Dr. Ella H. and Mr. Robert R. Bowman Lisa M. and David O. Clarke Dr. Steven Conant Chris W. and Lesley J. Conrad Camille Cook Phyllis and A.E. Gene* Crum Mrs. Becky Curtis Stevens Damon and Kay Davis Mr. J. Gregory Dawson Mr. Randolph H. Deer Helen J. and Richard A. Dickinson Betsy Dustman Myra L. Echt Lori Efroymson-Aguilera and Sergio Aguilera Dr. Charles Epperson* and Ms. Judith Cohn Epperson Edgar and Dorothy* Fehnel Drs. Richard and Rebecca Feldman Elaine Ewing Fess and Stephen W. Fess Penny and Russell Fortune III Tim and Brenda Foster Mr. Jamie Gibbs and Mr. Paco Argiz David and Julie Goodrich Ann and Edward Hathaway John* and M. Ann Hayes Tom and Nora Hiatt Gregory A. Huffman Dr. Roger and Mrs. Fran* Hurwitz Mr. and Mrs. Rick L. Johnson Jr. Dana and Marc Katz Mr. and Mrs. David W. Knall Ms. Kay F. Koch Dr. Ruth Kramer Mr. John L. Krauss and Ms. Margaret M. Maxwell Michael and Rebecca Kubacki James E. and Patricia J. LaCrosse Mr. Charles Lanham William Leazer June M. McCormack Michael K. and Patricia P. McCrory Robyn McMahon Ms. Nancy L. McMillan Sharon R. Merriman John and Carolyn Mutz
Katherine C. Nagler Andrew and Jane Paine Dorit and Gerald Paul Dr. Marian Pettengill Mr. and Mrs. R. Stephen Radcliffe Dr. George and Mrs. Peggy Rapp Dr. Patricia and Mr. James D. Rapp Dr. John G. and Mrs. Leslie Rapp Carol Cummings Reed Michael J. Robertson and Christopher A. Slapak Ms. Carolyn Schaefer and Mr. Jack Gray Gregory and Corie Shaner Mr. Horace A. Shonle Melvin* and Bren Simon Susanne and Jack Sogard Ann M. Stack Charles and Peggy Sutphin Ambassador Randall L. Tobias Dr. Charles L. Venable and Mr. Martin K. Webb James P. and Anna S.* White William and Roberta Witchger Richard D. and Billie Lou* Wood Mr. Timothy and Mrs. Catherine Wright Kwang Fei Young
DONORS TO THE COLLECTION We are thankful to the following donors of works of art, whose gifts help to increase the quality and scope of the Indianapolis Museum of Art collection. The Clowes Fund Dai Ichi Arts, Ltd. Abigail Aldridge Alice Elizabeth Appel Anonymous (2) Ms. Amy C. Davidoff Helen Haskell Remien Mr. George Kravis II* Mr. Donald J. Norris Mr. Markham Roberts and Mr. James Sansum Michael Robertson and Christopher Slapak Mr. Gary D. Rosenberg Ms. Joanne Sprouse Ms. Natalie Wehr Gratia Williams Nakahashi Walter and Joan Wolf Mr. Christian Wolf and Mrs. Elaine Holden-Wolf
WINTER 2019
Affiliate Events Joining an affiliate group is open to any Newfields member for $50 a year. These groups offer members a chance to explore their passions, and participate in exclusive events and educational programs.
The Alliance THE ALLIANCE DOCENT-LED TOURS Tuesday, November 26 / 11 am Tuesday, December 3 / 11 am IMA galleries Free Alliance members and their guests only
On November 26, Alliance members, and their friends and family, are invited to a special tour of the American galleries. On December 3, tour the second half of A Brush with Beauty: Japanese Paintings in Ink, Color, and Gold. Participants can stay for lunch in the Café and meet other Alliance members. Please check in at the reception desk to get your member badge and then meet outside The Museum & Garden Shop just prior to 11 am on the days of the tours. To register, contact Karen Perez at kper11@aol.com.
HOLIDAY TEA Thursday, December 5 / 1 pm Woodstock Club $25 Alliance members and their guests only
Alliance members, and their guests, are invited to this annual holiday gathering. RSVP to Diane Evans at evie1043@aol.com or 317-995-3957.
THE ALLIANCE BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP Thursday, January 16 / Noon–3 pm Noon / Dutch treat lunch / The Café 1:30–3 pm / Book discussion / Adult Lecture Space A Free Alliance members and their guests only
The group will discuss Infinity Net: The Autobiography of Yayoi Kusama. For reservations, contact Ann McKenzie at anntm@me.com or 401-397-7446.
Asian Art Society SPOTLIGHT ON JAPANESE DESIGN Sunday, December 8 / 2 pm Design Gallery Free Open to the public
Take a tour with Shelley Selim, curator of design and decorative arts, and Dr. John Teramoto, curator of Asian art, as they highlight this year’s spotlight rotation— Japanese design. LUNAR NEW YEAR BANQUET CELEBRATION Tuesday, February 4 / 6 pm Lucky Lou Restaurant $55 / $75 patrons Open to the public
The Chinese New Year is a time to celebrate, share stories, and enjoy delicious savory delights. Join AAS and ring in the Year of the Rat. RSVP to Nancy Inui at nfsinui@gmail.com and send check to: 1338 N. New Jersey St., Indianapolis, 46202.
Design Arts Society WHY DESIGN MATTERS LECTURE Thursday, February 6 / 7 pm The Toby Theater Open to the public
Join DAS for its annual design-themed lecture, "Why Design Matters." Tickets available at discovernewfields.org.
Contemporary Art Society KUSAMA: INFINITY SCREENING Sunday, March 8 / 2 pm The Toby Theater $10 CAS members / $15 public
Learn more about the woman behind the pumpkins in this documentary that explores Yayoi Kusama's journey from a conservative upbringing in Japan to international fame. Then, join a discussion with Dr. Gloria Sutton, assistant professor of art and design at Northeastern University. Sutton contributed an essay to the catalogue for Kusama's Infinity Mirrors exhibition at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C. Tickets available at discovernewfields.org.
Horticultural Society MEET-UP: CHRISTMAS AT GARFIELD PARK Thursday, December 5 / 3 pm Garfield Park Conservatory $6 / Open to the public
Enjoy the holidays at one of the oldest and most beautiful parks in Indianapolis. Cost covers admission to Garfield Park. RSVP by November 28 to Nancy Snively at snively@aol.com or Rosie Steinmetz at rws@rwsteinmetz.com or 317-501-9663.
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