The Textile Museum 2009 Annual Report

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

President's Letter

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.

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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

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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.

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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.

Ask-a-Curator, Ask-a-Conservator

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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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Hours

Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 1 to 5 p.m. Closed Mondays, federal holidays and December 24. Library Hours: Wednesday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday 12 to 4 p.m.

Admission

$5 suggested donation

Metro

Dupont Circle, Q Street Exit

Information

www.textilemuseum.org or 202.667.0441

T h e Te x t i l e M u s e u m 2320 S Street, NW Washington, DC 20008 202.667.0441 www.textilemuseum.org