The Menil Collection Fiscal Year 2020 Annual Report by The Menil Collection

2020

The Menil Collection Annual Report

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Letter from the Director

Mission and Values Statements

Board of Trustees

Exhibitions

Acquisitions

Scholarship

Community

Support

Financials

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Letter from the Director

We are pleased to share this annual report highlighting the notable events that took place across the Menil Collection’s neighborhood of art during Fiscal Year 2020 (July 1, 2019–June 30, 2020).

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Photo: Daniel Ortiz

With the refurbishment of the main museum building and the inauguration of the Menil Drawing Institute accomplished in Fiscal Year 2019, the Menil Collection devoted much of Fiscal Year 2020 (July 1, 2019–June 30, 2020) to showcasing these beautiful spaces, expanding programming, and improving visitor experience. In September 2019, the Menil presented Mapa Wiya (Your Map’s Not Needed): Australian Aboriginal Art from the Fondation Opale, Houston’s first major exhibition of indigenous art from the continent. We are grateful to Bérengère Primat, the founder of the Fondation Opale in Lens, Switzerland, for sharing artwork from her exemplary collection with our visitors and to the Australian artists and cultural leaders who joined us for this special presentation. Meanwhile, the Menil Drawing Institute partnered with the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Morgan Library & Museum, New York, on a display of drawings by the little-known eighteenth- century architect Jean-Jacques Lequeu. His artwork had last been exhibited in Houston more than fifty years earlier, when Dominique de Menil brought a show titled Visionary Architects: Boullée, Ledoux, Lequeu to the United States. Several of the drawings from the 1967 exhibition were included in our 2019–20 presentation of Jean-Jacques Lequeu: Visionary Architect, Drawings from the Bibliothèque nationale de France providing new generations with the opportunity to discover the wildly imaginative work of one of France’s most inventive draftsmen. Visionaries themselves, John and Dominique de Menil were deeply interested in the artists of their time. They were early champions of Brice Marden, who returned to Houston for the February 2020 opening of his exhibition at the Drawing Institute. Think of Them as Spaces: Brice Marden’s Drawings included six bodies of work spanning 1975 to 2019 that highlighted the central role that drawing has played throughout his oeuvre. The majority of the artwork on view was loaned directly from the artist and had never before been publicly displayed. In this report, you will find more information about these and other exhibitions as well as scholarship and programming highlights. The Menil continues to prioritize the five pillars of our 2018 strategic plan: art and archives, visitor experience, stewardship of the museum campus and neighborhood, financial growth and resilience, and organizational success. One of our ongoing goals is to conduct more research on the artwork in the permanent collection. Two publications from the

2020 fiscal year directly address this objective: Drawing Is Everything: Founding Gifts of the Menil Drawing Institute and Cy Twombly, Treatise on the Veil 1970. Our popular Artist Talks series is another important opportunity for staff and the public to hear directly from artists who are represented in our collection. Speakers during Fiscal Year 2020 included Glenn Ligon, Brice Marden, Robyn O’Neil, and Jorinde Voigt, whose monumental and ephemeral wall drawing Vertical was installed in the entry space of the Menil Drawing Institute. As we began grappling with some of the challenges of success—our public programs as well as membership events often reached capacity—concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic grew. On March 18, 2020, the Menil, along with the majority of local museums, temporarily closed to the public. The Executive Team consulted with medical professionals on the creation of a five-phase pandemic plan that was subsequently adopted by scores of museums and schools across the country. The Menil’s protocols respond to changes in local COVID-19 hospitalization rates. When the numbers increase, we tighten our safety procedures; when the numbers improve, we relax some of our restrictions. Much of the administrative staff transitioned to working from home, while security, facilities, and other personnel remained to care for the museum buildings and grounds. Director of Human Resources Suzanne Maloch communicated with all employees on a daily basis, and a weekly newsletter was created to keep staff informed and connected. The finance department worked with staff to adjust Fiscal Year 2020 spending and create a flexible budget for Fiscal Year 2021. Our thoughtful planning helped us avoid furloughs and lay-offs. I am extremely proud of our team for their creativity and resilience in the face of so many unforeseen challenges. During the pandemic, visitorship to our green spaces soared. Our grounds have always been an essential part of the Menil experience, and we are delighted that our parks have provided a place of beauty, relaxation, and refuge for our community. We are grateful to our facilities staff for their increased attention to maintaining and cleaning these areas, and to our security staff, who have kept everyone safe and encouraged dog owners to keep their pets on leashes. Given all of the unknowns that we faced, it is heartening to flip through the following pages and see the names of the many members, patrons, and sponsors who sustain the Menil. We are especially grateful for the talented and dedicated trustees of Board of the Menil Foundation, Inc., led by President Doug Lawing, Chair Janet Hobby, and Chair Emerita Louisa Stude Sarofim. As we reflect on the Fiscal Year 2020, I hope that you share my great sense of achievement for all that we have accomplished together.

Sincerely,

Rebecca Rabinow Director

Mission Statement

The Menil Collection is committed to its founders’ belief that art is essential to the human experience. Set in a residential Houston neighborhood, the Menil fosters direct personal encounters with works of art and welcomes all visitors free of charge to its museum buildings and surrounding green spaces.

Values Statement

The Menil’s institutional culture and actions are guided by the following core values: Inclusivity We are committed to being equitable, inclusive, and welcoming to all people. Integrity We strive towards transparency and accountability, and we actively work to combat bias and racism in all of our practices, interactions, and activities. Empathy We are a small staff who work closely together. We listen to different points of view and are committed to acting with kindness, respect, and understanding towards one another. Excellence We uphold the highest professional standards. We consistently strive to innovate those standards and exceed expectations. Intellectual Curiosity Guided by our founders’ vision, we are committed to being socially and culturally aware, to pursuing new and challenging ideas, and to advancing new scholarship and new perspectives. Community We aim to contribute to the cultural vibrancy of our diverse community by being a site for learning, sharing, and the free exchange of ideas. We are a thoughtful and active member of the Montrose and greater Houston community; we are a good neighbor and responsible partner.

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Diversity and Inclusion Statement

Firm in the belief that art is essential to human experience, the Menil Collection remains free to all, always. From their philanthropic vision to their work with artists, our founders sought to combat prejudice and champion social justice. This legacy lives on in our work and mission, to which diversity, inclusion, and equitable representation are fundamental. True commitment to diversity and inclusion is an active process; we are dedicated to the work of listening, learning, and taking action that this ongoing commitment necessitates. It is our responsibility to reflect the diversity of our community, from our galleries and programming to our offices and green spaces. At the Menil, you are included, welcomed, and needed.

Board of Trustees

Louisa Stude Sarofim, Chair Emerita Janet M. Hobby, Chair Doug Lawing, President Leslie Elkins Sasser, Vice President George B. Kelly, Treasurer Marcy Taub Wessel,* Secretary Robert J. Carney Clare Casademont David Fitch Aziz Friedrich Barbara Goot-Gamson

Caroline Huber Janie C. Lee Alison Leland Isabel Lummis Francois de Menil Clémence Molin Bénédicte de Montlaur Franci Neely Marilyn Oshman Harry C. Pinson Anne Schlumberger James W. Stewart, Jr. Mark Wawro Michael Zilkha

Menil Council

Nancy O’Connor Abendshein Henrietta K. Alexander Chinhui J. Allen Eddie R. Allen III Michael D. Cannon Bettie Cartwright Daniel David Daniel R. Dubrowski Cullen K. Geiselman Terri Havens Russell Hawkins Cecily Horton Carol Kelley I. H. Kempner III Fadila Kibsgaard Ransom Lummis Nancy McGregor Manne

Poppi Massey R. W. Mears Marc C. Melcher Adelaide de Menil David C. Moriniere John C. Moriniere Carol Neuberger Judy Nyquist Francesco Pellizzi Jessica Phifer William E. Pritchard III Kelly Silvers Reggie R. Smith Aliyya Stude Patrick G. Wade Lea Weingarten William H. White

Founding Benefactors

Sylvie and Eric Boissonnas The Brown Foundation, Inc. Edmund and Adelaide de Menil Carpenter The Cullen Foundation Margaret W. and J. A. Elkins, Jr. The Charles Englehard Foundation Fayez Sarofim & Co. Fariha and Heiner Friedrich Hobby Foundation

Houston Endowment Inc. Caroline Weiss Law The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Dominique de Menil Susan and Francois de Menil Annalee G. Newman Susan E. and Roy S. O’Connor Louisa Stude Sarofim Scaler Foundation, Inc. Annette Schlumberger The Wortham Foundation

Miles Glaser (1925–2004), Trustee Emeritus

* Deceased

Exhibitions

Mapa Wiya (Your Map’s Not Needed): Australian Aboriginal Art from the Fondation Opale September 13, 2019–February 2, 2020

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Kunmanara (Mumu Mike) Williams, Pitjantjatjara language group. We Don’t Need a Map (Mapa Wiya), 2017. Ink and acrylic on found map, 23 1/4 × 35 1/2 in. (59 × 90 cm). © Kunmanara (Mumu Mike) Williams. Image courtesy of Fondation Opale, Lens, Switzerland

Aboriginal and Torres Strait peoples are advised that this document mentions names of deceased people. In the fall of 2019, the Menil presented Mapa Wiya (Your Map’s Not Needed): Australian Aboriginal Art from the Fondation Opale. Meaning “no map” in the Pitjantjatjara language of the Central Australian desert region, the exhibition title was drawn from a drawing by artist Kunmanara (Mumu Mike) Williams (1952–2019). His recuperation of official government maps and postal bags is a pointed response to the foreign cartographies of the country that Australian Aboriginal peoples embody. This exhibition marked the first showing of his work in an American art museum. Country is the foundation of the autonomous ways of the Aboriginal peoples. Vast deserts and rainforests with their distinctive rock formations and water holes, and other meaningful spaces, including the land on which cities have been built—these are the diverse terrains of their lives. They are places in which the laws and primordial creations of ancestors are always present, where painfully violent colonial histories are memorialized and potential futures are reclaimed in song and dance. Knowing the land, moving through it, and living with its deeply embedded song lines animate the rich visual expression of Aboriginal artists. Reflecting on the long history of art-making and different ways of Aboriginal peoples, Mapa Wiya highlighted work created after the 1950s and included more than one hundred contemporary painted canvases, shields, hollow log coffins (larrakitj or lorrkkon), and engraved mother of pearl ornaments (lonka lonka or riji) held by the Fondation Opale in Lens, Switzerland, one of the most significant collections of Aboriginal art. The exhibition showcased large, vibrant, and at times collaboratively painted works by internationally recognized artists such as Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri (1932–2002), Paddy Nyunkuny Bedford (1922–2007), Emily Kame Kngwarreye (ca. 1910–1996), Gulumbu Yunupingu (1945–2012), John Mawurndjul (b. 1952), and Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri (b. 1950). Mapa Wiya (Your Map’s Not Needed): Australian Aboriginal Art from the Fondation Opale was curated by Paul R. Davis, Curator of Collections. Major funding for this exhibition was provided by The Anchorage Foundation of Texas; BHP; Olivia and Peter Farrell; and Melza and Ted Barr. Additional support came from United Airlines; Henrietta Alexander; Nana Booker and M. David Lowe; Clare Casademont and Michael Metz; Robert J. Kleberg Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation; Australian Consulate-General, Houston; Mark Wawro and Melanie Gray; Suzanne Deal Booth; Cindy and David Fitch; Linda and George Kelly; Adelaide de Menil; Susan and Francois de Menil; Franci Neely; James W. Stewart, Jr.; Taub Foundation/ Marcy Taub Wessel; and the City of Houston.

From left to right: Gauthier Chiarini, Director of the Fondation Opale; Georges Petitjean, Curator of Collection Bérengère Primat; Sally Scales of the APY Art Center Collective; Menil Curator of Collections Paul R. Davis; Artist Teresa Baker; Nathalie Bizart of Fondation Opale; Bérengère Primat, President of the Fondation Opale; and Menil Director Rebecca Rabinow at the Menil members opening on September 12, 2019. Photo: Jenny Antill

Installation view of Mapa Wiya (Your Map’s Not Needed): Aboriginal Art from the Fondation Opale. Photo: Allyson Huntsman

Jean-Jacques Lequeu: Visionary Architect, Drawings from the Bibliothèque nationale de France October 4, 2019–January 5, 2020

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Jean-Jacques Lequeu, The Tomb of Isocrates, Athenian Orator (Tombeau d’Isocrate, orateur athénien), 1789. Ink on paper, 18 ½ × 16 ⅛ in. (46.9 × 40.9 cm). Collection of the Bibliothèque nationale de France

Draftsman and architect Jean-Jacques Lequeu (1757–1826) was one of the most inventive artists of post-revolutionary France. His spectacularly detailed drawings range from actual proposals submitted to government entities to fantastic and speculative structures intended for the page alone. Jean-Jacques Lequeu: Visionary Architect, Drawings from the Bibliothèque nationale de France explored the artist’s wildly imaginative architectural projects that were never realized, in part because of the political turmoil of the French Revolution and its aftermath, but also because his designs, through carefully executed on paper, were often simply impossible to build. Lequeu’s work was included in the 1967 exhibition Visionary Architects: Boullée, Ledoux, Lequeu, a presentation of 18th-century French architectural drawings supported by the Menil Foundation. After its showing at the University of St. Thomas, the exhibition traveled to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, where it influenced a number of young artists. Sol LeWitt and Claes Oldenburg, for example, are known to have closely studied the fanciful and obsessive peculiarities of Lequeu’s work. A number of the works included in Visionary Architects were included in the presentation at the Menil Drawing Institute. Lequeu was born in Rouen, France, in 1757. In 1779, he won a scholarship to study architecture in Paris under the guidance of notable architects. Over the course of his career, Lequeu worked as a draftsman, a surveyor, and a cartographer. His posthumous acclaim would come from the discovery of hundreds of architectural and anatomical drawings that he made and gifted to the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Co-organized by the Petit Palais and the Bibliothèque nationale de France, the Menil’s exhibition was co-curated by Edouard Kopp, Chief Curator of the Menil Drawing Institute, and Kelly Montana, Assistant Curator. Comprising approximately fifty drawings, the exhibition was on view at the Menil before traveling to the Morgan Library and Museum, New York. Major funding for this exhibition was provided by Cecily E. Horton and The Vaughn Foundation. Additional support came from Curtis & Windham Architects; Caroline Huber; Janie C. Lee; Adelaide de Menil; Susanne and William E. Pritchard III; James W. Stewart, Jr.; and the City of Houston.

Edouard Kopp gives a tour during the Menil Society exhibition preview on October 3, 2019. Photo: Jenny Antill

Installation view of Jean-Jacques Lequeu: Visionary Architect. Photo: Jenny Antill

Collection Close-Up: Of Heaven and Earth November 15, 2019–March 15, 2020

Cycladic, Container (Pyxis) with Dove, 2700–2300 BCE. The Menil Collection. Photo: Paul Hester

A thematic examination, Collection Close-Up: Of Heaven and Earth highlighted representations of birds from the Menil’s permanent collection. The works on view were created by diverse cultures, from the ancient Mediterranean and Near East to the Pacific Islands, Africa, and the Americas, and range in date from the third millennium BCE through the mid-twentieth century. One of John and Dominique de Menil’s earliest purchases was a fragment of a Late Period Egyptian copper-alloy head likely representing the falcon god Horus. Over the years, the couple collected hundreds of zoomorphic depictions of bird deities and allegorical figures. Making connections between the disparate cultures, geographies, and periods of art in the Menil’s permanent collection, Of Heaven and Earth presented birds as evocative agents for our understanding of the world and as mediators of the metaphysical distance between terrestrial and ethereal realms. With their striking beauty, melodic song, and gift of flight, birds arguably exemplify Dominique de Menil’s conviction that the experience of art is transcendent, a mythological “marriage of heaven and earth.” Collection Close-Up: Of Heaven and Earth was curated by Paul R. Davis, Curator of Collections.

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Installation view of Collection Close-Up: Of Heaven and Earth. Photo: Paul Hester

Photography and the Surreal Imagination February 5–November 29, 2020

Allison Janae Hamilton, Scratching at the wrong side of firmament., from the series Sweet milk in the badlands, 2015. Inkjet print, 24 × 36 in. (61 × 91.4 cm). The Menil Collection, Houston, purchased in part with funds provided by Betty Moody and Kerry Inman. © Allison Janae Hamilton

This exhibition presented the wide reach of the surreal imagination in modern and contemporary photography. Anchored in historical Surrealism, it explored photography’s central tension between documentation and invention, a generative force for artists connected to that movement. These artists produced images that teeter between truth and suggestion, reality and its invented double. Drawn from the Menil’s holdings and Houston collections, the exhibition demonstrates how this vision of photography continues to hold sway and how artists have used the camera to reshape, question, and disturb the way we see the world. The presentation began with an examination of the transformation of the everyday through the lens in a tradition that recasts the world as an enigmatic theater, from Eugène Atget’s shots of Old Paris to Allison Janae Hamilton’s haunted folklore of the American South. Photographs in the exhibition also foreground the exploration of the body, including Hans Bellmer’s images of deconstructed dolls and Cindy Sherman’s cinematographic self-staging, among other depictions of costumed, distorted, and fragmented figures. Lastly, the show considered the manipulation of the image. It highlighted artists from Man Ray to Lorna Simpson, all of whom turned the photographic surface into collision of pictorial fragments that questions the nature of representation. Photography and the Surreal Imagination was curated by Natalie Dupêcher, Assistant Curator of Modern Art, and coincided with the FotoFest Biennial 2020. This exhibition was generously supported by the City of Houston. Installation view of Photography and the Surreal Imagination. Photo: Paul Hester

Think of Them as Spaces: Brice Marden’s Drawings February 21 – October 11, 2020

Think of Them as Spaces: Brice Marden’s Drawings explored the draftsmanship of Brice Marden (b. 1938) and the catalytic role the technique plays within his practice. In a 1979 written statement, Marden asked that his drawings be thought of “as spaces.” This comment suggests that for him, drawing not only exists in more than two dimensions, but also is capable of reflecting the spirit and experience of a particular place. As seen throughout his work, Marden’s expansive vision explores how landscape, architecture, and objects found in nature shape one’s way of understanding the world. This exhibition presented six discrete series of drawings that span nearly the entirety of Marden’s ongoing career, highlighting the processes of invention and permutation that occur as he works and thinks on paper. One series—composed of twelve drawings with dense layers of pigmentation—revisits geographies and methods crucial to his early work, namely the architectural forms of ancient Greece and the heavily worked and opaque surfaces of wax and graphite that first brought him to prominence. Additionally, the presentation mapped how the artist’s two watershed series, The Seasons and Cold Mountain, have reverberated within his practice and have evolved over decades. Drawing as a means of study, a quality that runs throughout his oeuvre, is particularly apparent in his examinations of proportion and ratio as well as in works taken from sketchbooks that Marden completed while traveling. Think of Them as Spaces: Brice Marden’s Drawings was organized by Kelly Montana, Assistant Curator at the Menil Drawing Institute.

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Major funding for this exhibition was provided by Janie C. Lee and Schlumberger. Additional support came from Angela and William T. Cannady; Diane and Michael Cannon; Julie and John Cogan, Jr.; Carol and David Neuberger; Mathew and Ann Wolf Drawings Exhibition Fund; Eddie and Chinhui Allen; Clare Casademont and Michael Metz; Barbara and Michael Gamson; Diana and Russell Hawkins; Janet and Paul Hobby; Linda and George Kelly; Susan and Francois de Menil; Susanne and William E. Pritchard III; Leslie and Shannon Sasser; James William Stewart, Jr.; Taub Foundation/Marcy Taub Wessel; Nina and Michael Zilkha; and the City of Houston.

The Menil Society exhibition preview, February 20, 2020. Photo: Daniel Ortiz

Installation view of Think of Them as Spaces: Brice Marden’s Drawings. Photo: Sara Beck

Wall Drawing Series: Jorinde Voigt September 28, 2019–April 11, 2021

Jorinde Voigt works on Vertical at the Menil Drawing Institute. Photo: Adrian Porikys

The Menil Collection commissioned Berlin-based artist Jorinde Voigt (b. 1977) to create the second in an ongoing series of wall drawings for the Menil Drawing Institute. Known primarily for her works on paper, Voigt’s precise methods of mark-making are influenced by musical scores, philosophic notional systems, and scientific diagrams with complex mapping structures. Vertical, 2019, begins with the concept of a “vertical axis,” a line that sits perpendicular to the earth and tracks the rotational movement of a body. This work responds to the vegetation and natural resources endemic to Houston and the Gulf Coast region, and records Voigt’s presence within this landscape. Using mark-making strategies evocative of artists like Joseph Beuys and Cy Twombly, Voigt’s drawing takes its substructure from sources as diverse as geologic mapping and the force of gravitational pull. With the composition unfolding on two opposite walls ten feet in height, this immersive piece was Voigt’s largest to date, and the first in which the artist employed chalk as the primary medium. Major funding for Vertical, 2019, was provided by Scott and Judy Nyquist.

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Installation view of Jorinde Voigt, Vertical, 2019. Photo: Paul Hester

Outgoing Loans During Fiscal Year 2020, the Menil loaned twenty-four objects to the following fifteen institutions in six countries: CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art, Annandale on Hudson, New York Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels, Belgium Houston Museum of African American Culture, Houston The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth Musée d’arts de Nantes Musée National d’Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris Musée national Picasso Paris Musées Royaux des Beaux Arts de Belgique, Brussels, Belgium Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Palazzo Reale, Milan Pulitzer Arts Foundation, St. Louis Tate Modern, London

Installation view of Zarina: Atlas of Her World at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation in St. Louis, Missouri. September 6, 2019–February 16, 2020. Photo: Alise O’Brien © Pulitzer Arts Foundation and Alise O’Brien Photography

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Acquisitions

Richard Artschwager American, 1924–2013 Landscape with Van, 2010 Charcoal on paper 22 1/8 × 30 in. (56.2 × 76.2 cm) Gift of Ann Artschwager Study for Roll Top Desk, 1987 Ink on paper 28 1/2 × 22 1/2 in. (72.4 × 57.2 cm) Gift of Ann Artschwager Forrest Bess American, 1911–77 Untitled (Meeting White Forms on Black), ca. 1950 Oil on canvas in artist-made frame 10 1/4 × 7 7/8 in. (26 × 20.1 cm) Frame: 11 7/8 × 9 1/2 × 1 5/8 in. (30.2 × 24.1 × 4.1 cm) Gift of Marilyn Oshman in honor of Josef Helfenstein

Installation view of Jamal Cyrus, Misconstrued Rap Lyric #1, 2019. Metal and plastic triple beam balance, plaster bust, paint, and fiberboard shelf, 20 × 19 × 6 in. (50.8 × 48.3 × 15.2 cm). The Menil Collection, Houston, gift of Marlene Marker. Photo: Paul Hester

Ray Carrington III American, born 1948 Final Call, 1997 Gelatin silver print 11 × 13 7/8 in. (27.9 × 35.2 cm) Gift of Clinton T. Willour*

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Jamal Cyrus American, born 1973 Misconstrued Rap Lyric #1, 2019 Metal and plastic triple beam balance, plaster bust, paint, and fiberboard shelf 20 × 19 × 6 in. (50.8 × 48.3 × 15.2 cm) Installation height: 68 in. (172.7 cm) Gift of Marlene Marker Suzan Frecon American, born 1941 from 3 part composition, variation 2, 2012 Watercolor on Seisochan Japanese paper 11 × 15 in. (27.9 × 38.1 cm) Gift of Christina and Norman Diekman Allison Janae Hamilton American, born 1984 The Hours., 2015, printed 2019 From the series Sweet milk in the badlands Inkjet print, 4/7 + 3AP Image: 24 × 36 in. (61 × 91.4 cm) Sheet: 28 × 40 in. (71.1 × 101.6 cm) Purchased in part with funds provided by Betty Moody and Kerry Inman

Scratching at the wrong side of firmament., 2015, printed 2019 From the series Sweet milk in the badlands Inkjet print, 1/7 + 3AP Image: 24 × 36 in. (61 × 91.4 cm) Sheet: 28 × 40 in. (71.1 × 101.6 cm) Purchased in part with funds provided by Betty Moody and Kerry Inman Brecencia and Pheasant III, 2018, printed 2019 From the series Sweet milk in the badlands Inkjet print, 2/7 + 3AP Image: 24 × 36 in. (61 × 91.4 cm) Sheet: 28 × 40 in. (71.1 × 101.6 cm) Purchased in part with funds provided by Betty Moody and Kerry Inman Zarina Indian, 1937–2020 Untitled, 1979 Laminated paper pierced with sewing needle 26 1/2 × 22 in. (67.3 × 55.9 cm) Purchased in part with funds provided by Mark Wawro and Melanie Gray Roni Horn American, born 1955 Untitled, No. 13, 1998/2006 Two inkjet prints in artist-designated frames AP 2/3, Edition 15 Sheet (each): 22 × 22 in. (55.9 × 55.9 cm) Frame (each): 24 1/2 × 24 1/2 × 1 5/8 in. (62.2 × 62.2 × 4.1 cm) Purchased with funds provided by the John R. Eckel, Jr. Foundation and partial gift of the artist in honor of Rebecca Rabinow Earlie Hudnall, Jr. American, born 1946 Woman in Black Coat, 1988 Gelatin silver print 14 × 11 7/8 in. (35.6 × 30 cm) Gift of Clinton T. Willour* Virginia Jaramillo American, born 1939 Untitled, 1971 Acrylic on canvas 84 1/8 × 71 in. (213.7 × 180.3 cm) Purchased with funds provided by Suzanne Deal Booth

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Bill Jensen American, born 1945 Fei Fei 34, 2001 Pigment, egg, and oil tempera on paper 17 1/2 × 15 1/4 in. (44.5 × 38.7 cm) Gift of Christina and Norman Diekman

Tony Lewis American, born 1986 Blue, 2017 Graphite, graphite powder, rubber cement, and tape on paper 72 × 84 in. (182.9 × 213.4 cm) Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Lafayette Hart III Richard Long English, born 1945 Untitled, 2004 Mud and acrylic on plywood 48 × 96 × 1 1/2 in. (121.9 × 243.8 × 3.8 cm) Gift of Mary Lawrence Porter Jim Love American, 1927–2005 Politics U.S.A., 1991 Steel and paint 39 1/2 × 17 5/8 × 17 5/8 in. (100.3 × 44.8 × 44.8 cm) Gift of Betty Moody Lee Lozano, No Title, 1964. Graphite on paper, 2 7/8 × 2 7/8 in. (7.3 × 7.3 cm); No Title, 1964. Graphite on paper, 2 3/4 × 5 inches (7 × 12.7 cm). The Menil Collection, Houston, purchased with funds provided by the William F. Stern Acquisitions Fund. © The Estate of Lee Lozano. Courtesy Hauser & Wirth.

Lee Lozano American, 1930–99 No Title, 1964 Graphite on paper 2 7/8 × 2 7/8 in. (7.3 × 7.3 cm) Purchased with funds provided by the William F. Stern Acquisitions Fund

No Title, 1964 Graphite on paper 2 7/8 × 3 1/8 in. (7.3 × 7.9 cm) Purchased with funds provided by the William F. Stern Acquisitions Fund No Title, 1964 Graphite on paper 2 3/4 × 5 in. (7 × 12.7 cm) Purchased with funds provided by the William F. Stern Acquisitions Fund Rose Mandel American, 1910–2002 On Walls and Behind Glass, #20, 1946–48, printed 1992 Gelatin silver print, 10/10 Image: 6 5/8 × 5 1/4 in. (16.8 × 13.2 cm) Sheet: 9 3/4 × 7 7/8 in. (24.8 × 19.8 cm) Purchased with funds provided by Marilyn Oshman and Louisa Stude Sarofim in honor of Mary Cullen MANUAL Suzanne Bloom, American, born 1943 Ed Hill, American, born 1935 Miles to Go, 1991–92 Chromogenic color print in artist-designed frame, 1/3 Sheet: 21 1/2 × 29 in. (54.6 × 73.7 cm) (visible) Frame: 25 1/2 × 33 × 1 1/2 in. (64.8 × 83.8 × 3.8 cm) Gift of the artists and Moody Gallery in memory of Walter Hopps and in honor of Caroline Huber Hopps

Roni Horn, Untitled, No. 13, 1998/2006. Two inkjet prints in artist-designated frames; AP2/3, Edition 15. Each 22 × 22 in. (55.9 × 55.9 cm). The Menil Collection, Houston, purchased with funds provided by the John R. Eckel, Jr. Foundation and partial gift of the artist in honor of Rebecca Rabinow. Courtesy of the artist and Hauser & Wirth. © Roni Horn

Wardell Milan American, born 1977 Pulse, 2019 Charcoal, graphite, pastel, oil pastel, acrylic paint, and paper collage on hand-dyed paper 66 7/8 × 83 1/2 in. (169.9 × 212.1 cm) Purchased with funds provided by the William F. Stern Acquisition Fund and Bridget and Patrick Wade Stephen Mueller American, 1947–2011 Untitled, 6-95 Charleston, 1995 Watercolor and graphite on paper 22 1/4 × 15 in. (56.5 × 38.1 cm) Gift of the estate of Stephen Mueller Untitled, Hydra 8-93, 1993 Watercolor on paper 15 × 11 in. (38.1 × 27.9 cm) Gift of the estate of Stephen Mueller Untitled, 2006-1 NYC, 2006 Watercolor and graphite on paper 30 × 22 1/2 in. (76.2 × 57.2 cm) Purchased with funds provided by the John R. Eckel, Jr. Foundation Untitled, Hydra 14-97, 1997 Watercolor and graphite on paper 22 1/4 × 15 in. (56.5 × 38.1 cm) Purchased with funds provided by the John R. Eckel, Jr. Foundation

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Untitled, 95, 1995 Watercolor on paper 11 × 7 1/2 in. (27.9 × 19.1 cm) Purchased with funds provided by the John R. Eckel, Jr. Foundation Liliana Porter Argentine, born 1941 Mural Circular VI, 1974 Gelatin silver print with drawn graphic circle Installed: 78 3/4 in. (200 cm) (diameter) Gift of Bernice B. Rose Alexander Ross American, born 1960 Untitled, 2014 Crayon on paper 13 1/4 × 17 3/4 in. (33.7 × 45.1 cm) Gift of Christina and Norman Diekman Carolee Schneemann American, 1939–2019 Water Light/Water Needle, 1965 Watercolor and ink on paper 12 × 17 in. (30.5 × 43.2 cm) Gift of Annina Nosei

Saul Steinberg American, born in Romania, 1914–99 City Hall, Houston, Texas, ca. 1977–80 Paint, crayon, and graphite on paper 14 5/8 × 23 1/4 in. (37.1 × 59.1 cm) Gift of The Saul Steinberg Foundation Dorothea Tanning American, 1910–2012 Still Calling, Still Hoping, 1988 Collage on paper 19 3/4 × 25 1/4 in. (50.2 × 64.1 cm) Purchased with funds provided by the William F. Stern Acquisitions Fund Al Taylor American, 1948–99 Untitled (Odd/Even), 1989 Ink and graphite on paper 16 3/4 × 13 1/2 in. (42.5 × 34.3 cm) Gift of Christina and Norman Diekman Arthur Tress American, born 1940 Elmer with Umbrella, Bethesda Fountain, New York, 1977 Gelatin silver print Image: 7 3/4 × 7 5/8 in. (19.7 × 19.3 cm) Sheet: 10 × 8 1/8 in. (25.4 × 20.6 cm) Gift of F. Hawryliw Elmer Holding Clock, New York, 1977 Gelatin silver print Image: 7 3/8 × 7 1/2 in. (18.8 × 19.1 cm) Sheet: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm) Gift of F. Hawryliw Elmer at End of Day, New York, 1977 Gelatin silver print Image: 7 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. (18.9 × 19.1 cm) Sheet: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm) Gift of F. Hawryliw Elmer in front of Parachute Jump, Brooklyn, New York, 1977 Gelatin silver print Image: 7 3/8 × 7 3/8 in. (18.8 × 18.8 cm) Sight: 8 3/4 × 8 in. (22.2 × 20.3 cm) Gift of F. Hawryliw Hermaphrodite between Venus and Mercury, East Hampton, New York, 1973 Gelatin silver print Image: 7 3/8 × 7 5/8 in. (18.8 × 19.3 cm) Sheet: 10 × 8 1/8 in. (25.4 × 20.6 cm) Gift of F. Hawryliw

Senior Curator Michelle White and artist Virginia Jaramillo discussing her painting Untitled, 1971. The Menil Collection, Houston. Purchased with funds provided by Suzanne Deal Booth. Photo: Sara Beck

Scholarship

Publishing

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90 pages 44 color illustrations Hardcover

Cy Twombly, Treatise on the Veil, 1970 Cy Twombly (1928–2011) engaged with mythological and poetic source material, setting him apart from other American post-war artists. In 1970, during a short period of focused creativity, Twombly created a monumental painting—Treatise on the Veil (Second Version)—on a 33-foot-long canvas, along with more than a dozen related drawings. The sweeping work, his largest single canvas, and one of his most austere compositions, is a culminating statement from this important moment in his career. This handsomely produced oversize book features three essays that examine these works in relation to Twombly’s oeuvre, contemporaneous explorations of time, the Orpheus myth, and a musical composition that Twombly cited as an influence. Contributors include Michelle White, Senior Curator at the Menil Collection; Isabelle Dervaux, Acquavella Curator and Department Head of Modern and Contemporary Drawings at the Morgan Library and Museum, New York; and Sarah Rothenberg, a pianist specializing in French modern music and Artistic Director of Da Camera of Houston.

Drawing Is Everything: Founding Gifts of the Menil Drawing Institute

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224 pages 260 color illustrations Hardcover

Featuring outstanding 19th- and 20th-century drawings promised or bequeathed to the Menil Collection, this elegant volume was published on the first anniversary of the building that now houses the Menil Drawing Institute. The drawings come from the private collections of well-known connoisseurs Janie C. Lee, Louisa Stude Sarofim, and David Whitney, and include works by Eva Hesse, Jasper Johns, Willem de Kooning, Bruce Nauman, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Jackson Pollock. The Drawing Institute’s chief curator, Edouard Kopp, profiles its nature and scope, and noted scholars John Elderfield and Richard Shiff discuss historical aspects of drawing, while Terry Winters muses from an artist’s viewpoint. Edouard Kopp is the John R. Eckel, Jr. Foundation Chief Curator at the Menil Drawing Institute. John Elderfield is Chief Curator Emeritus of painting and sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Richard Shiff is the Effie Marie Cain Regents Chair in Art at the University of Texas at Austin. Terry Winters is an artist who works across a wide variety of media.

Think of Them as Spaces: Brice Marden’s Drawings

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128 pages 112 color illustrations Flexibound

Library

In 1979, Brice Marden (b. 1938) asked that his drawings be thought of “as spaces,” reflecting the idea that drawing is a medium that is much more than its two physical dimensions. Looking closely at six series of drawings that span nearly the entirety of Marden’s ongoing career, this luxuriously illustrated presentation features works spanning from 1975 to 2019, including the never-before-published Letters from Borobudur of 2010. In addition to rarely seen early monochrome works, three groups of 1979–80s drawings—Mirabelle Addenda, Shell, and Cold Mountain Studies— foreshadow the artist’s mature linear work and highlight the process of invention and permutation that occurs as Marden thinks and draws on paper. Kelly Montana, Assistant Curator at the Menil Drawing Institute, gives a concise overview of Marden’s drawing practice and investigates the geographies and methods that inform his work, while an artist interview by Josef Helfenstein offers insight into how Marden uses the medium as a means of exploring the creation of spaces on drawing surfaces.

The Menil Library added more than 700 new books, periodicals, and digital resources to its collection during Fiscal Year 2020. Materials from the Menil Library’s Special Collections were featured throughout the Menil’s galleries, particularly as a part of the exhibitions Collection Close-Up: The Graphic Work of Dorothea Tanning (June 8–October 12, 2019) and Photography and the Surreal Imagination (February 5–November 29, 2020).

The Menil Library Special Collection’s copy of Huit jours à Trébaumec by George Hugnet, as installed in the exhibition Photography and the Surreal Imagination. Photo: Paul Hester

Archives

Successful renovation projects during Fiscal Year 2020 increased the storage capacity in the Archives by nearly 500 linear feet. Improvements include specialized storage for architectural drawings, oversize materials, and standard archives boxes. Photo: Menil Archives/Lilly Carrel

The Menil Archives was founded in 2000 to collect, organize, preserve, and provide access to the history of the Menil Foundation, the Menil Collection, and the de Menil family. To commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the Archives, the Menil launched a new oral history initiative in 2020. A series of recordings captured peer-to-peer conversations with current and former Menil staff and individuals with strong personal or professional connections to the Menil. During fiscal year 2020, the Menil Archives accessioned 95 linear feet of documents and 323 GB of digital records from 11 Menil departments. In addition, the Archives fielded 350 internal and external inquiries, ranging from documentary film projects to exhibition research. Prior to March 2020, when in-person appointments were suspended, the Archives hosted 124 onsite research visits. Following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Archives staff continued to facilitate remote research, duplication, and permissions requests, ensuring vital access to archival collections.

Collection Management

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Since the museum’s opening in June 1987, the Menil Collection has installed more than 200 temporary exhibitions across all five art buildings on campus. Photo: Sara Beck

The Menil’s Collection Management Department consists of Registration, Art Services, Collection Database Administration, and Imaging Services. Registration oversees all documentation related to the acquisition, exhibition, and storage of the more than 17,000 artworks in the permanent collection. The team coordinates all exhibitions and gallery rotations as well as incoming and outgoing loans. Registrars manage contract negotiations, fine-art insurance, packing and crating, shipping, couriers, and electronic and physical file management for all projects. In Fiscal Year 2020, Registration arranged 129 shipments containing 1,112 objects. Art Services professionally installs and dismantles all Menil exhibitions and rotations. The team is responsible for packing and crating incoming and outgoing loans, monitoring storage areas, tracking location moves, and couriering outgoing loans with complex installation requirements. In Fiscal Year 2020, Art Services moved 6,822 objects. The Collection Database team continually uploads data on artworks from the permanent collection to the Menil’s internal database and website (www.menil.org). More than a thousand entries are currently available to the public, 136 of which were added in Fiscal Year 2020. Imaging Services supervises all new photography of collection objects, archival materials, and rare books for the Menil. Imaging staff manage analog object photography and digital imaging collections, license images to outside scholars and publishers, and secure reproduction rights for publications. In Fiscal Year 2020, 490 objects from the permanent collection were photographed with support from a multiyear grant from Houston Endowment, many of which are now publicly available on menil.org.

Vivian L. Smith Foundation Fellowship

Screenshot from In Dialogue: Dan Flavin’s Light Sculpture.

Since 2007, the Vivian L. Smith Foundation has generously supported a fellowship at the Menil Collection for a PhD candidate in art history at the University of Texas at Austin. Donato Loia, the 2019–20 fellow, studied art history and cultural studies as an Erasmus student at Copenhagen University before earning an MA and BFA from the Sapienza University of Rome. Loia’s dissertation, provisionally titled “Beyond the Light: Visual Studies on the Senses of the Sacred in the Absence of God,” examines the intersections of the religious and secular in art. After the 2020 Vivian L. Smith Foundation Symposium was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Loia organized a virtual program with Professor James Elkins from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Their conversation focused on Dan Flavin’s work on view at the Menil and the relationship between art, religion, and spirituality in the twentieth century.

Artists Documentation Program Fellowship

Senior Curator Michelle White, Associate Objects Conservator Kari Dodson, and Assistant Objects Conservator Meaghan Perry interview Glenn Ligon for the Artists Documentation Program. Photo: Anthony Flores

Since 1990, the Artists Documentation Program (ADP) has recorded interviews with contemporary artists in a gallery, museum, or studio setting. Conservators ask artists about their materials and techniques as well as the preservation and presentation of their art. In January 2020, Glenn Ligon participated in an ADP interview in the main building galleries. Curators and conservators inquired about his neon work Untitled (Orpheus and Eurydice), 2013, an addition to the Menil’s permanent collection in Fiscal Year 2019.

The Collection Management team regularly rotates the artwork from the permanent collection on view. Photo: Sara Beck

Conservation

Tae Smith places the cape on its new mount in the Menil conservation lab. Photo: Menil Collection Conservation Department

The Menil Collection invited New York-based textile and costume expert Tae Smith to treat a Hawaiian feather work cape for exhibition in Collection Close-Up: Of Heaven and Earth. A damaged mount was removed in order to hand-stitch a supportive silk-crepe lining into the cape. A new custom shoulder form allows the cape to be displayed as worn, rather than as a flat object hanging on the wall. The Menil Collection received a $115,000 grant from the Getty Foundation’s Conserving Canvas initiative. The project was an important opportunity for the Menil to share best-practices in the reversal of wax-resin linings through the focused treatments of Georges Braque’s Large Interior with Palette (Grand intérieur à la palette), 1942, and Mark Rothko’s The Green Stripe, 1955. In 1987, Land Art pioneer Michael Heizer sited and installed Isolated Mass/Circumflex (#2), 1968/1978, on the lawn in front of the Menil Collection’s main building. Over time, corrosion scale developed on the exposed steel, necessitating an in-situ treatment. Menil conservators developed a protocol that included cleaning the sculpture by hand and sandblasting corrosion off of the surface. In addition, the compacted volcanic-ash fill material was excavated and replaced with argillite, a sedimentary rock composed of lithified clay that better promotes drainage.

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Matter/Framer Mina Gaber and Conservation Coordinator Sarah Thompson carefully secure the feathered textile to a new lining. Photo: Menil Collection Conservation Department

Menil Chief Conservator Brad Epley cleans the surface of Mark Rothko’s The Green Stripe, 1955. © 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Menil Collection Conservation Department

Community

Public Programs

The Menil Collection organizes a variety of public lectures, conversations, and performances to deepen visitor appreciation of the art on view. All programs are free and open to everyone. Artist Talks Initiated in 2018, the Menil’s Artist Talks series offers the public the opportunity to hear directly from artists whose works are included in the permanent collection. Curator Talks Curator Talks take place the second Sunday of every month in the museum’s galleries. Menil curators lead in-depth discussions of a single work of art or group of works currently on display. Elliott Abbey, the Fancy War Dancer from the Alabama-Coushatta tribe, performs during the Mapa Wiya Community Day on September 14, 2019. Photo: Allyson Huntsman

Major Funding for the public programs at the Menil Collection was provided by The Anchorage Foundation of Texas. Major Funding for the Artist Talks series was provided by Franci Neely.

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Artist Talk: Glenn Ligon, January 31, 2020. Photo: Ben Doyle

1 F red Baldwin Talk and Book Signing: Dear Mr. Picasso: An Illustrated Love Affair with Freedom on August 29, 2019 2 Artist Talk: Robyn O’Neil, September 4, 2019 3 New Zealand-based choreographer and dancer Amrita Hepi performs during the Mapa Wiya Community Day on September 13, 2019. Photo: Allyson Huntsman 4 An Atlas of Indigenous Australia: Professors Howard and Frances Morphy with Curator of Collections Paul R. Davis on November 7, 2019 5 Artist Talk: Jorinde Voigt, September 28, 2019 6 Director of Publishing Joseph N. Newland discusses the making of Cy Twombly, Treatise on the Veil, 1970, at the book launch October 1, 2019. 7 Barry Bergdoll Lecture: Jean-Jacques Lequeu: The Architectural Imagination in the Age of Reason on November 14, 2019 8 Concert: Maki Namekawa Performs Philip Glass’s First Piano Sonata on November 21, 2019. 9 Artist Talk: Brice Marden, February 21, 2020 All photos taken by Ben Doyle unless indicated otherwise.

Community

Writers in the Schools Writing at the Menil is a nationally acclaimed program organized by Writers in the Schools (WITS) that brings Gulf Coast-area school groups to the museum. Educators and professional writers discuss the art on view and prompt their students to create stories, poems, and prose. In addition to being a proud financial supporter of the program, the Menil opens its art buildings early so that WITS may visit the galleries outside of regular business hours. During the 2020 fiscal year, approximately 5,000 students from 25 different schools made 17 in-person field trips and 23 virtual field trips to the museum. Writing at the Menil is funded by the J. W. Couch Foundation.

Screenshot from a Zoom meeting of WITS educators planning ways to take their students on virtual visits to the Menil Collection. Photo courtesy of WITS

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Da Camera Stop, Look, and Listen! is a series of free chamber music and jazz performances presented by Da Camera of Houston at the Menil Collection. These museum concerts feature unconventional, interactive concert formats and fun, adventurous musical selections, often developed in response to specific exhibitions. During the 2020 fiscal year, Da Camera Young Artists performed pieces in response to the exhibitions Mapa Wiya (Your Map’s Not Needed): Australian Aboriginal Art from the Foundation Opale and Think of Them as Spaces: Brice Marden’s Drawings.

Photo: Tony Martinez

Member Noontime Talks

Internships

Held on Fridays, Noontime Talks are a popular way for Menil members to learn more about the artwork on view and the projects in progress across our 30-acre neighborhood of art. Each tour is led by a member of the Menil staff from a variety of different departments, including archives, conservation, curatorial, facilities, and publishing. The Menil presented 25 Noontime Talks in Fiscal Year 2020.

The Menil Collection offers internship opportunities to undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in the art history departments at Rice University and the University of Houston. Students support research and exhibition planning under the guidance of Menil staff. For those interested in museum careers, these internships offer valuable curatorial experience.

Bookstore

Attendance

Housed in a gray bungalow that faces the entrance to the main museum building, the Menil Bookstore offers an assortment of hard-to-find art books, gift items, and Menil merchandise. The children’s section stocks French, Italian, and Spanish titles, along with a thoughtfully selected assortment of toys and games that appeal to the museum’s youngest visitors. The bookstore also features a selection of artwork and jewelry by Texas-based artists. Menil Bookstore 1520 Sul Ross Street Wednesday–Sunday 11 a.m.– 7 p.m.

In Fiscal Year 2020, the Menil Collection welcomed approximately 186,439 guests to the buildings on campus. This number represents shoppers at the bookstore and visits to all exhibition spaces, including the main museum building, Cy Twombly Gallery, the Menil Drawing Institute, and the Dan Flavin Installation at Richmond Hall.

In Fiscal Year 2020, the Menil Collection’s visitor guides were updated and are now available in English, French, Spanish, and Vietnamese. Photo: Allyson Huntsman

Support

The Menil gratefully acknowledges the following donors for their cumulative gifts of $500 and above between July 1, 2019, and June 30, 2020. $500,000 + The Brown Foundation, Inc. $200,000–$499,999 Anonymous $100,000–$199,999 The Cullen Foundation John R. Eckel, Jr. Foundation The Diane and Bruce Halle Foundation Cecily E. Horton Franci Neely Anne Schlumberger Vivian L. Smith Foundation The Wortham Foundation, Inc.

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$50,000–$99,999 The Brown Foundation, Inc./ Isabel and Ransom Lummis The J. W. Couch Foundation Cindy and David Fitch The Powell Foundation James William Stewart, Jr. Mark Wawro and Melanie Gray $25,000–$49,999 Chinhui and Eddie Allen The Brown Foundation, Inc./ Nancy and Mark Abendshein Karen and Todd Blue Suzanne Deal Booth Clare Casademont and Michael Metz Hilda and Greg Curran Olivia and Peter Farrell Barbara and Michael Gamson Agnes Gund The George and Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation Barbara and Gerald* Hines Janet and Paul Hobby Caroline Huber Linda and George Kelly Stephanie Larsen Janie C. Lee and David B. Warren John P. McGovern Foundation Susan and Francois de Menil Susanne and William E. Pritchard III Leslie and Shannon Sasser Raquel and Andrew Segal South Texas Charitable Foundation Terra Foundation for American Art The Vaughn Foundation Susan Vaughan Foundation, Inc. Morris A. Weiner and Leslie Field

Marcy Taub Wessel* and Thomas Wessel The Clarence Westbury Foundation Nina and Michael Zilkha $10,000–$24,999 Henrietta K. Alexander Susan and Richard Anderson Melza M. and Frank Theodore Barr Foundation Nana Booker and David Lowe The Brown Foundation, Inc./ Elisa and Cris Pye Leslie and Brad Bucher Angela and William Cannady Jereann Chaney Julie and John Cogan, Jr. The DM Foundation Diana and Russell Hawkins Mindy and Jeffery Hildebrand Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation Lucinda and Javier Loya Carol and David Neuberger Scott and Judy Nyquist Marilyn Oshman Kathryn and Richard Rabinow Alice Kleberg Reynolds Foundation Texas Commission on the Arts Whalley Foundation $5,000–$9,999 Jennifer and Scott Allison Rice University’s Boniuk Institute for Religious Tolerance Susan and Rob Bushman Julie Longoria Chen Christine Falgout and Bill Gutknecht Heidi and David Gerger The Grant Gordon Foundation Holthouse Foundation for Kids Willard and Ruth Johnson Charitable Foundation Melissa Juneau Kelli Kickerillo and Todd Forester Alison Leland April and William McGee Sarah and John O’Connor Cabrina and Steven Owsley Maya and Matt Pomroy Lois and George Stark Eliza and Stuart Stedman Erla and Harry Zuber

$1,000–$4,999 Karen and John Baerenstecher Francine and Westy Ballard Caroline and Andrew Bean Nancy and Robert S. Blank Foundation Kristy and Chris Bradshaw Brandywine River Museum Fredricka Brecht Kathy and George Britton Elizabeth and Mac Broderick Cynthia and Laurence Burns Diane and Michael Cannon Gabriel Catone Classical Excursions Stephanie and Ernie Cockrell Stacey and Casey Crenshaw Rania and Jamal Daniel Alexander Dell Valerie and Tracy Dieterich Melissa and Paul Dobrowski Sara Paschall Dodd Jennifer and David Ducote Shalini and Velan Edirisinghe Marion and Jonathan Fairbanks Jo Lynn and Gregg Falgout Allie and Jay Fields Caroline and Jeremy Finkelstein Nancy Fischer Elizabeth and William Galtney Cullen K. Geiselman Blakely and Trey Griggs Helen Groves Margaux and Adam Harbin Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami Allison Jagers The Joan and Marvin Kaplan Foundation Sippi and Ajay Khurana Michael Kimpel Kirkpatrick Family Fund Katherine and Paul Kitchen Dillon Kyle and Sam Lasseter Christine and Marc Laborde Renee Lewis and John Cary Robert Lorio Kelley and Stephen Lubanko Michele and Bobby Marandi Kimberly and Scott Martin Poppi Massey Gretchen and Andrew McFarland Mary Hale Lovett McLean The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Gary Mercer The Metropolitan Museum of Art Sarah Mischer

Bénédicte de Montlaur Janet and Harvin Moore Sara and Bill Morgan Klaus Neugebauer Duyen and Marc Nguyen Linda Nunnery Barbara and Thomas O’Connor Pasadena Arts Alliance Lori Krohn Sarofim Kelley and Jeffrey Scofield Jordan and Dylan Seff Kelly and Nick Silvers Leigh and Reggie Smith Courtney and Bas Solleveld Tatiana Sorkin Lori and Anthony Speier Steve Summers and Glen Gonzalez Salle and James Vaughn Bridget and Patrick Wade Ann and Mathew Wolf

Cyvia Wolff Ann Wozencraft and Craig Willey Lauri and Robert Wray $500–$999 Ellen Benninghoven and Michael Schafer J Boadle Carew Travel Consultants, Inc. Jane and William Curtis Margaret and William Davis Haydeh and Ali Davoudi Rodi and Robert Franco Edward J. Gibbon, Jr. Irma and Kirk Girouard Cynthia and Ben Guill Holly Holmes Nicole and Evan Katz Anne L. Kinder Meghan and Aaron Koranek Bonnie Likover

Annie and Taylor Mason Carol and Paul McDermott Fan and M. Morris Claude L. Parker Michael R. Piana H. Russell Pitman Ana Nino-Rodriguez and Jorge Rodriguez Caralisa M. Simon Patricia Beaver-Skakun and Gary Skakun Washington University in St. Louis James Calvin Williams Gifts shown here include all non-membership gifts in support of annual museum operations, exhibitions, conservation, public programs, and other projects.

* Deceased

2019 Who R U? chairs (left to right): Bill Gutknecht, Christine Falgout, Melissa Juneau, Todd Forester, Kelli Kickerillo, and Jennifer and Scott Allison. Photo: Daniel Ortiz

Menil Society

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The Menil Society is composed of philanthropic members who enjoy a special relationship with the M enil Collection. Members are dedicated to fostering deeper engagement with the museum, its mission, and its world-renowned collection by generously supporting exhibitions, programming, and the museum’s annual fund. Benefactor Henrietta K. Alexander Eddie and Chinhui Allen Susan and Richard Anderson Charles Butt Angela and William Cannady Diane and Michael Cannon Clare Casademont and Michael Metz Julie and John Cogan, Jr. Alison Doerner Caroline and Jeremy Finkelstein Cindy and David Fitch Barbara and Michael Gamson Agnes Gund Diana and Russell Hawkins Judith and Marc Herzstein Janet and Paul Hobby Linda and George Kelly Doug Lawing and Guy Hagstette Rochelle and Max Levit Cornelia and Meredith* Long Isabel and Ransom Lummis Beth Madison Nancy McGregor Manne and Neal Manne Lisa and Will Mathis Kathrine McGovern Susan and Francois de Menil Sara and Bill Morgan Kimball and David Moriniere Franci Neely Carol and David Neuberger Scott and Judy Nyquist Marilyn Oshman Susanne and William E. Pritchard III Elisa and Cris Pye Leslie and Shannon Sasser Robin and Andrew Schirrmeister Anne Schlumberger Lois and George Stark James William Stewart, Jr. Mike S. Stude Mark Wawro and Melanie Gray Morris A. Weiner and Leslie Field Mary and Grey Whalley Nina and Michael Zilkha Friend Nancy C. Allen Melza and Ted Barr Leslie and Brad Bucher Bettie Cartwright Jereann Chaney

Sara Paschall Dodd Marsha and Samuel Dodson Olivia and Peter Farrell Cece and Michael Fowler Amanda and Morris Gelb Heidi and David Gerger Claudia and Karsten Greve Sissy and Denny Kempner Jeanne and Michael Klein Marley Lott Cynthia and Robert McClain Mary Ann and Alexander McLanahan Kathryn and Jimmy Newman Karen and Harry Pinson Kathryn and Richard Rabinow Isla and Thomas Reckling Lillie Robertson Edna and J. A. Robins Jacqueline and Dick Schmeal Erika and John Toussaint Ann Wales Marcy Taub Wessel* and Thomas Wessel Lora and Wallace Wilson Cyvia Wolff John Zipprich Fellow Anne Bass* and Julian Lethbridge Jeff Beauchamp Lesley and Gerald Bodzy Carrie and Sverre Brandsberg-Dahl Cynthia and Laurence Burns, Jr. C. C. Conner and David Groover Jerry Ann Woodfin Costa and Victor Costa Lauri and Christopher Cragg Margaret and Nigel Curlet Nancy Dunlap Jenny Elkins Kristina Van Dyke Fort and John Fort Cullen K. Geiselman Melissa and Albert Grobmyer Eric Haitz Kathryn Hale Claudine and David Hartland Margaret Hawk Clifford Helmcamp and Jerry Jeanmard Debbie Hurwitz and Bruce Herzog Ann and John Johnson Page Kempner Elizabeth and Bill Kroger Carolyn and Paul Landen

Penelope and Lester Marks Poppi Massey April and William McGee Will McLendon Vickie Milazzo and Thomas Ziemba Elise Arnoult Miller and Scott Miller Cristina and William Moore Anne and John Moriniere Fan and Peter Morris Duyen and Marc Nguyen Patricia and Robert Pando Sue Payne Victoria Salem Stephen Schwarz and Michael Naul Bryan Scrivner María Inés Sicardi Kelly and Nick Silvers Douglas Smith Leigh and Reggie Smith Tatiana Sorkin Scott Sparvero Michael Stoeger Amy Sutton and Gary Chiles Emily Todd Adrienne and Timothy Unger Bridget and Patrick Wade Elizabeth and Jack Weingarten Lea Weingarten Lynn and Oscar Wyatt Elizabeth and Barry Young Erla and Harry Zuber Associate Gail and Louis Adler Marc Adler Joan and Stanford Alexander Judy Ley Allen Carlos Bacino Nancy and Barry Barnett Ilene and Paul Barr Katharine Barthelme James and Kimberly Bell Laura Bellows and John Pendergrast Ryan M. Boehner Berry Bowen* Anna Brewster Marianna and Chris Brewster Susan and Raymond Brochstein Hiram Butler and Andrew Spindler-Roesle Sara Cain Virginia and William Camfield Tripp Carter

Kristen Castellanos Chris and William Caudill Eugene and Melinda Clark Estela and David Cockrell Helen and Benjamin Cohen Nancy and Taylor Cooksey Margaret Vaughan Cox and Jonathan Cox Susie and Sanford Criner Elizabeth and Steven Crowell Isabel and Daniel David Helen Davis Joell and Thomas Doneker Krista and Michael Dumas Annette and John Eldridge Stephanie and Gregory Evans Nanette Finger Sarah and Kenneth Fisher Rachel and Edward Folse Louise and Lawrence Glenn Kathy and Martyn Goossen Timothy Green Kelly and Russell Hamman Josh Hansel Sarah and John Hastings Wayne and Jacqui Hecht Kellie and Jeff Hepper Olive Hershey and Arvin Conrad Catherine Holste G. G. Hsieh Lee Huber Fredericka Hunter Jill and Dunham Jewett

Wendy and Mavis Kelsey Emilie Kilgore Carla Knobloch Katherine Kohlmeyer Karol Kreymer and Robert Card Christa and Aivars Krumins Joan Schnitzer Levy Victoria Lightman Aaron Loeb and Steve Araiza Terry Mahaffey Mari and Greg Marchbanks Judy and Rodney Margolis Rebecca Marvil and Brian Smyth Gaye and Edward McCullough John McLaughlin Mary Hale Lovett McLean Gary Mercer Anthony Milam Amy and John Miller Betty Moody Janet and Harvin Moore Evelyn and Roy Nolen Mary and Paul Nugent Brian O’Donnell Maureen O’Driscoll-Levy Mari Omori Veronica and Douglas Overman Cabrina and Steven Owsley Catherine A. Pando Elizabeth and George Passela Carrie and Albert Pepi Maureen and Paul Perea

Olivia and Edward Persia Andrea and Carl Peterson Jason A. Presley Eliza Lovett Randall Fairfax and Risher Randall Taelor Ranzau and Tynan McDermott Leonor and Eric Ratliff Gloria and Nick Ryan Frank Rynd Benjamin Saldaña and Alicia Kowalchuk Neda Scanlan Winifred Scheuer and Kevin Bonebrake Kelley and Jeffrey Scofield Sarah Beth and Paul Seifert Mariana Servitje Scott Shine Carey Shuart Ellen Simmons Hinda Simon Josephine and Richard Smith Janet and John Springer Eliza and Stuart Stedman Shawn Stephens and James Jordan Ellen and Stephen* Susman Jane and Gary Swanson Mark Taylor Sandra Tirey and Jan van Lohuizen Julia and Stephen Wilkinson Margaret and David Williams Lyndell G. Wren Skyler Wyatt * Deceased

Liaison to the Director’s Office Elsian Cozens and David Ruiz at the October 17, 2019 Menil Society tour of the Menil House. Photo: Leah Wilson

Curator of Collections Paul R. Davis with Alison Leland. Photo: Daniel Ortiz

Charmstone Circle

The Menil Collection’s Charmstone Circle recognizes individuals who make annual financial gifts of $25,000 or more to the museum. Menil Society memberships, exhibition support, and unrestricted giving all count towards Charmstone Circle recognition. Charmstone Circle donors enjoy unparalleled access to the museum and the collection and are celebrated at an unforgettable annual dining and art event with Director Rebecca Rabinow. Nancy and Mark Abendshein Eddie and Chinhui Allen Melza and Ted Barr Karen and Todd Blue Suzanne Deal Booth Leslie and Brad Bucher Angela and William Cannady Diane and Michael Cannon Clare Casademont and Michael Metz Julie and John Cogan, Jr. Hilda and Greg Curran Rania and Jamal Daniel Olivia and Peter Farrell Cindy and David Fitch Barbara and Michael Gamson Agnes Gund

Janet Gurwitch and Ron Franklin Diana and Russell Hawkins Barbara and Gerald* Hines Janet and Paul Hobby Cecily E. Horton Caroline Huber Linda and George Kelly Stephanie Larsen Doug Lawing and Guy Hagstette Janie C. Lee Isabel and Ransom Lummis Kathrine G. McGovern Susan and Francois de Menil Franci Neely David and Carol Neuberger Scott and Judy Nyquist

Marilyn Oshman Susanne and William E. Pritchard III Louisa Stude Sarofim Leslie and Shannon Sasser Anne Schlumberger Raquel and Andrew Segal James William Stewart, Jr. Salle and James Vaughn Mark Wawro and Melanie Gray Morris A. Weiner and Leslie Field Lea Weingarten Marcy Taub Wessel* and Thomas Wessel Nina and Michael Zilkha

* Deceased

Glass Key Society Named after a beloved painting by René Magritte, the Glass Key Society honors individuals who have included the Menil Collection in their wills, personal trusts, or other planned giving arrangements. Through their thoughtful contributions, members of the Glass Key Society help to ensure a vital future for the museum. For information about making a legacy gift, please contact Judy Waters, Director of Advancement, at 713–525–9425 or jwaters@menil.org.

Anonymous (4) Diane Arnold and Bill Frazier Jeff Beauchamp Collection of Mollie R. and William T. Cannady Julie and John Cogan, Jr. Helen and Benjamin Cohen Christy and Louis Cushman Sir Mark Fehrs Haukohl Alex Heylen and Monika Lybeer Paige and Todd Johnson Doug Lawing Terry Mahaffey Mary Hale Lovett McLean Marc Melcher Franci Neely Laurie Newendorp Francesco Pellizzi Susanne and William E. Pritchard III Marietta Voglis John L. Zipprich II

Corporate Support

The Menil Collection is pleased to recognize gifts from corporations in Fiscal Year 2020. $50,000 + BHP $25,000–$49,999 De Beers Diamond Jewellers Frost Bank King & Spalding LLP La Prairie Prada Schlumberger $10,000–$24,999 BB&T and SunTrust, now Truist Bloomberg Philanthropies Curtis & Windham Architects H-E-B Houston Trust Co. Indigo Natural Resources Kirkland & Ellis LLP Lévy Gorvy PNC Bank UBS Financial Services

$5,000–$9,999 Australian Chamber of Commerce, Houston Australian Consul-General, Houston BrightView CapStreet Group Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital Marek Brother Systems $1,000–$4,999 Art and Travel LLC Classical Excursions Liaisons Corporation Rottet Studio Shell Oil Company Foundation $500–$999 AmazonSmile Foundation Bank of America Carew Travel Consultants Marchbanks Company

In-Kind Donors Atelier du Papier Christie’s City Kitchen Da Camera The Events Company Eureka Heights Brewery InfoVine Jackson & Company Katz Coffee The Lancaster Hotel Microsoft PaperCity Shake Shack Smilebooth Spec’s SPF Event Resources, Inc. Tito’s Vodka Total Wine & More United Airlines

Guests arrive to the opening of Mapa Wiya (Your Map’s Not Needed): Australian Aboriginal Art from the Fondation Opale. Major corporate funding for the exhibition was provided by BHP. Photo: Johnny Than

Membership

2020 Annual Report

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Patron Betty and W. K. Adam Katie Adams Anaceli Aldaz Paolo and Surpik Angelini Sheila Aron Maida and Paul Asofsky Tonia and Khleber Attwell David Aylsworth and Paul Forsythe Sarah Balinskas Meredith L. Beaumont Louise and Henry Bethea Barbara Blades-Lines Nancy and Scott Bolduc Margaret Boulware and Hartley Hampton Robin and Richard Brooks Philip W. Carrott Kathleen and Robert Clarke Patricia H. Colville Steven L. Cowart Sylvie Desjardins and Ian Munro Dianne and Roy Dove Virginia Dwan Miriam Edelman Thomas M. Edens Carolyn Egbert Sheldon and Clayton Erikson Sally and Jack Farley Joseph A. Fischer III Kathleen and John Fitzgerald Helen Fosdick Donna and Gary Freedman Jo and James Furr Elizabeth and William Galtney Kerry A. Galvin Leslie Gassner Mary L. Gibbs Kate and Steve Gibson Irma and Kirk Girouard Anthony Grant Anna and Harold Holliday Holly Holmes Kandy Kaye Horn Carrie Horne Barbara and Charles Hurwitz Jim and Kathleen Keahey Peaches and Harris Kempner Elizabeth and Albert Kidd Anne L. Kinder Stephanie Knight and Richard Duschl Anu and Shirish Lal Elyse Lanier

Susan Lapin Benigna and Ernst Leiss Ann Lents and David Heaney Margery and Robert Loeb Christopher Manske Carl Masterson Mariquita Masterson Bill and Michelle Matthews Jean and Henry May Wilmer H. McCorquodale Beth McCracken Patricia Medors Mary and David Montague Margaret and Duane Montana Denise Monteleone Matthew A. Morgan Frances E. Mount Douglas A. Murphy Djenane Nakhle Sheila Noeth and Ted Dohmen Alisa E. O’Leary Phyllis Panenka and David Archer Michael Prentice Macey and Harry Reasoner Leslie and Russ Robinson Minnette Robinson Natalie and Charles Roff Lynn and Alex Rosas Joyce and Mohammed Salhoot Jane and Richard Schmitt Sara and Michael Shackleton Karen Shouse Patricia Beaver-Skakun and Gary Skakun Barbara and Louis Sklar Angela and Mark Smith Anita and Gerald Smith Ann and John Smither Alana Spiwak and Sam Stolbun Raymond Stainback Lise Suino Kay and Albert Tabor Judy S. Tate Harold Taylor Nanette and David Toy June A. Trammell Patricia Troncoso and William Pugh William V. Walker Wendy Watriss and Fred Baldwin Heather and Robert Westendarp Charlotte and Larry Whaley Jill Whitten and Robert Proctor Vivian Wise

Sponsor Charles and Conway Adams Alessandra and Enrique Albin Claire and Wayne Douglas Ankenman Bennie and David Ansell Elizabeth and Bob Ardell Ellis Arjmand Grace and Christopher Armstrong Kirby Attwell Jacquelyn Barish Eydie and Jimmy Barnett Kay R. Bartle Jan and David Bean Richard Bebermeyer and Randolph Tibbits Nancy and John Belmont Rita and Joel Bergers Kathy and Andrew Berkman Shirley and Stanley Beyer Marilyn M. Biles Jody Blazek and David Crossley Robert Blocker Carolyn Bloomer Jane and Roger Boak John C. Boehm Marjorie L. Boehme Minnette and Peter Boesel Sally and Thomas Bolam Pauline Bolton Paul L. Bowman Linda and Philip Boyko Barbara A. Brooks Charles W. Brown Heather Brown Karen and David Brown Robin and Michael Bullington John A. Burke Katherine L. Butler Lora and Peter Caldwell Kathleen and Glenn Cambor * Nancy Caminiti Cynthia and Robert Card Adel Chaouch Dinah Chetrit and Rich Levy Andrea Chiappe Rhoda and Allen Clamen Paula and Robert Clay George Connelly H. T. Cooley Nancy S. Crowther Gary Cunningham Rochelle Cyprus

Lynette Davila-Murphy and Eduardo Ramirez Diana Davis and Andrew Blocha Barbara and Jonathan Day Lynn Detrick and Harvey Marks Jan M. Diesel Karen M. Doolittle Martha and Daniel Dupêcher Thomas Earthman Kathleen and Keith Ellison Patricia and Richard Ermler John Eymann Milton J. Finegold Ann N. Finkelstein Marie Fortier Caroline and Marion Freeman Charles and Mary Anne Fried Edward J. Gibbon, Jr. Beverley and Wayne Gilbert Nelda Gilliam and Eugene Nosal Gretchen Gillis and David Cook Christina Girard Penny and Shep Glass Gayle Goodman and Kenneth Adam Helene and K. Lance Gould Mary and Charles Gregory Nonya and Jonathan Grenader Margaret and James Griffith Jacqueline and Brent Grundberg Robert W. Guynn Merrill and Joseph Hafner Maureen and Gary Hall Michele Heater Carol H. Hebert Ann and Paul Herrera Janice L. Hewitt Jane C. Hogan Amanda and Benjamin Holloway William F. Howell Laurel and Arthur Huffman Alan J. Hurwitz George H. Johnson, Jr. Dianna and Craig Johnson Elizabeth Kaled Tayyba Kanwal Aysha Kassim-Voronoff and Chester Urban Joan and Lawrence Katz Mireille and Harvey Katz Kim and David Kelly Malcolm F. King, Jr. Ann and Timothy Koerner Rajiv Kohli Sheryl Kolasinski Quin D. Kroll, Jr. Robin and Billy Ladin William Landon Dohn Larson Laura and Barry Leavitt Carol and Paul Liffman Kay Lin and Ken Mueller Shelli Lindley

Sheila Lipkin Maud and William Lipscomb Keith Little Diane and Michael Lovejoy Louis E. Magne Katerina and Juan Mangini Nitza and Moshe Maor Mary Lynn and J. Steve Marks Lori and Marcel Mason Gundi McCandless Rebecca and R. Scott McCay Elizabeth McClintock and Rick Adams Patricia McEnery and Jack Fletcher Georgia and Joel McGlasson Mary McIntire and James Pomerantz Sonja and Steve McKinnon Janice McNair Maria Merrill Tracey Meyer Jean S. Mintz Leila and Walter Mischer Nancy and Robert Mollers Celia Morgan Brian and Jennifer Moss Cay and James Murtha Liliane and Cesar Nahas Philip and Sandra Nauert Mary and Fred Nevill Carolyn and Michael Newmark W. M. Nicholas Americo Nonini Tom Novosad Betty and Duncan Osborne Rochelle and Sheldon Oster Roz and Alan Pactor Frances and Walter Pagel Carroll and Jeff Patrizi Joan and José Pérez Bette and Richard Pesikoff Jan-Claire Phillips and Jerome Kendall Michael Phillips H. Russell Pitman Esther and Gary Polland Kathrin and Albert Pope Lara and James Powers Bernadette Prakash Gaile Proler Jennifer and Peter Ragauss Susan P. Raine Adalberto and Serge Ribot Maura and Walter Ritchie George A. Rizzo, Jr. Elaine and Steven Roach Greg Robertson Margot and Richard Rodriguez Daisy Lee and Bradley Roe Jane S. Root Shirley E. Rose Casey and Kevin Rowe Linda and Jerry Rubenstein Kyttie and Bentley Sanford Franca B. Sant’Ambrogio

Gemma and Luis Santos Veronique and Luc Schlumberger Margie and Scott Schneider John M. Seidl Arwa and Aziz Shaibani Michelle and Clifford Shedd Carrie Shoemake Mary Siegele Christine and Michael Sigman Renie and Louis Silver Patricia and Fielding Smith Linda B. Spain Annie Buford-Stephenson and J. D. Stephenson Dave Stevenson Rowena and Myron Steves Michael G. Stewart Doreen and Dan Stoller Delia Stroud Mary Lou Swift Gabrielle and Heinrich Taegtmeyer Susan and Bascom Talley Walker and Susan Taylor Allison and Troy Thacker Gregor and Christina Thaller Stephan G. Thien Jo Ann Thweatt Alfredo P. Tijerina Barbara C. Tilley Eleanor and Jon Totz Nicola F. Toubia Robert and Anne Tucker Kathy and John Unger Ignatia Van den Veyver and Siddharth Prakash V. H. Van Horn III Barbara Volkmer and Pablo Ruiz-Berlanga Barbara and Charles Wade MaryFaye and Peter Way Randal Weber Martin Weinstein Kris and Michael Weller Janne Williams Margaret and Kenneth Williams Nancy and N. L. Williams Joanne and Welcome Wilson Kay and Carl Wilson Geraldine and Bernard Woolf Lauri and Robert Wray Sharon and Mitch Young Steve Nall and Tom Young Susan C. Young Gail and Stephen Zaruba Daniel Zimmerman *Deceased Menil members at the Sponsor level and above during the Fiscal Year 2020 (July 1, 2019–June 30, 2020) are listed. Every effort has been made to ensure that this list is accurate. If errors or omissions have occurred, please accept our sincere apologies and contact membership@menil.org.

Menil Contemporaries

2020 Annual Report

The Menil Collection

The Menil Contemporaries is a membership group for emerging patrons, collectors, and art enthusiasts who share a common passion for the Menil Collection. Menil Contemporaries are the next generation of leaders and advocates of the Menil. Partner Benjamin Ackerley Thain Allen and Jack McBride Ann and James Allison Lauren Elizabeth Arocha Evan Baldridge Melanie and Mitchell Baldridge Cristina and Joshua Bedwell Alkesta and Curtis Belknap Amy Mason and Michael Birk Libba and Geer Blalock Brandon Bourque and Derrick Shore Suzanne Bowe Anna Brewster Elizabeth and C. Walker Brierre Elizabeth and Mac Broderick Kristina and Todd Bush Sara Cain Michael D. Carroll II Gayatri and Charles Craig Sarah Daniel Lydia Davies Margaret and William Davis Megan Davis Nina Delano and Wirt Blaffer Larianna Dunn Robert Erni and Michael Bassila Piper and Adam Faust Mary Feeley and Robert Daniels Pamela Ferguson Sarah Foltz Jennifer Gardner Illa and William Gaunt Golriz Ghiassi Alessandra Grace and Sam Gorgen Elizabeth Gregory Richard Gruen Kirsten Gustafson Claudio Gutierrez Joy and Don Haley Kristy Hamilton Emma Hanes and Anthony Ableman Jennifer Hau Sarah Henderson Ben Hobratsch Kathryn Keener Madeline Kelly Sara Kelly Christopher Kilgore Ryma Korab and Dean Crassas Taylor E. Landry Elizabeth A. Lawnin Taylor and Devon Liedtke Megan E. Light

Katherine M. Lummis Penelope and Lester Marks Kahler Biedenharn Marlow and Kristian Marlow Katie F. McNearney Katie and Whitney Mears John T. Middleton Alisa Miller Jennifer Nelsen Emily Newport Duyen and Marc Nguyen Capera and Igor Norinsky Anaeze C. Offodile II Barbara Palmquist Nancy Parsley Christine and Joshua Pazda Olivia and Edward Persia Jason A. Presley Fernando Miguel Ramos Taelor Ranzau and Tynan McDermott Kathleen and William Reynolds Zachary Rider Nicole and Joseph Romano Brittany Sakowitz and Kevin Kushner Lea Salamoun Karlsson and Brian Salek Victoria Salem Winifred Scheuer and Kevin Bonebrake Randi and Pablo Schmidt-Tophoff Liana and Andrew Schwaitzberg Kelley and Jeffrey Scofield Sarah Beth and Paul Seifert Sandra and Stefano Serrani Colleen R. Sheedy Erin and James Stewart Jennifer and David Strauss Tessa Taylor Mallory Teigman Doris Thomas Cammie Tipton-Amini Jessica Trincanello and Jeremy Griggs Melissa and Oliver Tuckerman Robert Turnage Mary Elizabeth and Hunter Wakefield Crystal Wreden Jane and Daniel Zilkha Enthusiast Ahmad Abuleil Alejandro Loayza Alayza Ashley and Carson Alexander Rebecca Anderson William Baldwin Johanna Barger

Beverly Barrett Delphine Bennaval-Paixach Derek Boyse Virginia Braverman and Bret Whitacre Rebekah and Max Bredthauer Deborah Brochstein and Steven Hecht Matthew Brollier Brenda Buckner Ashlyn Davis Burns Melissa Caspary Sarah Caspary Laura and John Chapman Melissa Coleman Andrea S. Condara Courtney and Steven Craig Lauren Crain Jakob Crockett Robert Dahnke Natalie De Luca Laura Donnelly Adam and Julia Doran Elizabeth and Alexander Dwyer Paige and Michael Ellisor Caroline Engerrand Sarah Farley Margo Fendrich and Lam Nguyen Samuel Ferrigno Katharine Field Alexandra Frankel Camilo Garcia Nanette Garelis Clarissa and Jesse Gonzalez Jana Gothren Ashley Graves Nicholas Greer Rachel and Wesley Haines Belinda-Leigh Hall and Ben Carillo Linda and Antony Harbour Anne G. Haynes Sara Healy Shanna Hennig Kelly Hill Josephine Hill Eliza Hopper Natali Hritonenko and Yuri Yatsenko Crystal and Howard Hubbard Greg Ingram Samantha Jarvis Claire Johnson Georgios Kazilas Allison and Randy King Neil Kogut Meghan and Aaron Koranek Nicholas Krohn

Lauren Lampton Wimberly and Austin Langley Daphne and Ernesto Leon Devin A. Licata Meg and Tim Lonergan Cynthia and Chad Mabry Margaret and Neil Manus Haude Marchand Meghan Marin Ana Martin Lara Martinez Conor McEvily Monica Mehta Adrienne and Matthew Moore Bill Murphy Maryhelen Murray Alla and Scott Nowowiejski Nancy O’Connor Leah Oren-Palmer

Eliza H. Ozden Desiree Palacios and Alban Proietto Elysee and Charles Peavy Rodney Pena Farah Petit Katherine Piasecki Lauren Pollock and Jonathan Giordano Leslie Rice Victoria Ridgway Emma Roberts Alison Robertson and Daniel Jenson Luis Rodriguez-Rodriguez Joel Rottier Jane and Sloan Rucker Susan and Mike Salinas Albert Pons Sanchez Sarah M. Schultz Amanda Shagrin Howard Sherman

Menil Contemporaries celebrate the holidays at The Menil Goes Pop! on December 6, 2019. Photos: Daniel Ortiz

Polly Sims Christine Olga Smith Claire Smith and Russell Murrell Alicia Staszyc Seth Stolbun Linley Stroud Ann-Marie Tcholakian Thais Amaral Tellawi Madelene Alexandra Tennant Katherine Thurman Aurora Tijerina Taylor Tomassi and Chris Gibson Yuliya Veretennikova McKenzie Watson Stephanie Weber Carter and Dave Wells James and Elizabeth Wiggins Katie and Gregory Wisian Steven Yevich

Financials

Operating Revenues Contributions and Grants Membership

$ 4,067,172 1,128,846

Assets Released from Restrictions for Operations

769,359

Funds Released for Art Acquisitions

217,790

Investment Funds Designated for Current Year Operations

9,000,000

Donations for Art Acquisitions

281,111

Gifts of Art

905,125

Program Revenue

271,700

Menil Campus Real Estate

1,630,899

Total Operating Revenues

$ 18,272,002

Operating Expenses Curatorial and Collections Education and Public Programs

1,497,989

Exhibitions and Displays

4,873,889

Membership Activities

620,494

Buildings and Grounds

2,113,989

Capital Improvements

1,432,996

Fundraising

1,167,593

Management and General

3,222,610

Gifts of Art

905,125

Art Purchases

494,160

The Menil Collection

Total Operating Expenses

Operating surplus /(deficit) before depreciation and amortization

$ 21,112,045

$ (2,840,043)

Investment Portfolio Unrestricted

$ 66,382,934

Temporarily Restricted

95,767,941

Permanently Restricted

136,132,467

Total Investments 2020 Annual Report

$ 4,783,200

$ 298,283,342

Data is derived from the financial statements of the Menil Foundation, Inc., as of June 30, 2020. A complete set of the Menil Foundation, Inc., audited financial statements for 2019–2020 is available on request.

Operating Revenues $ 18.3 Million

Program Revenue 1% Gifts of Art 5% Art Acquisitions 3%

Real Estate 9%

Contributions, Grants and Membership 33%

Investments 49%

Operating Expenses $21.1 Million Gifts of Art 4% Management and General 15%

Fundraising 6%

Art Purchases 2%

Curatorial and Collections 23%

Education and Public Programs 7%

Capital Improvements 7% Buildings and Grounds 10% Membership Activites 3%

Exhibition and Displays 23%

*Curatorial and Collections include: Archives, Collections Management, Conservation, Curatorial, and Library. **Education and Programs include: Bookstore, Communications, Public Programs, and Publishing.

Staff

Director’s Office Rebecca Rabinow, Director Sara Beck, Writer/Editor Elsian Cozens, Director’s Office Liaison Maryhelen Murray, Assistant to the Director Administration Ileana Del Toro, Chief Financial Officer Chris Akin, Mailroom Clerk/Receptionist Brandon Conner, Financial and Budget Analyst Earline Gray, Assistant to the Chief Financial Officer Rosivel Guttierez, Accounting Specialist Shiow-Chyn (Susie) Liao, Assistant Controller Melissa McDonnell Luján, Director of Project Development Xinyi (Olivia) Zhang, General Ledger Accountant Advancement Judy Waters, Director of Advancement Brandon Bourque, Manager of Special Events Sarah Farley, Assistant to the Director of Advancement Jeremy Faulk, Manager of Foundation Relations Madeline Kelly, Major Gifts Officer Patrice McCracken, Prospect Researcher Jasmine Saing, Development Services Coordinator Jennifer Scamardo, Special Events Assistant Kristin Smyth, Manager of Development Services Katie White Wisian, Corporate Giving Officer

2020 Annual Report

The Menil Collection

Archives Lilly Carrel, Archivist Lisa Barkley, Archival Associate Bookstore Paul Forsythe, Bookstore Manager Lynne McCabe, Bookstore Associate Brian Vu, Bookstore Associate Collection Management Susan Slepka Anderson, Director of Collection Management Stephanie Harris Akin, Associate Registrar, Loans and Exhibitions David Alysworth, Collections Registrar Chris Becker, Administrative Assistant Catherine Eckels, Registrar, Menil Drawing Institute Anna Foret, Assistant Registrar, Loans and Exhibitions Chris Henry, Art Preparator John (Russ) Lane, Art Preparator Donna McClendon, Imaging Services Specialist Margaret McKee, Digital Asset Manager Robert (Ole) Peterson, Art Preparator Alex Rosas, Associate Art Preparator, Menil Drawing Institute

Tony Rubio, Chief Preparator Julie Thies, Head of TMS Administration Charles (Patrick) Yarrington, Art Preparator Communications and Public Programs Sarah Hobson, Assistant Director of Communications Tony Martinez, Public Programs Coordinator Lauren Pollock, Manager of Public Programs Amanda Thomas, Graphic Designer Conservation Bradford Epley, Chief Conservator Jan Burandt, Paper Conservator Desi Dijkema, Assistant Paintings Conservator Kari Dodson, Associate Objects Conservator Mina Gaber, Matter/Framer Sara Kornhauser, Artist Documentation Program Fellow Adam Neese, Conservation Imaging Specialist Meaghan Perry, Assistant Objects Conservator Anna Schmid, Andrew W. Mellon Fellow in Painting Conservation Sarah Thompson, Conservation Coordinator Brianna Warren, Conservation Studio Technician Curatorial Michelle White, Senior Curator Edouard Kopp, John R. Eckel, Jr. Chief Curator, Menil Drawing Institute Nadia Al-Khalifah, Administrative Assistant Brianne Chapelle, Administrative Assistant, Menil Drawing Institute Paul R. Davis, Curator of Collections Natalie Dupêcher, Assistant Curator of Modern Art Clare Elliott, Associate Research Curator Molly Everett, Curatorial Assistant, Modern and Contemporary Art Donato Loia, Vivian L. Smith Foundation Fellow Kelly Montana, Assistant Curator, Menil Drawing Institute Alexis Pennington-Foster, Exhibitions Manager Exhibition Design Brooke Stroud, Exhibitions Designer Kent Dorn, Assistant Exhibitions Designer Human Resources Suzanne Maloch, Director of Human Resources Patrice Ashley, Benefits Coordinator Information Technology Oliver (Buck) Bakke, Manager of Information Technology

Library Lauren Gottlieb-Miller, Librarian Robin Key, Assistant Librarian Membership Carrie Ermler, Manager of Membership and Visitor Services Seneca Garcia, Visitor and Membership Assistant Joshua Gottlieb-Miller, Desk Attendant London Ham, Visitor and Membership Assistant Monique Harris, Visitor and Membership Assistant Lena Khattab, Manager of Patron Programs Andrew Kozma, Receptionist Anna Nugent, Membership Associate Kaneem Smith, Visitor and Membership Assistant Kimberly Vera, Member Events Coordinator

Earl Harris, Control Room Monitor Shawnie Hunt, Control Room Monitor Sossina Kenfere, Gallery Attendant Reynaldo Legaspi, Gallery Attendant Jesper Panessah, Gallery Attendant Enelra Rizalde, Gallery Attendant Meichelle Robinson, Gallery Attendant Kenneth Sherman, Gallery Attendant Mirzama Sisic, Gallery Attendant Supervisor Konjit Tekletsadik, Gallery Attendant Richard Thompson, Gallery Attendant Eric Valdez, Control Room Monitor Alec Zapata, Gallery Attendant *Staff list as of June 30, 2020

Museum Facilities Wesley Haines, Manager of Facilities Juan Buenrostro, Custodian Nick Cedillo, Lead Custodian Ernest Flores, Maintenance Assistant Jack Patterson, Assistant Facilities Engineer Kenneth Ruiz, Custodian, Menil Drawing Institute Shivnaraine Sewnauth, Facilities Engineer Javier Verduzco, Custodian Publishing Joseph Newland, Director of Publishing Nancy O’Connor, Associate Editor Rental Real Estate Michael Ross, Manager of Rental Real Estate Ramon Castillo, HVAC/Plumbing Technician Roberto Gonzalez, Maintenance Supervisor Jose Antonio Lopez, Maintenance Assistant Georgina Molina, Assistant Manager of Rental Real Estate Alvin Ramirez, Handyman Jose Soriano Salazar, Groundskeeper Philip Soto, Maintenance Assistant Security Glenn Shepherd, Director of Safety and Security Ramona Al-Hardani, Gallery Attendant Vicente Ancheta, Gallery Attendant Arceli Arcilla, Gallery Attendant Cynthia Ballard, Gallery Attendant Matthew Barton, Gallery Attendant Stanley Bermudez, Gallery Attendant Delana Bunch, Gallery Attendant Sabina Causevic, Gallery Attendant Megan Cekander, Gallery Attendant William Cuevas, Control Room Monitor Roger Davidson, Gallery Attendant Bridget Eldredge, Maintenance Assistant/Relief Control Room Rodolfo Fornillos, Gallery Attendant Latisha Gilbert, Gallery Attendant Supervisor Jamarcus Gilmore, Gallery Attendant Tony Gipson, Gallery Attendant Jorge González, Gallery Attendant Nydia Gutierrez, Gallery Attendant Vera Hadzic, Gallery Attendant

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The Menil Collection Fiscal Year 2020 Annual Report

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