1. Art and Diseño

Wadsworth Atheneum
Museum of Art
Annual Report 2014
R E P O R T from the President and Director & CEO
Renewing the Wadsworth Atheneum
The past twelve months have been one of the most transformative chapters in the
long and illustrious history of the Wadsworth Atheneum. From completing the
second phase of our $33 million roof-to-basement renovation, bringing our campus
of five historic buildings into the 21st century, to maintaining the museum’s standards
for excellence in scholarship, acquisitions, and groundbreaking exhibitions,
Daniel Wadsworth’s “spirit of genius” has continued to inspire creative
collaboration and forward momentum since the museum first opened to the public
170 years ago on July 31, 1844.
Increased commitments from generous funders energized the massive renewal
project. The year began on a high note with the thrilling news of a $5 million
award from the State of Connecticut, bringing the State’s total investment in our
building renovation to $25 million and ensuring that we could confidently enter
the final phase of work on the Wadsworth and Morgan Memorial Buildings. We
extend our utmost gratitude to Governor Malloy and his administration for their
trust in our mission, and we are fully committed to our crucial role as a thriving
cultural destination with a measurable economic impact for the State of Connecticut.
Another transformative moment came with the unexpected announcement of
the largest single bequest in the museum’s history — $9.6 million from the estate
of former museum member Charles H. Schwartz. This significant gift, designated
for the acquisition of European artworks from the 18th century or earlier,
was immediately put to good use by our curatorial team’s newest member,
Susan Morse Hilles Curator of European Art Oliver Tostmann. Thanks to Oliver’s
efforts, we acquired an extraordinarily rare and exquisite masterpiece by Artemisia
Gentileschi, Self-Portrait as a Lute Player, the first work by a female artist of the
Baroque period to enter our permanent collection. The Schwartz bequest
and the acquisition of Gentileschi’s alluring self-portrait both attracted
well-deserved attention for the museum in local media, The New York Times,
and the international art press.
In addition to Artemisia Gentileschi’s masterpiece, we welcomed more than 160
additions to our permanent collection, further strengthening the museum’s
already outstanding holdings. We were especially pleased when acclaimed artist
Richard Tuttle surprised us with the gift of his work, Formal Narration
(1973/2013), during a public interview with Susan Talbott at Trinity College.
This spring we also received the remaining bequest of decorative arts from the
renowned Arts and Crafts collection of the late Stephen Gray. This completes
the collector’s total gift of fifty objects to the museum since 2008. And just as
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David W. Dangremond
President Board of Trustees
Susan L. Talbott
Director and CEO
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the year was closing our esteemed Trustee and Curatorial Committee Chair Linda
Cheverton Wick offered the museum 25 contemporary, outsider, and folk artworks
from her personal collection in honor of her husband Walter Wick. These new
treasures, along with many time-honored favorites, will become centerpieces of the
museum’s innovative gallery reinstallations opening in 2015.
The Greater Hartford Arts Council’s United Arts Campaign continued its
support with an unprecedented grant of $140,500—the largest amount awarded
by the Council this year and the largest source of unrestricted funding received
by the museum in this fiscal year. We extend our thanks and praise to the Arts
Council’s Chief Executive Officer Cathy Malloy and her staff for challenging
regional corporations to support the arts in our city, and for ensuring that
as Hartford’s largest arts organization the Wadsworth Atheneum has the financial
resources to continue serving the community with inspiring arts programming.
This spring the museum’s Education Department and Docents were honored
to be featured in the Association of Art Museum Directors’ publication, Next
Practices in Art Museum Education, shining the spotlight on our original Let’s Move!
city sculpture tour and our American Sign Language tours. The Wadsworth was
also named “Best Museum” in the annual Hartford Magazine Readers’ Poll, reminding
us that the museum is still among our region’s favorite places to visit.
In spite of the enormous logistical challenges presented by an ongoing renovation,
Nan Goldin
American, born 1953
Cupid with his Wings on Fire, 2010
Chromogenic print
Gift of Linda Cheverton Wick in honor
of her husband Walter
Wick, 2014.10.25
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our dedicated staff have constantly overcome both expected and unforseen
obstacles as they organized insightful installations from the permanent collection,
loaned our beloved works to other respected international institutions, offered
engaging programs to diverse audiences from around the corner and around the
world, and served off-site visitors on the web, reaching nearly one million visitors.
Here at the Wadsworth Atheneum we hosted five exhibitions: An Artificial
Wilderness: The Landscape in Contemporary Photography received applause in the
The New York Times and on WNPR; The Age of Pleasure and Enlightenment highlighted
the museum’s rich collection of 18th-century paintings and decorative arts,
revealing connections among the many ways artists have visually expressed their
cultural, spiritual, political, material, and social values; Media Rewind 1963
gave visitors a chance to recall a pivotal year in American history and share their
memories with us; Weaving the Myth of Psyche treated visitors to a peek at 17th-century
tapestries that had not been displayed in more than a decade; Virgil Marti, Allison
Schulnik, and Ruben Ochoa joined the ranks of accomplished contemporary artists
to show their work in the museum’s groundbreaking MATRIX program; European
Artworks from the Permanent Collection welcomed back our beloved French
masterpieces from an international tour and paired them with seminal paintings
from our European collection in Huntington Gallery; and Abstraction and Form
shed light on some never before seen works from our Contemporary collection,
including a bold work by Ellsworth Kelly that underwent extensive conservation
treatment thanks to a generous grant from the artist’s foundation to fund the care
of Modern and Contemporary artworks.
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EXHIBITIONS & ACQUISITIONS
Looking ahead, on January 31, 2015 we will unveil our beautifully reappointed
Contemporary art galleries, showcasing powerful works from our permanent
collection by such Modern masters as Sol LeWitt, Andy Warhol, Cindy Sherman,
Kiki Smith, Martin Puryear, and Nick Cave, and presenting newly acquired
works by artists including James Nares, Tony Smith, and Kara Walker.
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Sharing the spotlight at our January 2015 reopening will be the inaugural exhibition
in our restored special exhibition galleries, Coney Island: Visions of an American
Dreamland, 1861–2008, the first exhibition to use visual art as a lens to explore
the magnetic lure Coney Island has exerted on the American public over the
course of 150 years. Coney Island will travel to additional national venues, including
the Brooklyn Museum, San Diego Museum of Art, and the McNay Art Museum
in San Antonio, Texas.
2015 will also bring the 40th anniversary celebration of the Wadsworth Atheneum’s
MATRIX exhibition program; the centennial of the Morgan Memorial Building,
newly restored to its historical splendor; and the first reinstallation of the museum’s
world-class collection of European paintings, sculpture, and decorative arts in
nearly twenty years.
We are truly fortunate to have so many exciting events to commemorate in 2015,
thanks to the tireless work and support of our extended Wadsworth Atheneum
family of dedicated trustees, staff, docents, Women’s Committee, volunteers,
special interest groups, members, and donors. The crowning achievement of
these past five years of transition will be a culminating celebration for all to enjoy,
and we look forward to welcoming you to the museum often in the year ahead.
Since 1842 the Wadsworth Atheneum has been building on a foundation of firsts,
presenting the “new” at every turn. As we “re-new” the museum for our 21st-century
audience we enthusiastically embrace our legendary history, but we also move
progressively forward with renewed determination to continue the legacy of bold
and pioneering steps for which the Wadsworth Atheneum is internationally
known. With change comes the opportunity to challenge ourselves, engage our
peers, and better serve our ever-widening audience. Here’s to an exhilarating era
of exceptional new firsts in the years ahead!
Sincerely,
David W. Dangremond, President Board of Trustees
Susan L. Talbott, Director and CEO
Virgil Marti
American, born 1962
Thanatopsis, 2013
Urethane, MDF and silver plating
The Douglas Tracy Smith and
Dorothy Potter Smith Fund, 2014.1.1
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Exhibitions and
Exhibition Sponsors
M ATR I X
The MATRIX program is supported in
part by the current and founding members
of the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of
Art’s Contemporary Coalition.
Support for the Wadsworth Atheneum is
provided in part by the Greater Hartford
Arts Council’s United Arts Campaign and
the Department of Economic and
Community Development, which also
receives support from the National
Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
Virgil Marti / MATRIX 167: Ode to a Hippie
August 1, 2013–January 5, 2014
Additionally supported with funds from
the Dedalus Foundation, Inc. and by Jeffrey
G. Marsted and Marcia Reid Marsted.
An Artificial Wilderness: The Landscape
in Contemporary Photography
August 31, 2013–February 23, 2014
Allison Schulnik / MATRIX 168
February 6–May 4, 2014
Additionally supported by Jeffrey
G. Marsted and Marcia Reid Marsted.
The Age of Pleasure and Enlightenment
August 10, 2013–March 16, 2014
An Artificial Wilderness: The Landscape
in Contemporary Photography
Weaving the Myth of Psyche
September 13, 2013–March 9, 2014
Additionally supported by the National
Endowment for the Arts, a federal
agency, and by Jeffrey G. Marsted and
Marcia Reid Marsted.
Ruben Ochoa / MATRIX 169: Cloudless Day
June 5–September 7, 2014
Generously supported in part by
The Saunders Foundation.
Additionally supported by the National
Endowment for the Arts, a federal
agency, and by Jeffrey G. Marsted and
Marcia Reid Marsted.
Virgil Marti / MATRIX 167: Ode to a Hippie
The Age of Pleasure and Enlightenment
Weaving the Myth of Psyche
Allison Schulnik / MATRIX 168
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Major Permanent Collection
Installations
Bill Viola: Ascension
Closed August 11, 2013
Media Rewind 1963
Closed December 8, 2013
European Masterworks from the
Permanent Collection
Opened March 29, 2014
Abstraction and Form
Opened May 24, 2014
Additional Exhibitions
Connections Gallery: Still Life
Closed March 23, 2014
Hartford Youth Art Renaissance
April 12–May 18, 2014
Connections Gallery: Walton Ford’s
Novaya Zemlya
Opened June 14, 2014
With support from the Department
of Economic and Community
Development, Connecticut Office of the
Arts which also receives support from
the National Endowment for the Arts,
a federal agency.
Educational materials and programs
supported by GE Foundation.
Traveling Exhibitions
Old Masters to Monet:
Three Centuries of French Painting from the
Wadsworth Atheneum
Supported by an indemnity from
the Federal Council on the Arts and
the Humanities.
Mississippi Museum of Art
Jackson, Mississippi
Closed September 8, 2013
Denver Art Museum
Denver, Colorado
October 27, 2013–February 9, 2014
Patti Smith: Camera Solo
The Amistad Center for Art & Culture
The Amistad Center’s general operations are
supported by the Connecticut Department of
Economic and Community Development
Office of the Arts, which also receives
support from the National Endowment for
the Arts, a federal agency. Educational
materials and programs are sponsored by the
GE Foundation.
Art Gallery of Ontario
Toronto, Canada
Closed July 14, 2013
Acquisitions by
the Wadsworth Atheneum
Museum of Art
American Art
Artist Unknown
American
Young Girl with Dogs and Morning Glories,
c. 1820–50
Pencil and watercolor on paper
Gift of Linda Cheverton Wick in honor
of Eric Zafran, 2013.19.1
Clementine Hunter
American, 1886 or 1887–1988
Cotton Picking, c. 1940
Oil on board
Gift of Linda Cheverton Wick, 2013.19.7
Dorothea Tanning
American, 1910–2012
Beautiful Girl, 1945
Oil on linen mounted on panel
The Douglas Tracy Smith and Dorothy
Potter Smith Fund, 2013.24.1
Mary Bell
American, 1873–1941
Untitled
Graphite and crayon on tissue paper
Gift of Linda Cheverton Wick,
2014.10.6
Dorothea Tanning
American, 1910–2012
Beautiful Girl, 1945
Oil on linen mounted on panel
The Douglas Tracy Smith and
Dorothy Potter Smith Fund,
2013.24
Emancipation!
Closed January 20, 2014
Supported by Lincoln Financial
Foundation.
Artist Unknown
American
Young Girl with Dogs and Morning Glories, c. 1820–50
Pencil and watercolor on paper
Gift of Linda Cheverton Wick in honor of Eric Zafran,
2013.19.1
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Clementine Hunter
American, 1886 or 1887–1988
Cotton Picking, c. 1940
Oil on board
Gift of Linda Cheverton Wick, 2013.19.7
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American Decorative Arts
Andrew B. Hendryx Company
American, New Haven, CT
Birdcage, c. 1910
Pierced and extruded metal (probably
tinned iron) and paint
Gift of Linda Cheverton Wick, 2013.19.9
Possibly by George Brown Toy
Company
American
Birdcage, Late 19th century
Pierced and extruded metal (probably
tinned iron) and paint
Gift of Linda Cheverton Wick, 2013.19.8
Cabinet, c. 1857–60
Walnut, polished Moroccan fossilized
limestone and brass
Gift of Lucie Guernsey Kleinhans in
honor of Mr. and Mrs. Irving Annan
Chapman, 2013.20.1
Gustav Stickley, 1858–1942
Table Lamp, Model No. 376, c. 1905
American, Eastwood, New York
Wrought iron, copper, split bamboo,
silk and glass
Bequest of Stephen Gray, 2014.7.5a–c
TECO by the Gates Potteries, 1885–1941
Designed by Fritz Wilhelm Albert,
1865–1940
Vase, Model No. 309, c. 1905
American, Terra Cotta, Illinois
Glazed earthenware
Bequest of Stephen Gray, 2014.7.6
Gustav Stickley, 1858–1942
“Joiner’s Compass” Desk Lamp, Model No.
501, c. 1912
American, Eastwood, New York,
Oak and glass
Bequest of Stephen Gray, 2014.7.7a,b
Pewabic Pottery, 1903–1961
Plate, Turtles, c. 1905
American, Detroit, Michigan
Glazed earthenware
Bequest of Stephen Gray, 2014.7.9
Grueby Pottery Company, 1899–1909
Attributed to Addison LeBoutillier,
1872–1951
Tile, Pine Trees, c. 1905–1910
American, Boston, Massachusetts
Glazed earthenware
Bequest of Stephen Gray, 2014.7.10
Pewabic Pottery, 1903–1961
Plate, Rabbits and Trees, c. 1905
American, Detroit, Michigan
Glazed earthenware
Bequest of Stephen Gray, 2014.7.11
Robert Riddle Jarvie, 1865–1941
American, Chicago, Illinois
Pair of “Beta” Candlesticks, c. 1910
Bronze
Bequest of Stephen Gray, 2014.7.1 & .2
Marblehead Pottery, 1904–1936
Design by Arthur I. Hennessey,
1882–after 1920
Made by Sarah W. Tutt, 1885–1947
Vase, c. 1910–1920
American, Marblehead, Massachusetts
Glazed earthenware
Bequest of Stephen Gray, 2014.7.3
TECO by the Gates Potteries, 1885–1941
Designed by William LeBaron Jenney,
1832–1907
Vase, Model No. 154, c. 1902
American, Terra Cotta, Illinois
Glazed earthenware
Bequest of Stephen Gray, 2014.7.4
Gustav Stickley, 1858–1942
“Joiner’s Compass” Desk Lamp, Model No. 501, c. 1912
American, Eastwood, New York,
Oak and glass
Bequest of Stephen Gray, 2014.7.7a,b
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Grueby Pottery Company, 1899–1909
Designed by Addison LeBoutillier,
1872–1951
Tile, Oak Tree, c. 1905–1910
American, Boston, Massachusetts
Glazed earthenware
Bequest of Stephen Gray, 2014.7.8
TECO by the Gates Potteries, 1885–1941
Designed by Hugh Mackie Gordon Garden,
1873–1961
Jardinière, Model No. 106, c. 1901–02
American, Terra Cotta, Illinois
Glazed earthenware
Bequest of Stephen Gray, 2014.7.12
Dirk Van Erp, 1860–1933
American, San Francisco, California
“Warty Vase,” c. 1931
Copper
Bequest of Stephen Gray, 2014.7.19
Gustav Stickley, 1858–1942
China Cabinet, Model No. 902, c. 1901
American, Eastwood, New York
Oak, glass and iron
Bequest of Stephen Gray, 2014.7.25
TECO by the Gates Potteries, 1885–1941
Designed by Fernand Moreau, 1853–1920
Vase, Model No. 434, c. 1910
American, Terra Cotta, Illinois
Glazed earthenware
Bequest of Stephen Gray, 2014.7.20
Case by Gustav Stickley, 1858–1942
Movement by Seth Thomas Clock
Company, 1813–present
Hall Clock, Model No. 3, c. 1902
American, Eastwood, New York and
Thomaston, Connecticut
Oak, iron, brass, copper and glass
Bequest of Stephen Gray, 2014.7.26
Marion Mahony Griffin, 1871–1961
Pair of Wall Sconces, c. 1909
American, made for the David Amberg
House, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Leaded glass and oak
Bequest of Stephen Gray, 2014.7.21 & .22
Stand by Gustav Stickley, 1858–1942
Tile top by Grueby Pottery Company,
1899–1909
“Yeddo” Plant Stand, Model No. 11, c. 1901
Gustav Stickley, 1858–1942
“Rabbit Ear” Arm Chair, c. 1901
American, Eastwood, New York
Oak, leather and brass
Bequest of Stephen Gray, 2014.7.15
TECO by the Gates Potteries, 1885–1941
Designed by Hugh Mackie Gordon
Garden, 1873–1961
Jardinière, Model No. 106, c. 1901– 02
American, Terra Cotta, Illinois
Glazed earthenware
Bequest of Stephen Gray, 2014.7.12
Gustave Baumann
Point Lobos Rock Garden, 1949
American, 1881–1971
Woodcut print
Bequest of Stephen Gray, 2014.7.16
TECO by the Gates Potteries, 1885–1941
Designed by Harold Hals
Vase, Model No. 259, c. 1903
American, Terra Cotta, Illinois
Glazed earthenware
Bequest of Stephen Gray, 2014.7.13
Paul Revere Pottery of the Saturday
Evening Girls’ Club, 1907–1942
Decorated by Albina Mangini
Goose Bowl, August 1914
American, Boston, Massachusetts
Glazed earthenware
Bequest of Stephen Gray, 2014.7.17
Grueby Pottery Company, 1899–1909
Attributed to Addison LeBoutillier,
1872–1951
Tile, Turtle, c. 1902–1910
American, Boston, Massachusetts
Glazed earthenware
Bequest of Stephen Gray, 2014.7.14
Newcomb College Pottery, 1895–1940
Decorated by Maria De Hoa LeBlanc,
1874–1954
Vase, 1902
American, New Orleans, Louisiana
Glazed earthenware
Bequest of Stephen Gray, 2014.7.18
Paul Revere Pottery
of the Saturday Evening
Girls’ Club, 1907–1942
Decorated by Albina Mangini
Goose Bowl, August 1914
American, Boston, Massachusetts
Glazed earthenware
Bequest of Stephen Gray, 2014.7.17
American, Eastwood, New York and
Boston, Massachusetts
Oak and glazed earthenware
Bequest of Stephen Gray, 2014.7.27
Gustav Stickley, 1858–1942
Sideboard, Model No. 971, c. 1902
American, Eastwood, New York
Oak and leather
Bequest of Stephen Gray, 2014.7.23
Gustav Stickley, 1858–1942
“Tom Jones” Drink Stand, Model No. 98,
c. 1900
American, Eastwood, New York
Oak
Bequest of Stephen Gray, 2014.7.28
Gustav Stickley, 1858–1942
Plate Rack, Model No. 903, c. 1901
American, Eastwood, New York
Oak and wrought iron
Bequest of Stephen Gray, 2014.7.24
Gustav Stickley, 1858–1942
“Venetian” Pedestal, Model No. 25, c. 1900
American, Eastwood, New York
Oak
Bequest of Stephen Gray, 2014.7.29
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Gustav Stickley, 1858–1942
Dining Table, Model No. 418, c. 1901
American, Eastwood, New York
Oak
Bequest of Stephen Gray, 2014.7.30
TECO by the Gates Potteries, 1885–1941
Designed by William Day Gates,
1852–1935
Table Lamp with Glass Mosaic Shade, c.
1905
American, Terra Cotta, Illinois
Glazed earthenware and leaded glass
Bequest of Stephen Gray, 2014.7.31
Designed by Howard Reichenbach,
1901–1959
Cocktail Shaker, “Blue Moon,” no. 90066,
1936–40
Manufactured by Chase Brass & Copper
Co., Inc.
American, Waterbury, Connecticut
Chromium-plated metal (copper or
brass) and pigmented resin
Gift of Robert H. Smith Jr. in honor of
Janet S. Smith, 2014.13.3
Contemporary Art
Deb Sokolow
American, born 1974
Jim Jones: A Man With A Vision For Your
Future, 2013
Graphite, acrylic, ink and collage on
acid-free paper, bookboard PVA
Edition 1/3
Alexander A. Goldfarb Contemporary
Art Acquisition Fund, 2013.18.1
Deb Sokolow
American, born 1974
The Truth About David Copperfield, 2013
Graphite, acrylic, ink and collage on
acid-free paper, bookboard PVA
Edition 1/3
Alexander A. Goldfarb Contemporary
Art Acquisition Fund, 2013.18.2
Gustav Stickley, 1858–1942
“Poppy Table,” Model No. 26, c. 1901
American, Eastwood, New York
Birch
Bequest of Stephen Gray, 2014.7.32
Deb Sokolow
American, born 1974
Treasures Found Inside The Wadsworth
Atheneum Museum Of Art, 2013
Graphite, acrylic, ink and collage on
acid-free paper, bookboard PVA
Edition 1/3
The Maurine & Stuart Plettner Fund,
2013.18.3
Designed by Walter von Nessen,
1889–1943
Coffee Set, “Diplomat,” no. 17029 (Coffee
Pot, Creamer, and Sugar Bowl with Cover),
1933–41
Manufactured by Chase Brass & Copper
Co., Inc.
American, Waterbury, Connecticut
Chromium-plated metal (copper or
brass) and pigmented resin
Gift of Robert H. Smith Jr. in honor of
Janet S. Smith, 2014.13.1.1–.3
Lawrence Lebduska
American, 1894–1966
Wayside Shrine, 1947
Oil on canvas
Gift of Linda Cheverton Wick, 2013.19.3
Designed by Russell Wright, 1904–1976
“Salt and Pepper Spheres,” no. 28004,
1935–41
Manufactured by Chase Brass & Copper
Co., Inc.
American, Waterbury, Connecticut
Chromium-plated metal (copper or
brass)
Gift of Robert H. Smith Jr. in honor of
Janet S. Smith, 2014.13.2.1–.2
Gustav Stickley, 1858–1942
“Poppy Table,” Model No. 26, c. 1901
American, Eastwood, New York
Birch
Bequest of Stephen Gray, 2014.7.32
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Jigger, 1936–40
Manufactured by Chase Brass & Copper
Co., Inc.
American, Waterbury, Connecticut
Chromium-plated metal (copper or
brass)
Gift of Robert H. Smith Jr. in honor of
Janet S. Smith, 2014.13.4
Kara Walker
American, born 1969
Wall Sampler I, 2013
Cut paper on latex paint on wall
The Douglas Tracy Smith and Dorothy Potter Smith Fund,
2013.23.1a– e
Mose Tolliver
American, c. 1915–2006
Nall (Hollis), c. 1991
Paint on plywood
Gift of Linda Cheverton Wick, 2013.19.4
Eddie Arning
American, 1898–1993
Untitled (Goose and eggs), c. 1964–73
Oil pastel on paper
Gift of Linda Cheverton Wick, 2013.19.6
Howard Finster
American, 1916–2001
Earth Monster Coming Forth Now, 1982
Oil on board and found wood
Gift of Linda Cheverton Wick, 2013.19.5
Kara Walker
American, born 1969
Wall Sampler I, 2013
Cut paper on latex paint on wall
The Douglas Tracy Smith and Dorothy
Potter Smith Fund, 2013.23.1a–e
Richard Tuttle
American, born 1941
Formal Narration, 1973
Wood and paint
Gift of the Artist in the name of the
Trinity College Class of 1963, 2013.25.1a–r
Christian Schumann
American, born 1970
Untitled, 1992
Acrylic on paper
Gift of Samuel R. Peterson, 2013.26.1
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Mark Dion
American, born 1961
300 Million Years of Flight, 2012
Silkscreen
Gift of the Artist, 2013.32.1
Richard Bassett
American, 1947–2013
Porn Clip #4, 1999
Graphite on paper
Gift of W.E. Bassett Family, 2013.33.1
Richard Bassett
American, 1947–2013
Witch’s White #2, 1998
Prismacolor pencil and graphite on
paper
Gift of W.E. Bassett Family, 2013.33.2
Meredyth Sparks
American, born 1972
Ian Curtis, 2008
Digital print and glitter
Gift of Jean Crutchfield and Robert
Hobbs, 2013.34.1
Richard Bassett
American, 1947–2013
Natquik / Kanevvluk, 2006
Prismacolor pencil and graphite on
paper
Gift of W.E. Bassett Family, 2013.33.3
Meredyth Sparks
American, born 1972
Ian Curtis, 2008
Digital print and glitter
Gift of Jean Crutchfield and Robert
Hobbs, 2013.34.2
Andy Warhol
American, 1928–1987
Little Red Book 134, 1971
Photo album with twenty Polacolor
Type 108 photographs
Gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation
for the Visual Arts, 2013.35.1a–u
Christian Marclay
American, born 1955
Telephones, 1995
Video on DVD
Running time: 7:30 minutes
Edition 229/250
The Douglas Tracy Smith and
Dorothy Potter Smith Fund, 2014.2.1
Allison Schulnik
American, born 1978
Eager, 2014
Single channel video with embedded
signature card, unique drawing, unique
porcelain ceramic sculpture, and unique
ceramic jar
Running time: 8:35 minutes
Edition 5/5
Purchased through the gift of Henry
and Walter Keney, 2014.9.1
Virgil Marti
American, born 1962
Thanatopsis, 2013
Urethane, MDF and silver plating
The Douglas Tracy Smith and Dorothy
Potter Smith Fund, 2014.1.1
Richard Tuttle
American, born 1941
Formal Narration, 1973
Wood and paint
Gift of the Artist in the name of the
Trinity College Class of 1963, 2013.25.1a–r
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Radcliffe Bailey
American, born 1968
Until I Die / Minor Keys, 1997
Color spitbite and sugarlift aquatint
with softground, drypoint,
photogravure, and chine collé on
Somerset white paper
Edition 30/35
Gift of Linda Cheverton Wick,
2014.10.3
Romuald Hazoumè
Benin, born 1962
Agbota, 2011
Found objects
The James L. Goodwin Fund, 2014.5.1
Christian Marclay
American, born 1955
Telephones, 1995
Video on DVD
Running time: 7:30 minutes
Edition 229/250
The Douglas Tracy Smith and Dorothy
Potter Smith Fund, 2014.2.1
Douglas Gordon
Scottish, born 1966
Untitled (Blind), 1998
Venetian Blind with motor
Gift of Christophe and Anne-Gaelle Van
de Weghe, 2014.3.1a,b
Sarah Austin
American, 1935–1994
Duchamp/Picabia, 1978–9
Reproductions, wood, acrylic and paint
Gift of Linda Cheverton Wick,
2014.10.2
Morton Bartlett
American, 1909–1992
Girl Reading, c. 1955/2006
Chromogenic print mounted on 4-ply
museum board
Edition 9/10
Gift of Linda Cheverton Wick,
2014.10.4
Romuald Hazoumè
Benin, born 1962
Agbota, 2011
Found objects
The James L. Goodwin Fund, 2014.5.1
Axonometric drawing for Stone Field
Sculpture, 1977
Unknown maker
Prepared to specifications of Carl
Andre, American, born 1935
Graphite, ink, etc. on vellum
Gift of Angela K. Westwater, 2014.8.1
Australian Aboriginal
Western Arnhem Land, Northern
Territories, Australia
Spirit Hunter and Kangaroo, c. 1965
Paint on bark
Gift of Linda Cheverton Wick, 2014.10.1
Morton Bartlett
American, 1909–1992
Untitled (girl with locket), c. 1955/2006
Chromogenic print from original slide
Edition 10/10
Gift of Linda Cheverton Wick, 2014.10.5
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Ellen Carey
American, born 1952
Dings & Shadows, 2010
Photogram with surface distress, c-print,
unique
Gift of Linda Cheverton Wick,
2014.10.10
Ellen Carey
American, born 1952
Dings & Shadows, 2010
Photogram with surface distress, c-print,
unique
Gift of Linda Cheverton Wick,
2014.10.11
Morton Bartlett
American, 1909–1992
Girl Reading, c. 1955/2006
Chromogenic print mounted on 4-ply museum board
Edition 9/10
Gift of Linda Cheverton Wick, 2014.10.4
Ellen Carey
American, born 1952
Push Pins, 2002
Photogram, c-print, unique
Gift of Linda Cheverton Wick, 2014.10.7
Vanessa German
American, born 1976
Tar Baby on Pig with “N,” 2011
Tar, found objects, hand-wrought beads,
cloth and spark plugs
Gift of Linda Cheverton Wick,
2014.10.13
Ellen Carey
American, born 1952
Push Pins, 2002
Photogram, c-print, unique
Gift of Linda Cheverton Wick,
2014.10.8
Craig Koomeeta
Australian/Aboriginal, born 1977
Fresh Water Crocodile, 2005
Acrylic and ochre on timber
Gift of Linda Cheverton Wick,
2014.10.14
Ellen Carey
American, born 1952
Dings & Shadows, 2010
Photograms with surface distress,
c-prints (diptych), unique
Gift of Linda Cheverton Wick,
2014.10.9
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Enrique Chagoya
American, born Mexico, 1953
Elvis Meets the Virgin of Guadalupe, 1994
Color lithograph
Edition 18/20
Gift of Linda Cheverton Wick,
2014.10.12
Fay Ku
Taiwanese, born 1974
Surface Tension III: Fishing, 2007
Graphite, watercolor,
and ink on Folio paper
Gift of Linda Cheverton Wick,
2014.10.15
Fay Ku
Taiwanese, born 1974
Surface Tension Series IX: Isolated Incident,
2007
Graphite, watercolor, ink, and collage
on Folio paper
Gift of Linda Cheverton Wick,
2014.10.16
David Levinthal
American, born 1949
Untitled (Sheriff Silhouette) from
The Wild West series, 1987–89
Cibachrome print
Edition 25
Gift of Linda Cheverton Wick,
2014.10.17
David Levinthal
American, born 1949
Untitled (Barbie Series #63), 1998
Polaroid
Edition AP
Gift of Linda Cheverton Wick,
2014.10.18
Santi Moix
Spanish, born 1960
The Sardines (Essaouira), 2005
Oil on linen
Gift of Linda Cheverton Wick,
2014.10.19
Patrick Van Caeckenbergh
Belgian, born 1960
Drawings of Old Trees (summer 2010), 2010
Pencil on paper
Gift of Linda Cheverton Wick,
2014.10.22
Patrick Van Caeckenbergh
Belgian, born 1960
Drawings of Old Trees (summer 2010), 2010
Pencil on paper
Gift of Linda Cheverton Wick,
2014.10.23
Patrick Van Caeckenbergh
Belgian, born 1960
Drawings of Old Trees (summer 2010), 2010
Pencil on paper
Gift of Linda Cheverton Wick,
2014.10.24
Nan Goldin
American, born 1953
Cupid with his Wings on Fire, 2010
Chromogenic print
Gift of Linda Cheverton Wick in honor
of her husband Walter Wick, 2014.10.25
Tony Smith
American, 1912–1980
New Piece, 1966
Lacquered wood
Edition 17/40
Gift of The Robert Mapplethorpe
Foundation Inc., 2014.11.1
Chris Murray
American, born 1960
Hansom Cab, New York City, Manhattan
Mixed media on paper
Gift of Linda Cheverton Wick,
2014.10.20
Winfred Rembert
American, born 1945
Chain Gang Picking Cotton, 2010
Dye on carved and tooled leather
Gift of Linda Cheverton Wick,
2014.10.21
Tony Smith
American, 1912–1980
New Piece, 1966
Lacquered wood
Edition 17/40
Gift of The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation Inc., 2014.11.1
Ellen Lanyon
American, 1926–2013
Bodega Bay, 2010
Mixed media collage on paper
Gift of the Estate of Ellen Lanyon,
2014.12.1
Patrick Van Caeckenbergh
Belgian, born 1960
Drawings of Old Trees (summer 2010), 2010
Pencil on paper
Gift of Linda Cheverton Wick, 2014.10.23
Costumes & Textiles
Arnold Isaacs, known as Scaasi
American, born Canada, 1930
Dress, 1965–75
Silk, beads, sequins and rhinestones
Gift of Linda Cheverton Wick in honor
of Susan Lubowsky Talbott, 2013.19.2
(Deer) Hooked Rug, c. 1880
American, probably Pennsylvania
Dyed hooked wool cloth and yarn on
burlap backing
Gift of Linda Cheverton Wick,
2013.19.10
Ellen Lanyon
American, 1926–2013
Fast Train to Exotic, 2010
Mixed media collage on paper
Gift of the Estate of Ellen Lanyon,
2014.12.2
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Woman’s Coat and Dress Set, c. 1965
Tailored by Thierfeld, Hartford, Conn.
Silk, cotton and lace
Gift of the Costume & Textile Society,
2013.21.6a,b
Hélène Hayes
English, born Australia, 1936–2001
Evening Gown
Silk and velvet
Gift of Susan E. O’Connor, 2013.28.3
Hélène Hayes
English, born Australia, 1936–2001
Evening Gown
Velvet, and silk
Gift of Susan E. O’Connor, 2013.28.5
Hélène Hayes
English, born Australia, 1936–2001
Skirt Suit with Blouse and Belt
Silk and embroidery
Gift of Susan E. O’Connor, 2013.28.13a–d
Woman’s Dress, c. 1975
Tracy / Petites
Cotton
Gift of the Costume & Textile Society,
2013.21.7
Hélène Hayes
English, born Australia, 1936–2001
Evening Gown
Velvet and taffeta
Gift of Susan E. O’Connor, 2013.28.4
Hélène Hayes
English, born Australia, 1936–2001
Two-piece Dress
Velvet and silk
Gift of Susan E. O’Connor, 2013.28.6a,b
Hélène Hayes
English, born Australia, 1936–2001
Dress
Silk
Gift of Susan E. O’Connor, 2013.28.14
Designed by Marc Bohan
French, born 1926
Woman’s Dress, c. 1970
Christian Dior, New York, Inc.
Synthetic with metallic embellishments
Gift of the Costume & Textile Society,
2013.21.8
Woman’s Three-piece Dress, c. 1980
Saint Laurent, rive gauche, Paris, France
Synthetic
Gift of the Costume & Textile Society,
2013.21.9a–c
(Stallion) Hooked Rug, c. 1928–29
American, probably Pennsylvania
Dyed hooked wool cloth and yarn on burlap backing
Gift of Linda Cheverton Wick, 2013.19.11
(Stallion) Hooked Rug, c. 1928–29
American, probably Pennsylvania
Dyed hooked wool cloth and yarn on
burlap backing
Gift of Linda Cheverton Wick,
2013.19.11
Woman’s Hat, c. 1955– 60
American, Pinehurst, New York, for
G. Fox & Co.
Felt, feathers and ribbon
Gift of the Costume & Textile Society,
2013.21.2
Group of nine Bottle Dolls and one Rag Doll,
Late 19th-Early 20th century
American
Mixed media including cotton, glass,
sand, buttons
Gift of Linda Cheverton Wick,
2013.19.12–.21
Man’s Boater Hat, c. 1900–20
Saks Fifth Avenue
Straw, silk and ribbon
Gift of the Costume & Textile Society,
2013.21.3
Pair of Women’s Shoes, c. 2010
Chanel
Black suede
Gift of the Costume & Textile Society,
2013.21.1a,b
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Woman’s Ski Pants, c. 1972–73
Made in France for Beconta
Cotton corduroy
Gift of the Costume & Textile Society,
2013.21.4
Woman’s Vest, c. 1970
Pucci fabric, velvet with synthetic lining
Gift of the Costume & Textile Society,
2013.21.5
Wedding Dress, 1937
American, New York
Silk satin with Brussels lace
Gift of the Costume & Textile Society,
2013.21.10
Designed by Sarah Burton
English, born 1974
Coat, Belt, and Boots, 2013
House of Alexander McQueen, Fall 2013
Collection
Laser cut felt and calf leather
Costume and Textile Purchase Fund,
2013.22.1, .2, .3a,b
Hélène Hayes
English, born Australia, 1936–2001
Skirt Suit with Bodysuit and Belt
Silk, and velvet
Gift of Susan E. O’Connor, 2013.28.1a–d
Hélène Hayes
English, born Australia, 1936–2001
Evening Dress
Velvet
Gift of Susan E. O’Connor, 2013.28.2
Hélène Hayes
English, born Australia, 1936–2001
Evening Gown
Velvet, and silk
Gift of Susan E. O’Connor, 2013.28.5
Hélène Hayes
English, born Australia, 1936–2001
Skirt Suit
Wool and silk velvet
Gift of Susan E. O’Connor, 2013.28.7a,b
Hélène Hayes
English, born Australia, 1936–2001
Dress
Hair
Gift of Susan E. O’Connor, 2013.28.24
Hélène Hayes
English, born Australia, 1936–2001
Skirt Suit
Wool and velvet
Gift of Susan E. O’Connor, 2013.28.8a,b
Hélène Hayes
English, born Australia, 1936–2001
Jersey Dress
Jersey
Gift of Susan E. O’Connor, 2013.28.9
Hélène Hayes
English, born Australia, 1936–2001
Skirt Suit
Wool
Gift of Susan E. O’Connor, 2013.28.10a,b
Hélène Hayes
English, born Australia, 1936–2001
Dress and Coat
Wool
Gift of Susan E. O’Connor, 2013.28.11a,b
Hélène Hayes
English, born Australia, 1936–2001
Piano Ensemble
Silk, satin, embroidery and sequins
Gift of Susan E. O’Connor, 2013.28.12a,b
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Hélène Hayes
English, born Australia, 1936–2001
Blouse with matching Skirt
Silk
Gift of Susan E. O’Connor, 2013.28.15a,b
Hélène Hayes
English, born Australia, 1936–2001
Dress with matching Short Jacket
Silk
Gift of Susan E. O’Connor, 2013.28.23a,b
Hélène Hayes
English, born Australia, 1936–2001
Dress with two coordinating Belts
Silk, and plastic
Gift of Susan E. O’Connor, 2013.28.16a–c
Hélène Hayes
English, born Australia, 1936–2001
Dress
Hair
Gift of Susan E. O’Connor, 2013.28.24
Hélène Hayes
English, born Australia, 1936–2001
Blouse
Silk and snakeskin
Gift of Susan E. O’Connor, 2013.28.17
Hélène Hayes
English, born Australia, 1936–2001
Two-piece Dress
Silk
Gift of Susan E. O’Connor, 2013.28.25a,b
Hélène Hayes
English, born Australia, 1936–2001
Strapless Dress with matching Jacket
Silk
Gift of Susan E. O’Connor, 2013.28.18a,b
Hélène Hayes
English, born Australia, 1936–2001
Dress
Silk
Gift of Susan E. O’Connor, 2013.28.26
Hélène Hayes
English, born Australia, 1936–2001
Dress with matching Belt
Silk, velvet and beads
Gift of Susan E. O’Connor, 2013.28.19a,b
Hélène Hayes
English, born Australia, 1936–2001
Skirt with matching Belt
Silk
Gift of Susan E. O’Connor, 2013.28.27a,b
Hélène Hayes
English, born Australia, 1936–2001
Skirt Suit with Blouse and Belt
Silk and patent leather
Gift of Susan E. O’Connor, 2013.28.20a–d
Hélène Hayes
English, born Australia, 1936–2001
Dress
Silk
Gift of Susan E. O’Connor, 2013.28.21
Hélène Hayes
English, born Australia, 1936–2001
Dress with matching Belt
Silk and leather
Gift of Susan E. O’Connor, 2013.28.22a,b
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Purse
Yves Saint Laurent
Suede and velvet
Gift of Susan E. O’Connor, 2013.28.28
Clutch Purse
Prada
Velvet and leather
Gift of Susan E. O’Connor, 2013.28.29
Corsage
Silk
Gift of Susan E. O’Connor, 2013.28.30
Hélène Hayes
English, born Australia, 1936–2001
Blouse
Silk
Gift of Susan E. O’Connor, 2013.28.31
European Art
Artemisia Gentileschi
Italian, 1593–c.1656
Self-Portrait as a Lute Player, c. 1615–18
Oil on canvas
Charles H. Schwartz Endowment Fund,
2014.4.1
Artemisia Gentileschi
Italian, 1593–c.1656
Self-Portrait as a Lute Player, c. 1615–18
Oil on canvas
Charles H. Schwartz Endowment Fund, 2014.4.1
Attributed to Hélène Hayes
English, born Australia, 1936–2001
Belt
Black suede and beads
Gift of Susan E. O’Connor, 2013.28.32
Attributed to Hélène Hayes
English, born Australia, 1936–2001
Belt
Black velvet
Gift of Susan E. O’Connor, 2013.28.33
Irene Coyne Reed
American, 1945–2012
Hat: Colt Armory Dome
Knitted and crocheted cotton with
buttons and other embellishments
Gift of Clare C. Edwards, 2013.29.1
Boy’s Swim Trunks, Late 1940s
Rayon, elastic, cotton and unidentified
metal
Gift of Robert H. Smith, Jr., 2013.30.1
Hunting Coat, c. 1850
Buttons marked Benedict Burnham
Extra
Costume and Textile Purchase Fund,
2013.31.1
Man’s Wedding Suit, 1809
Spencer jacket of wool, velvet vest and
wool breeches
Costume and Textile Purchase Fund,
2013.31.2a–c
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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
European Decorative Arts
Plate with Deer Hunting in the Philippines
(assiette ordinaire) from the Service
Forestier, 1833–1835
French, Sèvres
Jean-Louis Moyez, gilder
Hard-paste porcelain
Gift of Richard Baron Cohen, 2013.27.1
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Vase, Probably 1886
Doulton & Co., 1854–1993
Lambeth Art Pottery studio
London, England
Salt-glazed stoneware
Impressed rosette factory mark for c.
1880–91; three incised artist’s marks,
one probably W. Edward Dunn, c.
1882–1895; perhaps assisted by Isabella
Miller, c. 1881–1884; and another
unidentified assistant.
The European Decorative Arts Purchase
Fund, 2014.6.1a,b
De-accessions by the
Wadsworth Atheneum
Museum of Art
American Art
Reginald Marsh
American, 1898–1954
Hudson Burlesk, 1949
Oil on composition board
Gift of the Honorable William Benton,
1964.5
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Second Saturdays for Families encourage
active participation in the arts
Vase, Probably 1886
Doulton & Co., 1854–1993
Lambeth Art Pottery studio
London, England
Salt-glazed stoneware
Impressed rosette factory mark for c. 1880–91;
three incised artist’s marks, one probably W.
Edward Dunn, c. 1882–1895; perhaps assisted by
Isabella Miller, c. 1881–1884; and another
unidentified assistant.
The European Decorative Arts Purchase Fund,
2014.6.1a,b
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Public Programs
Lectures and Readings
Speakers this year discussed artistic
processes and inspiration alongside
social, political, and historical
connections in conjunction with special
exhibitions An Artificial Wilderness: The
Landscape in Contemporary Photography
and Weaving the Myth of Psyche, as well as
the permanent collection.
The Landscape and the Lens
Alison Norström, Curator-at-Large in
the Department of Photographs,
George Eastman House
Art and Reform: The Saturday Evening
Girls Club and the Paul Revere Pottery
Nonie Gadsden, Katharine Lane
Weems Senior Curator of American
Decorative Arts and Sculpture,
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Sponsored by the Decorative Arts
Council in memory of Stephen Gray
An Evening with Deborah Solomon
Deborah Solomon, biographer and
renowned art critic; Robin Jaffee Frank,
Chief Curator and Krieble Curator of
American Painting and Sculpture; and
Erin Monroe, Robert H. Schutz, Jr.
Assistant Curator of American Paintings
and Sculpture
Conserving the Psyche Tapestries
Marlene Eidelheit, Director, Textile
Conservation Laboratory at the
Cathedral Church of Saint John
the Divine
Alexander Calder: Innovations at the
Wadsworth Atheneum
Joan Marter, Board of Governors
Professor of Art History,
Rutgers University
Sponsored by the Docent Council of the
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
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Gallery Talks and Tours
Visitors were treated to the creativity
and expertise of curators and educators,
local scholars and exhibiting artists,
who led talks exploring topics ranging
from the power of art to communicate
humanities concepts, to the
complexities of installing objects in the
galleries. Docents presented Collection
Focus Talks, 20-minute discussions of
one work of art, as well as family tours
and public, drop-in tours featuring
Museum Highlights and special
exhibitions. Some highlights include:
Decorative Arts and the Great
American Wild
Alyce Perry Englund, Richard Koopman
Associate Curator of American
Decorative Arts
Pop and Politics
Patricia Hickson, Emily Hall Tremaine
Curator of Contemporary Art
Art Objects for the Private Sphere
Linda Roth, Senior Curator and Charles
C. and Eleanor Lamont Cunningham
Curator of European Decorative Arts
Myth, Religion and Spirituality
Erin Monroe, Robert H. Schutz, Jr.
Assistant Curator of American Paintings
and Sculpture
Patrons, Partners and Friends
Robin Jaffee Frank, Chief Curator and
Krieble Curator of American Painting
and Sculpture
MATRIX 167
Virgil Marti, MATRIX artist
Weaving the Myth of Psyche
Alden Gordon, Paul E. Raether
Distinguished Professor of Fine Arts,
Trinity College
Drawing in the galleries on Second Saturdays creates opportunities for families to build relationships
MATRIX 167 artist Virgil Marti and his life mask,
made in an artist residency with the University of
Connecticut’s Puppet Arts Program
Trick or Tree
Patricia Hickson, Emily Hall Tremaine
Curator of Contemporary Art, and
Johanna Plummer, Georgette Auerbach
Koopman Director of Education
Behind the Seen
Cecil Adams, Head of Museum Design,
and Steve Winot, Chief Art Preparator
Art After Hours Talk
Alison Schulnik, MATRIX artist
Chick Austin as Architect
Eugene Gaddis, William G. DeLana
Archivist
Restoring European Art
Ulrich Birkmaier, Chief Conservator
Oskar Schlemmer and the Bauhaus
Vanessa Sigalas, Dangremond Research
Fellow for European Art and
Decorative Arts
Art After Hours Talk
Ruben Ochoa, MATRIX artist
Curatorial Eye
Oliver Tostmann, Susan Morse Hilles
Curator of European Art
American Sign Language Video Tour
A new American Sign Language video
tour launched this year featuring
American Art on the existing permanent
collection highlights audio tour.
Second Saturdays for Families
Second Saturdays for Families inspired
families to experience art together.
Through hands-on art projects,
family-centered tours, music and the
performing arts, families connected with
art and the Wadsworth Atheneum.
Second Saturdays for Families takes
place every month from 10am to 1pm,
and has served over 27,000 visitors since
it was conceived in 2009. A highlight of
this year was a program called Picturing
Freedom, held January 11 in collaboration
with The Amistad Center for Art &
Culture. Families explored images from
The Amistad Center’s exhibition
Emancipation!, designed their own
picture of freedom, posed with the
American flag, and joined in a jazzinspired dance performance by
EQuilibrium Dance Theatre.
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Concerts
The Sunday Serenades Chamber
Concert Series was presented in the
museum galleries in collaboration with
the Hartford Symphony Orchestra and
featured Concertmaster Leonid Sigal.
Tapestries and Corelli
Pre-concert talk by Alden Gordon, Paul
E. Raether Distinguished Professor of
Fine Arts, Trinity College
Community Arts Program
Piloted this year in Asylum Hill, the
Community Arts Program engaged local
youth in after-school programs
throughout Hartford in three sessions
that included onsite and offsite
components. The program encouraged
collaboration and communication by
fostering dialogue and art-making based
on objects in the Wadsworth
Atheneum’s collection.
Summer Community Studio
Youth from nine Hartford community
organizations participated in docentguided tours and a hands-on studio
experience that introduced elements of
art. The program was free for
participating groups.
Picasso and Prokofiev
Pre-concert talk by Oliver Tostmann,
Susan Morse Hilles Curator of
European Art
Museum on the Move:
Art and Literacy Outreach Program
Community Days
Youth are empowered by their artistic
choices as they create collages for the
Community Arts Program
This six-part program for grade 4
students explored landscapes from the
museum’s permanent collection to
develop descriptive writing skills.
Participating schools included seven
Hartford Public Schools as well as
CREC Museum Academy.
Docent-led tours allow students to exercise critical
thinking skills as they share their opinions and ideas
about the art they seecreate collages for the
Community Arts Program
Summer Pre-Collegiate Program
Two Hartford high school students, from
University High School of Science and
Engineering and Journalism and Media
Academy Magnet School, were awarded
scholarships to attend the Hartford Art
School’s Summer High School Visual Arts
Portfolio Program and participated in
associated museum visits.
Youth in the Summer Pre-collegiate Program
draw inspiration from the museum’s collection as
they prepare portfolios for college admissions
Figuratively Speaking
Developed for grades 3–5, this program
built students’ narrative, descriptive,
and expository writing skills through the
investigation of figurative artworks.
Participants included ten Hartford
schools and community organizations.
Artist Residency
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Docent-guided visits are available to
preK–12 students and are designed to
correlate with state and national
curriculum standards. This year 12,447
students toured the museum. Groups
came from 123 schools across all
eight counties in Connecticut and
represented 53 cities and towns
in Connecticut.
The Art and Writing Initiative
provided educators with rich,
curriculum-based programming that
developed students’ literacy skills
through careful looking and writing
about art in the permanent collection.
Community Programs
Virgil Marti/ MATRIX 167
Bart Roccoberton and students from
the University of Connecticut’s Puppet
Arts Program created a life mask of
artist Virgil Marti, inspired by a life
mask in Marti’s exhibition, MATRIX
167: Ode to a Hippie.
Student Tours
Art and Writing Initiative
Whistler and Ives
The Wadsworth Atheneum and The
Amistad Center for Art & Culture
offered three Community Days,
providing free admission all day and
extensive programming for visitors of all
ages: Envisionfest, Martin Luther King Jr.
Day and Juneteenth. The museum also
participated in First Night Hartford, a
festive program on New Year’s Eve.
School and Teacher Programs
Youth participating in the
Community Arts Program develop
visual literacy skills through
dialogue on docent-led tours
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Evenings for Educators
PreK–12 teachers and administrators
joined museum staff and docents for
curatorial presentations, tours of featured
exhibitions and collection areas, and
hands-on workshops illuminating
cross-curricular links. 117 educators
attended two events, and 71 Certificates
of Connecticut Professional Development
Completion were distributed. Sessions
offered were Commissioning Art: The Crown,
the Church, the Nobility and From Sea to
Shining Sea: A Panoramic View of American
Landscape Painting.
Teacher Workshops and In-Service Training
Professional development provided
educators with the tools to readily
incorporate the visual arts into their
classroom instruction. Half- and full-day
sessions were offered at the museum and
offsite. Trainings were conducted for
preK–12 teachers, homeschooling
parents, and local museum educators.
On Election Day, the museum hosted 84
teachers for an all-day professional
development workshop.
University Programs
University Tours
Docent-guided visits were available to
college and university classes and
groups, including curriculum-structured
tours that were tailored to a specific
academic course or topic. This year 1,724
students toured the museum. Groups
came from 14 colleges and universities in
Connecticut, as well as schools from
Massachusetts and New York.
Internship Program
Evenings for Educators provide opportunities
for local PreK–12 teachers to discover curricular
connections to art on view
A total of 19 interns from 14 universities
worked approximately 3,800 hours in six
departments, including: Archives,
Communications and Marketing,
Curatorial, Education, Institutional
Advancement and Library. One student
was awarded a Summer Diversity
Internship, designed to broaden
opportunities for those
underrepresented in the museum field.
Docent Program
Docent Council
96 docents volunteered more than
10,000 hours on training, preparing for
1,385 tours, evaluation, docent business,
and other activities. They engaged
17,999 visitors of all ages on guided
experiences with the museum’s
exhibitions and collections. Docents
attended 16 training sessions relating to
exhibitions, collections, and touring
strategies led by education and
curatorial staff as well as outside guest
speakers.
Eileen S. Pollack Docent Education Lecture
Over 12,000 students visited the Wadsworth
Atheneum this year to engage in an active exchange
of ideas about art and culture
A Dialogue with the Gods: Decoding the
Art of Ancient Iraq
Dorothy Keller, Professor of Fine Arts,
University of Staint Joseph
Access Programs
Library ARTpass
Professor and Librarian Previews
Chief Curator and Krieble Curator of
American Painting and Sculpture Robin
Jaffee Frank presented a series of digital
walkthroughs of Coney Island: Visions
of an American Dreamland, 1861–2008 to
area university professors and librarians
to inspire the development of related
curricula and programming.
Hartford Heritage Project
In collaboration with the Capital
Community College nursing program,
the museum offered Looking is Not
Seeing, facilitated by docents and CCC
nursing faculty. Students learned to look
at art in relation to strengthening
clinical assessment skills.
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ARTpasses are available for check out
at 199 town and school libraries,
providing free admission for two adults
and two teens and a “buy-one get-one
free” discount for films.
Free Family Passes
All students who participated in a
docent-guided visit received a pass to
return to the museum and act as tour
guides for their families.
Teacher Discovery Passes
All educators who booked a visit for
their students received a free pass
to explore the museum’s collections
and exhibitions to plan curricular
connections to be made back in the
classroom.
Evaluation
Building Evaluation Capacity
An interdepartmental team including
Georgette Auerbach Koopman Director
of Education Johanna Plummer,
Institutional Partnerships & Grants
Manager Erica Roggeveen Byrne, Visitor
Services Manager Susan Carey,
Community Programs Coordinator
Lauren Cross and Education Assistant
Jama Holchin participated in a training
series offered by Hartford Foundation
for Public Giving’s Non-Profit Support
Program, creating evaluation
instruments that align with the new
Community Engagement Initiative’s
Impact Planning Framework.
Film and Theater Programs
Art After Hours: First Thursdays
First Thursday After Hours offered
lively evening programming with total
gallery access for the public. The
monthly, themed event featured live,
local musicians and performers, artist or
curator talks, hands-on art experiences,
museum tours, complimentary hors
d’oeuvres, a cash bar, and a film
screening. Programs this year included a
Caribbean-themed block party, which
drew close to 1,200 people; a talk by
MATRIX artist Allison Schulnik
accompanied by a stop-motion film
workshop; an Indian-themed evening
with traditional dance demonstrations
and Bollywood dance lessons; and a
1970s outdoor party that had hundreds
of people dancing in the street.
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Films
The Aetna Theater film program offered
an eclectic mix of cinema and events,
including feature films, shorts, and
documentaries related to exhibitions
and the permanent collection; First
Thursday themed screenings; outdoor
showings of classic films preceded by
dinner and live music in Gengras Court;
independent and foreign cinema; and
film festival weekends. Introductions by
film scholars or special guests and
regular post-film discussions led by
Curator of Film & Theater Deborah
Gaudet enhanced audience experiences.
Highlights this year included 30
Hartford premieres; an appearance by
producer Tony Bill and actor Bob
Balaban, followed by a screening of
Gosford Park; an onstage conversation
between Director and C.E.O. Susan
Talbott and Pulitzer-Prize-winning
composer David Lang before the
showing of The Great Beauty; the
Manhattan Short Film Festival; a
screening of 12 Years a Slave, followed by
a panel discussion in collaboration with
The Amistad Center for Art & Culture,
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, and The
Mark Twain House & Museum; the 3rd
Annual Italian Film Weekend; sneak
peek screenings in collaboration with
the Mandell Jewish Community Center
of Greater Hartford; at talk by Jeanine
Basinger followed by a showing of The
Marrying Kind; The Global Lens Series
in collaboration with the Hartford
Public Library; an Interfaith Three-Part
Film Series in collaboration with CCIU;
and an appearance by filmmaker/artist
Jem Cohen followed by his film,
Museum Hours.
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Music
In collaboration with Real Art Ways and
the Hartford Jazz Society, the museum
presented a concert by the 35-piece
avant-garde group, GO: Organic
Orchestra, led by cutting-edge
composer, percussionist, and conductor
Adam Rudolph. Monthly Sunday Jazz
Brunches held in The Museum Café
featured local musicians and vocalists.
Approaching the Garden, a multimedia
musical work by American jazz
drummer and composer William
Hooker, fused percussion, spoken word,
electronics, alto sax, piano, and 3D
animation, and featured guitarist Ed
Kasparek and alto sax player Richard
McGhee III.
Dance
Aetna Theater hosted several dance
performances during the year. The Judy
Dworin Performance Project’s The
Witching Hour was presented to school
groups and evening audiences in
November. During the holiday season,
Hartford City Ballet performed The
Nutcracker Suite and CONNetic Dance
presented their annual The Nutcracker
Suite and Spicy. Inspired by Thomas
Cole’s painting, Life, Death and
Immortality, Katie Stevinson-Nollet of
Full Force Dance Theatre created a
multi-media work in collaboration with
renowned international and local
professional artists.
Partners
Program Collaborators
American School for the Deaf
The Amistad Center for Art & Culture
Bated Breath Theatre Company
Charter Oak Cultural Center
CREC Museum Academy
Connecticut Council for
Interreligious Understanding
First Night Hartford
Full Force Dance Theatre
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
Hartford Art School
Hartford Jazz Society
Hartford Public Library
Hartford Public Schools
Hartford Symphony Orchestra
Mandell Jewish Community Center
of Greater Hartford
Real Art Ways
Scapegoat Garden
Taste of Caribbean and Jerk Festival
The iQuilt Project
The Mark Twain House & Museum
The Village for Children and Families
University of Connecticut’s
Puppet Arts Program
Young! Studios
Artists, Filmmakers, Musicians, and Performers
Amazing Face Art
Anthem Band
Nikki Armstrong
Victoria Ascherman
Bob Balaban
Tony Bill
June Bisantz
Dan Blow
Donald Boudreaux
Business as Usual
Celticado
Jem Cohen
Connecticut Plein Air Society
CONNetic Dance
Laura Cook
Gonzalo Cortes
CREC Museum Academy
DanceXstudio
DENDiTM and Lee Meriwether
DJ Sorcerer Supreme
Lelaneia Dubay
Judy Dworin
Judy Dworin Performance Project
Dyn-O-Myte Disco Review
Jon Eastman
EQuilibrium Dance Theatre
Fred D. Wish Museum School
Full Force Dance Theatre
Aaron Gaudet
Goodnight Blue Moon
Handweavers’ Guild of Connecticut
Hartford Bicycle Studio
Hartford City Ballet
Hartford High School Show Choir
William Hooker
Jamilah
Jen Allen Trio
Joe Carter Samba Rio Trio
Shenel Johns
Andreas Johnsen
Norman Johnson
Amos Jones
Ed Kasparek
Kennelly Premier Drumline
Khaiim the RapOet
Dana Lauren
Jennifer Lazaroff
Tom Lee
Jeff Lipsky
Larry Maples
Virgil Marti
Mary Corso Trio
Richard McGhee III
Mel Nelson Trio
Alex Nakhimovsky
Natasha B. Miles
Sylvia Mims
Ruben Ochoa
Chris O’Herron
Krystal Portela
Gita Pullapilly
Raven
Ray of Hope Project
Carrie Ricciardelli
Bart Roccoberton
Daniel Salazar
Janakl Sarma
Alison Schulnik
Sea Tea Improv
Jamie Sherwood
Side B
Geoff Silvis
Paul Spirito
Jayshree Srikanth
Marko Stuparevic
Sofia Tosello
Tangolando
The Aquatudes
University of Connecticut
Puppet Arts Program
Washboard Slim and the Bluelights
Joel Weik
Stephanie Wheeler
XY Eli Band
Joe Young, Jr.
Scholars, Educators, and Experts
Sheila Murphy Adams
Stella Antley
Jeanine Basinger
Lois Brown
Sherry Buckberrough,
University of Hartford
Erik Clemons
Connecticut Audubon Society of Pomfret
Connecticut Authors and Publishers
Association
Marlene Eidelheit, Textile
Conservation Laboratory, Cathedral
Church of Saint John the Divine
Nonie Gadsden,
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Joshua Glick
Alden Gordon, Trinity College
Ronald Gregg
Grow Hartford
Hispanic Health Council
(MI CASA Campus)
Katherine Kane
Dorothy Keller,
University of Saint Joseph
Barbara Krauthamer
Dolores Lawler, author
Mandell Jewish Community Center
and the PJ Library
Joan Marter, Rutgers University
Mia Mask
Frank Mitchell, The Amistad Center
for Art & Culture
John Motley
Alison Norström,
George Eastman House
J.E. Rogers, author
Sankofa Kuumba
Deborah Solomon, author
Julie Wakely, author
Evaluation Partners
Building Evaluation Capacity Program,
the Hartford Foundation for Public
Giving’s Nonprofit Support Program
Evaluation Services Consulting
Randi Korn & Associates
UCONN’s Neag Center for Gifted
Education and Talent Development
Karen Wizevich
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PEOP L E , D O N O R S & G I F T S
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Executive Committee
Austin House Committee
Curatorial Committee
David W. Dangremond
President
Susan R. Chandler, Chair
Duffield Ashmead IV
Francine E. Christiansen
David W. Dangremond
Joanne Eudy
Helen B. Gray
Kathleen C. Marr
Timothy P. McLaughlin
Patrick L. Pinnell
Thomas Soyster
Karen Cronin Wheat
Linda Cheverton Wick
Laura Austin Allyn, Honorary Member
David E. Austin, Honorary Member
Donald M. Austin, Honorary Member
Jane Fenwick Goodwin, Honorary Member
Priscilla Cunningham LickDyke,
Honorary Member
Susan L. Talbott, ex officio
Robin Jaffee Frank, staff liaison
Eugene R. Gaddis, staff liaison
Linda Cheverton Wick, Chair
David W. Dangremond,
Curatorial Chair Emeritus
Duffield Ashmead IV
Coleman H. Casey
Cheryl A. Chase
Emilie de Brigard
Mary G. Dowling
Clare C. Edwards
Nancy D. Grover
Laura R. Harris
Henry R. Martin
Lori McGee
Timothy P. McLaughlin
Jay A. Morton
Samuel R. Peterson
William R. Peelle, Jr.
Susan A. Rottner
Robert H. Smith, Jr.
Susan L. Talbott, ex officio
Robin Jaffe Frank, staff liaison
Austin House Advisory Council
Education Committee
Mardges Bacon
Rosamond Bernier
Alice M. DeLana
Clare C. Edwards
Jared I. Edwards
Krystyn Hastings-Silver
Angela Lansbury
James B. Lyon
Michael R.T. Mahoney
Pauline Metcalf
Christopher Monkhouse
Helen Searing
Robert H. Smith, Jr.
J. Peter Spang
Melinda M. Sullivan
David Wright
Mary C. Fox, Chair
Marta Bentham
Diane B. Cloud
Jackie Coleman
Joanne Eudy
Michael F. Klein
Philippa Malkin
Laura McIntyre
Eileen S. Pollack
Pamela Trotman Reid
Susan A. Rottner
Rebecca Scorso
David W. Dangremond, ex officio
Susan L. Talbott, ex officio
Johanna L. Plummer, staff liaison
Susan Carey, staff
Lauren Cross, staff
Charlene Shang Miller, staff
Emily Pacini Ide, staff
Anne Butler Rice, staff
Susan A. Rottner
Past President; Chair, Governance Committee
and Compensation Committee
Henry R. Martin
Vice President and Treasurer; Chair,
Finance Committee
Cheryl A. Chase
Vice President; Chair, Facilities Committee
Officers
Board of Trustees
Honorary Trustees
Ex Officio Trustees
David W. Dangremond
President
Thomas J. Anathan
Duffield Ashmead IV
Jeffrey N. Brown
Howard L. Carver
Susan R. Chandler
Cheryl A. Chase
Francine E. Christiansen
Diane B. Cloud
Halsey M. Cook
Frederick C. Copeland
Carol L. Covello
Laura A. Dambier
David W. Dangremond
Emilie de Brigard
Joanne Eudy
Deanna Fidler
Mary C. Fox
Laura R. Harris
Michael F. Klein
Henry R. Martin
Thomas A. McEachin
Lori McGee
David R. McHale
Timothy P. McLaughlin
Robert M. Mead
William R. Peelle, Jr.
Samuel R. Peterson
Margaret M.V. Preston
Esther Pryor
Pamela Trotman Reid
John M. Reynolds
Susan A. Rottner
Matthew A. Schaefer
Hy J. Schwartz
Karen Cronin Wheat
Linda Cheverton Wick
Coleman H. Casey
Mary G. Dowling
Clare C. Edwards
Carole B. French
Mary P. Gibbons
Helen B. Gray
Arnold C. Greenberg
Nancy D. Grover
Joan J. Kohn
Christopher Larsen
James B. Lyon
Conrad L. Mallett
Stephen B. Middlebrook
John H. Motley
Claire M. Pryor
Robert H. Smith, Jr.
Greg Deavens
President, The Amistad Center
for Art & Culture
Susan A. Rottner
Past President
Henry R. Martin
Vice President and Treasurer
Cheryl A. Chase
Vice President
Linda Cheverton Wick
Vice President
Hy J. Schwartz
Vice President
Lori McGee
Secretary
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Laura McIntyre
President, Docent Council
Jay A. Morton
Governor Malloy’s Designee
Eileen S. Pollack
Mayor Segarra’s Designee
Shirley Randazzo
President, Women’s Committee
Linda Cheverton Wick
Vice President; Chair, Curatorial Committee
Hy J. Schwartz
Vice President
Lori McGee
Secretary
Mary C. Fox
Chair, Education Committee
Karen Cronin Wheat
Chair, Institutional Advancement Committee
Jeffrey N. Brown
Member-At-Large; Chair,
Strategic Implementation Committee
Susan L. Talbott
ex officio
Audit Committee
Howard L. Carver, Chair
Eric D. Daniels
Jeanna Doherty
Laura R. Harris
Thomas A. McEachin
David R. McHale
Esther Pryor
Matthew A. Schaefer
David W. Dangremond, ex officio
Susan L. Talbott, ex officio
Cindy Martinez, staff liaison
Compensation Committee
Susan A. Rottner, Chair
Jeffrey N. Brown
Mary C. Fox
Henry R. Martin
Karen Cronin Wheat
David W. Dangremond, ex officio
Ethics Committee
Pamela Trotman Reid, Chair
Howard L. Carver
Cheryl A. Chase
Nancy D. Grover
Kathleen O’Connor
Linda Cheverton Wick
David W. Dangremond, ex officio
Laura McIntyre, ex officio
Shirley Randazzo, ex officio
Susan L. Talbott, ex officio
Charlene Shang Miller, staff
Edd Russo, staff
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Facilities Committee
Governance Committee
Board of Electors
Cheryl A. Chase, Chair
Jeffrey N. Brown
Coleman H. Casey
Susan R. Chandler
Halsey M. Cook
Laura A. Dambier
Emilie de Brigard
Henry R. Martin
David R. McHale
Henry M. Zachs
David W. Dangremond, ex officio
Susan L. Talbott, ex officio
Alan Barton, staff liaison
Cecil Adams, staff
Cindy Martinez, staff
Linda Roth, staff
Edd Russo, staff
Susan A. Rottner, Chair
Jeffrey N. Brown
Cheryl A. Chase
Thomas A. McEachin
Lori McGee
Karen Cronin Wheat
David W. Dangremond, ex officio
Susan L. Talbott, ex officio and staff liaison
Phoebe Allen
John Alves
Héctor Bauzá
John A.Berman
Eleanor Blake
Power Boothe
Diane Brainerd
Bonnie Castellani
Karen L. Chase
Kate M. Coley
Tina Collias
Mary H. Crary
Sheila D’Agostino
George de Brigard
Jeanna Dohert
Barbara Donahue
Renee Dubin
Jonathan Edwards
Robert Firger
Claire Galli
Frank Garofolo
Robyn Gengras
Alden R. Gordon
Alva G. Greenberg
Lauren Greenspoon
Judith B. Greiman
JoAn K. Hagan
Carol R. Hall
Ingunn Hekneby *
Ann D. Howard
James F. Jones, Jr.
Karen A. Kelleher
Tai Soo Kim
Kathleen G. Kraczkowsky
Leena K. Langeland
David Louden
Elizabeth Malley
Marcia Reid Marsted
Lorraine Parsons
Marlene Passman
Genevieve Pfaff
Janet Flagg Rawlins
Sharon Rizikow
Kelvin Roldan
Richard Rumohr
Sonia Shipman
Linda Bland Sonnenblick
Thomas W. Soyster
Keith Stevenson
Ileen Swerdloff
Jerry Theodorou
Charles Tingley
J. Frank Travis
Pedro Valentin, Jr.
Eugenia Villagra
Krystian von Speidel
Judith S. Wawro
Eric M. Zachs
Judy Zinn
Film and Theater Committee
Jay A. Morton, Chair
Karen Baldwin
Helen Bartlett
Jeanine Basinger
Gary L. Carter
Carol L. Covello
Emilie de Brigard
Joshua Glick
Laura R. Harris
Timothy P. McLaughlin
Eileen S. Pollack
Karen Cronin Wheat
David W. Dangremond, ex officio
Susan L. Talbott, ex officio
Deborah A. Gaudet, staff liaison
Finance Committee
Henry R. Martin, Chair
Coleman H. Casey
Frederick C. Copeland
Greg Deavens
Robert Firger
Judith B. Greiman
Robert M. Mead
Susan A. Rottner
Karen Cronin Wheat
David W. Dangremond, ex officio
Matthew A. Schaefer, ex officio
Susan L. Talbott, ex officio
Cindy Martinez, staff liaison
Institutional Advancement Committee
Karen Cronin Wheat, Chair
Duffield Ashmead IV
Susan R. Chandler
Lori McGee
John M. Reynolds
Barbara Ward
Henry M. Zachs
David W. Dangremond, ex officio
Susan L. Talbott, ex officio
Kimberly Reynolds, staff liaison
Investment Committee
Matthew A. Schaefer, Chair
Gary L. Carter
Arnold C. Greenberg
Edward Lewis
Jeffrey G. Marsted
Thomas A. McEachin
Margaret M.V. Preston
Susan A. Rottner
David M. Roth
David W. Dangremond, ex officio
Henry R. Martin, ex officio
Susan L. Talbott, ex officio
Cindy Martinez, staff liaison
Strategic Implementation Committee
Jeffrey N. Brown, Chair
Francine E. Christiansen
Nancy D. Grover
Henry R. Martin
William R. Peelle, Jr.
Karen Cronin Wheat
David W. Dangremond, ex officio
*Deceased
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Donors
$10,000,000–$5,000,000
Estate of Charles H. Schwartz
$4,999,999–$1,000,000
Connecticut Department of Economic
and Community Development
$999,999–$500,000
Anonymous
$499,999–$250,000
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
The Douglas Tracy Smith and Dorothy
Potter Smith Fund
$249,999–$100,000
Beatrice Fox Auerbach Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. David W. Dangremond
Greater Hartford Arts Council
Sherman Fairchild Foundation, Inc.
The Henry Luce Foundation
Travelers
$99,999–$50,000
Aetna Inc.
The Cheryl Chase and Stuart Bear Family
Foundation
Estate of Charles G. Woodward Trust
Estate of Eva Andrews Trust
Joyce and Andrew J. Mandell
Esther Pryor
Mrs. Millard H. Pryor, Jr. and the Pryor
Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
The Gladys and Roland Harriman
Foundation
The Hartford Financial Services Group,
Inc.
The Larsen Fund
Vincent Dowling Family Foundation
William and Alice Mortensen Foundation
$49,999–$20,000
Dr. Duffield Ashmead IV and Mr. Eric
Ort
Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Carver
Coleman H. and Jo Champlin Casey
Halsey and Michele Cook
Emilie and Raul de Brigard
Decorative Arts Council of the
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Goldfarb
Laura R. Harris
Institute of Museum and Library Services
J. Walton Bissell Foundation, Inc.
Lincoln Financial Group
Mr. and Mrs. Liam E. McGee
Metlife
National Endowment for the Humanities
Northern Trust
John M. Reynolds and Garrett Reynolds
Mr. and Mrs. David M. Roth
Susan and Joel Rottner
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Schaefer
Remy and Hy Schwartz
Stockman Family Foundation
United Technologies Corporation
Linda Cheverton Wick and Walter Wick
The Zachs Family
$19,999–$10,000
Bank of America
Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Brainerd
Susan R. Chandler
Francine and Stephan Christiansen
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Copeland, Jr.
Ensworth Charitable Foundation
Estate of Harriet Bundy
Fairview Capital Partners
Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Fox
Mr. and Mrs. Robinson A. Grover
Guy Carpenter & Company, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Jarvis
Joan J. Kohn
Mr. and Mrs. Irving Kuznetzow
Christopher and Janet Larsen
Legrand, North America
James B. Lyon
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Mead
Jeffrey G. and Marcia Reid Marsted
Sharon and Henry Martin
Thomas and Elsee McEachin
Tim McLaughlin and Marian Kellner
Jay Morton and Michael Phillips
Northeast Utilities
Susan O’Connor and Ray O’Connor
Mr. and Mrs. Peter R. Pearson
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Peelle, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Sam Peterson
Belle K. Ribicoff
Betsy and David E. Sams, Jr.
Linda Bland Sonnenblick
The Harry E. Goldfarb Family
Foundation
University of Connecticut
University of Hartford
Wells Fargo Bank
$9,999–$5,000
Kenneth Anderson and Karen Kelleher
AT&T
Bank of New York Mellon
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey N. Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Carrier
Consigli Construction Co. Inc.
Carol and Tim Covello
Dr. Harry M. Day Charitable Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Jared I. Edwards
Fisher Foundation, Inc.
Ellen Jeanne Goldfarb Memorial
Charitable Trust
Estate of Thelma J. Levin
Mr. and Mrs. Dan R. Eudy
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Fuller
Mary P. Gibbons
Helen B. Gray
Beverly P. and Arnold C. Greenberg
Hartford Hospital
Healthy Source Catering
Henkel Corporation
Hoffman Auto Group
Robert and Judith Kamerschen
Mr. and Mrs. Todd Kaufman
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Kelmar
William Knight and Jill Adams
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Klein
Landmark Partners Inc.
Art and Suzanne Langlais
Mr. and Mrs. Roger S. Loeb
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Low
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. O’Connor
Orthopedic Associates of Hartford
Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Parsons
Mr. and Mrs. Elliott B. Pollack
Margaret M. Preston and Michael
Preston
Rockville Bank
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Schwartz
Sharon W. and Robert H. Smith, Jr.
Sontag Advisory LLC
Stanley Black & Decker
The Burton and Phyllis Hoffman
Foundation, Inc.
The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection &
Insurance Company
The Katharine K. McLane and Henry R.
McLane Charitable Trust
The William H. and Rosanna T. Andrulat
Charitable Foundation
J. Frank Travis
US Trust Company of Connecticut
Mr. and Mrs. David Weaver
Webster Bank
Nadine F. West and Arnold B. West
John H. P. Wheat and Karen C. Wheat
William H. Prusoff Foundation
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$4,999–$1,000
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas G. Adkins
Aldo DeDominicis Foundation
Phoebe and P. K. Allen
Joel B. Alvord
Anne P. and Andrew Pinto Fund
Anonymous Fund No. 46 at the Hartford
Foundation for Public Giving
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Bator
John and Laura Berman
Dr. and Mrs. Ellison Berns
Bingham McCutchen LLP
Ulrich Birkmaier
Eleanor W. Blake
Thomas Bow
Bradley, Foster & Sargent, Inc.
Dr. Sybille Brewer
Kent Brittan
Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Budd
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen H Burrall, Jr.
Karen and John Byrne
Professors Jean Cadogan and Alden
Gordon
Capital Community College
Mr. and Mrs. Austin Carey, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. David E. A. Carson
Anne and Frederick Castellani
Elaine L. Charendoff
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold L. Chase
Cheney Family Fund at the Hartford
Foundation for Public Giving
Blair Childs
CohnReznick
Sara Marcy Cole
Dr. and Mrs. James Collias
Connecticut Humanities
Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Corcoran III
Joseph Costa and James Northrop
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Cotthaus
James T. Cowdery and Linda AlexanderCowdery
Brie Quinby and Evan Cowles
Mary H. Crary
Sheila and John D’Agostino
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Deasy
George de Brigard and Meg MorseSchindler
Elizabeth and Larry Dexheimer
Karen L. Chase and Dr. Charles M.
Dickson
Elizabeth di Mauro
Donatella Dina
Barbara Donahue
Christine M. Doty
Mary G. Dowling
Nathan L. Dubin
Effie Economos
Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
Daniel Elias and Karen M. Keane
Ruth L. Ellison
Dr. and Mrs. Anthony A. Ferrante
Hinda N. Fisher
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Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. Fisher
Barbara L. Flynn
Letty Fonteyne
Nathan L. Frank and Krystian von
Speidel
John and Carole Bailey French
Mrs. Robert E. Galli
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Gaudet
Aaron and Sandra Gersten
Jill A. Mitchell and Aaron Gettinger
Alva G. Greenberg
Steven and Blanche Goldenberg
Rick Gowen
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Gworek
JoAn K. Hagan
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Hall
Hermann Family Charitable Foundation
Ann and Joseph Howard
Dr. Mark W. Izard
David and Sharon Jepson
Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Johnson, Jr.
Ryoung Ja and Tai Soo Kim
Mr. and Mrs. Bernhard L. Kohn, Jr.
Diane Korntheuer and Peter Grzybala
Bernard and Gale Kosto
Lee G. Kuckro
David Lang and Dr. Nancy M. Stuart
Dr. Leena K. Langeland
Margaret and Roger Lawson
Elizabeth Leete
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Levy
Dr. Courtland G. Lewis and Barbara A.
Lewis
Carol LeWitt
Helen Lewtan
Adlyn and Ted Loewenthal
Gerard M. Lupacchino and Lynn C.
Beaulieu
Cynthia Mackay
Diane S. and Michael Macris
Manchester Community College
Leta W. Marks
Kathleen Coville Marr
Antonie Murray Martin
Cynthia and Luis Martinez
Mr. and Mrs. Derek Matus
Roy A. McAlpine and Emily Estes
Earl F. McMahon and Dina Plapler
Kevin McNamara and the Rev. Craig
Nowak
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen B. Middlebrook
Gisele and Nick Miller
Marjorie E. Morrissey
John H. Motley
Heather and Edwin Nadeau III
Marianne S. Donahue and Joseph P.
Namnoun
Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Oswald
Sally Wister and Robert D. Parrott
Marlene Passman
Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Petrie
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Pfaff
Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation
Mrs. Sidney Pinney
Alexis R. Popik and William C. Popik
Pullman & Comley, LLC
Karen Purviance and Dr. David C.
Purviance
Drs. Pamela T. and Irvin D. Reid
Robinson & Cole LLP
Margeurite Rose and Dr. Robert Rose
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rosenthal
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Roxe
Dr. Elizabeth N. Rumohr and Mr.
Richard F. Rumohr
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Russak
Mrs. Peter Russell
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Sappington
Mary T. Sargent
Marilyn C. Schwedel
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory F. Servodidio
Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Scherer, Jr.
Jeannette B. Schermerhorn
Mr. and Mrs. Allyn Seymour
Tina Shepard
Shepherd Monson Holcombe Fund No. 3
at the Hartford Foundation for Public
Giving
Shipman & Goodwin LLP
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Shipman
Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Shivery
Mr. and Mrs. Brett N. Silvers
Skinner Auctioneers & Appraisers
Tyler Smith and Lyn Walker
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Soyster
Henry “Skip” Steiner
Mr. and Mrs. Keith A. Stevenson
Marge and Ted Storrs
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel D. Stout
Justin Sullivan
Melinda Martin Sullivan and Paul R. C.
Sullivan
Ileen and Mark Swerdloff
Susan L. Talbott and Basil Talbott
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Taylor
The Alexander M. and Catherine Maus
Wright Charitable Trust
The George A. and Grace L. Long
Foundation
The Phoenix Companies, Inc.
The Shulansky Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Theodorou
Trinity College
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Tyo
University of Saint Joseph
Ira Unschuld
Mr. and Mrs. H. Alex Vance, Jr.
J. P. and Marie-Claire van Rooy
Hope W. Vath
Douglas and Priscilla B. Viets
Eugenia and Victor Villagra
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. von Dohlen
Mr. and Mrs. David Wadstrup
Marie Ruth Wall
Margery and Robert Warren
Mrs. N. William Wawro
Edie and Bob Whitman
Will K. Wilkins
Martin Wolman and Nancy Fischbach
Women’s Committee of the Wadsworth
Atheneum Museum of Art
Eric and Jessica Zachs Family Foundation
Eleanor E. Zajac
Suzanne E. Zajac
Judy and John Zinn
Pavel Zoubok and Paul Bagdio
$999–$500
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph P. Adkins
Alix, Yale & Ristas
Ann Beha Architects
Thomas Ayars and Kathryn Garre-Ayars
Ingunn Hekneby* and Michael P. Bassock
Mr. and Mrs. John Bell
Eric Ben-Kiki and Katie Bradley
Mr. and Mrs. Jon Bertus
Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Blau
Mr. and Mrs. Harold C. Buckingham, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. William Busch III
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Carter
Sanford Cloud, Jr. and Dr. Diane Cloud
Sandra E. Conlin
Connecticut Council for Interrreligious
Understanding, Inc.
Cowdery & Murphy, LLC
Dr. and Mrs. James Cox-Chapman
Mr. and Mrs. Michael D’Agostino
Catherine Daly
Alice M. DeLana
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Dickstein
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Dunn
Dolores P. Dworak
Priscilla T. Eatherton
Richard Feinberg and Ellen Thomson
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Firger
Lawrence R. Fish
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Flaks
Marilda Gándara and Scott O’Keefe
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Garrison
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gervasi
Sylvie Glickstein
Peter Good and Janet Cummings Good
Mr. and Mrs. Mark B. Gossner
Mr. and Mrs. R. Nelson Griebel
Mr. and Mrs. Welles R. Guilmartin
Annette Lemieux and Erik Hansen
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Harriman
Brian E. Harvey and Sherry A. Manetta
Dr. Patricia P. Hatch and Gilbert K.
Hatch, Jr.
Della Hennelly
Hitchcock Printing
Kent Holsinger and Bill D. Cannon
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Howey
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Jacobs, Jr.
JCJ Architecture, Inc.
Daniel P. Johnson and Ruslana Plude
Kingswood-Oxford School
Mr. and Mrs. John Kinney
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Kleinman
Yale Kneeland
Mr. and Mrs. Keith L. Knowlton
Bradford Korder
Louise W. Korder
Mr. and Mrs. Andres N. Kukk
Sylvia Lazarus
Janet and Fred Leonberger
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Levine
Mr. and Mrs. James Lumia
Lance B. Lundberg
Mark Twain House
McCarter & English LLP
Sharon McCormick
Laura L. McIntyre
Andrea Miller-Keller
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher P. Mocciae
Bob and Ami Montstream
Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Mueller
George Murnaghan
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Nelson
Margaret S. Patricelli
Mr. and Mrs. Brewster B. Perkins
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Pierce
Pronto Printing
Dr. Wayne S. Rawlins and Janet Flagg
Rawlins
Alvin B. Reiner
Kimberly and Joe Reynolds
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Riege
Mr. and Mrs. Ezra H. Ripple IV
Douglas H. Robins
Rosalie Roth
Sara R. and Alan A. Dun Fund at the
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
Richard Scheuch
Dr. Jonathan Schreiber and Sherry G.
Schreiber
Securitas Security Services USA, Inc.
Joseph M. Shortall and Sara L. Bernstein
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson A. Sly, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Smith
Vivian Chow and Randy Smith
Ruth A. Solie
Theodore M. Space and Martha Collins
Mr. and Mrs. James G. Sutton
Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Swibold
The Loomis Chaffee School
The Taft School
The Walker Group
Mr. and Mrs. H. Grant Thomas
Bettye H. Turitto
Sally Merry Willis and Kelly Merry
Judith M. Zachs
Gifts In Kind
Arthur Murray’s Dance Studio
of New Britain
Ballard Institute and Museum of
Puppetry at the
University of Connecticut
BeadyDeeDee
Bushnell Park Foundation
DanceXstudio
Stan Guzek
Hartford Argentine Tango Society
Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection
& Insurance Company
Knox Parks Foundation
Robin Lehman
ONYX Moonshine
Peppercorn’s Grill
Popcorn Movie Posters Company
Relic Brewing
S&S Worldwide
Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Shapiro
Stackpole Moore Tryon Tuesday’s
Tanduay Asian Rum
Ted’s Montanta Grill
The Mill on the River Restaurant
YELP
ZeroDefect Designs
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Corporate & Institutional Members
Matching Gifts
Aetna, Inc.
Alix, Yale & Ristas
Bank of America
Bingham McCutchen LLP
Bradley, Foster & Sargent, Inc.
Capitol Region Education Council
Christie’s
CohnReznick
Cowdery & Murphy, LLC
Data-Mail, Inc.
Discover RE Insurance
Dowling & Partners Securities, LLC
Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
Halloran & Sage LLP
Hartford Seminary
Henkel Corporation
JCJ Architecture, Inc.
Legrand, North America
Lincoln Financial Group
Manchester Community College
McCarter & English LLP
MetLife
Northeast Utilities
Northern Trust
Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation
Robinson & Cole LLP
S.H. Smith & Company, Inc.
Shipman & Goodwin LLP
The Barnes Group, Inc.
The Connecticut Light and
Power Company
The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection
& Insurance Company
The Phoenix Companies, Inc.
The Walker Group
Travelers
United Technologies Corporation
Webster Bank
Woodland Moving and Warehouse
WorldBusiness Capital
Institutional Members
American School for the Deaf
Avon Old Farms School
Capital Community College
Kingswood-Oxford School
Miss Porter’s School, Inc.
Polish Cultural Club of Greater Hartford
The First Church of Christ in Hartford
The Loomis Chaffee School
The Taft School
Trinity College
University of Connecticut
University of Hartford
University of Saint Joseph
Watkinson School
Aetna Foundation, Inc.
AIG
Apple, Inc.
Bank of America Foundation, Inc.
ExxonMobil Foundation
GE Foundation
ING Foundation
Johnson & Johnson
The CIGNA Foundation
The Ford Foundation
The Lincoln Financial Foundation
The Prudential Foundation
The Walt Disney Company Foundation
Travelers
United Technologies Corporation
United Way of Central &
Northeastern Connecticut
Verizon Foundation
Film Program
Anonymous
Connecticut Council for
Interrreligious Understanding, Inc.
Carol and Tim Covello
James B. Lyon
Joyce D. and Andrew J. Mandell
Andrea Miller-Keller
Gregory and Camille Servodidio
Premier Members
We gratefully acknowledge the following
patrons who graciously support the
Annual Fund with a gift to our Premier
Membership program.
Society of Daniel Wadsworth
J. Pierpont Morgan Society
$50,000 and above
The Cheryl Chase and
Stuart Bear Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. David W. Dangremond
Mrs. Millard H. Pryor, Jr.
and the Pryor Foundation
Esther Pryor
Chick Austin Circle
$49,999–$25,000
Emilie and Raul de Brigard
Vincent Dowling Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Liam E. McGee
Mr. and Mrs. David M. Roth
Director’s Council
$24,999–$15,000
Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Carver
Laura R. Harris
Joan J. Kohn
Christopher and Janet Larsen
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Peelle, Jr.
John M. Reynolds and Garrett Reynolds
Linda Cheverton Wick and Walter Wick
The Zachs Family
Benefactors
$14,999–$10,000
Dr. Duffield Ashmead IV
and Mr. Eric Ort
Coleman H. and Jo Champlin Casey
Susan Chandler
Francine and Stephan Christiansen
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Copeland, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Fox
Mr. and Mrs. Robinson A. Grover
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Jarvis
Sharon and Henry Martin
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Mead
Tim McLaughlin and Marian Kellner
Mr. and Mrs. Peter R. Pearson
Susan and Joel Rottner
Betsy and David E. Sams, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Schaefer
Remy and Hy Schwartz
Fellows
$9,999–$5,000
Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Brainerd
Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Carrier
Halsey and Michele Cook
Carol and Tim Covello
Mr. and Mrs. Dan R. Eudy
Mary P. Gibbons
Helen B. Gray
Beverly P. and Arnold C. Greenberg
Robert and Judith Kamerschen
Mr. and Mrs. Todd Kaufman
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Klein
James B. Lyon
Jeffrey G. and Marcia Reid Marsted
Thomas and Elsee McEachin
Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Parsons
Belle K. Ribicoff
Linda Bland Sonnenblick
J. Frank Travis
Member
$4,999–$2,500
Joel B. Alvord
Kenneth Anderson and Karen Kelleher
John and Laura Berman
Kent Brittan
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey N. Brown
Professors Jean Cadogan
and Alden Gordon
Mr. and Mrs. David E. A. Carson
Anne and Frederick Castellani
Elaine L. Charendoff
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold L. Chase
Dr. and Mrs. James Collias
Sheila and John D’Agostino
George de Brigard and
Meg Morse-Schindler
Mary G. Dowling
Effie Economos
Mr. and Mrs. Jared I. Edwards
Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. Fisher
Letty Fonteyne
John and Carole Bailey French
Mrs. Robert E. Galli
Alva G. Greenberg
Ann and Joseph Howard
Dr. Mark W. Izard
Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Johnson, Jr.
Ryoung Ja and Tai Soo Kim
Mr. and Mrs. Bernhard L. Kohn, Jr.
Diane Korntheuer and Peter Grzybala
Bernard and Gale Kosto
Lee G. Kuckro
Margaret and Roger Lawson
Carol LeWitt
Mr. and Mrs. Roger S. Loeb
Joyce and Andrew J. Mandell
Gisele and Nick Miller
Marjorie E. Morrissey
Jay Morton and Michael Phillips
Marianne S. Donahue and
Joseph P. Namnoun
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. O’Connor
Dr. and Mrs. Sam Peterson
Mrs. Sidney Pinney
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Pfaff
Mr. and Mrs. Elliott B. Pollack
Margaret M. and Michael Preston
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Roxe
Mary T. Sargent
Jeannette B. Schermerhorn
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Schwartz
Alan R. and Marilyn C. Schwedel
Mr. and Mrs. Allyn Seymour
Sharon W. and Robert H. Smith, Jr.
Tyler Smith and Lyn Walker
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Shipman
Mr. and Mrs. Keith A. Stevenson
Ileen and Mark Swerdloff
Susan L. Talbott and Basil Talbott
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. von Dohlen
Dr. Wayne S. Rawlins and
Janet Flagg Rawlins
John H. P. Wheat and Karen C. Wheat
Martin Wolman and Nancy Fischbach
Eric and Jessica Zachs Family Foundation
Atheneum Associates
$2,499–$1,000
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas G. Adkins
Phoebe and P. K. Allen
Mr. and Mrs. John Bell
Dr. and Mrs. Ellison Berns
Eleanor W. Blake
Dr. Sybille Brewer
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen H Burrall, Jr.
Karen and John Byrne
Mr. and Mrs. Austin Carey, Jr.
Karen L. Chase and Charles M. Dickson
Blair Childs
Sara Marcy Cole
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel P. Cooley
Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Corcoran III
James T. and Linda Alexander-Cowdery
Mary H. Crary
Elizabeth di Mauro
Barbara Donahue
Christine M. Doty
Mrs. Nathan L. Dubin
Ruth L. Ellison
Dr. and Mrs. Anthony A. Ferrante
Barbara L. Flynn
Nathan L. Frank and
Krystian von Speidel
Aaron and Sandra Gersten
Steven and Blanche Goldenberg
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Goldfarb
Rick Gowen
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Gworek
JoAn K. Hagan
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Hall
Hermann Family Charitable Foundation
David and Sharon Jepson
Dr. Leena K. Langeland
Elizabeth Leete
Adlyn and Ted Loewenthal
Diane S. and Michael Macris
Leta W. Marks
Kathleen Coville Marr
Antonie Murray Martin
Cynthia and Luis Martinez
Roy A. McAlpine and Emily Estes
Earl F. McMahon and Dina Plapler
John H. Motley
Marlene Passman
Alexis R. Popik and William C. Popik
Brie Quinby and Evan Cowles
Dr. Elizabeth N. Rumohr and
Richard F. Rumohr
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Russak
Mrs. Peter Russell
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Sappington
Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Scherer, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Shivery
The Shulansky Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Soyster
Henry “Skip” Steiner
Marge and Ted Storrs
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel D. Stout
Melinda Martin Sullivan and
Paul R. C. Sullivan
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Theodorou
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Tyo
Ira Unschuld
J. P. and Marie-Claire van Rooy
Mr. and Mrs. H. Alex Vance, Jr.
Hope W. Vath
Douglas and Priscilla B. Viets
Eugenia and Victor Villagra
Marie Ruth Wall
Margery and Robert Warren
Mrs. N. William Wawro
Edie and Bob Whitman
Sally Wister and Robert D. Parrott
Eleanor E. Zajac
Suzanne E. Zajac
Judy and John Zinn
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Special Contributions
We are delighted to recognize the following
donors who have provided for the
Wadsworth Atheneum in their estate
plans. Their foresight and generosity
will play a key role in ensuring the
Museum’s future growth and success.
Legacy Society
Duffield Ashmead IV and Eric Ort
Barbara and Richard Booth
Joan E. Brown* and J. Ernest Gross*
Hugh S. Campbell*
Sue and Howard Carver
Jo Champlin Casey and
Coleman H. Casey++
Susan R. Chandler
Mary H. Crary++
George David++
Emilie and Raul de Brigard
Esther de Neufville++*
Ronnie A.* and Raymond H. Deck*
Alice M. DeLana++
Lucille A. Diorio*
William D. Eppes*
Muriel and Karl Fleischmann++
Frank Garofolo and Donald Osborne
Nancy D. and Robinson A. Grover++
Mrs. Frederick Hamilton*
Katherine F. Hoffman*++
Shepherd M. Holcombe, Sr.*++
Helen Kaman*
Lilian N. Kezerian++
Christopher and Janet Larsen++
Henry Link
James B. Lyon++
Marily MacKinnon and
Charles Gorrondona++
Laura McIntyre
Andrew C. McKirdy
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen B. Middlebrook++
Barbara C.* and Robert K. Mooney*++
Richard M. Murray
Ann S. Parkhurst
Claire M. Pryor and Millard H. Pryor*++
John M. Reynolds
Hal and Patty Sprague
Marie L. St. John++
Mr.* and Mrs.* Talcott Stanley++
Melinda M. and Paul R.C. Sullivan++
Patricia A. Wiggins*
Karen C. and John H.P. Wheat++
* deceased
++ charter members
Trust and Estate Gifts
Estate of Eva Andrews Trust
Estate of Harriet Bundy Trust
Estate of Thelma J. Levin
Estate of Charles J. Schwartz
Estate of Charles G. Woodward Trust
Sarah Goodwin Austin Memorial Fund Donors
George Murnaghan
Sharon W. and Robert H. Smith, Jr.
In Memoriam Gifts
In Memory of Joan Brown
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Washburn, Jr.
Barbara Donahue
Antonie Murray Martin
Emily W. Rankin
Dr. and Mrs. John F. Raycroft
Rosalie Lee
In Memory of Dinah Danseyar
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard D. Albert
Joan J. Blumenthal
Cathleen Collins
Celia Dondes and Robert Kerzner
Elizabeth Foxman
Mary K. Godar
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hewett
Lillian N. Kezerian
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Morgenstern
Ms. Yvonne Rogow
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Shapiro
In Memory of Carolyn Locke de Kanter
Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Brochu
Janet Locke Genest
In Memory of Dana DeLoach
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Bator
In Memory of Joyce Hale
North Central Connecticut
Lawyers Association
The Honorable and
Mrs. Arnold W. Aronson
Mr. and Mrs. James Babcock
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Brown
Bernice Crim
Susan Cronin
Trudy Daly
Mary Elva Erf
Mr. and Mrs. John Gavin
Elizabeth M. Hamilton
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard LaRiviere
J. Steve Martin and Sandra L. Neely
Nancy Mulcahy
Reverend Mark L. Noonan
Diana W. O’Brien
Betsy Olmsted and Dick Walsh
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Palatine
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Rheaume
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Steffens, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. David Zogbaum
Art Study Group of Glastonbury
Mr. and Mrs. Donald P. Peterson
Donald Degray
Marie Varrone
Eileen Camp
In Memory of Carol M. Krute
Cheney Family Fund at the Hartford
Foundation for Public Giving
In Memory of Virginia McCullough
Patricia Bullock
Leonida Burnham
Kathleen Cramer
Mr. and Mrs. George Hagi
Gary Hawrylko
Mr. and Mrs. William Hunt
Cindy McKee
Jeff Morell
Mr. and Mrs. John Murray
William Perry
Anne Salonia
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Serra
Carol W. Scoville
In Honor Gifts
In Honor of Cheryl Chase’s Birthday
Mr. and Mrs. David M. Roth
In Honor of V.J. Dowling
Frank Majors
In Honor of Alyce Perry Englund
Society of American
Period Furniture Makers
In Honor of the 50th Wedding Anniversary
of Anita & Anthony Ferrante
Dr. and Mrs. Harold Moskowitz
In Honor of the 35th Wedding Anniversary
of Andrea Levy & Neal Freuden
Fred Cantor
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Levy
In Honor of Linda Roth’s Birthday
Rosalie Roth
In Honor of Linda and David Roth
Virginia Kennedy
In Honor of Carol Urick
Thomas Lange
In Honor of Walter Wick
Belle K. Ribicoff
In Honor of Linda and Walter Wick
Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Blau
Sixteenth Annual Talcott
Stanley Golf Classic
We are grateful to the following
supporters for their contributions to
the success of the Sixteenth Annual
Talcott Stanley Golf Classic, held on
September 18, 2013. Each year, this
tournament honors the memory of
Talcott Stanley and looks back on his
life with gratitude for the commitment
he had to the Wadsworth Atheneum.
Presenting Sponsor
Dowling & Partners
Junior Sponsor
Guy Carpenter
Silver Sponsor
Legrand, North America
Golf Cart Sponsor
Orthopedic Associates of Hartford, P.C.
Corporate Sponsor
AT&T
Food & Beverage Sponsor
Healthy Source Catering
Individual Sponsors
Thomas Bow
Kent Brittan
Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Carver
Fred Castellani
William H. Prusoff Foundation
Sontag Advisory
David Weaver
Flag Sponsors
Hitchcock Printing & Distribution
Pronto Printing
S&S Worldwide
In Memory of Fred Schlosstein
James T. Healey, Jr. and Pamela J. Dowling
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Splendor:
Seventh Annual Benefit Gala
The Wadsworth Atheneum’s largest
fundraiser of the year was a great
success, netting close to $400,000 for
exhibitions, programs and operations.
Many thanks to the individuals,
donors, artists and committee members
listed below..
Gala Sponsors
Presenting Sponsor
Northern Trust
Founding Sponsor
Aetna, Inc.
Corporate Sponsors
Fairview Capital Partners, Inc.
The Hartford Financial
Services Group, Inc.
Connecticut Light & Power,
a Northeast Utilities Company
Corporate Table Sponsors
Bank of America/U.S. Trust, Bank of
America Private Wealth Management
BNY Mellon Wealth Management
The Cheryl Chase and
Stuart Bear Family Foundation
Consigli Construction Co., Inc.
Hartford Hospital, A Hartford
HealthCare Partner
The Hartford Steam Boiler
Inspection & Insurance Co.
Hoffman Auto Group
Landmark Partners
Legrand, North America
Lincoln Financial Group
Rockville Bank Foundation
Stanley Black & Decker
The Travelers Companies, Inc.
University of Hartford
Webster Bank
The Women’s Committee of the
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Grand Patrons
Mary and David Dangremond
Emilie and Raul de Brigard
Kristi A. Matus
Mrs. Millard H. Pryor, Jr.
Linda Cheverton Wick and Walter Wick
Art Pickup
Jay Morton
Art Shipping
Drs. Pamela T. and Irvin D. Reid
Auctioneer Underwriter
Sue and Howard Carver
Framing Services
Michael and Cindy Klein
Photography Underwriter
Stephen B. Middlebrook
Program Book Printing
Thomas and Elsee McEachin
Volunteer Dinner Sponsors
Sue and Howard Carver
Emilie de Brigard
Drs. Marian Kellner and
Timothy McLaughlin
Gala Underwriters
Anonymous In Honor of
Karen C. Wheat
Susan Chandler
Dr. Diane B. Cloud and
Sanford Cloud, Jr.
Barbara Flynn In Honor of Cheryl Chase
and The Honorable Stuart Bear
Mrs. Marcia L. Kalayjian In Honor of
Claire Pryor and Karen C. Wheat
Christopher and Janet Larsen
OKAY Industries, Inc.
Drs. Pamela T. and Irvin D. Reid
Securitas Security Services USA, Inc.
Shipman & Goodwin LLP
The Zachs Family Foundation, Inc.
Northern Trust
Patrons
Duffield Ashmead IV and Eric Ort
Marcia Reid Marsted and Jeffrey Marsted
Drs. Marian Kellner and
Timothy McLaughlin
Eileen and Elliott Pollack
John and Garrett Reynolds
Sharon and Robert Smith
Linda Bland Sonnenblick and
Henry Zachs
J. P. and Marie-Claire van Rooy
Karen Cronin Wheat and John Wheat
Mary and David Dangremond
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Splendor Steering Committee
Benefit Chairs
Jay Morton
Karen Cronin Wheat
President of the Board of Trustees
David W. Dangremond
Director and CEO
Susan L. Talbott
Auction Committee
Auction Chair
Linda Cheverton Wick
Michele and Halsey Cook
Committee Members
Virginia Brown
Sam Peterson
Esther Pryor
John Reynolds
Barbara Ward
Table Hosts
Duffield Ashmead IV and Eric Ort
Virginia and Jeffrey Brown
Susan and Frederick Copeland, Jr.
Marianne Donahue and Joseph Namnoun
Joanne and Dan Eudy
Robin Jaffee Frank and Robert Frank
Mary Gibbons
Laura R. Harris
Ann and Joseph Howard
Gerard Lupacchino and Lynn C. Beaulieu
James Lyon
Marcia Reid Marsted and Jeffrey Marsted
Lori and Liam McGee
Jay Morton and Michael Phillips
Martha and Sam Peterson
John and Garrett Reynolds
Sharon Rizikow
Marguerite Rose and Robert Rose
Linda and David Roth
Susan and Joel Rottner
Remy and Hy Schwartz
Susan and Basil Talbott
The UConn Health Center
Karen Cronin Wheat and John Wheat
In Kind Support
Farmington Frame Company LLC
Singers from the Voice Program
at the Hartt School
Hitchcock Printing & Distribution
John Alves Design
Esther Pryor, Event Favors
Andrew Rubenoff, Event Designer
Swann Auction Galleries
Karen Cronin Wheat
Linda Cheverton Wick
Auction Contributors
Cecil Adams
Akua ba Fitness
Alexander Gray Associates
John Alves
Patricia and Thomas Anathan
Anonymous
Barcelona Wine Bar & Restaurant
Bella Gusta Select Oils & Vinegars
Ulrich Birkmaier
Antoine Bissieux
Carbone’s Ristorante
Ellen Carey
Nick Cave
Central Optica
City Steam Brewery Café
Kate Coley
Colt Gateway
Connecticut Ballet
Connecticut Historical Society
Consulting Ophthalmologists, P.C.
Michele and Halsey Cook
Christopher and Eileen Dadlez
Dr. Tim McLaughlin and Dr. Marian Kellner
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Emilie de Brigard
Liz Dexheimer
Zoe and Joel Dictrow
Donatella Dina
Mark Dion
John Donatich
Catherine Doocy
Larry Dooley
Elements Day Spa
Elizabeth Enders
Alyce Perry Englund
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart P. Feld
Christopher Finch
Walton Ford
Robin Jaffee Frank
Friend of the Atheneum
Virginia Gascon
Debbie Gaudet
Amy Genser
Gillette Ridge Wines
Arleen and Charles Goldberg
Grants Restaurant
Luke Gray
Zbigniew Grzyb
Ann Gund
Hamel Family Wines
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
Laura Harris
Marion Harris
Hartford Art School
Hartford Stage
Hartford Symphony Orchestra
Harvest Wine and Spirits
Healthy Source Catering
Hesterandcook.com
Patricia M. Hickson
Sarah Howes
Mar Jennings
J. Namnoun Oriental Rug Gallery
Ernest Jolicoeur
Chet Kempczynski
Kevin Edward Jewelers
Martin Kline
Kramer Portraits New York
Fay Ku
Louise Lawler
Lawrence Jeffrey Estate Jewelers
Robert Lazzarini
David Levinthal
Tamara and John Lundgren
James B. Lyon
Deidre Magnello
Manolo Blahnik
Kathleen Coville Marr
Marcia Reid Marsted
Virgil Marti
Max Restaurant Group
Maytag Dairy Farms
Maureen McCabe
Thomas and Elsee McEachin
Tim McLaughlin
Kevin McNamara and Craig Nowak
Sheila Metzner
Mind Your Manor, Inc.
Erin Monroe
Rashaad Newsome
Northern Trust
Ocean House
Olde Towne Coin Co., Inc.
Paul Kasmin Gallery
Sam and Martha Peterson
Philip David Jewelers
Mike Phillips
Playhouse On Park
Margaret and Michael Preston
Claire M. Pryor
Dr. and Mrs. Wayne Rawlins
R. Derwin Clothiers
Joe and Kim Reynolds
Belle K. Ribicoff
David and Linda Roth
Ed Ruscha
Hope Sandrow and Ulf Skogsbergh
B.A. Shapiro
Nancy E. Shea
Christine Shivery
S & J Multimedia
Deb Sokolow
Spruce Home & Garden
Stanley Black & Decker
Sugar Salon
Table and Vine
Susan L. Talbott
Robert Taplin
TeachArt2Me
TheaterWorks
The Bushnell Center for Performing Arts
The Education Department at the
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation
The Mark Twain House & Museum
The Mayflower Inn & Spa
The Mill at 2T
Vinifera Imports, Ltd.
Dr. Thomas P. and Barbara G. Ward
Michael Waugh
Wee Little Arts
William Wegman
James Welling
West Hartford Art League
West Side Wines & Spirits
Western Exhibitions, Chicago
Karen and John Wheat
Linda Cheverton Wick
Walter Wick
Yale University Art Gallery
Yale University Press
Pavel Zoubok and Paul A. Baglio, Jr.
Lori and Liam McGee
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S p e cial I n t e r e s t G r o u p s
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Special interest group contributions
help the Wadsworth Atheneum fund
programs and initiatives central to
our mission. We appreciate the generous
donors who founded and/or support
these special groups each year.
Auerbach Library Associates
William and Margaret Atwood
Carolyn Backmender
Eleanor Blake
Jody Blankenship
Sybille Brewer
Nathan Brody
Karen and JohnByrne
Bonnie and Fred Castellani
Susan Chandler
Charles F. Corcoran
Mary Jane.Crosson
David W. Dangremond
Patty Day
Emilie de Brigard
Sally Dickinson
Elizabeth di Mauro
Clare and Jared Edwards
Ruth Ellison
Bill Faude
Anita and Anthony Ferrante
Gene Gaddis
Claire Galli
Mary Gibbons
Alden Gordon
Eunice Groark
Nancy and Rob Grover
JoAn Hagan
Laura Harris
D. Patricia and Gil Hatch
Margaret Hoskins
Brooks and Carol Lee Joslin
Karen Ann Kelleher
Dorothy Keller
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Katherine Kane and John Kelsey
Dorothy Brooks Koopman
Gretchen LaBau
Janet Larsen
Billie Levy
Gwen and Sherwood Lewis
Miriam Lloyd-Jones
James B. Lyon
Laverne Mahoney
Emily Estes and Roy McAlpine
Lori and Liam McGee
Laura McIntyre
Timothy McLaughlin
Brenda Miller
Lee Oliver
Lorraine Parsons
Samuel Peterson
Kathleen Curran and Patrick Pinnell
Judith Pinney
Eileen Pollack
Alyce Rawlins
Belle Ribicoff
Richard Ring
Susan and Joel Rottner
Joan Shoemaker
Robert and Sharon Smith
Linda Bland Sonnenblick
Theodore Space
Marilyn Stewart
Sara Titus
Hope Vath
Lawson Ward
Judith Wawro
Karen and John Wheat
Linda Cheverton Wick and Walter Wick
Luke Williams
Sally Wister
Henry Zachs
Contemporary Coalition
Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Brainerd
Coleman H. and Jo Champlin Casey
The Cheryl Chase and
Stuart Bear Family Foundation
Halsey and Michele Cook
Mr. and Mrs. David W. Dangremond
Mr. and Mrs. Raul R. de Brigard
Alva G. Greenberg
Laura R. Harris
Joyce and Andrew J. Mandell
Jeffrey G. and Marcia Reid Marsted
Lori C. and Liam E. McGee
Mrs. Millard H. Pryor, Jr.
and the Pryor Foundation
Susan and Joel Rottner
Linda Cheverton Wick and Walter Wick
Costume & Textile Society
Victoria F. Albert
Lynne Bassett
Harriett C. Belding
Hillary Biernacki
Eleanor W. Blake
Barbara J. Boutot
Diane Brainerd
Sybille Brewer
Karen K. Byrne
Audrey B. Carlson
Sally D. Carrier
Helena Carvalho
Madelyn J. Cerrielli-Gulliver
Karen L. Chase
Christine Cherrone
Ayelet Chozick
Hyla A. Cohen
Isabel Compasso
Carol L. Covello
Sheila C. D’Agostino
Mary Dangremond
Emilie de Brigard
Marianne Donahue
Valerie Duncan
Antoinette Dupont
Clare C. Edwards
Maureen L. Egan
Ruth L. Ellison
Emily Estes
Marri D. Fairbanks
William Fairchild
Anita A. Ferrante
Susan G. Fisher
Muriel Fleischmann
Letty Fonteyne
Theresa A. Forsdick
Karen L. Fritsche
Alexa Garvin
Terry Gaudet
Sylvie Glickstein
Beverly P. Greenberg
Gloria Gworek
Carol R. Hall
Carolyn Harris
Laura R. Harris
Ingunn Hekneby*
Mary Ellen Higgison
Helen T. Hodgman
Ann D. Howard
Martha Johnson
Dianne J. Jones
Emma Jones
Karen A. Kelleher
Barbara Kiefer
Sharon Kocay
Jan P. Kritzman
Leena K. Langeland
Sylvia Lazarus
Rosalind W. Leibowitz
Heather Loranger
Gloria LoRusso
Gwendolyn Love
Cynthia K. Mackay
Coreen A. Majka Sunde
Kathleen Coville Marr
Ann McAloon
Sharon McCormick
Hannah W. McManus
Sally Merry Willis
Gisele Miller
Margaret Moon
Marjorie E. Morrissey
Margaret Myers
Patricia Noeker
Christine W. Park
Lorraine M. Parsons
Jean A. Pearson
Alyssa Perry
Genevieve Pfaff
Joanne Pierce
Eileen S. Pollack
Karen Purviance
John Reynolds
Sharon M. G. Rizikow
Megan Rockwell
Linda H. Roth
Rosalie Roth
Susan A. Rottner
Maisie Russell
Renee Samuels
Diane L. Sandler
Patty Sansone
Jeannette B. Schermerhorn
Remy Schwartz
Sonia Shipman
Sharon W. Smith
Linda B. Sonnenblick
Ileen P. Swerdloff
Rebecca Taylor
Susan M. Turner
Hope W. Vath
Krystian von Speidel
Barbara Ward
Rosanne Warmoth
M. L. Wasserstein
Karen Cronin Wheat
Edith Whitman
Linda Cheverton Wick
Judy Zinn
*deceased
Decorative Arts Council
Karen A. Kelleher and
Kenneth D. Anderson
Duffield Ashmead IV and Eric Ort
Diane and Richard Brainerd
Sybille Brewer
Karen and John Byrne
Jean and Alden Gordon
Anne and Frederick Castellani
Susan Chandler
Hyla and James Cohen
Sara Marcy Cole
Susan and Frederick Copeland, Jr.
Anna and Charles F. Corcoran, III
Carol and Tim Covello
Linda Alexander-Cowdery and
James T. Cowdery
Brie Quinby and Evan Cowles
Sheila C. and John B. D’Agostino
Mary and David Dangremond
Emilie and Raul R. de Brigard
Elizabeth A. di Mauro
Christine M. Doty
Mary Dowling
Bess and Michael* Economos
Clare C. and Jared I. Edwards
Ruth L. Ellison
Anita and Anthony Ferrante
Susan and Robert L. Fisher
Muriel and Karl Fleischmann
Letty Fonteyne
Nathan Frank and Krystian von Speidel
Deborah and John Fuller
Claire S. Galli
Sandra and Aaron Gersten
Mary P. Gibbons
Beverly and Arnold C. Greenberg
JoAn K. Hagan
Laura R. Harris
Holly and R. Stuart Holden, Jr.
Joseph G. and Ann D. Howard
Denise Robinson and Mark W. Izard
Kelly and Jonathan Jarvis
Louise and Todd Kaufman
Gale and Bernard Kosto
Lee G. Kuckro
Leena K. Langeland
Kathleen Coville Marr
Jeffery G. and Marcia Reid Marsted
Sharon and Henry R. Martin
Emily Estes and Roy McAlpine
Marian Kellner and Timothy McLaughlin
Gisele and Nicholas Miller
Jay Morton and Michael Phillips
Lorraine and Mark Parsons
Marlene Passman
Judith M. Pinney
Eileen S. and Elliott B. Pollack
Alexis and William Popik
John and Garrett Reynolds
Belle K. Ribicoff
Linda H. and David M. Roth
Susan A. and Joel J. Rottner
Sandra and Jeffrey Russak
Sonia and Mark Shipman
Sharon W. and Robert H. Smith, Jr.
Linda Bland Sonnenblick
Filomena and Thomas W. Soyster
Marge and Ted Storrs
Melinda and Paul Sullivan
Ileen and Mark Swerdloff
Marie-Claire and J. P. van Rooy
Karen C. Wheat and John H. P. Wheat
Edie and Bob Whitman
Linda Cheverton Wick and Walter Wick
Henry M. Zachs
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Docent Council
Diane S. Macris, President
Laura L. McIntyre, Vice President
Sally Wister, Secretary
Carol Genco, Treasurer
Maria Adams
Linda Alexander-Cowdery
Phoebe Allen
Pauline Arendt
Carolyn Backmender
Judith Barton
Elizabeth B. Berns
Carolann H. Birbara
Eleanor W. Blake
Donna Bozzuto
Jack Brin and Joyce Goodwin-Brin
Nathan Brody
Sarah Brown
Heidi Buatti
Cassandra A. Butler
Karen K. Byrne
Susan L. Carey
Anne Castellani
Carol L. Covello
Mary Jane Crosson
Alicia Cuervo
Sheila C. D’Agostino
Jean E. Davis
Patty Day
Jane Domke, Emerita
Elizabeth Doughney
Ann D. Drake
Cathy Doocy Drake
Ruth L. Ellison
Joanne L. Eudy
Anita A. Ferrante
Linda Flowers, Emerita
Deborah H. Fuller
Claire S. Galli
JoAn K. Hagan
Elizabeth M. Hamilton, Emerita
Laura R. Harris
Della Hennelly
Margaret M. Hoskins, Emerita
Taka Iwashita
Joan T. Kenney*
Lillian Kezerian
Diane Kopp
Mary Ann Kouyoumjian
Gretchen LaBau
Elise LaFosse
Marcia Lahens
Leena K. Langeland
Tracy Lawlor
Esther Levitt, Emerita
Andrea F. Levy
Gwen Lewis
Sihui Liu
Miriam Lloyd-Jones
Grace Loeffler
Yolanda Lowell
Agnes M. Luby, Emerita
Elizabeth L. Malley
Leta W. Marks
Susan B. Meisler
Kristina Metcalfe
Gisele Miller, Emerita
Nancy Morgenstern
Ann B. Mulcahy
Tatyana Nadgor
June B. Nelson, Emerita
Lee H. Oliver
Myra Panitch, Emerita
Lorraine M. Parsons
Paula L. Polivy, Emerita
Strom Scherie
Henry Schwartz
Joan Sereda*
Joan Shoemaker
Virginia S. Smith
Henrietta Stargardter
Mervyn F. Strauss
Maureen Tesoro
Sara S. Titus
Lauren Toppin
Joan Traverso
Melinda Trummel
Carol A. Urick
Hope W. Vath
Eugenia Villagra
Sandra Voice
Lawson Ward
Rosanne Warmoth
Marion P. Zaffino
Kimberly P. Zimmermann
Judy Zinn
*deceased
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Women’s Committee of the
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Shirley Randazzo
President
Terry Gaudet
Past President
Rose Zbikowski
Vice President of Volunteers
Anna Maria Cerza
Vice President of Events
Judy Gunning
Vice President of External Affairs /
First Vice President
Kathleen Lamy
Treasurer
Sherry Harriman
Recording Secretary
Mary King
Corresponding Secretary
Marlene Adkins, Program Chair
Sally Alubicki
Anne S. Alvord
Millicent E. Benner
Cheri Bertus
Susan W. Bigelow
Susan Blair,
Festival of Trees & Traditions Chair
Elissa F. Breiling, Hospitality Chair
Jane E. Britton
Christine Brunette
Susan W. Bullis
Elizabeth T. Carter
Anna Maria Cerza
Geraldine Chamberlain, Festival of Trees
& Traditions Chair
Francine E. Christiansen
Nancy A. Clark
Lisa Cole
Kate M. Coley, Flower Committee
Tina Collias, Flower Committee
Isabel Compasso
Sandra E. Conlin
Sheila D’Agostino
Christine D’Angelo,
Fine Art & Flowers Chair
Emilie de Brigard
Kathleen Walsh Deasy,
Day Art Tours Chair
Virginia M. DiBella
Pauline M. Dickstein,
Reserves Chair
Constance G. Dix
Carol S. Doeg
Judy W. Drake
Lois Druckemiller
Fern G. Drutman
Renee Dubin
Effie Economou
Paige Falasco
Susan J. Fellingham
Nora K. Fox
Irene R. Gaffney
Nancy K. Galligan
Terry Gaudet
Sharon Genovese
Audrey J. Gervais
Mary P. Gibbons
Linda D. Gooden
Dee Gordon
Judith K. Gunning
Patricia K. Hadlow
Donna Halloran
Sherry Harriman
Susan S. Hatch
Ingunn Hekneby*,
Flower Committee
Anita Herbst
Adlyn H. Hickey
Susan Horn
Lynn Horne,
Fine Art & Flowers Chair
M. Cynthia Houlihan
Ann D. Howard
Karin James, Festival of Trees
& Traditions Chair
Bonita R. Jones
Marcia L. Kalayjian
Mary L. King
Marjorie Kniola
Joyce I. Kopper
Kathleen G. Kraczkowsky
Elizabeth Kress
Nancy La Perla
Kathleen E. Lamy
Rosalie Lester
Jo-Ann Librio
Jane Loeb
Lorraine Longstreet
Marily MacKinnon
Bernadette R. Mayer,
Member Directory Editor
Marylou McGonigle
Francesca McIntyre
Anna McManus
Hannah McManus
Carolyn Mogielnicki
Beth Montgelas
Deborah Key Mundair
Margaret Neville
Doris Newman
Patricia A. O’Brien
Gwen Z. O’Connell
Patricia R. O’Connell
Dorothy D. O’Meara
Katherine Papathanasis
Paula G. Passaretti
Jean A. Pearson
Joyace Peoples
Helen B. Perry
Judith M. Pinney
Ann Louise Price
Shirley Randazzo
Alyce T. Rawlins, Nominating Chair
Janet Flagg Rawlins
Carol G. Reid
Anna B. Rice
Eleanor F. Rohfritch
Elaine Romeo
Noriko Rossi
Susan A. Rottner
Barbara H. Ruderman
Betsy B. Sams
Susan Scherer
Ruth M. Sheintop
Sonia Shipman
Ruth K. Shulansky
Mary Ann Souza
Beverly W. Thomas
Phyllis Thomas
Jean M. Tillinghast Sinton
Priscilla B. Viets
Jean B. Vogel
Donna Wadstrup
Barbara G. Ward, Membership Chair
Janet L. Ward
Margery C. Warren
Judith S. Wawro
Melissa Wildfong
Dee Wilson
Sarah Winter
Jaime A. Wisneski
Janet R. Wright
Barbara Zakarian
Angham Zakko, Newsletter Editor
Carol Zapadka
Rosemarie Zbikowski
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T H E A M I S TA D C E N T E R F O R A R T & C U LT U R E
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
For 27 years The Amistad Center and
the Wadsworth Atheneum have enjoyed
a unique institutional partnership. The
Amistad Center is an independently
incorporated not-for-profit African
American cultural institution formed in
1987 to conserve, develop, and provide
public access to a collection of over 7,000
works of art, artifacts, and ephemera.
Board of Trustees
Honorary
Officers
Dr. R. Eileen Baccus
Eleanor Blake
Sanford Cloud, Jr.
David Driskell
Dr. Conrad L. Mallett
Beverly Morgan-Welch
John H. Motley
The Honorable Denise L. Nappier
Westley Thompson
Teri Trotter
Joyce C. Willis
Greg Deavens
President
JoAnn H. Price
Immediate Past President
Emilie de Brigard
Vice President
Pamela McKoin
Vice President
“The Goodwin Medal
will be awarded from time to time,
not necessarily annually,
to honor persons who have
rendered extraordinary service
to the Museum.”
1983
Genevieve Harlow Goodwin
2001
Nancy D. Grover
1985
Eleanor Howland Bunce
2002
Millard H. Pryor, Jr.
1986
United Technologies Corporation
2003
Christopher Larsen
1988
Talcott Stanley
2006
Robert H. Smith, Jr.
1990
Dorothy Clark Archibald
2008
Coleman H. Casey
2009
The Docent Council of the
Wadsworth Atheneum
Ellen Nurse
Vice President
Ex-Officio
1991
Joan Joseloff Kohn
Cynthia Williams
Vice President
David Dangremond
Susan L. Talbott
1992
Burton G. Tremaine, Jr.
Edwin S. Shirley
Treasurer
Staff
Medina K. Jett
Secretary
Olivia White
Executive Director
1994
The Women’s Committee of the
Wadsworth Atheneum
Trustees
Dr. Wm. Frank Mitchell
Assistant Director & Curator
Richard Alleyne
Dr. Shaun Biggers-Alleyne
Luke A. Bronin
Roy Collins, III
Dane Dudley
Dawn Edwards
Dr. Anjanette Ferris-Senatus
Carol S. Garlick
Larry Jones
Claire Pryor
Dr. Janelle Ricketts
Patricia M. Salner
Carol Yvette Thorney
Olivia White
Lana Woods
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TH E GOODWI N MEDAL
Molly McGuire
Administrative Intern
2014
David W. Dangremond
1996
Nancy B. Krieble
1997
Georgette Auerbach Koopman
Nichole René*
Communications & Events Manager
*Left during fiscal year
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F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Condensed Statement of Financial Position
Condensed Statement of Activities
June 30, 2014
$2,500
$13,162,370
$10,531,177
Membership, dues and activities
352,784
–
352,784
–
–
352,784
383,458
Admissions
214,187
–
214,187
–
–
214,187
369,293
10,390
Exhibition fees and other
425,267
332,788
758,055
–
–
758,055
590,937
726,827
861,453
Auxiliary activities
685,948
–
685,948
–
–
685,948
765,612
460,861
487,888
Proceeds from sale of art objects
–
–
–
–
–
–
26,528
100,847,910
87,071,362
2,120,000
355
2,120,355
–
–
2,120,355
2,080,000
814,696
764,812
–
–
–
–
49,884
49,884
17,837
25,425,479
21,908,731
Net assets released from restriction
2,307,113
8,275,718
10,582,831
(10,582,831)
–
–
–
–
–
Total revenue, gains and other support
7,906,623
8,619,054
16,525,677
765,522
52,384
17,343,583
14,764,842
$134,546,245
$120,067,724
2,431,088
170,499
2,601,587
–
–
2,601,587
2,965,577
–
3,429,042
3,429,042
–
–
3,429,042
2,461,650
2,457,811
133,287
2,591,098
–
–
2,591,098
2,653,277
519,605
–
519,605
–
–
519,605
574,002
2,497,922
(6,783)
2,491,139
–
–
2,491,139
2,706,381
Construction Costs
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Depreciation
–
1,242,395
1,242,395
–
–
1,242,395
1,111,958
7,906,426
4,968,440
12,874,866
–
–
12,874,866
12,472,845
197
3,650,614
3,650,811
765,522
52,384
4,468,717
2,291,997
–
(627,900)
(627,900)
10,335,053
–
9,707,153
5,970,114
197
3,022,714
3,022,911
11,100,575
52,384
14,175,870
8,262,111
35,660,749
48,348,692
31,488,623
115,498,064
107,235,953
$38,683,660
$59,449,267
$31,541,007
1,072,765
5,672,044
Other receivables
14,327
Contributions receivable
Inventories and other assets
Total assets
June 30, 2013
$11,348,353
Grants receivable
Collections of art and other artifacts
June 30, 2014
$1,811,517
36,096
Property and equipment, net depreciation
Permanently
Restricted
$10,193
96,968
Funds held in trust by others
Temporarily
Restricted
Total
$1,801,324
$3,254,948
Investments, at market
Non-Operating
Revenue:
$5,086,412
Accounts receivable, net of allowance
Operating
June 30, 2013
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
Unrestricted
Contributions, Grants, Trusts & Estates
Total return for operations
Gain (loss) on funds held in trust by others
Expense:
Collections, Exhibitions and Programs
Liabilities:
Art Acquistion
Accounts payable
$697,403
$282,358
Loan payable
3,524,911
1,979,082
Administrative and External Affairs
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
334,021
1,802,759
Auxiliary activities
Deferred revenue
315,976
505,461
4,872,311
4,569,660
Total liabilities
Net assets:
Unrestricted
Building and Security
Total expense
22,883,158
20,797,991
Board designated
15,800,502
14,862,758
Change in net assets before investment return
Temporarily restricted
59,449,267
48,348,692
Investment gain from long-term investments
Permanently restricted
31,541,007
31,488,623
Change in net assets
129,673,934
115,498,064
$134,546,245
$120,067,724
Total net assets
Total liabilities and net assets
Net assets at beginning of year
Net assets at end of year
$129,673,934 $115,498,064
The condensed statement of financial position and condensed statement of activities are derived from the
Wadsworth Atheneum’s financial statements as of June 30, 2014, which have been audited by CohnReznick, LLP,
independent auditors, whose report expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.
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M U S E U M S TA F F
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Education Division
Kathryn Murphy
Development Assistant
Education
Danielle L. Palladino
Events Captain
Johanna L. Plummer
Georgette Auerbach Koopman
Director of Education
Lauren T. Cross
Community Programs Coordinator
Director’s Office
Susan L. Talbott
Director and C.E.O.
Jennifer Bordiere
Executive Assistant
Maryellen Diot
Executive Assistant*
Ashtyn E. Doughty
Acting Executive Assistant*
Curatorial Division
Adria L. Patterson
Exhibitions Coordinator
Linda H. Roth
Senior Curator and Charles C. and
Eleanor Lamont Cunningham Curator
of European Decorative Arts
Vanessa Sigalas
Dangremond Research Fellow for
European Art and Decorative Arts
John Teahan
Librarian and Curator of
Special Book Collections
Oliver Tostmann
Susan Morse Hilles Curator of European Art
Curatorial
Edward G. Russo
Head Registrar
Mary C. Busick
Registrar for Loans and Exhibitions
Paige Culbert
Registrar Assistant
Meredith Vasta
Assistant Registrar
Archives
Jama R. Holchin
Education Assistant
Charlene Shang Miller
Docent and Tour Programs Manager
Emily F. Pacini Ide
School and Teacher Programs Specialist
Anne Butler Rice
Public Programs Manager
Visitor Services
Allen Phillips
Collections Imaging and
Publications Manager
Library
Janet M. Beatty
Visitor Services
Rebecca E. Capirchio
Accountant*
Jama R. Holchin
Visitor Services
Ashtyn E. Doughty
Administrative Assistant*
John Teahan
Librarian and Curator of Special
Book Collections
Alyce Perry England
Associate Curator of
American Decorative Arts
Museum Design
Aetna Theater / Audio Visual Services
Cecil B. Adams
Head of Museum Design
Erik Bowen
Audio Visual Technician
Institutional Advancement
Christopher Cox
Preparator
Richard Hatch
Theater Services
Kimberly A. Reynolds
Director of Institutional Advancement*
Eloise J. Mongillo
Interim Director of Institutional
Advancement
Deborah Gaudet
Curator of Film and Theater
Jon Eastman
Preparator
Guilka Lopez
Theater Services
Carolyn Greene
Cataloguer
Mark Giuliano
Exhibition Designer
Andrew Pond
Audio Visual Technician
Patricia M. Hickson
Emily Hall Tremaine Curator
of Contemporary Art
Ethel Poindexter
Preparator
Magdaly Rios
Theater Service
Steve Winot
Chief Preparator
Recina Reynolds-Gilbert
Theater Services
David Borawski
Preparator
Susan Sullivan
Theater Services
Nicholas Shifrin
Preparator
Torrie Torres
Theater Services
Filippina Graziano
Administrative Assistant*
Institutional Advancement Division
Kristen R. Alfonso
Development Events Manager*
Hilary A. Burrall
Membership Manager*
Erica Roggeveen Byrne
Institutional Partnerships & Grants Manager
Danielle E. Huppke
Events Captain
Nicholas M. Mandella
Events Coordinator
Colin Brown
Sales Assistant
Jaclyn M. Cane
Sales Assistant*
Kimberly Smith
Sales Associate
Kelly Walsh
Sales Associate*
Jessica J. Whipple
Sales Assistant
Human Resources
Shawn A. Lewinson
Head of Human Resources*
Finance Division
Carolyn R. Brown
Visitor Services Associate
Allen Kosanovich
Associate Paintings Conservator
Stacey M. Stachow
Museum Shop Manager
Christine Engel
Interim Head of Human Resources
Judith E. Mihalko
Director of Finance*
Ann Brandwein
Assistant Archivist
Eileen Doyle
The Marsted Curatorial Fellow for
Contemporary Art
Lan Morgan
Cataloguer
Sarah A. Ferri
Communications and Marketing Coordinator
Cindy Martinez
Chief Financial Officer
Zenon Gansziniec
Associate Frame Conservator
Erin C. Monroe
Robert H. Schutz, Jr. Assistant Curator of
American Paintings and Sculpture
Amanda K. Young
Communications and Marketing Manager
Courtney L. Hebert
Group Visit Associate
Kelly E. Agnew
Curatorial Administrator*
Marci L. King
Curatorial Administrator
Communications and Marketing
Finance
Eugene R. Gaddis
William G. DeLana Archivist and
Curator of the Austin House
Conservation
Ulrich Birkmaier
Chief Conservator
Rena Winton
Events Captain
Susan L. Carey
Visitor Services Manager
Robin Jaffee Frank
Chief Curator and Krieble Curator of
American Painting and Sculpture
Eugene R. Gaddis
William G. DeLana Archivist and
Curator of the Austin House
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Registrar
Nina Goodale-Salazar
Teaching Artist
Kristyn Ribera
Stewardship Manager
The Museum Shop
Jaclyn Jones
Administrative Assistant
Francis S. Kida
Accounts Payable Administrator
Richard A. Kozlowski
Senior Accounting Analyst
Carole L. LaRochelle
Accounting Manager
Anthony Pacileo
Accountant
Properties Division
Properties
Alan C. Barton
Director of Facilities
Efrain Lopez, Jr.
Properties Manager
John P. Atwood
Properties Services
Ismael Colon
Properties Services
Willard Coppedge
Properties Services
Jessica Maldonado
Properties Services
Curtis L. Smallman
Properties Services
Carmen R. Vega
Properties Services
Information Systems
Noreen J. Farrow
Information Systems Technician
Protection Services
Stephen Gerich
Senior Supervisor
*Left the museum during fiscal year
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Interns
Nicole Castrogiovanni
Jillian Correia
Nicole Cote
Jahdiel Cruz
Keely Eisele
Hailey Foye
Karolina Hac
Allison Hale
Jessica Kelley
Lauren Parda Kusek
Chelsea Norwich
Erica San Soucie
Rena Tobey
Julia Wald
Alice Wang
Natalia Zagula
Eliza Ziebold
Volunteers
Joseph Barber
Bonnie Barnes
Raquel Beckford
Eloise Bennett
Sarah Brown
Colin Brown
David Casarella
Emily Chassman
Anya Chatfield
Zoe Chatfield
Petra Clark-Dufner
Benjamin Coady
Jahdiel Cruz
Raena Davis
Athena Demaille
Elizabeth DiMauro
Isabella Elizalde
Emily Estes
Lucy Gagner
Marlena Garza
Maryann Garza
Mia Garza
Gokce Gokmenoglu
Carolyn Greene
Gloria Gworek
Margo Lynn Hablutzel
Carol Hall
Elisabeth Houle
Robert Jeffreys
Sarah Jeffreys
Suzanne Johnson
Christine Joyner
Sobia Khokhar
Jean Kurth-Zubretsky
Elise Lafosse
Beth Larson
Tori Laurecin
Jayne Lemire
Gwen Lewis
Kate May
Staff Publications
Lena McDonald
Patrick McGuire
Javoz Meade
Kylie O’Donnell
Charlotte Owens
Isabella Pacheco
Galen Polise
David Pontrelli
Sharon Powers
Hugh Quinn
Lisa Rai
Gregory Rice
Autumn Roncari
Gilda Roncari
Christine Ruocco
Cynthia Ryan
Diana Ryan
Diane Salm
Rachel Salm
Alexandra Sheldon
Sharon Smith
Tessa van de Meer
Davey Vernier
Sandy Voice
Mary Lou Wall
Lawson Ward
Margaret Watson
Jevon Watson
Luke Williams
Natalia Zagula
Alyce Perry Englund, “Compete, Leave,
or Change: Hartford Cabinetmakers
in the Federal Period,” American Period
Furniture (The Society of American
Period Furniture Makers, 2013)
Robin Jaffee Frank, contributed
essays on paintings by Stuart Davis
to Cathleen Chaffee, ed., Eye on a
Century: Modern and Contemporary Art
from the Charles B. Benenson Collection
at the Yale University Art Gallery (Yale
University Art Gallery, 2013)
Patricia Hickson, “Ode to a Hippie,”
Virgil Marti / MATRIX 167: Ode to a
Hippie, exhibition brochure (Wadsworth
Atheneum Museum of Art, 2013)
—“Macabre Wanderings,” Allison
Schulnik / MATRIX 168, exhibition
brochure (Wadsworth Atheneum
Museum of Art, 2014)
—“Nothing but Blue Skies,” Ruben
Ochoa / MATRIX 169, exhibition
brochure (Wadsworth Atheneum
Museum of Art, 2014)
Oliver Tostmann, “Baccio Bandinelli:
Autoritratto,” in exhibition catalogue
Baccio Bandinelli. Scultore e maestro. Ed.
by Detlev Heikamp and Beatrice
Paolozzi Strozzi (Museo Nazionale del
Bargello, 2014)
Cover:
Artemisia Gentileschi
Italian, 1593–c.1656
Self-Portrait as a Lute Player, c. 1615–18
Oil on canvas
Charles H. Schwartz Endowment Fund, 2014.4.1
Design:
Cummings & Good
Photography:
Allen Phillips
Diana Guay Dixon
The Defining Photo LLC
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