WAM Annual Report 2014

2014

Just a year ago, we were preparing for a change of historic dimensions: the integration of The John Woodman Higgins Collection into the Worcester Art Museum. While the integration process will take several years, we already have reasons to celebrate. In less than a year, we accessioned the Higgins collection (equal to roughly 5% of our holdings), transferred nearly all of the Higgins financial and other material assets, welcomed several former Higgins employees to WAM, and assimilated arms and armor programming into our own offerings.

Now the only institution in New England to showcase arms and armor, the Worcester Art Museum is part of a prestigious club, including the Met, Philadelphia, and Cleveland, that features this kind of art. We have not only saved a beloved collection for Worcester but added extremely rare and high quality art to our already rich collection, allowing us to tell an even more compelling story about civilizations around the globe.

The opening of the exhibition, Knights!, three months after the Higgins’ closing, allowed us to introduce a new, institution-wide narrative that speaks to traditional core audiences, as well as new ones. In addition to combining art from our own collection with arms and armor (seen in palaces but rarely in museums), we are also building connections with Pop culture and, thanks to a collaboration with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, with the modern reality of gun violence.

It has been a year of innovation, far beyond the exciting changes the Higgins integration allowed us to make. In the

[remastered] galleries, we are experimenting with electronic labels, new presentation modes, and program formats; in Knights!, we incorporated an interactive space for children to encourage hands-on exploration via art and touch carts; and we are rethinking our transitional spaces, such as Salisbury Hall, to make them welcoming spots for lingering and enjoying a sense of community.

It has also been a year of capacity building. With the hiring of our new Director of Philanthropy, Nora Maroulis, and new Director of Curatorial Affairs and Curator of European Art, Jon L. Seydl, our leadership team is complete. Now, our focus is on broadening internal strengths, so that we can reach new audiences, garner further community support, and grow our financial backing. An unprecedented number of press testimonials, including articles in The Boston Globe, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and The Huffington Post, have helped us.

On behalf of all of the WAM staff, I thank our donors, members, and friends, who helped make our achievements a reality, who celebrated with us, and who trusted us to deliver the transformative experiences that they expect from this institution.

Join us again as we continue this exciting journey in FY15!

Matthias Waschek

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What a year FY2014 has been! In this, my first year as President, the Board of Trustees has been pleased to see tremendous excitement and change in the Museum. It has been invigorating, hectic, scholarly, fun, thoughtful, provocative, welcoming...and occasionally perplexing:Did you say a pink horse?!

As the new stewards of the Higgins Armory Museum Collection, we take very seriously the trust given to us by the Higgins Board, longtime supporters, and the generations of visitors, who loved being transported back to the Middle Ages when walking into the Armory’s Great Hall.

Throughout the past year, it has been tremendously rewarding to see the tangible results of months of hard work at all levels, from the Board to Museum staff: the completion of the covenant between the Higgins Armory Museum and the Worcester Art Museum, the smooth transfer of the Higgins collection to WAM, and the opening of the fabulous Knights! exhibition.

On behalf of the entire Board, I thank the staff of both institutions for doing whatever it took to ensure that this transition be carried out smoothly and successfully.

The year also saw an increase in philanthropic contributions from Board members, representing a significant base of support for and invigorated commitment to the Museum. Participation in our June gala and auction shattered all prior fund-raising records for a Museum event, setting a new bar for the area and loudly signaling our community’s support.

With these indicators of early success the Board of Trustees moves into FY2015 excited and confident about the Museum’s future.

Catherine M. Colinvaux

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Herbert S. AlexanderJulia D. AndrieniSara BuckinghamJohn B. DirlamSusan M. FoleyLisa Kirby GibbsGabriele M. GoszczAbraham W. HaddadRachel KaminskyPatricia S. LotuffKatharine M. MichiePhilip R. MorganMoira Moynihan-ManoogJohn SavickasClifford J. Schorer

Trustee EmeritiEllen R. BerezinLisa M. BernatSarah Garfield BerryIrene Browne-GrimHenry J. CiborowskiMary T. CocaineJ. Christopher CollinsRichard B. CollinsDix F. DavisHenry B. DeweyAntonella DoucetteWarner S. FletcherHoward G. FreemanJames N. Heald 2ndGeorge E. HeckerJohn Herron, Jr.Prentiss Coonley Higgins

M Howard JacobsonJames D. JavarasWilliam D. KelleherJudith S. KingDavid A. LemoineDavid A. LuchtC. Jean McDonoughDonald R. MelvilleAnne M. MorganPhilip R. MorganFrederic H. MulliganJohn F. O’BrienRichard J. PentlandDavid A. PerskySarah C. RibeiroRichard P. SergelMichael D. SleeperSumner B. Tilton

Trustees are volunteers elected by the Corporators to overseethe business of the Corporation. Individual trustees demonstrate their commitment to the Museum and its mission by providing leadership and strategic direction, by participating in programs and events, and by raising and contributing funds. Trustees understand the Museum’s value within the community, as well as in the lives of the people it serves.

TrusteesCatherine M. Colinvaux President

Phyllis Pollack Vice President

Marie A. AngeliniVice President

Charles H. MoserVice President

Joseph J. Bafaro, Jr. Treasurer

Karin BranscombeClerk


Pictured: 1st row, left to right - Herbert Alexander, Gabriele Goszcz, Phillip Morgan, Abraham Haddad; 2nd row left to right - Susan Foley, Karin Branscombe, Catherine Colinvaux, Matthias Waschek, Marie Angelini, Moira Moynihan-Manoog; 3rd row left to right - John Dirlam, Joseph Bafaro, Phyllis Pollack; 4th row left to right - Katharine Michie, Sally Buckingham, Patricia Lotuff, Lisa Kirby Gibbs, Clifford Schorer. Not pictured: Julia Andrieni, Rachel Kaminsky, Charles Moser, and John Savickas.

Herbert S. AlexanderJohn B. AndersonJulia D. AndrieniMarie A. AngeliniJane Antoun CartelliBarbara T. AthyJoseph J. Bafaro, Jr.Thomas J. BartholomewSusan M. BassickIsabel A. BayonBarbara A. Beall-FofanaWhitney BealsMarijane BeaudetLisa BeittelGeorge F. BernardinMaureen F. BiniendaCharles A. BirbaraRichard L. BishopDavid M. BodahMaurice J. BoisvertMelinda J. BooneKarin BranscombeNicole Brathwaite-HuntMary Ann BrockelmanChristopher A. BrownAnn E. Brown

Sara BuckinghamDouglas P. ButlerAlta Mae ButlerCaroline A. CamougisSuzanne R. Campbell- LambertWilliam R. CarrickFilomena CesareoHarriette L. ChandlerRobert R. CharlesKim M. CiborowskiSandra CohenCatherine M. ColinvauxJames E. CollinsPaula H. ConnollyLeonard C. CowanElizabeth A. CrowleyLeslie K. CutlerDavid F. DaltonJyoti DattaLaurel DavisElizabeth K. DeHoratiusJeffrey L. Dill John F. DionJohn B. DirlamJ. Douglas Dixon

Thomas M. DolanKent D. dur RussellCathleen C. EsleeckBarbara E. FargoAndrew FeldmanJustin L. FletcherSusan M. FoleyJoan L. FreedmanLisa Kirby GibbsLaura GlazierRichard H. GlewMaureen L. GlowikJohn GoldsberryStephen J. GordonGabriele M. GoszczJohn E. Graham Jr.Maureen R. GrayIvan R. GreenMichael GusarAbraham W. HaddadPatricia A. HalpinLynn HarrisonMarjorie Hastings O’ConnellFrank F. HerronJames E. HoganJames E. Hogan IIIMargaret P. HunterJanet A. JaworskiKristina L. JonesRachel KaminskyAmar V. KapurAlison C. KenaryJean A. KingJudith S. KingWarren C. Lane, Jr.Gordon B. LanktonTristan LaurionRafael LazoDiane LebelSteven J. LedbetterDavid A. LemoineSarah LenisPaul J. LevensonOttilie Levine

Brad S. LisakPatricia S. LotuffEdgar LunaIngrid J. MachMark F. ManceviceThomas D. ManningDominick N. MarciglianoChristian W. McCarthyLisa H. McDonoughKathleen M. McDonoughMartha B. McKennaRichard J. McNallyJ. William MeesToni K. MeltzerCatherine R. MessinaKatharine M. MichieThomas S. MichieErwin H. MillerSatya B. MitraJane L. MolinaAnna Mitra MorganPhilip R. MorganMichelle S. MorneauLeonard J. MorseCharles H. MoserMoira Moynihan-ManoogVictoria MulliganBeata I. O’BrienCandace OkunoJean C. OsborneEdward J. OsowskiSusan M. PalatucciMartha R. PappasDeborah PentaWilliam O. PettitGenevieve K. PioppiStephen M. PitcherRoger P. Plourde Sr.Phyllis PollackGeorge C. Rand Jr.Carl D. RappLuanne RemillardSarai RiveraLinda B. Robbins

Helen A. RonanJosue RosaHenry B. RoseJennifer N. RoyBetsy P. SargissonJohn SavickasPeter B. SchneiderClifford J. Schorer IIISue Ellen ScroginCarol L. SeagerPatricia A. SegersonJanice E. SeymourJang B. SinghToby L. SissonJoshua L. SmithDavid W. SnellKristina M. SpillaneMark J. SpuriaRobin S. StarrDonald F. StoddardKaty SullivanJohn J. SzlykJoyce TamerAnne C. TardanicoGeorge W. Tetler IIIVickie ThebeauJulie ThomasLynne M. TonnaJosephine TruesdellJudith C. VaillancourtLuke M. VaillancourtCarmen D. VazquezKristin B. Waters Ph.D.Barbara K. WheatonHillary WhiteEmily V. WolfStacy E. WoodsJohn T. WorcesterThomas Worcester S.J.Edward C. YasunaAlan S. Yoffie

Corporators, as stewards of the public trust, ensure the continuation of the Worcester Art Museum’s mission to collect, to preserve, to exhibit, and to educate. Corporators are committed to the Museum, and serve as ambassadors, contributors, and participants.

Corporators


The herculean task of integrating the Higgins Armory Museum collection to the Worcester Art Museum was shepherded by our Board of Trustees, conceptually defined by our leadership team, and implemented by the entire WAM staff within record time. Part of a broader initiative to make the Worcester Art Museum more welcoming for its diverse audiences, the move also had strong support from the community, as evidenced by the generous financial jump-start funding by several local foundations.

The integration would not have been possible without the dedicated efforts of the Higgins Armory Museum board and staff, who worked very hard on a smooth and responsible transfer of assets, while helping us translate the Higgins’ legacy into the reality of an encyclopedic art museum.

In just eight months since the Higgins closed, the integration has truly transformed the Worcester Art Museum.

The Higgins Integration: Saving a National Treasure for Our City, Strengthening the Worcester Art Museum on its New Course

Acquisition of the entire John Woodman Higgins Collection 2014.1 - 2014.1176Gift of the Higgins Armory Museum(For a complete listing, visit worcesterart.org/collection/higgins-collection)

The collection numbers 2,242 items in the Museum’s database, but the effective number is closer to 2,000 (a suit of armor, for example, may include two dozen entries in the database). The jewel in the crown of this collection is the European suits of armor of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Amassing a collection of this size and quality could not be replicated today. While centered on arms and armor of the European Middle Ages and Renaissance, the Higgins Collection also includes important holdings in ancient, African, Islamic, South Asian, and Japanese arms and armor.

Acquisition of 1,500 books as special collections materials. Most of them are already accessible in the WAM Library.

Acquisition of the Higgins archives

Acquisition of educational and other materials

Transfer of $ 4,103,816.27 in funds

James Ricardi, who has been taking art classes at WAM since he was six years old, conveys his passion for knights in this triptych, which shows future, present, and past renditions of “Knights.” Now 13-years old, James is a student at Forest Grove Middle School. The son of Abigail and Ken Hannaford-Ricardi of Worcester, James has Down’s Syndrome and Selective Mutism and enjoys expressing himself through art.


Transfer of assets:As of August 31, 2014, our accomplishments included:

Eliciting community support: Significant jump-start funding for the Higgins Armory Collection Integration was provided by The George I. Alden Trust, the Fred Harris Daniels Foundation, Inc., The Fletcher Foundation, The George F. and Sybil H. Fuller Foundation, The Stoddard Charitable Trust, and The Manton Foundation. Additional support was provided by the Hoche-Schofield Foundation, the Rockwell Foundation, and the Massachusetts Cultural Council.- As of August 31, 2014 just under half of the $12 million goal for the Higgins Integration project had been raised or pledged.

Engaging visitors: Renaissance Faire, the Knights! weekend-long opening event, attracted nearly 4,500 visitors, the highest attendance over a three-day period in recent years. In Knights! the Museum developed new interpretive strategies, including 13 interactive educational and survey iPads; audio cones; try-on armor and other interactive stations; and Helmutt’s House, an interactive space for families. Weekly arms and armor demonstrations were added in May; art carts were introduced during the summer; and drop-in programs made extensive use of Knights!

Immediate presenting and contextualizing of arms and armor in the Hiatt Gallery: Opening of Knights! on March 28, 2014 barely three months after the closing of the Higgins Armory Museum Introduction of Helmutt’s House (an integration of the Higgins’ Castle Quest interactive area into the exhibition) Opening of Guns without Borders in Mexico and Central America: Photography from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, which ran from March 28 to November 16, 2014* * We look forward to continuing our relationship with the Pulitzer Center with the exhibition, Africa’s Children of Arms, which will be on view

Leveraging the Higgins Integration: The advertising and marketing materials for Knights! not only established a new era for the Museum, but placed WAM in a local and regional context. Highlights included a foldout magazine piece in The Boston Globe Magazine “Travel Section” and a specially-wrapped WRTA bus. National, regional, and local press included The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Art News, and other print, television and radio coverage.

Knights! is sponsored in part by Cole Contracting, Inc., Reliant Medical Group, and Unum.


from November 19, 2014 to May 31, 2015.

The decision in 2013 to integrate the Higgins collection into WAM was the catalyst for transforming the Museum into a family-friendly institution. The commitment, not only to preserve an important collection of arms and armor and its legacy, but also to provide a new welcoming home for Higgins audiences, created a rare – and exciting – opportunity to completely rethink the WAM experience. Many of the ideas generated through that process came to fruition in FY14.

A focus on experimentation and creative thinking brought innovative gallery interpretations designed to engage multi-generational audiences and demystify art. These ranged from interactive iPads, non-traditional seating that invites lingering, and weekly nude drawing classes in the galleries to Helmutt’s House, art carts, and family programming. The introduction of

Helmutt, our new mascot and ambassador, was an important step in fostering a welcoming atmosphere for families.

In addition, we improved our community connections by using art as a tool for social cohesion. Highlights include the establishment of WAM as a polling site for the City of Worcester, outreach to ethnic and non-traditional museum audiences through Community Days, and Art + Market, an alternative farmer’s market and gathering place for our friends and neighbors during the summer.

We recognize that WAM’s future success will depend on our continuing to embrace experimentation and to think expansively about supporting a visitor-centric culture and connecting art with individual experiences, joy, and discovery.

Connecting with our Audiences


Wall at WAMThese Days of Maiuma by Robert and Shana ParkeHarrisonOn view through 2015Renaissance Court

Looking West and Looking East: Landscape Prints by Yoshida TōshiJune 5 – November 2013Japanese Gallery

Art Since the mid-20th Century Rotation July – December 2013Donnelly/323 Galleries

Five Works by Three Generations of Yoshida Family ArtistsAugust 7, 2013 – January 2014Chinese Corner Gallery

Chinese Personal AdornmentsSeptember 4, 2013 – February 2014Chinese Decorative Arts Gallery

[remastered] Opened September 20, 2013 (ongoing)Galleries 201, 203, 204

Works in Process: From Proof to PrintDecember 7, 2013 – April 5, 2014Prints, Drawings and Photographs Gallery

You are Here December 21, 2013 – August 31, 2014 Contemporary Gallery

Jeppson Idea LabMichael Benson Carina Nebula December 21, 2013 – June 22, 2014Jeppson Gallery

Art Since the mid-20th Century Rotation January – early July 2014 Donnelly/323 Galleries

“Majicolor” Prints by Majima Ryoichi (b. 1947) February 5 – November 30, 2014 Chinese Corner Gallery

Large Jade Basin with Dragons On view beginning March 5, 2014 (ongoing)Chinese Decorative Arts Gallery Stencil-dyed Japanese Folk Art Calendars April 26 – August 10, 2014 Prints, Drawings and Photographs Gallery

Abstractions in Blue: Works from the Wise Collection June 18, 2014 – January 11, 2015Japanese Gallery

Jeppson Idea LabPortraits by William Hogarth July 19, 2014 – February 8, 2015 Jeppson Gallery

Art Since the mid-20th Century Rotation July 16, 2014 – January 11, 2015 Donnelly/323 Galleries

FY14 Exhibitions

In addition to the Higgins Integration


Due to an active program of acquisitions, including the Higgins Integration, the official number of works in the Worcester Art Museum collection increased in FY14 to 38,291, up from 35,893. The care of these works continued to be a priority.

The most prominent work to undergo conservation treatment was The Last Judgment, our monumental tapestry from around 1500, which was sent to a specialized laboratory in Mechelen, Belgium. The tapestry will be back on view in the fall of 2015, along with the reinstallation of our Renaissance galleries.

Another major conservation campaign, the restoration of two paintings by William Hogarth, was completed by our conservation department and made possible by a TEFAF grant. These magnificent works, Portraits of William and Elizabeth James, are back on view, first in the Jeppson Idea Lab, and

then, permanently, in our 18th-century European galleries.Our collection’s digital presence advanced considerably, including the successful completion of an IMLS-funded digitization project, through which the entire WAM paintings collection was photographed; a major photography campaign of arms and armor collections; and the leap from about 1,200 object images online to just over 10,000. This initiative will not only help us to connect better with the international community of art lovers but will also be a major tool in engaging with local colleges and universities.

Moving forward, we will create a long-term digital strategy for the collections, as well as improve storage. Finally, in preparation for the Museum’s reaccreditation, the curatorial division will begin a complete inventory of the collection, which has not taken place for decades.

ItalianFibula, about 800 BCEBronzeSarah C. Garver Fund, 2014.1177

RomanSpoon, about 100-300 CESilverEliza S. Paine Fund, 2014.1178

RomanStylus, before 476 CEBronzeDiane Bickford Fund, 2014.1179

RomanSet of 8 Roman Medical Instru-ments, 1st -3rd century CEBronzeEliza S. Paine Fund, 2014.1180.1-8

Pablo PicassoMan with a Pipe, 1912Etching on deckled and laid Arches paper

Theodore T. and Mary G. Ellis Fund, 2014.1181

Mary and Matthew DarlyThe Flower Garden, 1777Etching and engraving on cream wove paperAlexander and Caroline Murdock DeWitt Fund, 2014.1182

Graeco-RomanStrigil, about 500-300 BCEBronzeSarah C. Garver Fund, 2014.1188

Ryōtai, TakebeTiger by Waterfall, 1750sInk and color on silkStoddard Acquisition Fund, 2014.1189

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GiftsGift of Elaine W. Beals:

Frank Weston BensonUntitled (Eleven Ducks in Flight over March), 1930sEtching on paper2013.67

Frank Weston BensonUntitled (Mallard Landing), 1930sEtching on paper2013.68

Frank Weston BensonUntitled (Mallard Landing), 1930sEtching on paper2013.69

Frank Weston BensonUntitled (Ten Geese), 1930sEtching on paper2013.70

Frank Weston BensonUntitled (Five Mallards in Flight), 1930sEtching on paper2013.71

Frank Weston BensonUntitled (Seven Mallards Taking Off From Marsh), 1930sEtching on paper2013.72

Frank Weston BensonUntitled (Four Mallards Landing), 1930sEtching on paper2013.73

Frank Weston BensonUntitled (Nine Mallards in Flight), 1930sEtching on paper2013.74

Frank Weston BensonUntitled (Nine Mallards in Flight One Half Visible), 1930sEtching on paper2013.75

Frank Weston BensonUntitled (Five Mallards in Marsh, Four Land-ing), 1930sEtching on paper2013.76

beyond the Higgins IntegrationPurchases


Frank Weston BensonUntitled (Group of Ducks in Marsh with Three Flying), 1930sEtching on paper2013.77

Joseph HirschThe Tear, 1959Lithograph on paper2013.78

Gerson LeiberStockholders’ Meeting, 1959Etching on paper2013.79

Gift of Judith Childs in Honor of James Heald II:

Bernard ChildsEtching Plate for Little Reef, 1974Copper plate with sculpt-metal2014.630.1

Bernard ChildsInk Samples for Little Reef, 1974Color intaglio inks on cream wove cut and deckled paper2014.630.2

Bernard ChildsProgressive Proof 1 for Little Reef in Turquoise and Purple Inks, 1974Color engraving and screenprint on deckled paper2014.630.3

Bernard ChildsProgressive Proof 2 for Little Reef in Turquoise and Purple Inks, 1974Color engraving and screenprint on deckled paper2014.630.4

Bernard ChildsProgressive Proof 3 for Little Reef in Turquoise, Purple, Green, Orange and Rose Inks, 1974Color engraving and screenprint on cut and deckled paper2014.630.5

Bernard ChildsProgressive Proof 4 for Little Reef in Turquoise, Purple, Green, Orange and Navy Inks, 1974Color engraving and screenprint and graphite drawing on deckled paper2014.630.6

Bernard ChildsProgressive Proof 5 for Little Reef in Turquoise, Purple, Green, Orange, Yellow and Rose Inks, 1974Graphite drawing on white wove paper2014.630.7

Gift of the Artist:

Stephen DiRadoCallahan, Eleanor Callahan, Todd Webb, and Lucile Webb at Dan & Judy McCann’s House, 108 Prospect St, July 15, 1989, printed 2013Gelatin silver print2013.53

Gift from the Judith A. Falcigno Collection:

Yoshida, TōshiThe Friendly Garden: Pine, Bamboo, Plum, 1980Color woodblocks on white wove paper2014.624

Gift of Vivienne C. Gale:

Don GorvettThe Cove in the Wake of a Blizzard, about 2000Color reduction woodcut print on Japan paper2014.863

Gift of Gustav D. and Joan Peterson Klimann:

FlemishLandscape with Saint Anthony, early 16th centuryOil on panel2013.51

Gift in Memory of Michael P. LaFosse:

ChineseCinnabar lacquer box, 18th centuryCarved Asian lacquer with copper alloy and gilding2014.626

JapaneseLidded Cloisonné Container, Meiji period, late 19th centuryEnamel with copper alloy2014.627

Gift of Claude Lee:

Saitō, KiyoshiKozanji, Kyoto (B), 1963Woodblock print, ink and color on paper2014.628

Bequest of Barbara Milliken:

Amano, KunihiroWithin Living Memory 2, 1969Woodblock print, ink and color on paper2014.649

Amano, KunihiroThe Flowers in Distant Memory (3), 1968-1970Woodblock print, ink and color on paper2014.650

Amano, KunihiroThe Flowers in Distant Memory (5), 1968Woodblock print, ink and color on paper2014.651

Azechi, UmetaroStand on the Snow Gorge (Sekkei ni tatsu), 1956Woodblock print, ink and color on paper2014.643

Azechi, UmetaroForest Where the BIrds Live (Tori no sumu mori), 1975Woodblock print, ink and color on paper2014.644

Azechi, UmetaroStanding Figure, 1959Woodblock print, ink and color on paper2014.645

Azechi, UmetaroThree Birds Flying over a Sea of Forests (Jukai o tobu tori), 1967Woodblock print, ink and color on paper2014.646

Azechi, UmetaroReflection, 1962Woodblock print, ink and color on paper2014.647

Hamada, TaisukeUntitled, 1965Mixed media (acrylic, gold leaf) on canvas2014.641

Kitaoka, FumioFishing Village in the Afternoon, 1967Woodblock print, ink and color on paper2014.652

Seiichiro, KonishiSannen Slope, 20th centuryWoodblock print, ink and color on paper2014.642

Hiroyuki, TajimaFoolish Thinking, 1973Color lithograph on paper2014.648

Watanabe, SadaoNoah’s Ark, 1980Stencil print on paper2014.638

Watanabe, SadaoThe Miraculous Draught of Fishes, 1979Stencil print on paper2014.639

Watanabe, SadaoThe Visitation, 1978Stencil print on paper2014.640

Yoshisuke, FunasakaLemon, 1986Woodblock print, ink and color on paper2014.636

Yoshisuke, FunasakaLemon and Wood, 1986Woodblock print, ink and color on paper2014.637

Yoshitoshi, MoriTatami Maker, 1973Stencil print on paper2014.631

Yoshitoshi, MoriHairdresser, 1973Woodblock print, ink and color on paper2014.632

Yoshitoshi, MoriCarpenters, 1973Woodblock print, ink and color on paper2014.633

Yoshitoshi, MoriChambered Climbing Kiln and Potter, 1973Stencil print on paper2014.634

Yoshitoshi, MoriOccupations, 1970sWoodblock print, ink and color on paper2014.635

Gift of the Artist:

Carrie MoyerRapa Nui Smash-up, 2009Acrylic and glitter on canvas2014.1151

Gift of Edward Osowski:

Chad HuntView from a Blackhawk over the Kabul River, 2006Chromogenic print2014.629

Louie PaluUS Marine Lcpl. Patrick “Sweetums” Stanborough, age 21, Garmsir, Helmand, Afghanistan, 2008Pigment print2014.623

Roger StoneGuston Hall’s 300 Year Old Hedge, Lorton, Virginia, 1996Gelatin silver print2013.54

Gift of Edward Osowski in Honor of the Artist:

Chuck SamuelsAfter Callahan, 1990Gelatin silver print2013.55

Chuck SamuelsBroom Optical Illusion, 1990Chromogenic print of a Polaroid print2013.56

Chuck SamuelsAfter Bullock, 1990Gelatin silver print2013.57

Chuck SamuelsAfter Man Ray, 1990Gelatin silver print mounted on board2013.58

Chuck SamuelsAfter Newton, 1991Gelatin silver print2013.59

Chuck SamuelsAfter Gibson, 1990Gelatin silver print2013.60

Chuck SamuelsAfter Bellocq, 1992Gelatin silver print mounted on board2013.61

Chuck SamuelsAfter Weston, 1990Gelatin silver print mounted on board2013.62

Chuck SamuelsAfter Gowin, 1990Gelatin silver print2013.63

Chuck SamuelsAfter Avedon, 1991Chromogenic print2013.64

Chuck SamuelsAfter Outerbridge, 1990Chromogenic print2013.65

Chuck SamuelsAfter Mapplethorpe, 1990Gelatin silver print2013.66

Gift in Honor of Edward J. Osowski, Courtesy of ClampArt, New York City:

Lori NixSchool Bus, 2000Archival pigment print2013.52

Gift of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.:

Andy WarholRed Book #136, 1972Red photo album with 20 Polacolor Type 108 sheets2014.625

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The Museum’s development team supported the Higgins Integration with fundraising and donor stewardship, raising $5.8 million towards the project’s goal of $12 million. In addition, the division was successful in transitioning its leadership and growing regular development programs – especially Membership and Corporate Relations, which provide important unrestricted financial support for all Museum activities.

A highlight of the year was a sumptuous Renaissance-themed feast and auction that built on the excitement about the Higgins Collection. The first WAM auction since 2008, the event brought together over 300 of WAM’s close friends, family, and supporters and raised over $170,000 net for the Museum.

With the overarching goal of cultivating a renewed culture of philanthropy, the division’s priorities include designing and implementing strategies for achieving short-term fundraising priorities and long-term institutional goals. These include completing funding for the Higgins Integration and related projects, ensuring and increasing Development’s contribution to FY15 and FY16 operating budgets, completing funding for the Welu Endowed Curatorial Position, and building capacity for campaign readiness.

We are grateful to the donors and friends at every level whose continuing commitment and excitement enables us to fulfill the Worcester Art Museum’s mission to bring art and community together.

George I. Alden Trust

The Patrick and Aimee Butler Family Foundation

E. Rhodes & Leona B. Carpenter Foundation

Fred Harris Daniels Foundation Inc.

J. Irving and Jane L. England Charitable Trust

Sherman Fairchild Foundation Small Museum Conservation Program

The Fletcher Foundation

George F. and Sybil H. Fuller Foundation

Greater Worcester Community Foundation Booth Family Fund

E. B. Atkinson Community and Education Fund

Greater Worcester Gives Challenge

Highland Street Foundation

Hoche-Schofield Foundation

Institute of Museum and Library Services Museums for America

Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation

René & Karin Jonckheere Fund

The Kirby Foundation

LLH/LHM Foundation

The Henry Luce Foundation

The Manton Foundation

Massachusetts Cultural Council

Cultural Investment Portfolio Partner Cultural Facilities Fund

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

National Endowment for the Arts, ArtWorks

National Endowment for the HumanitiesSustaining Cultural Heritage Collections

The Rockwell Foundation

Stoddard Charitable Trust

The European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF)

TJX Foundation

Worcester Educational Development Foundation Culture LEAP

Wyman-Gordon Foundation

Corporate, Foundation, and Government Gifts and Grants


A Renewed Culture of Philanthropy

Members of the WAM Members Council: (l-r) Peggy Snow, Joan Barry and Sandy Hubbard


Business Partner Members (Sept. 1, 2013 – Aug. 31, 2014)

SPONSORS$25,000+Unum

$20,000People’s United Bank

$15,000Fallon HealthHarvard Pilgrim Health Care

$10,000Bowditch and Dewey, LLPCole Contracting, Inc.Interstate Specialty Products, Inc.National GridReliant Medical GroupSaint-GobainThe TJX Foundation, Inc.Worcester Business Journal

$5,000Fletcher Tilton P.C.FLEXcon Company, Inc.Imperial Distributors, Inc.Skinner, Inc.Tufts Health Plan Medicare PreferredUniBankUnited BankWashington Mills

Donors $2,500J.J. Bafaro, Inc.Herbert E. Berg Florist, Inc.CCR Wealth Management, LLCCentral Massachusetts Convention and Visitors BureauChristie’sCommerce BankFoley IncorporatedSpectrum Health Systems, Inc.Waters CorporationWebster FiveWorcester MagazineZelle Hofman Voelbel and Mason LLP

Members $1,000Applied Rubber & Plastics, Inc.Avidia BankBartholomew & Company, Inc.Bay State Savings BankBenefitsLab - Health Insurance SolutionsBody Mind BalanceCentral One Federal Credit UnionColumbia TechCommcreativeDavis Publications, Inc.Fiduciary Investment AdvisorsFloral EleganceGreenberg, Rosenblatt, Kull & Bitsoli, P.C.Highland-March Office Business CentersLamoureux FordMercier Electric Company, Inc.Merrill Lynch / The O’Brien Group

Miles Press, Inc.Russell Morin Fine CateringJ.S. Mortimer, Inc.MSW Financial PartnersNew England Disposal Technologies, Inc.Pepper’s Fine CateringPerfect Focus EyecareCarol Seager Associates, Inc.Seder and Chandler, LLPSpencer BankThomas J. Woods Insurance Agency, Inc.Worcester County Memorial Park

Friends $500Alexander, Aronson, Finning & Co., P.C.The Berry Group of Wells Fargo AdvisorsBurr InsuranceButler-DeardenCentral Massachusetts PodiatryCharlton Manor Rest HomeCheckerboard Ltd.Coghlin Electrical ContractorsCryogenic Institute of New England, Inc.Data Source, Inc.The Design FactoryF.W. Madigan Company, Inc.George’s Coney IslandHispanic-American Chamber of Commerce of Greater BostonJoffrey Smith Financial GroupMarr Oil Heat Co., Inc.Mirick O’ConnellNorthwood Insurance Agency, Inc.The Protector Group, a Marsh and McLennan Agency CompanyTim and Mary Foley Remax PrestigeSotheby’sStruck CateringSullivan BenefitsSullivan, Garrity & Donnelly Insurance Agency, Inc.Sunshine Sign Company, Inc.Wings Over Worcester

The Business Partner program, including sponsors of events, programs, and exhibitions, provides critical unrestricted support for WAM and all of its activities.

Business Partners

Pass Program Members

Pass Program Membership provides the patrons of libraries and social service organizations free admission to the Worcester Art Museum year-round. As a Pass Program Member, patrons may also use the Museum’s library and collections as a resource free of charge.

Pass Program Members(Sept. 1, 2013 – Aug. 31, 2014)

Abby Kelley Foster House, Inc.Ames Free LibraryArts and Crafts Collaborative, Inc.Athol Public LibraryAuburn Public LibraryAyer LibraryBancroft Memorial LibraryBeaman Memorial Public LibraryBedford Public LibraryBellingham Public LibraryBerlin Public LibraryBigelow Free Public LibraryBlackstone Public LibraryBolton Public LibraryBoylston Public LibraryCary Memorial LibraryCentro Las AmericasCharlton Public LibraryChester C. Corbin Public LibraryCommunity Healthlink Youth and Family ServicesConant Public LibraryCumberland Public LibraryFitzwilliam Town LibraryFoothills Theatre Co.Forbush Memorial Library

Framingham Public LibraryFriendly House, Inc.Friends of the Ingalls Memorial LibraryFriends of the Maynard Public Library, Inc.Gale Free LibraryGilbertville Public LibraryGleason Public LibraryGoodnow LibraryGrafton Public LibraryGrafton Street SchoolGroton Public LibraryHarvard Public LibraryHaston Free Public LibraryHazen Memorial LibraryHolliston Public LibraryHopkinton Public LibraryHudson Public LibraryJ.V. Fletcher LibraryJacob Edwards Memorial LibraryJaffrey Public LibraryJesse M. Smith LibraryJoshua Hyde Public LibraryKillingly Public LibraryLawrence LibraryLeicester Public LibraryLeominster Public LibraryLevi Heywood Memorial LibraryLily Library AssociationLincoln Public LibraryLudlow Public LibraryLUK, Inc.Lunenburg Public LibraryMarlborough Public LibraryMedway Public LibraryMercy CentreMerriam-Gilbert Public LibraryMerrick Public LibraryMillbury Public LibraryMorse Institute LibraryNeedham Free Public LibraryNew England Dream CenterNorfolk Public LibraryNorth Brookfield Public Library

North Smithfield Public LibraryNorthborough Free LibraryOxford Free Public LibraryPaige Memorial LibraryPalmer Public LibraryPearle L. Crawford Memorial LibraryPeterborough Town LibraryPrinceton Public LibraryQuinsigamond Community CollegeRandall LibraryReuben Hoar LibraryRichard Sugden LibraryRichards Memorial LibraryRichards Memorial LibraryRutland Free Public LibrarySargent Memorial LibraryShrewsbury Public LibraryShrewsbury Public Library-RotarySouthborough LibrarySouthgate at Shrewsbury, Inc.Southwick Public LibraryStevens Memorial LibrarySutton Free Public LibraryTaft Public LibraryTaunton Public LibraryThayer Memorial LibraryTownsend Public LibraryUpton Town LibraryUxbridge Free Public LibraryWaltham Public LibraryWarren Public LibraryWayland Public LibraryWebster Public LibraryWestborough Public LibraryWeston Public LibraryWhitinsville Social LibraryWinchester Public LibraryWoods Memorial LibraryWorcester Dept of Family Medicine - UMASS MemorialWorcester Public LibraryWorcester Skilled Care Center

Institutional Members

The support of institutional membership allows students, faculty, and staff at colleges and universities to visit for free and enjoy our institution as a shared university art museum.

Institutional Members(Sept. 1, 2013 – Aug. 31, 2014)

Assumption CollegeBancroft SchoolClark UniversityCollege of the Holy CrossWorcester AcademyWorcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester State University

This report lists gifts, grants, and pledges for the period of September 1, 2013 through August 31, 2014. Every effort has been made to insure its completeness and accuracy. However, if omissions or discrepancies are noted please contact the Development Office at 508.793.4313.

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Salisbury Society (Sept. 1, 2013 – Aug. 31, 2014)

The Stephen Salisbury Society recognizes donors who take a leadership role in strengthening the Museum’s core functions through annual operating support, thereby enhancing our exhibition, educational programs and classes, and conservation work.

President’s Circle $10,000 + Catherine M. Colinvaux and Phillip D. ZamoreJeanne Y. Curtis*Mary and Warner FletcherLisa Kirby Gibbs and Peter GibbsJudy and Tony KingClifford J. SchorerMr. and Mrs. Theodore E. Shasta

Director’s Circle $5,000 - $9,999Herbert and Maura AlexanderKristin and Joseph Bafaro, Jr. Jack and Susan BassickKarin BranscombeMr. and Mrs. William R. BushMr. and Mrs. Vernon CaforioMr. and Mrs. J. Christopher CollinsMr. and Mrs. David F. DaltonMaria and John Dirlam

Diana R. GlimmDr. Gabriele Goszcz and Douglas CrawfordJohn* and Marianne JeppsonJoan Peterson KlimannMr. and Mrs. Joseph P. LotuffC. Jean McDonoughNydia and Charles Moser

Patron $2,500 - $4,999Anonymous MemberMarie and Mike AngeliniLisa M. Bernat and Abram RosenfeldAllen and Sarah BerryMr. and Mrs. H. Paul Buckingham IIIMr. and Mrs. Charles H. N. de VégvárMr. and Mrs. James C. Donnelly, Jr.Antonella and Roger DoucetteAllen W. FletcherPatricia A. FletcherSusan and Jay FoleyRoberta GoldmanTristan and Susanne LaurionStephen and Valerie LoringMoira and Charlie ManoogMr. and Mrs. Henry T. MichieMartha R. and Arthur M. Pappas, M.D.Marlene and David PerskyMarc S. Plonskier and Heni KoenigsbergSarah and Joe RibeiroJohn and Ellen SavickasMichael and Carol SleeperMatthias Waschek and Steve TavinerMark and Barb Wetzel

Member $1,250 - $2,499John B. and Mary Lou AndersonJulia Andrieni and Robert PhillipsDrs. Seta and Diran ApelianMr. and Mrs. James H. BarnhillDr. and Mrs. Frederick L. BayonElaine W. BealsWhitney Beals and Pamela EstyLisa and Rod BeitteEllen Berezin and Lewis ShepardBarbara and George BernardinEleanor C. Bernat

Richard and Sande BishopRandolph and Edla Ann BloomMichael and Cathleen BollusMr. and Mrs. A. Shepard BooteKarl Lombard BrielEric Brose and Jan SeymourDawn and John BuddDouglas P. Butler*George and Tammy ButlerThomas W. CaldwellWilliam R. CarrickMr. and Mrs. Robert R. CharlesHenry J. and Elaine M.* CiborowskiAlexandra Cleworth and Gary StaabChristos and Mary T. CocainePaula H. ConnollyMrs. Fairman C. Cowan*Tracy A. Craig and Dr. James J. ConveryChris and Betsy CrowleyMr. and Mrs. David CrowleyDix and Sarah DavisHoward G. Davis IIIPhil and Laurie DavisMargery and Richard DearbornHenry B. and Jane K. DeweyDavid DiPasquale and Candace OkunoTom and Joan DolanDr. and Mrs. John A. DugganCathleen C. EsleeckBirgit Faber-MorsePaul and Judith FalcignoBarbara E. FargoAndrew and Robin FeldmanDr. Marianne E. FeliceAllen and Yda FilibertiMrs. John E. FlaggRichard and Joan FreedmanMark and Jan FullerKathleen H. GadboisPaul J. GiorgioDr. Wayne and Laura GlazierMaureen Lucier GlowikJohn and Geri GrahamMaureen and Bob GrayDrs. Ivan and Noreen GreenJoel P. Greene and Ann T. LisiDavid R. and Rosalie A. Grenon

Dr. Abraham and Linda HaddadDr. Thomas and Mrs. Patricia HalpinDr. and Mrs. James B. HanshawAmy Harmon and Robert StefanicPhyllis HarringtonDr. N. Alan Harris and Dr. Diane LebelMr. and Mrs. James N. Heald 2ndGeorge HeckerFrank Herron and Sandy UrieJock Herron and Julia MoorePrentiss and Polly HigginsDr. Janice Hitzhusen and Dr. James PeaseJames E. Hogan IIIDr. James and Kathleen HoganMargaret HunterFrances and Howard JacobsonCandace M. JaegleMrs. Tay Ann JayJesuit Community at Holy Cross and Thomas WorcesterDrs. David and Kathleen JordanRachel KaminskyDr. Marshall Katzen and Ms. Bari BoyerJohn F. and Rayna KeenanMargaret KeithMaureen and William KelleherDr. Jean King and Dr. Carl FulwilerDavid and Barbara KrashesTracy and Morey KrausSaundra B. LaneMr. and Mrs. Warren C. Lane, Jr.Dr. and Mrs. Frank LazarusClaude M. Lee IIIChristine and Dana LevensonThomas J. LoganDavid Lucht and Susannah BakerIngrid Jeppson Mach and Dany PelletierRobert and Minh MaillouxThomas Manning and Nadine ManningChristian McCarthyMr. and Mrs. Neil McDonoughDaniel R. McLean and Jon L. SeydlJ. William Mees

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Member $1,250 - $2,499 cont’dDr. and Mrs. Glenn A. MeltzerDon and Mary MelvilleKatie and Louis MessinaThomas MichieDr. Satya and Mrs. Supriya MitraMr. and Mrs. Andres Jaime MolinaMrs. Anne (Nancy) MorganMahroo and Barrett MorganMr. and Mrs. Peter S. MorganPhilip and Gale MorganJames and Patricia MoynihanJim Mullen and Nola AndersonFrederic and Victoria MulliganRobert* and Charlene NemethDrs. Dominic Nompleggi and Ann E. BrownDr. and Mrs. Joseph C. OakleyEdward OsowskiDeborah PentaJohn and Patricia PetersonMrs. William O. Pettit, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. N. William PioppiCynthia and Stephen PitcherThe Plourde Family Charitable TrustDrs. Phyllis Pollack and Peter MetzCandace and Richard RaceGeorge RandArthur and Debra RemillardLuanne RemillardLinda and Ted RobbinsMr. and Mrs. Henry B. RosePeter and Anne SchneiderCarol L. SeagerRichard Sergel and Susan BaggettJeanice Sherman and Dwight JohnsonTroy R. Siebels Dr. Shirley S. Siff and Robert M. SiffVivian B. Sigel*Dr. and Mrs. Jang SinghMitchell and Gwen SokoloffErik Sontheimer and Catherine BrekusJohn J. and Kristina M. SpillaneAndrew SpindlerMark SpuriaMr. and Mrs. John C. StimpsonKaty and Peter SullivanMr.* and Mrs.* William F. SullivanAnne Tardanico

Sheila and George TetlerTony and Martha TiltonLee and Owen ToddGeorge and Lynne TonnaLuke M. Vaillancourt and Anna VaillancourtJudith Vander SalmHerb and Jean VarnumHelen G. Vassallo, Ph.D.Mark G. Wagner Ph.D. and Monica Wagner ElefterionKristin WatersRoger and Elise WellingtonJames A. WeluMr. and Mrs. Stephen D. WentzellBarbara WheatonPeter and Shirley WilliamsJoanne and Douglas WiseSusan and David WoodburyKen and Dorothy WoodcockJohn WorcesterDr. Edward C. Yasuna

*deceased

Benefactors (Sept. 1, 2013 – Aug. 31, 2014)

The Museum’s Benefactors are distinguished by their annual commitment to the Museum and its operations at a level about traditional membership.

Fellow $600 - $1,249Mr. and Mrs. William C. ArthurJanet Marie Bessette and Peter IvaskaGordon and Eleanor BrockwayAnn and Bob BuxbaumDorothy Tenney Charitable Trust, Warren YanoffJustin and Laine FletcherRoger and Barbara KohinMark F. ManceviceMrs. Elaine L. OlsonProfessor Edmund O’ReillyBradley and Jennifer ParadeeJudith and Thoru PedersonTerri Priest*

Patricia A. SegersonJonathan D. SilvermanRick and Glena SissonTrudi Veldman and Robert KamenWyatt and Erika WadeAnn-Meg White and Sean S. PadgettBernard Whitmore

Sponsor $300 - $599AnonymousAlmara LTD, LLCNeil and Anne AultRobert and Beverly BachelderDr. Michele Bilodeau and Mr. E. Cutter WymanGordon and Lou Anne BrancheDr. Richard and Susan BreamWilliam BreidenbachMary Ann and Michael BrockelmanSuzanne Campbell-LambertJudi Taylor Cantor and Murray R. CantorEleanor Laing CliffordJim and Nancy CoghlinKen Crater and Peg FerraroMr. and Mrs. Joseph J. CusimanoJohn F. Dion and Charlotte Dion-GaardeWilliam W. DoerrHelen* and George FifieldJulia Gallagher and Jon GrayzelDr. and Mrs. Richard H. GlewSandy HubbardMr. and Mrs. Amar V. KapurNora KeilJack and Pam KellyRichard and Mary Ann KennedyRichard and Betty KesseliHenry W. KeyesGordon B. LanktonAlbert and Anna LaValleyPaul and Nel LazourMary Beth LeonardDr. Eugene and Paula MarianiJames and Anne MichelsonMr. and Mrs. Erwin H. MillerThomas R. MountainDonald and Mickie NelsonGwen PrattMr. and Mrs. Richard A. Rader

Ann-Cathrine RappGeorge W. ReedMartin S. Richman and Joanne R. DeMouraReid and Sue RobertsElizabeth M. SanningVivian ShortreedPeggy and John SnowRobin S. StarrJohn J. SzlykMary and Fred TaubertGrace* and Tom ThalerLawrence and Katherine Van CuraA. Eric van LeeuwenDavid and Jessie WallaceBarry Walsh and Valerie WedgeRichard and Kris Wobbe

Friend $200 - $299Anonymous (2)Burt Adelman and Lydia RogersMr. and Mrs. David R. AdlerDale C. AndersonTrip and Anna Louise AndersonBlanca H. ArndtAnthony and Barbara AthyDavid and Linda AyersJoan BagleyCharles P. Ball and Margaret McEvoy-BallJanet and Brian BarlowJoan T. BarryDr. Barbara A. Beall-Fofana and Dr. Mustapha S. FofanaKevin and Kimberly BeaulieuRobert and Nancy BeckwithThe Belanger FamilyRosamond L. BennettKenneth E. BibeauAlan and Peggy BlumeMargaret R. Boatwright-McEvoyKarmen Bogdesic and Dinko R. VujicPhilip Bolduc and Jennifer ReidyPaul F. BoltonCush BozenhardMr. and Mrs. Thomas W. BuckinghamJoanna M. Cain, M.D. and C. Norman TurrillCaroline A. Camougis

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Irene A. CamougisDennis Carboni and Barbara HugginsFilomena and Francesco CesareoBurton and Harriette L. ChandlerKim M. CiborowskiConstance Areson ClarkNancy M. ConnorSonia and Tracy CookeLouise and Berkeley CueJohn and Charlotte DavisEileen and Edson de CastroDr. and Mrs. Don P. DeprezTracy and Jeff DillDennis and Karen DittoJ. Douglas Dixon and Stephanie CunninghamFrank and Loraine DufaultMr. and Mrs. Donald R. DupréJulia Dvorko and Dmitry SamarskyRalph and Mildred EllisElena and Frank FechnerLouise FeldhausNatalie and Rodney FerrisRobert Finberg and Joyce FingerothMr. and Mrs. James T. FlynnPaula R. Freeman and Jeremy G. SoybelDr. and Mrs. David N. FrenchConstance Galanis and Stephen LindeAlberta Sebolt GeorgeLisa M. Giarrusso and Gregory LivanosMichael Gillis and Paul PaladinoRichard H. Harris and Nancy M. WilsonMicha Hofri and Ellen MoreEmily and James HoldsteinTimothy M. HoulihanPeter C. Isakson and Helen C. HammanDr. Lene Jensen and Dr. Jeffrey ArnettDr. and Mrs. Richard F. JohnsonAndrea B. and Peter D. KleinHenry C. Knight and Jennifer KnightElliott Krefetz and Sharon P. KrefetzJudith and Richard LamoureuxRichard and Martha Ann LayteCatherine H. LevineBrad Lisak and Cristian Barbosa

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce D. LittleCara LoughlinMaria C. MaJane MaguireJohn Louis MalkowskiDavid Marker, Ph.D.Jodie and David MartinsonHilary B. MastropaulCarol E. McAvoyAnn C. McDonaldKevin and Martha McKennaAnne and John MessierMichelle MorneauDr. Leonard and Mrs. Maxine MorseMelvin and Marie MurphyElaine T. NedderJames D. O’Brien, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. O’Connell, Jr.Robert OriolJean C. OsborneSally Gooch PaynterJim and Patty PontarelliSusan and Seth PopinchalkJohn and Kristin RaineyNancy and Peter RiceEllen F. RigattiJohn RobertsonHelen Ronan and Les NelkenClaudia and Lester RossUncle Don RossMr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Salmon, Jr.Meg SavageDeborah E. SedaresLynda and Bob SorrentiDr. Cristian Stefan and Ancuta M. StefanElizabeth J. TaftDr. and Mrs. John D. ThayerJulie and Clive ThomasElsie C. UnderhillRich and Debby Van NostrandGary G. VerrillDr. Jeffrey VossCharles G. Weller IIIGiles and Lynn WhalenGeorge and Rita WitmanD and David Zeutas-BroerMarlys Jarstfer and John Zimmerman

*deceased

WAM Members Council

The purpose of the Members’ Council is to enlist new members, expand the Museum’s visibility, and to volunteer for and participate in the Museum’s programs and events. This year, the Council played an active role in the planning of the Renaissance Celebration Gala and Auction in June. The evening was a resound-ing success thanks to their leadership and hard work.

FY 2014 Members CouncilJoan T. BarryMarianne BelangerLaura BrainardSuzanne R. Campbell-LambertSandy CongdonKenya P. CohaneTracy A. CraigDonna DufaultBob FancyDelores FieldsJennifer C. GlowikMonica HamelNicole HamelLyn HerbolsheimerSandy HubbardAnne IrishKristina L. JonesLydia Keene-KendrickRobyn LaneAlana E. LeClaireBrad S. LisakMarguerite K. SnowMaryann SpiroJohn F. StevensMaura TurnerAnna Vaillancourt

The Worcester Art Museum’s membership programs were revamped in 2014 and have a refreshing new look with customizable options for members. The Membership My Way program was designed to offer members more ways to engage with the Museum according to their interests.

Questions? Contact the Membership Department508.793.4300 [email protected]

Save time! Join online today at worcesterartmuseum.org/Membership


Corporations, Foundations and Agencies

AnonymousBowditch & Dewey, LLPThe Patrick & Aimee Butler Family FoundationThe Compond Condominium AssociationCryogenic Institute of New EnglandThe Melvin S. Cutler Charitable FoundationJ. Irving England & Jane L. England Charitable TrustFidelity Charitable Gift FundBarbara and George Bernardin Family FundDorothy Nanchu FundRace Family FundPatricia Segerson FundTower Hill FundWoodcock Charitable FundFiduciary Trust CompanyMPD Higgins FoundationFletcher Tilton P.C.FLEXcon Company, Inc.Future Plumbing and Piping, Inc.Greater Worcester Community FoundationBozenhard Charitable Fund H. Paul and Sara B. Buckingham III FundDouglas P. Butler FundMartha A. Cowan FundTheodore and Marjorie M. Deitz FundHenry B. and Jane K. Dewey FundDavid R. and Rosalie A. Grenon FundJeppson Memorial FundThe Kirby FoundationLionel M. And Cynthia E. Lamoureux FundLouise R. and John F. Reynders FundHarvard Pilgrim Health CareThe Richard A. Heald FundHemenway and Barnes, LLP

International Ceramic EngineeringInterstate Specialty Products, Inc.Liberty MutualJames E. Lowell TrustMassachusetts Cultural CouncilMirick O’ConnellMorgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust, Inc.Elaine L. Olson Charitable FundMorgan-Worcester, Inc.Paine Charitable TrustPakachoag ChurchPeople’s United BankReliant Medical Group FoundationSkinner, Inc.UnumVisual Resources AssociationWashington MillsWyman-Gordon Foundation

Matching Gifts from Corporations

Albemarle CorporationACE Foundation--BermudaAllegro MicroSystems, Inc.Bank of AmericaChevron HumankindEaton VanceFM Global FoundationHanover Insurance Group Foundation, Inc.Houghton Mifflin CompanyIBM CorporationMBI Foundation, Inc.Morgan-Worcester, Inc.Mutual of AmericaNational GridSaint-GobainSerono, Inc.State Street Bank & Trust CompanyUBS Financial ServicesUnumWaters CorporationWorcester Polytechnic Institute

Individual Gifts

$15,000+Catherine M. Colinvaux and Phillip D. ZamoreMary and Warner FletcherJohn* and Marianne Jeppson

$10,000 - $14,999C. Jean McDonoughJohn and Ellen SavickasClifford J. Schorer

$5,000 - $9,999Mr. and Mrs. J. Christopher CollinsMr. and Mrs. David J. Milliken*Regan Remillard

$2,500 - $4,999Marie and Mike AngeliniMr. and Mrs. H. Paul Buckingham IIIStephen and Elaine GordonMr. and Mrs. James N. Heald 2ndMr. and Mrs. Joseph P. LotuffNydia and Charles MoserLinda and Ted RobbinsMr. and Mrs. John C. Stimpson

$1,000 - $2,499Neil D. Aronin M.D.Dr. Michael J. BradburyGeorge and Tammy ButlerEleanor Laing CliffordDr. Joseph Cotten and Dr. Sheena SharmaMr. and Mrs. Charles H. N. de VégvárMr. and Mrs. Frederick H. EppingerAllen and Yda FilibertiSusan and Jay FoleyMark and Jan FullerJennifer C. GlowikJanet and Geoffrey GraeberMaureen and William KelleherStephen and Valerie S. LoringMr. and Mrs. Robert S. LoringDrs. Phyllis Pollack and Peter MetzMrs. Anne (Nancy) Morgan

Matthias Waschek and Steve TavinerRuth Susan Westheimer, M.D.Hester N. Wetherell*

$500 - $999Julia Andrieni and Robert PhillipsJane Antoun CartelliKristin and Joseph Bafaro, Jr.John M. BakerDr. Charles and Janet BirbaraMrs. Donald A. BloomKarin BranscombeDawn and John BuddTheodore and Joanne BuyniskiRaphael and Alison CrawfordMr. and Mrs. James C. Donnelly, Jr.Dr. Marianne FelicePatricia A. FletcherPrentiss and Polly HigginsThomas J. LoganRobert and Minh MaillouxKate McEvoy- Zdonczyk and Gary ZdonczykBernard and Elizabeth MeyerMr. and Mrs. Henry T. MichieDaniel and Mayo MorganPhilip and Gale MorganJoe and Kathleen PaganoJustin PitcherCarl and Sandra RappRobin S. StarrMr. and Mrs. Howard StemplerJames Rainville and Susan Stoops

$250 - $499AnonymousJohn and Victoria AberhartKristin and Joseph Bafaro, Jr.Laurian BanciulescuJack and Susan BassickBarbara and George BernardinLisa M. Bernat and Abram RosenfeldLaura and John BrainardKim M. CiborowskiMargery and Richard DearbornPatricia and Richard Desplaines, Jr.Antonella and Roger Doucette

Gifts of Unrestricted Support Above and beyond other annual support


Dr. and Mrs. Christopher F. DurhamAllen W. FletcherPaul J. GiorgioAnna GoldsteinDr. Abraham and Linda HaddadDr. Thomas and Mrs. Patricia HalpinDrs. Lynn and Lura HarrisonMr. and Mrs. George HerbolsheimerFrances and Howard JacobsonDrs. David and Kathleen JordanMichael J. KeatingMr. and Mrs. Dana LaneDeanna Leamon and Davis BairdChristine and Dana LevensonCarol E. McAvoyMrs. and Dr. Mary M. McGillicuddyThomas MichieMr. and Mrs. Erwin H. MillerDr. John Mooney and Dr. Deborah BettencourtMoira and Charlie ManoogDawn MurphyEmily P. MurrayEdward OsowskiCynthia and Stephen PitcherAndrew and Olga RenzoniNicholas RhindDan Shertzer and Deborah MartinDavid and Arlene SjostenPeggy and John SnowDonald and Judith StoddardAnne TardanicoGeorge and Sheila TetlerElsie C. UnderhillPatricia and Paul VerdereseStuart and Ludovica WeisbergerJames A. WeluEric and Hillary WhiteKristina F. WilsonSusan and David Woodbury

$100 - $249Anonymous (3)Mr. and Mrs. William J. AbodeelyDenise R. AdamsThomas H. Adams II

Dr. and Mrs. Richard V. AghababianJohn B. and Mary Lou AndersonPaul AndersonDeb and Vince AsbridgeAnthony and Barbara AthyElizabeth J. BaldarelliJoan T. BarryRosamond L. BennettDr. Matthew Benz and Nancy P. KellyAllen and Sarah BerryMr. and Mrs. A. Shepard BooteGeorge F. Booth IILaura BradleyKenneth BrownDeborah Sharpe CallahanNancy S. CallenderCaroline A. CamougisJennifer B. CaswellJuliet and Ki ChonLen and Hallie CowanRebecca B. CrockerMr. and Mrs. Ralph D. Crowley Jr.Bruce and Leslie CutlerMarilyn J. DahlquistAnn B. Day and Donna E. EnbergMr. Randall E. DecoteauMr. and Mrs. Francis J. DeHoratiusCarl DettmanHenry B. and Jane K. DeweyRaymond F. Di GregorioSheila and Charles DonahueReverend Henry A. DonoghueFrank and Loraine DufaultL.M. and H.M. EcclestonJoel Epstein and Mary Anna SullivanLinwood M. Erskine, Jr.David and Elaine FeingoldJoan FergusonNatalie and Rodney FerrisDennis and Nancy FitzgeraldDavid and Kathy FlemingVivian ForsbergAlice FrodighDr. and Mrs. Richard GacekFotios and Helen GaniasCatherine A. Goodwin

Mrs. Frances L. GordonNathaniel and Amy GoveCharles GraceMaryanne M. HammondDr. and Mrs. Robert S. HarperPhyllis HarringtonLucille and Scottie HeldMrs. Julia HuotCandace ImmingGardner C. Hendrie and Karen JohansenBernard J. JohnsonDr. Nancy A. JohnsonJack and Pam KellyAlison C. KenaryJohn and Cynthia KennisonPhillips and Priscilla KerrGerald I. KheboianOlta and Erion KodraMas KondoRobert KossackThe Kubilus FamilyMrs. Elaine M. LawMr. and Mrs. Charles LenisJeff Burk and Dale LePagePaul J. LevensonRosalind K. LevineMr. and Mrs. Joseph P. LotuffBrian LynchMary E. ManahanThomas Martin and Ivy SunMr. and Mrs. Daniel McCannDonald and Angela McClainElizabeth M. McDonaldMr. and Mrs. Neil McDonoughMrs. Lawrence E. McGourtyHelen P. McLaughlinOgretta V. McNeilJ. William MeesJune B. MeldenAnne and John MessierDiane and Douglas MeystreRalph and Cynthia MontalvoDonna MooradianDavid and Susan NicholsonMr. and Mrs. Eugene R. Nixon

Dr. Robert O’Connell* and Mrs. Marjorie Hastings O’ConnellKarl and Evelina OkerstromJean C. OsborneSusan and Chris PalatucciMatthew W. Panagiotu, D.D.S.Larry and Carla PetersonCatherine Phillips and Stephen ErbanZenie and Joel PopkinHonorable and Mrs. James F. QueenanAnn-Cathrine RappSarah and Joe RibeiroDonald and Bethany RobertsIrene R. RobertsMr. and Mrs. Henry B. RoseMr. and Mrs. Allen RubinChristopher W. SeidlerMatthew Shakespeare and Fritz BackusMark L. SheltonLynda and Bob SorrentiMark SpuriaWayne StepanauskasElizabeth P. Streicher and Lionel C. EpsteinJohn M. Sutherland Jr.Ralph and Jeanine SwickJohn J. SzlykJoseph and Joyce TamerDaniel G. TearGrace* and Tom ThalerPolly TrainaJohn W. TrexlerMr. and Mrs. Philip TruesdellMr. and Mrs. Kevin TurnerMr. and Mrs. Timothy Van DyckHelen G. Vassallo, Ph.D.Carmen D. VazquezMr. and Mrs. David H. WallaceTrudy and Adriaan WaltherKristin WatersGayle and Chick WeissRoger and Elise WellingtonRichard and Phyllis WhittenJohn and Stacy WoodsGeorge and Donna WrightMr. and Mrs. Alan S. Yoffie

Above and beyond other annual support


A Renaissance Celebration

We are grateful to the following for their generous contributions to our fundraising gala and auction on June 14, 2014.

Abby Kelley Foster House, Inc.Adams LandscapesAlbemarle CorporationHerbert and Maura AlexanderAmerican Antiquarian SocietyAmerican Printing and EnvelopeAndrew Abu RealtorsJulia Andrieni and Robert PhillipsMarie and Mike AngeliniJane Antoun CartelliDrs. Seta and Diran ApelianAppalachian Mountain ClubNeil D. Aronin M.D.Mr. and Mrs. Gary M. ArvanigianAuburn Animal HospitalKristin and Joseph Bafaro, Jr.Laurian BanciulescuBancroft SchoolWalter BarkerJane BarnesJoan T. BarryLisa A. Barthelson and Robert CoxJack and Susan BassickBeechwood HotelMarianne Belanger and Stephen D. GabrielianRosamond L. BennettEdward BerginLisa M. Bernat and Abram RosenfeldAllen and Sarah BerryThe Berry Group of Wells Fargo Advisors L.L.C.Bertucci’sBirch AlleyBlackstone Showcase Cinema de Lux

Body TherapeuticsGeorge F. Booth IIBose CorporationBoston Red Sox FoundationBoston Symphony OrchestraBowditch & Dewey, LLPDr. Michael J. BradburyLaura and John BrainardKarin BranscombeMr. and Mrs. H. Paul Buckingham IIIDawn and John BuddBrian K. BurrisGeorge and Tammy ButlerC. C. LowellMr. and Mrs. Vernon CaforioValentine CallahanCaroline A. CamougisIrene A. CamougisSuzanne Campbell-LambertCanvas on DemandCape Cod Central RailroadCarol M. Recchion, MDiv, CHJohn M. CarpenterCecilia CarrollJennifer B. CaswellSylvia V. CaswellCaswell-King Co.The Cheesecake FactoryKim M. CiborowskiChristos and Mary T. CocaineCatherine M. Colinvaux and Phillip D. ZamoreCollege Resource AssociatesThe Collings FoundationMr. and Mrs. J. Christopher CollinsColor Consulting and DecoratingConcert on CommonsConcord MuseumRobert and Jeanie ConnollyCormier Jewelers

Dr. Joseph Cotten and Dr. Sheena SharmaCox Tutoring GroupRaphael and Alison CrawfordRebecca B. CrockerCryogenic Institute of New EnglandCyprian Keyes Golf ClubMr. and Mrs. Charles H. N. de VégvárMargery and Richard DearbornHenry B. and Jane K. DeweyDiscovery MuseumsMr. and Mrs. James C. Donnelly, Jr.Antonella and Roger DoucetteDonna Dufault, Erb PhotographyReneé DumontPeter J. DurantPeter EcoEdringtonElements MassageElite Island Resorts CaribbeanEMC CorporationMr. and Mrs. Frederick H. EppingerErnie’s Auto WashEssex Steam Train and RiverboatFay SchoolDr. Marianne FeliceFidelity Charitable Gift FundAllen and Yda FilibertiAnn and J.P. FlattAllen W. FletcherPatricia A. FletcherMary and Warner FletcherFletcher Tilton P.C.FLEXcon Company, Inc.Florence Griswold MuseumFlying Rhino CafeRobin FoleySusan and Jay FoleyFoodies of New England MagazineThe French Bouquet Florist

Fritz Underground WineryFruitlands MuseumMark and Jan FullerFuller Craft MuseumGarden Fresh Deli and CateringGeorge’s Coney IslandLisa Kirby Gibbs and Peter GibbsPaul J. GiorgioJennifer C. GlowikMaureen Lucier GlowikRory GlowikGolden Lamb ButteryStephen and Elaine GordonChristopher and Emily GoswickDr. Gabriele Goszcz and Douglas CrawfordJacqueline GouveiaNathaniel and Amy GoveJanet and Geoffrey GraeberGreenberg, Rosenblatt, Kull and Bitsoli, P.C.Greenbriar Gift BasketsGreendale YMCAGroup Insurance Solutions, Inc.Barbara and John GuertinDr. Abraham and Linda HaddadHalloween OutletDr. Thomas and Mrs. Patricia HalpinHardwick Vineyard and WineryDrs. Lynn and Lura HarrisonHarvard Pilgrim Health CareHawthorne HotelJeannie HebertHerbert E. Berg Florist, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. George HerbolsheimerSandra G. HershPrentiss and Polly HigginsJames E. Hogan IIIHolmes-Shusas FloristsHopkinton Country Club


Hyder’s Mediterranean MarketThe Inn at Woodstock HillFrances and Howard JacobsonJames Hogan, Inc.Jed’s Hardware and Garden CenterJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and MuseumDrs. David and Kathleen JordanJulio’s LiquorsDr. Evelyn F. KaretMichael J. KeatingMaureen and William KelleherAlison C. KenaryMr. and Mrs. Daniel J. KirschKJ Baaron’sOlta and Erion KodraMr. and Mrs. Dana LaneMrs. Elaine M. LawMaria LeoMary Beth LeonardChristine and Dana LevensonPaul J. LevensonLOFT at Blackstone ValleyThomas J. LoganLonghorn SteakhouseIsaac LopezMr. and Mrs. Robert S. LoringStephen and Valerie S. LoringMr. and Mrs. Joseph P. LotuffBrian LynchMr. and Mrs. John F. MaherLisa MailletRobert and Minh MaillouxDonna MaloneyMark F. ManceviceMark Twombly Lee Counselor at Law, P.C.Marlborough Savings BankMartha’s HerbaryMASS MoCA

Master Singers of WorcesterNicholas Mazzamurro IIIMr. and Mrs. Daniel McCannC. Jean McDonoughKate McEvoy- Zdonczyk and Gary ZdonczykDr. Gerald and Mrs. Mary McGillicuddyJ. William MeesMary C. MelikianDrs. Phyllis Pollack and Peter MetzMr. and Mrs. Henry T. MichieThomas MichieMillbury Savings BankMr. and Mrs. Erwin H. MillerMirick O’ConnellMole Hollow CandlesDr. John Mooney and Dr. Deborah BettencourtMahroo and Barrett MorganDaniel and Mayo MorganPhilip and Gale MorganNydia and Charles MoserMoira and Charlie ManoogNail Care by HannahAnn C. NelsonNew England AquariumNiche Hospitality GroupNormand’sNorthwood Insurance Agency, Inc.Northworks Bar and GrilleO’Connor’s Restaurant and BarOld Sturbridge VillageEdward OsowskiJoe and Kathleen PaganoThe Painting Party ConnectionPark Grill and SpiritsPeabody Essex MuseumPecorinoPeople’s United BankPerfect Focus Eyecare

Dr. Susan PerschbacherThe Pet BarberOgden W. PetriCynthia and Stephen PitcherPlimoth PlantationPreservation WorcesterTerri Priest*Providence BiltmoreProvo Financial Services, Inc.Ann-Cathrine RappDavid L. Reese and Karen L. BarlowReliant Medical Group FoundationRegan RemillardRobin A. RhodesSarah and Joe RibeiroRISD MuseumLinda and Ted RobbinsRomaine’s Wood Grill and BarMr. and Mrs. Ronald S. RosenstockRovezzi’s RistoranteRSV Inc.S.A. Chrobak, Ltd.SALMON Health and RetirementSan Laurent Hair ArtistryPage SargissonJaclyn SavickasJohn and Ellen SavickasClifford J. SchorerChristopher W. SeidlerSharfmans JewelersDan Shertzer and Deborah MartinDavid and Arlene SjostenSkinner, Inc.Smith & Jones Idea AgencyPeggy and John SnowMark SpuriaRobin S. StarrMr. and Mrs. Howard StemplerMr. John F. Stevens and Dr. Nancy D. Berube

Mr. and Mrs. John C. StimpsonJames Rainville & Susan StoopsSullivan Insurance GroupSweetJohn J. SzlykAnne TardanicoTaylor Brooke WineryGeorge and Sheila TetlerThomas J. Woods Insurance Agency, Inc.Tower Hill Botantic GardenTu Moda European Day SpaMr. and Mrs. Kevin TurnerUno Pizzeria and Grill #249Unum GroupVaillancourt Folk ArtMr. and Mrs. Timothy Van DyckVanilla Bean CafeCarmen D. VazquezViking River CruisesLouise Virgin and Chester BrummelWachusett Mountain Ski AreaMrs. Linda A. WalshMatthias Waschek and Steve TavinerWashington MillsKristin WatersNancy WatersStuart and Ludovica WeisbergerRoger and Elise WellingtonJames A. WeluWest Boylston Antiques & GoldPeter and Shirley WilliamsWilly’s Steak HouseKristina F. WilsonWoo BerrySue and David WoodburyWorcester Restaurant GroupZulu Nyala

*deceased

21st Century Campaign

EducationDrs. Phyllis Pollack and Peter Metz

LibraryAntonella and Roger DoucetteRSV Inc.

Curator of European ArtMyles* and Jean McDonough

UnrestrictedAllen and Sarah BerryMorgan Construction CompanyPhilip and Gale Morgan

Art AcquisitionsGreater Worcester Community FoundationChapin Riley FundEdward Osowski, In Support of the Museum’s Photography Collection

ConservationPaula Artal IsbrandGreater Worcester Community FoundationHelen M. and Thomas B. Stinson FundThe Heald FoundationMr. and Mrs. James N. Heald 2ndSherman Fairchild Foundation, Inc.

CuratorialJoseph Persky FoundationMarlene and David Persky

DigitizationInstitute of Museum & Library Services

EducationAnonymousLilyan BachrachWhitney Beals and Pamela EstyJoan Coheem, In Memory of William Scaglione

Concord Lumber Corporation, In Memory of Anita TilleySteven and Joyce CrocettiGeorge I. Alden TrustAnna Goldstein, In Honor of Catherine GoldsteinGreater Worcester Community Foundation Honee A. Hess Partnership FundMrs. Jean KoenigJean McCrosky, In Memory of Anita TilleyIrene T. Morine and J. Theodore Morine, In Memory of Anita TilleyBarbara ScolnickWorcester Educational Development Foundation, LEAP

EndowmentBishop Endowment FundSusan Scherer Charitable FoundationSally R. Bishop FundDocent Endowment FundMargery and Fred Blonder, In Honor of Pat PiddasoKarl Storz Endovision, Inc.Marion Olch Ruhman Endowment FundJessica L. Benjamin, In Memory of Marion Olch RuhmanAnonymousEducation Endowment FundLouise P. Romanoff*

Event SponsorshipBowditch and Dewey, LLPFallon HealthHarvard Pilgrim Health CareCole Contracting, Inc.Interstate Specialty Products, Inc.National GridPeople’s United BankReliant Medical GroupSaint-GobainThe TJX Foundation, Inc.UnumWorcester Business Journal

Gifts of ArtPrilla S. BrackettPaul FontaineAndrea M. Kremer Ph.D.Richard E. Kremer M.D.Edward OsowskiThe Patrick & Aimee Butler Family FoundationBlake Robinson*Mr. and Mrs. Ronald S. RosenstockAnn Steuernagel

John Woodman Higgins CollectionHiggins Armory MuseumDr. and Mrs. Michael Miranda

Higgins Integration FundValerie and Brent Carey, In Memory of Robert BamfordMLC, In Memory of Robert Truman BamfordFred Harris Daniels Foundation, Inc.George I. Alden TrustGreater Worcester Community FoundationElkanah B. Atkinson Community & Education FundHoche Scofield FoundationWei Huang, In Memory of Robert Truman BamfordHenry W. KeyesMr. and Mrs. Michael G. KorjeffMr. and Mrs. Warren C. Lane, Jr.LLH / LHM FoundationThe Manton FoundationRockwell FoundationDr. and Mrs. Sidney J. Socolar, In Loving Memory of Robert BamfordThe Stoddard Charitable TrustJuvenile Justice ProgramCommonwealth of Massachusetts, Commissioners Office of ProbationDianne Fasano and Justin FasanoThe Fletcher FoundationPatricia A. FletcherGFWC Northboro JWC

John P. and Kelley A. Joseph Family FoundationMichelle JohnsonDonna M. QuickVanessa Ursoleo

LibraryAnonymousMark Ziomek

Membership Program SupportJoan T. BarryMarianne Belanger and Stephen D. GabrielianLaura and John BrainardSuzanne Campbell LambertKenya Prince Cohane Ph.D.Tracy A. Craig and Dr. James J. ConveryJennifer C. GlowikMonica HamelMr. and Mrs. George HerbolsheimerMr. and Mrs. Michael JonesLydia Keene KendrickMaryAnn SpiroMaura Turner

Other Specific FundsSally Bishop FundBarbara A. Booth Flower FundHerron Dresser Publication FundAbbie S. and Mildred L. Cather FundDavid J. Freelander Scholarship FundJacob Hiatt Scholarship FundKrosoczka Scholarship Fund: Cecelia and Thomas AngelbergerJames Welu Director’s Endowment Scholarships

Bequests, UnrestrictedMrs. David J. Milliken*Hester N. Wetherell*Jeanne Y. Curtis*Mrs. Ledlie L. Woolsey*

Restricted Gifts and Funds


Gifts In KindChristie’sMrs. Jean KoenigMiles Press, Inc.Russell Morin Fine CateringSotheby’sWorcester Business JournalWorcester Magazine, Inc.

Gifts in Memory/HonorIn Honor of Dr. and Mrs. Neil N. Ault Russell AultIn Honor of Lilyan Bachrach Barbara ScolnickIn Honor of John & Jeri Baker John M. BakerIn Memory of Evo L. Baldarelli Elizabeth J. BaldarelliIn Memory of Robert T. Bamford Dr. and Mrs. Sidney J. Socolar Valerie and Brent Carey MLC Wei HuangIn Memory of Donald A. Bloom Mrs. Donald A. BloomIn Memory of Marion Dell’Olio Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas D. Mercadante Mr. and Mrs. Louis Dell’olioIn Memory of Judith V. Diamondstone Rachel DiamondstoneIn Honor of Doherty High Class of 1976 Catherine A. GoodwinIn Memory of Charles Donelan Sheila and Charles DonahueIn Honor of Warner S. Fletcher’s years of service Pakachoag ChurchIn Memory of Joseph N. Goff Lillian GoffIn Honor of Catherine Goldstein Anna GoldsteinIn Honor of Gabriele M. Goszcz Raphael and Alison Crawford The Kubilus FamilyIn Honor of Martha P. Grace Charles Grace

In Honor of John Woodman Higgins Bernard J. JohnsonIn Memory of Jane A. Howard Justin PitcherIn Memory of Dr. Lewis P. James, Jr. Nancy S. CallenderIn Honor of Shirley Kane’s Special Birthday The Siskind and Kern familiesIn Honor of Lisa Kirby Gibbs Timothy and Elizabeth MurphyIn Honor of Jarrett Krosoczka Richard HennessyIn Honor of Jarret and Gina Krosoczka William and Dena ChildsIn Honor of Leslie A. Krosoczka AnonymousIn Memory of Jack Lund Alison CoadyIn Memory of Julia Mahon Patricia and Paul VerdereseIn Memory of Josephine Metcalf Guy D. MetcalfIn Memory of Marilyn Monroe John W. TrexlerIn Honor of Trustee Philip R. Morgan Mrs. Anne (Nancy) MorganIn Memory of Thomas R. Mountain J. Irving England & Jane L. England Charitable TrustIn Memory of John M. Nelson The Compond Condominium AssociationIn Memory of Robert Z. Nemeth Dr. Leonard and Mrs. Maxine MorseIn Honor of Pat Piddaso Margery and Fred BlonderIn Honor of Docent Ginny Powell-Brasier Stefan and Kamara CorbinIn Honor of Patricia C. Pulda Margery and Fred BlonderIn Honor of Sofia, John, and Evangeline Renzoni Future Plumbing and Piping, Inc.In Memory of Roslyn S. Ritz Cranberry Lake Associates

In Memory of Marion Olch Ruhman Jessica L. BenjaminIn Memory of William Scaglione Joan CoheeIn Honor of Zoe M. Staig Rosalind K. LevineIn Memory of Grace Youmans Thaler Grace* and Tom ThalerIn Memory of Anita E. Tilley Concord Lumber CorporationIrene T. Morine and J. Theodore Morine Jean McCroskyIn Memory of John G. Underhill Elsie C. UnderhillIn Honor of Matthias Waschek and Steve Taviner Matthew Shakespeare and Fritz Backus

Legacy Society

Legacy Society membership is extended to individuals who have included the Worcester Art Museum as a beneficiary in a will or other estate arrangement. These generous members create a legacy for the future of the Worcester Art Museum.

Anonymous (1)Anonymous* (3)Mrs. Margery W. AdamsAnn and Bill ArthurPhilip* and Elaine BealsAllen and Sarah BerryMrs. Howard M. Booth*Karl and Dorothy* BrielDr. Elaine and Mr. Robert BukowieckiElizabeth B. BurguetDouglas P. Butler*William R. CarrickAlexandra Cleworth and Gary StaabPaula H. ConnollySusan C. CourtemancheMartha A. Cowan*Jeanne Y. Curtis*Mr.* and Mrs. Robert Cushman

Mr.* and Mrs. Bruce G. DanielsDix and Sarah DavisPatricia and Richard DesPlainesHenry B. and Jane K. DeweyMaria and John DirlamAndrea N. DriscollShirley L. DunbarMr. and Mrs I. R. Freelander*Esther and Howard FreemanDaniel Grim and Irene Browne-GrimMrs. Milton P. Higgins*James and Kathleen HoganProfessor Louis J. IandoliFrances and Howard JacobsonPeter JeftsJohn* and Marianne JeppsonHenry W. KeyesSarah Bramson KupchikIrving and Marie Lepore*Patricia F. MallardCarl A. ManganoMr.* and Mrs. Robert K. MasseyMyles* and Jean McDonoughDon and Mary MelvilleDr. and Mrs. Glenn A. MeltzerMrs. David J. MillikenIleana MunizDr. and Mrs. Haim G. Nagirner*Linda and John* NelsonEdward OsowskiMrs. Mae I. PalmgrenRichard* and Ann* ProutySarah and Joe RibeiroMr.* and Mrs. Chapin RileyBlake Robinson*Mr. and Mrs.* Elijah B. RomanoffMr. and Mrs. Henry B. RoseMr.* and Mrs. Sidney RoseDr. Shirley S. Siff and Robert M. SiffMary SkousgaardHelen M. and Thomas B. Stinson*Helen E. Stoddard*Richard S. TeitzMr. O. Bradley Wood*Mrs. John M. Woolsey, Jr.*Dr. Elton Yasuna**deceased


A patron devoted to education, Jeanne Curtis was a long-standing docent at the Worcester Art Museum where she witnessed firsthand the positive impact of the Museum’s extensive education program. She enjoyed the opportunity both to learn about the Museum’s world-renowned collection and to share it with others, especially children from throughout the community.

Over the years Ms. Curtis supported many Museum initiatives including the effort to establish an active program of contemporary art.

Following her passing in 2012, the Museum learned that Ms. Curtis had made a generous provision in her will for a leadership gift to the Museum. The bequest was received in 2014, significantly boosting the Museum’s fundraising results and providing vital and enduring support to priority projects, including the James A. Welu Curator of European Art Endowment Fund.

We are grateful to Ms. Curtis for her tremendous generosity and foresight. Her legacy is one that will positively impact people and projects at the Museum for many years to come.


An Enduring Legacy

Statement of Financial Position

Fiscal year 2014 was a solid financial year for the Museum. Net assets increased by $13.1 million (12.7 %) from $103.2 million at August 31, 2013 to $116.3 million at August 31, 2014. This increase was primarily due to the increase in the value of the Museum’s investment portfolio and the integration of the Higgins Armory Museum. The Higgins Integration resulted in an increase to the Worcester Art Museum’s endowment of over $4.1 million directly from Higgins Museum and an increase in pledge receivables as local foundations showed their support.

Unrestricted operating revenue was $12 million for this fiscal year, which is a $3.7 million increase over fiscal year 2013 unrestricted operating revenue of $8.3 million (44%). This increase derives from a 28% increase in investment income, 134% increase in gifts and grants, and a 39% increase in net assets released from restriction.

Unrestricted operating expenses grew by $1.1 million (12 %) from $9.5 million in fiscal year 2013 to $10.6 million in fiscal year 2014. The primary source of the increase was the Higgins Integration including the Knights! exhibition and related programming, which accounts for $1.5 million of the expenses in this fiscal year.

The integration of the Higgins Armory Museum had a substantial effect on the operations of this fiscal year. We expect this will be the case going forward until the collection has a permanent home, which is projected to be within five to seven years.

Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents Grant and other receivables Pledges receivable, net Investments Inventories Prepaid expenses

Total current assets

Property, plant, and equipment, netPledges receivable, netInvestmentsCollection

Liabilities and Net Assets

Current liabilities

Long-term debt Accounts payable, trade Accrued and other liabilities Deferred revenue

Total current liabilities

Long-term debt

Net assets Unrestricted Temporarily restricted Permanently restricted

Total net assets

FY 2014

$ 217,116109,458

2,093,2972,379,169

70,66286,994

4,956,696

9,780,1831,233,029

104,260,1650

$ 120,230,073

$ 183,590289,126505,065142,906

1,120,687

2,772,901

25,218,48748,341,72842,776,270

116,336,485

$ 120,230,073

FY 2013

$ 406,571111,501

1,581,953946,60167,67098,515

3,230,811

9,971,1152,221,130

91,685,6110

$ 107,108,667

$ 179,509301,108242,451144,664

867,732

2,955,319

23,945,01741,006,48438,334,115

103,285,616

$ 107,108,667


As of August 31, 2014 (With Summarized Financial Information for 2013)

Support and Revenue

AdmissionsMembershipsPublic educationMuseum shop and wholesaleFood and beverageAuxiliary activitiesGifts and grants

Operating revenue, gifts and grants

Investment incomeNet investment gains Loss on disposal of property, plant, and equipmentNet assets released from restrictions Imposition of donor restrictions Satisfaction of purpose restrictions

Total

Expenses

Program services Curatorial and conservation Education LibrarySupporting services Administration Public affairs and development Buildings and grounds Security Museum shop and wholesale Food and beverage

Total

Change in net assets before changes related to collectionCollection acquisitions

Change in net assets

Net assets, beginning of year

Net assets, end of year

FY 2014

$ 242,707256,893434,519219,239515,331236,800

9,157,691

11,063,180

3,231,7009,556,389

(5,796)

––

23,845,473

2,474,054792,709140,439

2,129,1871,928,3591,401,8871,006,783

211,360507,754

$ 10,652,532

13,192,941 142,072

13,050,869

103,285,616

$ 116,336,485

Unrestricted

$ 242,707256,893434,519219,239515,331236,800

2,553,340

4,458,829

759,8491,855,778

(5,796)––

4,999,414

12,068,074

2,474,054792,709140,439

2,129,1871,928,3591,401,8871,006,783

211,360507,754

$ 10,652,532

1,415,542142,072

1,273,470

23,945,017

$ 25,218,487

Restricted

$ ––––––

2,492,870

2,492,870

2,471,851 7,619,937

(250,000)(4,999,414)

7,335,244

–––

––––––

–

7,335,244–

7,335,244

41,006,484

$ 48,341,728

TemporarilyRestricted

$ ––––––

4,111,481

4,111,481

–80,674

–250,000

–

4,442,155

–––

––––––

–

4,442,155–

4,442,155

38,334,115

$ 42,776,270

PermanentlyFY 2013

$ 209,405322,334458,092230,135370,221289,894

6,869,508

8,749,589

2,627,3926,049,182

(49,051)

17,377,112

1,942,980 804,019156,053

1,841,033 1,784,879 1,321,002

984,735 220,777 444,543

$ 9,500,021

7,877,091527,127

7,349,964

95,935,652

$ 103,285,616

Totals

2020

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In 2020, the Worcester Art Museum is a top cultural destination in New England. We attract over 200,000 visitors annually to our exhibition spaces, and play a critical part in the cultural and economic vitality of the city of Worcester. Building on past successes, we expand our role as a focal institution in the region, providing cohesion to an ever-changing social fabric. As a highly motivated team, we further connect with our communities and build on the synergy with our partner institutions, including the eleven colleges and universities in Worcester.

Capitalizing on our medium size, our encyclopedic collection and a robust exhibition schedule, we emphasize our unique narrative – a narrative of connections: connecting art with individual experiences, joy and discovery, as well as connecting people, cultures, and histories with the here and now of a globalizing world. This narrative is supported by our visitor-focused culture, a highly welcoming environment and an all-pervading openness to experimentation and creative thinking.

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Relevance + Sustainability

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