Annual Report 2020–2021 by LSU Museum of Art

2020–2021

ANNUAL REPORT

CONTENTS

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DIRECTOR'S LETTER CHAIR'S LETTER PARTNERS ART VOICES AWARDS FINANCIALS EXHIBITIONS PROGRAMS COLLECTIONS MEMBERS & DONORS STAFF & BOARDS

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On the cover: Mario Moore (American, b. 1987), During and After the Battle, 2020, oil on linen, Purchased with funds from the Reilly Initiative for Underrepresented Artists, LSUMOA 2021.2

Letitia Huckaby: This Same Dusty Road

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MISSION The LSU Museum of Art seeks to enrich and inspire through collections, exhibitions, conservation, and education serving as a cultural and intellectual resource for the University, Baton Rouge, and beyond.

VISION To invigorate, inspire, and educate the community of Baton Rouge through the arts.

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DIRECTOR'S LETTER

Thank you to our members, sponsors, and supporters for sticking with us through this difficult year. This report shares reports and numbers reflecting the impact of the museum this past year, during the COVID-19 pandemic. We continue to be a positive force in-person, and especially this year through all our new virtual events. Our collection growth has been targeted towards underrepresented artists in a truly meaningful way. This important growth will impact generations. These major collection and programmatic initiative were celebrated in Collection Spotlight: Recent Acquisitions by Black Artists Daniel E. Stetson exhibition that showcased works purchased through funding from the Reilly Initiative for Underrepresented Artists. This represents a commitment to diversifying our collections and programs to better engage our community, visitors, and campus audiences. The growth and development of the collection included six museum purchases, thirty-one gifts, and three transfers to the permanent collection. Exhibitions included one on beloved artist and past faculty member Caroline Durieux, the extension of the Living with Art exhibition, Letitia Huckaby’s This Same Dusty Road project, Southbound and The Art of Seating national touring projects. Letitia Huckaby was invited to select and curate some of the photographs from Southbound and place them in the Art in Louisiana galleries, an example of collaboration and shared authority. Curatorial staff continue to regularly refresh the Art in Louisiana galleries making them a surprise each visit as new works and themes are explored. Highlighting the success and number of virtual programs held throughout the year– a record twenty-two videos of virtual programs (and growing) and lesson plans are available on the Museum’s YouTube channel. Four LSU MOA original exhibitions continue to travel nationally and continue to build our national reputation. Educational programs, such as the Neighborhood Arts Project (NAP) and community-based collaborations continued in modified form. Creative art kits were distributed through the Baton Rouge Library, Housing Authority site, and through school food distribution sites in support of our communities’ families. The Museum received awards and recognition last year for its work, including two gold and two silver recognitions from the Southeastern Museums Conference annual competition. Both the Fifteenth Anniversary in the Shaw Center poster (featuring the Diego Rivera portrait of Caroline Durieux) and the Art Talk newsletters received top honors with gold level recognitions. The Adore I Adorn exhibition received a silver award for the exhibition itself, and one also for its public communications campaign. 6

I want to highlight four strategic goal areas: Support the LSU Diversity & Inclusion Roadmap; Prioritize Diversity, Equity, Access, and Inclusion National Efforts; Use our Work as a Platform to Bridge Differences; and Ensure Sustainability. The importance of our supporters, board members, community partners, and staff in achieving these aims cannot be underestimated as we move forward. The arts continue to be a safe space to escape the stress of life and experience moments of revery and thoughtfulness and joy. This year had challenges and the Museum rose-up to meet them. We will continue to be there for our community. The arts matter. Thank you again for making this all possible. 7

CHAIR'S LETTER

As I prepared for New Years Eve celebrations on December 31, 2019, an obscure news article thousands of miles away reported a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, China. Two weeks later, a Washington state resident became the first person identified in the United States with a confirmed case of the 2019 novel coronavirus. None of us knew at the time that the next year and half of our lives was about to be consumed by COVID-19. Almost a half-million people in Louisiana have been infected with COVID-19 and over ten thousand have succumbed to the virus or its complications. Among the Dr. Steven Heymsfield casualties of this pandemic, museums across the globe have lost their funding base, closed, or undergone lasting transformations. On-line ticketing, social distancing, hand sanitizers, and expanded virtual access are just a few of the safety measures now in place at most museums. COVID-19 wreaked havoc with museum budgets, current exhibitions, and planned future events. Architects, inspired by building transformations following the 1918 pandemic, are rethinking the way museums are built and experienced by the public. Few of us will easily forget 202O and the impact it had on our lives. Like “Long COVID”, museums are beginning to feel the after-effects of more than a year during which they were deprived of their full public attendance. It is within this context that I served as Chair of the LSU Museum of Art over the past two years. Despite the enormous challenges posed by the pandemic, the LSU Museum of Art and its talented staff has weathered this once-in-lifetime event admirably. Memorable exhibitions included Letitia Huckaby: This Same Dusty Road; Living with Art: Selections from Baton Rouge Collections; and The Art of Seating: 200 Years of American Design, to name a few. Virtual programs that engaged artists with the local community were and continue to be free to the public. Available on the Museum YouTube channel, we heard from Tina Freeman, Martin Payton, Katrina Andry, and Daniel Stetson, our Museum Executive Director, coordinated a discussion on Navigating the Art Market with art experts Arthur Roger and Neal Alford. ArtWorks educational activity bags and Neighborhood Arts Project art kits were delivered to East Baton Rouge School Nutrition Sites. The museum’s collections are becoming more digitally accessible through virtual educational content. On-line resources with educational blog posts were available so that families could access from home during the pandemic. Now visitors are being welcomed back, our collection continues to grow, exciting exhibitions are in place, and the Museum Store is a wonderful place to shop. Your support is vital to the museum’s future so please encourage your friends to become members of this unique resource to the Baton Rouge community. 8

268

717

33,550

9,679

LSU Museum of Art Memberships

Visitors to Receptions & Special Events including Virtual Programs

Unique Visitors to the LSU MOA Website Online

Followers on Facebook & Instagram

9,395

955

1,177

over 60

Visitors to the museum

Attended free museum experiences

Students from Pre-K – College visited the museum

Community Partners

this past year

>700 NAP Art Kits Distributed 2020–2021 (1,300 total including 2019–2020)

580

NAP participants this summer over 7 week period

1,422

Artworks now on LSU MOA online collection database

Traveling exhibitions to 6 states seen by thousands

YouTube videos: Virtual Programs and more

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PARTNERS

Thank you to all who help carry on our mission and achieve our goals. LSU School of Art LSU College of Art and Design Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge Tsunami Baton Rouge East Baton Rouge Parish School System Gardere Initiative Office of Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome Magellan Health Village Resource Center Laura Larsen LSU Art History Department Big Buddy Program Johnny and Gladys Williams Foundation BREC Smithsonian Museum Day LSU Art History Department LSU Sculpture Club LSU Printmaking Club LSU Ceramics Club Ebb & Flow Festival Visit Baton Rouge Sunshine Cleaners Country Road's Magazine Capital City Grill Baton Rouge Coca-Cola Bottling Co. East Baton Rouge Parish Library THRIVE Baton Rouge Louisiana Lottery Corporation IBERIABANK LA CAT Blue Star Museums Martin Payton Katrina Andry Brice Bischoff Brad Bourgoyne Arthur Roger Gallery Neal Auction Co. April Hammock Russ Jahnke

Brian Kelly Tina Freeman Letitia Huckaby New Delta Review Sheila Pree Bright Jessica Ingram Olivia Morgan Hilliard Museum Chandra McCormick Keith Calhoun Susan Worsham Dr. Joyce Jackson Aaron Sheehan-Dean McNair Evans Dr. Bridget May LSU School of Interior Design Eleanor Campbell Richards Aspen Golann Damien Mitchell Denicolas Ardenwood Housing Authority Market at Circa 1857 Arianne Bellizaire Interiors LLC Ethan Melancon LA Key Academy Interfaith Federation HYPE Baton Rouge Family and Youth Services Baton Rouge Housing Authority Lousiana Association of Art Educators University of Lafayette Art Education University Lab High School Art Society Red River Bank East Baton Rogue Parish Fine Arts Department Baton Rouge Modern Quilters Guild Art Ambassadors Charlie's Place LSU Zine Project: Jake Zawlacki; Olivia Shoup; Evan Butler; Janna Kelly; Paul Acevedo Gomez 10

Southbound: Photographs of and about the New South

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Board Members Community Director’s Circle Donors Honorary Members Partners 11

Sponsors

The Educational Resources that LSU MOA has provided us have made a huge positive impact on our students as well as the teachers. The incredible videos, interactive learning tools, engaging activities, and project ideas have served us well in supplementing and enriching our curriculum during this time of virtual learning and teaching. Both our in-person and virtual students can access these resources and have shown enthusiasm for the material. We greatly appreciate this opportunity and access to these resources here at Louisiana Key Academy! —Claire Kane Art Teacher at Louisiana Key Academy I love all of Letitia Huckaby’s works...her work really captures the reverence felt for matriarchs, ties to your home, and the cultural heritage of those who have been oppressed. The quilts and photographs provoke the sense of her and so many others’ experience in the South. — Margaret Bordelon LSU MOA Student Employee (pictured right)

ART VOICES

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The most important thing that I have gained is a deeper respect and understanding for exhibitions, curation, and preservation. Prior to working at the LSU MOA, I loved museums and I love art as a patron. Being on the other side of museums has been insightful. I have really enjoyed learning about how to care for and handle objects. —Kirsten Campbell LSU MOA Curatorial Graduate Assistant (pictured left)

Went to The Art of Seating exhibition and thoroughly enjoyed it and the other collections. Reception staff helpful, friendly and enthusiastic. Next visit will be sooner rather than later. Oh, the river view is nice too! —Thomas Bergman

AWARDS This year LSU Museum of Art (LSU MOA) was honored and grateful to win four awards as an institution in the Exhibition and Publication Competitions of the Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC). Your support of our exhibitions allows LSU MOA to provide an exceptional museum experience to the public.

Under $10,000 Budget SILVER: LSU Museum of Art Adore | Adorn: The Elsie Michie Contemporary Jewelry Collection (pictured above)

Campaigns SILVER: LSU Museum of Art Adore | Adorn Exhibition Magazines & Newsletters GOLD: LSU Museum of Art Talk Newsletter Posters

GOLD: LSU Museum of Art 15th Anniversary Poster (pictured right)

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Shaw C & Utilit

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Exhibit & Prog

FINANCIALS

Other

Executive && Administrative Administrative Executive Executive & Administrative Executive & Administrative ShawCenter Center Partners' Partners’ Contribution Shaw Shaw Center &Partners' Contribution Contribution Utilities Contribution & Utilities Shaw Center Partners' & Utilities & Utilities Development, & External Affairs Development, & External External Affairs Development, Affairs Development, & External Affairs Exhibitions, Collections, Education, Exhibitions, Collections, Collections, Education, Exhibitions, & Programs Exhibitions, Programs Education, &Education, Programs&Collections, & Programs Other Operating Expenses Other Operating Expenses OtherOperating Operating Expenses Other Expenses

$389,193.89 $788,138.04

$269,549.68 $610,684.84

$116,987.55

TOTAL EXPENSES: $2,174,554.01 14

LSU Operating Suppor Other State Support Earned Revenues Endowments

Contributed Revenues Grants

LSU Operating Support

$731,767.08

Other State Support

$601,074.04

Earned Revenues

$253,024.56

Endowments

$169,591.06

Contributed Revenues

$397,410.30

Grants

$63,000.00

TOTAL REVENUES: $2,215,867.04 15

EXHIBITIONS

Living with Art: Selections from Baton Rouge Collections March 5–September 27, 2020 Curated by LSU MOA To commemorate the opening of the LSU Museum of Art in the Shaw Center for the Arts fifteen years ago, we presented this special exhibition celebrating art collecting in Baton Rouge. Through the loan of extraordinary works from nine private collections, we celebrated the creative spirit that binds artists to collectors and collections to institutions. Living with Art featured a wide selection of media, periods, and styles, ranging from German Expressionists to Southern self-taught artists; French Impressionism and international artists to Louisiana artists; and from painting to porcelain to bronzes and photography. We extend appreciation to the generous lenders to this exhibition: Karen and Jerry Ceppos, Janie and Chet Coles, Becky and Warren Gottsegen, Beverly and Steven Heymsfield, Salomia and Ben Jeffers, Mary Terrell Joseph, Cary Saurage, and two additional private collectors. Thank you to the following sponsors of this exhibition: Dr. Kay Martin, in Honor of Mr. L. Cary Saurage II; Friends of the LSU Museum of Art; Taylor Porter; Mrs. Jan and Mr. Sanford A. Arst; Mrs. Beth and Dr. Butler Fuller; In Honor of Mr. L. Cary Saurage II: Mrs. Laurie and Mr. Hank Saurage; Mr. C. Wayne Meyers; Mrs. Donna M. Saurage; Mrs. Catherine and Mr. Matt Saurage; and The Helene Kantrow Blitzer and Sidney M. Blitzer Family Fund. All LSU MOA exhibitions are supported by the generous donors to the Annual Exhibition Fund.

Conspicuous: Satirical Works by Caroline Durieux March 19–August 30, 2020 Curated by LSU MOA This exhibition focused on satirical lithographs produced in the 1930s to the early 1950s by Caroline Durieux from the LSU MOA permanent collection. While studying at Newcomb College, Caroline Durieux was exposed to the now famous theories of Thorstein Veblen, who coined the term “conspicuous consumption.” Durieux closely observed the behaviors of bourgeois circles in the United States, Mexico, and France and found patterns of consumption and leisure united the upper classes. Caroline Durieux translated the quirky, conspicuous behaviors she observed in Louisiana and abroad into the prints included in this exhibition. Caroline Durieux was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1896. She graduated from Newcomb College, worked with the Works Progress Administration, and later became faculty in LSU’s art department, where she researched electron printmaking with radioactive inks and revived cliché-verre methods, in addition to teaching and practicing traditional printmaking methods. LSU Museum of Art holds nearly 300 works by Durieux.

EXHIBITIONS

Letitia Huckaby: This Same Dusty Road September 17, 2020–March 14, 2021 Curated by LSU MOA This Same Dusty Road featured quilted photographic works based on Huckaby’s faith, family, and cultural heritage in Louisiana. Much of the work in this exhibition grows out of memories of visiting family who lived along Louisiana Highway 19. Through heirloom fabrics, traditional hand-quilting techniques, and photography, Huckaby mines the legacy of her family—particularly the matriarchs—connecting and confronting past and present inequities. She composes her family portraits to evoke old masterworks and altar pieces. Another portrait series features nuns at the Sisters of the Holy Family Mother House, which was founded in 1842 by African American women. This exhibition and all LSU MOA exhibitions are supported by the generous donors to the Annual Exhibition Fund. Letitia Huckaby holds an MFA in Photography from the University of North Texas, a BFA in Photography from the University of Boston at Lesley, and a BA in Journalism from the University of Oklahoma at Norman, Oklahoma. Her work is part of the permanent collections of the Library of Congress, Art Museum of Southeast Texas in Beaumont, the Samella Lewis Contemporary Art Collection at Scripps College in Claremont, California, the Brandywine Workshop in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, among others. She has had residencies with the Gee’s Bend Quilters and Brandywine.

Southbound: Photographs of and about the New South

EXHIBITIONS

October 22, 2020–February 14, 2021 Organized by the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art at the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina. Southbound: Photographs of and about the New South featured fifty-six photographers’ visions of the South over the first decades of the twenty-first century. Accordingly, it offers a composite image of the region. The photographs echo stories told about the South as a bastion of tradition, as a region remade through Americanization and globalization, and as a land full of surprising realities. The project’s purpose is to investigate senses of place in the South that come together, however fleetingly, in the spaces between the photographers’ looking, their images, and our own preexisting ideas about the region. Southbound: Photographs of and about the New South was organized by the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art at the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina. This program was made possible in part by a grant from the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge, funded by the East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President and Metro Council. Additional support is provided by generous donors to the Annual Exhibition Fund.

EXHIBITIONS

GUEST CURATOR: LETITIA HUCKABY

Southbound: Photographs of and about the New South October 22, 2020–February 14, 2021 Selected Southbound photographs by artist Letitia Huckaby were placed in LSU MOA Art in Louisiana galleries. Selected photographs from the Southbound exhibition were integrated into each of LSU MOA's Art in Louisiana galleries. This Same Dusty Road artist Letitia Huckaby served as guest curator selecting works that resonated with her own view of the South to inspire deeper looking and fresh perspectives on our permanent collection. Each of these works' labels in these galleries were marked with the Southbound logo and discussion of Huckaby's viewpoint. Letitia Huckaby holds an MFA in Photography from the University of North Texas, a BFA in Photography from the University of Boston at Lesley, and a BA in Journalism from the University of Oklahoma at Norman, Oklahoma. Her work is part of the permanent collections of the Library of Congress, Art Museum of Southeast Texas in Beaumont, the Samella Lewis Contemporary Art Collection at Scripps College in Claremont, California, the Brandywine Workshop in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, among others. She has had residencies with the Gee’s Bend Quilters and Brandywine.

EXHIBITIONS

The Art of Seating: Two Hundred Years of American Design March 11–June 6, 2021 The Art of Seating is developed by the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville and the Jacobsen Collection of American Art, and is organized for tour by International Arts & Artists, Washington, DC. The Art of Seating: Two Hundred Years of American Design featured a selection of over forty iconic and historic chairs reaching back from the mid-1800s to pieces from today’s studio movement. Drawn from the Jacobsen Collection of American Art, these chairs offer a stylistic journey in furniture, with showstoppers by John Henry Belter, George Hunzinger, Herter Brothers, Stickley Brothers, Frank Lloyd Wright, Charles and Ray Eames, Eero Saarinen, Isamu Noguchi, and Frank Gehry, among others. The exhibition also featured contemporary and historic designs by some of the biggest manufacturers such as Knoll, Herman Miller, and Steelcase. Thank you to Partner Sponsor, Donald J. Boutté and Michael D. Robinson, and Presenting Sponsor, Taylor Porter Attorneys At Law, for sponsoring this exhibition. Additional support provided by the donors to the Annual Exhibition Fund. Donald J. Boutté AND

Michael D. Robinson

EXHIBITIONS

THE ART OF SEATING IN ART IN LOUSIANA GALLERIES

The Art of Seating: Two Hundred Years of American Design March 11–June 6, 2021 Chairs from LSU MOA collection added another 100 years of history and chairs from The Art of Seating were placed in LSU MOA Art in Louisiana galleries Additions from the LSU Museum of Art permanent collection expanded the period of chair design even farther back in history to the 18th century. Adding a vernacular and three “high style” chairs held in LSU MOA’s permanent collection expanded The Art of Seating’s timeline of design by roughly 100 years, from 1810 back to 1710. Chairs from The Art of Seating were also placed in LSU MOA's Art in Louisiana galleries to coincide with theme and/or time period of the artwork in a specific gallery.

EXHIBITIONS

Collection Spotlight: Recent Acquisitions by Black Artists March 28–September 26, 2021 Curated by LSU MOA This permanent collection exhibition featured recent acquisitions of works by Black artists. On view for the first time at LSU MOA were works by Radcliffe Bailey, Whitfield Lovell, Madelyn Sneed-Grays, Mario Moore, and Gordon Parks, among other recently acquired works. These acquisitions were made possible by The Winifred and Kevin P. Reilly Initiative for Underrepresented Artists. The Initiative supports growth of LSU Museum of Art’s permanent collection by funding acquisitions of works by Black, Indigenous, and Latinx artists, including those of marginalized sexualities, gender identities, and communities. During the 2020 year, the 500K initiative focused on acquiring works by Black artists, which will continue through 2021. In addition to The Winifred and Kevin P. Reilly Initiative for Underrepresented Artists, Collection Spotlight: Recent Acquisitions by Black Artists is supported by the generous donors to the LSU MOA Annual Exhibition Fund: The Imo N. Brown Memorial Fund in memory of Heidel Brown and Mary Ann Brown; Louisiana CAT; Charles Schwing; The Alma Lee, H. N., and Cary Saurage Fund; The Newton B. Thomas Family/Newtron Group Fund; LSU College of Art & Design; Elizabeth M. Thomas; Mr. and Mrs. Sanford A. Arst. 30

⊳ MODERN & CONTEMPORARY

EXHIBITIONS

On view in LSU MOA's Modern & Contemporary Gallery, Lesley Dill’s dynamic Word Queen of Itchy Water with Suspended Crown explores what Dill terms the “space of language.” Conceived as female forms—queens with their inherent dignity—the suspended crown represents the energy of human beings while the copper and steel letters reference the armor we put on through language. Word queens included in this series featured text and letters from poems by Emily Dickinson, Salvador Espriu, Pablo Neruda, and Tom Sleigh.

⊲ INTRO On view in LSU MOA Intro Gallery is part of Deborah Luster’s Tooth for an Eye: A Chorography of Violence in Orleans Parish project, this photograph documents a 1992 murder site on St. Philip Street in New Orleans. Images like this one exemplify Luster’s exploration of vibrancy and decay, life and death, remembrance and loss, but through a very specific lens. At the time of the project, New Orleans had the highest homicide rate in the U.S. Luster conceives of the series as a photographic archive of New Orleans topography, culture, and architecture through the lens of homicide in the parish. 32

ART IN LOUISIANA UPDATES

▲ LANDSCAPE GALLERY The Art in Louisiana gallery highlighting landscapes was completely reinstalled to explore the intersection of the natural environment with culture. Nineteenth-century paintings paired with contemporary works highlighted the tensions between culture, industry, and the environment—and our own romanticized notions of landscape.

▲ PORTRAITURE & REPRESENTATION This gallery was updated to show a range of styles and how portraiture has evolved. Historically, wealthy patrons commissioned portraits of themselves and their families to signify their status, wealth, and lineage. In the 20th century, portrait painting and photography became less formal and more expressive. Rather than working by commission, artists followed their own interests or observations. They took fellow artists, public and cultural figures, and everyday people or family as subjects. 33

EXHIBITIONS

▲ YOUNG ARTISTS GALLERY: PIECING COMMUNITY Before a quilt becomes a quilt, it’s a disconnected jumble of fabric scraps—squares and triangles of different colors and textures. Piecing is the act of unifying many individual fabric scraps into a larger, intricately patterned work that often carries deep meaning. Inspired by artist Letitia Huckaby, LSU MOA launched a project focused on representing and building community through quilting. Huckaby’s work connects her family, faith, and heritage through quilting and portraiture. Our community quilt project sought to highlight diversity in our community and celebrate how individual contributions join together in a community quilt. Hundreds of students and community members submitted photographs of portraits or artwork to be included in the project. Over one hundred Louisiana Key Academy students used LSU MOA online resources learn about Huckaby’s quilting practice before making work. Students from LSU, Baton Rouge Magnet High School, Woodlawn High School, and Baton Rouge Center for Visual and Performing Arts Elementary submitted artwork, and Baton Rouge Modern Quilter’s Guild submitted pieced-together portions. The resulting community quilts represented over two hundred individual makers from our local community. This project was supported by Louisiana CAT. 34

PENNINGTON FOUNDATION FAMILY GALLERY UPDATES

▲ WHAT IS PATTERN? This gallery was curated by LSU MOA Educator Grant Benoit to show artwork from the LSU MOA permanent collection that represented the theme of pattern. The work in this space challenged young viewers to look at the art in this gallery to find and recognize patterns and to learn how pattern can tell us about where we live and the customs we follow. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and for the safety of visitors and staff, this area was a no-touch space. This aspect allowed viewers to instead focus on looking closely at patterns and discover new things about each work on view in this gallery.

EXHIBITIONS

Katrina Andry: The Promise of the Rainbow Never Came Windgate Museum of Art at Hendrix College Conway, Arkansas January 22–March 21, 2021 ⊲ Visitors: 137 over 27 days open ⊲ Virtual Talk with Curator Courtney Taylor

Painting Enlightenment: Experiencing Wisdom and Compassion through Art and Science Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens Delray Beach, Florida May 6, 2021–March 2022 ⊲ Visitors May 6–June 30: 22,754

TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS

Carrie Mae Weems: The Usual Suspects

Letitia Huckaby: This Same Dusty Road

TRAVELING SOON

⊲ Fairfield University Art Museum, Walsh Gallery Fairfield, Connecticut September 9–December 18, 2021

⊲H istoric City Hall Arts & Cultural Center, City of Lake Charles, Lake Charles, Louisiana January 14–March 26, 2022

⊲ Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia Athens, Georgia May 21–August 6, 2022 ⊲ The College of New Jersey Art Gallery Ewing, New Jersey August 31–October 30, 2022

PROGRAMS

NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS PROJECT

580 PARTICIPANTS OVER 7 WEEKS 3 NEW SITES: ⊲ Zion Terrace ⊲ Ardenwood Village ⊲ Monte Sano Village LESSONS: Papermaking, Screen Printing, Clay, Portraits, and Plein Air Painting NEW PARTNER: Baton Rouge Housing Authority

Neighborhood Arts Project is made possible with the support of the following community partners: Office of Mayor President Sharon Weston Broome, Art Bridges, Louisiana CAT, and BREC. Thank you to Red River Bank for providing ice cream treats at sites during these hot summer days.

LSU MOA also thanks our summer 2021 NAP Assistants: Nasrin Iravani, Kyra Jackson, and Felipe Peláez

Libby Johnson April Hammock

Open Call for Conspicuous LA Art Conspicuous included a participatory community component: the exhibition invited visitors to create their own “conspicuous Louisiana” drawings. These new portraits and the communitycontributed drawings were featured alongside Durieux’s Louisianainspired works. Brian Kelly Ross Jahnke

CREATIVE COLLABORATIONS Local Designer's Chair on view The Art of Seating

⊲ DAMIEN MITCHELL TWO-POSITION CHAIR

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LSU MOA collaborated with Baton Rouge, LA designer Damien Mitchell to display his Two-Position Chair in the LSU MOA lobby to bring a local element to The Art of Seating exhibition. Damien grew up in Acadiana with a knack for making things, which later developed into a passion for art and design. After graduating from the University of Louisiana with a degree in Industrial Design, he began to specialize in leather and textiles but experiments with other materials as well. Mitchell says, "My value of craft and functionality outweigh the convenience of fast / mass production. The reason I do it myself, is simply because I enjoy it." The making of this chair was a design challenge. I challenged myself to work at a larger scale than usual. I also challenged myself to work with new materials while practicing new skills. I wanted to create something refreshing at a time when I felt trapped making the same old things. My overall goal was to create something simple and functional, while maintaining a sense of playfulness. –Damien Mitchell (on making Two-Position Chair)

LSU Students Compose Poems in Response to Southbound LSU Students in Creative Writing, English, and Studio Arts participated in LSU MOA’s annual student zine, drawing inspiration from the themes found in Southbound. In lieu of public readings, students recorded themselves reading ekphrastic poetry (poetry based on artwork) to create an audio tour experience for the viewers in the gallery. The zine was printed and distributed, and it is also available online. View zine submissions online: www.lsumoa.org/community-programs

Thank you Louisiana CAT and Junior League of Baton Rouge for sponsoring LSU MOA educational programming. 44

CREATIVE COLLABORATIONS Fold-a-Chair Design Challenge LSU MOA stopped by the LSU School of Interior Design for a fun Fold-a-Chair Design Challenge during The Art of Seating exhibition. The challenge was to use a chair template by designer Eleanor Campbell Richards as the basis to create a unique chair design. Sixty students paired up into teams to make their own chair creations using collage, fabric, string, cardboard, and more. The chairs were lined up and critiqued by the LSU Interior Design Faculty. LSU MOA also had a lot of fun with Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge’s Artsplosion Kids Camp. Campers discussed chairs from LSU MOA's exhibition The Art of Seating with LSU MOA Educator Grant Benoit, designed a chair inspired by Louisiana, and then decorated their own fold-a-chair for their own mini-museum exhibitions. McKinley Middle Magnet classes in Baton Rouge, LA also created 3D printed chairs (bottom right image) to display at LSU MOA lobby inspired by the exhibition. Download Fold-A-Chair Worksheet: www.lsumoa.org/art-of-seating 45

EBRPS ART WALK

BIG BUDDY VIRTUAL CLASSES

⊲ Displayed EBRP Schools’ student artwork during their “Art, Jazz, and Pizzazz!” Art Walk

⊲ LSU MOA partnered with Big Buddy for afterschool programs with middle and high school student pods weekly for discussions on visual analysis

CREATIVE COLLABORATIONS ALL FOR SUITCASES TO C CREATE MINI-MUSEUMS ⊲ Mobile museums filled with art, activities, and more for families and classrooms in our community ⊲ Thanks to Pink Elephant Antiques for connecting LSU MOA to donors

MUSEUM-FROM-HOME ONLINE RESOURCES ⊲ Virtual resources (art demos and activities for families to learn about LSU MOA collection and exhibitions) created by LSU MOA Educator Grant Benoit ⊲ Available at www.lsumoa.org

BATON ROUGE ARTS COUNCIL PROGRAMS

NAP ART KITS ⊲7 00 distributed 2020–2021 (1,300 total incl. 2019–2020) 47

⊲ 4 Saturdays in May and June with 30 participants ⊲ Ardenwood Village, Kelly Terrace, Capitol Square, Monte Sano Village ⊲ Special thanks to LouAnne Greenwald for volunteering

VIRTUAL FREE FIRST SUNDAY Brief History of Connoisseurship Talk with LSU Art Historian Dr. Darius Spieth; Curator Conversation featuring Living With Art Curator and LSU MOA Exec. Director Daniel Stetson in conversation with Collector Jerry Ceppos; Family Activity “Making Pop-ups and Tunnel Books" demonstration with LSU MOA Educator Grant Benoit Watch online here: https://youtu.be/8TS48odP338 VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE: 35 NAVIGATING THE ART MARKET

PROGRAMS

A discussion on buying, auctioning, and collecting with Arthur Roger of Arthur Roger Gallery and Neal Alford of Neal Auction Company moderated by LSU MOA Director Daniel Stetson. Watch online here: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=jpWud1_UTuU VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE: N/A

VIRTUAL EVENT: LAST CALL FOR CONSPICUOUS Listen to this 'last call to view' conversation on LSU MOA's exhibition Conspicuous: Satirical Works by Caroline Durieux (closed August 30, 2020) featuring Conspicuous LA contributing artists. IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE: 14 Watch online here: https://youtu.be/KzB9is5RFUI?list=PLV_ RM3xY50sM9cH0JzMXk2Uv4n6wAveXN

VIRTUAL ARTIST TALK LSU MOA held a virtual program on Zoom with artist Letitia Huckaby, who spoke about the work featured in This Same Dusty Road and her creative process. Watch online here: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=WQ8WTAgvwxw VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE: 36

FREE FIRST SUNDAY / GALLERY TALK LSU MOA Curator Courtney Taylor gave a tour and gallery talk to visitors. LSU MOA Educator Grant Benoit led a collage / portrait quilt square activity for visitors to add to the LSU MOA Community Quilt Project. COVID-19 safety protocols were in place during this program and in the galleries. Visitors get free admission on the first Sunday of each month. IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE: 46

FREE FIRST SUNDAY The first Sunday of each month, LSU MOA is able to provide free admission to view exhibitions and attend programs. IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE: 91 Thank you to the following sponsors of Free First Sundays. We appreciate the support of Louisiana Lottery Corporation and IBERIABANK, a division of First Horizon, for sponsoring free admission and Louisiana CAT for sponsoring programming. 49

LSU MOA & HILLIARD ART MUSEUM VIRTUAL PROGRAM LSU MOA partnered with the Hilliard Art Museum in Lafayette, LA which also had an exhibit of Letitia Huckaby’s work in Black Nature: Letitia Huckaby. LSU MOA Educator Grant Benoit and Hilliard Art Museum’s Educator Olivia Morgan hosted an online introduction and discussion of Huckaby’s work on Zoom.

FREE FIRST SUNDAY COMMUNITY QUILT PROJECT The public was invited to view the LSU MOA Community Quilt Project Installation in the Young Artists Gallery.

PROGRAMS

IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE: 81 Thank you to the following sponsors of Free First Sundays. We appreciate the support of Louisiana Lottery Corporation and IBERIABANK, a division of First Horizon, for sponsoring free admission and Louisiana CAT for sponsoring programming.

LPB’S ART ROCKS FEATURE Louisiana Public Broadcasting featured This Same Dusty Road on its tv show Art Rocks! Watch online here: https://www.lpb.org/videos/ art-rocks-episode-809 POETRY READING The title This Same Dusty Road is based on a poem written by Letitia Huckaby. Watch online below as the artist reads this poem. Watch online here: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=zdOC0v_gZYUepisode-809

OPENING & FILM SCREENING The public was invited to safely roam the galleries on the 5th floor, and enjoy Southbound artist films and small bites and refreshments provided by Tsunami on the 3rd floor. COVID-19 safety protocols in place during this program and in the galleries. IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE: 47

LSU MOA STUDENT NIGHT As a thank you to student members, LSU MOA had a socially distanced student night at the museum. Students were invited to explore current exhibitions at LSU MOA, meet other student members, and make a collage for the Southbound Zine Project. The event was held outside for safety and proper social distancing. Food and live music was provided. IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE: 24

NEW DELTA REVIEW ZOOM INTERVIEW LSU MOA held a virtual program on Zoom featuring a conversation with the editor of New Delta Review, Ian Lockaby, and LSU MOA Graduate Assistant Autumn Johnson. They discussed creative writing, the New Delta Review, and the Southbound Zine Project. Ian Lockaby also did a live reading of his own poetry.

Check it out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=MXLy9Og77-0

SOUTHBOUND ZINE PROJECT LSU Students in Creative Writing, English, and Studio Arts participated in LSU MOA’s annual student zine, drawing inspiration from the themes found in Southbound. Students recorded themselves reading ekphrastic poetry to create an audio tour experience for the viewers in the gallery and created artwork for the zine. Check it out online: https://www.lsumoa.org/ community-programs

FREE FIRST SUNDAY / GALLERY TALK

PROGRAMS

LSU MOA Executive Director Daniel Stetson gave a tour and gallery talk to visitors. COVID-19 safety protocols in place during this program and in the galleries. Visitors get free admission on the first Sunday of each month. IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE: 27 Thank you to the following sponsors of Free First Sundays. We appreciate the support of Louisiana Lottery Corporation and IBERIABANK, a division of First Horizon, for sponsoring free admission and Louisiana CAT for sponsoring programming.

VIRTUAL ARTIST TALK SERIES LSU MOA held a series of free virtual artist talks featuring Southbound photographers. These virtual programs were facilitated by LSU Faculty and LSU MOA Staff as they had conversations with photographers: Sheila Pree Bright, Jessica Ingram, Mark Steinmetz, Keith Calhoun and Chandra McCormick, Susan Worsham, and McNair Evans. VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE FOR SERIES: 204 Watch these programs online: https://www.lsumoa.org/southbound

VIRTUAL GALLERY TALK Virtual Gallery Talk for The Art of Seating with LSU MOA Curator Courtney Taylor and Dr. Bridget May, Instructor with LSU School of Interior Design and Professor Emerita of Marymount University in Arlington, VA. VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE: 51 Check it out online: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=7Kbs_Zh-nn0

VIRTUAL SIT & LEARN SERIES PART 1: CONTEMPORARY MAKERS LSU MOA Educator Grant Benoit in conversation with contemporary makers Eleanor Campbell Richards and Aspen Golann on their chair designs and studio practices. VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE: 57 Check it out online: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=Bzr1suv12LY&t=1s

VIRTUAL SIT & LEARN SERIES PART II: MY FAVORITE CHAIR LSU MOA Educator Grant Benoit talked with local designers and collectors about their favorite chairs and furniture, and their process of collecting and creating spaces. VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE: 23 Watch these programs online: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=iNeaceopr8w 53

VIRTUAL SIT & LEARN SERIES PART III: DESIGNER STUDIO VISIT LSU MOA Educator Grant Benoit talks with local designer Damien Mitchell about his creative process and Two Position Chair on view at LSU MOA during The Art of Seating. VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE: 15 Check it out online: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=UCEB5GP2aao

VIRTUAL GALLERY TALK Watch this virtual gallery talk with LSU MOA Curator Courtney Taylor to learn more about Collection Spotlight: Recent Acquisitions by Black Artists.

PROGRAMS

VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE: 17 Check it out online: https://youtu.be/L-0PvfFaVjg

VIRTUAL ARTIST TALK Watch this virtual artist talk with Madelyn Sneed-Grays whose work Two Strikes was featured in Collection Spotlight: Recent Acquisitions by Black Artists and is part of the LSU MOA permanent collection. VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE: 22 Watch these programs online: https://youtu.be/KLduElaZMlw 54

LSU MOA adapted to the challenges of the pandemic through virtual programs including artist talks on Zoom, safe viewing capacities in the galleries, and becoming more digitally accessible through virtual educational content. ⊲ Martin Payton Virtual Artist Talk (July 2020) ⊲ Katrina Andry Virtual Artist Talk (July 2020) ⊲ Brice Bischoff Virtual Artist Talk (August 2020) ⊲ Tina Freeman Virtual Artist Talk (September 2020) 55

⊲ Many more from each exhibition!

WATCH ON YOUTUBE ⊲ Go to the LSU Museum of Art’s YouTube to watch virtual programs to learn from artists, past exhibitions, works from the collection, and more.

COLLECTIONS

LOANS & UPDATES

Collection Updates

Acquisitions

⊲ 1,422 artworks now on LSU MOA online collection database / 289 added this year

⊲ 6 museum purchases includes artists: Whitfield Lovell, Mario Moore, Letitia Huckaby, Sonya Clark, John T. Biggers, Elizabeth Catlett

⊲ Photography ⊲ Newcomb Pottery ⊲ E. John Bullard American Studio Ceramics Collection (promised gift to LSU MOA) ⊲ Caroline Durieux ⊲ Chairs from LSU MOA Decorative Arts collection

⊲ 31 gifts includes artists: Scott Wheeler; Elemore Morgan, Jr.; Francisco “Paco” Amighetti, Malaika Favorite, Deborah Luster, Emerson Bell, Madelyn Sneed-Grays, Frederick Brown, Arthur Silverman, and many more ⊲ 3 transfers from LSU School of Art: Sin-Ying Ho’s Mei Ping no. 1; Akio Takamori’s Figural Envelope Vase and Figural Teapot

Conservation & Adopt-A-Work ⊲ 5 artworks conserved for exhibitions: Al LaVergne sculpture, Radcliffe Bailey Far Beyond the Valley, 3 works from Form & Fire ceramics exhibition ⊲ 1 artworks conserved through Adopt-A-Work 2019: Alberta Kinsey’s Antique Shop ⊲ 6 artworks conserved through Adopt-A-Work 2020: Knute Helder’s Turpentine Pines and Crawfisher’s Shack; Ellsworth Woodward’s Loading Hay, The French Market, and The Farm House; Clarence Millet’s Bourbon Street

THE REILLY INITIATIVE FOR UNDERREPRESENTED ARTISTS The Winifred and Kevin P. Reilly Initiative for Underrepresented Artists supported the acquisition of eight significant works by underrepresented artists for its permanent collection. The Initiative supports growth of LSU Museum of Art’s permanent collection by funding acquisitions of works by Black, Indigenous, and Latinx artists, including those of marginalized sexualities, gender identities, and communities. Winifred and Kevin P. Reilly supported acquisition of major work by MacArthur Fellow Carrie Mae Weems in 2018. In February of 2020, a larger vision came into focus for donor Winifred Reilly: “Kevin and I developed this initiative with the museum staff to support structural change at LSU Museum of Art by fostering greater inclusivity. Supporting LSU MOA’s participation in Of/By/For All Change Network, development of a curatorial fellowship focused on African American art, and acquisitions by underrepresented artists are major steps toward lasting change. We hope this gift will encourage others to join us now and in future gifting to support LSU MOA’s commitment to become a place where everyone sees themselves, their culture, and their values represented.” Working in conjunction with LSU Museum of Art’s Collecting Plan, which has focused purchasing funds on acquisitions by underrepresented artists since 2017, the Reillys committed an initial 500K to support this initiative to expand the collection in a more representative and inclusive way over two years. During the first year, funding focused on acquiring works by Black artists, including another MacArthur Fellow Whitfield IMAGE: Gordon Parks, Untitled, Shady Grove, Alabama, 1956, archival pigment print, 1/7; Purchased with funds from Winifred Lovell, Sonya Clark, Radcliffe Bailey, Gordon Parks, Madelyn and Kevin Reilly, All Rights Reserved The Gordon Parks Sneed-Grays, and Mario Moore. Executive Director Daniel Foundation Stetson believes this first wave of acquisitions marks a major step forward: “Last year we celebrated fifteen years in the Shaw Center for the Arts—fifteen years off campus with an expanded focus on contemporary art. Fifteen years before that, LSU left behind its title and role as the Anglo-American Museum of Art. These acquisitions signal another moment of transformation that affirms a foundational commitment to diversity and inclusion for the next fifteen years.”

The Winifred and Kevin P. Reilly Initiative for Underrepresented Artists also funds research for these ambitious acquisitions and new perspectives on LSU Museum of Art’s permanent collection by supporting a newly developed Curatorial Fellowship focusing on African American Art.

GIFTS: 31

ACQUISITIONS

Gift of S&S Gallery and Archives: Scott Wheeler (American, b. 1965), Untitled (Portrait of Radcliffe Bailey), 2009, digital print on paper, H. 12 ¼ x W. 18 ½ inches, Gift of S&S Gallery and Archives in recognition of the diverse artists of our time, 2020.2020.7 Gift of Jeffery and Meri Lane: Elemore Morgan, Jr. (American 1931-2008), Levee Curving, 1990, mixed media on museum board, H. 32 1/8 x 39 ¼ inches, Gift of Jeffery and Meri Lane in Honor of Betty G. Young, 2020.8 Gift of Brian and Jacki Schneider: Francisco “Paco” Amighetti (Costa Rican, 1907–1998), Musica Barroca, 1991, chromoxylograph on paper, ed. 6/50, H. 20 x W. 14 ¼ inches, 2020.9.1 Francisco “Paco” Amighetti (Costa Rican, 1907–1998), Nino y nube, 1969, chromoxylograph on paper, edition unknown, H. 20 x W. 11 7/8 inches, 2020.9.2

Francisco “Paco” Amighetti (Costa Rican, 1907–1998), Viaje hacia la noche (Triptico 1), 1988, chromoxylograph on paper, ed. 30/45, H. 20 x W. 30 inches, 2020.9.3 Gift of Thomas Oswald: Malaika Favorite (American, b. 1949), Portrait from the Red Sky, 1982, acrylic on canvas, H. 30 ¼ x W. 20 3/8 inches, 2020.11 Gift of Winifred and Kevin Reilly: Deborah Luster (American, b. 1951), Tooth for an Eye, Ledger 05-29 Location. 1200 St. Philip Date(s). October 5, 1992 Name(s). Ellis Lewis, Jr. (23) Notes. Gunshot to head while fleeing a robbery. 2008–2010, toned silver gelatin print mounted on Dibond, ed. 1/3 + 2 A/P H. 24 x W. 30 inches Gift of Winifred and Kevin Reilly in support of the Reilly Initiative for Underrepresented Artists 2020.14.1 Robert Polidori (CanadianAmerican, b. 1951), 6238 North Miro Street from the series After the Flood, 2005, Fujicolor Crystal archive print on Dibond, ed. 3/10, H. 50 x W. 60 inches, Gift of Winifred and Kevin Reilly in support of the Reilly Initiative for Underrepresented Artists 2020.14.2

Madelyn Sneed-Grays (American, b. 1990), Two Strikes, 2020, oil on canvas, H. 24 x W. 30 inches, Gift of Winifred and Kevin Reilly in support of the Reilly Initiative for Underrepresented Artists, 2020.14.3 Promised gift of Arthur Roger: *gift in progress Frederick Brown (American, 1945–2012), Sarah, 1998, oil on linen, H. 36 x W. 30 inches Gift of Michael Brown and Linda Green: *gift in progress John Geldersma (American, b. 1942, Untitled from “Shamans” series, c. 2005–2008, hackberry wood, H. 85 x W. 14 ½ x D. 14 ½ inches, John T. Scott (American, 1940–2007) Untitled, 1987, brass and aluminum; editioned work, H. 20 x W. 4 1/8 x D. 13 inches Arthur Silverman (American, 1923–2018), Untitled, c. 19801995, painted stainless steel, H. 64 x W. 19 1/4 x D. 19 1/4 inches Arthur Silverman (American, 1923–2018), Untitled, 1987, painted aluminum; editioned work, H. 10 1/4 x W. 3 1/2 x D. 2 1/8 inches, 60

Arthur Silverman (American, 1923– 2018), Untitled, c. 1990, painted aluminum, H. 56 x W. 24 x D. 17 inches Gina Laguna (American), Calla Lily, c. 2001, painted steel, H. 18 x W. 56 x D. 30 inches Gift of Maxine Watts Harris: *gift in progress Emerson Bell (American, 1930– 2006), Untitled [Mother and Child], c. 1970s–1980s, monoprint with mixed media relief on paper, H. 15 ½ x W. 9 ½ inches Emerson Bell (American, 1930– 2006), Untitled [Mother and Child], c. 1970s–1980s, monoprint with mixed media relief on paper, H. 15 ½ x W. 10 ½ inches Emerson Bell (American, 1930– 2006), Untitled [Mother and Child], c. 1970s–1980s, monoprint with mixed media relief on paper, H. 18 1/8 x W. 9 ½ inches Emerson Bell (American, 1930– 2006), Untitled [Mother and Child], c. 1970s–1980s, monoprint with mixed media relief on paper, H. 16 x W. 12 ½ inches Emerson Bell (American, 1930– 2006), Untitled [Mother and Child], c. 1970s–1980s, monoprint with mixed media relief on paper, H. 15 ½ x W. 9 ½ inches

Emerson Bell (American, 1930– 2006), Untitled [Mother and Child], c. 1970s–1980s, monoprint with mixed media relief on paper, H. 19 ½ x W. 9 5/8 inches

Gift of Mary Terrell Joseph: *gift in progress Piero Fenci (American, b. 1944), Handbag, 1973, raku-fired ceramic H. 13 ½ x W. 11 x D. 6 inches

Emerson Bell (American, 1930– 2006), Untitled [Mother and Child], c. 1970s–1980s, monoprint with mixed media relief on paper, H. 18 ¼ x W. 12 ¼ inches

Gift of Mr. S. Scott Sewell: *gift in progress Follower of Peter Paul Reubens, The Abduction of Proserpina, oil on panel, H. 62 ½ x W. 24 1/8 inches

Emerson Bell (American, 1930– 2006), Untitled, c. 1970s–1980s, monoprint with mixed media relief on paper, H. 9 3/4 x W. 3 1/4 inches

TRANSFERS: 3

Emerson Bell (American, 1930– 2006), Untitled, c. 1970s–1980s, monoprint with mixed media relief on paper, H. 9 3/4 x W. 3 3/8 inches Emerson Bell (American, 1930– 2006), Untitled [Mother and Child], c. 1970s–1980s, monoprint with mixed media relief on paper, H. 11 ½ x W. 10 inches Gift of Mary Terrell Joseph: *gift in progress Caroline Durieux (American, 1896– 1989), Happy Octopus, c. 1960s color electron print on paper with acrylic paint, A/P, H. 14 ½ x W. 18 inches Malaika Favorite (American, b. 1949, Brown Girl, c. 1980, etching with India ink on paper, A/P 1, H. 7 x W. 5 inches Randell Henry (American, b. 1958), Liberian Views, 2011, mixed media on paper, H. 7 x W. 4 ½ inches

Transfer from LSU School of Art: Sin-Ying Ho (Chinese-American, b. 1963), Mei Ping no. 1, 2000–2001, porcelain, hand painted cobalt pigment, computer transfer decal, terra sigillata, H. 14 ½ x W. 7 ¼ x D. 7 ¼ inches, 2021.6.1 Akio Takamori (Japanese-American, 1950–2017), Figural Envelope Vase, glazed stoneware, H. 24 x W. 20 x D. 8 inches, 2021.6.2 (pictured top left) Akio Takamori (Japanese-American, 1950–2017), Figural Teapot, glazed stoneware, H. 12 x W. 10 x D. 6 inches, 2021.6.3

PURCHASES: 6 Whitfield Lovell (American, b. 1959, Cada Dia, 2004, charcoal on wood, chair, H. 46 x W. 35 1/2 x D. 18 inches, Purchased with funds from the Reilly Initiative for Underrepresented Artists 2021.1

ACQUISITIONS

⊲ THE REILLY INITIATIVE Mario Moore (American, b. 1987), During and After the Battle, 2020, oil on linen, Purchased with funds from the Reilly Initiative for Underrepresented Artists, LSUMOA 2021.2

⊲ GIFT OF MARY TERRELL JOSEPH Frank Hayden (American, 1934–1988) Jury, c. 1977, mahogany on marble base, LSUMOA 2020.13.1 ⊲ THE REILLY INITIATIVE John T. Biggers (American, 1924–2001), Four Seasons, 1990, color lithograph on cream wove paper, ed. 105/120, H. 22 x W. 31 inches, Purchased with funds from the Reilly Initiative for Underrepresented Artists, 2021.5.1 62

⊲ GIFT OF JEFFERY AND MERI LANE Elemore Morgan, Jr. (American 1931-2008), Levee Curving, 1990, mixed media on museum board, Gift of Jeffery and Meri Lane in Honor of Betty G. Young, LSUMOA 2020.8

⊲ LSU SCHOOL OF ART TRANSFER Akio Takamori (Japanese-American, 1950–2017), Figural Envelope Vase, glazed stoneware, LSUMOA 2021.6.2 Akio Takamori (Japanese-American, 1950– 2017), Figural Teapot, glazed stoneware, LSUMOA 2021.6.3 ⊲ ANONYMOUS DONOR Letitia Huckaby (American, b. 1972), Madear, 2010, pigment print on silk,Purchased realized through prior gift of an Anonymous donor, LSUMOA 2021.3

Mario Moore (American, b. 1987), During and After the Battle, 2020, oil on linen, H. 68 x W. 80 inches, Purchased with funds from the Reilly Initiative for Underrepresented Artists, 2021.2

ACQUISITIONS

Letitia Huckaby (American, b. 1972), Madear, 2010, pigment print on silk, H. 29 1/2 x W. 41 1/2 inches, Purchased realized through prior gift of an Anonymous donor, 2021.3 Sonya Clark (American, b. 1967), French Braid and Corn Row, 2013, cloth, thread, wool, H. 84 x W. 40 x D. 2 inches, Purchased with funds from the Reilly Initiative for Underrepresented Artists, 2021.4 (pictured page 65) John T. Biggers (American, 1924–2001), Four Seasons, 1990, color lithograph on cream wove paper, ed. 105/120, H. 22 x W. 31 inches, Purchased with funds from the Reilly Initiative for Underrepresented Artists, 2021.5.1 Elizabeth Catlett (AmericanMexican, 1915–2012), Survivor, 1983, linocut on Arches paper, ed. 530/1000, H. 11 1/8 x W. 10 inches, Purchased with funds from the Reilly Initiative for Underrepresented Artists, 2021.5.2

PRIOR ACQUISITIONS COMPLETED IN FY 2020–2021: 52 Selina Bres Gregory (American, 1870-1953), Untitled [Portrait of an Old Woman], 1895, watercolor on paper, H. 20.5 x W. 17 inches, Purchased with funds donated by the Alma Lee, H.N., and Cary Saurage Fund at BRAF and the Paula G. Manship Museum of Art Endowment for Acquisitions and Conservation, 2019.14 Gift of Lake Douglas: George Valentine Dureau (American, 1930–2014), Untitled (Body of a Man), n.d., mixed media on paper H. 48 x W. 36 ½ inches, 2020.6.1 (conservation pledged by E. John Bullard) Arthur Silverman (American, b. 1923), Untitled, 1994, aluminum, H. 8 x W. 13 x D. 12 inches, 2020.6.2 Gift of Winifred and Kevin Reilly: David Halliday, (American, b. 1958), photographer Dread Scott (American, b. 1965), organizer, Slave Rebellion Reenactment (Malcolm Suber), c. 2018, archival pigment print, ed. of 5, H. 20 x W. 24 inches, Gift of Winifred and Kevin Reilly in support of the Reilly Initiative for Underrepresented Artists, 2020.10.1

David Halliday (American, b. 1958), photographer, Dread Scott (American, b. 1965), organizer Slave Rebellion Reenactment (Denise Frazier), c. 2018, archival pigment print, ed. of 5, H. 28 x W. 50 inches, Gift of Winifred and Kevin Reilly in support of the Reilly Initiative for Underrepresented Artists, 2020.10.2 Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Trent James: Honoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879), Magot de la Chine, 1834, lithograph on paper, H. 10 5/8 x W. 10 inches, 2020.12.1 Jean Charlot (American, b. France, 1898–1979), Jarana, 1933, chromolithograph on paper, H. 9 x W. 6 inches, 2020.12.2 John Taylor Arms (American, 1887–1953), Bark Metis’ Making Harbor, 1923, color aquatint on paper, H. 11 ¾ x W. 18 inches, 2020.12.3 Mabel Dwight (American, 1876–1955), Old Southern Graveyard (New Orleans), 1929, lithograph on paper H. 10 ½ x W. 31 ½ inches, 2020.12.4 Douglas Ian (Ion) Smart (British, 1879–1970), Barges and Warehouses Thames-Side, n.d., drypoint etching on paper, H. 7 ¾ x W. 11 ¾ 64 inches, 2020.12.5

Douglas Ian (Ion) Smart (British, 1879–1970), Kensington Gardens, n.d., drypoint etching on paper, H. 9 5/8 x W. 15 inches, 2020.12.6 Jacques Hnizdovsky (American, b. Ukraine, 1915–1985), Louisiana Champion Live Oak, 1977, woodcut on paper, 11/50, H. 14 ¾ x W. 23 ¾ inches, 2020.12.7 John McCrady (American, 1911–1968), The Robert E. Lee and The Natchez, 1945, lithograph on paper, H. 10 ¾ x W. 14 ¾ inches, 2020.12.8 John McCrady (American, 1911–1968), Steamboat ‘Round the Bend, 1945, lithograph on paper, H. 9 ¾ x W. 14 ¾ inches, 2020.12.9 John McCrady (American, 1911–1968), Carnival in New Orleans, 1941, lithograph on paper, H. 8 3/4 x W. 12 1/4 inches, 2020.12.10 Alice Standish Buell (American, 1892–1964), Patio of Green Shutter Bookshop in New Orleans, n.d., etching on paper, H. 2 1/2 x W. 1 3/4 inches, 2020.12.11 Alice Standish Buell (American, 1892–1964), Spires of St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans, 1936 etching on paper, ed. of 250 or less, H. 8 ½ x W. 6 1/8 inches 2020.12.12 Morris Henry Hobbs (American, 1892–1967), La Pretre House, 1939, etching on paper, H. 2 ¼ x W. 2 ¼ inches, 2020.12.13 65

Morris Henry Hobbs (American, 1892–1967), Old Rue Royale, New Orleans, 1941, etching on paper, H. 5 x W. 3 ½ inches, 2020.12.14 Morris Henry Hobbs (American, 1892–1967), The Patio Royal of New Orleans, n.d., etching on paper, H. 4 5/8 x W. 4 3/8 inches, 2020.12.15

ACQUISITIONS

Morris Henry Hobbs (American, 1892–1967), Courtyard of the Bosque House, n.d., etching on paper, ed of 500, H. 8 x W. 11 5/8 inches, 2020.12.16 Ellsworth Woodward (American, 1861–1939), Loading Hay, n.d. etching on paper, H. 9 x W. 11 ½ inches, 2020.12.17 Ellsworth Woodward (American, 1861–1939), The French Market New Orleans, n.d., etching on paper, H. 5 ¾ x W. 8 inches, 2020.12.18 Ellsworth Woodward (American, 1861–1939,) The Farm House, 1918, etching on paper, H. 9 ¾ x W. 11 3/8 inches, 2020.12.19 Tim McClure (American, b. 1947), 823 Chartres Street New Orleans, 1976, aquatint on paper, ed. 10/35, H. 11 x W. 10 inches, 2020.12.20

George Overbury “Pop” Hart (American, b. Egypt, 1868–1933), Springtime in New Orleans, 1925, lithograph on paper, H. 10 ½ x W. 13 ½ inches, 2020.12.21 Earl Horter (American, 1881–1940) The Kitchen, New Orleans, 1940, aquatint on paper, H. 13 ¼ x W. 11 1/8 inches, 2020.12.22 Leon R. Pescheret (American, b. England, 1892–1971), New Orleans Patio, n.d., colored etching on paper, H. 13 ¾ x W. 10 ¾ inches, 2020.12.23 Knute Heldner (American, b. Sweden, 1875–1952), Turpentine Pines, n.d., drypoint on paper, H. 9 x W. 6 ¾ inches, 2020.12.24 Knute Heldner (American, b. Sweden, 1875–1952), Crawfisher’s Shack, n.d. drypoint on paper, H. 8 1/8 x W. 10 7/8 inches, 2020.12.25 Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910), Rebels Outside their Works at Yorktown, 1862, wood engraving on paper, H. 7 3/4 x W. 5 1/4 inches, 2020.12.26 Arthur Briscoe (British, 1873–1943), Flooded Deck, 1931, etching on paper, ed. 19/75, H. 16 x W. 11 inches, 2020.12.27

Arthur Briscoe (British, 1873–1943), The Shadow of the Mainsail, 1932, etching on paper, ed. of 106 or more. H. 7 x W. 12 inches, 2020.12.28 Arthur Briscoe (British, 1873–1943), Hauling the Net Aboard, 1926, etching on paper, ed. 43/ 75, H. 7 x W. 11 7/8 inches, 2020.12.29 Arthur Briscoe (British, 1873– 1943), In the Tropics, 1928, etching on paper, ed. 47/75, H. 17 ¼ x W. 11 7/8 inches, 2020.12.30 Arthur Briscoe (British, 1873– 1943), Sorting Fish, 1926, etching on paper, ed. 33/75, H. 6 7/8 x W. 10 7/8 inches, 2020.12.31 Arthur Briscoe (British, 1873–1943), Mending the Trawl, 1926, etching on paper, ed. 69/75, H. 6 7/8 x W. 11 ¾ inches, 2020.12.32 Arthur Briscoe (British, 1873–1943), Overhauling the Trawl, 1927, etching on paper, ed. 9/75, H. 10 7/8 x W. 7 1/8 inches, 2020.12.33 Vaughn Woodridge, West Street—Where the Brigs Come In, n.d. drypoint on paper, ed. of 50, H. 9 3/8 x W. 6 inches, 2020.12.34

Gifford Beal (American, 1879–1956), Poling the Seine Boat, 1929, drypoint on paper, ed. of 100, H. 10 1/8 x W. 18 1/16 inches, 2020.12.35 Axel Herman Haig (Swedish, 1835– 1921), The Harbour Stockholm, 1892 etching on paper, H. 6 3/4 x W. 15 inches, 2020.12.36 Sergio Gonzalez-Tornero (Chilean, b. 1927), The Etheopian Battleparrot, 1970, colored etching on paper, ed. 127/150, H. 21 1/8 x W. 19 inches, 2020.12.37 Sergio Gonzalez-Tornero (Chilean, b. 1927), The Crusted Trumpeter of Assam, 1970, colored etching on paper, ed. 136/15, H. 21 ¾ x W. 19 inches, 2020.12.38 Sergio Gonzalez-Tornero (Chilean, b. 1927), The Amazonian Grawk, 1970, colored etching on paper, ed. 14/150, H. 21 ¼ x W. 19 inches 2020.12.39 Sergio Gonzalez-Tornero (Chilean, b. 1927), The Himalayan Bird of Earthly Delights, 1975, colored etching on paper, ed. 7/250, H. 26 x W. 36 5/8 inches, 2020.12.40 Sergio Gonzalez-Tornero (Chilean, b. 1927), The Star Spangled Bannerbird, 1975, colored etching on paper, ed. 1/250, H. 25 x W. 35 inches, 2020.12.41

Sergio Gonzalez-Tornero (Chilean, b. 1927), The Melanesian Whooflebird, 1970, colored etching on paper, ed. 118/150, H. 21 ¼ x W. 19 inches (sight), 2020.12.42 W. Ridgeway, engraved by C. Parsons, Capture of New Orleans —Fleet Passing Forts on the Mississippi River, 1873, engraving on paper, H. 6 1/8 x W. 9 ½ inches, 2020.12.43 Alfred R. Waud (American, b. England, 1828–1891), engraved by D.G. Thompson, New Orleans, 1873 hand-colored engraving on paper H. 7 ½ x W. 9 ½ inches, 2020.12.44 William Bell (British, 1734–1794), John Wesley, n.d., engraving, H. 5 x W. 4 3/8 inches, 2020.12.45 Alfred R. Waud (American, b. England, 1828–1891), Coming from church—Scene on the Bayou Lafourche, 1867, wood engraving, ed. unknown, H. 9 1/8 x W. 13 3/4 inches, 2020.12.46 Gift of Mary Terrell Joseph: Frank Hayden (American, 1934– 1988), Jury, c. 1977, mahogany on marble base, H. 20 1/2 x W. 7 1/2 x D. 6 inches, 2020.13.1 Albert LaVergne (American, b. 1943), Hand, 1989, fabricated steel H. 24 x W. 20 x D. 20 inches 2020.13.2

OTHER COLLECTIONS UPDATES: NEW LOANS Sonya Clark (American, b. 1967), French Braid and Corn Row, 2013 cloth, thread, wool, H. 84 x W. 40 x D. 2 inches, Purchased with funds from the Reilly Initiative for Underrepresented Artists, 2021.4 ON LOAN: National Museum of Women in the Arts Washington, D.C. Sonya Clark: Tatter, Bristle, and Mend, March 3–June 27, 2021

OBJECT RECORDS ADDED TO ONLINE DATABASE: 289 TOTAL OBJECTS NOW ONLINE: 1,422 CONSERVATION: 12 TOTAL WORKS CONSERVED 7 through Adopt-a-work Funded through Adopt-a-work 2019: Adopted by Dr. and Mrs. Butler Fuller and Mrs. Becky and Dr. Warren Gottsegen: Alberta Kinsey, Antique Shop, n.d. oil on artist canvas, H. 20 x W. 30 inches, Gift of Dixon Smith, 2008.6.1 FUNDED THROUGH ADOPT-A-WORK 2020: Adopted by Steven and Beverly Heymsfield: Knute Heldner, Turpentine Pines, n.d., drypoint on paper, H. 7 7/8 x W. 5 3/4 inches, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Trent James, 2020.12.23

OTHER WORKS CONSERVED: Al LaVergne Untitled, c. 1990 painted steel, H. 33 x W. 26 x D. 19 inches, Gift from the collection of Michael D. Robinson and Donald J. Boutté, 2017.7.8 (conservation pictured page 69) Radcliffe Bailey, Far Beyond the Valley, 2003, mixed media on wood, H. 79 x W. 60 1/4 inches, Purchased with funds from Winifred and Kevin Reilly, 2020.2.1

ACQUISITIONS

FUNDS PAID BY E. JOHN BULLARD:

Adopted by Carol Steinmuller: Knute Heldner, Crawfisher’s Shack, n.d., drypoint on paper, H. 7 3/8 x W. 10 1/4 inches, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Trent James, 2020.12.24 Ellsworth Woodward, Loading Hay, 1932, etching on paper, H. 8 x W. 11 5/8 inches, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Trent James, 2020.12.16 Adopted by Bob and Linda Bowsher: Ellsworth Woodward, The French Market, New Orleans, c. 1885, etching on paper, H. 5 3/4 x W. 8 1/4 inches, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Trent James, 2020.12.17

Ellsworth Woodward, The Farm House, 1918, etching on paper, H. 9 x W. 11 inches, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Trent James, 2020.12.18 Adopted by Nancy Dougherty and Sandy Arst: Clarence Millet, Bourbon Street, n.d., oil on canvas, H. 21 1/2 x W. 25 1/2 inches, Gift of Susie Millet; Transfer from LSU Libraries, Special Collections Dept., 2006.7.2

Ted Randall Moonscape Vessel, 1980, matte-glazed stoneware, H. 8 1/2 x W. 12 x D. 12 3/4 inches, Promised Gift of E. John Bullard, L2021.2.37 (pictured page 68) Matthew Metz, Covered Box, 2014, glazed porcelain, H. 9 x W. 5 x D. 5 inches, Promised Gift of E. John Bullard, L2021.2.31 Margaret Wildenhain, Covered Jar, c. 1960, glazed stoneware, H. 13 1/2 x W. 11 x D. 16 inches Promised Gift of E. John Bullard, L2021.3.19

IMAGES: Objects Conservator Susie Seborg Anders (pictured above in LSU MOA collections storage) is local to Baton Rouge and worked on this sculpture by Al LaVergne in museum storage. 69

MEMBERS & DONORS 71

DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE PLATINUM Mr. and Mrs. Clark G. Boyce, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Cary Dougherty

MEMBERS

DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE GOLD Mr. John G. Turner and Mr. Jerry G. Fischer Mr. and Mrs. William A. Wilcox Mr. and Mrs. Brian Schneider Ms. Carol Steinmuller DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE SILVER Mr. Roger H. Ogden Mr. Ben Jeffers Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lamar Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Bowsher Dr. and Mrs. Butler Fuller Mr. Cary Saurage II Mr. and Mrs. John B. Noland Margaret and Butch Hart Mrs. Susan H. Dawson Dr. and Mrs. Frederic Billings III Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hise Ms. Mary Ann Sternberg Dr. and Mrs. Terry Zellmer Patricia L. Alford Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Reilly Mr. and Mrs. Cordell Haymon Mr. and Mrs. Sanford A. Arst Ms. Annette Barton and Mr. Malcolm Tucker Mr. Stephen Black Dr. and Mrs. Tom J. Meek, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin G. Rotenberg Mrs. Mary T. Joseph Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Harvey, Jr Dr. Kay Martin Mr. & Mrs. George T. Clark III Mr. and Mrs. John Hill Ms. Cathy Coates and Dr. Brian Hales Mrs. Emalie Boyce & Mr. Nathan Self Dr. and Mrs. Richard Smith

Dr. Joyce Marie Jackson & J. Nash Porter Mr. and Mrs. John Hains, Jr. Mr. Roderick Parker Dr. and Mrs. Steve Heymsfield Dean Alkis Tsolakis Ms. Elizabeth Thomas Dr. and Mrs. Warren Gottsegen Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Stetson Mr. John P. Everett Elizabeth C. and John Noland Jr. Yvette B. Marsh Lake Douglas Stephen and Casey Miller BENEFACTOR Mr. and Mrs. Carl Blyskal Dr. and Mrs. Charles Kaufman SUSTAINER James M. Bishop, Ph.D. and Ms. Virginia Bunker Mr. Joe Simmons and Ms. Patricia A. Day Mr. and Mrs. W. Robert Blackledge Dr. Adelaide Russo Mr. Fred C. Dent, III Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stutts Dr. Gresdna Doty and Dr. James Traynham Ms. Ann Connelly Mr. Scott R. Simmons Michael Avant and Tamara Doyle Leonard Apcar Dr. Camilla C. Pugh Mr. and Mrs. Gregory D Frost Jeffrey Fraenkel and Alan Mark HOUSEHOLD Dr. and Mrs. C. C. Coles Mr. Michael Robinson and Mr. Donald Boutté Mr. Leonard H. Sedlin Mrs. BeBe Facundus Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bender Ms. Martha Yancey 72

HOUSEHOLD (continued) J.B. and Cheryl Olinde John & Beth Brantley Dr. and Mrs. Charles S. Walker Dr. and Mrs. O. M. Thompson, Jr. Ms. Becky Abadie Cindy & Brad Black Ms. Jane Honeycutt Barbara Hasek and Victor Rivera Drs. Ron & Mary Sue Garay Mr. Irving Mendelssohn and Ms. Karen McKee Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Bauer Drs. Claire Advokat and Joseph Comaty Ms. Denise Van Schoyck and Mr. Terry Tuminello Stephanie S. Jacque Mr. Robert Carney & Ms. Bonnie Jean Davis Dr. & Mrs. C. Ray Halliburton Mr. Thomas Livesay & Mrs. Amanda Haralson Nancy and Christopher Keaton Brad and Barbara Bourgoyne Marion Clyde Day Jr. and Van Wade-Day Mr. Drew Gaudet Mr. Roger C. Cutrer Ms. Ann Halphen Ms. Caroline Kennedy Kenneth W. Sneed Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Kronenberger Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert and Elizabeth Neely Eileen P. Bossier Mitchell Hoffman Thomas and Maia Butler Peter Conroy George Voisin Priscilla Simpson John Pojman and Dionne Rousseau Mr. John F. Pugh Dr. Lawrence J Rouse, Jr Glynnis and Gregory Alford Glenda Parks Anissa and Nick Rodney Karla Rocha 73

Jim Gershey and Dan Gunther Wayne Myers Lessie Leblanc-Melancon DUAL Dr. and Mrs. James M. Coleman Mr. and Mrs. John M. Wilder Dr. and Mrs. Trent L. James Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Harrison Charles and Peggy Smith Mr. & Mrs. Francis Guglielmo Fran Huber and Michael Katchmer Mr. Craig Colten and Ms. Margaret Campane Mr. and Mrs. Jerry L. Exner Mr. & Mrs. Erich P. Rapp Mr. David Kors Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Lockwood Mr. and Mrs. William Monroe Mr. and Mrs. Femi Euba Andrew & Anne Maverick Mr. & Mrs. T. Danny Arnold Camp & Barbara Matens Bruce Morgan John & Sandra Pickering Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hayes Mr. & Mrs. Dave Besse Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wissner Mr. and Mrs. Richard Carr John and Karen Gautreau Mr. Hansel M. Harlan Mr. and Mrs. J. Charles Upton Mr. and Mrs. Rick LeCompte Mr. Mark Pethke Rancy Boyd-Snee & Alfonso Godoy Ms. Elizabeth Perry Stephen & Claire Wilson Joe & Mary Lana Toniolo Mr. and Mrs. Roelof Bosma Mr. Earl George, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Jonas Mark D. Antoine

MEMBERS

DUAL (continued) Benjamin and Nancy Hillman Angela Adolph Courtney Taylor Cheramie B. Sonnier Jerry Arndt Tim and Toni McGinty Ellen M. Humphreys Michaelene Walsh and David West Gregory and Mindy Lacour Miriam E. Smith Benard E. Boudreaux and

Dr. Sally Clausen Ms. Jessica Chevis Karla M Coreil Micheline A. Cazayoux Haley Franklin and Scott Johnson Steven Flores Vincent Medina James and Catherine Heitman Ethan Melancon

FRIEND Mr. Charles H. Coates, Jr. Mr. Darryl Gissel and Ms. Sally Nungesser Ms. Gail Gaiennie Ms. Elise Blewster Mr. J. Michael Cutshaw Dr. Erma W. Hines Mr. David Humphreys Billie Bourgeois Betsy Toups Susan F. Bueche Ms. Harriet Babin Miller Gwendolyn Dugas Mr. Fred M. Nackley Mr. Henry D. Bellamy Mrs. Sue Avery Robert & Nancy Ginn Susan and Woodrow Chew Ms. Meichi C. Lee Laura Larsen Olivia M Pass Ms. Marion A. Territo Ms. Rosemary W. Goodell Elizabeth Hamlin Linda Miremont Robert L Carpenter David Horton Isabel Loret Mrs. Karen G Hamilton Ms. Malaika Favorite Nancy C Grush, Esq Adele Smith Kate Guillot Josh and Monica Ford George Bayhi EDUCATOR Ms. Nannette Egros Ms. Ann Trousdale David Chicoine and Elise Lassande Tana Vaccarella 75

Ms. Jemima Brandon Ms. Tana Vaccarella Ms. Melissa A Sorrells Katherine R. Kelso STUDENT Amber N. Miller Matthew McClure Preston R. Barron Haley E. Grillot Campbell William Southwell Colton B. Leggett Alyssa J. Nail Veronica A. Jacques Lauren S. Stroupe Zoe M. Dickson Samari N. Keaton Thomas M. Arnold Joshua B. Hollier Colette C. Campbell Payton A. Rogers Tiffany M. Pham Max H. Holmes Eric P. Morvant Tamia N. Jones-Lawrence William W. Portwood Megan Lowery Megan H. Prudhomme Elizabeth R. Wyatt Noah K. Carges Nicole M. Mann Gabrielle E. Frieu Aaron Gotte Jackson A. Dunham Emercyn A. McMillian Spencer J. Frawley Abigail M. Cate Trikarri Bates

YOUR GIFTS CREATE IMPACT

DONORS

Director's Excellence Fund: Excellence funds are discretionary dollars carefully targeted to meet emerging opportunities and immediate needs that arise. These generous dollars support areas such as staff training, equipment purchases, travel, and other needs that come up due to shifting circumstances, the unexpected or emergencies. Creative Education Spaces: Capital Gifts will be used to realize renovations on two floors of the Shaw Center that will enhance and enlarge the usable space for art and community events, and provide support for specialized equipment needs, such as computers, print making equipment, specialized sinks, interactive touch screens for our classrooms, and other studio equipment. This support will modernize our multi-purpose space, our conference/teaching room and create our first true museum classroom/studio/ maker’s space usable by all ages. Exhibtions Endowment Fund: Endowed gifts will provide support for bringing excellent exhibitions to LSUMOA. A robust exhibitions program that presents historic and contemporary exhibitions relies on available resources to schedule exhibitions, sometimes many years ahead. An endowment would do just that and allow for greater opportunities to be planned for and realized.

Annual Exhibitions Fund: Gifts and Sponsorships fund the annual changing exhibitions program. Exhibitions are the core of our educational mission, as our programs resolve around the content of these changing projects, and this targeted support is the foundation upon which these projects are based. Acquisitions and Collection Care: Gifts will provide support for LSU MOA staff to grow and protect our vast collection. Conservation: Gifts will support individualized conservation efforts, depending on the greatest need for our permanent collection’s care. Acquisitions: Gifts will provide the opportunity to collect important artwork based on the gaps in LSU MOA’s collection and collecting priorities. Education: Gifts allow our educator to develop program materials, provide students of all ages amazing content and art materials/supplies based on our exhibitions, and give area teachers opportunities for continuing education credits. Diversity And Inclusion Initiatives: Gifts to support diversity and inclusion initiatives will help us enact intentional policies that will impact collections, community, and professional practices at the LSUMOA and in the museum field.

People And Programs Graduate Assistantships: Gifts will fund opportunities for graduate students to gain real-world work experiences that prepare them to jump-start their careers in museums, education, and the arts while also supporting the work of the LSUMOA staff in the specialized areas of exhibitions, collections, and education. Artist Residencies: Gifts will help LSUMOA collaborate with the LSU School of Art and our community to empower artists to advance their creative pursuits, while contributing to our exhibitions and educational programming. LSUMOA's collaborative relationship with the LSU College of Art & Design strengthens relationships among the museum, the university, and the community. LSUMOA collaborates with the LSU College of Art & Design, LSU School of Art, other LSU Colleges and Departments, and our community to empower artists to advance their creative pursuits while contributing to our educational programming. Visiting and exhibiting artists present public lectures and gallery talks, meet with LSU students in their classes, and conduct student workshops on campus and at the museum.

Overall Major Benefactors and Foundations

$50,000 and above Mrs. Winifred and Mr. Kevin P. Reilly Jr. Louisiana CAT / Louisiana Machinery / Mr. Clark G. Boyce Jr. / Mrs. Emalie A. Boyce Art Bridges Foundation Grants $10,000 to $49,999 The Alma Lee, Norman and Cary Saurage Fund Mr. John G. Turner and Mr. Jerry G. Fischer The Imo N. Brown Memorial Fund in memory of Heidel Brown and Mary Ann Brown $5,000 to $9,999 Ms. Mary Terrell Joseph Mr. Donald J. Boutté and Mr. Michael Robinson Mrs. Catherine B. Tremaine Mrs. Rebecca P. and Dr. Warren L. Gottsegen Junior League of Baton Rouge Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President and Metro Council IBERIA BANK/ HORIZON Louisiana Lottery The Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism Grant

Education & Program Endowment Fund $25,000 and above Louisiana Machinery / Mr. Clark G. Boyce Jr. / Mrs. Emalie A. Boyce $5,000 to $24,999 Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President and Metro Council IBERIA BANK/ HORIZON Louisiana Lottery $2,500 to $4,999 Mr. John G. Turner and Mr. Jerry G. Fischer LSU College of Art & Design $1,000 and under Mrs. Susan R. and Dr. Frederic T Billings III City Year 77

Annual Exhibition Fund

$10,000 and above Louisiana CAT / Louisiana Machinery / Mr. Clark G. Boyce Jr. / Mrs. Emalie A. Boyce Imo N. Brown Memorial Fund in memory of Heidel Brown and Mary Ann Brown The Alma Lee, Norman and Cary Saurage Fund Art Bridges Foundation Grants $4,000 to $9,999 Mr. Donald J. Boutté and Mr. Michael Robinson Mrs. Catherine B. Tremaine Mrs. Rebecca P. and Dr. Warren L. Gottsegen Junior League of Baton Rouge The Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism Grant $2,500 to $3,999 Taylor Porter Brooks and Phillips LLP $1,000 to 2,400 LSU College of Art & Design Mrs. Janet R. and Mr. Sanford A. Arst Newton B. Thomas Family/Newtron Group Fund Mrs. Deborah A. Delahoussaye and W. Lake Douglas, Phd Mrs. Jacqueline S. and Mr. Brian A. Schneider

DONORS

$999 and under Ms. Mary T. Benson

Art Support Fund $109,100 Mrs. Winifred and Mr. Kevin P. Reilly Jr. $25,000 Louisiana CAT/ Louisiana Machinery / Mr. Clark G. Boyce Jr. / Mrs. Emalie A. Boyce Salary Support Fund $34,000 Mrs. Winifred and Mr. Kevin P. Reilly Jr. $20,000 Art Bridges Foundation Bridging Ahead Grant $12,000 Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities Culture Care Grant

Art Conservation Fund $250 to $1,300 Mrs. Janet R. and Mr. Sanford Arst Mrs. Linda H. and Mr. Robert T. Bowsher Mr. Edgar J. Bullard III Mrs. Beverly and Dr. Steven Heymsfield

Annual Fund Campaign

$10,000 and above Mr. John G. Turner and Mr. Jerry G. Fischer $2,000 to $9,999 Mrs. Janet R. and Mr. Sandford A. Arst Beverly and Dudley Coates Family Mrs. Beth G. and Dr. Butler Fuller Ms. Mary Terrell Joseph Mrs. Jean S. and Mr. William A. Wilcox Mrs. Winifred and Mr. Kevin P. Reilly Jr. $1,000 to $1,999 Mrs. Margaret S. and Mr. William P. Benjamin Mrs. Susan R. and Dr. Frederic T Billings III Mrs. Mary Kay C. and Mr. J. Terrell Brown Dr. Karen F. and Mr. Jerry Ceppos Mrs. Nancy C. and Mr. Cary M. Dougherty Jr. Mrs. Catherine H. Coates and Brian J. Hales, PhD Dr. Laura F. Lindsay Dr. M. Kay Martin Suzanne F. Sexton, Med and Raymond G. Sexton, JD Ms. Carol L. Steinmuller

$1000 to $999 Mrs. Patricia L. and Mr. Lloyd B. Alford James M. Bishop, PhD and Mrs. Virginia C. Bunker Mrs. Jane H. and Mr. W. R. Blackledge Ms. Mary T. Benson Mr. George P. Bonvillain Jr. Mrs. Linda H. and Mr. Robert T. Bowsher Mrs. Camille J. and Mr. David R. Cassidy Dr. Jane W. Cassidy and Dr. James L. Byo Mrs. Margaret M. Campane and Dr. Craig E. Colten Mrs. Renee M. Chatelain and Mr. Kevin R. Lyle Gresdna A. Doty, PhD and James G. Traynham, PhD

DONORS

$1000 to $999 Mrs. Donna D. and Dr. John F. Fraiche Mrs. Rebecca P. and Dr. Warren L. Gottsegen Mrs. Cynthia S. Graves Ms. LouAnne Greenwald Mrs. Nedra D. and Mr. John E. Hains Jr. Mrs. Beverly and Dr. Steven Heymsfield Mrs. Nancy J. Honeycutt Mrs. Salomia L. and Mr. Ben L. Jeffers Mrs. Joan C. and Mr. Jason E. Keller Mrs. Ann S. Keogh Mrs. Alice S. and Mr. Lawrence Kronenberger Dr. Laura S. and Dr. Richard F. Larsen Mrs. Elizabeth B. and Mr. David L. Laxton III Mrs. Susan H. and Mr. Richard A. Lipsey Mrs. Anne P. Marks Mrs. Elizabeth S. and Mr. Faimon A. Roberts II Ms. E. Anna Roberts and Mr. Derek Waggenspack Mr. Andrew J. Smith Ms. Carmen Spooner Mrs. Catherine M. and Mr. Daniel E. Stetson Mrs. Renée R. and Mr. Patrick G. Tullier Ms. Brier C. Turner $99 and under Ms. Sarah M. Amacker Ms. Amy E. Carlson Mr. Lee Goldberg Mrs. Martha T. and Mr. Nicholas A. Guichard Mrs. Kathleen F. Hains Mrs. Frances R. Huber and Mr. Michael Katchmer Dr. Joyce M. Jackson and Mr. J.N. Porter Dr. Yvette B. and Mr. Andre Marsh Ms. Sasha B. Mathieu Mr. Daniel E. Mulligan Mrs. Julie P. and Mr. Leonard R. Nachman II Mr. Roderick A. Parker and Ms. Courtney P. Taylor Mr. Jonathan M. Pellitteri Ms. Phoebe Pellitteri Mrs. Mary F. Pollard Ms. Mary Ratcliff Mrs. Pam A. Roby Mrs. LeAnn K. Russo

IMAGES: (top) LSU MOA Curator Courtney Taylor with artist Letitia Huckaby; (below)Kyra Jackson (LSU BFA Ceramics) at The Boneyard pottery wheel during 2021 Annual Meeting at LSU Museum of Art

$99 and under (continued) Meran C. Simonson, CLDA Mrs. Renee and Mr. John Sims Mrs. Rebecca R. and Mr. Edwin E. Stagg Ms. Michaelene Walsh 80

LSU MOA STAFF AND BOARDS ADVISORY BOARD 2020―2021

Chair: Steven Heymsfield Vice Chair: Nancy C. Dougherty Secretary / Treasurer: John Everett Immediate Past Chair: Brian Schneider Sanford A. “Sandy” Arst Margaret Benjamin George Bonvillain Jerry Ceppos Lake Douglas Donna Fraiche Beth Fuller Becky Gottsegen LouAnne Greenwald Joyce Jackson Ben Jeffers Mary T. Joseph Elizabeth Carpenter Noland Yvette Marsh Kay Martin Mary Ratcliff, Student Representative Dereck J. Rovaris, Sr. L. Cary Saurage II Carol Steinmuller Ex-Officio: Susannah Bing Johannsen Daniel E. Stetson Honorary: Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser Nadine Russell

FRIENDS OF LSU MUSEUM OF ART President: Susannah Bing Johannsen Vice President: Clarke J. Gernon, Jr. Secretary / Treasurer: Robert Bowsher Michael Avant Brad M. Bourgoyne Burton Perkins Emile C. Rolfs III Ann Wilkinson Jeff Bell Ex-Officio: Daniel E. Stetson Staff Representative: Nedra Hains

STAFF

Daniel E. Stetson, Executive Director Sarah Amacker, Communications Coordinator Grant Benoit, Educator & Public Programs Manager Clarke Brown, Curatorial Fellow LeAnn Dusang, Museum Store Manager / Visitor Services Manager / Membership Coordinator Nedra Hains, Director of Development & External Affairs Olivia Peltier, Museum Registrar Travis Pickett, Preparator Anna Roberts, Business Manager Courtney Taylor, Curator & Director of Public Programs Fran Huber, Assistant Director for Collections Management (through December 2020) Becky Abadie, Business Manager (through February 2021) Jordan Hess, Preparator (through April 2021)

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Supported by a grant from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council, as administered by the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge, Inc. Funding has also been provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, Art Works. LSU Museum of Art is supported in part by a grant from the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge, funded by the East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President and Metro Council. Additional support is provided by generous donors to the Annual Exhibition Fund, and our donors and members. Funding for Louisiana Culture Care Fund grants has been provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and administered by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities (LEH) as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act economic stabilization plan. Support provided by Art Bridges.

Annual Report 2020–2021

Articles inside

COLLECTIONS

STAFF & BOARDS

EXHIBITIONS

DIRECTOR'S LETTER

MEMBERS & DONORS

PARTNERS

ART VOICES