omca annual report june 2011–july 2012
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Letter from the Board Chair
Financial Report
Letter from the Director and CEO
6 Exhibitions
10 Programs Family Events and Community Celebrations Public Programs
26 Acquisition Highlights
28 Acknowledgments
34 Staff Board of Trustees IMAGES (cover and this page): Shaun Roberts
Lectures Recurring Programs and Tours Member and Donor Events
18 Learning Initiatives School Programs Classroom Outreach Teacher Programs School Program Statistics
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Letter from the Board Chair Quinn DelanEy
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n behalf of the Board of Trustees of the Oakland Museum of California it is my pleasure to present the Annual Report for the fiscal year July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012.
This was a year of significant change for the OMCA Foundation as it enacted agreements with the City of Oakland to take over governance and operations of the Museum as of July 1, 2011. As part of this transition and as it assumes the full operational oversight of the Museum, our non-profit entity has now been reincorporated as, simply, “the Oakland Museum of California” in order to provide greater clarity to the governance structure. Per the agreements, the City has retained ownership of OMCA’s landmark facility and its extraordinary collections of 1.8 million objects representing the cultural and environmental heritage of California, and the City will continue to provide a level of funding for Museum programs. We are most grateful to Oakland Mayor Jean Quan and the Oakland City Council for their strong cooperation through the governance transition and their steadfast support to ensure a thriving Museum for our community. The Museum’s Board of Trustees will continue to provide strategic guidance and fiduciary oversight for OMCA, and we are committed to supporting the director and staff in upholding the highest standards of professionalism and vision as we work together to meet the Museum’s mission. At this time, the Board and staff are working in partnership to create a strategic plan for the Museum’s next phase of growth and service to Oakland and to the state of California, 4 OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA 2011–2012
and we look forward to sharing the outcome of our planning with you in the near future. The year also brought important recognition for OMCA’s leadership in the museum field through a number of accolades. Our Gallery of California History received the American Alliance of Museum’s Special Distinction for Exemplary Inclusion of Community Voices Award. Our building was awarded a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold Certification, and our architects Mark Cavagnero Associates and designers Skidmore, Owings & Merrill were both awarded the California Preservation Foundation Design Award. Director and CEO Lori Fogarty was named the Hank Rosso Outstanding Fundraising Professional by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Golden Gate Chapter for her leadership in securing support for the Museum’s transformation and ongoing programs. These achievements would not have been possible without the investment of our members, the involvement of our community partners, advisors, and volunteers, and, of course, our visitors. On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I thank each and every donor to the Museum. Your amazing generosity is felt throughout all of our work and is very much appreciated. My heartfelt thanks go out to all who embrace the Oakland Museum of California. Sincerely, M. Quinn Delaney Chair, Board of Trustees
Letter from the Director and CEO Lori Fogarty
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he 2011-2012 fiscal year was a hallmark for the Oakland Museum of California, and we are delighted to share a programmatic and financial overview of the organization.
As our Board Chair Quinn Delaney wrote, we began the fiscal year by implementing the new grant and lease agreements between the Oakland Museum of California Foundation and the City of Oakland that now guide the governance and operations of the Museum. Historically, OMCA was founded as a municipal institution, and for the past 20 years had been overseen in a public private partnership between the nonprofit Oakland Museum of California Foundation and the City of Oakland. While the partnership was successful in many ways, it also created a complex structure with the Museum maintaining two budgets, two payrolls, two governing entities, and many duplicative and bifurcated functions. As discussions with the City progressed in 2011, the Foundation’s board of trustees and management staff realized the opportunity afforded by the changing relationship with the City to envision a new organizational model that would better suit our needs as a 21st century museum, including a streamlined infrastructure, a single operating budget, and a unified staffing configuration that would enable the Museum to move forward for the future and serve the changing needs of our audiences. A critical piece of the re-organization was ensuring the retention of our excellent staff, many of whom were City employees whose positions would be ending as the City ceased museum operations.
From July 2011 forward, we have undertaken a major re-organization, moving to a dynamic and flexible structure with six new cross-functional “Centers.” Together and operating within the new structure, the staff has undertaken an incredible array of projects this year, from mounting major exhibitions and programs while exploring new ways to engage our audiences as well as working behind the scenes to improve collections care and expand our technological resources. We continued to serve the educational community through inquiry-based tours and hands-on experiences that engage students and educators from throughout the state in California’s rich heritage and ever-evolving future. And, we made great strides in the reinstallation of the Gallery of California Natural Sciences, the final phase of our transformative building project. The gallery is expected to open to the public on May 31, 2013, made possible by the $66 million “Museum of California” capital campaign. The opening will represent the first time in almost five years that the entire Museum will be open to the public. I join with the board of trustees in gratefully acknowledging the network of community dedicated to Oakland Museum of California’s success. We appreciate your investment in our work on behalf of Oakland, the broader Bay Area, and the state whose heritage, creativity, and natural wonders we celebrate in our collections, exhibitions, and programs. We hope you enjoy taking a look back at our momentous year and look forward to sharing the coming years with you. Sincerely, Lori Fogarty Director and CEO
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EXHIBITIONS OMCA’S broad range of recent exhibitions were creative, timely, and at times, surprising. IMAGE: Shaun Roberts
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Michael C. McMillen: Train of Thought Ending August 14, 2011
Love and Loss: Días de los Muertos 2011 October 12–December 11, 2011
Spanning the 40-year career of the internationally renowned Southern California mixed-media artist Michael C. McMillen, the retrospective exhibition featured large-scale multisensory installations, assemblages, sculpture, paintings, drawings, and film that dealt with themes of time, change, and illusion. The presentation was accompanied by a 196-page illustrated publication produced by OMCA.
Celebrating the Mesoamerican tradition of Días de los Muertos, OMCA’s 17th annual Days of the Dead exhibition featured 14 artists and student and community groups that shared their stories through ofrendas (altars) created in honor of deceased loved ones. The exhibition paid homage to this ritual as a vehicle for creating intimate sacred spaces and sharing memories.
A Walk in the Wild: Continuing John Muir’s Journey August 6, 2011–January 22, 2012
1991: Oakland-Berkeley Fire Aftermath, Photographs by Richard Misrach October 15, 2011–February 12, 2012
A Walk in the Wild: Continuing John Muir’s Journey explored the legacy of John Muir’s life and the ways he continues to influence our relationship with the natural world. Presenting both a historical and contemporary lens on the natural environment of California, this interactive exhibition was a tribute to the legacy of history’s most radical environmentalist and his lasting impact on California.
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the catastrophic firestorm which struck the Oakland and Berkeley Hills in October 1991, the Oakland Museum of California and the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive simultaneously presented identical exhibitions featuring fourteen large-format photographs by Richard Misrach that documented this part of the Bay Area’s history.
Question Bridge: Black Males January 20–July 8, 2012 Question Bridge: Black Males was an innovative transmedia art project created by Chris Johnson and Hank Willis Thomas in collaboration with Bayeté Ross Smith and Kamal Sinclair. They interviewed 150 Black men in 11 cities, creating 1,500 videos of conversations with men representing a range of geographic, generational, economic, and educational levels. They then wove the conversations together to simulate a stream-ofconsciousness dialogue, allowing important themes and issues to emerge. Space-Light-Structure: The Jewelry of Margaret De Patta February 4–May 13, 2012 Organized in conjunction with the Museum of Arts and Design in New York, the Museum presented a retrospective exhibition on the work of pioneer jeweler Margaret De Patta, a seminal figure in the American Modernist Jewelry movement. The exhibition featured more than sixty jewelry pieces,
IMAGE: Jason Lew
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as well as ceramics, flatware, photographs, pictograms, and newly released archival material. OMCA published a 144-page illustrated exhibition catalog to accompany the exhibition. All of Us or None: Social Justice Posters of the San Francisco Bay Area March 31–August 19, 2012 Celebrating the recent acquisition of the All Of Us or None poster collection, OMCA presented the first comprehensive exhibition exploring the poster renaissance that started in the mid-1960s as a legitimate art form and as a powerful tool for public debate on social justice issues. This companion exhibition to The 1968 Exhibit featured 68 original political posters. The 1968 Exhibit March 31–November 25, 2012 This unforgettable exhibition explored the social, political, and economic events of 1968—one of the most powerful years in recent history. Presented as an ongoing collective of historical and personal stories, The 1968 Exhibit was developed by the Minnesota History Center in partnership with the Atlanta History Center, the Chicago History Museum, and the Oakland Museum of California. Modern Cartoonist: The Art of Daniel Clowes April 14–August 12, 2012
The first major survey of the work of Daniel Clowes, the exhibition featured original drawings and artifacts in an inspired installation environment. An Oakland-based artist, Clowes is internationally acclaimed for award-winning comics, graphic novels, and screenplays, and is credited as the cartoonist most responsible for developing the graphic novel into a credible literary form.
Exhibitions in the Community Emily Payne May–August 2011 555 12th Street, Oakland Artist Emily Payne created sitespecific installations, sculpture, and works on paper based on delicate wire forms and the shadows they cast. Counterpoint: Lisa Levine and Peter Tonningsen June 2011–June 2012 500 12th Street, Oakland The artists’ collaborative process begins with a single roll of film. One artist photographs a landscape; the film is rewound, sent to the other artist who duplicates the process, through multiple exchange, creating a visual conversation.
to express their visions and connect the viewer with the beauty of the medium. All of Us or None: Social Justice Posters of the San Francisco Bay Area February–May 2012 Oakland International Airport The 68 reproductions included examples of posters addressing a wide range of social issues that Free Speech Movement activist Michael Rossman collected as part of OMCA’s All of Us or None archive.
Poetry July–August 2011 Oakland International Airport The exhibition, which documented the recent rise of spoken word poetry, featured Poetry Flash, Youth Speaks, and Poetry Inside/Out. Media Wall August 2011–April 2012 Oakland International Airport In partnership with the Port of Oakland Aviation Division, the Museum presented a rotating series of media artworks by eleven Bay Area artists. Claire Jackel August–November 2011 555 12th Street, Oakland Artist Claire Jackel transformed white paper through a series of folds and cuts to reveal minimal representations of familiar objects. Bending the Light November 2011–February 2012 Oakland International Airport The exhibition featured twenty local artists who use analog photography
IMAGE: Frank Cieciorka, Untitled (poster version of 1965 woodcut “Hand”), 1965. All Of Us Or None Archive. Fractional and promised gift of the Rossman Family.
Spanning the Bay May–September 2012 Oakland International Airport In celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge, the Port of Oakland and Oakland International Airport presented a juried exhibition of artwork exploring trade and tourism in the Bay Area. Organized by the Oakland Museum of California, the exhibit featured works by 23 Bay Area artists.
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PROGRAMS OMCA’s programs and events featured participatory experiences, relevant conversations, and festive celebrations. IMAGE: Jason Lew
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Family Ev en ts a n d
cultures and traditions
C omm u nit y Cel ebratio ns
Family Day: ThingamaKids! • March 11, 18, 25 Interactive concert with found materials led by Thingamajigs
OMCA Family Gold Rush Gallery Walk • July 10 Exploring the day-to-day life of miners
OMCA Family Gold Panning • March–June 2012 Weekly panning for gold in the Museum gardens
One World, Many Stories • August 7 • Annual Summer Reading Celebration with the Oakland Public Library featuring DRUMM Rhythmic Events, workshops with Play-well Lego TEKnologies and the Museum of Children’s Art, and the launch of 10,000 Steps: Walking the Invisible City
OMCA Store: Book Signing • April 1 • Ruth Kaiser’s The Smiley Book of Colors
Family Day: Take Time for Adventure • September 11 Following in John Muir’s footsteps with appearance by “Mr. Half Dome,” Rick Deutsch
Family Day: Gallery Walk • May 13 • Tour to celebrate Mother’s Day
Family Day: Do-It-Yourself Jewelry Crafts • April 15, 22, 29 • With OMCA artists
Family Day: Adventure Up Close • September 25 Exploring A Walk in the Wild and the Museum gardens with living-history actor Frank Helling as John Muir
Family Day: Grandparents Clay Day • May 27 Hands-on sculpting and pottery wheel demonstration
Community Celebration for the Days of the Dead October 23 • A celebratory day when OMCA becomes a spiritual place filled with music, dance, and demonstrations of traditional Mesoamerican arts and culture
P u b lic P rograms
Family Day: Get Creative with Art & Nature November 13 • Gallery and garden tour with Camping Clinic led by Drew Crawford and Emma Smith from Bay Area Wilderness Training OMCA Store: Music, Stories, and Dog Dreams December 4 • Music and storytelling by author and illustrator Michael Wertz Family Day: Eco-Friendly Make-Your-Own John Muir Beard and Mustache • January 22 • With artist Lauren Shahroody Lunar New Year Celebration and Other Asian Traditions: Year of the Dragon • January 29 11th annual Lunar New Year Celebration featuring festivities, performances, demonstrations, and workshops featuring Red Panda Acrobats, Dan Chan the Magic Man, Cambodian rapper RJ Sin, Eth-NohTec, author Oliver Chin signing Year of the Dragon, and a film screening and talk by Karen Korematsu in honor of Fred Korematsu Day Family Day: History Alive! • February 12 • Sun Yat-sen and the Three People’s Principles OMCA Family Painting with Music • February 19 Painting to live music in the Art Studio OMCA Family Storytelling • February 26 • Art making and storytelling inspired by multiethnic Bay Area 12 OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA 2011–2012
California Futures • September 16 • A screening of Tom Ropelewski’s Child of Giants: My Journey with Maynard Dixon and Dorothea Lange OMCA Store: Workshop and Book Signing September 18 • Exploring Natural Beauty in Urban Settings authors Peter and Donna Thomas share stories of the wonders of hiking in the Bay Area P u b lic programs high light Days of the Dead Artists Exhibiting artists shared what their ofrendas, or altars, meant to them. October 16 • Amalia Mesa Bains and Rubén Guzmán Campos October 30 • Joaquin A. Newman, Xochitl Nevel Guerrero, and Roberto Guerrero November 6 • Dee Rodriguez November 20 • Consuelo Jiménez Underwood O ZONE • September 30 • A Muir-inspired, eco-themed evening headlining The Coup and DJ Platurn of the Oakland Faders, with acoustic music by Whiskerman and Conspirancy of Beards, and participatory activities Teacher Feature • October 14 • A special evening for teachers highlighting opportunities to engage students with OMCA California Futures • October 14 • A conversation with photographer Richard Misrach and Drew Johnson, Curator of Photography and Visual Culture
World AIDS Day Film Screening • December 1 Screenings of Untitled, a 60-minute documentary film about HIV/AIDS by contemporary artists Jim Hodges, Carlos Marchques da Cruz, and Encke King
Dance Anywhere • March 30 • A public dance performance by Raissa Simpson’s Push Dance Company in conjunction with the worldwide participatory event Dance Anywhere
OMCA Store: Book Signing with Authors Caitlin Lempres Bostrom and Richard C. Peters • December 11 The Houses of William Wurster: Frames for Living
10 th Oakland International Film Festival • April 6, 7, 8 OMCA hosted the 10th Oakland International Film Festival presented by the Oakland Film Society with films exploring the positive Oakland-centered themes Made in Oakland, Black in Oakland, and Healthy Economics
Film Screenings of Fire Ruin Renewal by Margaretta Mitchell • Sundays, December 18–February 12 The story of how the photographer and her family rebuilt their Berkeley home after the 1991 firestorm Urban ReLeaf Tree Dedication • January 15 California native tree dedication in the Museum gardens California Futures • February 11 • Intergenerational panel discussion on Question Bridge: Black Males moderated by Chris Chatmon, executive director of the Oakland Unified School District, with Question Bridge creator Chris Johnson and actor Jesse Williams, and including panelists Abel Habtegeorgis, Pendarvis Harshaw, Gregory Hodge, Sean Johnson, Abbas Khalid, Ise Lyfe, Joshua Merchant, and Arnold Perkins OMCA Store: Jewelry Trunk Show • February 11 Featuring local jewelry artists Philippa Roberts, Mark Poulin, Molly McGrath (molly m), and Astrid Shishkn-Hill Swing Dancing in the Jukebox Lounge • March 11 and April 1 • A lively demonstration of the Lindy Hop and East Coast Swing by Bay Area swing dancers Belinda Ricklefs and Chuck Dee
In-the-Mix Series: Black Male Identity • April 14 A conversation with Question Bridge artist and creator Chris Johnson California Futures • April 22 • Panel discussion on the future of California jewelry led by Julie Muñiz, associate curator of design and decorative arts, with Curtis Artma, adjunect professor of jewelry at California College of the Arts, Velvet da Vinci Gallery co-owner Elizabeth Shypertt, and jewelry artist Julia Turner Summer Nights at OMCA • April 27 • OMCA’s doors stayed open late to celebrate summer nights and The 1968 Exhibit with music and an outdoor film screening: Bullitt Educators’ Open House • April 27 • Exclusive exhibit access for teachers and chaperones OMCA Store: Jewelry Trunk Show • May 6 Featuring wearable art from local jewelry designers Sally Bass and Jody Hoffman
IMAGE: Shaun Roberts
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In-the-Mix Series: Music: 1968 and Today • May 12 A thought-provoking conversation about music and The 1968 Exhibit Summer Nights at OMCA • May 25 • OMCA’s doors stayed open late to celebrate summer nights and The 1968 Exhibit with music and an outdoor film screening: 2001: A Space Odyssey LGBT History Docent Tour • June 3, 10, 17, 24 Gallery tours celebrating Pride Month In-the-Mix Series: Protest and Activism • June 9 A thought-provoking conversation about themes and topics at the heart of OMCA exhibitions Curatorial Tour and Discussion: Modern Cartoonist: The Art of Daniel Clowes • June 16 • In-gallery talk and tour with Daniel Clowes, Guest Curator Susan Miller, and René de Guzman, senior curator of art Summer Nights at OMCA • June 29 • OMCA’s doors stayed open late to celebrate summer nights and The 1968 Exhibit with music and an outdoor film screening: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner L ect u res What Happens When You Dig Up the Past? • October 13 A tale of the plundered California cemetery and the repatriation fights over remains and artifacts by Tony Platt author of Grave Matters Saving the Mission Blue Butterfly • October 20 Liam O’Brien lectured about relocating the Mission Blue butterfly from San Bruno Mountain to Twin Peaks Will Amphibians Survive the Worst Epidemic in Recorded History? • November 17 • A lecture about Dr. Vance Vredenburg’s research into the dramatic decline in amphibian species in the Sierra Nevada
Structural Colors in Butterflies: The Physics and Development of Beauty • March 15 • Dr. Nipam H. Patel lectured on the evolutionary benefits of structural colors in butterflies Lecture and Curatorial Tour: Space-Light-Structure: The Jewelry of Margaret De Patta • March 25 A discussion on the basics of gemology and the types of stones used by De Patta, followed by a guided tour of the exhibition with Julie Muñiz, associate curator of design and decorative arts History Guild Talk: The Left Coast: California on the Edge • April 12 • Book discussion with environmental historian Philip Fradkin and photographer Alex Fradkin Recu rrin g Programs a n d To u rs Architecture Tours • July 2011–June 2012 • Monthly tours of OMCA’s landmark building and grounds led by the Council on Architecture OMCA Bike Tours: Oakland on Two Wheels July–November 2011 and May–June 2012 • Led by bike-tripping docents the third Sunday of the month Free First Sundays! • Monthly • Free Museum admission all day the first Sunday of every month RECURRING programs AND TOURS highlight Screenprinting Demonstrations Guest appearances by local artists brought the printmaking studio to life in the exhibition All of Us or None: Social Justice Posters of the San Francisco Bay Area March 30 • Jesus Barraza and Doug Minkler March 31 • Raymond L. Haywood and Nancy H. Netherland
The California Academy of Science 2011 Philippine Biodiversity Expedition • January 19 • Dr. Terry Gosliner described some of the adventures and findings from the largest expedition ever undertaken by Cal Academy
April 14 • Dunya Alwan
History Guild Conversation with Belva Davis January 22 • The award-winning journalist spoke about her recently published memoir, Never in My Wildest Dreams: A Black Woman’s Life in Journalism
May 26 • Querido Galdo and Favianna Rodriguez
Habitat Potential in San Francisco • February 16 A lecture about the work of Habitat Potential, an environmental consulting service and naturalist expert for Bay Area organizations
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April 27 • Michael Wertz April 28 • Nancy Cato May 12 • Jeff Boozer June 9 • Jon-Paul Bail and Doug Minkler June 23 • Daniel Arcos
Donor Forum Preview: A Walk in the Wild: Continuing John Muir’s Journey • August 4 Reception and private viewing
IMAGE: Cynthia Taylor
Members Preview: A Walk in the Wild: Continuing John Muir’s Journey • August 5 • Members only viewing hours
Member Mornings: A Walk in the Wild Private Viewing Hours and Talk • December 17 • Featuring Sarah Hodgdon, director of conservation for the Sierra Club
Member Mornings: A Walk in the Wild Private Viewing Hours and Talk • September 17 • Featuring adventurer and author “Mr. Half Dome,” Rick Deutsch
Distinctly California • February 3 • Private reception and curator’s tour of Space-Light-Structure: The Jewelry of Margaret De Patta
Director’s Dinner • September 24 • Major donor dinner with Director and CEO Lori Fogarty
Donor Forum Leader Lunch: Tiffany Shlain • February 6 Annual donor luncheon featuring thought leader and California filmmaker Tiffany Shlain
Heritage Society Reception • September 27 • Sneak peek of CA: To Be Continued in the Gallery of California History with Louise Pubols, senior curator of history Distinctly California • October 14 • Private reception and conversation with photographer Richard Misrach for Curator-level donors and above Member Mornings: A Walk in the Wild Private Viewing Hours and Talk • October 15 • Featuring speakers from the Sierra Club involved in environmental research and activism Member Docent Tour: 1991: Oakland-Berkeley Fire Aftermath, Photographs by Richard Misrach October 29, November 12, December 10 Corporate Night • November 4 • An evening of free admission and festive activities for employees and families of OMCA’s Corporate Partners Member Mornings: A Walk in the Wild Private Viewing Hours and Talk • November 19 • Featuring Arthur Feinstein, author of Lake Merritt: America’s First Urban Wildlife Refuge
Special Donor Event: Question Bridge: Black Males February 10 • Artists’ reception in honor of Question Bridge: Black Males Member Appreciation Day • February 11 • Museumwide event celebrating OMCA Members Donor Forum Preview: The 1968 Exhibit • March 29 Reception and private viewing Members Preview: The 1968 Exhibit and All of Us or None • March 30 • Members only viewing hours Heritage Society Reception • April 3 • Featuring a presentation about the new Gallery of California Natural Sciences by Douglas Long, senior curator of natural sciences Special Donor Preview: Modern Cartoonist: The Art of Daniel Clowes • April 13 • Reception and private viewing Come Together: Golden Gala 2012 • May 19 A dazzling celebration inspired by The 1968 Exhibit, with dinner, dancing, and live auction to benefit OMCA’s education programs PROGRAMS 15
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PRO G R A MS HI G H LI G H T The Oakland Standard The Oakland Standard was an experimental initiative exploring new models for engaging audiences with new forms of cultural practice. The project was made possible by a three-year grant from The James Irvine Foundation. Forage • July 10 • A bicycle tour of wild Oakland produce led by Forage Oakland and screening of the documentary The Gleaners and I (Agnès Varda, 2000). Culture • August 14 • An interactive cheese-making event with queso fresco demonstration, pedal-powered churned ice cream by Rock the Bike, goat-cheese ice cream sampling from Tara’s Organic Ice Cream, and conversations with Debra Dickerson of Cowgirl Creamery and members of Berkeley’s Cheese Board Collective Seed Circus: Fall Harvest • September 18 A celebration of autumn’s bounty in California with a pie contest, seed curing activities, film screenings, and a reading library of farming manuals Home Movie Day 2011 • October 15 • Held in conjunction with the annual, worldwide celebration of amateur films and featuring a special presentation of films by Oakland native Ernest Beane from the collection of the African American Museum and Library set to an original score by Marcus Shelby Quintet White Gloves • November 4 • The Oakland Standard premiered a commissioned documentary film by Courtney Stephens and Les Blank going behind the scenes of the Oakland Museum Women’s Board and their legendary White Elephant Sale Knitting Circle • November 4 • Knitting circle in honor of a Museum-wide yarn bombing project by textile artist Streetcolor Living Concrete • January 21 • Oakland street artists Ras Terms, Safety First, Resta, and Tecka created a mural on OMCA’s Oak Street Plaza Audio Installation • March 30 • An audio project that reiterates the poster slogans seen in the exhibition All of Us or None: Social Justice Posters of the San Francisco Bay Area
IMAGE: Shaun Roberts
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LEARNING INITIATIVES OMCA’s Learning Initiatives spark curiosity about our state through interdisciplinary programs that link California’s art, history, and natural sciences. IMAGE: Terry Lorant
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LE A RN IN G INITIATIV ES HI G H LI G H T A Walk in the Wild: Continuing John Muir’s Journey Students explored California’s wild environment through the eyes of John Muir in this interactive and multisensory exhibition. Visitors could walk in Muir’s footsteps behind a simulated Yosemite Falls, on a trek from Yosemite to Mount Whitney, and into the center of a hollow giant sequoia to observe a forest fire. In addition to spotlighting the life of the radical environmentalist, the exhibition highlighted eight Modern Day Muirs, Californians currently involved in environmental research and activism—including a Yosemite National Park geologist, a bighorn sheep biologist, and an Oakland tree-planter activist. Told through OMCA’s collections of art, history, and natural science, interactive digital technology, journals, manuscripts, and original drawings, the exhibition was a tribute to Muir’s legacy and to the importance of continued environmental stewardship. A hands-on botany activity gave students a chance to mirror Muir’s own use of scientific skills in daily life. By participating in science and history activities— observation, categorization, comparison, testing, analysis, and documentation—students recognized concrete ways they could make a contribution to the world as “everyday” scientists. Q U OT ES F RO M VISITIN G T E ACH ERS: “Great job letting the students explore. I love how the docents let students act out certain things in John Muir’s life, like jumping the crevasse of the glacier.” “The exhibit is superb. It has wonderful interactive features and terrific artifacts. The flow of the exhibit through Muir’s life and experiences in the Sierras is terrific; a lot of information. There were many modalities for the visitor to engage through. The flower dissection was cool and our docent was knowledgeable and energetic.” IMAGE: Julia Pauels
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Schoo l Programs ASH: Art, Science, and History ASH introduces students to a hands-on activity and a gallery tour that connect the disciplines of art, history, and natural sciences for an integrated learning experience. California Indian Lifeways Students gain an understanding of the culture and experiences of Native Californians throughout California’s history as ongoing and changing over time by meeting with a Native American educator and engaging in hands-on activities. Days of the Dead Tours All grade levels participate in these popular tours through OMCA’s annual exhibition of traditional ofrendas (offerings for Days of the Dead) and contemporary interpretations created by artists, students, and community groups. Black History Month Performances The performance series, featuring jazz by students from the Oakland School for the Arts and dance led by choreographer Reginald Ray-
Savage, encourages students to better understand the contributions of Black Americans and to appreciate Black culture and life. Those Fabulous 49ers Students explore the era of the California Gold Rush, and learn about the diversity of the people who came to California during the Gold Rush, the evolution of mining technology, the impact of gold mining on the environment, and how to pan for gold. Eureka Days In this extended three-part program the “Fabulous 49ers” tour and gold-panning activity are augmented by an interactive musical performance about the California Gold Rush. Cl assroom O u tre ach A Picture is Worth 1,000 Words: Visual Thinking Strategies This interactive outreach program encourages active group discussions and problem-solving, enabling students to discover multiple meanings in art.
California Indian Lifeways Outreach Docents travel to the classroom to lead students in an exploration of images and objects related to the traditions and lifeways of California Indians. Recuerdos Del Rancho (Memories of the Ranch) Suitcase Exhibit This suitcase exhibit introduces students to the history of Spanish/Mexican California and emphasizes the rancho lifestyle of the early 19 th century. Wonders of Bats Suitcase Exhibit This suitcase exhibit provides local classrooms with two weeks of hands-on materials, activities, and resources exploring the wondrous lives of bats. Gold Rush Suitcase Exhibit This suitcase exhibit introduces students to the challenges and experiences of the California Gold Rush by providing material and activities related to the everyday life of a ’49er.
SCH O O L PRO G R A M STATISTI C S FO R F Y 2 01 1–2 01 2
29, 498
6,652
2,132
K–12 students served at the Oakland Museum of California on docent led tours
K–12 students on self-guided visits to the Oakland Museum of California
K–12 students served through outreach
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T e ach er Programs Partnerships with the Alameda County Office of Education (ACOE) and Local School Districts This year OMCA hosted ACOE for their annual History Day competition and their “Meet the Scholars” lecture series. The Museum also provided a number of school districts with a venue and resources for their Teaching American History grant programs. Special Exhibitions For special exhibitions with strong curriculum connections, OMCA offers opportunities for teachers to build knowledge and awareness of how to utilize Museum resources. Teacher training sessions focused on the Question Bridge: Black Males curriculum and a special spring Educators Open House to raise awareness and showcase resources related to The 1968 Exhibit.
participates in professional enrichment opportunities. Teacher Feature The Teacher Feature annual open house gives teachers the opportunity to explore OMCA’s permanent galleries and special exhibitions, examine classroom materials, find out how they can prepare their students for a visit, and learn from staff about new opportunities for engaging their students in the art and culture of California. SCH O O L LO CATI O NS
This committee, comprising of teachers from the Oakland Unified School District and OMCA staff, contributes to Museum projects, gives feedback on issues, and
Alameda Albany Antioch Bay Point Benicia Berkeley Brentwood Burlingame Byron Campbell Castro Valley Clayton Concord
3,115
480
Adults and college students served at the Oakland Museum of California on docent led tours
K-12 schools served
Teacher Advisory Council (TAC)
Cupertino Daly City Danville Davis Dublin Durham El Cerrito El Sobrante Emeryville Fairfax Foster City Fremont Gilroy
Hayward Hollister Kensington Kentfield Lafayette Larkspur Livermore Los Altos Los Gatos Martinez Menlo Park Mill Valley Milpitas Moraga Morgan Hill Newark Nicasio Novato Oakland Orinda Pacifica Palo Alto Petaluma Piedmont Pinole Pittsburgh Pleasant Hill Pleasanton Point Reyes
Redwood City Richmond Rodeo Sacramento San Anselmo San Bruno San Carlos San Francisco San Jose San Leandro San Lorenzo San Mateo San Pablo San Rafael San Ramon Santa Cruz Santa Rosa Saratoga Sebastopol Sonoma Soquel St. Helena Sunnyvale Tiburon Tomales Union City Vallejo Walnut Creek
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Financial Report Oakland Museum of California Foundation Statement of Activities Effective July 1, 2011, the City of Oakland and the Oakland Museum of California Foundation entered into an agreement whereby the Foundation would oversee and carryout the operations of the Museum on behalf of the City of Oakland. The Statement of Activities for 2011–2012 reflects the financial results of the Foundation after the agreement took effect. At the end of 2011–2012, capital campaign contributions made in previous years were released to support capital renovation expenses, resulting in a decline in overall Net Assets. In 2011–12, unrestricted net assets increased $572,732 and permanently-restricted net assets increased $145,227. Audited financial statements for the Oakland Museum of California Foundation (audited by Armanino) are available through either the Advancement or Finance offices. Enrico Hernández Director, Institutional Support Center Oakland Museum of California IMAGE: Shaun Roberts
Re v en u es 2 01 1–2 01 2 6,856,351
Contributions, grants, & bequests
5,000,000
Contract revenue – City of Oakland
565,336 651,125 1,185,888
14,581,894
$
Membership dues Guild & Council activities Exhibition rental, admission, & education fees
625,350
Investment income
489,508
Miscellaneous
31,130
Concession sales
(822,794) Realized & unrealized investment gains 14,581,894
E x penses 2 01 1–2 01 2 10,216,348
Guild & Council activities
3,574,108
General & administration
1,065,219
Fundraising
697,812
16,846,061
$
Exhibitions & programs
659,230
586,544 46,800
Public information Admission/facility rental Acquistions
16,846,061
(2,264,167)
Acquisitions The Museum’s art, history, and natural sciences collections continued to grow during the past year by over 360 objects, representing art, artifacts, as well as specimens to be used for the new Gallery of California Natural Sciences. Other items include ephemera, historic and artistic photographs, posters, field specimens, contemporary baskets, folk art, glass art, and magazines. Here, OMCA’s curators selected a few acquisitions of special significance.
IMAGE: Skateboard used by Jay Taylor, ca. 1975. Gift of Joseph E Taylor III.
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hen my friend Jay Taylor told me he was cleaning out his closets and had run across his old skateboard, I quickly asked him if he had any long term plans for it. No, he said, his skating days were long behind him. After a little cajoling, he threw the board in his backpack and brought it to the Museum, where we welcomed it with white gloves and acid-free tissue paper, much to his amusement. Jay bought this Banzai skateboard when he was a high school student in Sacramento, California. He remembered:
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“By the mid-1970s, I and some classmates were obsessed with skateboarding. We avidly followed the exploits of the southern California skaters featured in Skateboarder magazine. Tony Alva, Tracy Peralta, and others were doing amazing tricks that we tried (and mostly failed) to repeat. Sacramento was a relative skateboarding backwater with no readily identifiable scene, so we had to reinvent the wheel so to speak… Finally, we spied an empty pool in a nearby neighborhood. We used buckets and tubs to bail out the bottom of the pool, then swept it clean… It required trial and error to figure out how to ride high up the walls, but once we
got the hang of it the challenge became to cross above the empty socket of the pool light, at seven feet above the bottom. This was my undoing. I succeeded once, feeling full of glory, but the next time one of my wheels caught in the socket [and] I broke my left wrist… Even more than thirty years later, however, it was tough to let go of this board. It holds a lot of fun memories about skating around Rio Americano High School and then CSU Sacramento.” This skateboard has urethane wheels, a California innovation of the early 1970s. Urethane wheels replaced the old clay wheel technology, and revolutionized the sport by making skateboards more stable and better able to grip the pavement, allowing for greater control and speed. The Museum had skateboards from the 1960s, 1980s, and 2000s, but none from this critical era in the evolution of this quintessentially California sport — until now. Louise Pubols Senior Curator of History
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n October 20, 1991, the Oakland and Berkeley hills were struck by one of the worst urban disasters in American history. Fueled by fierce winds and high temperatures, what had begun as a small brush fire quickly became a firestorm that ultimately killed 25 people, injured 150 others, and destroyed nearly 4,000 homes.
Shortly after the flames died down, world-renowned photographer Richard Misrach ventured into the fire zone with his 8 by 10 inch view-camera. Working alone, he roamed devastated neighborhoods, recording both stark vistas and intimate details of ruined homes. Twenty years later, the Oakland Museum of California marked the anniversary with the exhibition 1991: Oakland-Berkeley Fire Aftermath, Photographs by Richard Misrach. An East Bay resident, Misrach generously donated thirty-three color prints to the OMCA permanent collection. Out of respect for victims of the fire, he had kept the photographs out of public view for two decades, refusing to make the works available for sale or to profit from them in any way. The donated prints include some of the largest photographic works in the Museum’s collection: six measure 60 by 75 inches, and one stands at 96 by 120 inches, or eight by ten feet! Bleak and yet beautiful, these photographs convey something of the scale of that terrible disaster. Held permanently in the OMCA collection, they bear witness to the profound loss borne by countless individuals, and the communities they, and we, call home. Drew Heath Johnson Curator of Photography and Visual Culture
IMAGE: Richard Misrach, Oakland Fire #3-91, 1991. Pigment print, 11.6875 x 14.1875 in. Gift of the artist.
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cquired for the natural sciences collection, the set of beautifullyprepared Great White Shark jaws are from an adult female nearly 18 feet long, nearing their maximum known size, and caught in Australia in the 1980’s before they were legally protected in Australia. They have good data and provenance, coming from the collection of renowned shark researcher Gordon Hubbell, and before that having been owned by Rodney Fox, an Australian diver who was himself almost killed by a Great White Shark, and yet, dedicated his life toward protecting them. Great White Sharks are federally protected in the US, and are also protected in other countries, so they cannot be fished for, nor can their parts (jaws, teeth, fins) be sold. One of the largest populations of Great White Sharks in the world are found off California, and these sharks, numbering about 250 individuals from Canada to Baja,
has been the subject of groundbreaking research for the last three decades. Featured in the Cordell Bank section of the new Gallery of California Natural Sciences, this specimen tells the stories of the complex food webs at Cordell. Douglas Long Senior Curator of Natural Sciences
IMAGE: Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) jaw. Gift of the Oakland Museum Women’s Board.
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Acknowledgments The Oakland Museum of California extends its gratitude to the following funders who help us fulfill our mission. M a j o r P r oj ec t Support Institute of Museum and Library Services Oakland Museum Women’s Board The following donors have contributed annual support for ongoing operations, exhibitions, and education programs between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012. We thank them for their commitment and generosity. I n s t it u t i o n a l F u n d e rs Atthowe Fine Art Services Bank of America Foundation Margaret A. Cargill Foundation Chevron Clars Auction Gallery Dodge & Cox First Republic Bank Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund William Randolph Hearst Foundation The Kahn Foundation Koret Foundation The Morrison and Foerster Foundation Nancy Hoffman Gallery National American Graves and Repatriation Act OMCA Art Guild OMCA History Guild OMCA Natural Sciences Guild The Bernard Osher Foundation Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Placer Partners Placzek Family Foundation RBC Wealth Management Reich and Walner LLP Rogers Family Foundation George H. Sandy Foundation Irene S. Scully Family Foundation Stephen M. Silberstein Foundation The Nora Eccles Treadwell Foundation Wells Fargo Foundation Anonymous (2) I n d i v i d ua l D o n o rs S ustainer L evel Stephen and Susan Chamberlin Cinco Hermanos Quinn Delaney and Wayne Jordan Sheila Duignan and Mike Wilkins Virginia Robinson Furth Philip D. and Shirley Dichek Schild Anonymous (2) B enefactor L evel Rena G. Bransten Richard and Beth DeAtley Robin and Rich Edwards Mrs. Donald Fisher Lance and Katherine Gyorfi Ann O’Connor Hogland Wendy E. Jordan Leah and Neil MacNeil Mendelson Family Fund James R. Moore F. Noel Perry Jeanine and Guy Saperstein The Sawi Family Trust Molly B. Smith
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Bill and Judy Timken Anonymous D irector L evel Gay and Alan Auerbach Helen McCleave Cake Jeff and Patty Calder Mr. and Mrs. Donald Chaiken Christopher C. Curtis and Beverly Galloway Eric and Barbara Dobkin Penelope and Charles Finnie Tad and Jackson Freese Michelle and Robert Friend Foundation Maryellen and Frank Herringer Linda Hart Huber Joseph and Beth Hurwich Duke and Daisy Kiehn Clare and Christopher Lee Jean B. Levin Anita I. Martinez and Jeffrey Sloan John L. McDonnell, Jr. Karen and John McGuinn Barbara and Christopher McLain Marianne Buttner Robison Bill and Jeanne Ryan Emily J. Sano Dorine Holsey Streeter and Jon Streeter Mr. and Mrs. Hilliard C. Terry, III Albert and Kathy Torres Jennifer Walker and Michael Keenan Bruce and Patti Westphal Sheila Wishek Jennifer Wolch and Michael Dear Evans and John Wyro C urator L evel Steve and Lori Anderson
Joan and Paul Armstrong Agnes Bourne Flo and John Bryan Ted Buttner and Rosemary Chang Ross and Lillian Cadenasso Jeanie and Dan Christopoulos Christopher and Kay Dann Jonathan and Thelma Dixon Lois De Domenico Karen and David Eichler William D. Fidelholtz Robert and Elizabeth Fisher Thomas J. Frye Garrett Gruener and Amy Slater Jan and Maurice Holloway H. Nona Hungate Mary Israel Mrs. Earl W. Kinney Maryanne Madison Joan and Roger A. Mann Sheila Martin-Stone Yvonne and Jack McCredie Diane and Ronald Miller Dawn D. Muller Shanna O’Hare Nancy and Steve Oliver Diane Ososke Anita K. Pearson The Pease Family Fund Kathryn G. Riddell Nadine and Bob Ripley Ryder Family Foundation Melissa Schoen and Andy Huntington Valerie and Norman Snart Nancy S. Sweetland Lida and Theodore S. Urban James and Eileen Vohs Sandra and Steven F. Wolfe Carina Wong Penelope Wong and Tim Kochis
IMAGE: Shaun Roberts
C olleague L evel Lauren and Steve Adams Raymond and Betty Ann Barnett Jane Barrett and Morton McDonald Ophelia B. Basgal and Gary T. Fitschen Bruce and Laurence Beasley Ken and Carla Betts Melanie and Jerome Blaha Herbert W. Bock Barbara Bream Tom and Polly Bredt Mike and Jane Buchanan Bente and Gerald E. Buck John E. and Helen K. Cahill Fund Carol Carman Brian and Sara Cherry June and Michael Cohen Joan and Clarence B. Coleman Robert Cooter and Blair Dean Gary and Janelle Cortese Dana Ann Corvin and Harris Weinberg L. Dale Crandall Judy and Don Davis Michael and Eula Dean Donald and Hisae Dickey Phyllis Diebenkorn Bruce and Joan Dodd Steven Douglas and Melissa Heller Gladys M. Eaton Dr. and Mrs. James F. Eggert
Isabella Fahrney-Foster Nancy and Jerry Falk Forty Forty Experience Design Herb and Marianne Friedman Pete and Elaine Geffen Thomas H. and Gretchen Gibson Mollie Gilbert Peter Gordon and Harlan Penn Reyla Graber Bernice Greene Martha and Theodore Griffinger Rocio E. Haas Patricia and Stephen Harwood John and Tamra Hege Lynne LaMarca Heinrich and Dwight Jaffee Florence B. and Leo B. Helzel Charles Hine Family Harvey L. Jones J. R. K. Kantor Beth D. and Fred L. Karren Laurence and Sandra C. Kessenick Arron and Yuliya Klein Carol and Alan Koch Ron and Elena Krause The Ray Lent Family Steve and Judy Lipson John and Susan Malick Raymond C. Marshall Sumner and Hermine Marshall Lillian and Merrill Martin John W. and Dorothy McDonald Judith and Stuart McKee
Elaine McKeon Margaret and Winton McKibben Kathy McLean Stephen and Emily Mendel Carlisle and Rhoda Moore Barbara K. Moran and Charlie Haas Mike D. Moye Genevieve M. Prlain Carolyn and Jerry Raffo Jeanette and Edward G. Roach Barbara and James M. Rockett Michael and Sally Ruddy Sonya H. Ruehl Gaile B. Russ Paul Sack and Shirley Davis Ken and Marjorie Sauer Dorothy R. Saxe Jerry and Barbara Schauffler Katherine McKenney Shea and James Shea Carolyn Demeter Sheaff Deborah Calahan Smith Edward and Anne Smith John Charles H. and Susan A. Stewart Maureen and Craig Sullivan Joann F. Sutro Casey and Rich Thompson Kay and Sandy Walker Edward and Susan Waller Brian E. Washington and Beth Deane Judy C. Webb Steve and Patricia Weiner
Tamara White and Steven McCanne Kirby and Amy Wilcox Faye Wilson Jane Witter Anonymous (13) Patron L evel Mary and Harry W. Anderson Mrs. John B. Bates Caroline Booth Jim and Ann Carroll Catherine Coates Janet and Simon Cohn Barbara Joan Dickie Ms. Anna Bryan Edmondson and Mr. Peter Rumsey Craig and Rosemarie Garman Mrs. Deborah L. Gould Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Higgins Mrs. Lucy A. John David B. King Dr. and Mrs. Henri Lese Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth N. Rankin Andrea Saltzman Curtis Scribner Dr. and Mrs. Jon F. P. Sigurdson William and Joanne Somerville Robert and Linda Spencer John Steinmetz Tides Foundation, advised by Teresa Burns Gunther and Andrew Gunther Helen Tryon Mrs. Velma K. Williams ACKNOWLEDGMENTS  29
Anita and Ronald C. Wornick Mrs. Margaret Wrigley-Larson and Dr. Arlo Larson S ponsor L evel Ann Adams and Samuel D. Williams Cynthia and Thomas Adkisson Lill and Frank Anderson Ms. Janis Anton Melvin and Barbara Bacher Jeff and Karen Banks Donald L. and Lone Beeson Geoffrey and Sally Bellenger Philip Bellman and Elizabeth Yost Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Benson Jennifer Biederbeck Barbara A. Boberg Mr. and Mrs. C. Michael Bradley Thomas and Tecoah Bruce Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Campbell Terrance M. Carroll and Linda M. Dardarian Kathleen Caskey Mr. Frederick Castro Ms. Theresa M. Caygill James B. Chanin Eunice M. Childs William A. Clemens Zeo and Terry Coddington Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Conner Jane and Tom Coulter Thaddeus Croyle Mr. and Mrs. Gerald B. Cullinane
Mr. and Mrs. Graham Davis Bruce De Benedictis and Caroline Kim Gloria F. Dehart Gennaro A. DeVito Pete and Amanda Docter Ms. Laura M. Ducharme Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Engh Mr. and Mrs. Robert Firth Robert and Carol Freidenberg Anne Friedman Nellie Chin Fung Margo R. George Mark and Cathy Glazier Michael P. Go Marci L. Gottlieb and Reuven Glick Christine Gouig Judy and Sheldon Greene Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Greif Tracy Grubbs and Richard Taylor Linda C. Guerra Raphael C. Guzman and Marilyn J. Tiaven Ms. Betty Ann Hagstrom Margaret and James Hamasaki Bonnie and Earl S. Hamlin Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Hammonds Penelope Hanan-Dahmen and Ulrich Dahmen Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Harley Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Hayes Warren Heckrotte Joyce A. Hendy
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Barbara Henry Adrienne and Donald H. Hillebrandt Beth M. Hoffman and Laurie M. Manuel Mr. John Hounslow and Mrs. Frances Hounslow Leanna R. Hudson Dr. Kristin Hull Reverend David L. Hurty and Dr. Kathleen S. Hurty Eleanor Jardine Mr. and Mrs. Barry S. Jellison Mrs. Robin Johnson Dwight L. Johnson Mr. Keith Jones Mr. Matthew M. Jones Susan and Michael Jordan Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Kass Pat Kernighan and Paul Gordon Mr. and Mrs. Douglas E. Kerr Mr. and Mrs. Carl Kinczel Mr. and Mrs. George King Estelle Knowland Mr. David Kramer Wayne Travers Lamprey and Dena Watson-Lamprey Kathleen Landry George and Nancy Leitmann Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. Lem Mr. and Mrs. Paul Licht Ann Livingston Bill and Marilyn Logan Dr. and Mrs. Martin Lorber
Mr. Craig McCroskey and Ms. Bronwyn Black Ruth and Denny A. McLeod Mr. and Mrs. Russell Merritt Cathy and Gary Meyer William J. Michaely Ruth Miska James and Juliane Monroe John and Margaret J. Mooney Kathryn and Peter Muhs Mr. and Mrs. Ray Myers Mary Ellen Navas and Bob Archibald Ron Nusenoff and Rita Manning Genevieve Nygaard Robert R. Piper Marilyn Proffitt Pat and Robert Raburn Mr. and Mrs. Vincent H. Resh James and Ruth Reynolds Ronald and Joanne Richards Margaret Ricker Mr. and Mrs. Jorge Rico Mr. and Mrs. William M. Rogers Carolyn K. Rosin Mr. and Mrs. Roger Samuelsen Harold Mark Schulz Bruce and Teddy Schwab Karen and Ross Scroggs Captain and Mrs. John Sechler David A. Shapiro and Sharon L. Wheatley Sarah E. Shaver Wade and Virginia S. Sherwood
IMAGE: Shaun Roberts
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Shortell William Singman Robert and Ann Kaplan Spears Marianna Stark and Sam Perry Ms. Sallie Stockton Jane L. Stratton Daniel F. Sullivan Demetrhea and Betsy Terrien Mr. and Mrs. Rich Thompson Linda and Jon Thurston Mrs. Joan F. Tornlof Mr. and Mrs. David Traverso Ms. Melinda Van Roey Michael von Loewenfeldt and Marcia Peck Mr. Theodore S. Weber Mrs. Ilene Weinreb Susan Whitman and Mark Gergan Mr. and Mrs. Jay Wiedwald Andrew M. and Billie Wiesenthal Ms. Ann L. Williamson Mr. and Mrs. John L. Winther Sally B. Woodbridge Mary Nell and Carl York Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ziegler A n n ua l F u n d D o n o rs Helen and Alan Appleford William Ashley Mrs. John B. Bates Dr. Cynthia F. Berrol Corwin and Caroline Booth Mr. and Mrs. Carl Brodsky
Mr. David Cooper and Ms. Kate Mitchell Jan and Dorothea Crosbie-Taylor Ms. Stephanie Dauer Barbara E. Dittmann Jason Erickson Ms. Lisa Esherick Mr. and Mrs. Carl Foorman Loren Galesi and Nick Joyce Charles and Dorothy R. Garber Mr. Kent Brennan Godfrey and Mrs. Diana Eileen Godfrey Donald and Beverly Greenberg Ms. Cherie L. Harpell and Mr. Donald C. Fuller Mr. Jon F. Hartung George R. Heath, Jr. Bea and Richard Heggie Mr. and Mrs. David A. Hodges Mr. and Mrs. Victor Honig Ms. Kathryn R. Kasch Virginia H. Kincaid Annis and Nicholas J. Kukulan Joan Larson Mr. Gregory Linden and Ms. Pamela Dernham Arturo Maimoni Ms. Amity Millhiser Russell Moller Lorraine Parmer Mrs. Juanita J. Peterson Scipio and Barbara Porter Mr. and Mrs. David H. Pyle Doctors Derek and
Janice Ransley Margaret Ricker Susan E. Rogers Melinda and Roy Samuelson Rob Schmitt Dr. and Mrs. Jon F. P. Sigurdson Jean Simpson Cherida Collins Smith William and Joanne Somerville Kay Sekimachi Stocksdale Mark and Susan Stutzman Tides Foundation, advised by Teresa Burns Gunther and Andrew Gunther Tsais Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Gerald G. Vurek Mr. and Mrs. Jon Wactor Carter S. Wells Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Wilbur The Wood Foundation Anita and Ronald C. Wornick Paul Yager Anonymous B eq u e s t s East Bay Arthur E. Corder Family Estate of Bill Burke Estate of Beverly J. Hawley Estate of Frank Moller Estate of Daniel and Esther Read James and Leona Soares Trust Wherry Family Trust
H e r itag e S o ci e t y The Heritage Society is a community of supporters who have included OMCA in their estate plans. Their legacy gifts ensure a strong and healthy Museum for future generations. Robert and Ellen Ansel Mary Arnett Mikki and Jerry Baer Steven and Cynthia Beckendorf Barbara Marie Beery, Esq. Edgar A. Benhard Janet A. Berckefeldt David Blasquez George H. Block T. Bowman Ross and Lillian Cadenasso Helen McCleave Cake Michael W. Caredis Marcia Chamberlain Stephen and Susan Chamberlin Gregg Cook and Victor Rosario Anne Curran Christopher and Kathryn Dann Richard and Beth DeAtley Christine Donchin Marlynn R. Dykstra Gladys M. Eaton Robin and Rich Edwards Toni Ellis Helen Field Robin G. and Peter B. Frazier ACKNOWLEDGMENTS  31
Kenneth A. Fuller Virginia Robinson Furth Patricia M. Gannon Marcia R. Gerin Imogene B. Gieling Dawn B. Girard and George Kunio Uehara Reyla Graber Margaret and Larry Hauben Chuck and Bonnie Headlee Bea and Richard Heggie Janet Heter and Robert Carl Johnson Betty Dixon Hine Jim and Denny Hoelter Brian T. Hourican H. Nona Hungate Gabriella and E. Glenn Isaacson Mary and Lon Israel James R. and Mina L. Jenner Leslie Ann Jones J. R. K. Kantor Judith Kaye Mary Anne Kayiatos Nurjahan Khan-Hamilton Duke and Daisy Kiehn Bonnie McPherson Killip Virginia H. Kincaid Russell M. Kirk Helen L. Knopp Sue and Larry Kramer Scott and Kathy Law Marcia B. and Walter E. Levy Daryl Lillie Joellen and Peter Lippett Sumner and Hermine Marshall Yvonne and Jack McCredie Frances M. McGriff Winton and Margaret D. McKibben Stephen and Emily Mendel Trust Toni Mester David and Joyce Middleton Sandra M. Miraglia Taya Doro Mitchell Dick and Laurie Morrison Dawn D. Muller Maxine Nelson Shanna O’Hare Diane Ososke Wayne and Elaine Ove Margaret Ann Phillips Henrietta Ratcliff H. L. and Kathy Reis Florence L. Resnikoff Marie R. Rhein Suzanne B. Riess
Barbara Riley Deborah and Louis A. Roessler, III Barbara Noble and Richard C. Roistacher Dorothy R. Saxe Shirley and Farrel L. Schell Philip D. and Shirley Dichek Schild Frederick G. and Renata Polt Schmitt Mary and William Seavey Katherine McKenney Shea Estelle L. Siegelaub Deborah Calahan Smith Mary Perry Smith Michael P. and Patricia A. Smith Molly B. Smith Shirley C. Smith Dorothy M. Snodgrass John Charles H. and Susan A. Stewart Mary B. Strauss John B. Taylor Jeanne L. Thomas Charlotte M. Thompson Toby Tover-Krein Helen Tryon Joel and Joanne Vuylsteke Cherie Wetzel Rita Wieland Susan F. Williams Joye Lillian Wilson Lucille J. Wong Mary Nell and Carl York Joseph B. Young Anonymous (43) Tribute Gifts Tribute gifts are given to express appreciation, recognition, achievement, or to memorialize or honor special individuals, both living and deceased. We are deeply grateful for this thoughtful support. Gifts made in honor of: Julie Aldridge and Ernie Ruehl Ann Carroll Brittany Brown Ceres and Carol Ceres Joan Collignon Cedith Copenhaver Quinn Delaney The Delara Family
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Dorothy Feddersohn Kathy Ferreira Shirley Fifield Bob and Carol Freidenberg Norman Givant Florenzi Grant Ann Hauer Rose Ann Kase Sue Lindquist Phil Linhares Chris and Barb McLain The Roesslers Leon Schulman and Charlene Yamato Thomas Steller Colleen and Kent Tayler Judy Timken William Wong Gifts made in MEMORY of: Charles Agee Dorothy Johnson Atkins Curtis Berner Bob Bonner Howard Brandis Philip J. Bucher Dr. Eugene Cattolica William Cophenhaver Douglas Douglas, Sr. Elaine Dropkin Edward J. Foster Ruth Gorevin Mildred Grenfell Elynore Harris Richard G. Heggie I. Michael Heyman David Hodgson Adele Jensen Joan McKnight James Rolph Moore Austin Olson Dorothy B. Rishell Marguerite H. Barber Roles Tony Salazar Daniel Smith Molly Smith Warren Tryon Margaret Zonligt
M at c h i n g G i f t s The following organizations have provided gifts to match contributions made by their employees between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012. We are grateful for their additional support. A & B Foundation Adobe Systems Inc. Bank of America Foundation Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Chevron Chubb & Sons, Inc. IBM Corporation Johnson and Johnson Family of Companies Levi Strauss Foundation Macy’s Foundation Yahoo! Matching Gifts Program In-Kind Gifts The following contributors have provided in-kind gifts between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012. We are grateful for their generosity. Barbara Llewellyn Catering and Event Planning Garry Knox Bennett Douglas Parking, LLC Friends of OMCA Hartmann Studios Michael Keenan Keenan Winery Christopher H. Lee Hung Liu Magnolia Editions John and Susan Malick Sherri McMullen McMullen Boutique Mia Moretti Muir-Hanna Vineyards Oakland Museum of California Board of Trustees Shelby Designs & Illustrates Peter Smith Dorine Holsey Streeter and Jon Streeter Alan and Jen Varela Jennifer Walker Whitney Museum of American Art Sandra and Steven Wolfe
IMAGE: Jakub Mosur
ACK N OW LED G M EN TS HI G H LI G H T Come Together: Golden Gala 2012 We’d like to thank those companies and individuals who generously sponsored Golden Gala 2012. Outta Sight Sponsors! Quinn Delaney and Wayne Jordan Far O ut S ponsors! Susan and Stephen Chamberlin The Clorox Company Sheila Duignan Oakland Museum of California Board of Trustees Pacific Gas and Electric Company Barclay and Sharon Simpson Roselyne C. Swig Jennifer Walker and Michael Keenan Wow S ponsors! Ralph and Rebecca Clark Steven Douglas and Melissa Heller Karen and David Eichler Hanson Bridgett LLP Angela and Tony Harris Hartmann Studios Clare and Christopher Lee Richard and Tatwina Lee Joan and Roger Mann Matson Navigation Company John L. McDonnell, Jr. Christopher and Barbara McLain
Eddie and Amy Orton ProVen Management, Inc. Jon and Ann Reynolds Barbara Roach and Arnold Kalmar Beth and David Sawi Jeannie Simpson Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. Private Client Group Tiffany and Hilliard Terry, III Union Bank Wells Fargo West Coast Aggregates, Inc. Sheryl and Robert Wong Anonymous R ad S ponsors! Steve and Lori Anderson Armanino McKenna Andy Ball and Corrine Winter Ron and Sue Bachman Jacqueline and Dan Boggan Colin F. Boyle Craig and Suze Burger Helen Burt Patrick Campbell Wesley and Lilly Chee Betsy Crabtree Lois de Domenico Kelny Denebeim Dave and Lynn Ehlers Lesa Faulkner
Ron and Barbara Finlayson Penny and Charlie Finnie Eric and Hillary Flowers Virginia Furth Cathy and Mark Glazier Sheri Guthrie Lance and Katherine Gyorfi Rocio Haas Lee Hanson and Donald Scherer Rodney Haynes Linda Hart Huber Joseph and Beth Hurwich Jacqueline and Steven Kane Joe Keon Ibi Krukrubo Richard and Alice Kulka Ray and Lynn Lent Marguerite Leoni Fred Levin and Nancy Livingston Daryl and John Lillie Thomas Lockard and Alix Marduel Joseph Martello Redge and Carole Martin Sheila Martin-Stone Anita Martinez and Jeffrey Sloan Mike Moye Anthony and Sally Petru Dr. and Mrs. H. Robert Ripley
Melissa Rosengard and John Russo Jodi and Brian Servatius Dorine Holsey Streeter and Jon Streeter Al and Kathy Torres Townsend Public Affairs, Inc. David and Marcia Vastine Sandy Walker Doug Wilson Jane Witter and Fred Delaney Jennifer Wolch and Michael Dear G ala G ifts made in honor of: Claire Ball Dick and Beth DeAtley Quinn Delaney Rich Edwards Karen and David Eichler Kim and Mark Epstein Lori Fogarty Ann and Jon Reynolds The Ruegg Family Eileen Trousdale Jennifer Walker Sheryl and Bob Wong John and Evans Wyro
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Staff The following is a list of Oakland Museum of California staff members as of June 30, 2012. Executive Offices Niva Flor Lori Fogarty
OMCA Lab Carin Adams Rachael Aguirre Sasha Archibald Claire Ball Connie Chu René de Guzman Mela Delgado Sean Dickerson Mary Faria Barbara Henry Drew Johnson Christine Lashaw Douglas Long Jennifer Miller Julie Muñiz Sean Olson Evelyn Orantes Louise Pubols Stijn Schiffeleers Lisa Silberstein Anne Tignanelli
Audience and Civic Engagement Center Gail Bernstein Amy Billstrom Mae Boyer
Emily Brzezinski Anna Eve Bunting Cedith Cophenhaver Marcus Cordero Halim Coto Marit Coyman-Myklebust Ryan De La Hoz Sean Dickerson Adrian Drummond-Cole Judith Fleming Jorge Gonzalez Andrew Grzeskowiak Michelle Hermone Liliana Herrera Julie Kahrnoff Mackenzie Kelly Kelly Koski Marlene Lano Claudia Leung Ryan Lindsay Ann Livingston Michelle Lumban-Gaol Rachel-Ann Palacios Jacklyn Powers Emily Quist Gerald Reese Irma Rivera Julie Rosenberg Adam Rozan Lisa Sasaki Cynthia Taylor
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Scott Thiele Snowy Tung Holly Turney Amy Vazquez Christine Visita Christopher Voss Carrie Winchell Emily Winslow Amina Yee
Collections and Information Access Center Al Bersch Gail Binder Steve Briscoe John Burke Nathan Kerr Tom Law Deborah Lohrke Susana Macarron Rachel Magnusson Meredith Patute Debra Peterson Tara Peterson Carolyn Rissanen Steven Sciscenti Pam Skiles David Sullivan Joy Tahan Steven Thornburgh Julie Trosper
Peng-Peng Wang Rachel Zink
Creative Production Center Geoff Bidwell Amanda Boesen Kathy Borgogno Brian Caraway Torreya Cummings Lindsay Dixon Raul Garcia Dave Gottwald Daniel Grody Valerie Huaco Ryan Jones Dallas Kavanagh Ryan LeBlanc Samuel Lopes Diane Minnite Scott Moulton Anthony Pinata Cherie Newell Bianca Sparta Charlene Tan Michael Temperio Dustin Thompson Wesley Webb Jason Webster Brian Weinstein
BOARD OF TRUSTEES The following is a list of BOARD OF TRUSTEES FROM June 1, 2011–JUNE 30, 2012. Institutional Support Center Adrienne Blalock Winston Chou Nicole Diaconoff Rebecca Escamilla LaRonn Gray Enrico Hernandez Lisa Llewellyn Bill McMorris Joan Perry Karen Webb
Resource and Enterprise Center Marie Angel Kristen Crooker Anne Blair Daum Janet Fesperman Madeleine Hansen Joni Hess Jim Hirabayashi Jay Hurtt Catherine Kitz Eve Kramer Linda Larkin Claudia Leung Loretta Lowrey Emily Macenko Curtis Maxwell Robin Page
Meredith Patute Maggie R. Pico Caroline Saddul Aaron Senegal Howard Thornton Ariel Weintraub Victor Williams
Chair
Natural Sciences Reinstallation Team
Treasurer
Carson Bell Rebekah Berkov Jenny Cole Dorothea Crosbie-Taylor Alicia Goode Olivia Jackson Mark Jensen Leo Knapp Auburn Lahoski Jamie Lakatos Nadja Lazansky Tisha Carper Long Scott MacLeod Lauren Palumbi John Perry Don Pohlman Joe Sperone Melissa Standen Mary Jo Sutton Cleo Vilett Jesse Walton
Joseph M. Hurwich
Dorine Holsey Streeter Katie Tamony Hilliard C. Terry, III Albert Torres Alan Varela Jennifer Walker Bruce Westphal Jennifer Wolch John Wyro
Secretary
Director and CEO
Mike Moye
Lori G. Fogarty
M. Quinn Delaney
Vice-Chairs Ralph Clark Lance A. Gyorfi
Members Steven J. Anderson Jeffrey Calder Chris C. Curtis Richard O. DeAtley Steven Douglas Karen Eichler Virginia Furth Sharon Guthrie Rodney Haynes Jacqueline P. Kane Christopher Lee Anita I. Martinez Yvonne McCredie John L. McDonnell, Jr. Christopher McLain Robert Stoffregen
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Oakland Museum of California’S MISSION The Oakland Museum of California’s mission is to connect communities to the cultural and environmental heritage of California. Through collections, exhibitions, education programs, and public dialogue, we inspire people of all ages and backgrounds to think creatively and critically about the natural, artistic, and social forces that characterize our state and influence its relationship to the world. IMAGE: Shaun Roberts
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