T h e Te x t i l e M u s e u m
2009 Annual Report
Photo: Bill Petros
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About The Textile Museum The Textile Museum brings to life the art and culture, tradition and innovation of one of the oldest forms of creative expression. Through changing exhibitions and public programs for all ages, the museum expands public knowledge and appreciation—locally, nationally and internationally—of the artistic merit and cultural importance of the world’s textiles. The Textile Museum is dedicated to its role as a center for the scholarly research, conservation and interpretation of textiles. The museum serves as a leader in the field through the care of its permanent collection, publications, educational programs and other endeavors. The Textile Museum is accredited by the American Association of Museums in recognition of its standards of excellence. Established in 1925 by collector George Hewitt Myers, the museum is housed in two historic buildings on Washington, D.C.’s Embassy Row: the founder’s family home— designed in 1913 by John Russell Pope—and an adjacent building designed in 1908. These former residences provide a warm, intimate setting for the museum’s galleries, research library, shop and program spaces. The museum also boasts lovely gardens designed by Rose Greely, Washington’s first licensed female architect.
Cover images (top to bottom): Talismanic shirt (detail), Myanmar, late 19th/early 20th century. The Textile Museum 2009.15.3. Museum purchase, with funds provided by Stanley Roth in honor of Mattiebelle Gittinger. Suzani (detail), Uzbekistan, 19th century. The Textile Museum 2004.7.81. Gift of John and Donna Sommer. Robe (detail), China, late 19th century. The Textile Museum 2007.13.4. Donated by Elizabeth Ickes. Bag (detail), Qashqa’i style, Iran. The Textile Museum 2009.5.1. Estate of Gayle Garrett.
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Pouch, China, 19th century. The Textile Museum 2009.8.1. Gift of Cynthia Boyer.
Table of Contents
4 President’s Letter 5 Director’s Letter 6 Exhibitions 10 Collection 11 Conservation 12 Research & Scholarship 14 Education 15 Programs & Events 18 Leadership 19 Donors
22 Board of Trustees & Advisory Council 23 Volunteers 24 Staff 25 Financial Statement
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Message from the Board President The Textile Museum had a banner year in 2009, with many successes furthering the museum’s mission—to expand public knowledge and appreciation of the textile arts. The museum made great strides in increasing the audience for the textile arts through its engaging exhibitions and public programs. New partnerships, with embassies, cultural organizations and other entities, brought in many first-time visitors. Original scholarship by the museum’s curators and research associates was made available to a global audience through exhibitions, publications, scholarly presentations and public programs. Nearly 100 pieces were added to the museum’s stellar collection, now numbering more than 18,000 pieces from around the world. Of course, none of this would have been possible without the museum’s dedicated
Bruce P. Baganz
President, Board of Trustees
donors and members, who continued to demonstrate their support for our work. New leadership at The Textile Museum was a key component of the year’s achievements. Together, Director Maryclaire Ramsey and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer
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Doug Maas worked tirelessly to achieve a balanced budget for 2009—without sacrificing the museum’s enriching public programs or full exhibition schedule. This success is especially
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notable given the continuingly difficult economic climate. Each year, The Textile Museum Board of Trustees recognizes an individual’s lifetime achievement and exceptional contributions to the study and understanding of the textile arts with the George Hewitt Myers Award, named for the museum’s founder. In 2009, we were proud to honor Textile Museum Research Associate Mattiebelle Gittinger, the world’s leading expert on Southeast Asian textile traditions. The museum has been the fortunate beneficiary of her scholarship for more than three decades. The Indonesian Embassy here in Washington, D.C. was the perfect venue to give Ms. Gittinger her well-deserved award. To close, I would like to salute the many years of committed service provided by Trustees Bevis Longstreth and Dan Silver, as well as Trustee Emerita Joan Shorey, who stepped down in 2009. As we bid farewell to these longstanding members of the board we also welcomed a new trustee, Paul Schwartz, who joined the board in April. Together, our trustees ensure the sustainability of The Textile Museum through their generous contributions of financial support, time, energy and ideas. On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I offer my sincere gratitude for your continued support of The Textile Museum.
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Message from the Director I am honored to author this note as director of The Textile Museum. In my encounters with supporters, members and visitors, I am constantly reminded how admired, respected and beloved The Textile Museum is here in Washington, D.C. as well as nationally and internationally. In celebrating the textile arts, we inspire new and longtime visitors with the beauty of this unique art form as well as the dynamic cultures from which they originate. I cherish the opportunity to be a part of the leadership of this great museum and delight in the knowledge that many more good things are yet to come. The highlights of 2009 are many, and I hope you celebrate them with us as you read this recap of our year. Our exhibitions were the touchstone of our work last year, comprising the foundation from which we pursued community outreach and program planning. Our educational endeavors impacted and benefited adults, textile students and schoolchildren
Maryclaire Ramsey Director
alike, and our annual Celebration of Textiles was the most successful yet to date. As always, our location on Embassy Row fostered exciting collaborations with the diplomatic community in 2009. It is gratifying to work in a dynamic city such as Washington, where Textile Museum programs expand public knowledge about the textile arts locally, nationally and internationally. Our efforts to attract new visitors and members became increasingly “social” last year, both in terms of using new media and social networking tools to supplement traditional marketing methods, and in hosting social events in our beautiful buildings and gardens. We also continued to make improvements to our physical location; in 2009, the Textile Learning Center was refurbished and the Arthur D. Jenkins Library of Textile Arts was reopened after an extensive reorganization project. The Textile Museum thrives through the generosity and support of our Board of Trustees, Advisory Council, individual donors worldwide, members, and corporate and foundation funders. Thank you for realizing the value of our museum, and allowing us to continue to expand on our work. And, of course, I am so grateful for the docents, program volunteers, administrative volunteers and interns, who along with our tireless staff, devote thousands of hours to help fulfill the museum’s mission and make The Textile Museum a leader in the field of textile arts. Their energy is commendable and their passion is inspiring. I am excited by the challenges that lie ahead, and invigorated by the enthusiasm of so many people who treasure this institution. I look forward to developing even more ways for us to engage the community of those worldwide who share an appreciation for this unparalleled art form.
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are enriched by the participation of diverse community, government and corporate partners who work with us to
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Inspiring Exhibitions
Ch’uspa, dept. La Paz, Bolivia, 1960s. The Textile Museum 1989.28.9. Latin American Research Fund.
Exhibitions are essential to fulfilling The Textile Museum’s mission— offering visitors of all ages the chance to experience the diversity and beauty of the textile arts while learning about the cultures from which they originated.
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On View in 2009
The Finishing Touch: Accessories from the Bolivian Highlands February 15, 2008 – February 1, 2009 The Finishing Touch featured a charming group of belts, bags and other accessories made and used by the indigenous people of the Bolivian highlands. A large group of traditional Bolivian textiles acquired by The Textile Museum in late 2007 inspired the exhibition and comprised the bulk of the more than 100 objects on view. The broad range of techniques, patterns and items in the exhibition reflected the many regional variations that characterize the cultural wealth of the Bolivian highlands. Curator: Ann P. Rowe, Textile Museum Research Associate, Western Hemisphere Collections
Hat, Peru, 20th century. The Textile Museum 91.492. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1938.
Textile fragment (detail), Bursa or Isanbul, Anatolia/present-day Turkey, 1550-1575. The Textile Museum 1.70. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1952.
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Robe, China, late 19th century. The Textile Museum 2007.13.4. Donated by Elizabeth Ickes.
Turban, India, mid-19th century. The Textile Museum 2008.18.18. Gift of Stanley Owen Roth.
Recent Acquisitions March 6, 2009 – January 3, 2010 In the past eight decades, The Textile Museum’s collection has grown from a modest group of 275 rugs and 60 related textiles to more than 18,000 objects from around the world. This exhibition celebrated the museum’s holdings through the display of 20 compelling objects the institution has acquired within the last five years. Exhibited pieces included an Indian turban, a contemporary batik from Indonesia, a Turkish prayer rug and a noblewoman’s coat from China, among others. Village rug, Turkey, 18th or 19th century. Dr. Theodore Mast. Photo: Don Tuttle Photography.
Curator: Former Textile Museum Director Daniel Walker
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Constructed Color: Amish Quilts
October 18, 2008 – March 8, 2009
April 4, 2009 – September 6, 2009 Amish quilts are among the most striking
Through the display of 90 Oriental carpets
and famous of all American quilt types,
and other woven objects, Timbuktu to Tibet
renowned for their play of color and strong
showcased the dazzling beauty of textiles
geometric patterns. Constructed Color
and explored the contexts in which they
featured 30 pieces from the finest group
were created and used within cultures on
of Amish quilts in the world, held in the
several continents. The exhibition also
collections of the International Quilt Study
chronicled how the Western understanding and appreciation of non-Western textiles has changed over the 20th century through
Center at the University of NebraskaTumbling Blocks. Circa 1900-1920. International Quilt Study Center & Museum, Ardis and Robert James Collection, 1997.007.0337.
Lincoln. The exhibition illustrated the visual connections between Amish quilts
the history of the 75-year old Hajji Baba
and mid-20th century art and showed how
Club, the nation’s oldest society of rug and
variations in the quilts reveal the choices of
textile collectors.
individual Amish communities.
Curator: Jon Thompson, 2008 Textile Museum Myers Award honoree
Coordinating Curator: Rebecca A.T. Stevens, Textile Museum Consulting Curator, Contemporary Textiles
Center Diamond. Circa 1920-1940. International Quilt Study Center & Museum, Jonathan Holstein Collection, 2003.003.0071.
Exhibitions
Timbuktu to Tibet: Rugs and Textiles of the Hajji Babas
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Lady Found a Culture in its Cloth: A Barack Obama’s Mother and Indonesian Batiks August 9-23, 2009 For two weeks only, batik-patterned textiles from the collection of Ann Dunham, President Obama’s mother, were on view at The Textile Museum in this intimate exhibit. Long interested in the textile arts, Dunham began to amass batiks—fabrics dyed using a wax-resist technique—while living in Indonesia during the 1960s. A Lady Found a Culture reflected the range of colors and patterns that captured Dunham’s imagination and provided a window into Indonesian culture. Coordinating Curator: Mattiebelle Gittinger, Textile Museum Research Associate, Southeast Asian Textiles Sarong (lower body wrapper), Java, north coast. Batik patterning on cotton. Ann Dunham Collection No. 17A.
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Photo: Kevin Allen.
Photo: Kevin Allen.
A view of Contemporary Japanese Fashion.
Contemporary Japanese Fashion: The Mary Baskett Collection October 17, 2009 – April 11, 2010 In the 1970s and early 1980s, Japanese designers Issey Miyake, Rei Kawakubo and Yohji Yamamoto shocked the fashion world by introducing avant-garde styles of “chic.” Their designs—characterized by asymmetry, raw edges, unconventional construction, oversize proportions and monochromatic palettes—overthrew existing norms and set the stage for the post-modernist movement in the fashion
Fabrics of Feathers and Steel: The Innovation of Nuno October 17, 2009 – April 11, 2010 The worldwide success of Japanese fashion designers owes much to the talented textile designers and manufacturers who enable their creative visions. Fabrics of Feathers and Steel showcased textiles from Nuno, a Tokyo-based corporation that exemplifies Japan’s remarkable inventiveness in textile design and production. Led by artistic director and co-founder Reiko Sudo, Nuno (meaning “functional fabric” in Japanese) integrates traditional techniques and aesthetics with cutting-edge technologies to create some of the world’s most innovative and influential fabrics. Curator: Lee Talbot, Textile Museum Associate Curator, Eastern Hemisphere Collections
from the collection/wardrobe of Mary
The Textile Learning Center Permanent Activity Gallery
Baskett, an art dealer and former curator of
In this gallery, visitors can explore how
prints at the Cincinnati Art Museum, who
textiles are made and gain an understanding
has been collecting and wearing Japanese
of their cultural and artistic significance.
high fashion since the 1960s.
Visitors can look, touch and try a variety of
Curator: Cynthia Amnéus, Curator of Fashion Arts and Textiles, Cincinnati Art Museum
hands-on activities including spinning wool,
industry. This exhibition featured garments
weaving and learning about natural dyes. In December 2009, The Textile Museum refurbished and reorganized the Learning Center thanks to the generous support of Jane W. Daniels.
Young visitors learn about textiles at one of the hands-on stations in the Learning Center.
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that challenged perceived Western notions
Three textiles on display in Fabrics of Feathers and Steel.
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Panel (detail), Uzbekistan. The Textile Museum 2009.16.5. The Megalli Collection.
An ever-growing collection Every year The Textile Museum adds greater depth to its worldrenowned collection of more than 18,000 handmade carpets and textiles with stunning new additions. Bag, Qashqa’i style, Iran. The Textile Museum 2009.5.1. Estate of Gayle Garrett (Bequest).
Ninety-nine pieces were acquired by the museum in 2009, including 11 Uzbek ikats given by collector
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Murad Megalli. These additions to
C o ll e c t i o n
of 146 ikats given in 2005—further
the Megalli Collection—comprised established The Textile Museum as the repository of one of the strongest holdings of Central Asian ikats in the world. Another notable gift in 2009 was the generous donation of funds provided by Trustee Stanley Owen Roth to purchase three talismanic pieces from Myanmar, presented to the
cloth, ic carrying th Talisman th/early 20 19 te la , Myanmar Museum e Textile Th , y. ur cent Purchase Museum by 2009.15.1. provided s nd fu with in honor wen Roth inger. Stanley O belle Gitt of Mattie
Donors to The Textile Museum's Collection in 2009 Cynthia and Al Boyer
Jeffrey Krauss
Sheridan Collins
Murad Megalli
Robert and Maria Duff
Estate of Eleina Ostern (Bequest)
Joseph and Judy Fell
Norman and Ellen Plummer
Estate of Gayle Garrett (Bequest)
Peter Reimann
Titi Halle – for Cora Ginsburg LLC
David Springer
Indonesian Handwoven Association
Vernal Swift
Estate of Dina Koston (Bequest)
John Toppins
museum in honor of George Hewitt Myers Award honoree Mattiebelle Gittinger.
Talismanic shirt, Myanmar, late 19th/early 20th century. The Textile Museum 2009.15.3. Museum Purchase, with funds provided by Stanley Owen Roth in honor of Mattiebelle Gittinger.
Hanging, China, mid-19th century. The Textile Museum 2009.9.2. Elina Vesara Ostern Trust.
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A Commitment to Care of the Collection Together, The Textile Museum’s conservation and collections management staff work tirelessly to ensure that the institution’s unparalleled collection of handmade textiles spanning thousands of years will be preserved for generations to come. From preparing objects for display in exhibitions, to monitoring for any potential pests, to documenting new accessions, their work demands constant ingenuity due to the museum’s historic facilities. Every Textile Museum object is assessed by the museum’s conservators to decide how best to store the piece—whether rolled, flat, or hung. In the past several years, Textile Museum conservators have developed a unique system of support for small or fragmented textiles, called passive mounts. Each mount is created to perfectly fit the individual textile: acid-free boards are cut to size, then assembled and fitted out with cotton muslin and acid-free tissue. The textile then “rests” in the area cut away, allowing them to be stacked without potential damage to the objects. In 2009, Textile Museum conservators created 50 passive mounts, in addition to re-housing more than 125 rolled textiles and six boxes. Also in 2009, the conservation department received a gift from Professor Richard Rose to establish its first-ever dyeing lab. With this generous gift, the museum’s conservators will now be able to dye small quantities of fabric to use for textile treatment projects.
C o n s e r vat i o n
A textile from the museum’s collection is transferred back to its storage mount after being shown in an exhibition.
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Textile Museum Advisory Council members Sylvia Bergstrom and George Rogers enjoy a look at pieces from the museum’s collection with Research Associate Mattiebelle Gittinger and Registrar Rachel Shabica.
Leaders in Textile Scholarship Through publications, professional service, lectures and other efforts, the staff and research associates of The Textile Museum continuously work to further the body of textile-related scholarship and to serve as leaders in the field. Each year, The Textile Museum welcomes a diverse body of researchers, scholars, fellow museum professionals and students who come from around the world to study the museum’s collection and consult with its expert staff. In 2009, the museum’s curatorial, conservation and collections management staff provided access to the collection for more than 150 individuals who examined over 230 Textile Museum objects. Visitors in 2009 came from Madrid, Spain; Damascus, Syria; London, England; Houston, Texas; New York City, New York and elsewhere. Additional visitors from Vietnam, Australia and Lebanon came to The Textile Museum to learn best practices in textile conservation. Textile Museum staff also take their expertise “on the road” through presentations given across the country—and even the world. In 2009, Curator Sumru Belger Krody gave a paper at the Costume Society of America Northeastern Region Fall Symposium while Registrar Rachel Shabica spoke at the Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums conference. Lectures given by Curator Sumru Belger Krody to the Textile Museum Associates of Southern California, in Los Angeles, and the Seattle Rug and Textile Society provided glimpses of the Central Asian ikat exhibition in development. Associate Curator Lee Talbot traveled abroad to Seoul, Korea to speak at Sookmyung Women’s University about indigo dyeing traditions and the exhibition planning process.
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Highlights of 2009 Publications Bier, Carol “ Weaving Infinity: Symmetry in Islamic Carpets,” Symmetry: Culture and Science (Budapest, 2008), v. 19, nos. 2-3, pp. 199-219, 2009. eview of Eric Broug, Islamic Geometrical Patterns R (2008), published in Journal of Mathematics and the Arts (2009). Review of Traja de la Vida: Maya Textiles from Guatemala, Hearst Museum of Anthropology, UC-Berkeley, published in Textile Society of America Newsletter, Summer 2009. “ Number, Shape and the Nature of Space: Thinking Through Islamic Art,” Oxford Handbook for the History of Mathematics, eds. Eleanor Robson and Jacqueline Stedall, pp. 827-51. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2009.
Denny, Walter B. The Arthur D. Jenkins Library includes a reading area with work stations.
“Islamic Art Bibliography,” Oxford Bibliographies Online, 2009.
A Renewed Arthur D. Jenkins Library
“ Ottoman Water Architecture,” Rivers of Paradise, eds. J. Bloom and S. Blair, 2009.
The Textile Museum’s Arthur D. Jenkins Library of Textile Arts is the most comprehensive textile library in the world. Established in 1925, the same year as
Farnham, Thomas
the museum’s founding, the library is the repository of nearly 20,000 volumes that
Ed., Oriental Carpet and Textile Studies (in press). “The Pioneers,” HALI, issue 158, pp. 60-70, 2009.
encompass the history of textiles, rugs and costume, as well as contemporary fiber
Fraser, David W.
months in 2009 for an extensive reorganization project, the library reopened on
“ Vertically Twined Plateau Bags,” American Indian Art Museum 35 (1), pp. 48-55, 2009.
September 30. Lydia Fraser, formerly an assistant curator at The Textile Museum,
art, textile structures and techniques, and textile conservation. Closed for several
began as the museum’s new part-time librarian.
“ A Family of Radially Symmetric, Ply-Split Braided Vessels,” Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot, XL, no. 3, issue 159, summer 2009, pp. 39-42.
Krody, Sumru Belger Review of Embroidery from Afghanistan by Sheila Paine, University of Washington Press, published in MESA Bulletin, Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Rowe, Ann Pollard Costume and History in Highland Ecuador. University of Texas Press. (in press).
Stevens, Rebecca A.T. and Talbot, Lee Sourcing the World: Jon Eric Riis Re-envisions Historic Tapestry. Sookmyung Women’s University Press, Seoul, Korea, 2009.
Uravitch, Katy “ Textile Collection: The Textile Museum, Washington, D.C.” Surface Design Journal, summer 2009.
Coat, Central Asia, Uzbekistan. The Textile Museum 2009.18.3. The Megalli Collection.
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“Status of the Artist,” Encyclopedia of Islam (in press).
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Educating the Next Generation The Textile Museum is committed to its role as an educational resource. Through interactive tours, special projects and hands-on learning experiences, the museum works to educate the next generation about art, world cultures and history.
Teachers and students of Stuart Hobson Middle School pose with their textile project for the Museum-School Partnership Program, unveiled during the 2009 Celebration of Textiles festival.
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Internship Program
The Textile Museum welcomes highly qualified interns from around the world each
E d u c at i o n
year for practical learning opportunities in all departments. The interns are advanced students or recent graduates in the museum and textile fields—coming from fiber arts, museum studies, conservation and other programs. Internships are tailored to the needs of the interns, but always offer practical experience under the supervision of expert Textile Museum staff. In 2009, the museum hosted 12 interns in the curatorial, collections management, conservation, communications and marketing, development and finance departments. In its commitment to this program, The Textile Museum plays an important role in educating the rising generation of textile experts and museum professionals.
Museum-School Partnership
entire month of June. The museum’s three
Since 2004, The Textile Museum has
2009 program partners included a 2nd grade
engaged local students in creating original
art class at Benjamin Orr Elementary School
artwork and learning about other cultures
(Ward 8); a 4th grade art class at Adelaide
through the annual Museum-School
Davis Elementary School (Ward 7) and a
Partnership project. Selected classes are
5th/6th special education resource class
invited to the museum to learn about a
at Stuart Hobson Middle School (Ward
current exhibition and create textile art
6). This was the first year the museum
inspired by what they see. Free and open
partnered with special needs students. The
to all 1st through 6th grade classes in D.C.
project fulfills six of D.C. Public Schools’
Public and Charter schools, the project
Standards of Learning for Fine Arts and four
culminates in the display of the students’
for Social Studies and is an exciting way for
artwork on the museum’s walls during the
children to experience the joy of creating art.
Textile art created by students of the Benjamin Orr Elementary School. Photos: Kevin Allen.
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Enriching programs Every year The Textile Museum offers visitors the opportunity to take a closer look at textile traditions worldwide through afterhours lectures, gallery tours and other engaging public programs.
Curator Sumru Belger Krody and Research Associate Mattiebelle Gittinger review a textile brought in by a visitor during an Ask-a-Curator, Ask-a-Conservator program.
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In this ongoing monthly program (offered the first Wednesday of every month, September expert Textile Museum staff.
Evenings at The TM
This dynamic series features in-depth lectures inspired by the museum’s exhibits.
Rug & Textile Appreciation Mornings
This longstanding series—begun at the
Chief Conservator Esther Méthé leads a workshop on best practices for quilt care and display.
The Textile Museum Fall Symposium
Each fall The Textile Museum offers a
Receptions following the lectures give
museum in the 1970s—features Saturday
attendees an opportunity to mingle and
morning programs led by area collectors
symposium featuring new research related
speak one-on-one with the presenters.
and experts. Visitors are invited to bring in
to exhibition topics, presented by leading
The series is generously funded by Textile
examples of featured types from their own
scholars and experts. The 2009 program,
Museum Trustee Eleanor T. Rosenfeld.
collections to share with the group.
held October 17-19, explored the theme “From Kimono to Couture: The Evolution of
Curator Tours
Japanese Fashion” through a daylong series of
With each exhibit opening, The Textile
lectures, special evening receptions, exhibition
Museum offers special tours led by the
tours, and a “Show-and-Tell” program.
curators—one exclusively for members
Workshops
followed by a tour for the general public.
Two 2009 workshops complementing the
Lunchtime Gallery Talks
exhibit Constructed Color: Amish Quilts—one
Short lunchtime talks with museum
focused on the proper care of quilts and
curators, scholars and other experts offer
the other a chance to share pieces from
new perspectives on the current exhibitions.
visitors’ own collections—provided intimate A recent Rug and Textile Appreciation Morning program.
forums for learning and collaboration.
Programs
through May) visitors are invited to drop in to learn more about their own textiles from
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Celebration of Textiles fun for families
In June 2009, more than 3,500 children, parents and grandparents streamed through the
The Textile Museum’s family
museum’s doors to enjoy the free art projects, demonstrations and live music offered during
programs engage thousands
the annual Celebration of Textiles festival—the highest attendance the museum has had in
of multigenerational visitors in
recent memory.
exploring the current exhibitions
Family First Saturdays
together through hands-on activities and gallery guides for young visitors.
Each month The Textile Museum offers a drop-in, thematic family program featuring different hands-on activities, gallery explorations and demonstrations.
Block-printed bandanas are hung to dry at the annual Celebration of Textiles festival. Photo: Kevin Allen.
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Attendees create their own quilt squares at a workshop held at the Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery at Smith Farm Center.
the power of Partnerships
Some of quilt squares making up the community quilt on view at The Textile Museum.
Director Maryclaire Ramsey (right) with collector Mary Baskett and the Ambassador of Japan.
Community Quilt Project
Celebrating Indonesian Batiks
As The Textile Museum celebrated an American textile tradition with its spring exhibition, Constructed Color: Amish Quilts,
In August, The Textile Museum partnered with the Indonesian Embassy for an exciting
Because of the global focus of its collection and exhibitions, The Textile Museum is an effective platform for cultural exchange. Through collaborations with the U.S. State Department, embassies and other international organizations, the museum helps support awareness and appreciation of other cultures around the world. The museum also sheds light on textiles as an American tradition.
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series of events coinciding with A Lady Found a Culture in its Cloth: Barack Obama’s Mother
on the Arts & Humanities for the American
and Indonesian Batiks. The celebration began
Masterpieces Project, supported in part by
with a gala held at the Mandarin Oriental
the National Endowment for the Arts. The
Hotel, hosted by Ambassador Sudjadnan
American Quilt: Weaving the District’s Future
Parnohadiningrat and Muhammad Lutfi,
included hands-on quilting workshops for
chairman of the Investment Coordinating
participants of all ages. Attendees each made
Board of Indonesia. Guests, including
an individual quilt square. These squares
Maya Soetoro-Ng, President Obama’s
Baskett Collection, presented additional
were then combined into a larger, interactive
sister, enjoyed a preview of Ann Dunham’s
opportunities for fashion-themed
community quilt displayed at The Textile
collection in an installation prepared by
partnerships. Ambassador and Mrs. Fujisaki of
Museum for two weeks.
Textile Museum staff. The following day,
Japan were the gracious honorary hosts of the
representatives from Indonesia, Textile
exhibition opening reception. The museum
Museum donors and special guest Maya
also co-presented a panel discussion with the
Soetoro-Ng were welcomed to the museum for a private brunch made possible by Textile Museum Trustee Virginia McGehee Friend, with additional in-kind support from Trustee
Special guest Maya Soetoro-Ng (right) joins Textile Museum donors for a brunch celebrating the opening of A Lady Found a Culture in its Cloth.
Robin Givhan, Isabel Toledo, Ronit Ziswiler and Maryclaire Ramsey together at The Textile Museum.
Swiss Embassy on the topic of the stunning green dress worn by First Lady Michelle Obama during Inauguration Day. The panel featured a lively talk with designer Isabel
Eleanor T. Rosenfeld.
Toledo; her husband and creative partner
A Fashionable Fall
director of Swiss manufacturer Forster
Ruben Toledo and Hans Schreiber, creative
The Textile Museum’s fall exhibition,
Rohner. Washington Post Fashion Editor Robin
Contemporary Japanese Fashion: The Mary
Givhan served as the moderator.
Sp e c i a l E v e n t s
it collaborated with the D.C. Commission
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Salute to Our Members Worldwide At the center of a worldwide network of
collectors, craftspeople and scholars, The Textile Museum has member supporters in all 50 states and 53 countries. While most of the cultural institutions in Washington, D.C. receive significant government support, The Textile Museum relies on the support of members to continue its activities year-round. Support from membership goes toward the ongoing costs of education and public programs, exhibitions, collections, conservation and Research Associate Mattiebelle Gittinger is presented the George Hewitt Myers Award by Board President Bruce P. Baganz. Photo: Kevin Allen.
scholarship. In recognition of their support, members receive many benefits, including shop discounts, a quarterly magazine, invitation to
Celebrating Lifetime Achievement in the Textile Arts
special events and more.
The Textile Museum’s George Hewitt Myers Award, named for the museum’s founder
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and given by the Board of Trustees, is one of the highest accolades in the field of textile arts. The award is given in recognition of an individual’s lifetime achievements
Leadership
and exceptional contributions to the field. In 2009, Mattiebelle Gittinger, one of the foremost researchers and scholars in the field of Southeast Asian textiles, was chosen
George Hewitt Myers Heritage Society A Lasting Legacy
to receive this distinguished honor. For more than three decades, Gittinger has been
In his lifetime, George Hewitt Myers
an invaluable resource to The Textile Museum as research associate for Southeast
guided every aspect of The Textile
Asian Textiles. She has researched, curated and organized numerous exhibitions
Museum. Today, 52 years after his
related to Southeast Asian textile traditions, accompanied by publications with her
death, Myers continues to impact The
original research. Gittinger was also one of the founders of the Textile Society of
TM thanks to his magnificent bequest
America and served as its president from 1995-1996.
of buildings, collections and the
Textile Museum trustees, donors and friends paid tribute to Gittinger on
museum’s initial endowment.
Thursday, October 15, 2009 at the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia, an apt
An increasing number of friends of
setting given her expertise in the area of Southeast Asian textile traditions. The
the museum are following in Myers’
event featured Indonesian dance, music and refreshments as well as the surprise
footsteps by including The Textile
presentation of a talismanic textile given to The Textile Museum in Gittinger’s
Museum in their estate plans. These
honor by Trustee Stanley Owen Roth.
bequests help to ensure the short-
“We are honored to pay tribute to Mattiebelle,” said Textile Museum Board President Bruce P. Baganz. “She has built the museum’s collection of Southeast Asian material into one of the finest holdings in the world, and has been a
term stability and long-term growth of the museum. For those who have provided for the museum in some
longstanding resource for generations of textile scholars.”
way in your estate plans, we hope to
Previous recipients of the George Hewitt Myers Award include scholar Jon Thompson
the George Hewitt Myers Heritage
(2008); collector and philanthropist Lloyd Cotsen (2007); the late Josephine Powell, an ethnographer and photographer (2006); and textile designer and collector Jack Lenor Larsen (2005).
hear from you and welcome you into Society. Members of the society will be recognized for demonstrating their commitment to The Textile Museum.
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Donors
The Textile Museum gratefully acknowledges the generosity of those who help the museum fulfill its mission as a center of excellence in the scholarly research, conservation and exhibition of textiles. Gifts of $250 and above received during the 2009 fiscal year (January 1, 2009 – December 31, 2009) are listed below. The museum extends its sincere thanks to all members and Annual Fund donors.
Benefactors $10,000 and above Estate of Patricia Beall Bach, Potomac, MD Bruce P. Baganz and Olive W. Baganz, Houston, TX Cynthia and Alton Boyer, Alexandria, VA Alexander D. Crary, Washington, DC Jane W. Daniels, Baltimore, MD Mr. and Mrs. Roderick DeArment, Great Falls, VA Joseph W. and Judith Fell, Chicago, IL Judy Brick Freedman, Charlotteville, NY Nancy and Carl Gewirz, Bethesda, MD Amy L. Gould and Matthew S. Polk, Jr., Gibson Island, MD Jeremy and Hannelore Grantham, Boston, MA Estate of Ruth E. Hawthorne, Olympia, WA Fred and Susan Ingham, Seattle, WA Mr. Ezra P. Mager and Mrs. Reeva Mager, New York, NY
Richard Isaacson, Arlington, VA
Ms. Nina E. Olson, Washington, DC Mary Jo Otsea, New York, NY
Mr. Jay L. Jensen and Mrs. Sandra O. Jensen, Rockville, MD
Mr. Roger S. Pratt and Mrs. Claire Pratt, Far Hills, NJ
Robert J. Joly and Nancy S. Hewison, West Lafayette, IN
Patrons $1,000-$4,999
Mr. and Mrs. Harold M. Keshishian, Washington, DC
Dr. and Mrs. John W. Barrett, Bethesda, MD Mr. Wayne D. Barton, Toronto, ON Dr. Robert J. Baum, Gainesville, FL Mr. Carl Bimel, Cincinnati, OH Ms. Ruth S. Blau and Mr. David North on Behalf of Potomac Fiber Arts Guild, Arlington, VA Mrs. M. K. Caverly, Gettysburg, PA Dr. Young Yang Chung, Larchmont, NY Sheridan and Richard Collins, Arlington, VA Julie Schafler Dale, New York, NY Walter B. Denny and Alice Robbins, Amherst, MA Joseph P. Doherty, New York, NY
W. Russell King, Washington, DC Don and Pamela Lichty, Honolulu, HI Mr. and Mrs. A.V. Liventals, Washington, DC Gail Martin, New York, NY Eleanor McMillan, Glyndon, MD Ms. Anne L. Mehringer and Mr. John T. Beaty, Jr., Bethesda, MD
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Jill Moormeier, Belton, MO
Donors
Virginia McGehee Friend, Waterford, VA
Bevis and Clara Longstreth, New York, NY
Kurt Munkacsi and Nancy Jeffries, New York, NY Jerilyn and Rob Nalley, Houston, TX Maria Teresa O’Leary, Alexandria, VA Dr. David A. Paly, Gig Harbor, WA Elmerina and Paul Parkman, Kensington, MD
Maud Mater, Great Falls, VA
Colin and Lee England, Bethesda, MD
The Michael and Penelope Pollard Fund, Chevy Chase, MD
Eleanor T. Rosenfeld, Chevy Chase, MD
Elizabeth S. Ettinghausen, in memory of Richard Ettinghausen, Princeton, NJ
Ms. Amelia Preece, Washington, DC
Stanley Owen Roth, Alexandria, VA Paul and Barbara Schwartz, Houston, TX Michael Seidman and Lynda Couvillion, Washington, DC
Jerry and Laurie Feinberg, Arlington, VA Mae Festa, New Haven, CT David and Barbara Fraser, Yardley, PA
Daniel and Sybil Silver, Chevy Chase, MD
Elisabeth R. French, Washington, DC
Alice Dodge Wallace, Boulder, CO
Mr. Donald R. Gant, New Vernon, NJ
1 Anonymous Benefactor
Connoisseurs $5,000-$9,999 Dr. Mark Baganz and Ms. Laurie Salladin, Edgewater, MD Sylvia Bergstrom and Joe Rothstein, Washington, DC
Jannes Gibson, Potomac, MD
Dr. and Mrs. William T. Price, Amarillo, TX Mr. Paul Ramsey, Jr., Denver, CO Dr. Carol M. Ravenal and Dr. Earl C. Ravenal, Washington, DC Mr. and Mrs. Luther S. Roehm, West Orange, NJ Jay M. Schippers, Brooklyn, NY
Harry and Diane Greenberg, Palo Alto, CA
Professor Louise Shelley, Washington, DC
Mrs. Margaret H. Greenwood and Mr. John B. Greenwood, Falls Church, VA
Joan and Ev Shorey, Washington, DC
Mr. and Mrs. George S. Harris, Bethesda, MD
Mr. and Mrs. Wendel R. Swan, Alexandria, VA
Thomas B. Harris, Wilton, CT
Ms. Marsha E. Swiss and Dr. Ronald M. Costell, Washington, DC
Mrs. John L. Hart, Washington, DC
Ms. Corinne Smith, Washington, DC
Jean Cox, Washington, DC
Donald L. Holley, Paris, France
Ruth Lincoln Fisher and Frederic R. Fisher Trusts, Arlington, VA
Ms. Vicki Howard, Arlington, VA
Mr. Daniel Walker and Mrs. Stefanie Walker, Arlington, VA
Ms. Cheri A. Hunter, Pacific Palisades, CA
Anne Wright Wilson, Hopewell, NJ
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Estate of Leila F. Wilson, Mitchellville, MD Michael and Patricia Wilson, Madison, WI Jill A. Wiltse and H. Kirk Brown III, Denver, CO Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence A. Wishner, Fredericksburg, VA Mr. and Mrs. E.M. Zimmerman, Washington, DC 2 Anonymous Patrons
Sponsors $500-$999 Deborah Anderson, Columbus, OH Dr. Judi Aubel and Mr. Tom Osborn, Rome, Italy William and Sondra Bechhoefer, Bethesda, MD
George Rogers and Patrick Watson, Washington, DC
Jack and Sharon Fenlon, Appleton, WI
Mr. and Mrs. Hervey S. Stockman, Albuquerque, NM
Mr. and Mrs. Russell S. Fling, Columbus, OH
Mrs. Amelia S. Todd and Mr. William Todd, Cambridge, MA Ms. Trudy Werner, Washington, DC Ms. Jeanne Wilson, Naples, FL
Mr. James D. Burns, Seattle, WA
2 Anonymous Sponsors
Ambassador Gene B. and Mrs. Rebecca S. Christy, Arlington, VA
Supporters $250-$499
Mary and David Colton, Albuquerque, NM
Mr. Joseph S. Asin, Arlington, VA
Michael and Georgia de Havenon, New York, NY
Ms. Mary W. Ballard Jenkins, Huntingtown, MD
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Tina M. deVries, Long Valley, NJ Mr. and Mrs. Dennis R. Dodds, Philadelphia, PA
Mr. Dennis M. Barry and Ms. Judith Hecht, Washington, DC
Ms. Nina Dodge in Memory of Margie Garrett, Washington, DC
Mr. Martin Baumrind and Mrs. Mary Ann Baumrind, Brooklyn, NY
Mr. Alan J. Dworsky and Mrs. Suzanne W. Dworsky, Cambridge, MA
Ms. Carol Bier and Mr. Jerry Cooper on Behalf of Sumru Krody, Berkeley, CA
Ms. Julie Evans, Arlington, VA
Aija C. Blitte, Washington, DC
Dr. and Mrs. Giraud V. Foster, Baltimore, MD
Ms. Louise Bourgeois, New York, NY
Ms. Sally Glaser, Palo Alto, CA
Mrs. Susan H. Bralove and Mr. Steven R. Bralove, Washington, DC
Ms. Barbara A. Kaslow, New York, NY Ms. Katherine Kelly, East Dubuque, IL Ms. Marla Lembo, Brooklyn, NY
Mariana T. Durbin, Arlington, VA Elizabeth and Julian Eisenstein, Washington, DC
Melissa and Jason Burnett, Carmel, CA
Jerome and Deena Kaplan, Bethesda, MD
Mr. Richard Denison and Mrs. Paula Bryan, Arlington, VA
Ms. Kai Spratt and Mr. Allan S. Rogers, Silver Spring, MD
Professor and Mrs. Richard Rose, Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Mr. and Mrs. R. William Johnston, Pasadena, CA
Ms. Beverly B. Denbo, Bethesda, MD
Ms. Ruth A. Roush, Alexandria, VA
Donors
Jane Venable Brown, Winchester, KY
Mr. John Purcell and Mrs. Nadine Purcell, Ashland, OR
Mr. Roland F. Bryan and Mrs. Joyce H. Bryan, Santa Barbara, CA Mrs. Jeanne M. Cadoret and Mr. Remi Cadoret, Solon, IA
Ms. Kathy FitzGerald, Washington, DC Ms. Phyllis Freedman and Mr. Tom Glass, Washington, DC Ms. Jere Gibber and Mr. J.G. Harrington, Alexandria, VA Mary Turner Gilliland, Menlo Park, CA David Greenblatt and Sheila Gelman, Cincinnati, OH Mrs. Rebecca Haase and Mr. Robert Haase, Vienna, VA Deborah A. Halliday, Charlotte, NC Gabrielle and Jefferson Hill, Washington, DC Mrs. Frank W. Hoch, Irvington, NY Ms. Sandra M. Hoexter, Washington, DC Betty Lou Hummel, Chevy Chase, MD Ms. Elizabeth Jack, Carson City, NV Joan L. and John H. Jackson, Chevy Chase, MD Mr. Milo C. Jones and Mrs. Joan S. Jones, Fort Atkinson, WI Dr. Linda A. Joyce and Dr. Michael G. Ryan, Ft. Collins, CO Sona Kalousdian and Ira Lawrence, Chicago, IL Ms. Erna Kerst and Mr. Michael Kerst, APO AE Mr. Kirk M. Keshishian, Washington, DC Dr. Margaret Kivelson, Pacific Palisades, CAMs. Julie M. Klement and Mr. Joe Bernstein, Alexandria, VA
Douglas Maas, Silver Spring, MD
Andrew L. and Gayle Shaw Camden, Grosse Pointe, MI
Leigh A. Marsh, Philadelphia, PA
Ms. Leslie Carroll, Alexandria, VA
Dr. Charles M. Knobler and Mrs. Carolyn B. Knobler, Los Angeles, CA
Ms. Joyce Martin, Bethesda, MD
Mr. Larry Chernikoff and Mrs. Allison B. Chernikoff, Washington, DC
Mr. Jeffrey Krauss and Ms. Fern Krauss, Potomac, MD
Susan L. McCauley and Michael A. Ussery, Silver Spring, MD
Dr. Arnold Chun, Bakersfield, CA
Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Ladd, Amarillo, TX
Ms. Aviva S. Meyer, Washington, DC
Mr. Don Cobean, Washington, DC
Fred and Kathleen Mushkat, Louisville, KY
Ms. Patricia E. Lange and Mr. Rodman L. Davis, Hedgesville, WV
Nonna A. Noto, Washington, DC
Mr. James N. Coker and Mrs. Elizabeth C. Coker, Hockessin, DE
Mrs. Elizabeth Oliver, Towson, MD
Dr. Yvonne C. Condell, Moorhead, MN
Mr. Jeffrey S. Lovinger and Mrs. Pamela Lovinger, New York, NY
David and Judith Peterson, Pittsboro, NC
Camille Cook, Western Springs, IL
R. Joel and Melinda Lowy, Silver Spring, MD
Mr. Felix P. Phillips, Houston, TX
Don and Kae Dakin, Washington, DC
General and Mrs. David Maddox, Arlington, VA
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Mr. and Mrs. Francis S. Marchilena,Westford, MA
Ms. Vey Smithers, Antiqua, Guatemala
Mr. James W. McBride and Mrs. Nancy K. McBride, Washington, DC
Dr. and Mrs. Allan J. Snider, Charleston, WV
Bethany Mendenhall, Irvine, CA
Mrs. Lina A. Steele and Mr. John A. Steele, Washington, DC
Ms. Esther Méthé and Mr. Paul Darroch, Washington, DC Mr. Eric A. Michael and Mr. Craig Kruger, Washington, DC Ms. Diana K. Myers, Washington, DC Mrs. Dominie M. Nash and Mr. Howard A. Nash, Bethesda, MD Mr. Thomas Newcomer and Mrs. Esther R. Newcomer, Hagerstown, MD Robert and Nancy Nooter, Washington, DC Ms. Alice L. Norris, Washington, DC Dr. Leslie E. Orgel and Mrs. Alice Orgel, La Jolla, CA Mrs. Mary Pat Osterhaus, Medina, WA Mr. James D. Owens and Mrs. Roberta R. Owens, Silver Spring, MD Dr. Rushton E. Patterson, Jr., Memphis, TN Dr. Seymour Perlin and Mrs. Ruth R. Perlin, Bethesda, MD Ms. Ruth H. Phillips, Chevy Chase, MD Mr. Richard J. Price and Mr. Trent Tucker, Washington, DC
The Marpat Foundation, Inc. Ralph E. Ogden Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Stevens, Washington, DC
Philip L. Graham Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Taran, Washington, DC
The Michael and Penelope Pollard Fund
Dr. Saran Twombly, Washington, DC
Prince Charitable Trusts
Mr. Andy Weber and Mrs. Julie Weber, Arlington, VA
The Rau Foundation
Dr. Ida M. Welsh, Mendham, NJ
S&R Foundation
Mrs. Frances A. Williamson, Olympia, WA
James Talcott Fund
Ms. Christine Windheuser, Washington, DC
The Wetsman Foundation
Nicholas and Joan Safford Wright, Williamstown, MA
Corporations
Dr. and Mrs. Gunar Zagars, Houston, TX
BHP Billiton Petroleum
2 Anonymous Supporters
The Boeing Company
Organizations
ExxonMobil Foundation, Inc.
Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo
International Conference on Oriental Carpets
Peruvian Connection Ltd.
International Monetary Fund
Security Energy Company
Textile Museum Associates of Southern California
Shiseido
Foundations
Ms. Joanne L. Rashbaum, Alexandria, VA
Gloria F. Ross Foundation
GE Foundation
Government D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities
Ms. Rosemarie Rauzino-Heller and Mr. Robert Heller, Rockville, MD
Avenir Foundation, Inc. Margaret A. Cargill Foundation
National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs Program
Ms. Nancy Rice, Germantown, MD
E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation
U.S. Commission of Fine Arts
Dr. Fenwick C. Riley and Dr. Olga Linares, Washington, DC
The Coby Foundation, Ltd.
Estate of Thomas D. Rimpler, Lincoln, NE
The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region
Mr. and Mrs. Owen W. Roberts, Washington, DC
Georgia and Michael de Havenon Fund
Mr. David A. Roehm and Mrs. Gayle M. Roehm, Cabin John, MD
The Charles Delmar Foundation
Ms. Cheryl Roesel and Mr. Joseph L. Smith, Arlington, VA
ExxonMobil Foundation
Ms. Joanna Scungio, Arlington, VA
Catherine Hawkins Foundation
Mrs. Eleanor Shabica, Mt Pleasant, SC
IBM Matching Grants Program
Ms. Susan Sheehan, New York, NY
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Ms. Sarah Sloan and Mr. Thomas Hentoff, Washington, DC
GE Foundation
Mr. Linden C. Smith and Mrs. Virginia Smith, Arlington, VA Mr. and Mrs. Russell Yates Smith, Arlington, VA
The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation ExxonMobil Foundation, Inc.
Jane and Worth B. Daniels, Jr. Fund of the Baltimore Community Foundation The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership
In Kind Asia Nine Bar & Lounge Ms. Elizabeth Davidson, Washington, DC Ms. Erin Marie Dey, Washington, DC Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia Kodama Brewing Co., Ltd. Mr. Paul Shaper, Los Angeles, CA
Gifts Received in Memory of Richard Ettinghausen Margie Garrett Martha Henze Sam Maloof Rosanne Malouf
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Trudy and Gary Peterson, Washington, DC
Ms. Prudence C. Spink, Medina, OH
Landmann Family Fund of the Vermont Community Foundation in Recognition of Frederick Landmann
Photos: Stone Photography.
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The 2009 Textile Museum Board of Trustees.
The 2009 Textile Museum Advisory Council.
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Advisory Council
Board of Trustees & Advisory Council
Julia Bailey
Jeffrey Krauss
Eleanor Rosenfeld
Wayne D. Barton
Christine M. Kreamer
Vice President
Stanley Owen Roth
Sylvia Bergstrom
Arline J. Lederman
Nina E. Olson, Vice President
Paul Schwartz
James W. Blackmon
Gail Martin
Roderick A. DeArment, Treasurer
Daniel B. Silver
Sandra Bowles
Jill W. Martin
Cynthia R. Boyer,
Wendel Swan
H. Kirk Brown III
Maud Mater
Julia M. Burke
Carnig Minasian
Young Yang Chung
Vanessa Moraga
Peter Cleary
Kurt Munkacsi
Sheridan Collins
Diana K. Myers
Jean Cox
Maria O’Leary
Julie Dale
Mary Jo Otsea
Jane Daniels
David A. Paly
Joseph P. Doherty
Vinay S. Pande
A. Edward Elmendorf
Paul D. Parkman
Mae Festa
Felix P. Phillips, Jr.
Judy Brick Freedman
Paul Ramsey
Rebecca Haase
Sheldon Rapoport
Sandra Hoexter
George M. Rogers
R. John Howe
Rosalie Rudnick
Cheri Hunter
Jay M. Schippers
Anne Hurlbut
Louise Shelley
Robert J. Joly
Jeffrey B. Spurr
Susanne S. Kayyali
Anne Wright Wilson
Kirk M. Keshishian
Jill Wiltse
Bruce P. Baganz, President
Bevis Longstreth
Ezra Pascal Mager,
Assistant Treasurer Michael M. Seidman, Secretary Alexander Crary, Assistant Secretary Virginia McGehee Friend Nancy Gewirz Amy L. Gould Hannelore Grantham Frederick L. Ingham
Trustee Emeriti Sheila Hicks
Harold M. Keshishian Joan Shorey Alice Dodge Wallace
Honorary Trustees Elizabeth Ettinghausen Jack Lenor Larsen
The Textile Museum benefits innumerably from the committed and talented individuals who comprise its Board of Trustees, the body responsible for museum governance. The museum’s Advisory Council, which includes collectors, dealers, museum professionals and other experts, also supports the museum through assistance with fundraising, marketing and other initiatives.
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Volunteers The Textile Museum could not exist without one of its most important assets—the dedicated volunteers who devote thousands of hours annually to the museum. In 2009, over 60 volunteers served more than 4,400 hours as docents, program volunteers, departmental volunteers, New Horizons Committee members and public program presenters. The Textile Museum is grateful for their many contributions. A volunteer guides a visitor in how to use a loom at the annual Celebration of Textiles festival. Photo: Kevin Allen.
Aldine Farrier
Abi Knipscher
Jerrilynn Pudschun
Caroline Backlund
Micaela Ferriera de Sousa
Jan Konner
Sammy Rabinovic
Capie Polk Baily
Elisabeth French
Pamela L. Kopp
Francesca Ramsey
Jeanne B. Barnett
Virginia McGehee Friend
Hattie Lehman
Patricia G. Reilly
Bill Bechhoefer
Barbara L. Gentile
Andrea Lupton
Catherine Rich
Julius D. Berman
Suzannah Gerber
Brenda Maas
Amy S. Rispin
Kenji Bohlin
Julie A. Geschwind
Ethelmary Maddox
Ruth A. Roush
Allegra Brelsford
Peggy Greenwood
Kathleen Mahjoubi
Steven Sabol
Christine Brown
Dave Grevious
George Manger
Linda F. Segal
Jenna Buckingham
Rebecca Haase
Michael Marendy
Joan Shorey
JonMarc Buffa
K.C. Hart
Gail Martin
Elizabeth Shuster
Martha Calderwood
Martie Henze
Jill Martin
Kim Sissons
June T. Carmichael
Nancy Hirshbein
Joyce L. Martin
Arlene M. Stein
Leslie Carson
Sandra M. Hoexter
Jane Moss McCune
Kathryn L. Stevens
Brenna Castro
R. John Howe
Ruth McDiarmid
Rebecca A.T. Stevens
Pamela J. Causer
Olga Hudecek
Caryn Miller
Florence Stone
Ingrid J. Caverly
Betty Lou Hummel
Nancy Mitchell
Wendel Swan
Sheridan P. Collins
Marissa Huttinger
Pauline Morrison
Jerry Thompson
Lynda Couvillion
Ann Marie Jackson
Tom Newcomer
Raoul Tschebull
J. D. Darroch
Laura Jenkins
Robert Nooter
Jessica Walton
Betsy Davis
George Jevremovic
Ethelyn Owen
Trudy Werner
Sylvia DeMar
Amy Johnson
Ellery A. Owens
Louise B. Wheatley
Vincent Deschamps
Phyllis Kane
Elmerina Parkman
Jean Ann Wright
Elysia Donald
Kristen Kavanaugh
Adeline Phelps
Rosalinda G. Yangas
Austin Doyle
Harold M. Keshishian
Penelope B. Pollard
David Zahirpour
Julie Evans
Fereshteh Klauss
Gordon Priest
Cathleen M. Zaret
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Terry Adlhock
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In October 2009, Textile Museum staff and friends celebrated Richard Timpson’s 30 years, Frank Petty’s 20 years, and Rachel Shabica’s 10 years working at the museum.
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Textile Museum Staff
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Maryclaire Ramsey, Director Douglas Maas, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer Douglas Anderson, Exhibition Production Technician Cyndi Bohlin, Director of Communications and Marketing Hyeyoon Chung, Shop Sales Assistant Kathryn Clune, Communications and Marketing Assistant
Analissa Dimen Kiss, Special Assistant to the Director
Richard H. Timpson, Manager of Facilities and Exhibition Production
Sumru Belger Krody, Curator, Eastern Hemisphere Collections
Katherine Uravitch, Exhibition Coordinator
Hattie Jo Lehman, Assistant to the Curator of Education
Chabrina Williams, Director of Retail Operations
Marci Levin, Grant Researcher and Writer
Jen Woronow, Receptionist
Esther Méthé, Margaret Wing Dodge Chair in Conservation/Chief Conservator
Anne Ennes, Associate Conservator
Erveina Nichols-Fletcher, Shop Sales Assistant
Ingrid Faulkerson, Development Manager, Special Events
Frank A. Petty, Facilities and Exhibition Assistant
Lydia Fraser, Librarian
Tessa Sabol, Assistant Registrar
Sheila Freeman, Membership Assistant/Receptionist
Rachel Shabica, Registrar
Miriam Gentle, Shop Sales Assistant
Rebecca A.T. Stevens, Consulting Curator, Contemporary Textiles
Tom Goehner, Curator of Education Cypriana Y. Hicklen, Accounting Manager Kiria Kanios, Shop Sales Assistant
In 2009, Sumru Belger Krody and Lee Talbot were promoted to curator and associate curator, respectively, in recognition of their outstanding work. These curators have built on The Textile Museum’s international reputation through their exhibitions, research, publications and other outreach efforts. Together they have paved the way for an exciting series of exhibitions on topics ranging from Central Asian ikats to Chinese furnishings.
Patti Sheer, Shop Sales Assistant
Lee Talbot, Associate Curator, Eastern Hemisphere Collections
Eliza Ward, Development Manager
Textile Museum Research Associates Carol Biers William J Conklin Walter B. Denny, Charles Grant Ellis Research Associate for Oriental Carpets Thomas J. Farnham, Charles Grant Ellis Archives Research Associate David W. Fraser Mattiebelle S. Gittinger Ann Pollard Rowe James Trilling Positions held as of June 30, 2010
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Financials
Statements of Financial Position December 31,
2009
2008
Assets 522,332
Cash and cash equivalents
$
Investments
13,900,874
Promises to give
Prepaid expenses and other assets
155,407
177,357
Inventory
125,002
176,752
916,401
994,454
41,225
Property and equipment
Collections
Total assets
$
-
$ 15,661,241
383,414 11,576,674 58,419
-
$ 13,367,070
Liabilities and Net Assets Liabilities Accounts payable and accrued expenses Total Liabilities
$
243,715
$
140,901
243,715
140,901
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Net assets Available for operations (1,915,495) 916,401
(1,885,846)
Net investments in property and equipment
Board designated for endowment
5,457,434
4,636,077
Deficit in permanent endowment
(709,569)
(45,679) 4,412,661
Total unrestricted
994,454
3,035,116
Temporarily restricted
3,032,630
2,283,709
Permanently restricted
7,972,235
7,907,344
15,417,526
13,226,169
$ 15,661,241
$ 13,367,070
Total net assets Total liabilities and net assets
Financials
Unrestricted
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Financials
Statements of Activity
2009 2008
Temporarily Permanently Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Total Total
Revenue and support Gifts and contributions $ 1,040,224 $ 220,302 $ 102,000 $ 1,362,526 Membership dues 157,790 157,790 Contributed goods & services 77,566 77,566 Government grants 372,271 372,271 Museum shop 438,124 438,124 Other income 75,012 75,012 Operating investment return 328,343 500,749 829,092 2,489,330 721,051 102,000 3,312,381 Net assets released from restrictions Satisfaction of program restrictions 454,613 (454,613) - Expiration of time restrictions 164,682 (164,682) - Total revenue and support
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3,108,625
101,756
102,000
Financials
Expense Program services Conservation 204,538 Contemporary 120,798 Collections management 134,660 Eastern hemisphere 174,412 Western hemisphere 24,483 Education 198,499 Library 26,247 Communications and marketing 223,412 Museum shop 419,056 Total program services
1,526,105
-
-
Supporting services Administration 1,021,110 Facilities 424,583 Development 173,135 Membership 71,394 Total supporting services
1,690,222
Total expense
3,216,327
-
-
Net assets, end of year
676,034 227,957 44,565 290,377 517,970 234,250 1,073,748 3,064,901 -
3,312,381
3,064,901
204,538 120,798 134,660 174,412 24,483 198,499 26,247 223,412 419,056
269,674 119,113 212,021 253,880 94,098 190,392 96,768 232,078 515,762
1,526,105
1,983,786
1,021,110 424,583 173,135 71,394
1,289,546 620,838 387,958 231,768
1,690,222
2,530,110
3,216,327
4,513,896
Change in net assets from operations (107,702) 101,756 102,000 96,054 Non-operating investment return 1,485,247 847,165 (237,109) 2,095,303 Transfer per donor instruction (200,000) 200,000 - Change in net assets before effect of discontinued operations 1,377,545 748,921 64,891 2,191,357 Discontinued operations - Change in net assets Net assets, beginning of year
$
(1,448,995) (5,676,257) (7,125,252) (3,623,897)
1,377,545 3,035,116
748,921 2,283,709
64,891 7,907,344
2,191,357 13,226,169
(10,749,149) 23,975,318
$4,412,661
$3,032,630
$7,972,235
$15,417,526
$13,226,169
This financial information was derived from the audited financial statements. For a complete copy of the audited financial statements, please call Doug Maas, chief financial and administrative officer, at (202) 667-0441, ext. 41.
Address
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Admission
$5 suggested donation
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Information
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