bma news & events for members fall 2016
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Dear BMA Members,
I am very pleased to introduce you to Christopher
Bedford, who recently began his tenure as the
Dorothy Wagner Wallis Director of The Baltimore
Museum of Art.
We are thrilled that Chris’ dynamic mix of curatorial
experience, energy, and leadership will help us build
upon the BMA’s distinguished history and lead us into the future. His visionary approach
to community engagement will enable us to connect even more deeply with our audiences
and serve as a creative catalyst for the city, expanding on the work of his predecessors.
We are planning opportunities for Members to meet Chris and welcome him to Baltimore.
Look for your invitations later this fall!
I am also thrilled that the long-awaited and highly anticipated Matisse/Diebenkorn
exhibition is opening this October. This extraordinary exhibition brings together
36 artworks by Matisse with 56 works by American artist Richard Diebenkorn to show
the French master’s profound and enduring influence. This will be a truly stunning
experience that you won’t want to miss—and Members can visit this special ticketed
exhibition as often as they like with their complimentary tickets.
Many other wonderful experiences await you at the BMA this fall. Don’t miss seeing a
large selection of the Guerrilla Girls’ provocative posters, the first museum presentation of
John Waters’ Kiddie Flamingos, and the first exhibition of contemporary African art from
the BMA’s collection. Also look for intriguing new installations in the Big Table Gallery in
the Contemporary Wing and the Joseph Education Center Commons.
Thank you for your continued generous support. I look forward to welcoming you to the
BMA soon!
Clair Zamoiski Segal
Chair, BMA Board of Trustees
INTRODUCING NEW DIRECTOR CHRISTOPHER BEDFORD
cover: Richard Diebenkorn. Detail, Ocean Park #79. 1975. Philadelphia Museum of Art, purchased with a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and with funds contributed by private donors, 1977, 1977-28-1. ©2016 The Richard Diebenkorn Foundation
FACING PAGE, TOP: Richard Diebenkorn. Woman on a Porch. 1958. New Orleans Museum of Art, museum purchase through the National Endowment for the Arts Matching Grant, 77.64. ©2016 The Richard Diebenkorn Foundation
FACING PAGE, SECOND FROM TOP: Henri Matisse. The Conversation. 1938. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, bequest of Mr. James D. Zellerbach, 1993. ©2016 Succession H. Matisse / ARS, New YorkPHOTOGRAPH BY BEN BLACKWELL, COURTESY THE SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
OFFICERS
Clair Zamoiski Segal, Chair
James D. Thornton, Vice Chair
Frederick Singley Koontz, Immediate Past Chair
Alexander C. Baer, Vice-President
Stiles Tuttle Colwill, Vice-President
Sandra Levi Gerstung, Vice-President
Michael Rosenbaum, Vice-President
Susan B. Katzenberg, Treasurer
Ann Allston Boyce, Secretary
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Clair Zamoiski Segal, Chair
James D. Thornton, Vice Chair
Virginia K. Adams Ann Allston BoyceDiane ChoStiles Tuttle ColwillNancy L. Dorman Amy Elias Nupur P. FlynnSusan B. KatzenbergFrederick Singley KoontzDonald J. Peters Michael Rosenbaum
TRUSTEES
Virginia K. AdamsWilliam BackstromAlexander C. BaerAnn Allston BoyceDiane ChoStiles Tuttle ColwillEllen R. DameGwen DavidsonNancy L. DormanAmy EliasNupur Parekh FlynnSandra Levi GerstungJohn A. GilpinMartha GlennAmy GouldF. Mackey HughesPatricia H. JosephBarbara KatzSusan B. KatzenbergFrederick Singley KoontzRobyn Brenza KressMadeline E. LacovaraDaniel Leraris Jennifer O’Hara MartinAmy Frenkil MeadowsJohn Meyerhoff Fiona Ong
Rhonda OverbyDonald J. PetersMichael RosenbaumKirsten SandbergClair Zamoiski SegalJean SilberWilliam Taylor IVJames D. ThorntonKenneth UlmanMark WagnerDavid W. WallaceDavid WarnockLeana S. Wen
HONORARY TRUSTEES
Constance R. CaplanSuzanne F. CohenAnthony W. DeeringJanet E. DunnKatherine M. HardimanMargot W.M. HellerLouise P. Hoblitzell J. Woodford Howard, Jr.Freeman A. Hrabowski IIIMary B. HymanJeanette KimmelJeffrey A. LegumCharles W. Newhall IIIJames S. RiepeFrederica K. Saxon Louis B. ThalheimerEllen W.P. WassermanCalman J. Zamoiski, Jr.
NATIONAL TRUSTEES Bernice BarthSylvia de CuevasMonroe DentonBarbara DuthuitBrenda Edelson Phillips HathawayJoseph HoltzmanStephen MazohEdward S. Pantzer
EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEES The Honorable
Barry GlassmanThe Honorable
Larry HoganThe Honorable
Doug HowardThe Honorable
Kevin KamenetzThe Honorable
Allan H. Kittleman The Honorable
Joan M. Pratt The Honorable Stephanie
Rawlings-Blake The Honorable
Steven R. SchuhThe Honorable
Bernard C. “Jack” Young
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Matisse/DiebenkornPages 4–8
The BMA has co-organized the first major exhibition to show the profound influence of French modern artist Henri Matisse on the work of American Abstract Expressionist artist Richard Diebenkorn.
FALL 2016
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OPENING EXHIBITIONMatisse/Diebenkorn October 23, 2016–January 29, 2017
Alvin and Fanny B. Thalheimer Galleries
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left: Henri Matisse. Studio, Quai Saint-Michel. 1916. The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C., 1940.1307. ©2016 Succession H. Matisse / ARS, New York
right: Richard Diebenkorn. Urbana #4. 1953. Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, gift of Julianne Kemper Gillam, 1977.20. ©2016 The Richard Diebenkorn Foundation
TWO EXTRAORDINARY ARTISTSONE L ANDMARK EXHIBITION
More than 90 paintings and drawings explore Henri Matisse’s enduring influence on the artwork of Richard Diebenkorn.
Throughout his long and successful career, American artist Richard Diebenkorn (1922–1993) was more inspired by Henri Matisse (1869–1954) than any other artist. Though much has been written about the French artist’s influence on Diebenkorn, this is the first major exhibition to illustrate Matisse’s powerful impact on one of America’s most significant artists. BMA Members and visitors have the rare opportunity to see 92 extraor-dinary artworks—36 paintings and drawings by Matisse and 56 paintings and drawings by Diebenkorn—drawn from museums and private collections throughout the U.S. and Europe to explore the lasting power of Matisse’s work. The BMA is the only East Coast venue for this ticketed exhibition.
Matisse/Diebenkorn is organized chronologi-cally through Diebenkorn’s career to show how Matisse’s influence on him evolved over time through different pairings and groupings of both artists’ work, said BMA Senior Curator of European Painting & Sculpture Katy Rothkopf. “We have carefully selected works by Matisse that Diebenkorn would have known, providing visitors to the BMA’s exhibition with the un-precedented opportunity to discover Matisse through Diebenkorn’s eyes.”
The exhibition begins in the 1940s with some of the first Matisse works that Diebenkorn saw in the Palo Alto home of Sarah Stein, one of the French artist’s first patrons. Following that introduction, Diebenkorn sought every opportunity to see Matisse’s work, including visits to The Phillips Collection in Washington D.C., The Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the BMA. The motifs, palette, and techniques he encountered on these visits would later have a tremendous resonance in his own paintings and drawings.
Outstanding selections from Diebenkorn’s Urbana and Berkeley abstractions (1953–55) and exceptional paintings and drawings from his representational period (1955–67) demonstrate the impact of his visits to
Matisse retrospectives in Los Angeles in 1952 and 1966, as well as a trip to see the great Matisse collections in the Soviet Union in 1964. These works are paired with some of Matisse’s own compositions, such as Studio, Quai Saint-Michel (1916) that were of particular relevance.
Diebenkorn returned to abstraction in 1967, soon after moving to Southern California and establishing a studio in the Ocean Park neighborhood of Santa Monica. There he created his most celebrated works—large-scale, color- and light-filled abstractions. The exhibition will conclude with nine of these luminous Ocean Park paintings (1968–80) juxtaposed with a selection of Matisse’s most influential works.
Matisse/Diebenkorn is co-organized by The Baltimore Museum of Art and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. The exhibition is curated in Baltimore by BMA Senior Curator of European Painting & Sculpture Katy Rothkopf.
Major support for Matisse/Diebenkorn has been provided by The Henry Luce Foundation and Terra Foundation for American Art. This exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. The Baltimore presentation of the exhibition is made possible by Ellen W. P. Wasserman, Jeanette C. and Stanley H. Kimmel, Tony and Lynn Deering, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Corporate sponsorship is provided by Bank of America and Education Partner Transamerica.
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MEMBERS SEE IT FREE Reserve your FREE tickets at the East Lobby Box Office or online at artbma.org/md.* And don’t miss the complimentary audio tour included with the exhibition. Ticket allotments vary according to Membership level. Members at the Dual/Family level and above also receive FREE tickets for their children and grandchildren (ages 18 & under).
Member TicketsIndividual Members 1 FREE adult ticket per day
Dual/Family Members 2 FREE adult tickets per day
Contributor Members 4 FREE adult tickets per day
BMA Council Members 8 FREE adult tickets per day
Non-Member TicketsAdults $17.50
Seniors (ages 65+) $15
Students with I.D. $10
Groups (10+) $15
Youths (ages 7–18) $7.50
School Groups FREE
Children (ages 6 and under) FREE
Purchase Your Tickets IN PERSON at the East Lobby Box Office
ONLINE at artbma.org/md*
GROUPS (10 or more) 443-573-1701
*Service charges may apply.
Members save on the exhibition catalogue and poster—available October 2016!
Featuring
stunning pairings of more than 100 paintings
and drawings, this gorgeous book brings together the work of Henri Matisse and Richard Diebenkorn as never before, offering new ways of understanding both artists. Essays by BMA Senior Curator Katy Rothkopf and SFMOMA Curator Janet Bishop highlight the ways Diebenkorn drew from Matisse’s example to forge a style entirely his own. An introductory essay by John Elderfield (speak-ing at the BMA on December 4; see page 8) and an essay by Jodi Roberts, Halperin Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art at the Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University, round out this extraordinary volume. $39.95 / $35.95 for BMA Members
Bring beauty and inspiration to your office or home with a limited edition poster celebrating this gorgeous exhibition.
MATISSE/DIEBENKORN TICKETS ON SALE SEPTEMBER 1
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Left: Henri Matisse. View of Notre Dame. 1914. The Museum of Modern Art, New York: Acquired through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest, and the Henry Ittleson, A. Conger Goodyear, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sinclair Funds, and the Anna Erickson Levene Bequest given in memory of her husband, Dr. Phoebus Aaron Theodor Levene. ©2016 Succession H. Matisse / ARS, New York. Image licensed by SCALA / Art Resource, NY Right: Richard Diebenkorn. Ocean Park #79. 1975. Philadelphia Museum of Art: Purchased with a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and with funds contributed by private donors, 1977. ©2016 The Richard Diebenkorn Foundation
Co-organized by The Baltimore Museum of Art and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Major support has been provided by The Henry Luce Foundation and Terra Foundation for American Art. This exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. The Baltimore presentation of the exhibition is made possible by Ellen W. P. Wasserman, Jeanette C. and Stanley H. Kimmel, Tony and Lynn Deering, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Corporate sponsorship is provided by Bank of America and Education Partner Transamerica.
THE BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ARTOCTOBER 23, 2016—JANUARY 29, 2017
MEMBERS-ONLY EVENTS
Members Preview Days Friday and Saturday, October 21 and 22
Experience the exhibition without the crowds! Members are invited to preview the exhibition during these two days of exclusive access.
To pick up your FREE tickets, check in at the East Lobby Box Office or reserve them online at artbma.org/md.
Members Preview Party Saturday, October 22, 8–10 p.m.
Two extraordinary artists, one extraordinary evening! Explore the landmark exhibition, grab a cocktail, and immerse yourself in an evening of art and inspiration.
RSVP at 443-573-1810 or [email protected]. Invitations will be mailed. Invitations admit two. Guest tickets may be purchased online at artbma.org/md or on the night of the event for $25.
Council Private Preview Saturday, October 22, 6:30–8 p.m. Council Introductory Talk 6–6:30 p.m.
Celebrate Matisse/Diebenkorn at this exclusive preview and reception for BMA Council Members. Arrive early to hear insights from Senior Curator Katy Rothkopf.
Invitations will be mailed.
Corporate Council Night Thursday, October 27, 5:30–8 p.m.
Employees of the BMA Corporate Council are invited to be among the first to experience the new Matisse/Diebenkorn exhibition and enjoy hands-on art activities and light fare. This event is free, but reservations are required.
To RSVP, call 443-573-1808 or email [email protected]
Director’s Brunch & Talk Saturday, December 10, 8:45–11 a.m.
Senior Curator Katy Rothkopf guides you through the impact that Matisse’s work had on one of America’s most significant artists. Enjoy a buffet brunch at Gertrude’s before or after the lecture.
This exclusive event is open to Contributor Members ($165+) and above. Invitations will be mailed. To upgrade to the Contributor program or to RSVP call, 443-573-1800.
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Henri Matisse. Interior at Nice. 1919 or 1920. The Art Institute of Chicago, gift of Mrs. Gilbert W. Chapman. ©2016 Succession H. Matisse / ARS, New York
Richard Diebenkorn. Urbana #5 (Beach Town). 1953. Collection of Joann K. Phillips. ©2016 The Richard Diebenkorn Foundation
MATISSE/DIEBENKORN EVENTS
MATISSE/DIEBENKORN OPENING CELEBRATIONSunday, October 23, noon–5 p.m. | Free
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Join us for a fun-filled afternoon with activities for all ages and specially priced tickets to Matisse/Diebenkorn—$10 for adults and free for ages 18 and under. Members receive free tickets to the exhibition this special day and every day.
u Awaken your inner artist and create a beautiful painting in the Museum’s studio
u Try your hand at figure drawings with live models
u Learn painting techniques from a local artist
u Tour the collection galleries with local artists to explore how artists work with color and the human figure
u Enjoy a wine tasting with selections from France and California, where both artists found inspiration
u Hear Gretchen Diebenkorn Grant share memories about her late father, Richard Diebenkorn
Art After Hours & Stoop Stories Friday, November 18, 7–11 p.m. $25/$20 BMA Members
When the gallery lights go down, the party lights come up for Art After Hours! Experience late-night access to Matisse/Diebenkorn and other exhibi-tions, participate in art challeng-es to win prizes, create art, and enjoy music, food, and drinks. This special Art After Hours features the popular Stoop Storytelling Series. Hear true personal tales in Making Their Mark: Stories about People, Places & Things That Shape Us. Visit artbma.org for more information.
Chief Curator Emeritus John Elderfield on Matisse and Diebenkorn Sunday, December 4, 2 p.m. $10/FREE BMA Members
The BMA is honored to present this remarkable talk with John Elderfield, Chief Curator Emeritus of Painting and Sculpture at The Museum of Modern Art and Allen R. Adler Distinguished Curator and Lecturer at the Princeton University Art Museum. Elderfield has curated groundbreaking exhibitions on both Matisse and Diebenkorn and written extensively about the artists for numerous publications, includ-ing the Matisse/Diebenkorn catalogue (see page 6).
Admission includes afternoon access to the exhibition on December 4 (a $17.50 value).
Purchase tickets at the East Lobby Box Office or artbma.org/md.
above, left to right:
Henri Matisse. Notre Dame, a Late After- noon. 1902. Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, gift of Seymour H. Knox, Jr., 1927. ©2016 Succession H. Matisse / ARS, New York
Richard Diebenkorn. Cityscape #1. 1963. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, purchase with funds from Trustees and friends in memory of Hector Escobosa, Brayton Wilbur, and J. D. Zellerbach, 1964. ©2016 The Richard Diebenkorn Foundation
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FRONT ROOM: GUERRILLA GIRLSSeptember 25, 2016–March 12, 2017 Robert E. Meyerhoff and Rheda Becker Gallery
With a combination of audacious graphics, telling statistics, and provocative humor, the Guerrilla Girls, a groundbreaking feminist col-lective, use humor to call attention to the ways in which museums, private collectors, publica-tions, and the art market have historically marginalized female artists and artists of color.
Front Room: Guerrilla Girls features a selection of 48 protest posters, hung salon style, from the feminist collective’s Portfolio Compleat, acquired by the BMA in 2015. The portfolio is a compilation of nearly 90 projects undertaken by the group between 1985 and 2012.
In keeping with the spirit of the Guerrilla Girls, the exhibition has received generous support from 14 women and one woman-owned business in Baltimore.
The Guerrilla Girls’ work is held in the collec-tions of many prominent institutions, including The Museum of Modern Art, the Walker Art
Center, the Tate, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Brooklyn Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Getty Institute. Among these museums are some that have been the subject of the Guerrilla Girls’ critiques.
In recent years, the Guerrilla Girls have made appearances at over 90 universities and museums and been covered by The New York Times, Interview, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, Artforum, NPR, BBC, and CBC. The group’s publications include The Guerrilla Girls’ Bedside Companion to the History of Western Art and Bitches, Bimbos and Ballbreakers: The Guerrilla Girls’ Guide to Female Stereotypes.
Curated by Senior Curator of Contemporary Art Kristen Hileman.
This exhibition is generously sponsored by Virginia K. Adams, Sherry Christhilf, Suzanne F. Cohen, Nancy Dorman, Nupur Parekh Flynn, Sandra Levi Gerstung, Joanne Gold, Nancy Hackerman, Patricia Joseph, Madeline E. Lacovara, Jennifer O’Hara Martin, Amy Frenkil Meadows, Rachel Rabinowitz, and Clair Zamoiski Segal.
Special thanks to Alpha Graphics.
above: Guerrilla Girls. Do women have to be naked to get into the Met. Museum?. 1989. From Guerrilla Girls’ Portfolio Compleat 1985–2012. The Baltimore Museum of Art: Women’s Committee Acquisitions Endowment for Contemporary Prints and Photographs, BMA 2015.47.24. © Guerrilla Girls
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ELECTION NIGHT PARTYTuesday, November 8, 7–10 p.m.
$10/$5 Members and Students with valid I.D.
Gather at the BMA for a special election night event inspired by the new Front Room: Guerrilla Girls exhibition. Make political post-ers and masks; join in-gallery conversations on the intersection of art and politics; and stay up-to-date on returns. Light refresh-ments and cash bar from Alma Cocina Latina, DJ, and more. Purchase tickets at the East Lobby BMA Box Office or artbma.org.
Co-sponsored by Center Stage and the League of Women Voters of Baltimore City.
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BLACK BOX: JOHN WATERS’ KIDDIE FLAMINGOSSeptember 21, 2016–January 22, 2017 Ryda H. and Robert Levi Gallery
For this 2014 video, John Waters recast his 1972 cult film Pink Flamingos— considered one of the most notorious films ever made—with children reading a cleverly modified, G-rated script.
The 74-minute video, shown on a continu-ous loop in the Black Box gallery, features adorable kids wearing wigs and suggestions of the original costumes as they evoke the legendary performances of Divine, Mink Stole, Edith Massey, and others. Waters made the film in one day mostly with friends’ children and has said the new version is in some ways more perverse than the original.
Curated by Senior Curator of Contemporary Art Kristen Hileman
ON PAPER: FINDING FORMOctober 30, 2016–April 30, 2017 Vivian and Edward Benesch Gallery
This exhibition celebrates one of the great strengths of the BMA’s collection: contemporary drawings that combine an interest in pure, refined geometric form with a desire to use materials expressively. Anchoring this exhibition are four rare draw-ings by Eva Hesse, an artist associated with the Post-Minimalists. The term identifies artists of the 1960s and 1970s who replaced
the rigorous, industrially-fabricated sculptural shape associated with Minimalist artists like Donald Judd and Dan Flavin with handmade, individualized, and fluid approaches to mini-mal abstraction. The show includes pieces by Hesse’s contemporaries, such as Mel Bochner, Brice Marden, Dorothea Rockburne, and Robert Smithson, but it also extends the Post-Minimalist sensibility into recent years with examples by Tomma Abts, Roni Horn, and Meg Webster.
Curated by Senior Curator of Contemporary Art Kristen Hileman.
Eva Hesse. Untitled. 1961. The Baltimore Museum of Art: Gift from the Estate of the Artist, BMA 1983.53. © The Estate of Eva Hesse. Courtesy Hauser & Wirth
John Waters. Kiddie Flamingos. 2014. The Baltimore Museum of Art: Dr. Max Stern Trust Fund; gift of the Friends of Modern and Contemporary Art; Alice and Franklin Cooley Fund; and purchased as the gift of an Anony-mous Donor, BMA 2015.85. © John Waters, Courtesy Marianne Boesky Gallery
Senam Okudzeto’s untitled drawings remind us of early capitalist drives that fueled the trade of Africans into slavery, and Julie Mehretu’s Landscape Allegories (2003–04) mark the journeys of migrants in our time while also exploring the environmental impact of late-stage capitalism. William Kentridge upends racial presumptions in Industry and Idleness (1986–87), while Gavin Jantjes skewers state-
sponsored racial violence in his famed A South African Colouring Book (1974–75). David Goldblatt quietly confronts the intersections of capitalism and racism in a 1970 photograph taken on assignment for Anglo American, a gold mining giant. Robin Rhode’s Panopticon (2009) addresses race-based surveillance measures, and Diane Victor’s Smoke Screen (Frailty and Failing) of 2010 re-presents the disappeared: people missing and incarcerated.
Organized by Shannen Hill, Associate Curator for African Arts, with Kevin Tervala, Curatorial Fellow in the Arts of Africa, the Americas, Asia & the Pacific Islands.
Senam Okudzeto. Untitled. 2000–2001. The Baltimore Museum of Art: Nathan L. and Suzanne F. Cohen Contemporary Art Endowment, BMA 2002.20
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SHIFTING VIEWS: PEOPLE & POLITICS IN CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN ARTDecember 18, 2016–June 18, 2017 African Art Galleries
The BMA’s first exhibition of contemporary African art from its own collection features photographs, prints, and drawings by seven artists who each offer pointedly political perspectives on the lives of Africans and their diasporic descendants.
OPENING EXHIBITION
Design for Mobile Living ConversationSunday, September 25, 3 p.m. Free and open to the public
Hear award-winning designer Lining Yao—Wired’s 2015 Innovation Fellow and MIT Media Lab PhD candidate—in conversation with former BMA Curatorial Fellow and Harvard PhD candidate Kevin Tervala, the creative force behind Design for Mobile Living. The two will discuss how Yao’s cutting-edge research on garments and materials relates to the creative challenges of designing lightweight, portable art for communities on the move. This program is generously sponsored by the Friends of the Arts of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas.
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November 19 - The Architecture of Home Join members of the Baltimore Chapter of the American Institute of Architects for a conversation on Baltimore’s domestic spaces and a walking tour of architecture near the BMA.
December 17 - School is a Home Join us for a screening of the award-winning documentary Oyler, about a Cincinnati public school fighting poverty in its urban Appalachian neighborhood. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion about schools as community centers in Baltimore. Oyler is produced and directed by Amy Scott in association with Marketplace by American Public Media.
Open Hours is generously sponsored by PNC Bank.
OPEN HOURSSelect Saturdays, 2 p.m. | FREE Commons, Joseph Education Center
Open Hours is a monthly program hosted at the BMA with topics proposed by the public. Events promote community and connect to the theme of home explored in the ongoing exhibition Imagin-ing Home. For more information or to propose a program, please contact Katie Bachler at 443-573-1828 or [email protected].
September 17 - Baltimore is Home Join Davon Barbour, Vice President of Economic Development at Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, Inc., and Geoff Stack, Manager of Business and Community Relations at Business Volunteers Maryland, for a workshop exploring our shared sense of place in Baltimore.
October 15 - A Creative Response to Home Performer and activist Sheila Gaskins and artist Nicole Fall will guide visitors through key works of art in the Imagining Home exhibition using the Critical Response Process. Developed by performer Liz Lerman, this process is designed to spark creativity through reflection.
Workshops: Drop in between 2 and 5 p.m. FREE — no registration required Ellis A. Gimbel Children’s Studio, Joseph Education Center
Join us every Sunday for activities the entire family can enjoy. Explore your creative side with hands-on art-making workshops in response to works on view.
Family workshops are held in the beautifully renovated studio in the Joseph Education Center, located on the first floor of the Museum. Space is limited.
FREE FAMILY SUNDAYS
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
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PAPER MAGICDecember 4 Paper Lanterns
December 11 Pop-Up Cards
December 18 Create Beautiful Boxes
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ANTIOCH ADVENTURES September 4 Make a Mosaic
September 11 Animal Puppets
September 18 Excavate Hidden Treasures
September 25 Create an Animal Story Book
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NEW ON VIEW October 2 – Construct Masks
October 9 – Create Your Own Protest Posters
October 16 – Make a ’Zine
October 30 – Charcoal and Chalk Figure Drawing
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MATISSE/ DIEBENKORN November 6 Construct a Colorful Collage
November 13 Print Light and Shadows
November 20 Paint Your Favorite Place
November 27 Design Dramatic Windows
October 23 – Matisse/ Diebenkorn Opening Celebra-tion (see page 7 for details)
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MAKE TRIBE AT THE BMAShibori Fabric Dyeing Tuesday, October 4, 6–8 p.m. | Commons, Joseph Education Center Join us in the BMA’s studio for a special Make Tribe workshop with Wax & Wane Fiber, a nomadic fiber studio & dye kitchen. Make, sip, and chat with fellow creatives and enjoy after-hours access to Kimono & Obi: Romantic Echoes From Japan’s Golden Age, where you will gain inspiration for your own shibori-dyed cloths. All supplies and tools (and refreshments) are provided for this very hands-on experience—just bring your curious spirit. Tickets on sale at MakeTribe.com. Space is limited—reserve your ticket today!
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BMA OUTPOST “. . . so much of the art at the Outpost that people make— people whose voices don’t always have a platform—shows possibility and creative ideas for positive change.” – City Paper
The BMA Outpost is a portable museum that is taking up temporary residence in a variety of communities throughout Baltimore City, led by the BMA’s Amy and Marc Meadows Education Fellow Katie Bachler. Conceived in conjunction with the BMA’s new Joseph Education Center, the BMA Outpost exhibits replicas of works from the BMA’s collection and generates content from its participants, all related to the idea of home through time and across cultures. For more information, visit artbma.org/events/series/outpost.html.
COMMONS COLLABORATIONNEW Installation Explores LGBTQ Experiences of Home
Baltimore-based artists Rahne Alexander (right) and Jaimes Mayhew (left) were recently selected to partner with the BMA for the second Commons Collaboration in the Joseph Education Center, opening September 18. An interactive sculpture in the likeness of a bedroom and a montage of community-sourced home movies will ex-plore LGBTQ experiences, home life and public space, identity presentation, social perceptions, chosen family, self-care, and the constantly changing concept of home. In collaboration with Chase Brexton Healthcare’s LGBT Health Resource Center, the artists and the BMA will present a year-long series of related programs.
Rahne Alexander is a video artist, musician, and per-former. Jaimes Mayhew is an interdisciplinary artist and arts organizer whose work has been seen internationally.
Chase Brexton Health Care provides compassionate, quality health care that honors diversity, inspires wellness, and improves our communities.
Opening Party Friday, October 14, 6–9 p.m.
Transgender Day of Remembrance Saturday, November 19, noon–4 p.m. Chase Brexton’s Mount Vernon Branch
For detailed program information, visit artbma.org
IMAGINING HOME NEW Prints, Photographs & MoreThis fall, Imagining Home, on view in the Joseph Education Center, will feature nearly a dozen new artworks, including contemporary photographs by Susan Harbage Page and Cindy Sherman. The exhibition brings together more than 30 works from across the BMA’s collection to explore the universal theme of home.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES Nine new Trustees were elected by the Board in June 2016.
Ellen R. Dame Ellen Dame is a founder, partner, and vice president of the Dame Company, a restaurant and catering operation estab-lished in 1988. Prior to this, Ellen was a general assignment and State political reporter for WXEX-TV (now WRIC-TV) in Richmond, VA and reporter/morning anchor for WHSV-TV in Harrisonburg, VA. She earned a B.A. in Art History and English at Brown University and a M.S. in Journalism at Northwestern
University Medill School of Journalism.
Ellen is currently on the BMA Contemporary Accessions Committee and served previously on the Paintings and Sculpture Accessions Committee. Her community involvement includes the Maryland Historical Society Women’s Committee, the board of Meals on Wheels, the board of the Rothschild Charitable Foundation, and The Family Tree’s Great Chefs Committee. She was the 2016 co-chair of Great Chef’s Dinner.
John A. Gilpin John Gilpin, a Senior Vice President and Senior Trust Officer, joined U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Manage-ment in October 2002 as a Private Client Advisor and was tapped to head the Baltimore Trust Team in June 2004. He has 30 years of experience in trust admin-istration, estate planning, philanthropic planning and investment management.
He holds a B.A. degree from the University of Virginia and a J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law and holds the Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy (CAP®) designation from the American College. He is a member of the Maryland State Bar Association, the Baltimore Estate Planning Council (past president), and the Estate & Gift Tax Study Group (past chair) of the Maryland State Bar Association.
Robyn Brenza Kress Robyn Kress is CEO of Feats Inc., a cre-ative strategy and engagement agency that focuses on events, live experiences and environments that engage audiences and produce measurable results. Feats partners with colleges and universities, nonprofits and companies to engage and inspire their key audiences and stakeholders to act.
Robyn’s knowledge of development, philanthropy, and engagement give her strategic insight from the per-spective of colleges and universities and their major donors. She has led projects for a broad range of institutions such as Harvard Business School, Smithsonian, Duke, and Rice. She has held leadership posi-tions at major research universities and national nonprofit organiza-tions, leading staff and cultivating and closing multimillion dollar gifts. She currently serves on the board of the Pride of Baltimore II.
Daniel Leraris Dan Leraris is Vice President of Men’s Training Apparel at Under Armour. Since joining the company in 2011, he has been a director of Men’s Product and VP North America Brand House. Prior to joining Under Armour, Dan led the men’s product team at Urban Outfitters in Philadelphia. He also has held positions with Sears Roebuck and Gap, Inc. Dan received a B.A. in marketing from Washington University in St Louis.
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David W. Wallace David Wallace is partner emeritus at RK&K, an engineering firm providing planning, engineering, environmental and construction services to private and public clients in 15 states and Washington, D.C. David’s 43-year transportation career with RK&K, 25 of them as partner, has encompassed the management and design of many of the firm’s major planning and transportation projects. In his current role, David contin-
ues to be engaged with a portion of the firm’s transportation practice, including planning and design of transportation infrastructure and site development for educational, recreational, medical, research and other institutional projects. David is currently on the Board of Visitors for the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences (UMCES) and Living Classrooms (Historic Ships of Baltimore). David currently serves on the BMA’s Building and Capital Planning Committee.
Leana S. Wen As Baltimore City’s Commissioner of Health, Dr. Wen leads the oldest continuously operating health depart- ment in the U.S., with more than 1,000 employees. A board-certified emergency physician, Dr. Wen received her medical training at Washington University and Brigham & Women’s and Massachusetts General Hospitals. She was a Rhodes Scholar, a Clinical Fellow at Harvard, a consultant with the World Health
Organization, and a professor at George Washington University. She has published more than 100 articles, including in The Lancet, JAMA, and Health Affairs. When Doctors Don’t Listen: How to Avoid Misdiagnoses and Unnecessary Tests, written by Dr. Wen, is regularly featured on NPR, CNN, MSNBC, The New York Times, and the Washington Post. Her TED talk on transparency in medicine has been viewed nearly 1.5 million times.
Rhonda Overby Rhonda Overby is President/CEO of Camera Ready Incorporated—an award winning, Marketing, PR and Media Produc-tion company. Overby’s skills were honed in the competitive world of live, network television in which she excelled before becoming an entrepreneur.
Overby has won regional and national Emmy and Telly awards. As an actor, she portrayed Dawn Daniels on NBC’s
critically acclaimed drama HOMICIDE: Life on the Street, in addition to roles in other major theatrical releases. Overby serves as Board Director of Entrepreneurs Organization (EO) Baltimore, serves on the board of The B&O Railroad Museum, and is a member of The Center Club and Baltimore Country Club.
Originally from Norfolk, Virginia, Overby earned a B.A. from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and conducted graduate studies in business at The Johns Hopkins University.
Kenneth Ulman Ken Ulman is President of Margrave Strategies LLC, a consulting firm providing economic development, planning and visioning services to institutions, businesses and organizations. The firm’s anchor client is The University of Maryland, College Park, where Ken serves as Chief Strategy Officer. He was the Howard County Executive from 2006 through 2014. He previously served on the Howard County Council and as Secretary of the Cabinet
and Director, Board of Public Works in the Glendening administration. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park, and Georgetown Law School.
William Taylor IV Will Taylor is a partner at McKennon Shelton & Henn LLP, a law firm that focuses primarily on public finance law, including tax-exempt and taxable financ-ings. He represents primarily governmen-tal issuers as bond counsel and has also represented investment banking firms in public finance transactions. Before joining McKennon Shelton & Henn LLP, he was Of Counsel in the Business and Technology Group at DLA Piper LLP
(US). He completed undergraduate studies at The Pennsylvania State University and attended law school at College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law.
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COUNCIL EVENTS & BENEFITSChair’s Council Dinner April 7, 2016
New Arrivals: Gifts of Art for a New Century was the featured exhibition for this year’s Chair’s Council Dinner. Guests enjoyed tours led by Interim Co-Director Jay Fisher and Senior Curator of Prints, Drawings & Photographs Rena Hoisington. Cocktails and dinner followed in Antioch Court.
1. BMA Curator Rena Hoisington leads a tour.
2. Board Chair Clair Zamoiski Segal (left) with Trustees Alexander Baer and Sue Cohen
3. Ellen and Linwood Dame with Trustee Freddie Saxon (right)
4. John Gilpin and Trustee Amy Gould
5. Jake Martin and Trustee Jennifer Martin
Curator’s Council ReceptionJune 16, 2016
Trustees and neighbors Sue Cohen and Kathy and Joe Hardiman graciously opened their homes for the annual Curator’s Council Reception, a BMA spring tradition.
6. Daniel Leraris and Sybil Mead
7. Hosts Kathy and Joe Hardiman
8. Host Sue Cohen (right) with Trustees Alexander Baer and Peggy Heller
9. BMA Curator Kristen Hileman and Will Taylor
10. Steve Ziger (left) with Heidi and Brian Berghuis
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EDUCATION IMPACTThe BMA offers a variety of creative educational programs that served more than 48,000 Pre-K–12 students, families, teachers, scholars, and com-munity members during Fiscal Year 2016.
u School programs engage students in looking closely at artworks with activities that promote critical thinking and other tools for success.
u Docent-led tours prompt con-versations, sketching, writing, and other activities that help students build confidence in their ability to understand and enjoy works of art.
u On Free Family Sundays, hands-on art making and object lessons bring families together with fun and memo-rable art experiences.
u In the Contemporary Wing, visitors of all ages participate in The Big Table activities, discover gallery guides de-signed to spark conversation, and take advantage of free Wi-Fi to explore Go Mobile.
The Baltimore Museum of Art acknowledges with gratitude the generous support granted by:
The City of Baltimore, with support from the Mayor, City Council, and Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts
Citizens of Baltimore County
Carroll County, with support from the County Commissioners and Carroll County Arts Council
Howard County Arts Council through a grant from Howard County Government
Institute of Museum and Library Services
The State of Maryland, with support from the Governor, General Assembly, Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, and Maryland State Arts Council
The Baltimore Museum of Art gratefully acknowledges the following gifts and pledges of $1,000 or more for educational programs received from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016.
21st Century Education Endowment Fund
The Baltimore Museum of Art Education Endowment Fund
Bank of America Charitable Fund
Campbell Foundation, Inc.
Challenge III Fund
John P. Conner Memorial Fund of the Home Builders Association of Maryland
Jack and Susan Cowart
Ellis A. Gimbel Trust Endowment Fund
The Goldsmith Family Foundation
Laverna Hahn Charitable Trust
Hoffberger Foundation Education Endowment Fund
Mark & Carol Hyman Fund
Patricia and Mark Joseph – The Shelter Foundation
The Philip & Harriet Klein Foundation
Madeline E. Lacovara
John J. Leidy Foundation
Macht Fund of THE ASSOCIATED
Margaret B. Mack Fund of the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
Summer T. McKnight Foundation Education Endowment Fund
The Sylvia Friedberg Nachlas Endowment Trust
PNC Bank
The Rouse Company Endowment
The Freida Sohn Education Endowment Fund
The Stoneridge Fund of Amy and Marc Meadows
The Aaron Straus and Lillie Straus Foundation
T. Rowe Price Foundation, Inc.
Dorothy Wagner Wallis Charitable Trust
Transamerica
If you would like to make a gift to support the BMA’s educational programs, please contact the Development Office at 443- 573-1808 for more information.
The John Russell Pope Society was established in 2014, in conjunction with the BMA’s 100th Anniversary, to recognize the generosity and thoughtfulness of BMA Members and friends who have remembered the Museum in their estate plans. The society is named for the distinguished American architect who designed the magnificent 1929 building pictured here.
Planned giving is about legacy and ensuring that the BMA will remain a vital cultural institution and community anchor in its second century and beyond. If you have included the BMA in your estate plans or have questions about how you can leave a legacy gift, please contact Judy Gibbs at 443-573-1796 or [email protected], or visit artbma.giftplans.org.
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In thanks for their generous support of the Museum, donors to the BMA Council and Corporate Council Campaigns are invited to enjoy these private tours and reception. For more Council events, see pages 6 and 20.
Henri Matisse. Pansies. ca. 1903. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, bequest of Joan Whitney Payson, 1975, 1976.201.22. ©2016 Succession H. Matisse / ARS, New York. Image licensed by Art Resource, NY.
Matisse/Diebenkorn
Tuesday, November 1, 11:30 a.m.
Wednesday, December 7 Tour: 5:30 p.m.; Reception: 6:30 p.m.
Senior Curator of European Painting & Sculpture Katy Rothkopf will lead two tours of this exhibi-tion that explores the profound influence that the renowned French modernist Henri Matisse had on Richard Diebenkorn, one of the most significant experimental American painters of his generation.
Upgrade your support to the BMA Council with a gift of $1,500 or more and receive invitations to these exclusive Council events. Call the Members Hotline at 443- 573-1800 to join.
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MEMBERS HOLIDAY SHOPPING DAYS December 2–4Stop in for three festive days of double discounts at the BMA Shop!
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3 11 a.m.–8 p.m.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4 11 a.m.–6 p.m.
MEMBERS SHOPPING EVENTSATURDAY, DECEMBER 3 9–11 a.m.
Tasty treats and delicious deals await you at this Members-only morning at the BMA Shop.
Plus! Enjoy exclusive Members-only access to Matisse/Diebenkorn.
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BMA COUNCIL AND CORPORATE COUNCIL TOURS
COUNCIL EVENTS
The NEW BMA Salon Membership
Designed especially for busy professionals and creative thinkers, BMA Salon Membership offers a mix of learning, creating, eating, drinking and meeting like-minded people. Salon Members will enjoy exclusive Museum content and behind-the-scenes access that appeals to curious minds who love the arts. An add-on to Museum Membership, the BMA Salon takes your Museum experience to the next level.
BMA Salon Membership $100 (add-on to Museum Membership)
BMA Salon VIP Membership $250 (add-on to Museum Membership)
For more information or to join the BMA Salon, call 443-573-1800 or email [email protected].
INTRODUCINGMEMBERS PROGRAMS
CRAFTERNOONSSelect Saturdays, 2–4 p.m. $5 BMA Members / $15 Non-Members
The BMA is teaming up with The Loading Dock and SCRAP-B-more to bring you an exciting new series of make-and-take art classes. Projects in this series focus on reusing materials and turning them into incredibly cool works of art that you can use!
September 24 – Photo Friendly Picture Frame Create a simple and stylish way to display photos in your home.
October 15 – Faux Taxidermy Colorful, elegant, and totally vegan. A handmade mount can add flair to your home or office.
November 19 – Cove Base Rug Prepare your house for winter’s slushy boot invasion with one of these durable, great-looking mats.
For more information, call 443-573-1800. Tickets available at the East Lobby Box Office and artbma.org.
Kimono & Obi: Romantic Echoes from Japan’s Golden AgeSaturday, October 8 , 7 p.m.
$40 non-Members / $30 Members / $15 BMA Salon Members / FREE BMA Salon VIP Members
An evening of sake and Pocky: celebrate the BMA’s Kimono & Obi exhibition with an evening of Japanese fashion, music, sake, sweet and savory treats! With gallery talks by BMA Curator Anita Jones and Kimono dressing demonstrations by consulting curator Ann Marie Moeller.
For Member and non-Member tickets, visit artbma.org. For BMA Salon mem-berships and tickets, contact Anna Platis at [email protected] or 443-573-1800.
DISCOVER THE BMA SALON AT OUR LAUNCH EVENT
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top, far right: Gino Severini. Dancer at Pigalle’s. 1912. The Baltimore Museum of Art: Gift of William A. Dickey, Jr., BMA 1957.6. ©2016 Gino Severini / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
right: Furisode. 1912–1989. The Baltimore Museum of Art: Gift of Mrs. D.M. Cheston, Baltimore, BMA 1990.113
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The BMA is pleased to offer exceptional travel opportunities to its Members. Travel with fellow art enthusiasts, enjoy expert guides, and experience extra- ordinary public and private collections. Participation is limited, and trips do sell out.
Travel eligibility varies by Membership level.
Day Trips All Membership levels
Domestic Travel Contributor/Affiliate level and above ($275+)
International Travel Contributor/Sustainer level and above ($550+)
To receive updates and reminders about Member travel opportunities, call the Members Hotline at 443-573-1800 and sign up for Member eNews.
AN ART LOVER’S TOUR OF PARISMay 23–29, 2017
Enjoy an exclusive week in Paris discovering some of its most magi-cal museums with BMA Senior Curator Katy Rothkopf. Your trip includes visits to two of Paris’s newest Museums: the Louis Vuitton Foundation (pictured above) and the recently renovated Picasso Museum. A private tour is planned for the Marmottan Museum, which is hosting a major exhibition on Camille Pissarro, to which the BMA has loaned its great painting Strollers on a Country Road, La Varenne Saint Hilaire. You will discover Brancusi Studio and the Quai Branley Museum, featuring indigenous art of Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas.
A behind-the-scenes experience at Versailles, as well as VIP tours of the Centre Pompidou and Musée d’Orsay, are also part of the itinerary.
First-class accommodations at the Hotel Westminster, many meals, extensive museum sightseeing, and expert tour guides are all included in this deluxe tour. For more information, call 443-573-1809 or visit artbma.org.
An Art Lover’s Tour of Paris is open to $550+ Sponsor Members. Upgrade to the Sponsor level to enjoy international travel with the BMA.
MEMBER TRAVEL
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WELCOME THE NEW DIRECTOR TO THE BMA
This fall, BMA Members and Donors will enjoy special opportunities to meet Christopher Bedford, the Museum’s dynamic new Director. Christopher began his tenure as the Dorothy Wagner Wallis Director on August 15 and is the Museum’s tenth director in its celebrated 102-year history.
Council ReceptionThursday, December 1, 5:30–7:30 p.m.
BMA Council Donors are invited to an exclusive reception to meet Christopher Bedford and learn about his first impressions of Baltimore and the BMA. Invitation will be mailed.
Member Meet & Greet with Christopher BedfordSaturday, December 3, 2–4 p.m.
BMA Members are invited to a special presentation by Christopher Bedford in the Meyerhoff Auditorium. After the talk, join Christopher for a reception at Gertrude’s restaurant. Cash bar available.
Seating is limited. Reserve your space at artbma.org or by calling 443-573-1800.
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JOIN A BMA FRIENDS GROUP!
Get closer to the heart—and art— of the Museum. Friends Group Members meet other art enthusiasts, enjoy cultural outings, visit private collections, and connect with curators, artists, and art experts. Unless otherwise noted, all events below are exclusively for Members of Friends Groups.
All BMA Members are welcome to join a Friends Group. Call the Members Hotline for more information: 443-573-1800.
FRIENDS OF THE ARTS OF AFRICA, THE PACIFIC, AND THE AMERICAS (FAPA) For more information, call 443-573-1745.
FRIENDS OF THE AMERICAN WING (FOAW) For more information, call 443-573-1768.
Lecture – Wednesday, October 5, 6 p.m., Commons, Joseph Education Center – Join Diane Wright, Curator of Glass at the Chrysler Museum of Art, as she discusses American studio glass, a burgeoning collection area for the BMA. Reception to follow.
Lecture – Wednesday, November 9, 6 p.m., Commons, Joseph Education Center – Join Matthew Thurlow, Executive Director of the Decorative Arts Trust, as he sheds new light on the Baltimore Lady’s Writing Desk, an important piece of Federal furniture currently on view in the American Wing. Reception to follow.
Exhibition Tour – Wednesday, November 30, 6 p.m., meet in the East Lobby – Join Senior Curator Katy Rothkopf for an engaging tour of her exciting new travelling show, Matisse/Diebenkorn. Reception to follow.
FRIENDS OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART (FoMaCA) For more information, call 443-573-1763.
Sculpture Garden Tour and Tea – Sunday, September 18, 2 p.m. – Sandra Levi Gerstung and Margot Wurtzburger Heller will lead this exclusive tour. FoMaCA Members and their guests only. RSVP required.
Collection Visit: Dr. and Mrs. Peter W. Broido – Sunday, October 30 – American and international abstract paintings anchor this collection. FoMaCA Members only. RSVP required; space is limited.
PRINT, DRAWING & PHOTOGRAPH SOCIETY (PDPS) For more information, call 443-573-1789.
Opening Reception – Thursday, September 29, 6 p.m. – Senior Curator Kristen Hileman will give a tour of Front Room: Guerrilla Girls, followed by a reception in Antioch Court.
Exhibition Tour – Thursday, November 17, 6 p.m. – Senior Curator Katy Rothkopf will lead a tour of Matisse/Diebenkorn with a special focus on works on paper in the exhibition.
JOSHUA JOHNSON COUNCIL (JJC) For more information, call 443-573-1816.
Lecture – Thursday, September 8, 6 p.m. – Dr. Floyd Coleman, Professor of Art Emeritus, Howard University, will present on the enduring work of artist Aaron Douglas. Representatives from Maryland Humanities will also share the important role that Aaron Douglas plays in the novel All American Boys, the selected work for the 2016 “One Maryland One Book” program.
Lecture – Thursday, October 13, 6 p.m. – Enjoy an evening with award-winning artist Joyce Scott, who will present on her acclaimed body of work.
Curatorial Talk – Thursday, November 10, 6 p.m. – Shannen Hill, Associate Curator for African Arts, will present on her exciting research that culminated in the recently published Biko’s Ghost: The Iconography of Black Consciousness.
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Inside the Art World: Sarah Thornton Sunday, November 20, 2 p.m.
The author of Seven Days in the Art World and 33 Artists in 3 Acts provides an intimate view of the contemporary art world. Open to the public.
Scholar Talk by Dr. Sylvester Okwunodu OgbechieSaturday, October 15, 2 p.m.
Dr. Sylvester Okwunodu Ogbechie, a 2016–2017 Smithsonian Institution Senior Fellow, will lecture about art collectors in Nigeria. Dr. Ogbechie is the Founder and Editor of Critical Interventions, Professor of Art History at the University of California Santa Barbara, and the author of Making History: African Collectors and the Canon of African Art and Ben Enwonwu: The Making of an African Modernist. The lecture is open to the public and will be followed by a question and answer session and a reception. RSVP required.
SEPTEMBER4 S U N D A Y
Free Family Sunday: Make a Mosaic, 2–5 p.m.
7 W E D N E S D A Y
Collection Tour: African Art, 2 p.m.
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Free Family Sunday: Animal Puppets, 2–5 p.m.
1 4 W E D N E S D A Y
Collection Tour: Cone Wing Highlights, 2 p.m.
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Third Thursday Curatorial Tour: On Paper: Picturing Painting with Contemporary Art Intern Cecilia Wichmann, 1 p.m.
1 6 F R I D A Y
Art After Hours: 8–11 p.m. $ Tickets on sale September 1.
1 7 S A T U R D A Y
Open Hours: Baltimore is Home, 2 p.m.
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Free Family Sunday: Excavate Hidden Treasures, 2–5 p.m.
2 1 W E D N E S D A Y
Collection Tour: American Wing Highlights, 2 p.m.
2 4 S A T U R D A Y
Crafternoons: Photo Friendly Picture Frame, 2 p.m. $
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Free Family Sunday: Create an Animal Storybook, 2–5 p.m.Conversation: Design for Mobile Living with former Curatorial Fellow Kevin Tervala and designer Lining Yao, 3 p.m.
2 8 W E D N E S D A Y
Collection Tour: Fall in the Sculpture Garden, 2 p.m.
OCTOBER2 S U N D A Y
Free Family Sunday: Construct Masks, 2–5 p.m.
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Make Tribe: Shibori Fabric Dyeing, 6–8 p.m. H $
5 W E D N E S D A Y
Collection Tour: BMA Contemporary Wing, 2 p.m.
8 S A T U R D A Y
BMA Salon: Kimono & Obi:Romantic Echoes fromJapan’s Golden Age, 7 p.m. H $
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Free Family Sunday: Create Your Own Protest Posters, 2–5 p.m.
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Exhibition Tour: Imagining Home, 2 p.m.
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EXHIBITIONS ON VIEWBaker Artists Awards 2016 Through September 11, 2016
Front Room: Broomberg & Chanarin Through September 11, 2016
On Paper: Picturing Painting Through October 23, 2016
Design for Mobile Living: Art from Eastern Africa Through November 27, 2016
Kimono & Obi: Romantic Echoes from Japan’s Golden Age Through January 15, 2017
Imagining Home Through August 1, 2018
OPENING EXHIBITIONSBlack Box: John Waters’ Kiddie Flamingos September 21, 2016–January 22, 2017
Front Room: Guerrilla Girls September 25, 2016–March 12, 2017
Matisse/Diebenkorn October 23, 2016–January 29, 2017
On Paper: Finding Form October 30, 2016–April 30, 2017
Shifting Views: People & Politics In Contemporary African Art December 18, 2016–June 18, 2017
1 4 F R I D A Y
Commons Collaboration: Opening Party, 6 p.m.
1 5 S A T U R D A Y
Open Hours: A Creative Response to Home, 2 p.m.Crafternoons: Faux Taxidermy, 2 p.m. $Scholar Talk: Dr. Sylvester Okwunodu Ogbechie, 2 p.m. See page 21. H
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Free Family Sunday: Make a ’Zine, 2–5 p.m.
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Collection Tour: Antioch Mosaics, 2 p.m.
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Third Thursday Curatorial Tour: Design for Mobile Living: Art From Eastern Africa with former Curatorial Fellow Kevin Tervala, 1 p.m.
2 1 F R I D A Y
Member Preview Days: Matisse/Diebenkorn, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. *
2 2 S A T U R D A Y
Member Preview Days: Matisse/Diebenkorn, 11 a.m.–6 p.m. *Council Private Preview: Matisse/Diebenkorn, Introductory talk, 6– 6:30 p.m.; Preview & Reception: 6:30– 8 p.m. H *Member Preview Party: Matisse/Diebenkorn, 8–10 p.m. H *
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Opening Celebration: Matisse/Diebenkorn, noon–5 p.m. See page 7 for details
2 6 W E D N E S D A Y
Exhibition Tour: African American Artists, 2 p.m.
2 7 T H U R S D A Y
Corporate Council Night, 5:30–8 p.m. H *
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Free Family Sunday: Charcoal and Chalk Figure Drawing, 2–5 p.m.
Admission to the BMA is free. Events are free and open to all unless otherwise noted.
$ designates an admission charge or related fee for the event.
H designates registration is required. Consult magazine for program details.
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Henri Matisse. The Yellow Dress. 1929–31. The Baltimore Museum of Art: The Cone Collection, formed by Dr. Claribel Cone and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland, BMA 1950.256. ©2016 Succession H. Matisse / ARS, New York
Richard Diebenkorn. Seated Figure with Hat. 1967. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., gift of the Collectors Committee and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Rubin, 1991.176.1. ©2016 The Richard Diebenkorn Foundation
NOVEMBER1 T U E S D A Y
BMA Council Tour: Matisse/ Diebenkorn, 11:30 a.m. *
2 W E D N E S D A Y
Collection Tour: Asian Art, 2 p.m.
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Free Family Sunday: Construct a Colorful Collage, 2–5 p.m.
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Election Night Party, 7–10 p.m. $
9 W E D N E S D A Y
Collection Tour: American Wing Highlights, 2 p.m.
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Free Family Sunday: Print Light and Shadows, 2–5 p.m.
1 6 W E D N E S D A Y
Collection Tour: European Painting & Sculpture, 2 p.m.
1 7 T H U R S D A Y
Third Thursday Curatorial Tour: Kimono & Obi: Romantic Echoes From Japan’s Golden Age with Curator of Textiles Anita Jones, 1 p.m.
1 8 F R I D A Y
Art After Hours and Stoop Stories: 7–11 p.m. Tickets on sale November 2. $
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Open Hours: The Architecture of Home, 2 p.m.Crafternoons: Cove Base Rug, 2 p.m. $
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Inside the Art World: Conversation with Sarah Thornton, 2 p.m. Free Family Sunday: Paint Your Favorite Place, 2–5 p.m.
2 3 W E D N E S D A Y
Collection Tour: African Art, 2 p.m.
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BMA Closed
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Free Family Sunday: Design Dramatic Windows, 2–5 p.m.
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Collection Tour: American Wing, Tiffany and Friends, 2 p.m.
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GIFT MEMBERSHIPS!
Share the BMA this season by giving a BMA Gift Membership.
It’s the perfect gift for anyone with a passion for art—and a love of shopping and dining discounts doesn’t hurt either!
Your gift includes 12 months of great Member benefits, including FREE tickets to Matisse/Diebenkorn and an exhibition poster!
For December 24 delivery, please order by December 21 or pick up at the BMA Shop. Call 443-573-1800 or visit artbma.org to order.
DECEMBER1 T H U R S D A Y
BMA Council Reception: Welcome Christopher Bedford, 5:30–7:30 p.m. *
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Members Shopping Day, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
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Members Shopping Event, 9–11 a.m.Members Shopping Day, 11 a.m.–8 p.m.Member Meet & Greet with Director Christopher Bedford, 2–4 p.m. H *
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Members Shopping Day, 11 a.m.–6 p.m.Free Family Sunday: Paper Lanterns, 2–5 p.m.Chief Curator Emeritus John Elderfield on Matisse and Diebenkorn, 2 p.m. $
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Collection Tour: Cone Wing Highlights, 2 p.m.BMA Council Tour: Matisse/ Diebenkorn, Tour: 5:30 p.m.; Reception: 6:30 p.m. *
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Director’s Brunch and Talk: 8:45–11 a.m. H *
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Free Family Sunday: Pop-Up Cards, 2–5 p.m.
1 4 W E D N E S D A Y
Collection Tour: American Wing Portraits, 2 p.m.
1 7 S A T U R D A Y
Open Hours: School is a Home, 2 p.m.
1 8 S U N D A Y
Free Family Sunday: Create Beautiful Boxes, 2–5 p.m.
2 1 W E D N E S D A Y
Collection Tour: BMA Contemporary Wing, 2 p.m.
2 4 S A T U R D A Y
The BMA and BMA Shop close at 3 p.m.
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BMA Closed
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Exhibition Tour: Imagining Home, 2 p.m.
Admission to the BMA is free. Events are free and open to all unless otherwise noted.
$ designates an admission charge or related fee for the event.
H designates registration is required. Consult magazine for program details.
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FREE TOURS!Select Third Thursdays @ 1 p.m. Curatorial Tours: Enjoy
Curator-led tours of the BMA’s changing exhibitions.
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Saturdays @ Noon. BMA Highlights: Get to know some of the treasures of the BMA’s collection in this 45-minute, Docent-led tour.
Sundays @ 2:30 p.m. Sunday Shorts: Discover the wonder of a single work of art or gallery in this half-hour, Docent-led tour.
IRA CHARITABLE ROLLOVER—A GREAT WAY TO GIVE!In December 2015, the President signed legislation to indefinitely extend the IRA charitable rollover provision. This provision allows individuals aged 70½ or older to donate tax-free up to $100,000 from their IRAs to charities like the BMA. Please contact your financial advisor for more information about how you might use this giving option to support the BMA.
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HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYSWhether you’re looking for indoor family fun or entertaining guests, the BMA is the perfect place! Share and enjoy Baltimore’s world-class collection. Bring your family and guests to Matisse/Diebenkorn.
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Tuesday 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Wednesday–Friday 10 a.m.–8 p.m. Saturday 11 a.m.–8 p.m. Sunday 11 a.m.–6 p.m.
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Above, left to right: Surfing by Jim Heimann, $200—more than 900 images chart the evolution of surfing as sport, lifestyle, and philosophy; gold-plated branch pendant necklace with amazonite, fluorite, and labradorite, $50; hand-blown glass cups, $58 each. Below, left to right: ceramic traditional café au lait bowls, $22, and mug, $12.95; books for children, The Iridescence of Birds: A Book About Henri Matisse, $17.99, and Matisse Dance for Joy, $6.99; geo-print silk scarf, $40.
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Monday Closed
Tuesday*–Friday 11:30 a.m.–9 p.m. *Closed 2:30–5 p.m. on Tuesdays
Saturday Brunch 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Dinner 5–9 p.m.
Sunday Brunch 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Dinner 5–8 p.m.
Holiday Hours 2016Gertrude’s will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day.
On New Year’s Eve, December 31, Gertrude’s will be open for lunch and dinner. Reservations are required for dinner.
Holiday Parties
Looking for a special place to host your holiday event? Whether a small office luncheon, an afternoon tea, or a grand evening party, Gertrude’s can accommodate groups of 10 to 100 (or more!) with customized menus, ensuring that your holiday celebration is a success! For more information, contact John Gilligan at Gertrude’s: [email protected] or 410-889-3399 x105.
New Year’s Eve Dinner Club6–10 p.m.
Ring in the New Year at Gertrude’s with a special prix fixe menu created by Chef John Shields! Seatings are at 6 p.m. and 9 p.m., and reserva-tions with a credit card are required. Guests seated at the later seating will be entertained with live jazz, dancing, and a midnight champagne toast complete with party favors!
Krautfest 2016!January 13–14
Gertrude’s celebrates the annual release of its homemade sauerkraut with two evenings of dancing and live polka music with the acclaimed band Joy of Maryland. A cash bar will offer “Krauti nis,” seasonal German beers, and specialty vodkas. Buffet menu includes Kraut & Roasted Beet Borscht, Kraut Stro-ganoff, and a Charcuterie Platter. Desserts are Chocolate Sauerkraut Cake, Sauerkraut Flan, and Double Chocolate Tart with Caramel Kraut. Every year Krautfest sells out, so don’t delay! Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, November 1. Purchase in the restaurant or by phone at 410-889-3399.
* Please note that the BMA Member 10% discount is not offered for Crabaret, Mother’s Day, and Lobsterama, or the Tuesdays with Gertie menu.
BMA HOURS & ADMISSION Wednesday–Friday 10 a.m.–5 p.m.Saturday–Sunday 11 a.m.–6 p.m.
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays, New Year’s Day, July 4, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day
In the event of inclement weather, please call 443-573-1700 for information on Museum closings.
Free general admission—
for everyone, every day!
There may be a charge for certain
special exhibitions. Only BMA
Members receive unlimited free
admission to ticketed exhibitions.
Ongoing support for free admission
at the BMA has been provided
through generous endowment gifts
from the Cohen Family Fund for Free
Admission, Lord Baltimore Capital
Corporation, Mary J. and James D.
Miller, James S. Riepe Family Foun-
dation, and the DLA Piper Fund.
ACCESSIBILITY The Zamoiski East Entrance, the
Museum, and the Sculpture Gardens
are wheelchair-accessible. A limited
number of wheelchairs are available
for use free of charge. Van-accessible
parking spaces are available in the
BMA East and West Lots. Please check
in at the Welcome Desk in the Lobby
upon arrival.
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CONTACT US Members Hotline: 443-573-1800
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BMA TODAY is published three times a year for Members of The Baltimore Museum of Art. Editors: Anne Brown & Jessica Novak Designer: Lisa Pupa Issue number 152
The Baltimore Museum of Art 10 Art Museum Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218-3898
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Celebrity chef John Shields’ elegantly casual restaurant serves delicious regional cuisine. Visit Gertrude’s for brunch or for one of our tasty events and treat yourself to something special! Visit gertrudes-baltimore.com to make reservations online, or call the restaurant at 410-889-3399 and our staff will be happy to assist you with your reservation.
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BACK COVER, LEFT TO RIGHT:
Henri Matisse. View of Notre Dame. 1914. The Museum of Modern Art, New York, acquired through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest, and the Henry Ittleson, A. Conger Goodyear, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sinclair Funds, and the Anna Erickson Levene Bequest given in memory of her husband, Fr. Phoebus Aaron Theodor Levene, 1975. ©2016 Succession H. Matisse / ARS, NY.
Richard Diebenkorn. Ocean Park #79. 1975. Philadelphia Museum of Art, purchased with a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and with funds contributed by private donors, 1977, 1977-28-1. ©2016 The Richard Diebenkorn Foundation
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