Meeting Information

I.

Calling of the Meeting to Order - Diane B. Wilsey, President

A special meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco was held on Thursday, June 8, 2000, in Gallery 23 of the M. H. de Young Memorial Museum, Golden Gate 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 Barnaby Conrad III and William R. Kimball, who were attending their first meeting as newly elected Trustees. Because of the change in location to Gallery 23 at the de Young Museum from the Board Room at the Legion of Honor, President Wilsey advised that the meeting was noticed as a special meeting of the Board of Trustees.

President Wilsey presided; Mrs. Gough acted as Secretary.

II.

Calling of the Roll

The following Trustees were present:

Cheryl H. Bancroft
Alvin H. Baum, Jr.
Alix Phillips Becker
Jamie Bowles
Barbara B. Carleton
Barnaby Conrad III
Belva Davis, Vice President/Civic Affairs and Audience Development
Richard P. Essey
Morgan Flagg
Constance Goodyear
George Hecksher
Beverly James
Stephen L. Johnson
Terrence Johnson
William R. Kimball
Diane B. Lloyd-Butler, Vice President/Marketing and Communications
Nion McEvoy
J. Alec Merriam, Vice President/Collections
Lorna F. Meyer
Josie Mooney
Robert P. Morrow III
Michael E. O’Neill

II.

Calling of the Roll (continued)

The following Trustees were present (continued):

Marianne H. Peterson
Randolph R. Scott
Vivian Fei Tsen
Carlos Villa
Paul Violich
Margaret Wetzel
Nancy Willis
Diane B. Wilsey, President

On motion, duly seconded and carried unanimously, the following Trustees were excused:

Del M. Anderson
George McNear Bowles
T. Robert Burke
Dagmar Dolby, Vice President/Annual Support
Richard H. Finn, Vice President/Finance
Tamara Fritz
Richard N. Goldman
Nancy Hamon
J. Burgess Jamieson
Ann L. Johnson, M.D.
Nancy McBean
Shelagh Rohlen
Dolores G. Terrazas
Burl A. Toler, Sr.
George B. Saxe
Sidney R. Unobskey
Lonna Wais

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:

Ruth Asawa
Robert J. Bransten
Nan Cook
Charles Crocker
Genevieve di San Faustino

II.

Calling of the Roll (continued)

Other Trustees in attendance were (continued):

George Hopper Fitch
William Fries, II
Frankie Jacobs Gillette
David R. Hoyer
Mrs. Leonard E. Kingsley
Leonard E. Kingsley
Stephanie MacColl
Gail Merriam
Robert A. Mills
Steven MacGregor Read
Dodie Rosekrans
Katharine Doyle Spann
William A. Stimson
Alfred S. Wilsey
Florence Sue Wong

III.

Report of the President - Diane B. Wilsey

A. Consideration and Possible Action to Approve the Minutes of the May 11, 2000 Meeting of the Executive Committee

There being no discussion among the Trustees or members of the public, the minutes of the May 11, 2000 meeting of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees, having been mailed in advance to all Trustees, were unanimously approved.

B. Consideration and Possible Action to Adopt a Proposed Resolution Accepting the Report of the Acquisitions Committee of May 26, 2000 - J. Alec Merriam, Chair and Vice President of Collections

1. Purchases - Request to The Fine Arts Museums Foundation for Gifts of Works of Art

Chair Merriam called on Steven Nash, Associate Director of Museums and Chief Curator, to discuss the proposed acquisition of Pax Jerusalem, 1999, by internationally acclaimed sculptor Mark di Suvero. The sculpture was temporarily installed on the sculpture pad in front of the Legion of Honor in September 1999 and is now proposed for acquisition and long-term installation. Mr. Nash reported that the Visual Arts Committee of the San Francisco Arts Commission and the full Arts Commission both endorsed the installation of the di Suvero sculpture at meetings on April 19^th and May 1^st respectively. On May 18^th, the Recreation and Park Commission approved the long-term installation of the sculpture at the Legion.

1. Purchases - Request to The Fine Arts Museums Foundation for Gifts of Works of Art (continued)

Pax Jerusalem would join the George Segal holocaust memorial, the two works by Anna Hyatt Huntington, and the Rodin Thinker as major sculptural statements in front of the Legion. Chair Merriam clarified that Pax Jerusalem would be initially acquired through the bequest of Dorothy Spreckels Munn, the daughter of Adolph and Alma de Bretteville Spreckels, who commissioned and gave the Legion of Honor to the people of San Francisco, with the Roscoe and Margaret Oakes Income Fund 412 reimbursing the Munn Bequest Fund over time. The Oakes Sub-committee has approved this funding proposal. Pax Jerusalem is listed as Item 1 on page 2815 of Appendix I of these minutes.

Curator Robert Flynn Johnson then presented Sketch for a Block of Marble with Measurements by Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564. The sketch is a working drawing by Michelangelo, which he created in ordering a block of marble for one of his sculpture projects. Chair Merriam reported a change in funding for this proposed acquisition. The Sketch for a Block of Marble with Measurements, listed as Item 2 on page 2815 of Appendix I of these minutes at a purchase price of $75,000, is proposed for funding entirely through the bequest of Dorothy Spreckels Munn.

Two additional purchases were presented, A Farmhouse Among Trees, Trees in a Hilly Landscape, a double-sided watercolor by Anthonie Waterloo, and Untitled #79 (Tornado Series), by Joe Goode, listed as Items 3 and 4 on pages 2815 and 2816 of Appendix I of these minutes, to the Board of Trustees for approval.

The following resolution was then introduced:

RESOLVED, That the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco does hereby request The Fine Arts Museums Foundation to acquire as gifts to the Museums the objects listed as Items 1, 2, 3, and 4, on pages 2815 and 2816 of Appendix I of these minutes; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, That the President or Acting President of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco is authorized to accept the gifts offered by The Fine Arts Museums Foundation.

A motion to adopt the resolution 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 1347.

2. Gifts Offered to the Museums

Chair Merriam particularly noted the gift of George Hopper Fitch, Untitled by Franz Kline, for the Prints and Drawings Collection in honor of the 25^th anniversary of Robert Flynn Johnson as Curator-in-Charge of the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts. In addition, a collection of watercolors by Percy Gray was donated by Donald C. Whitton (sixteen works) and his daughter, Janet Whitton Pynch (three works). A motion to approve the gifts offered to the Museums was made and seconded. There was no discussion among Trustees. There was no public testimony. The Board of Trustees voted unanimously to

accept with sincere thanks to all donors the gifts offered to the Museums as listed in Appendix I, pages 2817 to 2823 of these minutes.

3. Resolution to Decline Four Works of Art and Accept one Work of Art from the Elsa Brunner Living Trust

A motion was made and seconded to adopt the resolution on pages 2824 and 2825 of Appendix I of these minutes, declining four works of art and accepting one work of art from the Elsa Brunner Living Trust. There was no discussion among Trustees. There was no public testimony. The Board of Trustees voted unanimously to adopt the resolution as Board Resolution 1348.

4. Deaccessioning

A motion to approve first step deaccessioning was made and seconded for the works of art listed on page 2826 of Appendix I of these minutes: American Art, First Step, 8 pages; Textiles, First Step, 4 pages. There was no discussion among Trustees. There was no public testimony. The Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve first step deaccessioning as listed.

5. Purchases Reported for the Record Only

These objects are listed in Appendix I, pages 2827 through 2830 of these minutes.

6. Resolution Accepting the May 26, 2000 Report of the Acquisitions Committee

A motion was made and seconded to accept the May 26, 2000 Report of the Acquisitions Committee attached to these minutes as Appendix I. There was no discussion among Trustees. There was no public testimony. The Board of Trustees voted unanimously to adopt the following resolution as Board Resolution 1349:

6. Resolution Accepting the May 26, 2000 Report of the Acquisitions

Committee (continued)

RESOLVED, That the Board of Trustees does hereby accept the Report of the Acquisitions Committee of May 26, 2000 including the resolution set forth in Appendix I.

C. Consideration and Possible Action to Adopt a Resolution Requesting The Fine Arts Museums Foundation to Organize and Operate an Acquisitions Committee within The Fine Arts Museums Foundation

President Wilsey reported that in November 1999 San Francisco voters passed Proposition G, which amended The Sunshine Ordinance by changing laws relating to public records, public meetings, contracts and private entities doing business with the City and County of San Francisco. She read the following resolution proposing an organizational change whereby The Fine Arts Museums Foundation would be requested to organize and operate an Acquisitions Committee within The Foundation:

WHEREAS, The Board of Trustees of the Fine Arts Museums approved the Guidelines for Collection Management and Acquisitions Policies in January 1983 and has adopted revisions to certain of these guidelines and policies since that time; and

WHEREAS, The Guidelines provide for an Acquisitions Committee to direct the development and enhancement of the permanent collection through purchase and gifts of works of art, and the deaccessioning of objects no longer suitable for the permanent collection; and

WHEREAS, Historically, The Fine Arts Museums Foundation has accepted some objects to trade or sell or to be used for education purposes and has funded purchases of works of art and given such works of art to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco; and

WHEREAS, San Francisco voters passed amendments to The Sunshine Ordinance in November 1999, which may impair the Museums’ successful Acquisitions Program; and

WHEREAS, The personal safety of donors possibly threatened by the misuse of public information, the protection of valuable and vulnerable art objects, and the integrity of the Museums’ relationship with its donors are of the highest importance to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco; and

WHEREAS, The Museums’ participation in public auctions requires confidentiality in the bidding process to ensure successful results; now, therefore, be it

C. Consideration and Possible Action to Adopt a Resolution Requesting The Fine Arts Museums Foundation to Organize and Operate an Acquisitions Committee within The Fine Arts Museums Foundation (continued)

RESOLVED, That the Board of Trustees of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco does hereby request The Fine Arts Museums Foundation to organize and operate an Acquisitions Committee within The Fine Arts Museums Foundation; and, be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, That the recommendations and activities of the Acquisitions Committee of The Fine Arts Museums Foundation will be reported to the Board of Trustees of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco; and, be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, That any accessions to and deaccessions from the permanent collection shall be approved by the Board of Trustees of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.

On motion, duly 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 1350.

D. Report on Recent Developments Regarding the Plans to Build a New de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park

President Wilsey reported that Michael Ellzey has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Golden Gate Park Concourse Authority. Mr. Ellzey was introduced and welcomed with a round of applause.

E. Consideration and Possible Action to Adopt a Resolution Setting the Dates of the 2001 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 2001 regular meetings:

Date Time Location

Thursday, January 11, 2001 3 p.m. Board Room, Legion of Honor

Thursday, April 12, 2001 3 p.m. Board Room, Legion of Honor

Thursday, June 14, 2001 3 p.m. Board Room, Legion of Honor

Thursday, October 11, 2001 3 p.m. Board Room, Legion of Honor

On motion, duly 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 1351.

F. Report on the National Council of the Fine Arts Museums - Margaret Wetzel, Co-Chair

Co-Chair Mrs. Wetzel advised that the June 8 - 10 National Council meeting has been scheduled to coincide with tonight’s opening of the exhibition Wayne Thiebaud: A Paintings Retrospective at the Legion of Honor. A business meeting will be held on June 9^th with artist Wayne Thiebaud as guest speaker. There are currently fifty-four members of the National Council. The next meeting has been scheduled for October 3-5, 2001.

IV.

Director’s Report - Harry S. Parker III

A. 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, 2000

Mr. Parker advised that one of the amendments to The Sunshine Ordinance, discussed previously in the agenda, requires the Fine Arts Museums to disclose the amount and source of all gifts received. The proposed resolution acknowledges funding expended by the Corporation of The Fine Arts Museums for the first quarter of this calendar year and will become a standard agenda item in the future. In response to a question raised by Trustee Leonard Kingsley, Mr. Parker pointed out that approximately seventy percent of the Museums’ operating budget is supported through funds raised by the Corporation of The Fine Arts Museums. He then introduced the following resolution:

WHEREAS, The Corporation of The Fine Arts Museums is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation that exists solely to support the activities of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco 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 $4,624,929 expended by the Corporation of The Fine Arts Museums during the period January 1 through March 31, 2000.

On motion, duly 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 1352.

B. Report on de Young Museum Activities during Period of Closure

Mr. Parker reported that planning moves forward in preparation for the closure of the de Young Museum on December 31, 2000 for approximately four and one-half years. Letters of intent have been executed for two interim facilities. The first, at Irving Street and 26^th Avenue, would temporarily house the art education program. The second site, a warehouse near the San Francisco airport, would accommodate the de Young collections,

B. Report on de Young Museum Activities during Period of Closure (continued)

curators, and conservators. In addition, efforts continue to focus on maintaining a viable de Young presence during the period of closure.

C. Report on the McNeil Volunteer Recognition Award Program

Carole and Robert McNeil have generously renewed their support of the Volunteer Recognition Award Program for a third year. The award program presents an exciting opportunity to acknowledge the achievements of many individuals, who support the Museums on a voluntary basis. Museum volunteers, docents, and members of FAM supporting organizations are eligible for nomination. Two recipients, selected by a committee chaired by Mr. and Mrs. McNeil, will each propose a Museum project for $25,000 in funding for approval by the Board of Trustees.

D. Update on City Budget

The Museums’ proposed budget for fiscal year 2000-2001 was submitted to the Mayor’s Budget Office for review and has been referred to the Finance Committee of the Board of Supervisors. The results of the budget process will be known by mid-July.

E. Current and Future Exhibits

Wayne Thiebaud: A Paintings Retrospective opened to the public at the Legion of Honor on May 14^th. The exhibition celebrates the 80^th birthday of Wayne Thiebaud, one of America’s best-loved contemporary artists, and features more than 100 of his works. The exhibition, organized by Steve Nash, Associate Director and Chief Curator, will close on September 3^rd and travel to the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. The Thiebaud show is quite appealing and promises to be well received by Museum audiences.

An equally important exhibition, 2000 BC: The Bruce Conner Story Part II, opened at the de Young Museum on May 2^nd and runs through July 30^th. The exhibit is Bruce Conner’s first large solo exhibition in twenty-five years.

V.

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.

VI.

Meeting Schedule, Future Events and Current and Future Exhibits

A. Executive Committee Meetings

Date Time Location

September 7, 2000 Noon 233 Post Street, SF (Changed from 9/14)
November 9, 2000 Noon 233 Post Street, SF
December 14, 2000 Noon 233 Post Street, SF

B. Board of Trustees Meetings

2000 Date Time Location

October 12, 2000 3 p.m. Gallery 23, de Young Museum

2001 Date Time Location

January 11, 2001 3 p.m. Board Room, Legion of Honor
April 12, 2001 3 p.m. Board Room, Legion of Honor
June 14, 2001 3 p.m. Board Room, Legion of Honor
October 11, 2001 3 p.m. Board Room, Legion of Honor

C. Future Events

Date Event

June 12, 2000 Education Council Treasure Hunt
September 18, 2000 Ferragamo Benefit
September 21, 2000 Opening Event - The Kingdoms of Edward Hicks
October 2, 2000 Education Council Scavenger Hunt
October 5, 2000 Opening Event - Anderson Collection of Graphic Arts
December 13, 2000 Elegant Christmas Party

D. Current and Future Exhibitions (*Exhibitions organized by FAMSF)

Title Date Museum/Gallery

Gallery One - Exhibition for Children Ongoing de Young Gallery One
Artists Studio* Ongoing de Young 5
A New de Young in Golden Gate Park: 10/14/99-12/31/00 de Young 36/37
Concept Plan by Herzog and de Meuron*
Major Acquisitions for a New de Young 10/14/99-12/31/00 de Young 27
Between the Black Desert and the Red: 12/18/99-07/23/00 de Young 29-30/27
Turkman Carpets from The Wiedersperg
Collection*
Logan Book Gallery: Artists Books 02/05/00-06/18/00 Legion L
from ULAE*
Wedding Dresses from the Permanent 03/04/00-12/31/00 de Young 22
Collection*

D. Current and Future Exhibitions (*Exhibitions organized by FAMSF - continued)

Title Date Museum/Gallery

Recent Acquisitions from the Achenbach 04/08/00-08/06/00 Legion TBD

Foundation for Graphic Arts 1997-1999*

Crown Point Press Rotation* 04/28/00-08/20/00 de Young 27 hall

Leonard Baskin: Monumental Prints* 05/27/00-08/27/00 de Young 35

2000 BC: The Bruce Conner Story 05/20/00-07/30/00 de Young 41/44/39

Part II

Wayne Thiebaud: A Paintings 06/10/00-09/03/00 Legion B-F &

Retrospective* Rosekrans

Recent Acquisitions of Artists Books* 07/01/00-10/22/00 Legion L

Crown Point Press Rotation* 07/24/00-10/29/00 de Young 27 hall

From Three Continents: Textile 08/12/00-12/31/00 de Young 28-30

Acquisitions, 1996 - 2000*

John Gutmann Photograph and 09/06/00-12/31/00 de Young 35/39

African Bequest

Berolzheimer Old Master Prints* 09/09/00-01/10/00 Legion 1

The Kingdoms of Edward Hicks 09/23/00-12/31/00 de Young 41/44 B

Chiura Obata* 09/23/00-12/31/00 de Young 44C

Art for Elders 09/27/00-10/08/00 de Young 27

An American Focus: The Anderson 10/07/00-12/31/00 Legion A-F &

Graphic Arts Collection* Rosekrans

John Cage at Crown Point Press* 12/20/00-04/15/00 Legion 1

Prints in Bloom* 01/27/00-05/13/00 Legion A

Triumph of Fortitude and Triumph of 02/00/01-ongoing Legion 2

Prudence*

Logan Book Gallery* 02/17/01-06/03/01 Legion L

Bouquets to Art 03/20/01-03/23/01 Legion

Recent Acquisitions of Contemporary Art* 04/28/01-08/26/01 Legion 1

Ed Ruscha* 05/26/01-09/09/01 Legion A

Logan Book Gallery* 06/09/01-09/23/01 Legion L

Henry Moore: A Retrospective 06/23/01-09/16/01 Legion B-F

19^th Century Photography* 09/08/01-12/30/02 Legion 1

VII.

Adjournment - Diane B. Wilsey, President

There being no further business, President Wilsey adjourned the meeting at 3:35 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.

Immediately following this meeting, the Corporation of The Fine Arts Museums held its Board meeting.

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