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Calling of the Meeting to Order -
Diane B. Wilsey, President
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A meeting of the Board of Trustees of the
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco was held on Thursday, June 14, 2001,
in the Board Room of the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, Lincoln
Park, San Francisco. A quorum was present that being one-third of the
number of Trustees in office. The meeting was called to order at 3:15
p.m. by Diane B. Wilsey, President, who welcomed Joy Ou, newly elected
Trustee, to her first meeting.
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II.
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Calling of the Roll
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The following Trustees were present:
Del M. Anderson
Cheryl H. Bancroft
Alvin H. Baum, Jr.
Jamie Bowles
Barbara B. Carleton
Iris S. Chan
Marion Moore Cope
Belva Davis, Vice President/Civic Affairs
and Audience Development
Dagmar Dolby
Richard P. Essey
Morgan Flagg
Harrison S. Fraker, Jr.
Dr. Rupert Garcia
Constance Goodyear
Nancy Hamon
George Hecksher
Jacqueline Hoefer
Beverly James
Stephen L. Johnson
Nancy McBean
Nion McEvoy
J. Alec Merriam, Vice President
Lorna F. Meyer
Robert P. Morrow III, Vice President/Finance
Joy Ou
Marianne H. Peterson
Randolph R. Scott
Vivian Fei Tsen
Lonna Wais
Margaret Wetzel
Diane B. Wilsey, President
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On motion, duly seconded and carried unanimously,
the following Trustees were excused:
Alix Phillips Becker
George McNear Bowles
T. Robert Burke
Barnaby Conrad III
Richard H. Finn
Mara Fritz
Richard N. Goldman
Ann L. Johnson, M.D.
Terrence Johnson
William R. Kimball
Diane B. Lloyd-Butler, Vice President/Marketing
and Communications
Josie Mooney
Michael E. O’Neill
Shelagh Rohlen, Vice President/Annual Support
George B. Saxe
Carlos Villa
Nancy Willis
David Winton
The following ex-officio Trustees were unable
to be present:
Mayor Willie L. Brown, Jr.
Gordon Chin, President, Recreation and Park
Commission
Other Trustees in attendance were:
Shirley Breyer Black
Genie di San Faustino
Keith Eickman
William Fries II
Richard W. Goss II
Sylvia Kingsley
Leonard E. Kingsley
Elizabeth Land
Steven MacGregor Read
Katharine Doyle Spann
William E. Steen
William A. Stimson
Paul Violich
Florence Sue Wong
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Closed Session for Conference with Legal
Counsel for Existing Litigation
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING
LITIGATION
People for a New de Young vs. the City
and County of San Francisco, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, and
the Executive Committee of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Filed
with The Superior Court of the State of California in and for the County
of San Francisco on January 17, 2001, Case Number 318157
President Wilsey advised that on January
17, 2001 a complaint appealing the
San Francisco Planning Commission’s certification
of the Final Environmental Impact Report and the Executive Committee’s
approval of the New de Young project was filed by the People for a New
de Young with the Superior Court of the State of California in and for
the County of San Francisco against the City and County of San Francisco,
the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, and the Executive Committee of
the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
A. Public Comment on All Matters Pertaining
to the Closed Session
President Wilsey stated that public comment
would be taken at this time on all matters pertaining to the closed session
before the Board of Trustees votes to convene in closed session. There
was no public comment.
B. Vote on Whether to Hold Closed Session
to Confer with Legal Counsel
C. Closed Session Pursuant to Government
Code Section 54956.9 and
San Francisco Administrative Code Section
67.10(d)
President Wilsey called the closed session
to order and introduced Miriam Stombler and Kate Stacy, Deputy City
Attorneys, who were present to report on the status of the litigation.
D. Reconvene in Open Session
1. Possible Report on Action Taken in
Closed Session [Government Code Section 54957.1(a)(2) and San Francisco
Administrative Code Section 67.12(b)(2)]
President Wilsey reported that no action
was taken by the Board of Trustees during the closed session, and that
the City Attorney’s Office advised that it will continue to defend the
litigation.
2. Vote to Elect Whether to Disclose Any
or All Discussions Held in Closed Session [San Francisco Administrative
Code Section 67.12(a)]
The Board of Trustees voted unanimously
not to disclose any of the discussion held in closed session.
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IV.
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Report of the President - Diane B. Wilsey
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A. Consideration and Possible Action
to Approve the Minutes of the May 10, 2001 Meeting of the Executive Committee
of the Board of Trustees
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There being no discussion among the Trustees
or members of the public, the minutes of the May 10, 2001 meeting of the
Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees, having been mailed in advance
to all Trustees, were unanimously approved.
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B. Consideration and Possible Action
to Adopt a Resolution to Approve the Report of the Acquisitions Committee
of The Fine Arts Museums Foundation of June 1, 2001; Accept the Works
of Art Acquired through Purchase and Donation as Gifts from The Fine Arts
Museums Foundation; Approve the Resolution to Sell Works of Art on Loan
to the Fine Arts Museums of
San Francisco in Accordance with the
California Abandoned Property Statute; and Approve the Works of Art
Recommended for First Step Deaccessioning - J. Alec Merriam, Chair and
Vice President
1. Purchases - Acceptance of Gifts of
Works of Art from The Fine Arts
Museums Foundation
Chair Merriam reported that the Acquisitions
Committee at its meeting on June 1, 2001 recommended the purchase of
eight works of art as follows: a) Enigmata Rose, no. 7 by Tim
Whiten; b) Spring by Selden Connor Gile; c) Untitled (Alma)
Landscape by Chiura Obata; d) Lady Elizabeth Bingham by Joseph
Nollekens; e) four books by Edward Ruscha:
1) Business Cards, 2) Babycakes
with Weights, 3) A Few Palm Trees, and 4) Hard Light;
f) Study for the figure of Pierre Minvielle,
with the study of head and hand by Félix Philippoteaux; g)
View of Arcona (after Caspar David Freidrich) by Karl Friedrich
Thiele; and h) Evening Dress by Madeleine Vionnet. A motion was
made and seconded to approve and accept these purchases listed as Items
1 through 8 on page 3016 of Appendix I of these minutes as gifts to the
Museums offered by The Fine Arts Museums Foundation. There was no discussion
among Trustees. There was no public testimony. The Board of Trustees voted
unanimously to approve and accept these purchases.
2. Gifts Offered to the Museums
Chair Merriam particularly noted two gifts:
a) Eight drawings by Markus Lűpertz and S Books (Venice,
CA: Ed Ruscha, 2001). A motion was made and seconded to approve and
accept the gifts offered to the Museums. There was no discussion among
Trustees. There was no public testimony. The Board of Trustees voted
unanimously to approve and accept with sincere thanks to all donors
the gifts listed in Appendix I, pages 3017 through 3019.
3. Resolution to Sell Works of Art on
Loan to the Fine Arts Museums of
San Francisco in Accordance with the California
Abandoned Property Statute
Upon the recommendation of the Acquisitions
Committee, a motion was made and seconded to approve the resolution
for the sale of works of art on loan to the Fine Arts Museums in accordance
with the California Abandoned Property Statute. There was no discussion
among Trustees. There was no public testimony. The Board of Trustees
voted unanimously to approve the resolution on page 3020 of Appendix
I of these minutes.
4. Deaccessioning - Step 1
A motion to approve first step deaccessioning
was made and seconded for the works of art listed on page 3021 of Appendix
I of these minutes as follows: a) Africa, Oceania and the Americas,
First Step, 3 pages; b) American Decorative Art, First Step, 16 pages;
c) Ancient Art, First Step, 3 pages; d) European Decorative Art, First
Step, 94 pages; e) Historical Objects, First Step, 115 pages; f) Oriental
Art, First Step, 1 page;
g) Prints and Drawings, First Step, 1 page;
and h) Textiles, First Step, 17 pages.
There was no discussion among Trustees.
There was no public testimony. The Board of Trustees voted unanimously
to approve first step deaccessioning for the works of art listed on page
3021 of Appendix I of these minutes, and acknowledged the significance
of the deaccessioning effort in preparation for the move of the de Young
Museum collections and staff to the interim de Young Collection Management
Center this summer.
Mr. Parker reported that approximately
1,000 deaccessioned objects from the
de Young Museum collections will be offered
in the American Museums Auction on
June 25, 2001 and the Fine Antique, Sporting
and Collectible Arms Auction on June 26, 2001 at Butterfields. An auction
preview will be held on Sunday, June 24th, from 5 to 7 p.m.
In accordance with Museums’ policy, active members of the Board of Trustees,
Acquisitions Committee members, the Director, curatorial staff and their
immediate families may not bid at auction.
5. Purchases Reported for the Record
These objects are listed in Appendix I
of these minutes, page 3022.
Chair Merriam presented the following
resolution:
RESOLVED, That the Board of Trustees of
the Fine Arts Museums of
San Francisco does hereby approve the appended
June 1, 2001 Report of the Acquisitions Committee of The Fine Arts Museums
Foundation, including the works of art acquired through purchase and donation
as gifts from The Fine Arts Museums Foundation; the resolution to sell
works of art on loan to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco in accordance
with the California Abandoned Property Statute; and the works of art recommended
for first step deaccessioning.
A motion was made and seconded. There
was no discussion among Trustees. There was no public testimony. The
Board of Trustees voted unanimously to adopt the above resolution as
Board Resolution 1377.
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C. Report on Recent Developments Regarding
the Plans to Build a New de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park
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D. Consideration and Possible Action
to Adopt a Resolution Designating the
Initial and Future Distributions from
the Lewis S. Callaghan Charity Trust #3 to the New de Young Museum Fund
President Wilsey reported that an initial
distribution in the amount of $22,350.76 has been received from the
Lewis S. Callaghan Charity Trust #3. She introduced the following resolution
designating the initial and future distributions from this Trust to
the New de Young Museum Fund.
WHEREAS, The building of a new de Young
Museum in Golden Gate Park is the
highest institutional priority for the Board
of Trustees of the Fine Arts Museums of
San Francisco; and
WHEREAS, In October 1984, the Museums
were informed that Lewis S. Callaghan had named the Fine Arts Museums
of San Francisco as a beneficiary of his charity trust; and
WHEREAS, On June 6, 2001, an initial distribution
in the amount of $22,350.76 was received from Burton M. Greenberg, the
attorney representing the Lewis S. Callaghan Charity Trust #3; and
WHEREAS, Additional distributions from the
Lewis S. Callaghan Trust #3 will be received in the future; and
WHEREAS, The Director of Museums has recommended
that the $22,350.76 initial distribution from the Lewis S. Callaghan
Trust #3 and any future distributions be designated for the New de Young
Fund; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Board of Trustees of
the Fine Arts Museums of
San Francisco does hereby designate the
initial distribution of $22,350.76 from the Lewis S. Callaghan Trust #3
and any additional distributions to the New de Young Museum Fund; and
be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Board of Trustees
recognizes the extraordinary generosity of Lewis S. Callaghan with profound
appreciation.
A motion was made and seconded. There
was no discussion among Trustees. There was no public testimony. The
Board of Trustees voted unanimously to adopt the above resolution as
Board Resolution 1378.
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E. Report of the Ad Hoc Committee to
Evaluate the Director of Museums - President Diane B. Wilsey, Chair
President Wilsey, Chair of the Ad Hoc
Committee to Evaluate the Director of Museums, reported that following
its meeting on May 10, 2001, Ad Hoc Committee members contacted Trustees,
curators and staff to solicit their input. As a result of these discussions,
President Wilsey announced with pleasure that Harry S. Parker III, Director
of Museums, has signed a three year contract.
The Board of Trustees recognized Mr. Parker’s exceptional efforts on behalf
of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco with a round of applause.
Mr. Parker expressed appreciation to the
Board of Trustees and acknowledged the team effort of the members of
the senior administrative staff: Steve Nash, Associate Director of Museums
and Chief Curator; Steve Dykes, Deputy Director for Administration and
Finance; Barbara Boucke, Deputy Director for Development; Deborah Frieden,
Director of the de Young Project; Carolyn Macmillan, Deputy Director
for Marketing and Communications; Pam McDonald, Director of Civic Affairs
and Audience Development; and Judy Gough, Executive Secretary, Museums.
President Wilsey thanked the following
Trustees for serving on the Ad Hoc Committee: George Hecksher, J. Burgess
Jamieson, Diane B. Lloyd-Butler, Shelagh Rohlen, and Lonna Wais.
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F. Consideration and Possible Action
to Adopt a Resolution Setting the Dates of the 2002 Board of Trustees
Meetings
President Wilsey introduced the following
resolution:
RESOLVED, That the Board of Trustees of
the Fine Arts Museums of
San Francisco does hereby set the following
dates, times and locations for its 2002
regular meetings:
Date Time Location
Thursday, January 10, 2002 3 p.m. Board
Room, Legion of Honor
Thursday, April 11, 2002 3 p.m.
Board Room, Legion of Honor
Thursday, June 13, 2002 3 p.m. Board Room,
Legion of Honor
Thursday, October 10, 2002 3 p.m. Board
Room, Legion of Honor
A motion was made and seconded. There
was no discussion among Trustees. There was no public testimony. The
Board of Trustees voted unanimously to adopt the above resolution as
Board Resolution 1379.
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V.
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Director’s Report - Harry S. Parker
III
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A. Consideration and Possible Action
to Approve Loan Requests
1. From: Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo,
New York
For: Edwin Dickinson: Dreams and Realities
Edwin W. Dickinson (American, 1891-1978)
The Cello Player, 1924-1926
Oil on canvas
60 x 48 ¼ (152.4 x 122.6 cm)
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco,
Museums purchase, Roscoe and Margaret Oakes Income Fund
1988.5
Stipulations: The painting will be accompanied
by a FAMSF courier to and from
Buffalo, New York (one venue only). All
related expenses will be paid by the requesting organization.
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2. From: Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery,
Kidlington Oxford, United Kingdom
For: Turner’s Britain
Birmingham Museum of Art: Fall 2003
- January 2004
Joseph Mallord William Turner (English,
1775-1851)
View of Kenilworth Castle, circa
1830
Transparent and opaque watercolor on
wove paper
29.2 x 45.5 cm (sheet)
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco,
Gift of Osgood Hooker
1967.4
Stipulations: The painting will be accompanied
by a FAMSF courier to and from
Kidlington Oxford, United Kingdom. All
related expenses will be paid by the requesting organization.
A motion was made and seconded. There
was no discussion among Trustees or members of the public. The Board
of Trustees voted unanimously to approve the above loans subject to
the conditions stated.
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B. Consideration and Possible Action
to Adopt a Resolution Acknowledging Funding Expended by the Corporation
of The Fine Arts Museums During the Period January 1 through March 31,
2001
Mr. Parker advised that the City’s Sunshine
Ordinance requires the Fine Arts Museums to disclose the amount and
source of all gifts received. He presented the following resolution,
which acknowledges funding expended by the Corporation of The Fine Arts
Museums for the period January 1 through March 31, 2001:
WHEREAS, The Corporation of The Fine Arts
Museums is a 501(c)(3)
not-for-profit corporation that exists to
support the activities of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and to
serve as the developer of the New de Young Museum, and has a partial reimbursement
contract with the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco; now, therefore,
be it
RESOLVED, That the Board of Trustees of
the Fine Arts Museums of
San Francisco does hereby acknowledge with
gratitude funding in the amount of $3,414,529 expended by the Corporation
of The Fine Arts Museums for operations and $3,158,253 for the New de
Young Museum in Golden Gate Park during the period January 1 through March
31, 2001.
A motion was made and seconded. There
was no discussion among Trustees. There was no public testimony. The
Board of Trustees voted unanimously to adopt the above resolution as
Board Resolution 1380.
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C. Consideration and Possible Action
to Adopt a Resolution Acknowledging A Bequest Received by the Fine Arts
Museums of San Francisco for the Period January 1 through March 31, 2001
In accordance with the City’s Sunshine
Ordinance, bequests received by the Fine Arts Museums must also be disclosed.
Mr. Parker introduced the following resolution, acknowledging a bequest
received by the Museums for the period January 1 through March 31, 2001:
RESOLVED, That the Board of Trustees of
the Fine Arts Museums of
San Francisco does hereby acknowledge with
gratitude the following bequest received during the period January 1 through
March 31, 2001:
Estate of Arthur Foulds - $30,664.67
A motion was made and seconded. Trustee
Hoefer acknowledged the significance of the bequest from Arthur Foulds,
a former de Young Museum guard. There was no discussion among Trustees.
There was no public testimony. The Board of Trustees voted unanimously
to adopt the above resolution as Board Resolution 1381.
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D. Report on Admission Free Tuesdays
for 2001 Sponsored by the Ford Motor Company
Mr. Parker advised that the Ford Motor
Company established a program last year to underwrite free days and
marketing support at several museums across the country, including The
Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas
City, and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. The Ford Motor Company
sponsors a free Tuesday program at the Legion of Honor, whereby admission
to the Legion is free to the public each Tuesday in 2001 from 9:30 a.m.
to 5:30 p.m.
Mr. Parker reviewed the appended statistics
for Ford Free Tuesdays at the Legion, which totals 38,234 through May
2001, or 18.1% of the weekly attendance. The Board of Trustees expressed
sincere appreciation to the Ford Motor Company for their generous support.
Those present were encouraged to attend a reception celebrating Ford
Free Tuesdays with representatives of the Ford Motor Company in Gallery
10 immediately following the meeting. Mayor Willie L. Brown, Jr., and
members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors will also attend.
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E. Report on de Young Museum Move to
the Interim Collection Management Center
to the interim Collection Management Center
began today and will continue for approximately six weeks. Prior to the
move of the collections, de Young Museum staff were successfully relocated
to the Collection Management Center in South San Francisco.
At Mr. Parker’s request, Debbie Albuquerque,
Director of Human Relations, reported on the staff move. Ms. Albuquerque
stated that approximately fifty employees were moved early this
week to the interim de Young facility. A smooth transition is anticipated
as curators, registrars, conservators, and ancillary staff acclimate
to their new surroundings.
Robert Futernick, Acting Associate
Director during Dr. Steven Nash’s absences from the Museums, then
reported on the move of the de Young Museum collections. The bar
coding of each work of art within bar coded containers will allow
for the safe movement and easy tracking of the objects. Once the
collections are relocated, the objects will be scheduled for conservation
work. Curatorial review will concentrate on consolidating and updating
files in preparation for the reinstallation of the collections in
the New de Young Museum.
In response to a question raised by
Trustee Baum, Mr. Parker noted that approximately 7,000 works of
art were recently deaccessioned, which includes about fifteen to
twenty percent of the objects in the de Young collections. He pointed
out that more than half of the 7,000 objects consisted of coins,
medals and paper currency.
Mr. Parker concluded his remarks by encouraging
Trustees to visit the Interim de Young Collection Management Center as
suggested by Trustee J. Bowles. He noted that some committee meetings
in the fall will be scheduled at the Center.
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F. Update on the City Budget
The Mayor has presented the proposed budget
for fiscal year 2001-02 to the Board of Supervisors. The Finance Committee
of the Board of Supervisors will review the proposal over the next three
week period. The Museums’ 2001-02 budget request decreased from the
prior fiscal year by the voluntary transfer of thirteen guard positions
and one building engineer to the Asian Art Museum. This action results
from the closing of the de Young Museum and the Asian becoming responsible
for its own operation.
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G. Current and Future Exhibits
At Mr. Parker’s request, Steven Nash,
Associate Director and Chief Curator, discussed the Henry Moore:
Sculpting the 20th Century exhibition, which represents
the first major retrospective of Moore’s works in the United States
in the past two decades. The exhibition focuses on Henry Moore’s entire
career, underscoring his significance in the development and history
of 20th century sculpture. Henry Moore: Sculpting the
20th Century features 180 works of art including 100
sculptures and 80 works on paper. The exhibition, currently being installed,
opens at the Legion of Honor on June 23, 2001 and runs through
September 16, 2001. It has been organized by the Dallas Museum of Art
in collaboration with The Henry Moore Foundation.
Mr. Nash then introduced two representatives
from The Henry Moore Foundation, David Mitchinsin, Head of Collections
and Exhibitions, and Anita Feldman Bennet, Curator, who are assisting
in the installation of the Henry Moore exhibition.
Mr. Mitchinsin noted that The Henry Moore
Foundation, an English charity established in 1977, supports not only
the work of Henry Moore but sculpture in general, past, present and future.
The Foundation is located in Much Hadham, England, approximately one hour
from London, where a small museum and a large park are devoted to the
work of Henry Moore.
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Public Comment
Members of the public may address the
Board of Trustees on items not on the agenda that are within the subject
matter jurisdiction of the Fine Arts Museums of
San Francisco. Speakers may address the
Board for up to three minutes; the President or the Board of Trustees
may limit the total comment to thirty minutes. There was no public comment.
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Meeting Schedule, Future Events and Current
and Future Exhibits
A. Executive Committee Meetings
Date Time Location
September 20, 20011
noon 6th Floor, 233 Post Street
November 8, 2001 noon 6th Floor,
233 Post Street
December 13, 2001 noon 6th
Floor, 233 Post Street
B. Board of Trustees Meetings
Date Time Location
October 18, 2001 3 p.m. Board Room, Legion
of Honor
C. Future Events
Date Event
June 21, 2001 Opening of Henry Moore:
Sculpting the Twentieth Century
June 24, 2001 Preview Hours for FAMSF
Auction at
June 25-26, 2001 FAMSF Auction at Butterfields
December 12, 2001 Benefit Evening at CPLH
May 19, 2002 New de Young Museum Groundbreaking
D. Current and Future Exhibitions (*Exhibitions
organized by FAMSF)
Title Date Museum/Gallery
Triumph of Fortitude and Triumph of 02/10/01-11/00/01
Legion 2
Prudence*
After the War: European Artists’ Books
04/14/01-09/02/01 Legion L
Acquisition of an Archive: The Graphic
05/12/01-10/07/01 Legion 1
Works of Ed Ruscha*
Henry Moore: Sculpting the 20th
Century 06/23/01-09/16/01 Legion B-F
Photographic Artists’ Books from The 09/15/01-01/06/02
Legion L
Reva and David Logan Collection*
Artists’ Books in the Modern Era, 1870-
10/06/01-01/06/02 Legion A-F &
2000 / The Reva and David Logan Rosekrans
Collection of Illustrated Books*
Marks of Creativity: Recent 10/20/01-02/10/02
Legion 1
Acquisitions of Contemporary
California Drawings*
Tapestry rotation 11/17/01-08/00/02 Legion
2
Richard Diebenkorn: Clubs and Spades*
01/19/02-04/14/02 Legion A
New Acquisitions from the Marcia 02/00/02-06/00/02
Legion 10
And John Friede Collection*
Recent Acquisitions of Contemporary 02/23/02-05/19/02
Legion 1
California Works on Paper*
Dreaming with Open Eyes: The Vera, 02/02/02-04/28/02
Legion B-F
Silvia, and Arturo Schwarz Collection
of Dada and Surrealist Art in the Israel
Museum, Jerusalem
Bouquets to Art 03/12/02-03/15/02 Legion
All
Hard Edge: Abstract Prints from Albers
04/27/02-07/07/02 Legion A
to Held
Michael Sweerts* 06/08/02-08/25/02 Legion
TBD
Recent Acquisitions AFGA* 05/25/02-09/01/02
Legion 1
Herodian Temple Mount Virtual Reality
05/18/02-07/07/02 Legion
Eternal Egypt: Masterworks of Ancient
08/10/02-11/03/02 Legion TBD
Art from The British Museum
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Adjournment - Diane B. Wilsey, President
There being no further business, the meeting
was adjourned at 4:24 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Judy Gough
Executive Secretary
Note: These minutes set forth all actions
taken up by the Board of Trustees on matters stated, but not necessarily
in the order in which the matters were considered.
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