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Calling of the Meeting to Order - Diane B. Wilsey, President
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A meeting of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco was held on Thursday, February 8, 2001, in the 6th Floor Conference Room of the Museums’ Administrative Offices at 233 Post Street,
San Francisco. A quorum being present, the meeting was called to order at 12:15 p.m. by Diane B. Wilsey, President. President Wilsey presided; Mrs. Gough acted as Secretary.
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Calling of the Roll
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Present:
Alvin H. Baum, Jr.
Richard P. Essey
Richard H. Finn, Vice President/Finance
George Hecksher
J. Burgess Jamieson
Diane B. Lloyd-Butler, Vice President/Marketing and Communications
Nion McEvoy
Shelagh Rohlen
Diane B. Wilsey
Excused:
Belva Davis, Vice President/Civic Affairs and Audience Development
Dagmar Dolby, Vice President/Annual Support
Other Trustees in Attendance:
Richard W. Goss II
Sylvia Kingsley
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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 Executive Committee 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 specifically address the legal issues raised by the litigation.
D. Return to 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 Executive Committee during the closed session, and that the City Attorney’s Office has advised that it will proceed 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)]
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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 January 11, 2001 Meeting of the Board of Trustees
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A motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes of the January 11, 2001 meeting of the Board of Trustees. Mr. Parker noted the following two corrections to the Report of 2000 Year End Gifts of Art appended to these minutes: 1) the addition of a painting, Gentle Invasion, by Stanton MacDonald-Wright; and 2) the deletion of the book, Cane, by artist, Martin Puryear; publisher, Arion Press; and author, Jean Toomer. There being no discussion among the Trustees or members of the public, the minutes of the January 11, 2001 meeting of the Board of Trustees, having been mailed in advance to all Trustees, were unanimously approved as corrected.
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B. Report on Recent Developments Regarding the Plans to Build a New de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park
President Wilsey advised that this report would be addressed as part of the Executive Committee agenda of the Corporation of The Fine Arts Museums.
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C. Report on the Appointment of an Ad Hoc Committee to Evaluate the Director of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
President Wilsey announced the appointment of an Ad Hoc Committee to evaluate the Director of the Fine Arts Museums, whose three-year contract expires in June 2001. Trustees George Hecksher, J. Burgess Jamieson, Shelagh Rohlen, and Lonna Wais will serve on the Ad Hoc Committee to be chaired by the President.
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D. Other Informational Item
1. Report on Letter of Appreciation Received from Trustee Emerita Mrs. Paul L. Wattis for Naming the Wattis Wing of Ancient and Native American Art in the New de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park in Her Honor
A luncheon honoring Trustee Emerita Mrs. Paul L. Wattis for three decades of collection development at the Fine Arts Museums preceded the January 11, 2001 meeting of the Board of Trustees. In recognition of Mrs. Wattis’ unprecedented support of the Museums, the Board adopted a resolution naming the Wattis Wing of Ancient and Native American Art in the New de Young Museum in her honor. The appended letter of appreciation from Mrs. Wattis, dated January 15, 2001, was distributed.
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Director’s Report - Harry S. Parker III
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A. Consideration and Possible Action to Approve Loan Request
1. From: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
For: Michael Sweerts (Brussels 1618 - 1664 Goa)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam: March 8 - May 12, 2002
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco: June 8 - August 25, 2002
Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT: September 19 - December 1, 2002
Michael Sweerts, Flemish, 1624 - 1664
Portrait of a Youth, circa 1655 - 1661
Oil on canvas, 15 ½ x 13 ¾ (39.4 x 34.9 cm)
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Roscoe and Margaret Oakes
Collection
66.9
Stipulations: The painting will be accompanied by a FAMSF courier to Amsterdam, with couriered transport between venues, and FAMSF courier back to San Francisco from Hartford, CT. All related expenses will be paid by the requesting organization.
2. From: Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco
For: David Ireland and Gallery Paule Anglim Consider the de Young Museum
Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco: March 1 - 31, 2001
Robert Feke, American, 1707 - 1752
Mrs. Charles Apthorp (Grizzell Eastwich Apthorp), 1748
Oil on canvas, 49 x 39 3/16 (124.5 x 99.5 cm)
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John D.
Rockefeller 3rd
Stipulations: The painting will be accompanied by a FAMSF courier to Gallery Paule Anglim in San Francisco and return. All related expenses will be paid by the requesting organization.
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B. Report on de Young Museum Pack-up, Off-site Facilities and Activities During Period of Closure
At the request of Mr. Parker, Robert Futernick, Acting Associate Director during Dr. Steven Nash’s absences from the Museums to build the Nasher Sculpture Garden in Dallas, reported on the de Young Museum pack-up. Mr. Futernick reported that more than 1,500 works of art, which were on view at the de Young Museum, and approximately 25,000 objects stored in the de Young basement will be bar coded, wrapped and packed over the next four months. A modular storage concept is being used with smaller bar coded objects placed in bar coded bins for transport to the interim de Young Museum site for storage. Individually bar coded paintings are being wrapped in acid-free materials, and American decorative art objects are being placed in large bar coded containers. Once the move to the interim site is completed, efforts will focus on photographing the remaining 37,000 of the 127,000 works in the permanent collection. At this time, digital images have been taken of approximately 90,000 objects.
Bill White, Director of Exhibitions and Technical Production, explained that systems have been developed to minimize the handling of the de Young collection. The
move of the de Young Museum collection involves: a) 1,432 storage bins for decorative arts and objects from the Africa, Oceania and the Americas collection; b) 214 Textiles storage bins, 30 garment cabinets and 25 rug bins; c) 20 racks of American paintings and 48 containers of small and medium sized paintings; and d) twenty-four 4 x 8 pallets for large decorative arts.
In the absence of Therese Chen, Director of Registration, Maria Reilly, Senior Registrar, discussed a major touring exhibition featuring the de Young’s Rockefeller collection. American Accents 1670 - 1945, Masterworks from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco consists of 88 paintings; half are from the Rockefeller collection. The exhibition is scheduled to open at the Pitti Palace in Florence, Italy, and will travel to the Vatican in Rome. In addition to the international exhibition, loans to the San Francisco Zoo and local museums are being organized including the Oakland Museum of California, the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University, and the University of California Berkeley Art Museum.
At Mr. Parker’s request, Steve Dykes, Deputy Director for Administration and Finance presented an analysis of the relocation, tenant improvement and annual operating costs of the offsite facilities including 233 Post Street, the warehouse, the de Young interim site, and the de Young Education Center. Relocation costs amount to $1,254k. Tenant improvement costs total $4,234k with the 30,000 sq. ft. de Young interim site accounting for $3,432k of these costs. The construction cost of the de Young offsite facility at $113 per sq. ft. includes the art storage vault, 3 conservation labs, offices and the library. Annual operating costs estimated at $981k are being allocated to the COFAM General Fund, $416k, and the New de Young Project, $565k.
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C. Consideration and Possible Action to Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the Board President and Director of Museums to Submit the Fiscal Year 2001- 2002 City Budget Request
At Mr. Parker’s request, Mr. Dykes discussed the appended, draft Fiscal Year 2001-2002 City budget request. The draft FY 2001-2002 City budget request totals $5.4 million and was reviewed in detail by the Budget Committee last week. The City budget request is comprised of the following costs: a) personnel, 83%; b) utilities, 9%;
c) art insurance, 3%; and d) services provided by other departments, 5%. With the close of the de Young Museum, the Fiscal Year 2001-2002 budget request reflects a decrease in personnel expense due to the transfer of fourteen positions at approximately $784k to the Asian Art Museum effective July 1, 2001. Next year’s request also includes $500k to reimburse the Corporation of The Fine Arts Museums for education and operating expenses.
Mr. Parker introduced the following resolution authorizing the Board President and Director of Museums to submit the Fiscal Year 2001-2002 City Budget Request.
RESOLVED, That the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco does hereby authorize the Board President and the Director of Museums to sign and submit the Fiscal Year 2001-2002 City Budget request for the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
A motion was made and seconded to approve the above resolution authorizing the Board President and the Director of Museums to sign and submit the Fiscal Year 2001-2002 City budget request. In view of the off-site facilities expenses incurred by the Museums as discussed above, Trustee Crocker suggested that the City be requested to consider a special budget allocation for Fiscal Year 2001-2002. Mr. Parker noted that the Budget Committee had also discussed the feasibility of a special allocation, which will be incorporated into the Fiscal Year 2001-2002 City budget request. There was no further
discussion among Trustees or members of the public. The Executive Committee voted unanimously to adopt the above resolution as Board Resolution 1369.
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D. Current and Future Exhibits
At Mr. Parker’s request, Krista Brugnara, Exhibition Curator, discussed
Toulouse Lautrec and the Spirit of Montmartre: Cabarets, Humor, and the Avant-Garde, 1875-1905, which opens at the Legion of Honor on March 10, 2001 and runs through May 27, 2001. This exhibition of more than 400 works highlights the artistic collaboration of Montmartre in late 19th century France. Prints, posters, drawings, watercolors, shadow theater silhouettes, illustrated books, and various memorabilia such as performance invitations and programs explore the many activities of Montmartre. The exhibition features more than 70 works by Toulouse-Lautrec, most from the Museums’ permanent collection. Some of Toulouse-Lautrec’s most famous posters and lithographs are included, such as Divan Japonais, Confetti and La Troupe de Mille Eglantine.
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Public Comment
Members of the public may address the Executive Committee 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 Executive Committee for up to three minutes; the President or the Executive Committee 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
(March 22, 2001 noon 6th Floor, 233 Post Street - Canceled)
May 10, 2001 noon 6th Floor, 233 Post Street
September 13, 2001 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
April 12, 2001 3 p.m. Board Room, Legion of Honor
June 14, 2001 3 p.m. Board Room, Legion of Honor
October 18, 2001 3 p.m. Board Room, Legion of Honor
C. Future Events
Date Event
March 6, 2001 Toulouse Lautrec and the Spirit of
Montmartre: Cabarets, Humor, and
the Avant-Garde, 1875-1905 - Opening
March 7-14, 2001 Museum Associates Trip to Guatemala
March 19-23, 2001 Bouquets to Art
D. Current and Future Exhibitions (*Exhibitions organized by FAMSF)
Title Date Museum/Gallery
Gallery 12 / Sculpture 12/01/00-ongoing Legion 12
The Figure in Artists Books 11/18/00-03/11/01 Legion L
Pan American Unity Exhibit: Exploring 11/14/00-04/15/01 Legion 1
The Mural by Diego Rivera
John Cage at Crown Point Press* 12/20/00-04/22/01 Legion 1
AOA to Legion 12/00/00-ongoing Legion Terrace Level
American Art in Rosekrans Court 01/11/01-02/15/01 Legion Rosekrans
Prints in Bloom* 01/27/01-04/29/01 Legion A
Triumph of Fortitude and Triumph of 02/10/01-ongoing Legion 2
Prudence*
Logan Book Gallery* 03/17/01-07/08/01 Legion L
Toulouse Lautrec and the Spirit of 03/10/01-05/27/01 Legion B-F &
Montmartre: Cabarets, Humor, and Rosekrans
the Avant-Garde, 1875-1905
Bouquets to Art 03/20/01-03/23/01 Legion
Marks of Creativity: Recent 05/05/01-09/09/01 Legion A
Acquisitions of Contemporary
California Drawings*
Ed Ruscha* 05/12/01-09/09/01 Legion 1
Logan Book Gallery* 07/14/01-11/04/01 Legion L
Henry Moore: Sculpting the Twentieth 06/23/01-09/16/01 Legion B-F
Century
Recent Acquisitions of Contemporary Art 09/08/01-12/30/02 Legion 1
19th Century Photography* 09/08/01-12/30/02 Legion 1
The Artist Book in the Modern Age: 10/06/01-01/06-02 Legion A-F &
The Reva and David Logan Collection* Rosekrans
Logan Gallery* 11/00/01-03/00/02 Legion L
Dreaming with Open Eyes: Dada and 02/02/02-04/28/02 Legion All
From The Arturo Schwarz Collection
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Adjournment - Diane B. Wilsey, President
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 1:55 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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