IMPRESSIONS is published twice a year for friends of the McNay Art Museum.
Director and CEO
Matthew McLendon, PhD
Head of Communications and Marketing
Yolanda Urrabazo
Manager of Communications and Marketing
Aissa Hernandez
Graphic Designer
Olga Maya
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Margaret Cruse
Paul Feuerbacher
Jacklyn Velez
Contributing Photographers
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Josh Huskin
Felicia Sealey
David Sixt
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Board of Trustees
Don Frost, President
Amy E. Stieren, Vice President
Darryl Byrd, Secretary
Brooks Englehardt, Treasurer
Jaime R. Aquino, PhD
J. Bruce Bugg Jr.
Caroline Korbell Carrington
Graciela Cigarroa
Walton Vandiver Gregory
Rick Liberto
Forrest E. Miller
J. David Oppenheimer
Corinna Holt Richter
Kirstin Silberschlag
Kathy Sosa
Alice B. Viroslav, MD
Emeritus Trustees
Curt Anastasio
Laura Bertetti Baucum
Steve Blank
Toby Calvert
Francisco G. Cigarroa, MD
John W. Feik
Marie M. Halff
Sarah E. Harte
Joan Buzzini Hurd
John C. Kerr
Jane Stieren Lacy
Bill McCartney
Connie McCombs McNab
Barbie O’Connor
Allan G. Paterson Jr.
Carolyn Jeffers Paterson
Harriett Romo, PhD
Ethel Thomson Runion
Kirk Saffell
George F. Schroeder†
Thomas R. Semmes
Alice C. Simkins
Bruce Smith
Lucille Oppenheimer Travis
Joe Westheimer
As of 5.21.2024
AT A GLANCE
Leader Messages
The McNay at 70
Docent Program
News
Whitfield Lovell: Passages
Exhibitions
Events
Supporter Recognition
MISSION
The McNay Art Museum engages a diverse community in the discovery and enjoyment of the visual arts.
VISION
The McNay will be San Antonio’s place of belonging, where the Museum’s expanding community is reflected in transformational art experiences.
CORE VALUES
Graphic Designer Olga Maya created the 70th anniversary issue’s unique cover illustration. Drawing from the history and architecture of the McNay’s residence, the intricately-designed tiles from the Talavera Staircase in Blackburn Patio serve as an ever-present backdrop of Marion Koogler McNay’s vision and aesthetic. Most of the tiles came from the Harry Hicks Studio in Los Angeles, one of architect Atlee B. Ayres’s favorite tile suppliers. The tiles echo our past while celebrating the continued beauty of the McNay Art Museum. Learn more about the home and architecture details on pages 4-7.
DIRECTOR’S LETTER
Dear Friends,
Welcome to the 70th anniversary issue of Impressions. In this special edition, we feature stories that underscore our collective pride in the McNay from across generations. The McNay opened its doors to the public in November of 1954 as the first dedicated modern art museum in Texas. We take that designation to heart and strive to keep Marion Koogler McNay’s trailblazing spirit alive through groundbreaking exhibitions and memorable experiences.
We’re excited to showcase a new season of exhibitions that reflect our expanding community, such as the immersive Whitfield Lovell: Passages, the captivating Rasquachismo: 35 Years of a Chicano Sensibility, and the dazzling Women Artists of the Ballets Russes: Designing the Legacy. Mark your calendar for opening dates and upcoming events.
Reflecting on our community’s personal histories with the McNay, this issue also highlights McNay Stories, including renowned scholar Tomás Ybarra-Frausto, as well as a new series, Sculpting the McNay, featuring McNay staff, and a special spotlight on McNay docents.
The McNay’s docent program, which celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, is the heartbeat of the Museum, offering hundreds of tours to students and adults annually. We are especially proud to announce that the popular Architecture Tour, created by docent Dan Wigodsky, is now available from anywhere in the world on our Bloomberg Connects digital guide. Dive in for an inside look at Marion Koogler McNay’s residence and how the Museum’s structure has evolved since opening in 1954.
Beyond the walls of the McNay, our very own The Route from Saint-Germain to Marly by Alfred Sisley is on view at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. as part of Paris 1874: The Impressionist Moment, an exhibition that celebrates the 150th anniversary of the first Impressionist exhibition. We are proud to have a work from our permanent collection rejoin many of the other works included in the original exhibition.
We are honored to continue our seventy-year legacy of opening our doors wider, broadening our reach, and making a significant impact in people’s lives. Thank you for being a part of the McNay story. I look forward to seeing you in the galleries soon!
Warm regards,
Matthew McLendon, PhD Director and CEO
BOARD PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Since the McNay’s inception 70 years ago, a member of the Frost family has served on the Board with great pride. Beginning with my great-great uncle, grandfather, and father, all who knew Mrs. McNay, my love for this treasured institution goes deep. From walking on the McNay campus as a child with my grandmother, a close friend of Mrs. McNay, to serving on the Board with my father, the McNay has and will continue to be an important aspect of my life. After forty-one years as a volunteer and fourteen years of dedicated service as a Trustee, four of those as Board President, I will be stepping down from the Board in January as my term concludes. While my Board term ends, I look forward to continuing to support the McNay.
As I reflect on my time serving, I am proud to see the McNay’s commitment to artistic excellence and community impact is stronger than ever. I am especially proud and grateful that the board is unified strategically and, more importantly, enjoys a strong camaraderie through every decision, meeting, or gathering. This “Esprit de Corps” is a rarity. After being involved with numerous non-profit organizations, I know of no other with such a strong bond of donors, volunteers, trustees, and staff. Everyone is so dedicated and devoted to the advancement of its mission.
I am excited to see the next generation guide the Museum to great new heights. 2024 has been especially meaningful as we celebrate the pioneering spirit that has shaped the McNay for the last seventy years. As the Board President, my hope for the McNay is for this special place to grow even stronger so that children who walk these grounds today—as I once did—will find a home here for the rest of their lives.
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Don Frost, Board of Trustees President Photograph by Josh Huskin
Matthew McLendon, PhD, Director and CEO
Photograph by Josh Huskin
Don Frost Board of Trustees President
1954 – 2024: 70 YEARS OF ART AND COMMUNITY
Celebrating a decades-long legacy of art, community, and impact, the 70th anniversary issue of Impressions highlights our vision of being San Antonio’s place of belonging. The core of the McNay Art Museum was home to artist and educator Marion Koogler McNay. Upon her death, Marion Koogler McNay left her house, a collection of more than 700 works of art, and an endowment to establish the first modern art museum in Texas.
The McNay opened its doors to the public in 1954, beginning an exciting, new chapter in San Antonio’s history. Across seven decades, the McNay has grown significantly with restorations made to the historic heart of the Museum— Marion Koogler McNay’s home—and through remarkable expansion of the collection and buildings and beautification of the grounds.
Find just a few snapshots from the rich history below and discover how 2024 brought our founder’s vision to life by broadening access, enhancing the visitor experience, and celebrating powerful stories. We are grateful to you for being part of the McNay’s story and for the devoted support of advocates past, present, and yet to come.
1926 A VISION OF HOME
Marion Koogler McNay moved to San Antonio, where she married her second husband, Dr. Donald Atkinson. They owned a 132-acre goat farm on the then undeveloped north side of San Antonio and set out to build the finest house in San Antonio.
LATE 1920s A WORK BY DIEGO RIVERA BEGINS THE COLLECTION
Marion Koogler McNay’s first major purchase was an oil painting, Delfina Flores by Diego Rivera. She also bought watercolors by Mary Cassatt, George Grosz, and Paul Signac.
1929
DESIGNING WITH AN ARTIST’S TOUCH
Marion Koogler McNay commissioned wellknown local father-and-son architecture team
Atlee B. Ayres and Robert M. Ayres. As an artist and an art collector, she oversaw every design detail during the thirty-two months of construction, including custom tiles, painted ceiling stencils, textured stucco walls, and custom crafted light fixtures and window grilles. The house was completed in 1929.
McNay Stories
In honor of our anniversary, we captured community stories spanning seven decades in our showcase, McNay Stories. Hear from those whose lives were shaped by the McNay, including scholar Tomás Ybarra-Frausto; docent Carolyn Lay; one of our most passionate members Chris Butler, and more.
1942 A WELCOMING SPIRIT
Marion Koogler McNay had a generous, welcoming spirit, opening her doors to many guests. She began to make plans to leave her house and her art collection as an art museum.
1930s - 1940s BROADENING THE COLLECTION
Art dealers in New Mexico advised Marion Koogler McNay on purchasing Paul Gauguin’s Portrait of the Artist with the Idol. After seeing Vincent van Gogh’s Women Crossing the Fields on a trip to Chicago, she purchased it, growing a remarkable collection. She continued travels to New Mexico and purchased New Mexican jewelry, pottery, santos, and textiles.
Sculpting the McNay
The new video series, Sculpting the McNay, celebrates staff talent, taking you behind the scenes with the creative forces that keep the McNay thriving as a place of beauty and belonging. Our first installment on social media features Alex C. Zavala at work on the Blackburn Patio, koi pond, Japanese garden, and the pumpkin patch. Follow along at @mcnayart.
1946-1948
SAN ANTONIO ART INSTITUTE FINDS A HOME
Marion Koogler McNay invited the San Antonio Art Institute into her home. She built a library and studio classroom; paid for art supplies, salaries for teachers, and exhibitions; and housed visiting instructors so that others could share in her love of art.
1954
JOHN PALMER LEEPER, PhD DIRECTOR (1954-1990)
John Palmer Leeper was the first director of the Marion Koogler McNay Art Museum, overseeing major renovations, significant acquisitions, and publishing multiple books during his 36-year tenure.
1950 THE GIFT OF ART
Upon her death, Marion Koogler McNay left her house, a collection of more than 700 works of art, and an endowment to establish the first modern art museum in Texas.
70th Anniversary Events
Throughout 2024, hundreds of visitors celebrated our 70th anniversary at events, from Founder’s Day to the 1954 Film Series featuring iconic classics like Godzilla. Close out 2024 with us at 70th Anniversary Free Family Night, on December 12, and enjoy an evening of art, music, and activities.
1954 McNAY ART MUSEUM OPENS ITS DOORS
The Museum opened on November 4, 1954, after renovations that had been specified by Marion Koogler McNay before her death were carried out by the original architects. With John Palmer Leeper as its first director, the Museum opened with an exhibition devoted to Pablo Picasso.
1964 DOCENT PROGRAM
The docent program at the McNay was established, beginning a rich education tradition.
1984
TOBIN WING
70TH ANNIVERSARY HOST COMMITTEE
Digital Guide
Advancing our legacy of innovation and access, the McNay launched its digital guide on Bloomberg Connects which celebrates the life and history of the Museum. Explore our permanent collection, journey through exhibitions with artists’ and curators’ audio guides, and discover the architectural history of the home in a virtual tour.
1991
WILLIAM J. CHIEGO, PhD DIRECTOR (1991-2016)
William J. Chiego became the second director, leading a major expansion of the Museum’s collection, facilities, staff, and programs.
The Tobin Wing, home to one of the most significant performing arts collections in the world, opened at the McNay, thanks to Robert L. B. Tobin.
See 40th anniversary on page 14.
2008
AN EXPANDED McNAY, A DEEPER EXPERIENCE OF ART
The Jane & Arthur Stieren Center for Exhibitions, a timeless design by architect Jean-Paul Viguier, was built in 2008, adding 45,000 square feet of space for exhibitions and programming. The building complements the intimacy of the original home.
1990s
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TAKES ROOT
The McNay begins plans for a $51 million capital campaign which culminated with the 2008 opening of the Jane & Arthur Stieren Center for Exhibitions.
Thanks to our Host Committee, including: (Founders Level) Emma and Toby Calvert & The F.B. Doane Foundation; Lou Celia and Don Frost & Pat and Tom Frost Foundation; Marie Halff; Jane Stieren Lacy; Rick Liberto; Connie McCombs McNab & McCombs Foundation; Cynthia and Forrest Miller; Pat and Tom Semmes & Semmes Foundation, Inc.; The Tobin Endowment & J. Bruce Bugg Jr.; (Artist Level) Carla and John Brozovich; Caroline and William Carrington; Frost Bank; Joanie and JR Hurd; Walton and Claiborne Gregory & the L.D. Ormsby Charitable Foundation, Inc.; Barbie and Toby O’Connor; Carolyn and Allan Paterson; Corinna and JB Richter; Amy E. Stieren.
Visit mcnayart.org/mcnay70 to learn more about events and stories.
Use #mcnay70 on social media to join the conversation.
2024
McNAY ART MUSEUM OF TODAY
Marion Koogler McNay was dedicated to making her residence inviting to anyone, a legacy that carries on today in programming, exhibitions, technology, and storytelling. This spirit is captured in the everyday stories from our visitors who express a sense of ownership and community pride in their Museum. Our spaces have evolved over time, offering inviting backdrops for learning, discovery, and celebration for years to come.
2016
RICHARD ASTE, PhD DIRECTOR (2016-2023)
Richard Aste was appointed as the Museum’s third director on August 2, 2016. In 2019, Aste welcomed the public to reimagine a more inclusive McNay, launching the Landscape Master Plan. 2023
MATTHEW McLENDON, PhD DIRECTOR (2023–PRESENT)
Matthew McLendon became the Museum’s fourth director on February 13, 2023. Building upon seven decades of impact, McLendon continues paving the path forward for the McNay to be San Antonio’s place of belonging.
60 YEARS OF SPARKING CONVERSATIONS ON ART
The McNay’s docent program proudly celebrates 60 years of impactful visitor engagement. Docents are volunteers that engage hundreds of students and adults on tours year-round, serving as an essential component of the McNay’s mission: to engage a diverse community in the discovery and enjoyment of the visual arts.
The Junior League of San Antonio founded the program in 1964. Peggy Pitman Mays was among the founding group of docents, along with her dear friend, the late Marcia King, and served as Docent Chair in 1968–69. Over the years, and with the establishment of the McNay’s department of education, the docents expanded their service to students, and the Mays Family Foundation has provided a generous commitment to fund the McNay’s docent program.
Tours are a crucial part of the McNay experience. They create space for dialogue around works of art, where docents pose open-ended questions to allow for visitors to interpret the art in their own way and truly see themselves reflected. Questions invite McNay visitors to think, compare, and evaluate the ideas that are exchanged, leading to new understanding and insights about art and artists.
New docent training sessions take place twice a week, starting in late summer and early fall and continuing through March. Docents participate in classes that focus on art history, especially as it pertains to the McNay’s collection, as well as time spent in the Museum’s galleries learning about touring strategies. Jenelle Esparza, Head of Education, leads the training with assistance from Museum curators, staff, fellow docents, and guest speakers. We are grateful for the passion and generous spirit of our docents. If you are interested in joining the Peggy Pitman Mays McNay Docent program, please email education@mcnayart.org.
Dan Wigodsky. Photographer Francisco H. Cortés.
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Collection of the McNay Art Museum Archives.
Dr. Donald and Marion Koogler Atkinson, 1926. Courtesy of Don Denton McNay II, McNay Art Museum Archives.
Marion Koogler McNay with Gauguin, ca 1940-1950. Collection of the McNay Art Museum Archives.
Marion Koogler, ca 1929. Courtesy of the Louis D. Hamilton Collection, McNay Art Museum Archives. Aerial view of the McNay grounds, ca. 1947. Courtesy of the Carlos C. Rios Collection, McNay Art Museum Archives.
San Antonio Art Institute classes, ca. 1947. Courtesy of the Carlos C. Rios Collection, McNay Art Museum Archives.
John Palmer Leeper, Director, 1967. Collection of the McNay Art Museum Archives. “San Antonio Light”, June 1954. Collection of the McNay Art Museum Archives. Docent Ellie Lamb, ca. 1990. Collection of the McNay Art Museum Archives.
Robert L. B. Tobin and Linda Hardberger, 1984. Collection of the McNay Art Museum Archives. Collection of the McNay Art Museum Archives.
OPPOSITE PAGE
Docent tour, ca 1968. Courtesy of Junior League Docents.
Carolyn Lay reflects on her 70-year “love story” with the McNay, from attending the Museum’s opening with her father in 1954, to becoming a docent in 1984, to continuing her passion for giving tours today.
Learn more at mcnayart.org/mcnay-stories.
McNAY LAUNCHES VIRTUAL ARCHITECTURE TOUR WITH DOCENT DAN WIGODSKY
The popular Architecture Tour, led by docent and architect Dan Wigodsky, is now available on our digital guide on the Bloomberg Connects app and on our YouTube channel. In an effort to broaden access to the McNay, this guided tour through Marion Koogler McNay’s residence and Museum offers an in-depth look at the vision of our founder and how we keep the spirit of access and community alive today. Take a journey through time, marveling at the details of the home across the decades. Be on the lookout for in-person Member tours with Dan Wigodsky.
McNay Art Museum Receives Highest
National Recognition
In July 2024, the McNay Art Museum achieved reaccreditation by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the highest national recognition afforded to the nation’s museums. Accreditation signifies excellence to the museum community, to governments, funders, outside agencies, and to the museum-going public.
The McNay has been accredited since 1971, the year that the accreditation program started. Accredited museums must undergo a reaccreditation review at least every ten years to maintain accredited status. Of the nation’s estimated 33,000 museums, roughly 1,100 are currently accredited. The McNay is one of only fifty-two museums accredited in Texas. AAM accreditation brings national recognition to a museum for its commitment to excellence, accountability, high professional standards, and continued institutional improvement.
The McNay Makes The New York Times
In 2024, the McNay made The New York Times twice, a first-ever for the Museum. In April, the McNay was lauded as one of the top must-see museums in “A Guide of American Museums to Visit This Year.”
In June, the Times published an in-depth profile on Einar and Jamex de la Torre, which featured their “visually stunning” exhibition at the McNay. In Patricia Escárcega’s piece, “Making the Most of Maximalism,” she examines the fantastic visual universe of our spring banner exhibition, de la Torre Brothers: Upward Mobility, from the enthralling installation of Le Point de Bascule to the dynamic lenticular of Coatzilla
McNay on the Road
The Musée d’Orsay in Paris and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. are celebrating the 150th anniversary of the first Impressionist exhibition with a major presentation titled Paris 1874: The Impressionist Moment.
The McNay’s The Route from Saint-Germain to Marly by Alfred Sisley is one of six landscapes that the artist submitted to the inaugural exhibition of the Société anonyme in 1874. The painting was well received by Sisley’s contemporaries, who appreciated his depictions of locales along the Seine, to the west of Paris. Described by critics as the most harmonious of the artists represented, Sisley was praised for his landscapes that conveyed “so completely, so perfectly, the physical sensation of atmosphere, of being out in the open air.”
The McNay’s Sisley painting joins up to 130 paintings and works on paper in the largest multidisciplinary approach to date of the landmark 1874 exhibition, furthering the knowledge and scholarship of the artwork in this highly important context. The exhibition is on view now through January 20, 2025.
Alfred Sisley, The Route from Saint-Germain to Marly, 1872. Oil on canvas. Collection of the McNay Art Museum, gift of Dr. and Mrs. Frederic G. Oppenheimer, 1955.2
Notable Authors Pay Homage to the McNay in New Projects
Sandra Cisneros
During her visit to San Antonio for the annual Macondo Writers Workshop, Sandra Cisneros made a visit to the McNay for a deep dive into de la Torre Brothers: Upward Mobility. A longtime admirer of the brothers’ work and of the McNay, Cisneros will feature this exhibition visit in her upcoming documentary, which offers a poignant look at the most significant people and places that shaped her life and work. The film will include her reflections on supporting the brothers early in their careers and commentary on the works.
Cisneros is a poet, short story writer, novelist, essayist, performer, and artist. Her numerous awards include NEA fellowships in both poetry and fiction; a MacArthur Fellowship; national and international book awards, including the PEN America Literary Award and the National Medal of Arts. She received the Ford Foundation’s Art of Change Fellowship, the Fuller Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature, the PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature, and the Poetry Foundation’s Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize.
Carolyn Leiloglou
Carolyn Leiloglou, a San Antonio native and award-winning children’s book author, features the McNay Art Museum in her latest book, Between Flowers and Bones. Between Flowers and Bones is book two of The Restorationists, which is a series about friendship, calling, and the power of art. It was released on September 10, 2024 from Waterbrook, an imprint of Penguin Random House. In a world where paintings become portals and adventure lurks behind every canvas, the young Restorationists discover that every gift was made to fight the darkness in the second novel in this thrilling middle-grade series.
Leiloglou grew up visiting the McNay, where she took many classes as a child. These early life experiences shaped her own creativity and successful writing career. Her book takes young readers on a journey through our works, from Georgia O’Keeffe’s From The Plains I to Claude Monet’s Nympheas
Staff Members Land Prestigious Fellowships
Jenelle Esparza, Head of Education
Jenelle Esparza was awarded the 2024 Latinx Artist Fellowship by the U.S. Latinx Art Forum. Esparza is recognized among fifteen of the most compelling Latinx artists working in the U.S. today.
Administered by the U.S. Latinx Art Forum in collaboration with the New York Foundation for the Arts and supported by the Mellon Foundation and the Ford Foundation, this award is the first significant prize of its kind and celebrates the plurality and diversity of Latinx artists and aesthetics.
Lauren Thompson, Curator of Exhibitions
Lauren Thompson was named a 2024 Propel Program Fellow by the Association of Art Museum Curators. Thompson is among ten of the most esteemed mid-career curators selected from around the world.
The ten-month program has four major components: in-person intensive workshop in New York City; one-on-one mentor partnership, including a multi-day in-person visit and online meetings; and attendance and alumni networking at the 2025 Art Curators Conference in May.
Carolyn Leiloglou. Photographer Lana Ivanka.
Sandra Cisneros. Photographer Keith Dannemiller.
Jenelle Esparza. Photographer Jayme K. Gershen.
Lauren Thompson. Photographer Eric Cavazos.
Whitfield Lovell: Passages
October 23, 2024 – January 19, 2025
Tobin Exhibition Galleries
The most comprehensive exhibition to date of Whitfield Lovell’s masterful conté crayon drawings, assemblages and multi-sensory installations, Whitfield Lovell: Passages focuses on aspects of African American history while raising universal questions about identity, memory and America’s collective heritage. The McNay is the last of six stops for the national exhibition tour of Whitfield Lovell: Passages.
Whitfield Lovell: Passages is organized by the American Federation of Arts in collaboration with Whitfield Lovell. Major support for the national tour and exhibition catalogue is provided by National Endowment for the Arts and Terra Foundation for American Art. Curators-in-charge at the McNay Art Museum are René Paul Barilleaux, Head of Curatorial Affairs, and Lauren Thompson, Curator of Exhibitions.
Lead funding is most generously provided by the Elizabeth Huth Coates Charitable Foundation of 1992. Major support is provided by the Marcia and Otto Koehler Foundation. Additional support is provided by the Semmes Foundation, Inc.; Frost Bank Charitable Foundation; Louis A. and Francis B. Wagner Endowment; Ewing Halsell Foundation; The King Ranch Visiting Artists Fund; and Isabel Howard. Special thanks to the Exhibition Host Committee chaired by Dr. Richard Clemons and Rebecca Simmons, Lori Houston, and Darryl Byrd.
Whitfield Lovell.
Photo courtesy of DC Moore Gallery, New York.
Annual Patrons Party in celebration of Whitfield Lovell: Passages Tuesday, October 22, 2024 | 6:00 – 8:30 PM
A Conversation with Whitfield Lovell Wednesday, October 23, 2024 | 6:00 – 7:00 PM
Whitfield Lovell
Whitfield Lovell, a 2007 MacArthur Fellowship recipient, creates exquisite drawings inspired by photographs of unidentified African Americans taken between the Emancipation Proclamation and the Civil Rights Movement. The conceptual artist pairs his drawings done on paper or salvaged wooden boards with found objects and incorporates the resulting assemblages into his installations or presents them as enigmatic stand-alone tableaux that are rich with symbolism and ambiguity.
This is Our House: Opening Performance by Haus of Glitter Thursday, October 24, 2024 | 6:00 – 7:00 PM
Member Tour and Early Access to Whitfield Lovell: Passages Sunday, October 27, 2024 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Evening for Educators presents Whitfield Lovell: Passages Thursday, November 21, 2024 | 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Gallery Talks: Whitfield Lovell: Passages Thursday, December 5, 2024 | 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Visit mcnay.org/events to register.
Whitfield Lovell, The Red I 2021. Conté on paper with attached found object 45 3/4 x 34 x 5 7/8 in. Courtesy of American Federation of Arts, the artist, and DC Moore Gallery, New York.
Whitfield Lovell, America 2000. Charcoal on wood, 89 x 53 1/2 x 20 in. Courtesy of American Federation of Arts, the artist, and DC Moore Gallery, New York.
Whitfield Lovell, Kin I (Our Folks) 2008. Conté on paper, found paper flags, string. 30 x 22 1/2 in. Collection of Reginald and Aliya Browne. Courtesy of American Federation of Arts, the artist, and DC Moore Gallery, New York.
LISTEN
An enhanced experience of Whitfield Lovell: Passages
Hear insights from artist Whitfield Lovell as he walks us through this immersive exhibition, which reveals aspects of Black history and raises universal questions about identity and memory.
Whitfield Lovell, Deep River, 2013. Fifty-six wooden discs, found objects, soil, video projections, sound. Dimensions variable. Courtesy of American Federation of Arts, the artist, and DC Moore Gallery, New York.
Whitfield Lovell, Visitation: The Richmond Project, 2001. Parlor Dining table, organ, various objects, wooden walls. 223 1/4 x 161 3/4 in. Courtesy of American Federation of Arts, the artist, and DC Moore Gallery, New York.
Whitfield Lovell, Card Pieces 2020-2021. Charcoal pencil on paper with attached playing card. Each: 12 x 9 in. Courtesy of American Federation of Arts, the artist, and DC Moore Gallery, New York.
American Landscapes
On view through November 24, 2024
Butt Paperworks Gallery
American Landscapes focuses on one of the highlights of the McNay’s collection: American modernist landscapes, and in particular watercolor masterpieces by John Marin. At the turn of the twentieth century, artists pushed the boundaries of traditional representation, embracing abstraction and exploring new ways to interpret the natural world. Seeking to distinguish American Modernism from its European roots, many artists took inspiration from the country’s distinctive landscape.
American Landscapes is organized for the McNay Art Museum by Lauren Thompson, Curator of Exhibitions, with Liz Paris, Curator of Collections/Collections Manager. Support is provided by the Arthur & Jane Stieren Fund for Exhibitions, Kronkosky Charitable Foundation, and Louis A. and Francis B. Wagner Endowment.
Women Artists of the Ballets Russes: Designing the Legacy
October 10, 2024 - January 12, 2025
Brown Gallery and Tobin Wing
The exhibition celebrates the artistic achievements of the women designers behind Serge Diaghilev’s renowned Ballets Russes. By presenting the designs of Sonia Delaunay, Alexandra Exter, Natalia Gontcharova, and the choreography of Bronislava Nijinska, the exhibition aims to turn the focus from the prominent men of the Ballets Russes company and direct it toward the women who created lush and vibrant designs that brought imaginative ballets to life. The exhibition showcases the accomplishments of these bold women and highlights the meaningful legacy that led to the proliferation of ballet schools and companies around the world.
CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF THE TOBIN WING
Coinciding with the Museum’s 70th anniversary, we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Tobin Wing and the 90th birthday anniversary of the late Robert Lynn Batts Tobin. The Tobin Wing, a gift from Margaret Batts Tobin (1900–1989) to her son, Robert L. B. Tobin (1934–2001), opened at the McNay in 1984. Tobin’s lifelong love of art, performance, and artists, was encouraged at an early age by his mother, who was an admired civic leader and founding trustee of the McNay since its inception in 1954.
Tobin, who was a collector and curator, gifted The Tobin Collection of Theatre Arts to the McNay in a series of five bequests beginning in 1984. The collection is one of the most significant performing arts collections in the world, with more than 12,000 objects and 2,000 rare books. It features important
artworks, designs for theatre sets and costumes, maquettes (models) for stage design and books dating from the 15th through 21st centuries, documenting more than 500 years of excellence in global theatre arts. Highlights include stage design from Baroque festivals, Shakespeare plays, the Ballets Russes, operas and Broadway musicals.
Today, the McNay features two exhibitions annually focused on diverse aspects of the theatre arts. Tobin believed that preserving original theatre designs and sharing them in both educational and art museum settings is essential to the future of innovation in theatre design. We are grateful for the visionary contributions from Tobin, which continue to educate and inspire our community and future generations of theatre-makers for years to come.
John Marin, Taos 1930. Watercolor and graphite on paper. Collection of the McNay Art Museum, Bequest of Marion Koogler McNay, 1950.96
Women Artists of the Ballets Russes: Designing the Legacy is organized for the McNay Art Museum by Caroline Hamilton, PhD, costume and dance historian, Guest Curator; Remus Moore, The Tobin Theatre Arts Fund Assistant Curator, The Tobin Collection of Theatre Arts; R. Scott Blackshire, PhD, former Curator, The Tobin Collection of Theatre Arts; and Kim Neptune, former Assistant Curator, The Tobin Collection of Theatre Arts. Support is provided by The Tobin Theatre Arts Fund.
Shelf Life: Artworks from the Collection is a collection-based exhibition exploring consumer culture. Manufactured, massproduced commodities are transformed into art objects, dramatically changing the way viewers engage with the work. Objects are removed from their known context and take on new meaning via manipulation of scale, media/material, and installation. A challenge to the notion of fine art and nod to the culture of capitalism, the works blur the line between the extraordinary and the banal. The installation evokes the layout of a department store, positioning visitors as active participants and consumers.
Derrick Adams: Eye Candy
October 30, 2024 - August 17, 2025
AT&T Lobby
This eye-catching wall installation explores American pop culture from a Black perspective, exploring the commodification of the Black body in media, the complex discourse surrounding beauty, and displays of traditional masculinity. In Adams’ largest print project to date, Eye Candy has decontextualized the image of an underwear model from an advertisement in an early issue of Ebony magazine. The large-scale installation will transform the McNay’s AT&T Lobby wall with brightly colored wallpaper and six panels featuring the same Black male figure, each dressed in a different colored set of clothing. A collage element depicting a lollipop covers one eye of the man as he gazes out at the viewer.
the Elizabeth Huth Coates Charitable Foundation of 1992.
Rasquachismo: 35 Years of a Chicano Sensibility
December 19, 2024 - March 30, 2025 Butt Paperworks Gallery | Lawson Print Gallery
Rasquachismo: 35 Years of A Chicano Sensibility examines the legacy of Tomás Ybarra-Frausto’s pivotal 1989 essay celebrating the aesthetics of the working class and the underdog. As a cultural theory, rasquachismo is characterized by creative resourcefulness, making do with what you have, and embracing what otherwise might be considered tacky or lowbrow. Drawing on works from the McNay’s collection as well as loans from a selection of contemporary artists, the exhibition will trace the origins and influences of rasquachismo in Latinx visual production.
Rasquachismo: 35 Years of a Chicano Sensibility is organized for the McNay Art Museum by Mia Lopez, Curator of Latinx Art.
Major funding is most generously provided by the Elizabeth Huth Coates Charitable Foundation of 1992. Additional support is provided by the Leadership in Art Museums initiative from the Mellon Foundation, in partnership with Alice L. Walton Foundation, Ford Foundation, and Pilot House Philanthropy; Kronkosky Charitable Foundation; and Louis A. and Francis B. Wagner Endowment.
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Latinx Art Talk
Sunday, November 17, 2024 | 6:00 – 7:00 PM
As a prelude to her exhibition, Mia Lopez, Curator of Latinx Art, joins Tomás YbarraFrausto to discuss the 35-year anniversary of his influential essay on the Chicano aesthetic rasquachismo and his longstanding connecton to the McNay.
McNay Stories
Tomás Ybarra-Frausto reflects on Marion Koogler McNay’s legacy and how the Museum influenced his education and career path.
Learn more at mcnayart.org/mcnay-stories.
Shelf Life: Artworks from the Collection is organized for the McNay Art Museum by Liz Paris, Curator of Collections/Collections Manager, and Lauren Thompson, Curator of Exhibitions. Support is provided by the Arthur & Jane Stieren Fund for Exhibitions.
Derrick Adams: Eye Candy is organized for the McNay Art Museum by René Paul Barilleaux, Head of Curatorial Affairs. Support is provided by
Derrick Adams, Eye Candy, 2023. Six-panel screen print with relief and collage on Coventry Rag and Arches 88 accompanied by custom wallpaper background. Edition of 24. Courtesy of Tandem Press.
On the second Thursday of every month, from September through November and March through May, the McNay brings the community together for live music, art, activities, food, and drinks. General Museum admission is free courtesy of H-E-B during this family-fun event. Bring your blanket and lawn chairs to lounge on the grounds. Experience local talent and themed art workshops outside. Pets on leashes are always welcome on the grounds. Special thanks to our music sponsors Susan and John Kerr.
Storytime Flow
Fridays | 10:00 – 11:00 AM Museum Grounds
On the first Friday of every month, children and adults are invited to move and flow along through a read-aloud storytime that pairs movement with children’s stories and books. Picnic blankets encouraged.
Support is provided by the Kronkosky Charitable Foundation; Hearst Fund; Valero; Greehey Family Foundation; Jack H. Light and William L. Light Trust; William Knox Holt Foundation; and Nathalie and Gladys Dalkowitz Charitable Trust.
Family Day
Sunday, November 3, 2024 | 1:00 – 4:00 PM Throughout the Museum
Family Day, a free event which takes place in the fall and spring, welcomes hundreds of visitors to enjoy the banner exhibition, activities, food, beverages, and live music. The fall 2024 edition, Family Day: Time and Tales, celebrates the exhibition Whitfield Lovell: Passages with an array of programming focused on ancestry. Guests bring the exhibition to life with their own family scrapbook collage-making, family portrait drawing, tote bag screen printing, a photo booth, and other opportunities to share your tale.
70th Anniversary Free Family Night
Thursday, December 12, 2024 | 5:00 – 8:00 PM Throughout the Museum
Celebrate the McNay’s 70th Anniversary with a night of art, music, and activities, including origami, contemporary art painting, and tile painting. Educational program support is provided by the Kronkosky Charitable Foundation, Hearst Fund, Valero, Greehey Family Foundation, Jack H. Light and William L. Light Trust, William Knox Holt Foundation, and Nathalie and Gladys Dalkowitz Charitable Trust.
Annual Patrons Party
Tuesday, October 22, 2024 | 6:00 – 8:30 PM Throughout the Museum
Patron level members and above and major contributors are invited to an evening of food, drink, and entertainment as we celebrate the opening of the McNay’s fall banner exhibition Whitfield Lovell: Passages. The event acknowledges the generous support of our patrons who make our mission to engage a diverse community in the discovery and enjoyment of the visual arts possible.
Join us for amazing evening hors d’oeuvres, cocktails, dinner, and after-party as guests get an early preview of the upcoming banner exhibitions Sport and Spectator and Michael Tracy: The Elegy of Distance
Thanks to Gala Chairs Cynthia and Forrest Miller and Gala Committee Members Jean and Clyde Alexander, Lindsay and Greg Bolner, Carla and John Brozovich, Alethea and Bruce Bugg, Caroline and William Carrington, Graciela and Dr. Francisco Cigarroa, Lou Celia and Don Frost, Alice and Eric Foultz, Walton and Claiborne Gregory, Lisa and Chris Kopecky, Rick Liberto, Corinna and J.B. Richter, Cece and Will Thompson, Phyllis and Mike Viola, Drs. Alice and Sergio Viroslav, Anna and Todd Wulfe.
This annual event invites McNay supporters and art collectors to participate in selecting new contemporary artworks for the permanent collection. In the next iteration, we turn our attention to Houston, known for its thriving and diverse arts scene that reflects the city’s status as the largest city in Texas. Guests learn firsthand about potential acquisitions, hear about the featured artists and artworks, vote on their favorite artwork, and mingle with fellow art enthusiasts and collectors. The evening culminates with the announcement of the winner.
The 2025 event expands its programming with VIP early voting and cuisine inspired by Houston’s culture. Proceeds support the McNay’s contemporary art acquisition fund. Tickets and sponsorships opportunities are available.
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