AQ Fall 2012 by New Orleans Museum of Art

Arts Quarterly New Orleans Museum of Art

Fall 2012

DIRECTOR’S LETTER

Susan M. Taylor

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ON THE ROAD

Landscape at l’Estaque, 1906 Georges Braque

As I write this letter, NOMA is looking forward to a busy season and developing several new initiatives that will focus on the collection and galleries. NOMA’s permanent collection is one of its greatest assets, so it is important we bring in new curatorial perspectives to continuously revitalize it. Orlando HernándezYing, a post doctoral teaching fellow in the history of art at Tulane University, will soon begin serving as a curatorial fellow, and will help reassess the museum’s Spanish Colonial collection with the goal of a major reinstallation in 2014. The recent awarding of an IMLS grant will allow the museum to begin the process of digitizing the collection. This effort will substantially increase the collection’s accessibility and potential for research. A NOMA priority has been to consistently bring the best art to New Orleans, from other venues when appropriate. This fall’s Lifelike displays an extraordinary range of contemporary realism from the 1960s to the present. The exhibition, organized by curator Siri Engberg at the Walker Art Center, will no doubt surprise and delight all audiences with its clever interpretation of ordinary objects. This November’s Odyssey Ball, NOMA’s gala event, will also serve as the premier viewing of Lifelike. I hope you will join us that night for what will be an unforgettable evening. Other fall exhibitions of works by Ida Kohlmeyer and Jim Richard celebrate the remarkable talent that comes out of New Orleans. Kohlmeyer, who would be one hundred years old this year, was an exceptional painter and sculptor who left an indelible mark on New Orleans and NOMA. Richard, another distinguished painter, has also been an influence on artists for decades (notably Wayne Gonzales, another recent exhibiting artist at the museum). In other news, Brooke Minto will begin serving as NOMA’s new Deputy Director for Development and External Affairs this fall. I am delighted to have her join the NOMA family. As an experienced museum professional from the Miami Art Museum, she will be a welcome asset to the museum’s fundraising and outreach efforts. As reported in the press, Hurricane Isaac impacted the museum at the end of the summer. Following the storm, the museum reached an agreement with the city of New Orleans and FEMA to address long overdue repairs from Katrina. A recent editorial in The Times-Picayune lauded these efforts: “NOMA is a cultural treasure in a city full of them. It’s good that long-needed repairs to it will finally take place.” In addition, stay tuned for more visible changes in the second floor galleries in the coming months. Finally, you’ll also notice that the museum’s first annual report since 2002 is enclosed in this issue of Arts Quarterly. We are committed to providing you with this document each year. The 2011 calendar year would not have been a success without the curators and staff that produced thoughtful exhibitions and programming. New curatorial opportunities, revitalized educational programs, and inventive programming all informed the museum’s centennial year. It is important to acknowledge all those who made 2011 a success, especially our beloved donors and members. Although space did not allow us to list all of you, please know that we are grateful for your generosity. NOMA is your museum, and it is your support that has kept it at the center of the arts in New Orleans.

Susan M. Taylor The Montine McDaniel Freeman Director

CONTENTS

Fall 2012

FEATURE 10 Reality Meets Illusion in Fall Exhibition Ordinary objects are sources of inspiration for the artists in this show of contemporary realism from the 1960s to the present.

MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS

Jim Richard: Make Yourself at Home

Ida Kohlmeyer: 100th Anniversary Highlight

COLLECTIONS

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NEW OUTREACH INITIATIVE BRINGS ART TO LOUISIANA

The Ghosting of Photography

NOMA Receives IMLS Grant

Epitaph for a Maya Lord

New Outreach Initiative Brings Art to Louisiana

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IDA KOHLMEYER: 100TH ANNIVERSARY HIGHLIGHTS

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JAPAN FEST

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JIM RICHARD: MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME

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COMMUNITY

PARTICIPATE

17 NOMA Launches New Business Council

VISIT

17 Do Your Holiday Shopping at NOMA

14 Japan Comes to New Orleans

18 Support and Circles

14 Lifelike Family Day

19 Make a Lasting Impact with an End-of-the-Year Gift

14 Fall Outdoor Film Series

20 Off the Wall: The 2012 Odyssey Ball

14 Shakespeareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Romeo and Juliet Returns to NOMA

22 Departing Trustees Look Back Fondly

15 Art Camp Leads to Memorable Experience

23 NOMA Contemporaries 23 NOMA Welcomes Brooke Minto as Deputy Director for Development and External Affairs

LEARN

24 Trustees and Acknowledgments

16 Holiday Camps 16 Studio KIDS! Art Classes 16 StoryQuest

25 ANNUAL REPORT

16 Workshops for Educators

EXHIBITIONS

Bird and Sculpture, 2010 Oil on linen, Courtesy of the artist and Arthur Roger Gallery

J IM R ICH A R D: M A K E YOU R SELF AT HOME

“His work straddles the line between celebrating and critiquing kitsch and rampant consumer culture.”

This fall the New Orleans Museum of Art is pleased to present a solo exhibition of work by Jim Richard. Jim Richard: Make Yourself At Home will be the artist’s first solo exhibition at NOMA since 1978. The show will focus on the subject Richard is best known and admired for: interior scenes bursting with works of art and colorful décor. The twelve paintings on display will provide an exceptional opportunity to view a large range of the artist’s work covering the last twenty years of his career. Make Yourself At Home will also debut a number of paintings that have never been shown to the public before. Born in 1943 in Port Arthur, Texas, Richard is best known for his paintings of modernist works of art situated in richly decorated and ominously claustrophobic home interiors. Richard

carefully curates these rooms, plucking out items from home decorating magazines, advertisements, do-ityourself instruction manuals, and art history books. He collects and saves these popular culture snippets, waiting for the right painting or collage for his “found” images. Though his selection reveals a deliberate and effective arrangement of color and balance, when it comes to the traditional standards of “good taste,” all sense of propriety is thrown out the window. In his paintings and collages, works of art compete against loud examples of décor. His work straddles the line between celebrating and critiquing kitsch and rampant consumer culture. Richard has a long history of exhibiting at NOMA, having been included in ten exhibitions over the past

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decades, including five iterations of the juried New Orleans Triennial (more than any other artist in its history). As a professor of painting at the University of New Orleans for the past thirty-six years, Richard played a pivotal role in maintaining the strength of the Fine Arts program at UNO, which for several decades has been a fount of artistic activity in New Orleans. Through UNO Richard influenced a generation of students, including painters Wayne Gonzales and Peter Halley, and sculptor Lucky DeBellevue. Jim Richard’s paintings reside at the tipping point of where love meets obsession. Since 1977 he has been painting vivid domestic scenes, devoid of people, but filled with furniture and artwork. In his compositions Richard often depicts a push and pull battle between modernist painting, sculpture, and décor. In works such as Sticks, 2008, the sculpture dominates to the point of the ridiculousness, claiming a precarious triumph over the space. In Modern Circles, 2007, the opposite occurs: the furniture and décor utterly overwhelm the artworks. The mirror, a trope often revisited by Richard, pays no attention to what angle it should be reflecting.

Art critics who review at Richard’s work are quick to note his sense of humor. In his paintings “the high” is unabashedly mixed with “the low.” Part of Richard’s devious agenda may be to take the lofty aspirations of modernism down a notch. Ken Johnson of the New York Times, ominously described Richard’s interiors as “where art goes to die.” 1 What conversations with Richard have revealed however, is that although he challenges modernism, he also loves its great paintings. His artworks blend his admiration for the masterpieces, with his love for the more tacky sides of kitsch. 1. Ken Johnson, “ Art in Review: Jim Richard – ‘Décor,’ ” New York Times, May 28, 2004.

Jim Richard: Make Yourself at Home will be on view in the Great Hall from October 5, 2012 through February 24, 2013. The artist will give a lecture in the Stern Auditorium on October 5 at 6 p.m. Linda Yablonsky, critic for Artforum and The New York Times Magazine will give a lecture on the work of Jim Richard in the Stern Auditorium on Friday, January 18 at 6 p.m.

ON THE ROAD

Georges Braque French, 1882-1963 Landscape at l’Estaque, 1906 Oil on canvas; Bequest of Victor K. Kiam, 77.284 CURRENTLY ON LOAN TO

Museum Folkwang in Essen, Germany AS PART OF THE EXHIBITION

Im Farbenrausch—Munch, Matisse und die Expressionisten [The Ecstasy of Colour—Munch, Matisse and the Expressionists] September 29, 2012 – January 20, 2013

This exhibition is made possible thanks to generous support from Charles L. Whited. Miranda Lash, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art

Jean Hyacinthe de Laclotte French, 1766-1829, active New Orleans 1807-1815 Battle of New Orleans, 1815 Oil on canvas; Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, 65.7 CURRENTLY ON LOAN TO

Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada AS PART OF THE EXHIBITION

Four Wars of 1812 Modern Circles, 2007 Oil on linen, Courtesy of the artist and Arthur Roger Gallery

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Institutions from all over the world regularly seek out objects from NOMA’s permanent collection to include in their own exhibitions.

EXHIBITIONS

Juxtaposed, 1981 Screenprint, 22 1/2 x 30 1/2 in., Gift of Mrs. John N. Weinstock

IDA KOHLMEY ER : 100TH A N NI V ER S A RY HIGHLIGHTS In 1953, nearly sixty years ago, Ida Rittenberg Kohlmeyer submitted Cityscape – New Orleans to the Isaac Delgado Museum of Art Annual Juried Exhibition. While the painting did not win, as other paintings would in 1957, 1958, 1966, 1967, 1972 and 1974, it represents the beginning of an enduring affiliation between Kohlmeyer and what would become the New Orleans Museum of Art. At the time, Kohlmeyer was working on her MFA in painting at Newcomb College, an endeavor she began in 1950 at the age of thirty-seven, while raising her two young daughters. Following her graduation in 1956, Kohlmeyer travelled to Provincetown, MA for a summer course with Hans Hoffmann, whose philosophies on art and art practice transformed her work. She confidently moved from representational painting to abstraction, with the firm belief that technical skill in drawing and painting was a prerequisite for movement away from traditional practice.

Later, when Kohlmeyer was an art instructor at Newcomb, Mark Rothko arrived as a visiting professor. Rothko became another key influence on her work, and reinforced many of Hoffmann’s tenets: painting as revelation not imitation, painting driven by impulse – “one color calling for another, a round shape demanding its opposite” 1, and form and content originating in “automatism, unconscious impulses and fantasies.”2 The influence of surrealists such as Joan Miró, whom she met during a sojourn in France in 1956, is also clearly evident in her work: Kohlmeyer’s evolving painterly abstractions eventually led to her creation of “scriptic”3 markings. Kohlmeyer had solo exhibitions at NOMA in 1957, 1974, 1985, and 1997 that illuminated her artistic skill and vision, just as the myriad group exhibitions that included her paintings, prints, drawings and sculptures positioned her in diverse art historical contexts.

Ida and her husband Hugh Kohlmeyer were also avid collectors of art from around the world, which was illuminated in the 1983 Arts Quarterly article “At Home with the Kohlmeyer Collection.” Ida and Hugh generously donated works from their collection to NOMA, bolstering the holdings in pre-Columbian, Native American, Asian, African, Oceanic, self-taught, and contemporary art. Ida Kohlmeyer continues to be an important part of NOMA’s history and art history in New Orleans; to honor her 100th anniversary, NOMA is presenting an exhibition of key pieces from the permanent collection, including a recent promised gift from Arthur Roger. 1. Kohlmeyer, Ida. Pre-Pop Modernists Panel Discussion. Arthur Roger Gallery. New York. September 12, 1989. 2. Ibid. 3. Frank, Peter. Ida Kohlmeyer: Painting and Sculpture. New Orleans: Arthur Roger Gallery, 1989.

Ida Kohlmeyer: 100th Anniversary Highlights will be on view in the Weisman Galleries October 26, 2012 through February 10, 2013. Anne C. B. Roberts, Curatorial Projects Manager

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COLLECTIONS

NOMA RECEIVES IMLS GRANT Untitled, January 1931, Unidentified British Photographer, gelatin silver print, 3 1/4 x 4 1/8 in. NOMA recently acquired this and four other spirit photographs along with several pieces of printed ephemera detailing séances and the spirit world in the 1930s.

THE GHOSTING OF PHOTOGR A PH Y Photography often captures things that the human eye cannot see. Photographs of bullets frozen in mid-air, x-ray pictures of the contents of our bodies, and long exposures that make visible the paths of stars in the night sky are all evidence of photography’s super-human capabilities. Why then, does it seem so silly to see photographs of ghosts? Clearly we still generally trust photography—despite the overwhelming evidence that we shouldn’t—and yet when it comes to ghosts, well, that just seems a little too unbelievable. Perhaps it is because many photographs of ghosts do look a little funny, even if evidence of dark room trickery is absent. In the image here three very serious figures gathered around the table have seemingly conjured up the spirit image of a woman, who floats upside-down above them. None of the participants seem to be aware of the spirit: the assumption is that they cannot see her, but photography can. Strange as it may seem, many well-respected intellectuals placed great faith in photographs of ghosts. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote a vigorous defense of spirit photography in 1924, and participated in séances held by the Great Metropolitan Spiritualist Association, one of whose members probably made the picture shown here. Photography’s relationship to the otherworldly goes back to the origins of photography itself. The strange and www.noma.org

sudden appearance of an image on a metal plate or a piece of paper was so perplexing to many early viewers that many described it as a “black magic” or a “dark art” during its earliest years. Within the past decade, renewed interest in photographs of ghosts has spurred the publication of several books on the subject and even a major exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This burst of attention raises the question: why this subject now? Spirit photography first emerged in the nineteenth century in response to industrialization: the explosion of technology seemed downright frightening, prompting many to seek consolation in the ineffable, the intangible, and the world of spirits. Digital technology has prompted a similar response in the field of photography. For many, the development of digital media combined with the closing of traditional darkrooms, and the discontinuation of film signals the possible death of photography. Perhaps this renewed interest in photographs of the dead masks an anxiety about photography’s death, as if the study of photography of ghosts is really an attempt to comprehend the “ghosting” of photography. If, as spirit photographs suggest, there really is life after death then perhaps photography—like the deceased for the believers—will never leave us.

NOMA is pleased to announce that the museum has recently been awarded $150,000 over two years from the Institute of Museum and Library Services/Museums for America to support a comprehensive digitization project. It encompasses three phases, six years, various departments and broad strategic goals. This project will allow access to a greater proportion of the permanent collection than can be seen during any one visit. In Phase Two of the digitization project, museum staff will photograph, tag, and archive 10,000 images of works in the permanent collections of prints and drawings, photography, and modern and contemporary art in order to make them available on the museum website and to benefit additional areas of the visitor’s museum experience. NOMA’s goal is to have 30% of the permanent collection accessible on the website (www. noma.org) by the end of this phase. Currently, only 7% of the collection is on view. Digitizing the collection will assist in the formation of stronger, more useful connections and interactions between the museum and its constituencies. The multi-year digitization process will lead to enhanced exhibition development, technological and programmatic advancements, new interpretive strategies and the ability to engage communities through dramatically improved access to more effective arts education and web-based offerings.

Russell Lord, Freeman Family Curator of Photographs

COLLECTIONS

Maya Culture, El Cayo, Mexico/Guatemala, Classic period, circa AD 760, Limestone, Ella West Freeman Foundation Matching Fund and the 1965 Museum Auction Fund. 67.31

EPITA PH FOR A M AYA LOR D The Maya culture produced some of the ancient world’s most intriguing art. In addition to being remarkable mathematicians, they developed a sophisticated writing system. In the Maya lowlands, writing was so important that it was incorporated into the design of sculpture, ceramics, painting and architecture. After the Spanish conquest, the ability to read the Mayan language was lost, but in recent times major breakthroughs have occurred, allowing epigraphers to translate the mysterious symbols. NOMA has had a fascinating Maya stone panel in its permanent collection since 1967. For decades, no one at the museum was able to decipher any of the unique glyphs on the panel, which dates from the late eighth or early ninth century. Recently, NOMA’s curator of pre-Columbian Art invited Tulane University professors Marcello Canuto and Marc Zender to examine the panel, and, as a result, it has become the focus of scholarly interest. Dr. Canuto, an 8

archaeologist and Director of Tulane’s Middle American Research Institute (MARI) and Dr. Zender, an epigrapher specializing in Maya glyphs, have brought new scholarship and insight to this remarkable object. The panel was found in the ruins of the ancient city known as El Cayo, which lies deep in the jungle on both sides of the Usumacinta River. The river, which delineates a large portion of the present day border of Guatemala and Mexico, was a major trade route, and facilitated the development of multiple cities that became the heart of the western kingdoms of the lowland Maya. “El Cayo was critical to this trade,” said Dr. Canuto, who has worked at this archaeological site, “because it was located at one of the rare points along the river where paddle canoes could cross from one bank to the other without being swept too far downriver by the otherwise powerful current.” One of the most dominant of these river kingdoms was ruled by the lords

of Piedras Negras, a site northwest of and downriver from El Cayo. According to the glyphs on the panel, one of the Piedras Negras lords seems to have commissioned this sculpture to honor the life of the man whose image is depicted at the center of the carving. The inscription initially refers to him by his child name of Jujkaan, indicating that on June 25, AD 730 Piedras Negras Ruler 4 confirmed him in the noble office of sajal at which point he took the name Chan Ch’okWayib (“Sky Youth Dreamer”). The panel also commemorates his death and the dedication of his burial in what the Maya called a fire-entering ceremony, on June 21, AD 764.1 Three royal scribes signed the panel, indicating that each had a role in its creation. Presently, scholars know of fewer than a dozen of these epitaph panels. The sajal shown on the sculpture wears a distinctive headdress that identifies his office. A sajal was part tribute collector, part governor and was also often a military leader. He carries Arts Quarterly New Orleans Museum of Art

a small shield identifying his status; around his neck he wears a large necklace most likely of jade, a luxury item. Behind him stands his wife, Ix K’inLakam (“Lady Sun Banner”). Unlike her husband, she was born a high-ranking noble; her headdress is a symbol of her status. She crosses her right arm and touches her left shoulder in a sign of respect. The figure kneeling before the sajal is most likely an important captive taken in warfare, but the glyphs that refer to this figure are eroded. It is possible that the panel commemorated the defeat and capture of an enemy of the lord of Piedras Negras, conducted by his loyal sajal at El Cayo. After the carving was completed, it was painted, and red pigment can still be found in some recessed areas. It would have been associated with a structure used for the burial of non-royal nobility. There it remained while the Classic period of the Maya came to an end. By as early as AD 820 most of the cities in this region were abandoned as the jungle began to reclaim them. Heavily eroded by rain, NOMA’s panel must have remained upright or on its back for centuries as El Cayo crumbled around it. It was removed right before NOMA acquired it; at that time, purchasing an artifact that had been removed from an archaeological site was not illegal. In 1970, the United States ratified a UNESCO treaty declaring the export and import of antiquities from Mexico a crime. As of today 120 countries have ratified the treaty. 1. Joanne Pillsbury et al., eds., Ancient Maya Art at Dumbarton Oaks (Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 2012), 55.

Paul Tarver, Curator of Pre-Columbian Art Professors Marcello Canuto and Marc Zender, Tulane University

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N EW OU TR E ACH INITI ATI V E BR INGS A RT TO LOU ISI A NA Community outreach is an important component of NOMA’s mission. Unfortunately, many people in southern Louisiana are not able to travel to City Park to visit the museum; thus NOMA has embarked on an ambitious, three-year Community Arts Outreach Project to present NOMAgenerated exhibitions at various venues. The main objective of this project is to increase public exposure to and engagement with the arts by touring exhibitions from NOMA’s permanent collection at five regional venues: the Abita Springs Trailhead Museum, the Slidell Cultural Center, the Hammond Regional Arts Center, the St. Tammany Art Association and the Imperial Calcasieu Museum. A second goal is to develop summer and afterschool internships, arts career days and volunteer and mentorship opportunities in these five locations over a three-year period. With this initiative, communities that would not normally travel to NOMA will gain exposure to the arts, and those who are interested in working in artistic fields will have a chance to gain valuable intern or volunteer experience.

Thanks in large part to recently awarded funding from the Harry T. Howard, III Foundation; NOMA will be able to bring the arts directly into these communities, increasing the opportunities for regional students to interact with the arts. This multi-year program also has an additional benefit: the museum will assist local arts agencies (which usually have limited resources) in the presentation of high-quality exhibitions. These exhibitions will raise the profile of these institutions, engage local educators and students, and enhance the value of these community arts organizations in their hometowns. Working with each institution, NOMA will craft a tailored educational and outreach plan coordinated with each exhibition. The first exhibition will be on view in October 2012 at the St. Tammany Art Association and will offer a Halloween-theme: Specters, Saints and Spirits: Discoveries from the New Orleans Museum of Art. Please check NOMA’s website for updated traveling exhibition themes and schedules at a venue near your community.

Brillo Boxes and Bronze Sleeping Bags REALITY MEETS ILLUSION IN FALL EXHIBITION

Crouching Boy in Mirror, 1999/2002, Ron Mueck, mixed media figure, The Broad Art Foundation, Santa Monica, Courtesy of the artist and Anthony d’Offay Ltd.

Society is in an age where the idea of “reality” has become a term of heightened cultural interest, evident in a genre of television shows, and smartphone users are circulating Instagrammed snapshots of their household pets and weekday lunches at lightening speed. This fixation on the quotidian coincides with NOMA’s fall exhibition Lifelike, which asks the viewer to pause and consider those mundane components of daily life. Lifelike is an exhibition of over ninety works from the 1960s to the present inspired by everyday objects and situations. More than fifty artists from around the world are represented, including Vija Celmins, Susan Collins, Keith Edmier, Kaz Oshiro, Charles Ray, and Ai Weiwei. “The exhibition started out as a show about artists painting from photographs,” explained exhibition curator Siri Engberg, “but I gradually made the decision that it might be a more interesting project if the exhibition included work from across media (including sculpture, video, drawing, and installation), and focused on the idea of artists’ labor-intensive replication—primarily by hand—of things from the observed world.” Using tedious processes that slow down the production of their art (an act which directly opposes the mass-production of marketplace goods today), these artists give new meaning to commonplace objects. A comb, a garbage bag, and an eraser suddenly evoke awe. These artists confront seemingly boring subjects almost painstakingly, but often playfully, with uncanny and surreal results. Engberg said, “We’re now so accustomed to seeing everyday objects used in the context of art that the experience of encountering something that has been meticulously remade to look like an ordinary thing is a bit of a surprise. In this regard, I would say that most of the artists in the show come out of the legacy of conceptual art—their primary impulse being to allow the initial idea to lead the way, then establish rigid parameters for the way the work should be realized.” To help guide visitors, the exhibition touches on five concepts. Common Objects focuses on artists of the 1960s and 1970s who were contemporaries of Pop masters such as Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. However, while those artists tended to explored the consumer-driven world through the use of brand names and pop culture, the artists in this section of the exhibition chose more ordinary subject matter, like a paper bag, a car door, or a slice of bread. The Uncanny highlights works from the 1980s and 1990s that present this idea tinged with a little more surrealism, and take trompe l’oeil to a new level. Ron Mueck’s 11

Heartland, 2010, Jonathan Seliger, enamel on bronze, courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, NY

“These artists confront seemingly boring subjects almost painstakingly, but often playfully, with uncanny and surreal results. ”

Crouching Boy in Mirror, 1999-2000 appears startlingly real, to the point where the viewer feels uncomfortable standing in the mirror’s reflection. Works displaying Realism into Abstraction use real-life objects as subject matter, but then abstracts them with the use of photographic cropping or by zooming in or out on the subject. Artists who paint from photographs are given an opportunity to ponder what may lie outside the photographic plane. In Isaac Layman’s photographic collage Oven, 2010, an oven’s gentle steel curves and tubes and the sheen of grease drippings come together in varying layers of focus, creating an almost dreamlike quality. The Handmade Sleight of Hand concept includes works of art that use everyday subject matter, but are created using materials traditional to sculpture, painting, or drawing. Jud Nelson’s Hefty 2-Ply, 1979, is a seemingly ordinary kitchen garbage bag stuffed to the brim, but delicately carved from Carrera marble. Sunflower Seeds, 2009, by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, consists of over 100-million cast-porcelain “seeds” hand painted by over 1,600 Chinese citizens from a village known for its porcelain. Weiwei, who was imprisoned by the Chinese government last year for his dissenting political beliefs, had a related exhibition of sunflower seeds at the Tate Modern in London in 2010. Some works in the exhibition will engage visitors with their surprising scale or installation. This final concept, Special Effects: The Real as Spectacle, includes Subway, 2010, an installation by Leandro Erlich that combines sculpture with video, and Jonathan Seliger’s Heartland, 2010, a giant milk carton. NOMA’s own collection contains examples of this approach to realism; perhaps the most widely-recognized example being Corridor Pin, Blue, 1999, the oversized safety pin sculpture in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden by Pop artists Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen. While Oldenburg and van Bruggen aimed to raise the quotidian to a noble stature with their large-scale representations, the works in Lifelike simply invite viewers to take notice of their own relationships to these objects, and be aware of their roles in everyday life. “Although the subject matter of the works explored in Lifelike is subtle and simple, once transformed by the hands of the featured artists, there is a real poignancy that we rarely recognize in the mundane objects and situations of our daily lives,” said Susan M. Taylor, NOMA Director. “That’s what makes the experience of this exhibition so exciting and we are delighted to provide the New Orleans community with the opportunity to engage with the works of these artists.” Lifelike will be on view from November 11, 2012-January 27, 2013 in the Ella West Freeman Galleries. A panel discussion featuring Siri Engberg will be on November 17 at 2 p.m. (See page 14.) Lifelike is supported by Anonymous, Donna Perret and Benjamin M. Rosen and International Matex Tank Terminals.

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Above Untitled, 2001, Maurizio Cattelan, Stainless steel, composition wood, electric motor, electric light, electric bell, computer, courtesy of the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery, New York

Right Hefty 2-Ply, 1979-1981, Jud Nelson, Marble, Collection Walker Art Center, Minneapolis

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VISIT

JA PA N COME S TO N EW OR LE A NS

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NOMA and the Japan Club of New Orleans are partnering again for Japan Fest on Saturday, October 20. The day begins at 11 a.m. with an energizing performance on the museum steps by the Kaminari Taiko drummers, and continues with activities and events lasting the entire day. Come enjoy demonstrations, art making activities, tours, performances, and more throughout the museum and in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden. Visitors can buy handmade jewelry, pins and hair accessories; watch calligraphy or martial arts demonstrations; and participate in the classic Japanese Tea Ceremony. Other highlights include a display of Japanese swords, a contemporary fashion show, and guided tours of NOMA’s collection of Japanese art. Food will be offered for sale by Ninja Restaurant, Green To Go NOLA, and Hoof and Cleaver. Admission will be half off regular museum price, but NOMA members get in for free. This event is made possible by Zen Non Grain Corp, CGB Enterprises, Chugoku Marine Paints, Japan Society of New Orleans and Nonna Mia.

LIFELIK E FA MILY DAY A . J. 1 A L L EG R A

Above (top to bottom) Japan Fest, Outdoor Film Series, Romeo and Juliet

Come to NOMA on Saturday, November 17 for a day of family-friendly events celebrating the opening of Lifelike, an exhibition of artworks that are startlingly realistic, often playful, and sometimes surreal. Enjoy music, art activities, special tours, scavenger hunts, StoryQuest, and more. Programs and activities run from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. and include a caricaturist, performances by “Uncle Wayne” Daigrepont and the Dixie Land Jazz Quartet, and “Alice in Wonderland” presented by Skin Horse Theater. A panel discussion on Lifelike featuring Please visit noma.org for the latest information on events.

Siri Engberg, curator at the Walker Art Center, Cameron Shaw, editor of Pelican Bomb, and artist James Casebere will be at 2 p.m.

FA LL OU TDOOR FILM SER IE S NOMA’s Outdoor Film Series in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden continues. Before the films start at sundown, come for food, music, art making activities, and curatorial tours beginning at 5 p.m. Admission is $6 for adults and $3 for NOMA members. Children 17 and under are free. Purchasing admission to the museum ($10 for adults, $6 for children, 7 - 17) grants guests access to both the building and the Garden. No outside food or beverages will be permitted. On site food vendors will include: Woody’s Fish Tacos, Crepes a la Cart, Squeal BBQ, and Green To Go NOLA.

Friday, October 19 The Birds

Friday, November 9 The Incredible Shrinking Woman sponsored by Chevron

SH A K E SPE A R E ’S ROMEO A ND J U LIET R ET U R NS TO NOMA NOMA and the NOLA Project are bringing back last winter’s sold out show, Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The classic tale tells the story of two young lovers caught in their families’ feud. Tickets are $24, and $12 for NOMA members and students. Tickets will be available for purchase online at noma.eventbrite.com and at the Admissions Desk during regular museum hours starting on November 1, 2012.

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A RT CA MP LE A DS TO MEMOR A BLE EX PER IENCE It’s not often that you see a painting in a museum, and then meet the person depicted in that painting in the same day. For three children in NOMA’s summer art camp, that is exactly what happened. Bryce Shannon Fagan, ten years old, attended NOMA’s “Drawing is Fundamental” art camp this summer. While he was in camp, his aunts Deborah Fagan and Jeri Barker decided to take his two little cousins, Leah and Camille Thomassie (ages eight and seven), on their own art tours around the city and throughout NOMA’s galleries. “We called it Aunt Debbie and Aunt Jeri’s Art Camp,” Deborah Fagan recounted in a recent phone interview. “One day, while Bryce was learning about still life in camp, we took the girls to see the Leah Chase exhibit. After, we decided to take everyone to lunch at Dooky Chase. We got in and checked with the hostess, and Leah blurted out, ‘Is Leah Chase here? Because my name is Leah too, and we just saw the exhibit and I wanna meet her!’” Fagan explained to the children that Mrs. Chase was probably very busy, but at the end of their lunch, their server surprised them with some news: Mrs. Chase was in the kitchen, and was eager to meet them.

In the kitchen at Dooky Chase Restaurant, Bryce, Leah, and Camille told Mrs. Chase all about art camp, the exhibition they had seen at NOMA, and their own art works they were busy creating. Fagan said, “[Leah Chase] told Bryce that she wanted to see his art work after he was finished with camp. Needless to say, the kids were on cloud nine after that lunch!” A few weeks later, when Leah and Camille were busy in the “Puppetry in Motion” camp, Bryce and his aunt paid another visit to Mrs. Chase, this time to present her with the art he created. Fagan explained, “He showed her his pieces and told her everything he learned in art camp, like how to draw angles and shadows, and how to make objects appear closer or farther away.” She added, “Mrs. Leah was just wonderful. She told him how good it was that he was at camp, because even if he doesn’t become an artist, he will appreciate art for the rest of his life.” To Bryce’s delight, Chase told him that she wanted one of his works of art—but she insisted on paying him for it. When pressed to name his price, Bryce finally proposed the sum of three dollars and a hug. Fagan laughed as she recalled Chase’s response: “Mrs. Leah said, ‘You

can have a hug, but three dollars is just too cheap!’” The family’s tours of NOMA’s galleries continued long after meeting Leah Chase, and brought about another surprise. While visiting the current exhibition Ralston Crawford and Jazz, they discovered a relative depicted in one of Crawford’s memorable jazz photos. “We came across a picture of the children’s great-great-great uncle when he was very young—my grandfather’s oldest brother. The photo in the exhibition is titled Bassist Martin Little Chink Abraham Jr. The kids were really excited to see that.” Deborah Fagan has been a member of NOMA since shortly after Hurricane Katrina, when she still lived in Chicago. She said, “We wanted to support the museum, even though we lived far away. We just relocated back late last year, so we’re finally able to take advantage of the programming now that we are closer.” Will they do it all again next summer? “Meeting Mrs. Leah was such a wonderful experience for all of us…I think the kids would love to come back to camp next year,” Fagan said. Ralston Crawford and Jazz is on view through October 14. For more information about ongoing educational and family programs, please call (504) 658-4128.

Left to Right Camille Thomassie, Bryce Fagan, and Leah Thomassie.

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HOLIDAY CAMPS NOMA offers three-day Holiday Camps to engage young artists in the creative process. Children will explore works of art in the museum and get creative in the studio and on the stage. Teaching artists from Young Audiences of Louisiana will lead each camp. Full day and half day camps are available for students ages 5 –12. If your child will be attending for a full day, please send lunch. Cost: $100 per child for NOMA members, $120 per child for non-members.

November 19 – 21

(please register by November 12)

Eastern Movement

Saturdays, 11 a.m., Museum Shop

Dance across Asia in this exploration of the performing arts.

Animals October 13

STUDIO KIDS! ART CLASSES Get creative with Studio KIDS! art classes for children ages 5 – 12. KID smART certified teaching artist Amanda LaPlaca will lead the students in projects inspired by works of art from NOMA’s permanent collection and exhibitions. Cost: $100 per child for NOMA members, $120 per child for nonmembers.

Get Real!

Saturdays, November 3 – 24

Topics include perspective, shading and trompe l’oeil techniques.

Art in Motion

Cartooning Create comics and cartoons that are as fun to make as they are to read. Develop skills for visual storytelling.

December 26 – 28

(please register by December 17)

Discover ways to tell stories through art. These classes focus on ways to convey movement, emotions and visual excitement using a variety of media.

Saturdays, December 1 – 22 Larger than Life

Patterned after Africa

Create super-sized and extra small works of art inspired by the exhibition Lifelike.

Discover the arts of Africa in NOMA’s African art gallery and create your own masks, costumes and pottery.

STORYQUEST

The Beat Goes On Move to the beat of your own drum in this camp that features African dancing and drumming.

January 2 – 4

(please register by December 17)

Year of the Snake The Chinese New Year celebrates the year of the snake. Come learn about the artistic traditions of China, Japan and India.

Professional authors, actors and artists bring the world of children’s literature to NOMA in this family series. StoryQuest begins with interactive readings of selected stories. Afterwards, families explore the museum in search of related works of art.

with Young Audiences of Louisiana

Alex Beard November 3 Artist and writer Alex Beard reads from his books The Jungle Grapevine, Monkey See Monkey Draw and Crocodile’s Tears.

Big and Small November 17 with Skin Horse Theater

Toys December 1 with Skin Horse Theater

Mike Artell December 15 Writer and cartoonist Mike Artell reads from Petite Rouge—A Cajun Little Red Riding Hood and leads a cartooning workshop.

WORKSHOPS FOR EDUCATORS NOMA appreciates the hard work and dedication of professional educators. Workshops provide ongoing professional development and opportunities to engage with NOMA’s collection. Come early at 4:00 to enjoy refreshments and exchange ideas with colleagues.

Getting Personal: Self-Exploration Through the Arts October 17, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. Reality Show: Approaching Realism in Art November 14, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. Call 658-4128 or email education@noma.org to register or for more information on any of these programs.

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DO YOUR HOLIDAY SHOPPING AT NOMA Need a great gift for the art enthusiast in your life? The Museum Shop has two beautifully illustrated publications on NOMA’s award-winning sculpture garden. NOMA members receive 10% off all purchases.

NOM A L AU NCHE S N EW BUSIN E S S COU NCIL As the museum transitions with new programming, new community collaborations, and new members, NOMA now offers businesses the opportunity to help inspire the next generation of museum-goers and art lovers through membership in the newly resurged Business Council. NOMA launched the Business Council this summer, after a significant restructuring of its corporate giving levels. Brent Wood, NOMA trustee and Circles member spearheaded this important initiative that expanded benefits for participating businesses. “Working with NOMA staff and other business people on our board gave me an opportunity to help develop a membership program which recognizes the diverse interests that businesses have in the arts and NOMA in particular,” Wood said. The generosity of corporate members provides critical support to the museum’s operations, and allows it to continue its mission. Business Council members enable NOMA to provide diverse audiences with first-class art experiences, ensuring continued cultural growth and education in New Orleans. Corporate philanthropy also offers many benefits, including greater brand awareness, museum privileges for employees and clients, and (at certain levels) the option to entertain in NOMA’s neoclassical building.

“We developed a variety of benefits from which business members can choose,” Wood added, “thereby giving them the opportunity to design the membership that best fits their business profile. It is my hope that this will lead to a more robust and sustainable business membership, growing their support for NOMA’s impressive programs.” The inaugural Business Council members include International Matex Tank Terminals (Centurion), Chevron (Gold), Bayou Lacombe Construction Company (Sapphire), Boh Brothers Construction Company, L.L.C. (Green), Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Company (Green), and Hotel Montelone (Green). A strong museum and visual arts culture helps promote and stimulate a vibrant city, an ideal place to build a business and professionally engage with a community. To enroll your company into the business council, or for more information, please contact Laura Wallis at (504) 658-4130 or lwallis@noma.org.

The Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden at the New Orleans Museum of Art

Looking for a stocking stuffer? Published by SCALA Publishers as part of their internationally distributed Artspaces series, this “mini-guide” explores the history of the sculpture garden and highlights works from its superb collection. Authored by Miranda Lash, curator of modern and contemporary art. 64 color pages, $7.95

Business Council Levels of Giving Centurion - $50,000.00 and above Platinum - $20,000.00 Gold - $10,000.00 Sapphire - $7,500.00 Silver - $5,000.00 Bronze - $2,500.00 Green - $1,500.00

If you want the whole story, purchase this expanded catalogue. This hardcover provides detailed entries on every artwork in the Garden, as well as the history of the Garden’s founding and its exquisite plant life. Edited by Miranda Lash. 192 color pages, $49.95

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NOMA’s exhibitions and special programs are made possible through the generosity of our sponsors. If you would like additional information on sponsorship, please contact the museum’s Department for Development and External Affairs at (504) 658-4130. Foundation and Government Support $500,000 - $600,000 Patrick F. Taylor Foundation Zemurray Foundation

$450,000 Helis Foundation

$300,000

$10,000 - $19,999 Libby Dufour Foundation Étant Donnés, The French-American Fund for Contemporary Art Goldring Family Foundation Eugenie and Joseph Jones Family Foundation The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation Ruby K. Worner Charitable Trust

CIRCLES President’s Circle Mr. and Mrs. John D. Bertuzzi Mr. and Mrs. Sydney J. Besthoff III Mr. and Mrs. Ralph O. Brennan Mr. and Mrs. David F. Edwards Dr. and Mrs. Ludovico Feoli Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Hansel Ms. Adrea D. Heebe and Mr. Dominick A. Russo Jr. Mrs. Paula L. Maher Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Mayer Mrs. Robert Nims Jolie and Robert Shelton Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Sherrill

Save America’s Treasures The Azby Fund

Corporate and Individual Support

$150,000

$20,000 - $49,999

The Institute of Museum and Library Sciences

Chevron Richard C. Colton Jr. IBERIABANK International Well Testers Inc. Liberty Bank and Trust Peoples Health Robert and Jolie Shelton Whitney National Bank

Mrs. Jack R. Aron

$10,000 - $19,999

Mrs. JoAnn Flom Greenberg

Garden Study Club Adrea D. Heebe Superior Energy Services

Mr. Jerry Heymann

$100,000 Collins C. Diboll Foundation

$75,000 The Benjamin M. Rosen Family Foundation

$50,000 Anonymous Donor Edward Wisner Donation The New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau

$20,000 - $49,999 American Express Foundation The Bertuzzi Family Foundation Diane Genre Friends of the Collectors – Japanese Textiles The Harry T. Howard III Foundation The Louisiana Division of the Arts Luce Foundation The Lupin Foundation National Endowment of the Arts The Selley Foundation Susan Brennan State of Louisiana Office of the Lieutenant Governor The RosaMary Foundation The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

Mrs. Patrick F. Taylor

Director’s Circle Mr. Justin T. Augustine III The Booth-Bricker Fund Mr. and Mrs. Daryl G. Byrd Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Coleman Mr. Leonard A. Davis Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Favrot Jr. Mrs. Lawrence D. Garvey

Ms. Kay McArdle Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Moffitt Dr. Howard and Dr. Joy D. Osofsky

In-Kind Corporate Donations

Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Patrick

$50,000 - $74,999

Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin M. Rosen

Sheraton New Orleans Hotel

$20,000 - $49,000 The Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group Landis Construction

$5,000 - $9,999 American Aquatic Gardens Soniat House Hotel

$1,000 - $4,999 Kentwood Spring Water Christie’s Fine Art Auctioneers Dooky Chase’s Restaurant Degas House

Mrs. Charles S. Reily Jr. Ms. Debra B. Shriver Mr. and Mrs. Bruce L. Soltis Margaret B. and Joel J. Soniat Mrs. Harold H. Stream Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Richard L. Strub Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Thomas

Patron’s Circle Dr. Ronald G. Amedee and Dr. Elisabeth H. Rareshide Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Boh Mr. E. John Bullard III

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Dr. and Mrs. Isidore Cohn Jr. Mrs. John J. Colomb Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Prescott N. Dunbar Mr. and Mrs. Timothy B. Francis Mr. and Mrs. James J. Frischhertz Mr. and Mrs. Edward N. George Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Heebe Mr. and Mrs. Erik F. Johnsen Mr. Henry M. Lambert and Mr. R. Carey Bond Mr. and Mrs. H. Merritt Lane III Mr. Paul J. Leaman Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Lemann Dr. Edward D. Levy Jr. Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomas Lewis Dr. and Mrs. E. Ralph Lupin Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Masinter

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Mr. and Mrs. R. King Milling Mrs. Ellis Mintz The James R. Moffett Family Foundation Robert and Myrtis Nims Foundation Dr. Andrew Orestano Dr. and Mrs. James F. Pierce Mr. and Mrs. James J. Reiss Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Edward F. Renwick Mr. and Mrs. George G. Rodrigue Mr. and Mrs. Brian A. Schneider Mr. and Mrs. Edward Shearer Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Siegel Mr. and Mrs. Lynes R. Sloss Ms. E. Alexandra Stafford and Mr. Raymond M. Rathle Jr. Mrs. Frederick M. Stafford Mr. Stephen F. Stumpf Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James L. Taylor Mrs. Catherine Burns Tremaine Mrs. Hendrik Willem van Voorthuysen Mrs. John N. Weinstock Mrs. Dorothy R. Weisler Mrs. Henry H. Weldon Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Brent Wood

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A museum relies on the support of its patrons. The generosity that NOMA’s donors have supplied over the years has enabled the museum to provide the community with awe-inspiring exhibitions, informative lectures, tours and other cultural offerings. These educational opportunities allow the museum to reach a diverse audience, but all require vast sources of funding. Additionally, the day-to-day operation in maintaining a museum of NOMA’s stature requires monies in the forms of grants, sponsorships, and admission fees. To keep all exhibitions and activities viable, the museum depends on donations from faithful members. With the past patron support NOMA has accomplished a great deal. In order to inspire the next generation of museum-goers, the museum provides creative and educational outlets for our youngest community members. NOMA’s many classes stimulate creativity and critical thinking, and enable staff to work with local schools, reaching those who might not otherwise experience art firsthand. The museum also works to engage multiple audiences through Where Y’Art?! programs every Friday evening. With curatorial tours, poetry, film screenings, plays, music, and art

activities, Where Y’Art?! offers something for everyone to enjoy. As always, the museum strives to bring the best art to New Orleans, and support from donors provides the foundation to host first-class exhibitions and expand and care for the permanent collection of almost 40,000 objects. At this time, we seek your help reaching our End-of-Year fundraising goals. Gifts made during this time have a substantial impact, and are crucial to sustain museum operations and programs. There are several ways you can donate to NOMA. The fastest way to give is to visit our website, click on “Support NOMA” and make a secure online payment. If you would like to mail a check, please make it payable to NOMA. If you prefer, you may always call the Department for Development and External Affairs at (504) 658-4130 and make a donation over the phone. No matter what method you use, your gift will be greatly appreciated and utilized. Thank you in advance for your generosity, and please remember that all charitable contributions are tax deductible. By investing in the museum’s future, you are encouraging the continued growth of art and culture in New Orleans.

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White Brillo Box, 1964, Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987), Synthetic polymer paint, screenprint on wood, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Gift of Kate Butler Peterson, 2002

OFF THE WA LL : THE 2012 ODYS SEY B A LL The Odyssey Ball, NOMA’s biggest fundraising event of the year, will be held on Saturday, November 10, 2012 and is generously underwritten by The Lupin Foundation and Peoples Health. Melanee and Steven Usdin are the chairs of this forty-seventh annual gala, “Off the Wall,” which will serve as the opening of Lifelike, a stunning exhibition featuring an international, multigenerational collection of renowned artists from the 1960s to the present who transform everyday objects into compelling and exciting art. Some of the exhibiting artists include Chuck Close, Keith Edmier, Kaz Oshiro, and Ai Weiwei. Inspired by the modern and contemporary art of Lifelike, Melanee and Steven, along with their dedicated committee of 204 strong, have planned a spectacular evening filled with dancing and delicacies. To set the mood, Decorations Co-chairs Kimberly Clarke Armatis and Katie Rafferty will adorn the Great Hall in a style designed to complement the exhibition. The night begins with the Patron Party from 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., and regular ball hours extend from 9:00 p.m.– 1:00 a.m. Food and Beverage

Co-chairs Sally Suthon and Lynda Warshauer have appointed the Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group to craft an unforgettable menu, including roasted beef tenderloin and rack of lamb, bronzed gulf fish, seared sea scallops, and lobster and shrimp ravioli. A cheese monger from St. James Cheese Company will be there to help guests select and pair cheeses, and a sushi chef will be on site preparing fresh rolls. Margo Dubos, Entertainment Chair, is advising to put your dancing shoes on when “BRW”—the fabulous Motown nine piece orchestra—rocks the Great Hall! The gala will once again host a luxuriously appointed VIP lounge for donors at the $1,000 level and above. The VIP Brillo Pad (named after Andy Warhol’s Brillo Boxes displayed in the exhibition), sponsored by IBERIABANK, will include ultra-premium libations and gourmet hors d’oeuvres, including a caviar bar. Are You Experienced, a ticket category for guests forty years old and younger, will be limited to 200 reservations with admission at 9:00 p.m. Odyssey guests can also look forward to silent and live auctions filled with a treasure trove of items that Arts Quarterly New Orleans Museum of Art

Auction Co-chairs Lisa Brooking, Nancy Ellis, Kate Hoffman, Mimi Koch, Martha Landrum and Monica Smith have amassed. Behind the scenes, Odyssey’s Finance Committee has creatively packaged tickets and tables to further enhance the gala experience. Although this is their first time chairing the Odyssey Ball, Melanee and Steven Usdin are no strangers to community leadership, and have each worked with numerous local organizations. Melanie has been involved with KID smART, the Junior League of New Orleans, and Poydras Home, to name a few. Steven is equally civic-minded, and has worked with the Audubon Institute, The Reily Foundation, and the Preservation Resource Center, among many others. This time, they are combining their energies to organize “Off the Wall” for a great cause: the advocacy of art and art education in New Orleans. Come join Melanee and Steven in their support of NOMA as they orchestrate the museum’s biggest benefit gala, and celebrate the uncanny realism of the works in Lifelike. The 2012 Odyssey Ball is underwritten by The Lupin Foundation and Peoples Health. The VIP Brillo Pad is sponsored by IBERIABANK. For more information, please call (504) 658-4121 or email Kristen Jochem at kjochem@noma.org.

ODYSSEY BALL AUCTION ITEMS HIGHLIGHTS This year’s auction features incredible one-of-a-kind items including private parties, hotel stays, jewelry, artwork, fabulous antiques, personal services and more. For a complete list of auction items and expanded descriptions, please visit www.noma.org.

GIRLS’ NIGHT OUT FOR SIX Three rooms at the Windsor Court, dinner at Commander’s Palace and more -Windsor Court Hotel and Commander’s Palace

GOLF PACKAGE FOR EIGHT Two nights in an eight room “Stewart Lodge” and two rounds of golf and more -Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Stewart Jr.

LIGHTS…CAMERA…ACTION Twenty-five lucky people will enjoy cocktails and small bites on the Fifth Floor Terrace of Second Line Stages and get a behind the scenes tour by owner, Susan Brennan -Susan and Ralph Brennan and Second Line Stages

NEW YORK, NEW YORK! Enjoy lunch for four in the trustees’ dining room of the Met and a private tour of the near east antiquities wing, a two-night stay at The Mark and more -The Mark, Sant Ambroeus, Kitty Sherrill, Donna Rosen, and Gail Bertuzzi

Lifelike is organized by the Walker Art Center.

PRIVATE SUITE FOR TWENTY-SIX

ODYSSEY BALL TICKETS Patron: 7:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m. 2 Patron and Ball tickets Recognition in invitation and program

$500

1 NOMA Member ticket to the Ball $150 1 Non-Member ticket to the Ball $200

Are You Experienced: 9:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m. (40 years old and younger, limited to 200 reservations)

$95

For a complete list of ticket levels please visit www.noma.org.

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The NOMA Volunteer Committee is eager for you to join! Enjoy three annual meetings featuring lectures by local artists, curators and museum directors, a delicious lunch and conversation with other art lovers; be invited to attend Studio Salons; and assist in fundraising for the museum through Art in Bloom, Fabergé Egg Hunt, LOVE in the Garden, Odyssey Ball, the Home and Art Tour and more! Membership starts at $20. To join, call (504) 658-4121 or visit www.noma.org. (Click Support NOMA, then the NVC tab.)

SAVE THE DATE This year may be almost over, but the NOMA Volunteer Committee is already busy planning an exciting spring season of events. Keep spots open on your calendar for these NOMA functions:

Home and Art Tour Occurring every other year, the Home and Art Tour features magnificent local homes with an eclectic mix of personal family treasures and unique décor. Perfect event for art and architecture lovers! Sponsored by Jeri Nims.

March 9, 2013

17TH CENTURY SWEDISH BAROQUE TABLE -Wirthmore Antiques

19K HAMMERED GOLD EARRINGS

Ball: 9:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m.

1 Ticket to the Ball

Includes food and libations for four hours -Fairgrounds Race Course and Slots

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-Elizabeth Locke

TAHITIAN SOUTH SEA PEARL NECKLACE -Friend & Company

TWO NIGHTS IN A LUXURY SUITE -Roosevelt Hotel

Art in Bloom This annual springtime celebration includes educational programs and social events, with complex floral arrangements inspired by works of art in NOMA’s galleries as the centerpiece. Sponsored by Whitney Bank.

March 20-24, 2013

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DEPA RTING TRUSTEE S LOOK B ACK FON DLY NOMA would hardly be the institution it is without the support of its dedicated board of trustees. These members assist tremendously in ensuring the museum fulfills its mission and operates to its maximum ability. It is with a heavy heart that NOMA bids farewell to six of these individuals, whose terms on the board will be expiring at the end of the year: Elizabeth Ryan, Leonard Davis, Anne Milling, Gail Bertuzzi, Mike Moffitt, and Cammie Mayer. “Serving on the board has definitely given me a better appreciation for the entire institution,” said Cammie Mayer, current board president. “It was important for me to take that next step from a volunteer, and it’s been a pleasure guiding the board into the next stage of NOMA’s life.” Elizabeth Ryan was “hugely honored” to learn that being a trustee would be a part of her responsibilities as NOMA Volunteer Committee Chair. “What a terrific learning experience—

without that opportunity I might never have had the privilege to watch the hard work and professionalism of this group,” she said. “I now see the larger picture of NOMA’s inner workings. I have heard the live presentations made by our amazingly talented curators at our meetings.” Mike Moffitt agreed: “The most interesting aspect of being a trustee has been to become better acquainted with the staff.” He added, “I am sure [my wife] and I will continue to enjoy and be engaged with NOMA for a very long time.” Although these trustees may be ending their time on the board, they all emphasized their plans to stay involved with NOMA. Some of the trustees have long histories with the institution. Anne Milling said, “As a young newlywed in the 1960s I served as a docent, so my husband and I have always been supportive throughout our adult lives. Taking advantage of the exhibitions and

education NOMA offers is what we enjoy in our leisure time.” Leonard Davis also has a history with the museum. “Back when I was a child, my grandparents, Bea and Harold Forgotston were very active [at the museum],” he said. “I have great memories as a child being at the museum because of them, and on school field trips.” All of these trustees emphasized the importance of the community engaging with the museum. “It’s something we all ought to cherish and support,” said Davis. “NOMA for me is the cultural anchor of the city,” Milling said. “Not only does it personally enrich our lives but it’s a beacon of culture and education for both the citizens of New Orleans and the countless tourists who visit annually.” “The museum is a monument to so many amazing artists and donors,” said Ryan. “It is part of what makes us a unique city in the American landscape.”

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Join the NOMA Contemporaries, an exciting affiliate group dedicated to supporting and learning about contemporary art. Events include studio visits, trips, and guided tours of New Orleans’s burgeoning Saint Claude Arts District. For more information please contact: nomacontemporaries@noma.org or call 504-659-4138. The cost of affiliation is $1,000 in addition to museum membership.

NOMA CONTEMPORARIES Mr. and Mrs. John D. Bertuzzi Mr and Mrs. Sydney J. Besthoff III

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NOMA is pleased to announce the appointment of Brooke Minto as Deputy Director for Development and External Affairs. Previously the Director of Development at the Miami Art Museum, Minto brings ten years of museum experience as an arts administrator, fundraiser, art historian and educator working nationally and internationally. She will begin at NOMA on October 23, 2012. “I am thrilled to be joining the New Orleans Museum of Art at such an exciting moment in its history,” Minto said. “I look forward to working alongside NOMA Director, Susan Taylor, in planning for the museum’s next century.” A graduate of Dartmouth College, Minto majored in Art History and earned a Master’s degree from Columbia University, New York, in Modern Art, Theory, and Critical Studies. She worked first as Curatorial Assistant to the Deputy Director and Chief Curator at the Guggenheim Museum, then as Manager of Education and Public Programs at Miami Art Central in Miami, Florida.

Minto’s brings a wide-range of development skills to NOMA. She has spent seven years in various capacities at the Miami Art Museum where she was responsible for conceptualizing and realizing the museum’s multi-million dollar annual operating fund and developing strategies to increase annual support. “Brooke has distinguished herself by developing strong relationships with donors, developing young members and collectors groups, establishing a national and international committee, and working closely with the business community,” NOMA Director Susan Taylor said. “Her experience in ensuring that development activities reinforced the museum’s mission while working closely with museum trustees and development committee members closely aligns with NOMA’s needs and priorities at this time. I look forward to introducing her to the NOMA community.”

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Jolie L. Shelton

Mrs. Charles B. Mayer President

Kitty Duncan Sherrill

Sydney J. Besthoff III Vice-President

Mrs. Lynes Sloss

Julie Livaudais George Vice-President

Mrs. Richard L. Strub

Mike Siegel

E. Alexandra Stafford

E. Ralph Lupin, MD Vice-President

Robert Taylor

Timothy Francis Secretary

Brent Wood

Ms. Kay McArdle Treasurer

NATIONAL TRUSTEES

Justin T. Augustine III Mrs. John Bertuzzi Dr. Siddharth K. Bhansali Robin Burgess Blanchard Susan Brennan Kia Silverman Brown Daryl Byrd Mrs. Mark Carey Edgar L. Chase III Tommy Coleman Collette Creppell Leonard Davis David F. Edwards H. M. “Tim” Favrot Jr. Mrs. Ludovico Feoli John Fraiche Susan G. Guidry Councilmember District “A”

Suzanne Thomas

Joseph Baillio Mrs. Carmel Cohen Mrs. Mason Granger

The programs of the New Orleans Museum of Art are supported by grants from the Arts Council of New Orleans, Louisiana State Arts Council through the Louisiana Division of the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Office of the Lieutenant Governor Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau, Ruby K. Worner Charitable Trust, and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and Foundation.

Jerry Heymann Herbert Kaufman, MD Mrs. James Pierce Debra B. Shriver Mrs. Henry H. Weldon Mrs. Billie Milam Weisman

HONOR ARY LIFE MEMBERS H. Russell Albright, MD Mrs. Jack R. Aron Mrs. Edgar L. Chase Jr. Isidore Cohn Jr., MD Prescott N. Dunbar S. Stewart Farnet

Lee Hampton

Sandra Draughn Freeman

Stephen A. Hansel

Kurt A. Gitter, MD

Adrea D. Heebe

Mrs. Erik Johnsen

Ms. Allison Kendrick

Richard W. Levy, MD

Mayor Mitch Landrieu

J. Thomas Lewis

Mrs. Merritt Lane

Mrs. Paula L. Maher

Paul J. Masinter

Mrs. J. Frederick Muller

Mrs. R. King Milling

Mrs. Robert Nims

Michael D. Moffitt

Mrs. Charles S. Reily Jr.

Mrs. Michael D. Moffitt

R. Randolph Richmond Jr.

Howard J. Osofsky, MD, PhD

Mrs. Frederick M. Stafford

Mrs. James J. Reiss Jr.

Harry C. Stahel

Mrs. George G. Rodrigue

Mrs. Moise S. Steeg Jr.

Donna Perret Rosen

Mrs. Harold H. Stream

Mrs. John Ryan

Mrs. James L. Taylor

Brian Schneider

Mrs. John N. Weinstock

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EXHIBITIONS

Exhibitions primarily organized by NOMA, presented both on-site and in venues across the country, showcased the diversity and depth of the permanent collection. Exhibitions Great Collectors/Great Donors: The Making of the New Orleans Museum of Art, 1910-2010 November 14, 2010–January 23, 2011 Ella West Freeman Galleries

Different Strokes for Different Folks: Glass from the Harter, Jastremski, and Sawyer Gifts December 15, 2010 – January 1, 2012 Cameo Glass Gallery

Zen Paintings from the Permanent Collection

Bookmarks: The Artist’s Response to Text

Wayne Gonzales: Light to Dark/Dark to Light

January 7 – July 10 Japanese Galleries

June 17 – November 28 Templeman Galleries

October 7, 2011 – February 26, 2012 Frederick R. Weisman Galleries

The Sound of One Hand: Painting and Calligraphy by Zen Monk Hakuin

Edo-period Paintings from the Permanent Collection

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February 11 – April 17 Ella West Freeman Galleries

Ancestors of Congo Square: African Art in the New Orleans Museum of Art May 13 – July 17 Ella West Freeman Galleries

August 1, 2011 – February 26, 2012 Japanese Galleries

The Elegant Image: Hindu, Buddhist and Jain Bronzes E.O. Hoppé: Modernist Photographs of Tagore’s Santiniketan and the Indian Subcontinent from 1929

Read My Pins: The Madeline Albright Collection

August 5 – October 23 Ella West Freeman Galleries

May 24 – August 14 Louisiana Galleries

Louisiana Pictures

Swoon: Thalassa June 10 – September 25 Great Hall

August 26 – April 2012 Louisiana Galleries

October 22, 2011 – January 29, 2012 Great Hall

FOREVER: Odili Donald Odita November 13, 2011 – October 7, 2013 Elevator Lobby, 1st floor

NOMA 100: Gifts for the Second Century – Celebrating the Centennial of the New Orleans Museum of Art November 13, 2011 – January 22, 2012 Ella West Freeman Galleries

Making a Mark: The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection December 9, 2011 – April 8, 2012 Templeman Galleries

Annual Report 2011

INTERPRETATION AND AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT

Traveling Exhibitions The Sound of One Hand: Art of the Zen Master Hakuin Ekaku October 1, 2010 - January 9, 2011 Japan Society Gallery, NY, NY May 22 - August 14, 2011 Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA

Blue Dogs and Cajuns: the Art of George Rodrigue TITLE VARIES BY LOCATION

January 21-March 4, 2011 Imperial Calcasieu Museum, Lake Charles, LA April 1 - 23, 2011 Masur Museum, Monroe, LA April 15-July 2, 2011 Alexandria Museum of Art July 23-Sept 18, 2011 LSU Museum of Art, Baton Rouge, LA Sept. 23 - December 30, 2011 Louisiana State Exhibit Museum, Shreveport, LA

Copley to Warhol: American Art Celebrating the Centennial of the New Orleans Museum of Art

NOMA’s programs served a wide array of audiences and inaugurated new public programming initiatives. Programs SCHOOL/ EDUCATOR School Tours Literacy Initiative Educator Workshops Special Projects PUBLIC PROGRAMS Friday Night Where Y’Art?! Music Gallery Talks Performances Films Lectures Festivals Exhibition-related programs FAMILIES/CHILDREN Summer Art Camp DOCENTS Guided Tours Master Docent Classes New Docent Classes

February 19 – April 17, 2011 Meadows Museum of Art, Shreveport

UNIVERSITY Internships Faculty Forum

May 7 – July 13, 2011 Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria

TECHNOLOGY Guide by Cell QR codes

July 23 – September 18, 2011 Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum, Lafayette

School Tour Attendance by School Type

October 8 – December 4, 2011 Louisiana State University Museum of Art, Shaw Center for the Arts, Baton Rouge

Three from Louisiana: Ida Kohlmeyer, Robert Gordy, George Dureau April 2011 Hammond Regional Arts Center

The Art of John T. Scott October – November 2011 St. Tammany Art Association

Andy Warhol: Celebrities October 21- December 16, 2011 Slidell Cultural Center, Slidell, LA

The Art of Caring: A Look at Life through Photography June 5-September 25, 2011 Museum of Art Ft. Lauderdale, Ft. Lauderdale, FL October 22, 2011- January 1, 2012 Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX

New Orleans Museum of Art

2010–2011 SCHOOL YEAR Public: 3335 Parochial: 791 Private: 586 Total: 4,712 2011–2012 SCHOOL YEAR Public: 4444 Parochial: 632 Private: 892 Total: 5,968

Student Attendance by Location 2010–2011 SCHOOL YEAR Orleans Parish: 1368 Jefferson Parish: 1318 St. Tammany Parish: 206 Other parishes: 1556 Out of state: 264 Total: 4,712 2010–2011 SCHOOL YEAR Orleans Parish: 2499 Jefferson Parish: 1018 St. Tammany Parish: 590 Other Parishes: 1279 Out of state: 582 Total: 5,968

Attendance FREE WEDNESDAYS 37, 275 visitors FRIDAY NIGHT: WHERE Y’ART?! 2011: 10,817 visitors Theater performances: 5,514 visitors Outdoor films: 1,595 visitors DOCENT PROGRAM Docent Guided Tours: 4,274 visitors FESTIVALS NOMA 100 Birthday Celebration: 1,600 visitors Japan Fest: 1,220 visitors SUMMER ART CAMP Total Attendance: 63 Gross Revenue: $6,960 INTERNSHIPS Spring Applied: 8 Accepted: 4 Summer Applied: 51 Accepted: 23 Fall Applied: 18 Accepted: 9 Universities University of New Orleans University of Illinois Loyola University New Orleans Dartmouth College Tulane University Davidson College Ohio Wesleyan University University of Maryland American University Southern Oregon University University of Southern Mississippi Dickinson College Clark University University of Dallas University of Central Arkansas

Community Partnerships Bayou District Foundation The Historic New Orleans Collection Indian Arts Circle of New Orleans Isidore Newman School Japan Club of New Orleans KID smART The New Movement New Orleans Craft Mafia New Orleans Film Society New Orleans Photo Alliance NOCCA NOLA Project Partnership for Youth Development PBS Prospect.2 Roots of Music Tulane University School of Architecture Tulane University School of Medicine WYES YAYA Young Audiences of Louisiana

Above, and left Read My Pins: The Madeleine Albright Collection. Katrina Pin, 2003, Eric John Witmeyer (USA) Swoon, Thalassa, 2011

DONORS

The New Orleans Museum of Art gratefully acknowledges our 2011 members. Although we cannot list everyone in this annual report, we appreciate your continued support of NOMA and its mission. Thank you!

Ms. Allison Kendrick

Dr. Victor P. Chisesi

Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Mason

Mr. Henry M. Lambert and Mr. R. Carey Bond

Mr. J. Scott Chotin Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. John M. McCollam

Mr. and Mrs. William K. Christovich

Mr. and Mrs. William McCollam Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. H. Merritt Lane III

Mr. and Mrs. John Clemmer

Mrs. Bernard D. Mintz

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Lemann

Dr. and Mrs. Isidore Cohn Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Donald P. Mitchell

Dr. Edward D. Levy Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Coleman

Mrs. Louise Moffett

Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomas Lewis

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Conwill IV

Ms. Linda L. Monroe

Dr. and Mrs. E. Ralph Lupin

Ms. Stephany S. Monteleone

Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Masinter

Mr. Barry J. Cooper, Jr. and Mr. Stuart H. Smith

Mr. Edward C. Mathes

Mr. Gerard Cox

Dr. and Mrs. Lee Roy Morgan Jr.

Ms. Kay McArdle

Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Davis III

Mr. and Mrs. Walter B. Morton

Mr. and Mrs. R. King Milling

Mr. and Mrs. Con G. Demmas

Mrs. Andrée K. Moss

Mrs. Ellis Mintz

Mr. and Mrs. George Denegre Jr.

Dr. and Mrs. Bert Myers

Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Moffitt

Dr. Nina Dhurandhar

Ms. Bridget Nagarajan

Dr. Andrew Orestano

Mrs. Marilyn V. Dittmann

Mrs. Elizabeth S. Nalty

Drs. Howard and Joy D. Osofsky

Dr. Clayton B. Edisen

Ms. Laurie L. Nash

Dr. and Mrs. James F. Pierce

Dr. and Mrs. John Ollie Edmunds Jr.

Mrs. Isidore Newman II

Mr. and Mrs. James J. Reiss Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. David F. Edwards

Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Norman Jr.

Dr. and Mrs. Edward F. Renwick

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Epstein Jr.

Dr. and Mrs. John L. Ochsner

Mr. and Mrs. R. Randolph Richmond Jr.

Mrs. Eleanor T. Farnsworth

Mr. Roger H. Ogden

Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin M. Rosen

Mr. and Mrs. C. Allen Favrot

Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. O’Krepki

Mr. and Mrs. Brian A. Schneider

Mr. and Mrs. D. Blair Favrot

Mr. and Mrs. Jude Olinger

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Shearer

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Feinman

Dr. Sanford L. Pailet

Mr. Paul J. Leaman Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Lynes R. Sloss

Ms. Natalie Fielding

Mr. and Mrs. Gray S. Parker

Mrs. Paula L. Maher

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce L. Soltis

Mrs. Richard B. Fox

Mr. and Mrs. Dick H. Piner Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Mayer

Ms. E. Alexandra Stafford and Mr. Raymond M. Rathle Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Louis M. Freeman

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur C. Pulitzer

Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Freeman Jr.

Mrs. Frederick M. Stafford

Mrs. James W. Reily Jr.

Mrs. Sandra D. Freeman

Mrs. Harold H. Stream Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. James C. Roddy

Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Friedman

Mr. Stephen F. Stumpf Jr.

Mrs. Carol H. Rosen

Mrs. Lorraine Caffery Friedrichs

Mr. Hollis C. Taggart

Mr. and Mrs. Paul S. Rosenblum Sr.

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Frischhertz

Mr. and Mrs. James L. Taylor

Mr. and Mrs. Louie J. Roussel III

Ms. Anne Gauthier

Mr. and Mrs. David S. Thomas Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Hallam L. Ruark

Dr. and Mrs. Charles F. Genre

Mrs. Hendrik Willem van Voorthuysen

Mrs. Basil J. Rusovich Jr.

Mrs. Dennis A. Georges

Mrs. John N. Weinstock

Ms. Nadine C. Russell

Mrs. Dorothy R. Weisler

Dr. Kurt A. Gitter and Ms. Alice Rae Yelen

Mr. and Mrs. William Ryan

Mrs. Henry H. Weldon

Mr. and Mrs. Roy A. Glapion

President’s Circle ($20,000) Mr. and Mrs. John D. Bertuzzi Mr. and Mrs. Sydney J. Besthoff III Mr. and Mrs. Ralph O. Brennan Mr. and Mrs. David F. Edwards Dr. and Mrs. Ludovico Feoli Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Hansel Ms. Adrea D. Heebe and Mr. Dominick A. Russo Jr.

Mrs. Robert Nims Mrs. Charles S. Reily Jr. Mrs. Françoise B. Richardson Jolie and Robert Shelton Mrs. Patrick F. Taylor

Director’s Circle ($10,000) Mr. and Mrs. F. Macnaughton Ball Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Coleman Mrs. Lawrence D. Garvey Mrs. JoAnn Flom Greenberg Mr. Jerry Heymann Mr. and Mrs. Erik F. Johnsen Mr. and Mrs. Peter R. Monrose Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Patrick Mr. and Mrs. George Rodrigue Mr. and Mrs. Edwin R. Rodriguez Jr. Ms. Debra B. Shriver Margaret B. and Joel J. Soniat Dr. and Mrs. Richard L. Strub

Patron’s Circle ($5,000) Mr. and Mrs. William D. Aaron Jr. Mrs. Adele L. Adatto Dr. Ronald G. Amedee and Dr. Elisabeth H. Rareshide Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Boh Mr. E. John Bullard III Mr. and Mrs. Mark Carey Dr. and Mrs. Isidore Cohn Jr. Mrs. John J. Colomb Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard A. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Prescott N. Dunbar Ms. Mignon Faget Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Favrot Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Francis Mr. and Mrs. James J. Frischhertz Mr. and Mrs. Edward N. George Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Heebe Mrs. Gloria S. Kabacoff

Mrs. Louis A. Glazer

Fellows ($1,500)

Mr. and Mrs. Mason Granger

Mr. John C. Abajian and Mr. Scott R. Simmons

Ms. Susan Talley and Mr. James C. Gulotta Jr.

Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth N. Adatto

Mr. and Mrs. James O. Gundlach

Mr. and Mrs. Wayne F. Amedee

Mr. and Mrs. John W. Hall

Mrs. Jimi K. Andersen

Mrs. H. Lloyd Hawkins Jr.

Mrs. H. W. Bailey

Mrs. S. Herbert Hirsch

Mrs. Howard T. Barnett

Mrs. William H. Hodges

Ms. Roberta P. Bartee

Mr. and Mrs. John C. Hope III

Mr. and Mrs. Beauregard L. Bassich

Mr. Harry T. Howard III

Mr. and Mrs. W. Mente Benjamin

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Huguley III

Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Benjamin Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin L. Jacobs

Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Berenson

Mrs. Arthur L. Jung Jr.

Mrs. Marian Mayer Berkett

Mrs. Morris Klinger

Ms. Virginia Besthoff and Ms. Nancy Aronson

Mrs. E. James Kock Jr.

Dr. Siddharth K. Bhansali

Mr. and Mrs. John P. Laborde

Mrs. Janet Blocker

Dr. and Mrs. W. Wayne Lake Jr.

Mrs. Jane Bories and Mr. Sam Corenswet

Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Lane III

Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Brenner

Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Lapeyre Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Edgar A. Bright Jr.

Mr. Victor C. Leglise Sr.

Mr. and Mrs. Perry S. Brown

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Makofsky

Mrs. William D. Brown III

Drs. Cris and Sarah Mandry

Mrs. B. Temple Brown Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen D. Manshel

Judge and Mrs. Christopher Bruno

Mr. and Mrs. Adam B. Marcus

Ms. Pamela R. Burck

Mrs. Walter F. Marcus Jr.

Mr. Harold H. Burns

Mrs. Shirley Rabé Masinter

Mr. and Mrs. Carlo Capomazza di Campolattaro

Mr. and Mrs. Subhash Kulkarni

Mrs. George R. Montgomery

Ms. Courtney-Anne Sarpy Mr. and Mrs. Richard Schornstein Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David P. Schulingkamp Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Selber Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William H. Shane Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Shapiro Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Siegel Mr. Edward M. Simmons Mrs. Joe D. Smith Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Rodney R. Smith Mrs. Charles A. Snyder Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Stahel Ms. Anne Reily Sutherlin Ms. Judith Swenson Ms. Catherine Burns Tremaine Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Van der Linden Mr. and Mrs. George Villere Mr. John E. Wade II Mr. and Mrs. R. Preston Wailes Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Ward Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Wedemeyer Dr. and Mrs. Rudolph F. Weichert III Dr. and Mrs. Robert G. Weilbaecher Ambassador and Mrs. John G. Weinmann Mrs. Karolyn Kuntz Westervelt Mrs. Donald L. White Ms. Elizabeth Williams Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. A. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Louis A. Wilson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Young Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Young

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Dr. and Mrs. Julian H. Sims

Mrs. Mickey Easterling

Dr. and Mrs. Charles R. Smith

Ms. Lin Emery

Dr. George H. Porter, III and Dr. Virginia P. Porter

Dr. Tamer Acikalin

Mr. David Speights

Mrs. Eugenie H. England

Mr. and Mrs. Rick S. Rees

Mrs. Jack R. Anderson

Mr. and Mrs. Pierce Starr

Dr. and Mrs. Thaddeus R. Erato Jr.

Dr. Thomas F. Reese

Mr. Larry W. Anderson and Mr. Michael Boulas

Dr. and Mrs. Rodney Steiner

Honorable and Mrs. Randy L. Ewing

Mr. Earl Retif and Ms. Ann Salzer

Mr. and Mrs. Rodney H. Stieffel

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Farmer

Ms. JoAnn Ricci and Mr. Myron Rogers

Mr. and Mrs. John C. Arthurs

Mr. and Mrs. Philip Straub

Ms. Marie Dennette Farwell

Ms. Sally E. Richards

Mr. and Mrs. William F. Banta

Mr. and Mrs. Jack W. Thomson

Linda Fendley

Mr. John G. Ricks

Mr. F. Gibson Barham

Dr. and Mrs. Junji Tsuzuki

Ms. Denise Forbes

Dr. Marc Riedel, Ph.D.

Ms. Linda W. Bergeron

Dr. and Mrs. Clark Warden

Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Foster

Ms. Sara McIlhenny Ringle

Mr. and Mrs. A. Harris Brown

Mr. and Mrs. S. Rodger Wheaton Jr.

Mrs. Richard E. L. Fowler

Mr. Stuart Rome

Mrs. Susan M. Buzick

Ms. Dawn Adams Wheelahan

Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Fullmer

Mrs. Carol S. Rubenstein

Dr. and Mrs. Michael E. Carey

Dr. Suzan Alikadi White

Dr. John Gerone

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Salmon

Ms. Bettine F. Carroll

Mrs. Nan S. Wier

Ms. Betty Jo Gerstner

Dr. Michael Sartisky

Mr. and Mrs. L. Louis Cazenavette II

Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Wilkinson

Ms. Gay Rhodes Gladhart

Mr. Gerard A. Scavo

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Chadwick

Mrs. Carol B. Wise

Ms. Clem Goldberger

Mr. and Mrs. Milton G. Scheuermann Jr.

Ms. Carolyn Chandler

Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Zaslow

Dr. and Mrs. Roger Graetz

Mr. and Mrs. Claude A. Schlesinger

Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin A. Guider Jr.

Ms. Lisa A. Schlesinger

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Guidry

Dr. and Mrs. Norberto A. Schor

Mr. Lee Hampton

Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Schrenk

Mrs. Liddy Hanemann and Mr. Ardley Hanemann

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Schwarz

Meryt and Peter Harding

Mrs. Stanley D. Shlosman

Mrs. Louella Grens Harding

Mr. Will Sibbald and Mr. Leland Brown

Mrs. Susan Hayne

Dr. and Mrs. David Earl Simmons

Ms. Stacey Herbert

Mr. and Mrs. Rick Skelding

Mr. and Mrs. W. Richard House Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald F. Slattery Jr.

Dr. Jack A. Hudson

Ms. Margaret Dean Smith

Rita O. Huntsinger

Ms. Toni Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Leslie L. Inman

Mr. H. P. St. Martin III

Dr. and Mrs. Bernard M. Jaffe

Mrs. Graham Stafford

Dr. Tarun Jolly

Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Stargardter

Mrs. J. Merrick Jones

Mr. John J. Sullivan

Mr. Harold B. Judell

Dr. William B. Sullivan

Judge and Mrs. Jacob Karno

Ms. Elizabeth Tahir

Dr. Abba J. Kastin

Dr. and Mrs. Guillermo J. Tanaka

Advocates ($500) (Delgado Society)

Dr. and Mrs. Edgar L. Chase III Ms. Allison Civello Dr. Jane Clayton

Benefactors ($250) (Collector’s Society)

Ms. Dorothy M. Clyne

Mr. and Mrs. Neil C. Abramson

Dr. and Mrs. Donald J. Daigle

Mr. and Mrs. Jose Alcaine

Mr. and Mrs. John D’Aquin

Ms. Peggy H. Alford

Ms. Marie Louise de la Vergne

Mr. John Allen

Ms. Ann R. Duffy

Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert V. Andry lll

Dr. V. J. DuRapau, Jr.

Dr. Jay and Vi Appurao

Mr. and Mrs. John Fischbach

Ms. Ann J. Arretteig

Mrs. Julia Fishelson

Dr. and Mrs. Lester W. Barnett

Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Fried Jr.

Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Bell

Dr. Keith R. Gibson

Mr. Karl Ben and Dr. Mia Ben

Mr. and Mrs. John A. Girard

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Benjamin

Ms. Jan C. Gravolet

Mr. Joseph B. Biderman

Dr. and Mrs. M. Ragan Green Jr.

Dr. and Mrs. Donald M. Bradburn

Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Heller

Mr. and Mrs. Bennett A. Britt

Mr. and Mrs. William D. Hess Mr. and Mrs. John F. Hills

Mr. John E. Brockhoeft and Ms. Cynthia Samuel

Mr. Richard G. Hirsch

Dr. and Mrs. Charles L. Brown Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Kaston

Mr. Paul J. Tines

Mr. Daniel Jeane

Teresa Brown

Dr. Michael R. Kauth

Jacqueline G. Toledano

Mr. Lee H. Ledbetter

Mr. Darwynn Bumgarner

Mrs. Robert Kornfeld

Dr. Mark H. Townsend

Major Brent Lilly

Ms. Brenda A. Buras-Elsen

Mr. and Mrs. Adrian S. Kornman

Mr. and Mrs. John J. Uhl

Dr. and Mrs. George D. Lyons Jr.

Ms. Linda Bush

Mr. and Mrs. Hugh P. Lambert

Mr. Richard Lee Mathis

Andrea Caldwell

Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Landry

Mr. Eric Greishaber and Mr. Scott A. Umberger

Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Mayer

Mr. Steven Callan

Mr. and Mrs. Francis E. Lauricella

Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Walmsley Jr.

Ms. Calli P. McCaw

Mr. Ronald C. Cambre

Caryl Lee

Mrs. Harold H. Wedig

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald D. McInvale

Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Cannon

Mrs. F. Rivers Lelong Jr.

Mr. Linton Carney

Ms. Elizabeth M. Williams and Mr. Rick Normand

Mr. and Mrs. Michael McLoughlin

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Lemann

Dr. and Mrs. Alvin S. Merlin

Mr. John W. Lolley

Mr. and Mrs. Saul A. Mintz

Ms. Jeanne Cimino and Mr. Robert Heriard

Mr. Adam Morris

Mr. Stephen W. Clayton

Mr. William P. Malone

Ms. Carolyn Q. Nelson

Dr. and Mrs. Hugh M. Collins

Dr. and Mrs. Sam G. McClugage

Mrs. James A. O’Neill Jr.

Ms. Shirley Colomb and Mr. Don Clausing

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley McDermott Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. John A. Conner

Mr. and Mrs. Sam Menszer

Mr. and Mrs. Orlin Corey

Mr. and Mrs. Morris Meyer

Mr. Arthur A. Crais Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Byron Crawford

Mr. Steven Montgomery and Mr. Brian Weatherford

University Members

Ms. Alison Atkins Crowther

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Morales

Elaine P. Nunez Community College

Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Cudd III

Mrs. Frank C. Moran Jr.

Tulane University

Mrs. Vincent A. Culotta Sr.

Marcia A. Murphy

Loyola University New Orleans

Dr. Donald J. d’Aquin and Mrs. Lynn d’Aquin

Mr. Mark D. Olivier and Mrs. Angela D. Olivier

Delgado Community College

Ms. Cynthia D’Elia

Ms. Sara S. Orton

University of New Orleans

Mr. Aaron Dirks

Mr. and Mrs. Roger W. Peck

Saint Scholastica Academy

Mrs. Mary King Dodwell

Mr. and Mrs. David Peralez

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Mr. Ernest J. Duffy

Kellen Pirri

Our Lady of Holy Cross College

Mr. George B. Dunbar and Mrs. Louisette Brown

Mr. and Mrs. O. Miles Pollard Jr.

Southern University at New Orleans

Mr. Harold C. Patin Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Peck Mr. and Mrs. John A. Pecoul Mr. and Mrs. Alan H. Philipson Ms. Elizabeth Polchow Mr. Leo Radosta Mr. and Mrs. Howard Read Mrs. Beth I. Rosenthal Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Rusovich Mr. and Mrs. Steve Sabrier Mr. Stephen A. Scalia Mr. and Mrs. Juergen F. Seifert Ms. Sara Shackleton Mrs. Lisa Sheridan Dr. and Mrs. Ashley J. Shocket

New Orleans Museum of Art

Mr. N. Barton Loomis

Mr. Edward McGowan

Sandy and Mackie Shilstone

Mr. Glen Wilson Mr. Mark T. Winter Ms. Kathleen M. Wisdom Mr. and Mrs. Andrew B. Wisdom Ms. Elizabeth Wolff Ms. Carol Wright Ms. Cornelia Wyma and Ms. Courteney Keatinge

Xavier University of Louisiana

Ms. Denise Porter

DONORS

FOUNDATION, CORPORATE, AND INDIVIDUAL GIFTS $500,000–$1,000,000 Sydney and Walda Besthoff

$250,000–$499,999 Helis Foundation Zemurray Foundation

$100,000–$249,000 Collins C. Diboll Foundation

$25,000–$99,999 American Express Foundation Canal Barge Co., Inc. Chevron Eugenie and Joseph Jones Family Foundation Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, LLP Lakeside Shopping Center and the Feil Family Foundation Francis Rivers Lelong J. P. Morgan RosaMary Foundation State of Louisiana Office of the Lieutenant Governor Patrick F. Taylor Foundation

$1,000–$24,999 Adler’s Bellwether Technologies Bertuzzi Family Foundation Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation Libby Dufour Foundation Garden Study Club of New Orleans GPOA Foundation JP Morgan Chase Keep Louisiana Beautiful Louisiana Division of the Arts The James R. Moffett Family Foundation National Endowment of the Arts New Orleans Jazz Fest and Heritage Foundation New Orleans Museum of Art Advisory Council New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation Postlewaithe & Netterville, CPA Mr. and Mrs. James J. Reiss Jr. Brian Sands Sheraton New Orleans E. Alexandra Stafford, Raymond Rathle, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. John F. Stafford Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann L.L.C. Target Frederick Weisman Foundation Ruby K. Worner Trust

Right Do-Ho Suh; Korean, born 1962 Karma, 2011; Brushed stainless steel; Gift of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff; Foundation and Dorothy B. Skau, Stephanie Kepler Beckemeyer, and Otto F. Beckemeyer, 2011.24

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EVENT SUPPORTERS Art in Bloom $25,000 Whitney Bank

$5,000–$10,000 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Bruno Canal Barge Co., Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Coleman Entergy Louisiana/Entergy New Orleans Inc. Eugenie and Joseph Jones Family Foundation

Odyssey Ball

Dr. and Mrs. Larry D. Forster Frischhertz Electric Co, Inc.

Ms. E. Alexandra Stafford and Mr. Raymond M. Rathle Jr.

$25,000

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene W. Gambel

Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Stahel

IBERIABANK

Mrs. Lawrence D. Garvey

Dr. and Mrs. Richard L. Strub

The Lupin Foundation

Ms. Anne Gauthier

Ms. Judith Swenson

Peoples Health Network

Mr. and Mrs. Edward N. George

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Tallerine

Jolie and Robert Shelton

Mr. Frank Gray

Mrs. Patrick F. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. James L. Taylor

$5,000–$10,000

Ms. Susan Talley and Mr. James C. Gulotta Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Baumer

Mr. and Mrs. James O. Gundlach

Ms. Susan Taylor and Mr. Paolo G. Meozzi

The Booth-Bricker Fund

Harrah’s New Orleans Casino

Ms. Catherine Burns Tremaine

Chevron

Julie Miller Hart and Jerri Cullinan

Mr. and Mrs. Steven W. Usdin

Goldring Family Foundation

Ms. Adrea D. Heebe and Mr. Dominick A. Russo Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. R. Patrick Vance

Mr. Stephen J. Herman and Honorable Karen Herman

Dr. and Mrs. Gregory Vorhoff

Mr. and Mrs. John C. Hope III

Mr. and Mrs. Hughes P. Walmsley Jr.

International-Matex Tank Terminals

Ms. Dawn Adams Wheelahan Ms. Elizabeth White

Frischhertz Electric Co, Inc. Mrs. and Mr. William G. McArdle

First NBC Bank

Ms. Kay McArdle

Georges Enterprises, LLC

Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Moffitt

Mr. and Mrs. Todd Graves

Mr. Michael W. Murphy II

Superior Energy Services, Inc.

Regions Bank

John W. Deming and Bertie Murphy Deming Foundation

Ms. Sally E. Richards

Ms. Allison Kendrick

Judith B. Swenson

Dr. and Mrs. Melvyn F. Kossover

$1,000–$4,999 Mr. and Mrs. Neil C. Abramson Coughlin Saunders Foundation

$1,000–$4,999

Dawn Services, LLC

Allied Waste of New Orleans

Fenner French Foundation

The Aaron or Peggy Selber Foundation, Inc.

Ms. Christine Foeba Goldring Family Foundation Mrs. JoAnn Flom Greenberg Mr. and Mrs. James O. Gundlach Harrah’s New Orleans Casino Hotel Monteleone J. Edgar Monroe Foundation (1976) Mr. and Mrs. John D. Bertuzzi Mr. and Mrs. Edgar A. Bright Jr. Mrs. Alfred W. Brown Jr. Mr. E. John Bullard III Mr. and Mrs. Murray Calhoun Mrs. Dennis A. Georges IBERIABANK Jones Walker Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Lapeyre Jr. Dr. William P. Long Mrs. Paula L. Maher

AOS/Associated Office Systems Mr. and Mrs. F. Macnaughton Ball Jr Cathy and Morris Bart. Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Benjamin Jr. Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Benjamin III Ms. Donna K. Berger Mr. and Mrs. John D. Bertuzzi Mr. and Mrs. Sydney J. Besthoff III Ms. Elizabeth Boh Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Bolton Bourgeois, Bennett, Thokey Mr. and Mrs. Ralph O. Brennan Judge and Mrs. Christopher Bruno Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Bruno Mr. E. John Bullard III Mr. and Mrs. Carlo Capomazza di Campolattaro

Mr. and Mrs. Subhash Kulkarni

Mr. and Mrs. Roland Von Kurnatowski Mr. and Mrs. Robbert W. Vorhoff

Mr. Daniel Williams Zemurray Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Keith Zibilich

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Regions Bank

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Dr. and Mrs. Isidore Cohn Jr.

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Jolie and Robert Shelton

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Dr. and Mrs. David Silvers

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Dr. and Mrs. Rodney Steiner

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Eskew + Dumez + Ripple

Sotheby’s

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Fabergé Egg Hunt $5,000 Catherine Burns Tremaine

New Orleans Museum of Art

Mr. and Mrs. R. Hunter Pierson Jr.

Mrs. Paula L. Maher Mr. and Mrs. Adam B. Marcus Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Mayer Ms. Kay McArdle Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Moffitt

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Farmer

Ms. Janis van Meerveld

Dr. and Mrs. K. Barton Farris

Mr. Robert Watters

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Mr. and Mrs. Keith Zibilich

ACQUISITIONS

African Art Ashanti Peoples, Ghana; Maternity Group, early 20th century, Museum purchase, African Art Purchase Fund, 2011.27 Eket Peoples, Nigerian, Lower Cross River; Ekpo Society Gong, 20th century, Gift of Eugenie Jones Huger, 2011.21 Mumuye Peoples, Nigeria; Standing Male Figure, 20th century, Gift of Kent and Charles Davis III, 2011.20 Songye Peoples, Democratic Republic of Congo, Face Mask (Kifwebe), 20th century, Gift of Drs. Jane and William Bertrand, 2011.19 Unidentified, Egyptian; Boat with Four Figures, circa 2040-1790 BCE, Middle Kingdom, Gift of Lin Emery, 2011.17 Unidentified, Egyptian; Fragment of Sarcophagus Cover with Scenes from The Book of the Dead, including Nut, Goddess of the West, circa 712, Wood covered with linen, gessoed and polychrome painted, Gift of Lin Emery, 2011.18

Asian Art Katsunori Hamanishi, Japanese, born 1949; Sunrise, 2003, ed. 15/25, Gift of Harold H. Burns, 2011.91.24 Katsunori Hamanishi, Japanese, born 1949; Window, No. 4, 2006, ed. 23/70, Gift of Harold H. Burns, 2011.91.23 Okiie Hashimoto, Japanese, 1899-1993; Rock Garden, Ryoanji, 1958, ed. 15/60, Gift of Harold H. Burns, 2011.91.15 Takehiko Hironaga, Japanese, born 1935; Bukeyashiki (Samurai Mansion), Kakunodate, 1982, ed. 24/50, Gift of Harold H. Burns, 2011.91.31 Joichi Hoshi, Japanese, 1913-1975; Yamabiko (Echo), 1961, ed. 18/100, Gift of Harold H. Burns, 2011.91.39 Hasui Kawase, Japanese, 1883-1957; Mountain Village on Lake, n.d., Gift of Harold H. Burns, 2011.91.10 Hasui Kawase, Japanese, 1883-1957; Pagoda in Spring Evening, Tosho Shrine, Ueno, n.d., Gift of Harold H. Burns, 2011.91.13 Hasui Kawase, Japanese, 1883-1957; Inokashina Park in Spring Evening, 1931, Gift of Harold H. Burns, 2011.91.14 Hasui Kawase, Japanese, 18831957; Boating on Lake, Funakari in Snow, n.d., Gift of Harold H. Burns, 2011.91.12 Hasui Kawase, Japanese, 1883-1957; Village on Lake, Winter, n.d., Gift of Harold H. Burns, 2011.91.11 Hasui Kawase, Japanese, 1883-1957; Seaside Village, n.d., Gift of Harold H. Burns, 2011.91.9 Tsuchiya Koitsu, Japanese, 1870-1950; Gold Pavilion in Snow, Kyoto, 1947, Gift of Harold H. Burns, 2011.91.8 Haku Maki, Japanese, 1924-2000; 76-33 (Common Place), n.d., ed. 105/202, Gift of Harold H. Burns, 2011.91.34

Haku Maki, Japanese, 1924-2000; Untitled, n.d., Gift of Harold H. Burns, 2011.91.35 Haku Maki, Japanese, 1924-2000; 65-10, n.d., ed. 11/100, Gift of Harold H. Burns, 2011.91.36 Haku Maki, Japanese, 1924-2000; Zen 3, n.d., Gift of Harold H. Burns, 2011.91.37 Junichiro Sekino, Japanese, 19141988; Yoshitoshi Mori, Japanese, 1898-1992; Three Samurai, 1977, ed. 15/50, Gift of Harold H. Burns, 2011.91.18 Hajime Namiki, Japanese, born 1947; Grasses by Lake, 2000, ed. 36/200, Gift of Harold H. Burns, 2011.91.27 Hajime Namiki, Japanese, born 1947; Autumn Trees, 1997, ed. 165/200, Gift of Harold H. Burns, 2011.91.26 Hajime Namiki, Japanese, born 1947; Mt. Fuji, Winter, 1996, ed. 46/200, Gift of Harold H. Burns, 2011.91.25 Katsuyuki Nishijima, Japanese, born 1945; Roof Tops and Fields, 1979, ed. 173/580, Gift of Harold H. Burns, 2011.91.33 Katsuyuki Nishijima, Japanese, born 1945; House with Lanterns, n.d., ed. 255/500, Gift of Harold H. Burns, 2011.91.32 Chiura Obata, Japanese, 1885-1975, worked in USA 1903-1975; Life and Death (Porcupine Flats, High Sierra, Calif.), 1930, Gift of Harold H. Burns, 2011.91.40 Kazuyuki Ohtsu, Japanese, born 1935; Aki iro no Meigetsu-in, Kamakura, 2007, ed. 41/100, Gift of Harold H. Burns, 2011.91.21 Kazuyuki Ohtsu, Japanese, born 1935; Midori no-Teien (Green Garden), Hakone, 2007, ed. 48/100, Gift of Harold H. Burns, 2011.91.22 Kazuyuki Ohtsu, Japanese, born 1935; Kambotan, Kamakura, 1999, ed. 74/80, Gift of Harold H. Burns, 2011.91.20 Kiyoshi Saito, Japanese, 1907-1997; Nikko, 1966, ed. 37/100, Gift of Harold H. Burns in Honor of Joel Wise Weinstock, 2011.91.29 Kiyoshi Saito, Japanese, 1907-1997; Window, 1965, ed. 56/100, Gift of Harold H. Burns in honor of Dr. Jack P. Strong, 2011.91.30 Kamisaka Sekka, Japanese, died 1944; Junichiro Sekino, Japanese, 1914-1988; Bon Fire in Snow, n.d., Gift of Harold H. Burns, 2011.91.16 Junichiro Sekino, Japanese, 19141988; Temple Entrance, 1958, ed. 93/100, Gift of Harold H. Burns, 2011.91.17 Hiroyuki Tajima, Japanese (1911-1984); Impressions of a Small Monument, 1976, ed. 28/50, Gift of Harold H. Burns, 2011.91.38 Ryohei Tanaka, Japanese, born 1933; Trees on Hill, 1986, ed. 74/150, Gift of Harold H. Burns, 2011.91.28 Unidentified, India: Madhya Pradesh; Standing Digambara Jina in Kayotsarga Pose, 11th century, Gift of Dr. Siddharth K. Bhansali, 2011.29

Unidentified; Plate decorated with the Arms of the Duke of Lorraine, circa 1745, Qianlong era, Museum purchase: Funds provided by the Buddy Taub Foundation, Dennis A. Roach and Jill Roach, Directors, 2011.71

Francis Gardner Factory, Russian, 1766-1892; Two Soup Plates from Imperial Order of St. Alexander Nevskii Dessert Service, circa 1777-1780, Gift of Jimmy and Minnie Coleman, 2011.49.1,.2

Unidentified; Two-handled Bullion Bowl, circa 1780, Qianlong era, Museum purchase: Funds provided by the Buddy Taub Foundation, Dennis A. Roach and Jill Roach, Directors, 2011.70

Francis Gardner Factory, Russian, 1766-1892; Soup Plate and Flat Plate from Order of St. Vladimir Equal to the Apostles Dessert Service, 17831785, Gift of Jimmy and Minnie Coleman, 2011.50.1,.2

Unidentified; Tea Canister with the Arms of Stewart of Dorset, circa 1750, Qianlong era, Museum purchase: Funds provided by the Buddy Taub Foundation, Dennis A. Roach and Jill Roach, Directors, 2011.72.a,.b Unidentified; Strainer, circa 1760, Qianlong era, Museum purchase: Funds provided by the Buddy Taub Foundation, Dennis A. Roach and Jill Roach, Directors, 2011.73 Sadao Watanabe, Japanese, 19131996; Nativity Scene, 1993, Gift of Harold H. Burns, 2011.91.19 Hiroshi Yoshida, Japanese, 18761950; Misty Day in Nikko, 1937, Gift of Harold H. Burns, 2011.91.4 Hiroshi Yoshida, Japanese, 1876-1950; A Little Temple Gate, 1933, Gift of Harold H. Burns, 2011.91.3 Hiroshi Yoshida, Japanese, 1876-1950; The Golden Pavilion (Kinkaku), 1933, Gift of Harold H. Burns, 2011.91.1

Francis Gardner Factory, Russian, 1766-1892; Two Flat Plates, Soup Plate, and Oval Leaf-Shaped Fruit Stand from the Imperial Order of St. George the Victorious Dessert Service, Gift of Jimmy and Minnie Coleman, 2011.48.1-.4 Francis Gardner Factory, Russian, 1766-1892; Two Flat Plates, Soup Plate, and Large Oval Basket from the Imperial Order of St. Andrew First Called Dessert Service, Gift of Jimmy and Minnie Coleman, 2011.47.1-.4 Gorham Manufacturing Corporation, American, active 1831-present, modeled by W. Clark Noble, American, 1858-1938; The Joseph Jefferson Presentation Cup, 1895-1896, Gift of Jolie and Robert Shelton in honor of John Webster Keefe and E. John Bullard, 2011.3

Hiroshi Yoshida, Japanese, 1876-1950; Gion Shrine Gate, Kyoto, 1935, Gift of Harold H. Burns, 2011.91.2

Luneville Manufactory, French, active 19th century; Paul-Antoine Hannong, French, 1700-1760; Plate with Floral Decoration, 1754-1760, Gift of Tina Freeman, 2011.33

Tรถshi Yoshida, Japanese, 1911-1995; Nikko, n.d., Gift of Harold H. Burns, 2011.91.6

Minton, English, active 1793-present; The Greek Slave, circa 1849-1852, Gift of Chet and Janie Coles, 2011.92

Tรถshi Yoshida, Japanese, 1911-1995; Sacred Grove, Nikko, n.d., Gift of Harold H. Burns, 2011.91.7

Seguso Glassworks, Italian, Venice, Island of Murano; Figure of a Walrus, circa 1965-1980, Gift of Dr. Lawrence and Joan Zaslow in honor of E. John Bullard, 2011.14

Tรถshi Yoshida, Japanese, 1911-1995; Silver Pavilion, Kyoto, n.d., Gift of Harold H. Burns, 2011.91.5 Kono Bairei, Japanese, 1844-1895; A Pair of Pheasants, circa 1880s, Gift of Joan B. Mirviss in honor of E. John Bullard, 2011.36 Kishi Gantoku, Japanese; Tiger Beneath Pine, n.d., Gift of Mary Ann and Howard Rogers in honor of Kurt Gitter, M.D., and Alice Rae Yelen, 2011.38 Hรถshuku Sakai, Japanese, 1878-1956; Autumn Flowers and Grasses with Two Quail, circa 1910, Gift of Joan and Frederick Baekeland in honor of E. John Bullard, 2011.16

Decorative Arts Dale Chihuly, American, born 1941; Saxony Blue Seaform, 2000-2010, Gift of Arthur Roger and John J. Sullivan, 2011.11.a-.d Dale Chihuly, American, born 1941; Monterey Red Persian with Blue Lip Wrap, circa 2003, Gift of Harry T. Howard, III, 2011.12 Dale Chihuly, American, born 1941; Multi-colored Persian, circa 2003, Gift of Harry T. Howard, III, 2011.13

Steuben Glass Inc.; designed by George Thompson; engraved design by Zevi Blum, American, active 1903-present; The Thousand and One Nights Sculpture, 1974, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Isidore Cohn, Jr., 2011.8.a-.h Tiffany & Co., American, active 1837-present; Suite of Three Haircombs, circa 1880, Gift of Virginia S. Smith in memory of John Webster Keefe, 2011.43.1-.3 Unidentified, French; Set of Two Plates and Compote, circa 1840, Gift of George Roland in memory of Veronica Taaffe, London, 2011.15.1-.3 Unidentified; Plate with Sacrifice of Isaac, circa 1550-1560, Gift of Thomas B. Lemann, 2011.9 Unidentified; Plate, circa 1520-1530, Gift of Thomas B. Lemann, 2011.10 Watcombe Terra-Cotta Clay Company, English; designed by Christopher Dresser, English, 1834-1904; Pitcher, 1872-1873, Gift of Andrew Van Styn in honor of E. John Bullard, 2011.51 Norman Cherner, for Plycraft, American, 1920-1982; Cherner Armchair, 1957, Museum purchase, Mervin and Maxine Mock Morais Fund, 2011.2

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Installation

Paintings

Keith Sonnier, American, born 1941; Fluorescent Room, 1970/2011, Gift of the Artist, 2011.44

Henry Casselli, American, born 1946; Going to the Mardi Gras (Fats Houston and Wife), n.d., Gift of Harold Burns in honor of John Bullard’s retirement, 2011.5

Musical Instruments Quintron, American, born Germany 1967; Drum Buddy #3, 2010, Gift of the Artist, 2011.23

Native American Art Hopi Peoples, American: Southwest; Kachina Doll, middle 20th century, Gift of Lyn and John Fischbach, 2011.22.1 Hopi Peoples, American: Southwest; Kachina Doll, middle 20th century, Gift of Lyn and John Fischbach, 2011.22.2 Hopi Peoples, American: Southwest; Kachina Doll, middle 20th century, Gift of Lyn and John Fischbach, 2011.22.3 Hopi Peoples, American: Southwest; Kachina Doll, middle 20th century, Gift of Lyn and John Fischbach, 2011.22.4 Northern Plains Peoples; Beaded Panel (Blanket Strip), circa 1830, Museum purchase: The Brace Endowment Fund, 2011.69

New Orleans Museum of Art

Gustave Doré, French, 1832-1883; The Matterhorn, 1873, Museum purchase, Deaccession Art Fund, 2011.25 Natalie Gaidry, American, born 1961; Ropes in the Barn, 2002, Gift of Myra S. Harris, 2011.67 Wayne Gonzales, American, born 1957; Seated Crowd, 2011, Museum purchase, Carmen Donaldson Fund, 2011.68 Philip Guston, American, born Canada, 1913-1980; Painting, 1963, Gift of Susan and William Hess, 2011.34 Odili Donald Odita, Nigerian, born 1966; Forever, 2011, Museum purchase, Robert P. Gordy Fund, 2011.4 attributed to Louis Léopold Robert, Swiss, 1794-1835; A Girl of the Campagna, circa 1822-1825, Gift of John and Sheila Cork and Judy Cooper in memory of John Webster Keefe, the Curator of Decorative Arts at NOMA (1983-2011), 2011.32 George Rodrigue, American, born 1944; Elvira, 2003, Gift of Pat and Henry Shane, 2011.39 George Rodrigue, American, born 1944; Nannette, 2003, Gift of Pat and Henry Shane, 2011.40

Thomas Willeboirts-Bosschaert, Flemish, 1613-1654; Venus Mourning the Death of Adonis, n.d., Museum purchase, Deaccession Art Fund, 2011.26

Photography Matthew Barney, American, born 1967; CREMASTER 2: Baby Fay La Foe, 1999, ed. 1/6, Gift of Drs. Joy and Howard Osofsky, 2011.93 Bernd Becher, German, 1931-2007; Hilla Becher, German, born 1934; Water Tower, 1980, printed 1989, Gift of Kitty and Stephen Sherrill, 2011.41 Walker Evans, American, 1903-1975; New Orleans Boarding House, 1935, Gift of Kitty and Stephen Sherrill, 2011.42 Herman Leonard, American, 19232010; Bud Powell, 1949, Gift of Joshua Mann Pailet in honor of E. John Bullard and as a tribute to my friendship and love of Herman Leonard, who so dearly loved New Orleans and its musicians, 2011.37.14 Herman Leonard, American, 19232010; Max Roach, 1950, Gift of Joshua Mann Pailet in honor of E. John Bullard and as a tribute to my friendship and love of Herman Leonard, who so dearly loved New Orleans and its musicians, 2011.37.15 Herman Leonard, American, 19232010; Frank Sinatra, 1958, Gift of Joshua Mann Pailet in honor of E. John Bullard and as a tribute to my

friendship and love of Herman Leonard, who so dearly loved New Orleans and its musicians, 2011.37.16 Herman Leonard, American, 19232010; Sonny Stitt, 1953, Gift of Joshua Mann Pailet in honor of E. John Bullard and as a tribute to my friendship and love of Herman Leonard, who so dearly loved New Orleans and its musicians, 2011.37.17 Herman Leonard, American, 19232010; Sarah Vaughan, 1949, Gift of Joshua Mann Pailet in honor of E. John Bullard and as a tribute to my friendship and love of Herman Leonard, who so dearly loved New Orleans and its musicians, 2011.37.18 Herman Leonard, American, 19232010; Dinah Washington, 1955, Gift of Joshua Mann Pailet in honor of E. John Bullard and as a tribute to my friendship and love of Herman Leonard, who so dearly loved New Orleans and its musicians, 2011.37.19 Herman Leonard, American, 19232010; Lester Young, 1948, Gift of Joshua Mann Pailet in honor of E. John Bullard and as a tribute to my friendship and love of Herman Leonard, who so dearly loved New Orleans and its musicians, 2011.37.20 Herman Leonard, American, 19232010; Stan Getz, 1949, Gift of Joshua Mann Pailet in honor of E. John Bullard and as a tribute to my friendship and love of Herman Leonard, who so dearly loved New Orleans and its musicians, 2011.37.6

ACQUISITIONS

Herman Leonard, American, 19232010; Duke Ellington, 1958, printed 1998, Gift of Joshua Mann Pailet in honor of E. John Bullard and as a tribute to my friendship and love of Herman Leonard, who so dearly loved New Orleans and its musicians, 2011.37.5

Herman Leonard, American, 19232010; Billie Holiday, 1949, Gift of Joshua Mann Pailet in honor of E. John Bullard and as a tribute to my friendship and love of Herman Leonard, who so dearly loved New Orleans and its musicians, 2011.37.10

Herman Leonard, American, 19232010; Billy Eckstine, 1948, Gift of Joshua Mann Pailet in honor of E. John Bullard and as a tribute to my friendship and love of Herman Leonard, who so dearly loved New Orleans and its musicians, 2011.37.4

John Messina, American, born 1940; Professor Longhair in Front of His House, 1972, printed 2010, Gift of the Artist, 2011.35

Herman Leonard, American, 19232010; Miles Davis, 1991, Gift of Joshua Mann Pailet in honor of E. John Bullard and as a tribute to my friendship and love of Herman Leonard, who so dearly loved New Orleans and its musicians, 2011.37.3

Unidentified, Japanese; Untitled, 1870-1890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.1

Herman Leonard, American, 19232010; Clifford Brown, 1954, Gift of Joshua Mann Pailet in honor of E. John Bullard and as a tribute to my friendship and love of Herman Leonard, who so dearly loved New Orleans and its musicians, 2011.37.2

Unidentified, Japanese; View of Maruyama Park, 1870-1890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.3

Herman Leonard, American, 19232010; Louis Armstrong, 1960, Gift of Joshua Mann Pailet in honor of E. John Bullard and as a tribute to my friendship and love of Herman Leonard, who so dearly loved New Orleans and its musicians, 2011.37.1 Herman Leonard, American, 19232010; Dexter Gordon, 1948, Gift of Joshua Mann Pailet in honor of E. John Bullard and as a tribute to my friendship and love of Herman Leonard, who so dearly loved New Orleans and its musicians, 2011.37.8 Herman Leonard, American, 19232010; Charlie Parker, 1949, Gift of Joshua Mann Pailet in honor of E. John Bullard and as a tribute to my friendship and love of Herman Leonard, who so dearly loved New Orleans and its musicians, 2011.37.13 Herman Leonard, American, 19232010; James Moody, 1951, Gift of Joshua Mann Pailet in honor of E. John Bullard and as a tribute to my friendship and love of Herman Leonard, who so dearly loved New Orleans and its musicians, 2011.37.12

Above, and right Hakuin Ekaku, Japanese, 16851768, Inka Staff, 1762, ink on paper, Manyoan Collection Herman Leonard, American, 1923-2010, Louis Armstrong, Paris, 1960, Gelatin silver print, Gift of Joshua Mann Pailet in honor of E. John Bullard and as a tribute to my friendship and love of Herman Leonard, who so dearly loved New Orleans and its musicians, 2011.37.11

Herman Leonard, American, 19232010; Thelonious Monk, 1949, Gift of Joshua Mann Pailet in honor of E. John Bullard and as a tribute to my friendship and love of Herman Leonard, who so dearly loved New Orleans and its musicians, 2011.37.11 Herman Leonard, American, 19232010; Dizzy Gillespie, 1948, Gift of Joshua Mann Pailet in honor of E. John Bullard and as a tribute to my friendship and love of Herman Leonard, who so dearly loved New Orleans and its musicians, 2011.37.7 Herman Leonard, American, 19232010; Johnny Hodges, 1958, Gift of Joshua Mann Pailet in honor of E. John Bullard and as a tribute to my friendship and love of Herman Leonard, who so dearly loved New Orleans and its musicians, 2011.37.9

Malick SidibĂŠ, Malian, born 1936; Nuit du 26/5/73, 1973-05-26, Gift of Philip Taaffe, 2011.52.1

Unidentified, Japanese; Untitled, 1870-1890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.2

Unidentified, Japanese; Untitled, 1870-1890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.4 Unidentified, Japanese; Untitled, 1870-1890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.5 Unidentified, Japanese; Entrance of the [...] Palace, 1870-1890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.6 Unidentified, Japanese; Untitled, 1870-1890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.7 Unidentified, Japanese; Bamboo Groove in Kyoto, 1870-1890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.8 Unidentified, Japanese; Untitled, 1870-1890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.9 Unidentified, Japanese; Untitled, 1870-1890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.10 Unidentified, Japanese; River Rasuragawa [?], 1870-1890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.11 Unidentified, Japanese; Cherry Blossoms, 1870-1890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.12 Unidentified, Japanese; Untitled, 1870-1890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.13 Unidentified, Japanese; Untitled, 1870-1890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.14 Unidentified, Japanese; Kowakidani Hakone, 1870-1890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.15 Unidentified, Japanese; Nagasaki Temple, 1870-1890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.16 Unidentified, Japanese; Nikko Kokamon (A Gate), 1870-1890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.17 Unidentified, Japanese; Takaboko, (Pappenberg), Nagasaki, 1870-1890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.18 Unidentified, Japanese; Fujiya Miyanoshita, 1870-1890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.19

Unidentified, Japanese; Hakone, 1870-1890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.20 Unidentified, Japanese; Spectacle Bridge, 1870-1890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.21 Unidentified, Japanese; Osaka Castle, 1870-1890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.22 Unidentified, Japanese; Horikiri Tokio, 1870-1890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.23 Unidentified, Japanese; Fuji from Otometoge, 1870-1890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.24 Unidentified, Japanese; Asakusa, Tokyo, 1870-1890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.25 Unidentified, Japanese; Entrance to Congen, 1870-1890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.26 Unidentified, Japanese; Ginkakuji, 1870-1890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.27 Unidentified, Japanese; Temple, Nara (Daibutsu-Do), 1870-1890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.28 Unidentified, Japanese; Yomeimon Gate at Nikko, 1870-1890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.29 Unidentified, Japanese; Yasaka Pagoga-Kioto, 1870-1890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.30 Unidentified, Japanese; Lotus Flowers, 1870-1890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.31 Unidentified, Japanese; Chrysanthemum, 1870-1890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.32 Unidentified, Japanese; Entrance to Congen, 1870-1890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.33 Unidentified, Japanese; Kamakura Daibutsu, 1870-1890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.34 Unidentified, Japanese; View of Miyajima, 1870-1890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.35 Unidentified, Japanese; Nikko Yomeimon (A Gate), 1870-1890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.36 Unidentified, Japanese; Girl, Winter Costume, 1870-1890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.37 Unidentified, Japanese; Untitled, 1870-1890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.38 Unidentified, Japanese; Singers, 18701890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.39 Unidentified, Japanese; Basket Merchant, 1870-1890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.40 Unidentified, Japanese; Untitled, 1870-1890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.41 Unidentified, Japanese; Untitled, 1870-1890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.42 Unidentified, Japanese; Untitled, 1870-1890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.43

Annual Report 2011

Unidentified, Japanese; The MiyakoOdori Dancing in Kioto, 1870-1890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.44

Willie M. Birch, American, born 1942; A Day in the Life of North Villere Street, 2007, Museum purchase, Carmen Donaldson Fund, 2011.75.a-.e

Unidentified, Japanese; Untitled, 1870-1890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.45

Judy Chicago, American, born 1939; 106 prints and related drawings from the Master Set of the Complete Prints, n.d., Gift of the Artist in honor of E. John Bullard, 2011.30.1-.106

Unidentified, Japanese; Untitled, 1870-1890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.46 Unidentified, Japanese; Untitled, 1870-1890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.47 Unidentified, Japanese; Amma, 18701890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.48 Unidentified, Japanese; Sedan Chair, 1870-1890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.49 Unidentified, Japanese; Enoshima Island, 1870-1890, Gift of Victor and Lori Germack, 2011.90.50

Pre-Columbian Art Ancestral Pueblo Peoples, Salado cultural group, present day New Mexico; Jar (Olla), circa 1250-1400 AD, Gift of Lyn and John Fischbach, 2011.22.6 Chancay Peoples, circa 1200-1470 AD; Figural Whistle, circa 1200-1470 AD, Gift of Lyn and John Fischbach, 2011.22.5

Prints, Drawings, Works on Paper Willie M. Birch, American, born 1942; Labor Day Parade, 2005, Museum purchase, Carmen Donaldson Fund, 2011.74.a-.f

Bruce Davenport, American, contemporary; I Don’t Get Dropped I Drop The Label 1 Bad Artist (6th series), 2001Museum Purchase: Carmen Donaldson Fund, 2011.76 Edgar Degas, French, 1834-1917; Dancer Adjusting Shoe, circa 1885, Gift of Carolyn Querbes Nelson, 2011.78 Leonhart Fuchs, German, 1501-1566; Cotonea Malus, 1542, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.11 Leonhart Fuchs, German, 1501-1566; Cartamus, 1542, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.12 Leonhart Fuchs, German, 1501-1566; Orminum Sylvestre, 1542, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.15

Untitled [Noah’s Ark], circa 1960, Gift of Carolyn Querbes Nelson, 2011.83 William Joyce, American, born 1957; “Humpty Dumpty with an Attitude”, circa 1995, Gift of Carolyn Querbes Nelson, 2011.81

Jane Webb Loudon, English, 18071858; Eutoca Wiangeliana, 1840, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.23

Robert Kipniss, American, 1931-2005; Porch, 1968, 1968, Gift of Steven Bordner, 2011.54

Jane Webb Loudon, English, 18071858; Browallia Grandiflora, 1840, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.25

Robert Kipniss, American, 1931-2005; Winter, 1977, 1977, Gift of Steven Bordner, 2011.56

François Nicolas Martinet, French, 1731 – late 1780s, early 1790s; Hoco Faison de la Guiane, 1770-1786, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.46

Robert Kipniss, American, 1931-2005; Reminiscences, 1980, 1980, Gift of Steven Bordner, 2011.57 Robert Kipniss, American, 1931-2005; Picket Fence, 1972, 1972, Gift of Steven Bordner, 2011.55 Käthe Kollwitz, German, 1867-1945; Women Carrying Laundry, 1924, Gift of Henry Bernstein, 2011.6.b Käthe Kollwitz, German, 1867-1945; Hungry Children, 1924, Gift of Henry Bernstein, 2011.6.a

Leonhart Fuchs, German, 1501-1566; Mala Insana, 1542, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.14

Nicolas Lejeune, French, active late 18th century; Rejoicing at the announcement of the abolition of slavery. 30 Pluviose, Year II / 18 February 1794, circa 1794, Gift of Joseph Baillio, 2011.53

Leonhart Fuchs, German, 1501-1566; Papauer Corniculatum, 1542, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.13

George Lemmen, Belgian, 1865-1916; The Stable, circa 1890, Gift of Carolyn Querbes Nelson, 2011.88

Knute Heldner, American, born Sweden, 1877-1952; Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop, circa 1930, Gift of Carolyn Querbes Nelson, 2011.80

Jane Webb Loudon, English, 18071858; Mimulus Harrisonii, 1840, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.24

M. C. (aka 5 Cent Jones) Jones, American, 1918-2003

Jane Webb Loudon, English, 18071858; Francoa Sonchifolia, 1840, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.21

Jane Webb Loudon, English, 18071858; Campanula Pentagonia, 1840, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.22

François Nicolas Martinet, French, 1731 – late 1780s, early 1790s; GrosBec Bleu d’ Amerique, 1770-1786, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.47 François Nicolas Martinet, French, 1731 – late 1780s, early 1790s; Le Grimperaeu, 1770-1786, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.50 François Nicolas Martinet, French, 1731 – late 1780s, early 1790s; Figuier du Senegal, 1770-1786, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.49 François Nicolas Martinet, French, 1731 – late 1780s, early 1790s; La Mesange a Gorge Noire, 1770-1786, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.48 Tom Phillips, British, born 1937; Reconstruction of Stars & Stripes after Elha-Heio, 1973, Gift of Keith Marshall, 2011.77 Pietro Antonio Novelli, Venitian, 1729-1804; St. John of God Caring for a Sick Man, circa 1770-1780, Gift of Sir Mark Fehrs Haukohl in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick M. Stafford, 2011.7 Pierre-Joseph Redouté, French, 1759-1840; Rosa Alpina Vulgaris, 18171824, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.5 François Nicolas Martinet, French, 1731 – late 1780s, early 1790s; Rosa Orbessanea, 1817-1824, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.1 François Nicolas Martinet, French, 1731 – late 1780s, early 1790s; Rosa Parvi-Flora, 1817-1824, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.2 François Nicolas Martinet, French, 1731 – late 1780s, early 1790s; Rosa Indica Fragrans Flore Simplici, 1817-1824, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.3 François Nicolas Martinet, French, 1731 – late 1780s, early 1790s; Rosa Rubifolia, 1817-1824, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.4 François Nicolas Martinet, French, 1731 – late 1780s, early 1790s; Sanseviera Carnea, 1802-1816, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.10 François Nicolas Martinet, French, 1731 – late 1780s, early 1790s; Allium Bisuleum, 1802-1816, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.6 François Nicolas Martinet, French, 1731 – late 1780s, early 1790s; Asparagus horridus, 1802-1816, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.7

New Orleans Museum of Art

ACQUISITIONS

François Nicolas Martinet, French, 1731 – late 1780s, early 1790s; Alisma Damasodium, 1802-1816, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.8 François Nicolas Martinet, French, 1731 – late 1780s, early 1790s; Sanseviera Zeylanica, 1802-1816, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.9 Rembrandt van Rijn, Dutch, 16061669; Faust, circa 1652, printed later, Gift of Carolyn Querbes Nelson, 2011.79 Prideaux John Selby, English, 17881867; Ivory Gull Adult, 1820, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.29 Prideaux John Selby, English, 17881867; Herring Gull, 1820, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.30 Prideaux John Selby, English, 17881867; Tufted Pochard Male, 1820, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.28 Prideaux John Selby, English, 17881867; Black Winged Stilt, 1820, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.27 Prideaux John Selby, English, 1788-1867; Curlew, 1820, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.26 Johann Michael Seligmann, German, 1720-1762; Anser Canadenisis, 174976, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.40 Johann Michael Seligmann, German, 1720-1762; Certhia Coerulea Et Nigra Upupa, 1749-76, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.39 Johann Michael Seligmann, German, 1720-1762; Caprimulgus Tete-Chevre, 1749-76, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.38 Johann Michael Seligmann, German, 1720-1762; Falco Americanus Maculatus, 1749-76, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.37 Johann Michael Seligmann, German, 1720-1762; Accipiter Piscatorius, 1749-76, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.36 Richard Serra, American, born 1939; Extension #2, 2004, ed. 35/58, Gift of Dathel and Thomas B. Coleman, 2011.31 Theodoros Stamos, American, 19221997; Infinity Field, E Series, #11, 1992, Gift of the Savas Private Collection, courtesy of Georgianna Stamatelos Savas, honoring the artist’s wishes, and of Hollis Taggart in memory of Molly Crosby Taggart, 2011.46 Theodoros Stamos, American, 19221997; Infinity Field, Lefkada Series, 1980, Gift of the Savas Private Collection, courtesy of Georgianna Stamatelos Savas, honoring the artist’s wishes, and of Hollis Taggart in memory of Molly Crosby Taggart, 2011.45 Joseph Stella, American, born Italy, 1877-1946; Lotus Flower, circa 1920-26, Gift of Carolyn Querbes Nelson, 2011.89 Edouard Traviès, French, 1809-1865; Le Roi des Gobe-Mouches, 1857, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.41

Edouard Traviès, French, 1809-1865; Pie-Grieche Perrin, 1857, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.42 Edouard Traviès, French, 1809-1865; La Mesange Blue, 1857, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.45

1737-45, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.20 Joseph Wolf, German, 1820-1899; The Greenland Falcon, 1861-67, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.31

Edouard Traviès, French, 1809-1865; La Becassine, 1857, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.44

Joseph Wolf, German, 1820-1899; The African Elephant, 1861-67, Lithograph, hand colored, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.32

Edouard Traviès, French, 1809-1865; La Pie, 1857, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.43

Joseph Wolf, German, 1820-1899; The Cheetah, 1861-67, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.33

Unidentified; Architectural drawing, n.d., Gift of Carolyn Querbes Nelson, 2011.86

Joseph Wolf, German, 1820-1899; The White Tailed Deer, 1861-67, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.34

Unidentified; Architectural drawing, n.d., Gift of Carolyn Querbes Nelson, 2011.85

Joseph Wolf, German, 1820-1899; The Wapiti Deer, 1861-67, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.35

Edouard Vuillard, French, 1868-1940; Woman in Profile, circa 1891, Gift of Carolyn Querbes Nelson, 2011.87 Johann Wilhelm Weinmann, German, 1683-1741; Ananas Folio Sinuato, 1737-45, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.16 Johann Wilhelm Weinmann, German, 1683-1741; Convolvulus Major folio, 1737-45, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.17 Johann Wilhelm Weinmann, German, 1683-1741; Galanga Lampoe, 1737-45, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.18 Johann Wilhelm Weinmann, German, 1683-1741; Lingua Cervina Foliis Undulatus, 1737-45, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 2011.28.19 Johann Wilhelm Weinmann, German, 1683-1741; Scolymocephalus Foliis,

Sculpture Anish Kapoor, British, born India 1954; Untitled, 1997, Gift of Sydney and Walda Besthoff, 2011.1 Do-Ho Suh, Korean, born 1962; Karma, 2011, Museum purchase, funds from Dorothy B. Skau and Gift of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Foundation, 2011.24

Self-taught Art William Dawson, American, 19011990; Bad Dog, 1980s, Gift of Dr. Kurt Gitter and Alice Rae Yelen, 2011.58 Thornton Dial, American, b.1928; Keeping the Pigs from Rooting, 1988, Gift of Dr. Kurt Gitter and Alice Rae Yelen, 2011.66

Roy Finster, American, born 1941; Untitled [Pastoral scene], circa 1970, Gift of Carolyn Querbes Nelson, 2011.82 William Hawkins, American, 18951990; Last Supper No. 9, 1987, Gift of Dr. Kurt Gitter and Alice Rae Yelen, 2011.59 James P. McCarthy, American, 18921977; Elephants, n.d., Gift of Dr. Kurt Gitter and Alice Rae Yelen, 2011.60 Mary T. Smith, American, 1904-1995; Untitled (Six Figures), circa 1991, Gift of Dr. Kurt Gitter and Alice Rae Yelen, 2011.61 Jimmy Lee Sudduth, American, 1910-2007; Untitled (Oprah Winfrey), 1992, Gift of Dr. Kurt Gitter and Alice Rae Yelen, 2011.64 Jimmy Lee Sudduth, American, 1910-2007; Man and Tractor, n.d., Gift of Dr. Kurt Gitter and Alice Rae Yelen, 2011.63 Jimmy Lee Sudduth, American, 1910-2007; Cow, 1989, Gift of Dr. Kurt Gitter and Alice Rae Yelen, 2011.62 Mose Tolliver, American, circa 1915; Untitled (Figure), n.d., Gift of Dr. Kurt Gitter and Alice Rae Yelen, 2011.65 Chuckie (aka Artist Chuckie) Williams, American, 1957–1999; Untitled [Double sided portrait, verso: Jesus], circa 1985, Gift of Carolyn Querbes Nelson, 2011.84.b Chuckie (aka Artist Chuckie) Williams, American, 1957–1999; Untitled [Double sided portrait, recto: Sherri Allen], circa 1985, Gift of Carolyn Querbes Nelson, 2011.84.a

Annual Report 2011

LOANS FROM THE COLLECTION

Beyond Black: Ed Clark, Eugene Martin, and John T. Scott January 10 – May 18, 2011 Louisiana State University Museum of Art, Shaw Center for the Arts; Baton Rouge, LA John T. Scott, American, 1940-2007; Diddle Bow No. 1, 1983, Gift of Mrs. P. Roussel Norman, 91.452 John T. Scott, American, 1940-2007; Maquette for Spirithouse, 2002, Gift of the Artist, 2005.70

Central Nigeria Unmasked: Arts of the Benue River Valley, Nigeria January 13 – July 23, 2011 Fowler Museum at the University of Los Angeles, CA September 11, 2011 – March 4, 2012 National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution; Washington, D.C. Igala Peoples, Nigeria; Omale, carver, Nigeria, Dekina Region; Anthropomorphic Cosmetic Box, Wood, iron, Museum Purchase, Robert P. Gordy Fund 92.379.a,.b

In Search of Julien Hudson: Free Artists of Color in Pre-Civil War New Orleans January 20, 2011 – April 20, 2011 Historic New Orleans Collection, New Orleans July 22 – October 16, 2011 Gibbes Museum of Art; Charleston, SC December 20, 2011 – May 27, 2012 Worcester Art Museum; Worcester, MA Louis Antoine Collas, French, 17751856; Portrait of a Free Woman of Color Wearing a Tignon, 1829, Gift of Felix H. Kuntz, 49.2 Anthony Meucci, American, born Italy, active 1818-1837; Portrait of a Gentleman, circa 1825, Museum Purchase, Shirley Latter Kauffmann Memorial Fund, 99.63

Jim Nutt: Coming Into Character January 29 – May 8, 2011 Museum of Contemporary Art; Chicago, IL Jim Nutt, American, born 1938; Hee-Man, 1969, Oil enamel on aluminum, The Robert Gordy Collection, 88.123

Dogon Feb. 9 – April 4, 2011 Musée du quai Branly, Paris, France July 24, 2011 – Jan. 1, 2013 Kunst und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Bonn, Germany Dogon Peoples, Mali; Musician with a Drum, n.d., Wood, iron, Bequest of Victor K. Kiam, 77.156 Dogon Peoples, Mali; Hermaphrodite Figure Reaching for Dagger, n.d.,

New Orleans Museum of Art

Wood, patina, Bequest of Victor K. Kiam, 77.166 Dogon Peoples, Mali; Kneeling Maternity Figure, n.d., Wood, Bequest of Victor K. Kiam, 77.233 Dogon Peoples, Mali; Two Superimposed Female Figures, n.d., Wood, Bequest of Victor K. Kiam, 77.249

Picasso: Guitar Variations February 13–June 2, 2011 Museum of Modern Art; New York, NY Pablo Picasso, Spanish, 1881- 1973; Bottle and Violin on a Table, December 3, 1912, or later, The Muriel Bultman Francis Collection, 86.275

From Whistler to Wedgwood: Western Art and the Influence of Japan, 1854-1918 February 19 – July 17, 2011 Mississippi Museum of Art; Jackson, MS October 5, 2011 – January 15, 2012 McNay Art Museum; San Antonio, TX Felix Bracquemond, French, 18331914; Portrait of Edmond de Goncourt, 1882, Museum purchase, Friends of Prints and Drawings, 2003.74 Auguste Jean, French, active 18771900; Pair of Footed Vases, circa 1890-1895, Gift of Jack M. Sawyer, 2009.2.59.1,.2 Brown-Westhead, Moore and Company, English, active 1862-1904; Soup Plate, 1881, February 10, Gift of John Webster Keefe in memory of Eleanor Jensen Meade (1923-2003), 2003.45 Cristalleries de Baccarat, France, active 1767- present; Vase, circa 1870-1875, Gift of Mr. Robert Megowen, 77.313 Cristalleries de Baccarat, France, active 1767- present; Pair of Vases, circa 1880-1885, Museum purchase, William McDonald Boles, 2004.47.1-.2 Cristalleries de Baccarat, France, active 1767- present; Vase: “Eventail”, circa 1878, Museum purchase, Jean Heid Fund, 99.96 Edwin Bennett Pottery Company, American, active 1890-1936; Pitcher, circa 1888, Museum purchase, 1994 Decorative Arts Discretionary Purchase Fund, 94.237 Gildea and Walker, English, active 1881-1885; Rectangular Platter “Melbourne” pattern, 1881, Museum purchase, Eleanor Jensen Meade Memorial Fund, 2003.6 Gorham Manufacturing Corporation, American, active 1831-present; Serving Spoon, circa 1878, Museum purchase, Muriel Haspel Fund, 99.192 Gorham Manufacturing Corporation, American, active 1831-present; Pair of Oyster Spoons: “Hizen”, circa 1880, Gift of Harvey and Betty Adele Jacobs Schwartzberg in memory of her parents Henry and Ethel Regina Landau Jacobs, 97.249.1-.2

Gorham Manufacturing Corporation, American, active 1831-present; Matchsafe, circa 1880-1890, Silver, copper, Bequest of Henry Beer in memory of his wife, Virginia B. Beer, 30.38 Robert Henri, American, 1865-1929; The Blue Kimono, 1909, Museum purchase through the Ella West Freeman Foundation Matching Fund, 1.16 Mortimer Menpes, English, 18601938; By the Light of the Lantern, 1896, Museum purchase, Friends of Prints and Drawings Fund, 2001.21 Hill Pottery, English, active 1875-1892; E.J.D. Bodley, English, active circa 1887; Soup Plate: “Terrapin”, 1887, Gift of John Webster Keefe in memory of Freddy Young, London, 2000.161 J. B. Owens Pottery, American, active 1885-1907; Vase “Nasturtiums”, circa 1900-1905, Museum purchase, 1992 Decorative Arts Discretionary Purchase Fund, 92.364 Jules Vieillard et Compagnie, French, active 1845-1895; Footed Fruit Bowl, circa 1880, Museum purchase, Mervin and Maxine Mock Morais Fund, 98.58 Jules Vieillard et Compagnie, French, active 1845-1895; Dinner plate: “Japanese Cockerel and Prunus Branch”, circa 1880, Museum purchase, Mervin and Maxine Mock Morais Fund, 98.59.2 Jules Vieillard et Compagnie, French, active 1845-1895; Dinner plate: “Golden Pheasant on a Limb”, circa 1880, Museum purchase, Mervin and Maxine Mock Morais Fund, 98.59.1 Royal Worcester Porcelain Company, English, active 1862 – present; Minton, English, active 1793 - present; Vase: “Moon Flask”, circa 18801885, Museum purchase, Françoise Billion Richardson Fund, 94.17 Minton, English, active 1793 – present; Dessert Plate: “Bombay”, 1876, Gift of E. John Bullard in memory of Eleanor Jensen Meade (1923-2003), 2003.35 Rookwood Pottery, American, active 1880-1967; William Purcell McDonald, American, 1864-1931; Cabinet Plate, 1885, Museum purchase, Françoise Billion Richardson Fund, 91.113 Rookwood Pottery, American, active 1880-1967; Albert R. “A. R.” Valentien, American, 1862-1925; Monumental Vase: “Prunus Blossoms”, 1882, Museum purchase, NOMA Volunteer Committee Fund, 90.203 Smith Brothers, American, active after 1878; Mt. Washington Glass Company, American, active 18371894; Beaker, 1885, Museum purchase, 1986 Decorative Arts Discretionary Purchase Fund, 86.445 St. Clément Pottery, French, active 1864-1876; Emile Gallé, French, 18641904; Tray: “Mandarin Smoking in a Garden”, circa 1870, Museum purchase, 1992 Decorative Arts Discretionary Purchase Fund, 92.507 Thomas Webb & Sons, English, active 1837-1990; Two-Handled Vase:

“Craquel” type, circa 1885, Museum purchase, 1986 Decorative Arts Discretionary Purchase Fund, 86.465 Attributed to Jules Barbé, French, working in England, late 19th century; Thomas Webb & Sons, English, active 1837-1990; Vase: “Moon Flask”, circa 1890, Museum purchase, Carrie Heiderich and Mervin and Maxine Mock Morais Funds, 2002.326 Tiffany & Co., American, active 1837-present; Two Handled Sugar Basin, circa 1870, Museum purchase, Mervin and Maxine Mock Morais Fund, 2003.15 Unidentified, American; Matchsafe, circa 1880-18, Gift of Willetta Mayo in memory of her Father, W.M. Mayo, 86.400 Unidentified, American; Matchsafe, circa 1902, Gift of Willetta Mayo in memory of her Father, W.M. Mayo, 86.401 Unidentified Maker, Meiji period, Japanese, Meiji Period; Matchsafe, circa 1875-1880, Bequest of Henry Beer in memory of his wife, Virginia B. Beer, 30.39 Almeric V. Walter, French, 1870-1959; Vanity Tray: Beetle, circa 1910-1915, Gift of Jack M. Sawyer, 2009.2.75 A. and H. Lejambre, American, active 1865-1878; Parlor Cabinet, circa 1870-75, Museum purchase, William McDonald Boles and Eva Carol Boles Fund, 96.100

Icons of New Orleans: Kohlmeyer, Gordy and Dureau, Paintings from the New Orleans Museum of Art April 15 – May 26, 2011 Hammond Regional Art Center, Hammond Cultural Foundation, Louisiana Robert Gordy, American, 1933-1986; Large Still Life, 1971, New Orleans Museum of Art: Gift of J. Thomas Lewis and Thomas B. Lemann, 83.32

The Golden Legend in the New World: Art of the Spanish Colonial Viceroyalties May 26 – August 14, 2011 Historic New Orleans Collection, New Orleans Circle of the Master of Calamarca, Lake Titicaca School; Archangel with a Column, late 17th-early 18th century, Oil on fabric, Museum purchase, 74.277 Circle of the Master of Calamarca, Lake Titicaca School; Archangel with a Matchlock Gun, Salamiel Paxdei (Peace of God), late 17th century, Museum purchase and Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Q. Davis and the Stern Fund, 74.278 Bernardo Legarda (attributed to), Equador, active 1731-1762; Virgin of the Fifth Seal, circa 1740, Museum purchase, the Ella West Freeman Foundation Matching Fund, 69.44 Potosi School, Bolivia, Peru; The Christ of Malta, 1777, Museum purchase, 74.260

LOANS FROM THE COLLECTION

Unidentified; Head of the Virgin Mary, 17th century, Museum purchase, 74.268

Spain, early 19th century, Museum purchase, 74.275

The Two Martyrs, late 17th century, Museum purchase, 74.261

Unidentified Artist, Cuzco School; Archangel Gabriel, 18th century, Museum purchase, the Ella West Freeman Foundation Matching Fund, 69.20

Unidentified Artist, Cuzco School; Saint Christopher, 17th century, Museum purchase, the Ella West Freeman Foundation Matching Fund, 67.16

Josi Maria Tuser Vazquez, Spanish, born 1919; Madonna and Child, 1820, Museum purchase, the Edith Rosenwald Stern Birthday Fund and Ella West Freeman Foundation Matching Fund, 70.23

Unidentified Artist, Cuzco School; Archangel Michael Triumphant, 17th century, Museum purchase and gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Q. Davis and the Stern Fund, 74.279 Unidentified Artist, Cuzco School; Crucifix, 18th century, Museum purchase, Women’s Volunteer Committee Fund, 73.153 Unidentified Artist, Cuzco School; Adoration of the Magi, early 18th century, Museum purchase, 74.254 Unidentified Artist, Cuzco School; Flight from Egypt, early 18th century, Museum purchase and gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Q. Davis and the Stern Fund, 74.255 Unidentified Artist, Cuzco School; Our Lady of Cocharcas Under a Baldachin, 18th century, Museum purchase and Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Q. Davis and the Stern Fund, 74.267 Unidentified Artist, Cuzco School; Virgin of the Rosary With Scenes of Christ Passion, 18th century, Museum purchase, 74.269 Unidentified Artist, Cuzco School; Defense of the Sacrament, early 18th century, Museum purchase, 74.274 Unidentified Artist, Cuzco School; Portrait of Ferdinand VII, King of

Unidentified Artist, Cuzco School; Saint Francis Borgia, 18th century, Gift of Mrs. Edgar B. Stern, 67.19 Unidentified Artist, Cuzco School; Immaculate Conception, late 17th century, Museum purchase and gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Q. Davis and the Stern Fund, 74.265 Unidentified Artist, Cuzco School; Saint James the Moorslayer (Santiago Matamoros), 18th century, Museum purchase, 74.281 Unidentified Artist, Cuzco School; Coronation of the Virgin with the Trinity, 17th century, Museum purchase, the Ella West Freeman Foundation Matching Fund, 67.9

Hiding Places: Memory in Art May 27 – December 29, 2011 John Michael Kohler Arts Center; Sheboygan, WI Richard Misrach, American, born 1949; Untitled (New Orleans and the Gulf Coast), 2005, 42 archival color pigment prints, Gifts of the Artist, 2010.187.2, .5, .6, .8-10, .19, .20-22, .24, .27, .29-32, .36, .39-41, .43-49, .51, .52, .54-.56, .58, .60, .62-69

Patterns and Prototypes: Early Paintings by Tina Girouard and Robert Gordy

Unidentified Artist, Cuzco School; Christ Bearing the Cross, late 17th century, Museum purchase, 74.258

June 25 – September 25, 2011 Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans

Unidentified Artist, Cuzco School; Saint Isidoro, early 20th century, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Philip W. Amram, 74.148

Robert Gordy, American, 1933-1986; Rimbaud’s Dream #2, 1971, Museum purchase, 71.23

Unidentified Artist, Cuzco School; Double Image of the Virgin, early 18th century, Museum purchase, 74.280 Unidentified Artist, Cuzco School; Saint Stephen and Saint Thomas,

Robert Gordy, American, 1933-1986; Rivers and Clouds, 1967, Museum purchase, 67.29 Robert Gordy, American, 1933-1986; Seven Figure Oval (Rasberry), 1979, Bequest of Robert Gordy, 88.268

Robert Gordy, American, 1933-1986; Sketchbook, circa 1963, Bequest of Robert Gordy, 88.253.7 Robert Gordy, American, 1933-1986; Study for Hot Pursuit, No. 2, 1979, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John Menser, 2008.245 Robert Gordy, American, 1933-1986; Water Babies, Golden Days Portfolio, #4 of 6, 1970, Museum purchase through the Ella West Freeman Foundation Matching Fund, 70.4.d Robert Gordy, American, 1933-1986; Women and Boxes, Golden Days Portfolio, #6 of 6, 1970, Museum purchase through the Ella West Freeman Foundation Matching Fund, 70.4.f Robert Gordy, American, 1933-1986; Folly, Golden Days Portfolio, #5 of 6, 1970, Museum purchase through the Ella West Freeman Foundation Matching Fund, 70.4.e Robert Gordy, American, 1933-1986; Hesperides, Golden Days Portfolio, #2 of 6, 1970, Museum purchase through the Ella West Freeman Foundation Matching Fund, 70.4.b Robert Gordy, American, 1933-1986; Golden Days, Golden Days Portfolio, #1 of 6, 1970, Museum purchase through the Ella West Freeman Foundation Matching Fund, 70.4.a Robert Gordy, American, 1933-1986; Dog, 1976, Gift of Robert Gordy in memory of John N. Weinstock and LeClare Ratterree, 77.2 Robert Gordy, American, 1933-1986; River Bed, 1974, Gift of S. Walter

Annual Report 2011

FINANCIAL REPORT

Stern Jr. and daughters, Catherine and Carole, in memory of Simonne Stern, 77.352 Robert Gordy, American, 19331986; Two Female Figures, circa 1982-1985, Gift of the Estate of the Artist, 90.122 Robert Gordy, American, 19331986; Sweet Afton, 1979, Bequest of Robert Gordy, 88.274 Robert Gordy, American, 19331986; Arcady, 1974, Bequest of Robert Gordy, 88.271 Robert Gordy, American, 19331986; Making a Garden, 1982, Bequest of Robert Gordy, 88.270 Robert Gordy, American, 19331986; Red Sofa, 1979, Bequest of Robert Gordy, 88.263 Robert Gordy, American, 19331986; Sketchbook, circa 1963, Bequest of Robert Gordy, 88.253.8

Romare Bearden: Southern Recollections September 2, 2011 – January 8, 2012

Statement of Financial Position

REVENUE PERCENTAGES

ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents Investments Receivables Inventories Prepaid expenses Property, plant and equipment (net of depreciation)

540,813 36,443,987 843,370 109,599 8,898 12,302,858

Total

$50,249,525

RELEASE OF TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED FUNDS

MUSEUM ADMISSIONS, SHOP & RENTALS

34% 39%

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS Payables Accumulates unused leave Unrestricted, net assets Board-designated endowment Property, plant, equipment Temporary restricted Permanently restricted

7,776,207 12,302,858 5,761,556 23,285,282

Total

$50,249,525

885,822 237,800 0

15%

CONTRIBUTIONS

3% PROGRAM EARNED INCOME

ENDOWMENT DRAW

EXPENSE PERCENTAGES

Mint Museum of Art; Charlotte, NC Romare Bearden, American, 19121988; Jazz. Kansas City, 1977, Collage and paint on board, Museum purchase, the Robert P. Gordy and Carrie Heiderich Funds, 96.28

John T. Scott: Prints & Sculpture from the New Orleans Museum of Art October 8 – November 5, 2011 St. Tammany Art Association; Covington, LA John T. Scott, American, 19402007; Diddle Bow No. 1, 1983, Gift of Mrs. P. Roussel Norman, 91.452

Shared Treasure: The Legacy of Samuel Kress October 16, 2011 – January 15, 2012 Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA Paolo (called il Veronese) Caliari, Italian, Venetian, 1528-1588; Sacra Conversazione, circa 15601570, The Samuel H. Kress Collection, 61.80 Carlo Dolci, Italian, Florentine, 16161686; The Vision of Saint Louis of Toulouse, circa 1675-76, The Samuel H. Kress Collection, 61.84 Anton Raphael Mengs, Austrian, 1728-1779; Portrait of Pope Clement XIII, circa 1760, The Samuel H. Kress Collection, 34.1

25th Anniversary of the Percent For Art Program Arts Council of New Orleans John T. Scott, American, 19402007; Maquette for Spirithouse, 2002, Gift of the Artist, 2005.70

New Orleans Museum of Art

Statement of Operations

PUBLIC RELATIONS & FUNDRAISING

REVENUE

EXHIBITION & COLLECTION CARE

Exhibitions Education Museum admissions, shop, facility rental, other Contributions Release of temporarily restricted funds Endowment draw

185,135 6,610 2,165,810 588,574

Total

$6,323,639

2,427,746 949,764

MUSEUM SHOP

12%

23%

EDUCATION

EXPENSE Exhibition and collection care Education Facilities Administrative Museum shop Public relations and fundraising Members activities and other expenses

1,709,807 183,174 1,641,090 1,552,444 326,628

Total

$6,731,495

Change in Net Assets

25%

24% FACILITIES

ADMINISTRATIVE

MEMBER ACTIVITIES & OTHER RESTRICTED EXPENSES

812,244 506,108

($407,856)

The condensed statement of financial position and condensed statement of operations are derived from the financial statements of the New Orleans Museum of Art as of December 31, 2011, which have been audited by Postlethwaite & Netterville. The statement of financial position does not include the value of the museum’s collection and the statement of operations does not include receipts and disbursements of funds for the acquisition of art. A complete set of NOMA’s audited financial statements for December 31, 2011 is available at www.noma.org.

MUSEUM ATTENDANCE LA Residents Adult

9,875

Senior Child

3,604 1,710

Out of State Adult Senior Child

13,803 6,258 870

MUSEUM SALES Members University Members Under Seven Schools Groups Free Wednesdays Events Sculpture Garden Total visitors

9,221 6,912 621 4,109 1,721 37,275 21,529 37,744 157,252

Admissions sales Museum Shop sales Membership sales Map sales Number of memberships sold

$334,919.97 $324,474.28 $63,189 $4,050.43 887

2011 BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Officers

Mr. Brian A. Schneider

Mrs. Charles B. Mayer President

Jolie Shelton

Mrs. James J. Frischhertz Vice-President

Ms. E. Alexandra Stafford

Dr. E. Ralph Lupin Vice-President

Mr. Robert S. Taylor

Mrs. Patrick F. Taylor Vice-President

Mrs. Lynes R. Sloss Mrs. Richard L. Strub Mr. Douglas Brent Wood Mrs. Keith Zibilich

Mr. Timothy B. Francis Secretary

National Trustees

Mr. Michael D. Moffitt Treasurer

Mrs. Carmel Cohen

Mr. Joseph Baillio

Mrs. Ludovico Feoli Executive Committee

Mrs. Mason Granger

Mrs. Edward N. George Executive Committee

Dr. Herbert E. Kaufman

Mr. Jerry Heymann Mrs. James F. Pierce

Mr. Stephen A. Hansel Executive Committee

Ms. Debra B. Shriver

Members

Mrs. Henry H. Weldon

Mr. William D. Aaron Jr. Mrs. John D. Bertuzzi Mr. Sydney J. Besthoff III Dr. Siddharth K. Bhansali Mrs. Mark Carey Dr. Edgar L. Chase III Mr. Thomas B. Coleman Mr. Leonard A. Davis Mr. David F. Edwards Mr. H. M. Favrot Jr. Mrs. Susan Guidry Councilmember District “A” Mr. Lee Hampton Ms. Adrea D. Heebe Ms. Allison Kendrick Mr. Subhash Kulkarni Mr. Henry M. Lambert Honorable Mitch Landrieu Mrs. H. Merritt Lane III Mr. Paul J. Masinter Ms. Kay McArdle Dr. Alvin S. Merlin Mrs. R. King Milling Mrs. Michael D. Moffitt Dr. Howard Osofsky Mrs. Robert J. Patrick Mrs. James J. Reiss Jr. Mrs. George G. Rodrigue Mrs. Benjamin M. Rosen

Gustave Doré, French, 1832-1883; The Matterhorn, 1873; Oil on canvas; Musuem purchase, Deaccession Art Fund, 2011.25

Mrs. Billie Milam Weisman

Honorary Life Members Dr. H. Russell Albright Mrs. Jack R. Aron Mrs. Edgar L. Chase Jr. Dr. Isidore Cohn Jr. Mr. Prescott N. Dunbar Mr. S. Stewart Farnet Mrs. Sandra Draughn Freeman Dr. Kurt A. Gitter Mrs. H. Lloyd Hawkins Jr. (deceased) Mrs. Erik F. Johnsen Dr. Richard W. Levy Mr. J. Thomas Lewis Mrs. Paula L. Maher

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Front Cover

Mrs. J. Frederick Muller Jr.

Thomas Willeboirts-Bosschaert, Flemish, 1614-1654; Venus Mourning the Death of Adonis, n.d.; Oil on canvas; Museum purchase, Deaccesion Art Fund, 2011.26

Monumental Head of Jean d’Aire from The Burghers of Calais, Modeled 1884-1886, Head Enlarged, 1909-1910; Auguste Rodin; French, 1840-1917

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Back Cover

Mrs. Robert Nims Mrs. Charles S. Reily Jr. Mrs. Françoise Billion Richardson (deceased) Mr. R. Randolph Richmond Jr. Mrs. Frederick M. Stafford Mr. Harry C. Stahel Mrs. Moise S. Steeg Jr. Mrs. Harold H. Stream Jr. Mrs. James L. Taylor Mrs. John N. Weinstock

Dale Chihuly, American, born 1941; Saxony Blue Seaform, 20002010; Set of four nested bowls: transparent deep blue, green, yellow, and red non-lead glass, free blown; Gift of Arthur Roger and John J. Sullivan, 2011.11.a-.d

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Battle of New Orleans, 1815 Jean Hyacinthe de Laclotte

Page 25 Umberto Boccioni; Italian, 1882-1916; Unique Forms of Continuity in Space, 1913 (cast 1972); Polished bronze; Gift of Sydney and Walda Besthoff, 2008.134

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IDA KOHLMEYER: 100TH ANNIVERSARY HIGHLIGHTS

Cluster Drawing E, 1974 Ida Kohlmeyer, oil on paper, gift of Mr. S. Walter Stern in memory of Simonne Stern, 76.2

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