Welcome From
the Director
NEW: Lunchtime Lectures
First Monday of the Month, noon
Panel Discussions, Artist Talks, Lectures
Dear Friends,
Our 50th anniversary is off to a
roaring start. Our free Founders Day
Open House, which premiered Monet
to Matisse – On the French Coast
and Life’s a Beach, Photographs by
Martin Parr, drew more than 4,000 people. Our visitors also
enjoyed a host of special programs, and children made their
own artworks to take home.
First Program, Monday, April 6: Photographer Selina Roman
She writes: “Personal experience, dreams, fashion, as well as
religious and cultural iconographies, visually inform my work.”
$10 Contemporaries members; $15, plus MFA admission,
nonmembers, lunch included
For more information, please visit www.Facebook.com/
TheContemporariesMFA or www.fine-arts.org.
Large crowds continue to experience these exhibitions, along
with African American Life and Family, on the second
floor. Attendance has reached 1,000 on Thursday, when the
Museum is open until 8 p.m. It is doubly gratifying to see so
many people in the original building savoring our worldclass collection and discovering that we have spectacular
French paintings and sculpture of our own.
Retro Beach Bash
Friday, April 24, 8 p.m.
Same Evening as Collectors Choice Gala
Mary Alice McClendon Conservatory
Everyone Welcome, including Collectors Choice patrons at no extra
charge
Wine Weekend St. Pete 2015: Cheers to 50 Years!, presented
by The Margaret Acheson Stuart Society on the opening
weekend of our exhibitions, set records. All events sold out
– a first – and bidding was enthusiastic at the Saturday
auction. We are profoundly grateful to chairs Patricia
Rossignol and John William Barger III, auction coordinator
Carol Treichel, Stuart Society President Gail Phares, and
all those who worked on and supported this mammoth
undertaking.
Open Bar, Boardwalk Bites, and Performance by SWIMM
Hear the announcement of the new work for the collection.
$100 per person (includes one-year MFA and Contemporaries
membership)
Tickets can be purchased online, www.fine-arts.org/rsvp, at the
Welcome Desk, or by calling 727.896.2667, ext. 248.
The Contemporaries encourages engagement with contemporary
art through programs and social events. Join today!
Art in Bloom 2015, a Stuart Society-MFA project, once
again filled the galleries with gorgeous flowers – and people.
This is one of the community’s grand spring traditions.
Inspired by works in the collection, nearly 60 talented floral
designers participated, and Tony Todesco, the luncheon
speaker, created a magnificent arrangement for The Junior
League Great Hall. Tina Douglass was the coordinator, and
Jeanne Houlton organized the installation.
You can see on this page that The Contemporaries has
been revitalized. The group has begun a Lunchtime Lecture
series focusing on contemporary art and for the first time,
will welcome everyone to a Retro Beach Bash, the same
night as the Collectors Choice Gala on Friday, April 24.
Tickets are $100 each and include a one-year membership
to the Museum and The Contemporaries. Collectors Choice
patrons can stay for the party at no extra charge. This bash
will be a blast.
Collectors Choice is critical to enhancing our collection.
Funds are used to buy a new work, and members often
purchase the others under consideration. Again, everyone
is invited. Tickets are $250 per person. Hillary Cone and
Judi Kelly are the chairs, and Seymour Gordon, one of the
Museum’s best friends, is President of the Collectors Circle.
The handsome catalogue for Monet to Matisse – On the French Coast
features an essay by guest curator Dr. Kenneth Wayne, a foreword
by MFA Director Kent Lydecker, and full-page reproductions of all
paintings in the exhibition. It is the perfect memento of the MFA’s
50th anniversary and is available in the Museum Store for $25.
We have more special exhibitions, public programs, and
special events on the horizon. You can read about many in
this issue, but we have other surprises in store. The party
has just begun.
Sincerely,
On the cover:
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841-1919)
Figures on the Beach (detail), 1890
Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Robert Lehman Collection
MFA Photographs: Thomas U. Gessler
Kent Lydecker
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Monet to Matisse – On the French Coast
Life’s a Beach, Photographs by Martin Parr
Members’ Opening Reception, Thursday, February 5
Wayne Atherholt (left), Director of Cultural
Affairs for the City of St. Petersburg,
with MFA Director Kent Lydecker.
Juri and Barbara Pill with their
daughter Katherine (center), Assistant
Curator of Art after 1950.
(Left to right) Mark T. Mahaffey, President-Elect of the
MFA Board; trustee and past Stuart Society president
Glenn Mosby, Chair of the Committee on Office of
Trusteeship; and Board President Howard Mills.
Carol and former trustee and Pinellas
County Commissioner Bob Stewart
with Jim Gillespie (far right).
(Left to right) Diane Fair, former trustee and Stuart
Society president Mary Shuh, trustee and 50 th
Anniversary Chair Fay Mackey, and Camilla Kilgroe.
Founders Day Open House
Saturday, February 7
Thomas and Donna Brumfield with
Dr. Kenneth Wayne (center), Guest
Curator of Monet to Matisse. The
Brumfields lent the only American
painting in the exhibition, Henry Bacon’s
Wash Day in Normandy (about 1880).
More than 4,000 people of all ages visited the Museum on
Founders Day, the same day the MFA opened to the public
in 1965. Both days were free, a gift to the community.
Trustee Dr. Gordon Gilbert and
Michele Kidwell-Gilbert.
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Life’s a Beach,
Photographs by
Martin Parr
African American
Life and Family
FINAL WEEKS, through Sunday, May 3
Organized by the Aperture Foundation, New York
FINAL DAYS, through Sunday, April 26
British photographer Martin Parr (born in 1952) has traveled the
world exploring tourist sites and the phenomenon of leisure and
escape. He began his career working in black-and-white, but his
images in color are his most famous.
Parr has 80 books of his own photography to his credit and has
edited 30 more. Life’s a Beach was published by Aperture in 2012.
Through its quarterly journal, books, exhibitions, and foundation,
Aperture, headquartered in New York City, has played a central
role in the advancement of photography as an art form.
Jazz Club, Pittsburgh (about 1945) by Charles “Teenie”
Harris is featured in this remarkable exhibition celebrating
the richness of African American culture and the MFA’s
superlative photography collection. The image is a gift of
Ludmila and Bruce Dandrew from The Ludmila Dandrew and
Chitranee Drapkin Collection. The MFA’s holdings would
not be where they are today without the generosity of
the Dandrews and Dr. Robert L. and Chitranee Drapkin.
Martin Parr (British, born 1952)
Japan. Miyazaki. The Ocean Dome (1996) from
Life’s a Beach (Aperture, 2013)
©Martin Parr/Magnum Photos
Parr’s images extend from British places of escape to international
playgrounds like Copacabana in Brazil, Viña del Mar in Chile,
Acapulco in Mexico, Majorca in Spain, and of course, Miami.
Many are off-the-beaten-track, like beaches in Latvia, the
Ukraine, and China. His photography ranges from the touching,
especially those with children, to the satirical and surreal.
Parr’s photography is part of the collections of the Victoria and
Albert Museum and the Tate Modern in London; the Bibliothèque
nationale de France in Paris; the Museum of Modern Art in New
York; the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles; the George
Eastman House, International Museum of Photography and Film
in Rochester; and closer to home, the High Museum of Art in
Atlanta. Life’s a Beach is the first time his inventive work has been
shown at the MFA.
Self-taught artist Mary L. Proctor of Tallahassee visited the Museum with
collectors Jim and Martha Sweeny on February 14, Valentine’s Day. She
is pictured here with one of her signature, mixed-media doors, Dancing
on the Street Pave [sic] in Gold (1996). This imaginative work was a gift
of Donna and Thomas Brumfield Jr. in honor of Director Emeritus John
Schloder and Hazel and William Hough Chief Curator Jennifer Hardin.
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in photography from Indiana University, began forming the collection
in the late 1960s and early 1970s. At that time, most museums did not
even consider photography an art form worthy of being collected.
Members’ Opening
Over the years, Dr. Robert L. and Chitranee Drapkin have played
an historic role in the transformation of this collection. Carol A.
Upham contacted DuBois early on, became the MFA’s founding
president of the Friends of Photography and later President of
the Board, and donated some of the Museum’s most significant
photographs. Similarly, William Knight Zewadski, the Terry P.
Loebel Family, and others have also contributed impressive images.
Five Decades of Photography at the
Museum of Fine Arts, featuring The
Dandrew-Drapkin Collection
Friday, June 19, 7 p.m.
Be the first to see this fantastic exhibition.
Cash Bar
Lite Bites
Complimentary valet parking off Bayshore.
The collection took a giant step forward with the recent gifts of
approximately 15,000 images from the Drapkins and Ludmila and
Bruce Dandrew. This exceptional resource is rich in imagery by
unknown or itinerant photographers, Americana and vernacular
works, photojournalism, portraiture, and landscape. It captures
great events in world history, as well as the everyday. The Ludmila
Dandrew and Chitranee Drapkin Collection contains almost all
known photographic media, from salt prints and daguerreotypes of
the 1840s and 1850s to gelatin silver prints from the mid-twentieth
century.
RSVP: Please go to www.fine-arts.org/rsvp.
The photographers represented read like a “Who’s Who in
Photography”: Henry Fox Talbot, Édouard Baldus, Alvin Langdon
Coburn, Julia Margaret Cameron, Margaret Bourke-White, Berenice
Abbott, Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Weston, Edward Steichen, Lewis
Hine, Henri Cartier-Bresson, André Kértesz, Dorothea Lange,
Ansel Adams, Minor White, Ilse Bing, Paul Strand, Aaron Siskind,
Clarence John Laughlin, Richard Avedon, Jerry Uelsmann, Diane
Arbus, and Kenro Izu. The list could go on and on.
Five Decades of Photography will take visitors on an unforgettable
journey through history and around the globe, with many of the
most gifted photographers in the history of the art form as their
guide. This is a crowning achievement of the Museum and of the
discerning donors who strove for excellence. It is an incredible
anniversary gift to the community.
Private Reception with Photographer Brian Oglesbee
Sunday, June 21, 4 p.m.
Immediately following the Gallery Talk on Five Decades of
Photography at the Museum of Fine Arts by Hazel and William Hough
Chief Curator Jennifer Hardin at 3 p.m.
$20 Members of Friends of Photography, $25 nonmembers
RSVP: Robin O’Dell, [email protected]
Mr. Oglesbee is
represented in
the collections
of the George
Eastman House,
International
Museum of
Photography
and Film, in
Rochester;
the Brooklyn
Museum; Tampa
Museum of Art;
and the Museum
of Fine Arts,
Houston, as well
as the MFA,
St. Petersburg. He
has been featured
in solo exhibitions
around the world,
beginning as
early as 1982.
He is a former
photography
professor at
Alfred University
in New York and
teacher at the
Visual Studies
Workshop in
Rochester.
André Kértesz (American, born Hungary, 1894-1985)
Satiric Dancer, Paris (1926)
Gelatin silver print
Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg
NEA and FACF Purchase Grants
The images extend from the formative days of the medium
to the early twenty-first century. They encompass fine art,
photojournalism, portraits, breathtaking landscapes, and recent
experimentation. It reveals why photography is one of our most
vibrant and popular art forms.
With the support of Museum Founder Margaret Acheson Stuart,
former curator and assistant director Alan DuBois, who held an MFA
Water Series 37 (1999) by Brian Oglesbee is one of
the impressive images in Five Decades of Photography
at the Museum of Fine Arts. The artist donated
this photograph to the MFA in honor of former
Stuart Society president and trustee Vicki Fox.
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Florida: Masterworks in Glass (2004), which remains the MFA’s most
popular exhibition, and scheduled many other successful shows.
With President of the Board Carol Upham and Capital Campaign
Chair Bill Stover, he spearheaded the addition of the Hazel Hough
Wing, more than doubling the size of the building. Before joining
the MFA, he was Director of both the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha
and the Birmingham Museum of Art and Assistant Director in
charge of education and public programs at the Cleveland Museum
of Art. He earned his doctorate, with honors, under the Institute of
Art and Archaeology at the University of Paris-Sorbonne.
LECTURES | TALKS | SPECIAL EVENTS
Follow us on Twitter, like us on Facebook, and visit www.fine-arts.org
for updates on public programs. These events are sponsored in part
by the Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida
Council on Arts and Culture, and the State of Florida. The Margaret
Acheson Stuart Society provides major support. Additional funds
come from the City of St. Petersburg and Westminster Communities
of St. Petersburg. Programs are subject to change without notice.
Gallery Talk by Dr. Jennifer Hardin on Five Decades of
Photography at the Museum of Fine Arts, featuring The
Dandrew-Drapkin Collection
Sunday, June 21, 3 p.m.
Dr. Hardin has played a leading role in the development of the
photography collection, which, at approximately 17,000 images, is
one of the largest and most respected in the Southeast. Over the
years, she has curated a host of photography exhibitions, selected
works for the collection, and arranged for the landmark donation
of The Ludmila Dandrew and Chitranee Drapkin Collection. Her
impact on the photography collection cannot be overstated.
LECTURES & GALLERY TALKS
Free with MFA admission
Gallery Talk by Hazel and William
Hough Chief Curator Jennifer Hardin on
Monet to Matisse: On the French Coast
Thursday, April 9, 6:30 p.m.
Wayne W. and Frances Knight Parrish
Lecture by Dr. Malcolm Daniel, Curator
in Charge, Department of Photography,
and Curator of Special Projects, at the
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Sunday, June 28, 3 p.m.
During her 20-year tenure, Dr. Hardin
has organized more than 80 exhibitions,
presented innumerable lectures and gallery
talks, written catalogue essays, and has
played a central role in the development
of the collection. She collaborated with
Guest Curator Dr. Kenneth Wayne on Monet to Matisse and curated
Monet’s London: Artists’ Reflections on the Thames, 1859-1914, for the
MFA’s 40th anniversary in 2005. That major exhibition traveled to
the Brooklyn Museum and the Baltimore Museum of Art. She holds
her PhD in art history from Princeton University.
Dr. Daniel will trace the invention and early
history of photography, drawing on examples
from the MFA’s collection and others around
the world. Before assuming his new role at
the MFA, Houston in December 2013, he
served at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in
New York for 23 years, becoming both Senior Curator and Curator in
Charge of the Department of Photography.
Gallery Talk by Assistant Curator of
Art after 1950 Katherine Pill on Life’s A
Beach, Photographs by Martin Parr
Sunday, April 19, 3 p.m.
A specialist in nineteenth-century French and British photography,
he has curated many exhibitions spotlighting key figures in the
development of the medium, including Édouard Baldus, the subject
of his dissertation, and his British contemporary Roger Fenton.
Other shows have explored the work of Julia Margaret Cameron,
the great portraitist of Victorian England; Edgar Degas, whose
moody, lamplit photographs are little known; and early twentiethcentury masters Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Steichen, and Paul Strand.
Katherine Pill is the first curator in the
history of the MFA to specialize in works
created after 1950 to the present day. Her
position was made possible by The Hazel
and William Hough Curatorial Endowment
Fund, established in 2012. At the Museum,
she has curated Color Acting: Abstraction
Since 1950 and Collection Conversations
and assisted Guest Curator Barbara Pollack with the installation
and catalogue of My Generation: Young Chinese Artists. She has
recommended contemporary works for the collection and is
curating Marks Made: Prints by American Women Artists from
the 1960s to the Present, which opens Saturday, October 17. She
completed a three-year dual MA in art history, theory, and criticism
and arts administration and policy at the School of the Art Institute
of Chicago.
Many of his exhibitions for The Metropolitan traveled to other
leading museums in the U.S. and Europe. Impressed by Light: British
Photographs from Paper Negatives (with Sarah Greenough and Roger
Taylor) went to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. and
the Musée d’Orsay. All the Mighty World: The Photographs of Roger
Fenton (with Sarah Greenough and Gordon Baldwin) was also seen at
the National Gallery, The J. Paul Getty Museum, and the Tate Britain.
Edgar Degas, Photographer traveled to The Getty and the Bibliothèque
nationale de France and was named “Best Photography Show” by the
International Association of Art Critics for 1998-1999.
At the MFA, Houston, Dr. Daniel has already been responsible for
four exhibitions, including the National Gallery’s Charles Marville:
Photographer of Paris, which also traveled to The Metropolitan. He has
written a wealth of catalogues and journal articles and has lectured
widely, including at the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth; the
George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography and
Film, in Rochester; The Getty; and The Royal Academy of Arts in
London. He has been an adjunct professor at Columbia University
and the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University.
Lecture by Director Emeritus Dr. John
Schloder on Images of the Floating World
and Beyond: Japanese Woodblock Prints
Saturday, May 9, 3 p.m., followed by a
reception for members only
During his tenure as director (2001-2010),
Dr. Schloder took the MFA’s Asian collection
to an entirely new level. The works grew
in number, quality, and diversity, and two
galleries are now devoted to Asian art. Under
his leadership, the entire Museum took giant
strides forward. He curated Chihuly Across
He holds his BA from Trinity College in Connecticut, with honors
in art history and studio art, and was selected for Phi Beta Kappa.
His MA and PhD are from Princeton University, also in art history.
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Richard Logan has pursued a varied career, producing paintings,
photography, and mixed-media works. While he lived in the
Caribbean, his paintings captured the attention of such legendary
figures as Jasper Johns and Romare Bearden. His art has been widely
shown and collected.
Coffee Talks with Nan Colton
Sponsored by:
Second Wednesday of the month.
Free with Museum admission.
Connect with the arts through
monthly performances that give
voice and embodiment to the
two-dimensional. The MFA’s ever
popular artist-in-residence Nan
Colton creates scripts inspired by
special exhibitions and the Museum
collection. These 30-minute
presentations introduce great artists
and other historical figures, as well
as the times in which they lived.
Nan Colton as Mrs. Tidbit
Enjoy refreshments at 10 a.m.,
Ms. Colton’s performance at 10:30, and a general docent tour at 11:15.
Visit www.fine-arts.org/coffeetalks for her complete 2015 schedule.
In partnership with the Alzheimer’s Association, ILLUMINATE offers
participants a space to experience and interpret art with your family
and friends. Discuss art and/or express yourself through a make
& take activity. Program is free. Supplies included for activities.
Refreshments. Two sessions available per month (choose one).
First and Third Mondays, 10-11:30 a.m. Begins April 20, 2015.
April 8: Witness
The subject of Pieter Duyfhuysen’s Portrait of a Young Woman (about
1645) shares the secrets of a master at work.
May 13: 1920s – Living in Downtown St. Pete
Meet the loquacious and vivacious widow Mrs. Tidbit and hear all the
St. Pete gossip of a bygone era.
June 10: Under Palmetto Leaves
Ms. Colton portrays the legendary Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of
Uncle Tom’s Cabin, as she turns her attention to the life, environment,
and people of north Florida.
Advanced registration and a screening are required. For more information or to
register, call Mary Szaroleta at 727-896-2667, ext. 220, or email [email protected].
During his graduate study, he held Samuel Kress, Andrew W.
Mellon, and Princeton University Fellowships. He was a Thomas J.
Watson Fellow from 1978-1979, allowing him to travel and pursue
independent study in Europe and North Africa.
Each year, the Parrish Lecture brings outstanding speakers to
the community. The Parrishes, who lived most of their lives in
Washington, D.C., donated many of the MFA’s most significant preColumbian objects. They are displayed in a gallery named in their
honor. Mr. Parrish was a successful publisher of aviation magazines
and Mrs. Parrish was Director of the U.S. Passport Office from
1955-1977. This is the first time Dr. Daniel has lectured at the MFA.
Free with MFA admission. Cash bar.
In celebration of Five Decades of Photography, the MFA will feature a
series of films highlighting great photographers.
Thursday, June 25, 6:30 p.m.
Redes (Nets),1936, directed by Fred Zinnermann and Emilio Gómez
Muriel, 59 minutes, Spanish with English Subtitles.
Legendary photographer Paul Strand co-wrote and gorgeously shot
the documentary-like dramatization of men struggling to make a
living by fishing on the Gulf of Mexico. The film was commissioned
by the Mexican government. Redes was restored in 2009 by The World
Cinema Project, a program of The Film Foundation, at Cineteca di
Bologna/L’Immagine Ritrovata.
Sponsored by The DMG School Project
Free with MFA admission
Sunday, April 12, 3 p.m.
Glass artist John Brekke and multimedia artist and
photographer Richard Logan
Thursday, July 23, 6:30 p.m.
Berenice Abbott: A View of the 20th Century (1992), directed by Kay
Weaver and Martha Wheelock, 57 minutes.
John Brekke’s attention
to line appears in his
drawings, paintings, and
glass art. His work has been
shown internationally and is
included in the collections of
the Smithsonian American
Art Museum/Renwick
Gallery, Corning Museum
of Glass, and the Museum
of Arts and Design.
The candid Berenice Abbott, at the age of 91 and 92, takes us on a tour
of her work, encompassing her portraits of the Parisian avant-garde of
the 1920’s, her documentation of New York in the 1930’s, her science
photography of the 1950s, and her studies of small-town America.
SAVE THE DATE:
Thursday, August 27, 6:30 p.m.
Office Killer (1997), Directed by Cindy Sherman, 82 minutes, Comedy,
Horror, Thriller, Rated R.
Talented artist John Brekke at work
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Gather on the third Thursday of every month for an offbeat artfix or to learn a creative craft. Cash bar and delectable bites are
available. Free with MFA admission, which is only $5 after 5 p.m.
on Thursdays.
Random Act 5.21.15 @ 6-8 p.m.: Mastering the Art of the French
... food of course!
Discover the sweet French art of “spun caramel” in a demonstration
by Emmanuel Roux. Caramel is a French specialty which can
take many forms and has been extensively used in the country’s
desserts. At 6 and 7 p.m., Mr. Roux will demonstrate how to make
a spectacular veil composed of a thousand threads of caramel over
his specialty “GateauOchocolat.” The delicious mini-cakes and
caramel veil will be available for tasting. Each demonstration lasts
approximately 15-20 minutes.
The evening will also include French Classics: a screening of
cooking legend and cultural icon Julia Child’s six original blackand-white episodes of The French Chef, a wine-tasting, and more.
Take time to visit Monet to Matisse – On the French Coast.
Registration for the dessert demonstration is strongly
recommended. Visit www.fine-arts.org/rsvp to reserve your
spot today.
The MFA is looking for artists in the
libations medium for the second
annual BJCP/AHA sanctioned Beer
Project Home Brew Competition!
The decorative arts – fine furniture,
jewelry, ceramics, and glass – are
all around us and in the Museum.
FODA expands understanding
of their variety and beauty. Plus,
you will make new friends at the
meetings. Annual dues are $20 in
addition to Museum membership.
Registration ends Friday, May 8.
For complete rules, registration, and details,
visit: fine-arts.org/beer-project/
FODA programs are held on the second Tuesday of the month at
2 p.m. during season. Non-FODA members can attend for $5, plus
MFA admission. Carolyn Nygren is the volunteer coordinator.
Upcoming events follow:
Friday, June 12, 7-10 p.m.
BEER PROJECT: BEER + ART LOUNGE
April 14: Gifted glass artist Duncan McClellan will discuss his
vibrant work, the evolution of glass as an art form, and some of his
local initiatives like The DMG School Project. Through his art and
studio/gallery, Mr. McClellan has been a leader in establishing the
area and specifically the city as a developing glass center. Many
significant figures have shown their work and lectured at his
gallery, and his own pieces are part of important public and private
collections.
Five brewing companies craft beers inspired by five works in the
collection. Taste their “liquid” works of art in a themed lounge setting.
An evening of food, music and art! Tickets are $60 and go on sale
May 1. Members can purchase tickets in advance starting Friday, April 17,
for $50 by going online to www.fine-arts.org/rsvp and entering discount
code: ARTBEER. Discounted member rate ends Thursday, April 30.
Limited tickets available.
May 12: Noted collector Jim Sweeny will introduce the Bauhaus,
founded by Walter Gropius and active from 1919-1925 in Weimar and
from 1925-1932 in Dessau. The school’s goal was the reunification
of the arts and crafts with architecture to create a total work of art.
The Bauhaus had an
international impact,
still felt today. The
faculty included
such luminaries as
architects Mies van
der Rohe and Marcel
Breuer, as well as
Gropius, and artists
Wassily Kandinsky,
Paul Klee, Josef and
Anni Albers, Lionel
Feininger, and Laszlo
Moholy-Nagy.
Saturday, June 13, Noon-3 p.m.
BEER PROJECT: PUBLIC HOME BREW
TASTING & AWARDS
Experience local talent in a home brew tasting like no other.
Participate in their passion for a craft that spans centuries and vote
for your favorite. Activities include tasting, artfully designed cornhole
boards and games, galleries and food. Cost: $35. Purchase tickets
starting Friday, May 15, online at www.fine-arts.org/rsvp.
Follow the events on Facebook: #MFABeerProject.
Must be 21 and older to consume alcohol.
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April 4 and 18: Celebrate Earth Day by creating a unique piece for a
string garden, inspired by kokedama, a Japanese art form that uses
moss as a plant-container.
May 2 and 16: Make a print without using a press. A variety of
paper and woodblock plates will be available.
June 6 and 20: Explore photography while using sunlight to make
sun prints.
Drumming@The MFA!
Second and Fourth Saturday of the month, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Adults and families are welcome. Children must be accompanied by
an adult.
$5 per person
Second Thursday of the Month, 6:30 p.m.
Free with Museum admission, which is only $5 after 5 p.m. on
Thursday
Explore the many cultures represented in the MFA collection by
experiencing them to a rhythmic beat. Feel the momentum grow
while you drum and use other percussion instruments to bring art
alive. No experience is necessary. Just come and have fun.
Join Keep St. Pete Lit, a local organization that supports the literary
community, for a book club connecting the visual and literary arts.
Each month’s featured book will relate to the MFA’s collection or
special exhibitions.
Visual Metaphor:
Second Annual High School Art Exhibition
April 9: Ruby by Cynthia Bond to encourage reflection on the rural
south and the photographs in African American Life and Family.
May 14: The Sandman: The Dream Hunter by Neil Gaiman,
illustrated by P. Craig Russell, which resonates with Images of the
Floating World and Beyond: Japanese Woodblock Prints.
June 11: The Language of Light by Meg Waite Clayton, in preparation
for Five Decades of Photography at the Museum of Fine Arts, featuring
The Dandrew-Drapkin Collection.
FINAL DAYS, through Sunday, April 26
This show features work by many of the most talented students
in the Pinellas County Schools, selected by their teachers and
encompassing a wide array of media. A reception for the students
and their parents and teachers will be held on Thursday, April 23,
from 6-8 p.m., with awards presented at 6:30 p.m. Visual Metaphor
is a partnership between the MFA and the Pinellas County Schools
and is sponsored in part by The DMG School Project.
Youth & Family
First and third Saturday of the month,
10 a.m.
Ages three and older
$5 per person (includes admission to
entire Museum). Please bring a towel
or yoga mat.
Eighth Annual Painting in the Park
Sunday, April 26, 1-4 p.m.
Presented by the MFA and Local Buds Artisan Collective
Sponsored in part by Keep St. Petersburg Local
Supplies included
Kidding Around Yoga uses the yoga
poses or asanas creatively tucked into
partner yoga, games and activities,
original music, stories, and more. The
class is designed for kids, but entire
families are welcome. Practicing yoga
with children creates a special bond.
Explore a wealth of activities, including “erupting” and bubble
paintings, kite-flying, and more. You can even try graffiti art on a
car. Fresh local snacks and beverages, plants, and organic products
will be available for purchase. Meet some of our local artisans and
learn about their craft.
Third Friday of the month, 10 a.m.
ASL-accessible program
For parents/guardians and their children up to six-years-old
$5 per family
Discover art and learn a new language as a family! Gain an
introduction to ASL (American Sign Language) vocabulary while
touring the galleries. Classes are designed and presented by
certified ASL instructor and interpreter Carol Downing.
Children will turn a car into a canvas at Painting in the Park.
MFA: Make and Take Saturday
Date Night for Parents/Book Club for Kids
In partnership with Keep St. Pete Lit
Drop off 5:45-6 p.m. and pick up at 8 p.m.
Program 6-8 p.m.
$15 per child for members, $20 per child for nonmembers
Preregister by June 19
Space is limited.
First and Third Saturday of the month, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Free with Museum admission. No registration necessary.
For ages five and older, but entire families are encouraged to
participate.
Create your own masterpiece inspired by works in the collection
and special exhibitions. Supplies are included.
Enjoy a date night while your kids enjoy a book discussion, pizza,
hands-on activities, and a scavenger hunt in the galleries. All
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activities relate to the book. Please read the book before the
adventure begins. To register, please visit www.fine-arts.org/rsvp
or call 727.896.2667, ext. 210. On Friday, June 26, “From the
Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler” by E. L. Konigsburg
will be featured.
The Store continues its creative programming and special offers.
Metalsmith Laura Flavin will greet the public and display her
Modern Bird Jewelry on Thursday, April 16, from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Ms. Flavin has written that “my design aesthetic has been influenced
by my love of nature and modern design. I am in love with wild birds,
owls, butterflies, flowers, tropical plants, flowing rivers, big trees and
the sound of their leaves rattling in the wind.” She counts artists Joan
Miró, Paul Klee, and Alexander Calder as influences. To see more, go
to www.modernbirdjewelry.com.
Cinema @ the MFA for Families
Last Sunday of the Month, 2 p.m.
Starting in June
$5 per person. Includes admission to the entire Museum.
Escape the heat and bring your own blanket, towel, or pillow for
a cushion while watching a favorite movie inside. There will be a
hands-on activity at the conclusion of the film.
The Member Sale comes just in time for Mother’s Day. Beginning
Thursday, May 7, through Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 10,
members will receive 20 percent off all jewelry, including already
marked-down pieces. Nonmembers will receive a 10 percent
jewelry discount.
June 28: Chitty, Chitty, Bang Bang (1968), directed by Ken Hughes,
rated G.
A hapless inventor finally finds success with a flying car, which
a dictator of a foreign country sets out to take for himself.
This month’s film is presented in partnership with the Tampa
International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.
Lina Teixeira’s wearable art has created a
sensation at the MFA, The Mahaffey Theater,
and the Dunedin Fine Art Center, among
other venues. In fact, some of her most
imaginative designs have been inspired by
the Museum’s collection. This artist, author,
entrepreneur, and special concepts director
will return for a trunk show on Thursday,
May 21, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. She recently
opened STUDIO 617, 617 Cleveland Street
in Clearwater, to exhibit her creations and to
meet with clients. To learn more, please visit
www.linateixeira.com.
Summer Camps @ the MFA
SPC SAM (Science, Art & Math) Camp
Presented by SPC College for Kids
Back by popular demand!
June 15-19 and June 22-26
8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Drop off children as early as 8 a.m. with no
additional charge.
For grades three through seven
One-Time application fee: $50
$150 per student for each week. Discounts for siblings and
Museum members.
These one-week sessions combine science, art, and math for
learning, fun, and creativity. All instructors are state-certified. For
more information or to register, please call 727.341.3000.
Don’t forget to bring your membership card to
the Store for your regular 10 percent discount
on all items. The Museum Store is the place to
find the truly artistic on Beach Drive.
Lina Teixeira displays
one of her pieces
of wearable art.
Memorials & Tributes
Marine Science Yoga Art Camp
In memory of Hilda M. Barstow,
mother of Steve Hack
Phyllis Zarnas
Presented by “Kidding Around Yoga” with KT and Rachel Stone
August 3-7
8:30 a.m-3:30 p.m. (Drop off begins at 8 a.m.)
For grades three through seven (Exceptions may be made.)
$225 Museum members, $250 nonmembers. Sibling discount is
available. Tuition includes a nonrefundable application fee of $75.
Preregister by Monday, June 1, and receive a tuition discount (no
additional discounts apply). Use code: CAMP. All campers must
register by July 24.
In honor of Tom B. Chesnutt
Jr.’s 85th birthday
Pat Roberts Family
In memory of Mary Baynard
Christian
Eric Lang Peterson
In memory of Helen B.
Lydecker, mother of Kent
Lydecker
Eileen Bartelt
Jacqueline Ley Brown
Pattie Davis
Dr. Mack and Susan Hicks
Kent and Toni Lydecker
Dr. Richard E. and Mary B.
Perry
Demi Rahall
Dr. John E. Schloder
Michael and Beth Schneider
Jack and Vicki Sofranko
This camp is led by certified children’s yoga teacher and marine
scientist Katie Toth and certified art teacher Rachel Stone and
features daily yoga classes, marine science instruction, and art
projects. A different theme of marine ecology, conservation, and
community service will highlight each day. Please register online
at www.fine-arts.org/rsvp or call 727.896.2667, ext. 210.
In memory of Doug Cone
Dr. John E. Schloder and
Terry Leet
Renaissance Kids
In honor of the Education
Department of the MFA
Donald and Ruth Campagna
In honor of Carolyn Nygren’s
birthday
Marvin and Sylvia Rosenfield
In memory of Nancy Ellis
George R. Ellis
In memory of Cecil H. Roach,
father of Vicki Sofranko
Eileen Bartelt
Dr. Richard E. and Mary B.
Perry
Demi Rahall
Dr. John E. Schloder
In honor of Summer DicusBoydstun
Mj Dicus
Presented by the Drum Connection
August 10-14
For grades three through seven
Explore a variety of subjects that make today’s youth Renaissance
kids! Music, art, and inventions from diverse cultures turn the
museum into a world playground. Participants will also learn
approaches to drumming and rhythm from each country studied.
Please call 727.896.2667, ext. 233, for more information.
In memory of Dr. Albert Few
David Connelly
In memory of Dr. Ben Friedman
Eileen Bartelt
David Connelly
In honor of Royce Haiman
Ann Shelton
In honor of Anne Long’s special
birthday
Stan and Iris Salzer
In memory of Ray Murray
Dr. John E. Schloder
In memory of Joe Sprain
Sam Dickson
In memory of Miriam Gilbart
Williams
Eric Lang Peterson
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Music
in the Marly
Escape the heat with cool
summer concerts. Tickets are
first-come, first-served, cost $20
for adults and $10 for students
22 and younger with current ID,
and can be purchased online
by going to www.fine-arts.org/
rsvp. Admission to the entire
Museum is included in the
ticket price. Come early and
have brunch in the MFA Café.
Marly Music Society members
pay only $15 per concert. Please
consider joining the group to
support the series. You must be
a Museum member to join.
The Music Committee, chaired
by Dr. Richard Eliason and cochaired by Demi Rahall, plans
the series. Vicki Sofranko is the
staff coordinator. Concerts are
sponsored in part by the Friends
of Joe Sprain in his memory;
the Estate of Mrs. Elvira Wolfe
de Weil; the Tampa Bay Times;
WUSF; and the State of Florida,
Department of State, Division of
Cultural Affairs, and the Florida
Council on Arts and Culture.
For more information, please
call 727.896.2667 or visit the
website. The first concerts are at
2 p.m. on these Sundays:
June 7
Eric Lu, pianist
Moravec, who wrote his 2004 Pulitizer Prize-winning
Tempest Fantasy for these exceptional musicians. All have
been acclaimed for their solo recitals, appearances with
important orchestras, and innovative programs.
Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia at 15,
where he is currently a student. He has already
received a number of top prizes in international
competitions. He was awarded first prize
at the Ninth Moscow International Chopin
Competition for Young Pianists in 2014,
the Minnesota International e-Piano Junior
Competition in 2013, and Germany’s 12th
Ettlingen International Competition in 2010.
He has performed across the United States and
in Germany, Italy, and China and has been
a soloist with the Minnesota Orchestra, the
Boston Civic Symphony, and the Wellesley
Symphony. This is a rare opportunity to hear a
talented young pianist at the very beginning of
what promises to be an extraordinary career.
June 14
Trio Solisti
July 19
La Catrina Quartet
Founded in 2001, the Quartet has been hailed by Yo-Yo
Ma as wonderful ambassadors for music. Violinists
Daniel Vega Albela and Roberta Arruda, violist Jorge
Martínez Ríos, and cellist Jorge Espinoza are some
of Latin America’s most talented. Their study and
performances have taken them to the U.S. and abroad.
All of the artists hold their Master of Music degrees.
Mexican artist Daniel Vega Albela holds graduate
degrees in both violin performance and chamber
music, and Chilean Jorge Espinoza received the
Gregor Piatigorsky Scholarship to earn his graduate
performance diplomas in cello and chamber music from
the distinguished Peabody Conservatory of Music.
He also holds a master’s in music performance from
Carnegie Mellon University.
Comprised of violinist Maria Bachmann,
cellist Alexis Pia Gerlach, and pianist Adam
Neiman, Trio Solisti has been called “the
most exciting piano trio in America” by The
New Yorker and “consistently brilliant” by The
New York Times. Noted critic Terry Teachout of
The Wall Street Journal has written that these
brilliant instrumentalists have “succeeded the
Beaux Arts Trio as the outstanding chamber
music ensemble of its kind.”
The Catrina Quartet is known for performing works
by Latin American and Spanish composers and new
music, as well as the standard repertoire. They are also
dedicated teachers – Mr. Vega Albela in Mexico and
previously at the Interlochen Center for the Arts in
Michigan and Ms. Arruda and Mr. Martínez Ríos in
New Mexico. Mr. Espinoza, who is especially interested
in performing and arranging Latin American folk music,
has taught master classes and workshops throughout
the Americas and in Europe.
Future Sunday Concerts
Brass Roots Trio, August 2
Pianist Stephen Prutsman, August 16
Pulse Chamber Music, August 30
At the MFA, the Trio will perform Schubert’s
Sonatensatz in B-flat Major (D. 28),
Rachmaninoff’s Piano Trio Élégiaque No. 2 in
D minor (Op. 9), and Brahms’ Piano Trio in B
Major (Op. 8).
Seventeen-year-old sensation
Eric Lu makes his debut in the
Tampa Bay area after receiving
first prize in the Ninth National
Chopin Piano Competition in
Miami. He also earned first
prize in the concerto category.
He will now compete in
Warsaw’s International Chopin
Competition in October.
Mr. Lu began studying piano at
six and entered the illustrious
Founded in 2001, Trio Solisti has been featured
on Lincoln Center’s Great Performers Series
and the People’s Symphony Concerts at Town
Hall in New York, at the Kennedy Center in
Washington, D.C, and at Wolf Trap in Virginia.
The Trio founded Telluride MusicFest in
Colorado and has been ensemble-in-residence
at Adelphi University for 10 years.
Among the group’s CDs are Pictures at an
Exhibition with the Trio’s own arrangement
of Mussorgsky’s monumental score, an allBrahms disc, and French music by Chausson
and Ravel. The Trio frequently collaborates
with contemporary composers, including Paul
The Marly Music Committee plans the MFA’s exceptional
concert series. Members are (clockwise left to right) Vicki
Sofranko, Assistant to the Director and staff coordinator
of Marly Music; trustee Mary Alice McClendon; treasurer
Tallulah Taylor; chair Dr. Richard Eliason; Dr. Karen
White; piano teacher Joan Gessler, who chaired the
committee for many years; and co-chair Demi Rahall.
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The Margaret Acheson
Underwriters and In-Kind Contributors: The Alvah H. and
Wyline P. Chapman Foundation; Christie’s Coastal Properties, Alex
and Laren Jansen; duPont Publishing, Inc.; Elise Minkoff; John
William Barger III; Patricia Rossignol; Phoenix3 Marketing; and
The Shamas/Beam Family Foundation.
Stuart Society
Dinner at Maxim’s
For the latest information, please visit www.thestuartsociety.org. Like
us on Facebook, www.facebook.com/thestuartsociety, or send us a tweet,
twitter.com/stuartsociety.
Friday, February 6
All Wine Weekend Photos: ©Thomas Bruce Studio
Wine Weekend St. Pete 2015:
Cheers to 50 Years!
Friday, February 6-Sunday, February 8
Chaired by Patricia
Rossignol and John William
Barger III, Wine Weekend
St. Pete 2015 was exciting,
elegant, and enormously
successful. For the first time,
all events sold out and the
auction was held under a
large tent on the Museum’s
north lawn.
The project also set a record
for a Museum fundraiser,
reaching more than
(Left to right) Guests of Honor Jean$750,000. Mrs. Rossignol
Charles Boisset and Gina Gallo with
and Mr. Barger also chaired
Wine Weekend Co-Chairs Patricia
Wine Weekend St. Pete
Rossignol and John William Barger III.
2013, which established the
previous record. Carol Treichel organized the auction, and Stuart
Society President Gail Phares was the reservations chair.
MFA trustee Robert and Chris Chapman Hilton are two of
Wine Weekend’s best friends. Mrs. Hilton, a past Stuart
Society president, co-chaired the 2011 Wine Auction, and
her family foundation, The Alvah H. and Wyline P. Chapman
Foundation, was an underwriter of Wine Weekend St. Pete
2015. Mustard Seed Advisors of Raymond James and
Assoc., co-founded by Mr. Hilton, was a Silver Sponsor.
Allison Canfield (left), Director of
Communications and Events for The
Stuart Society, with Stuart Society
President Gail Phares, who also served
as Wine Weekend reservations chair.
The Stuart Society and the MFA are indebted to the chairs, guests
of honor Jean-Charles Boisset and Gina Gallo, the Wine Weekend
committee and volunteers, all those who attended and bid on the
fantastic items, and the committed sponsors, underwriters, and
corporations, including:
Platinum Sponsors: duPont Registry, Patricia and Dr. Jean-François
Rossignol, Marianne and Mark T. Mahaffey, and Raymond James.
Gold Sponsors: Crown Jaguar and Doyle Wealth Management, Inc.
Silver Sponsors: Brown and Brown Insurance; Levitt &
Prasatthong, D.D.S., P.A.; Mustard Seed Advisors of Raymond
James & Assoc.; and Northern Trust.
(Left to right) Bronze Sponsors
Clark and Monica Mason with
Whitney and Alex Shouppe.
Mr. Mason is Secretary of
the Museum Board, and
Mr. Shouppe is Executive Vice
President of Silver Sponsor
Brown and Brown Insurance.
Bronze Sponsors: Debbie and Lee Arnold; Laura Larson Baker;
Joann Barger; John William Barger III; Pam and John William
Barger Jr.; Donna and Thomas Brumfield Jr.; Jacqueline and Hayward
Chapman; Natavidad (Nata) and Dr. Mariano Cibran; Laren and
Alexander Jansen, Christie’s Coastal Properties; Liz and William
Daughtry; Gerry and Allen Davidson; Jan and Don DeFosset; Nancy
and John Dunn; Kitt Garrett; Cindy and Stuart Herr; Judy and Troy
Holland; Trenam, Kemker, Scharf, Barkin, Frye, O’Neill & Mullis;
Nick Okeson and Billy Klar; and Joyce and Walter Larson.
Also Najla and Dr. Kamal Majeed; Monica and Clark Mason;
Dawna and Dr. John McDonough; Joan and Harry McCreary;
Maggie McQueen; Dr. Leanne Brown and Brad Meinck; Glenn and
Dav Mosby; John and Jo Ann Nestor; Gail Phares; Gail and Fred
Razook; Fran and Bud Risser; Matthew B. Sullivan, Esq.; William V.
Roberti and Suzette Toledano; Dr. Melissa and Michael Traub; Carol
and Tom Treichel; Diane and Dr. Stephen Voto; The Whittemore
Law Group, P.A.; Dr. Robert Wyko; Beverly and Carlos Yepes; and
Anthony Zinge.
Corporate Tables: Coastal Properties Group International/
Christie’s International Real Estate, Hennessy Construction
Services, and Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP.
Wine Weekend Co-Chair
Patricia Rossignol.
Bronze Sponsors Harry
and Joan McCreary.
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Café Montmartre International Wine Auction
Saturday, February 7
Let the auction
begin!
Michel Cornu (left), Director of Cuisine and
Hospitality for the Boisset Family Estates,
and Tyson Grant, Executive Chef of the
Parkshore Grill, prepared the five-star dinner.
Wine Weekend
Co-Chair John
William Barger III.
Mark T. Mahaffey (center), PresidentElect of the MFA Board. He and his wife
Marianne were Platinum Sponsors and
active bidders throughout the event.
(Left to right) Bronze Sponsor and enthusiastic
bidder Carlos Yepes, Guest of Honor JeanCharles Boisset, and Mary and Tom James.
Raymond James was a Platinum Sponsor.
(Left to right) Bronze Sponsors John and
Nancy Dunn and William Roberti.
Bronze Sponsors
Tom and
Carol Treichel.
Mrs. Treichel
coordinated the
impressive auction.
Fran and Bud Risser with Carlos Yepes
(center). The Rissers were Bronze Sponsors
and once again donated rare wines from
their collection to the auction. Mrs. Risser
is a past president of The Stuart Society.
Emcee Russell Rhodes, popular co-anchor
of Good Day, Tampa Bay on FOX 13, with
Platinum Sponsor Dr. Jean-François Rossignol.
Celebrity
auctioneer
Tom duPont,
Chairman
and Publisher
of Platinum
Sponsor duPont
Publishing, Inc.
Auctioneers Elizabeth Flower
and Jeffrey Burchard.
Bradley Husted
and his assistant
Lauren Iglesias of
Phoenix3 Marketing,
who designed
and donated all
marketing materials,
including the
website, advertising,
and more.
Talio Mirisha with his mother Kristina
Mirisha. Talio and Kyle O’Brien created the
moving video on the Museum’s programs
for children. Mrs. Rossignol generously
provided the funds to produce it.
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Presented by The Margaret Acheson Stuart Society and the MFA
March 13-16
Sidney Bayne Chaney (left) and
Pam Levitt chaired the Art in Bloom
luncheon at the Hilton Bayfront.
Art in Bloom 2015 was glorious
and extremely popular. Fiftyfive imaginative floral designs
enhanced the visitor experience
of the MFA collection. Noted
floral artist Tony Todesco not
only lectured at the sold-out
luncheon at the St. Petersburg
Hilton Bayfront on Thursday,
March 12, but also devised
an impressive design for The
Junior League Great Hall
on Friday, March 13. A large
group watched him create his
masterpiece.
(Left to right) Mary Ann Upham Will, her mother
Carol A. Upham (President of the Board, 19982008), and Diane Fair at the luncheon.
Barbara Goss; Bet Groshong; Terry Hagstrom, Carter’s Florist
and Greenhouses; Janice Hamlin; Priscilla Hobby; Jeanne Keiyo
Houlton; Tim Huff; KC Jeronimo; Joanne Keohane; Barbara M.
Kirkconnell; Kathy LaDuke; and Carol Lucia.
Also Mary Maloof; Betty Jean Miller; Gail Newman; G. Monique
Noujaim; Signe Oberhofer; Cassie Osterloth, Wonderland Floral
Art and Gift Loft; Mary B. Perry; Eric Lang Peterson; Ruth Philipon;
Bea Rahter; Bryan Redman, Redman Steele Floral Design Studio;
Marie-Tay Richfield; Richard Rigg, Delma’s, The Flower Booth; Joyce
Scalzo; Nena Shepherd; Jan Stoffels; Cindy Stovall; Pat Strawn; Ellen
Thompson; Susan H. Thorpe;
Elizabeth Walters-Alison; Gretchen
Ward Warren; Bruce Wilson and
Josh McWilliams, The Flower
Centre of St. Petersburg; Carolyn
Wise; Jeri Woods; and Dale
Wybrow.
Artists’ Tables were the
centerpiece of “Flowers After
Hours” on Friday evening. Each
table included food and arrangements inspired by four paintings
in the collection. Olympia Catering and Events provided the
sumptuous hors d’oeuvres and Bloom Garden Shop of Tampa, the
plant-scapes.
More than 900 people visited the Museum on Sunday, March 15, for
“Conversations with the Designers” and additional programs. “Hot
Gatherings and Cool Conversations” introduced glass artist Hiroshi
Yamano, and “Music in the Marly” presented guitarist Jérémy Jouve.
The film Steel Magnolias was the grand finale Monday evening.
Tina Douglass was the overall coordinator, and Jeanne Houlton
organized the exhibition of floral designs. Sidney Bayne Chaney
and Pam Levitt chaired the luncheon, Martha Buttner and Judy
Holland “Flowers After Hours,” Barbara DeMaire sponsorships,
Glenn Mosby reservations, and Debbie Baxter the program.
Cassie Osterloth of Wonderland
Floral Art and Gift Shop
provided this impressionistic
design for Claude Monet’s
Houses of Parliament, Effect
of Fog, London (1904).
The Stuart Society and the Museum express profound gratitude to
these supporters for making Art in Bloom 2015 possible:
Gold Sponsors: Crown Jaguar,
Hancock Bank, and Nordstrom
Silver Sponsor: Publix Super
Markets Charities, Inc.
Media Sponsor: Tampa Bay Times
The Bloomers who each donated
$1,000: Joann Barger, Debbie
Baxter, The Beam/Shamas
Family Foundation, Barbara
DeMaire, Tina Douglass, Susan
Hicks, Hazel Hough, Suzanne
MacDougald, Mary Alice
McClendon, Mary B. Perry, Fran
Risser, and Paulee W. Springer.
The underwriters: Debbie Baxter,
Ellen Esteva, Jeanne Houlton,
Mary Maloof, Mary B. Perry, Janet
Raymond, Mary Wheeler, and
Dale Wybrow.
Tony Todesco, who
spoke at the Art in
Bloom luncheon on
Thursday, March 12,
talked to the large
crowd as he created a
striking arrangement
for The Junior
League Great Hall
on Friday morning.
Patricia Eckert of the Garden Club
of St. Petersburg responded to
The floral designers: Greg
the Pair of Red Figure Column
Alderson; Jill Anderson; Debbie
Craters (Apulian, 333 BCE).
Baxter; Kathy Blazowski; Walter
Bowen; Tiffany Braun, Braun’s
Fine Flowers; Linda Brinkmann; Betty Call; Patricia J. Carey;
Gail Carlson; Ricardo C. Carrasco; Ipek Ceyhan; Patricia Eckert;
Parke Finold; Janet Folsom, Beautiful Flowers; Laurel Fooks;
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(Left to right) Floral
artist Cassie Osterloth,
Jan and Robert Stoffels,
and Mary Maloof at
“Flowers After Hours.”
Three generations of Stuart Society members – (left to
right) Sarah Lonquist, Rachael Russell, and PresidentElect Carol Russell – enjoy the luncheon with Art in
Bloom installation chair Jeanne Houlton (far right).
Sharing a table at the luncheon
were (left to right): Barbara McCoy,
Cathy Unruh, Mary B. Perry, Bonita
Cobb, Michele Vogel, trustee
Mary Alice McClendon, and Demi
Rahall. Mrs. Perry initiated Art in
Bloom at the MFA in 1997.
(Left to right) Judy Holland,
her mother Judy Stanton, and
Martha Buttner. Mrs. Holland
and Ms. Buttner chaired the
“Flowers After Hours” party.
(Left to right) Stuart
Society Treasurer Maggi
McQueen, Susan Cook
Lahey (Editor of The
Scene), past Stuart
Society president
Betty Jean Miller,
and longtime friend
Janet Raymond at the
Friday evening party.
Gathering at the luncheon were (left to right):
Dr. Susan Beaven, Stuart Society President Gail Phares,
speaker Tony Todesco, Art in Bloom coordinator Tina
Douglass, and sponsorships chair Barbara DeMaire.
(Left to right) Jane
and David Beam with
Bonnie Kupperman
at the party. The
Beam/Shamas Family
Foundation supported
the Bloomers.
Admiring the designs at “Flowers After Hours” were (left to
right): Dr. Richard and Sue Knipe, Tim Coop of Gold Sponsor
Hancock Bank, his wife Deann, and Caryn and Lee Rightmyer.
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Circle Level Members
Director’s Circle
Edwards, Bill and Joanne
Hough, William R. and Hazel
James, Tom and Mary
Mahaffey, Mark T. and Marianne
Vinik, Jeff and Penny
Founder’s Circle
Dillon, Roderick and Marina
Edwards, William P. and Ann
Mosby, Glenn and Dav
New/Upgraded
Sustainer/Benefactor
Benefactor
Behnke, Richard
Gardner, Donald and Lisa
Switzer, Perry and Robin
New General Members
November 25-March 4
Friend
Bernstein, Catherine
DeMenezes, Brian and Jennifer
Golden, Joanne and Jonathan
McCathry, Brian and Gail
O’Neil, Jeanne
Sink, E. Virginia and Donald F.
Family
Affee, Ronald
Ahearn, John and Sandra
Alaimo, Stephanie
Allen, Lee and Susan
Altfeld, Laura
Anderson, Mary and Richard
Anderson, Susan
Averbeck, Lari
Banfield, Archie and Lucy
Barry, Mary Jane
Bean, James
Beane, Lise and Douglas
Beitz, David
Ben-Israel, Judy and Michael
Bennett, Helen and Andrew
Boltenko, Alexander and Tatiana
Bosco, Marjorie
Bothwell, Amie and Carolyn
Braley, Suzanne
Brewster, Jan
Bronskiene, Migla and Jan
Brown, Lora
Brown, Thomas and Deborah
Brownstein, Edward and Mary Lee
Bryant, Carol and Jim
Burnette, Norma
Burns, Robert
Callan, Nancy
Calloway, Iris
Cast, Buddy
Caunce, Mary Louise and Shelley
Cederman, Eric and Marie
Chiesa, Alessandra and Joseph
Christian, Bill and Karen
Christian, Jack and Kathryn
Christian, Jason and Brittany
Class, Jay and Marion
Cobble, Jeffrey and Michelle
Cooper, Kevin and Brian
Cotter, Jeffrey
Cullin, Jack
Damashek, Richard
D’Angelo, John and Monica
Denison, Steve
Denson, Bruce and Lynn
DiNatale, Anne
Donnefer, Laura and David
Dorsten, Heather
D’Souza, Lora
D’Ulisse, Anna
Duncan, Bruce and Lenora
Everingham, Constance and
Robert
Keenan, Vivian and Robert Fabbro
Ferguson, Carolynn and William
Ferrara, David and Jennifer
Figa, Jan and Migla
Flavin, John and Laura
Fletcher, Shelley and Mary Louise
Fontaine, Carol and Robert
Ford, Lani and Peter
Fowler, Michelle and Jim
Fraser, Susan and Mieczkowski,
Dr. Thomas
Frazer, David
Freedman, Jeff
Fuchs, Peter and Maryann
Gallucci, Ron
Gerth, David and Ellen
Gill, Cynthia
Gower, George and Paula
Graytok, John
Green, Herbert and Shari
Greenwood, Arin
Gruver, Robert and Tammy
Gustafson, Kristin
Gutierrez, Maria Alejandra
Haack, Judy and Wolfgang
Han, Kyewon and Younghoon
Harbeitner, David and Mary
Hardy, Renee and William
Harrod, Glen and Jill
Hart, Brittany and Jason
Hasbrook, Jenn and Kellie
Hatter, Norman and Phyllis
Hay, Lenora and Bruce
Herzfeld, Luri
Heverly, Charles and Janet
Hickie, David and Laura
Hill, Carolyn
Ho, C’lamt and Seiler, Thomas
Hudson, Robert
Ingles, Mark
James, Jennifer
Janovsky, Nick and Sally
Jones, Julie
Keeler, Gabrielle
Keenan, Robert and Vivian
Keller, Maryann and Peter
Kelly, Martha
Kelly, Sarah B.
Kohn, Inez and Paul
Kollar, Eileen and John
Kurtz, Maurice
Landress, Harvey and Susan
LaPlatney, Bette
Leahy, George
Lehnmann, Ray
Leone, Janine and Larry
Levenson, Dorothea
Linderberger, Jim and Carol
Lipez, Richard and Joe
Lumford, Leila
Luttmann, Ed and Lori
Mack, Lana and Stephen
Madison, Bill
Magda, Garrett and Marian
McAndrew, Pauline Clark
McNeela, Brian and Kevin
Mercogliano, Catherine
Miele, Jonathan
Morgan, Barbara and Jim
Negron, Edna
Nevins, Ross and Samantha
Niekum, Robert
O’Brien, Erin and Shannon
O’Connor, Rosemary and John
Odening, Jerry and Pamela
Oertle, Christine and Michael
Olsen, Elizabeth Marie
Orns, Jill
Osmundson, Linda
Pannini, Rose
Parker, Timothy Shea and
Johnson, Nancy
Peterson, Kellie and Jenn
Petkash, Andrew and Helen
Pickard, Jeanne and Taylor
Pike, Joanne and John
Pike, Wes
Plants, Alan
Polkowski, Chris and Lisa
Portela, Fernando
Powell, Lynn
Puterbaugh, Dolores and Gerald
Pyle, Linda
Quinn, Janna
Rea, Mary Ann
Rightmyer, Caryn and Lee
Rose, Michelle
Royer, Carol and Joe
Rudolph, Ira and David
Ruetz, Kathryn
Ryan, Corinne and Michael
Saberi, Ali
Sadler, Jake
Sayre, Shannon
Schaeffer, Margaret and Philip
Sciarrino, Ericka
Scott, Michael and Marcia
Shanahan, Jeanne and Jim
Silberman, Janice and William
Slauqenhoupt, Danielle and Jim
Smith, David and Sarah Jeanne
Smith, Ronald and Sheryl
Spencer, Elitsa and Mark
Springer, Brian
Stanley, Cynthia and Scott
Stark, Cheryl and Jack
Strasser, Jane and Kurt
Terzis, Cathy and Vince
Thomas, Jane
Tierney, Gregory and Sarah
Toohill, D.M. and M.K.
Tucker-Brown, Deborah and
Thomas
Uebel, Connie
Walther, Douglas and Lise
Ward, Marcia and Michael
Watts, Cindy and Milton
Wheaton, Joe and Richard
Whitermore, James
Williams, James and Cindy
Williams, James and Kazuko
Wilson, David and Ira
Winthers, Diana
Woestmann, Molly
Wolfinger, Patricia
Wurdeman, Jean and Jim
Wysocki, Sherida
Individual
Acaster, Linda
Lady Allison
Aurin, Cindy
Avallone, Carey
Ballenger, Mildred
Ballew, Carol
Barry, Kathleen
Battikha, Luce and Magdy
Bell, Elizabeth
Berg, Jeanette
Bowman, David
Brewer, Uneeda
Bronstein, Kay
Cahill, Catherine
Carpenter, Valerie
Caspary, Joyce
Celi, Gabriela
Chan, Paul
Chasm, Thomas
Clark, Patty
Cornelius, Edwina
Crowley, Helen
Cutliff, Connie
Day, Kathy
Dempsey, Donna
Diamond, Anne
DiMauro, Joseph
Eanell, Robert
Egli, Ruth
Ehrlich, Jessica
Fehr, Debbie
Franklin, Erin
Furlott, Rachel
Garrett, Mary
Grant, Diane
Hays, Stephanie
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Hendry, Barbara
Hicks, Dr. Fred
Holden, Shona
Hubbard, Jacqueline
Jenkins, Cheryl
Jones, Kimberly
Katz, Harriet
Kidwell-Gilbert, Michele
Kinch, Jan
Kirkman, Jim
Klappert, Peter
Koelsch, Sharon
Kone, Constance Kelly
Kozak, Karyn
Kumar, Bina
MacKenzie, Lynne
MacMillam, Lawrence
Mahoney, John
Masson, Janet
Miller, Jordan
Murphy, Kathy
Ness, Antonia
Neuman, Dennis
O’Connor, Llani
Oliver, Jeanne
Parisi, Cynthia
Payne, John
Peak, Deborah
Penhallegon, John
Pleva, Helena
Porter, Candace
Prance-Vitz, Judi
Reed, Jeanne
Rudnicki, Joy
Ruta, Patrick
Sandler, Leah
Sedacca, Doris
Shearburn, Wally
Silverman, Carmen
Sloan, Mary
Somerville, Margaret
Stanton, Dana and Mark
Story, Lisa
Sullivan, James
Taracido, Tere
Tardif, Cheri
Tolson, Libby
Turner, Alex
Veitz, Richard
Vermeer, Kimberly
Violette, Paul
Von Brecht, Cathy
New Trustees
Weber, Kathryn
Whittle, Diana
Wilk, Robert
Williams, Catherine
Williams, Joan Dunn
Wilson, Carol
Wines, Ritchie
Zanfardino, Michael
Zinchuk, Margaret
Attorney Erin Smith Aebel is a St. Petersburg
native and graduate of Pinellas County
Center for the Arts at Gibbs High School and
frequently brings her two young children to
the MFA. She and her husband Bruce, also an
attorney, live in Tampa.
Board-certified in health law by the Florida
Bar, Mrs. Aebel is a partner with Shumaker,
Loop & Kendrick, LLP, and is the firm’s
healthcare practice co-administrator. Her clients include hospitals,
physicians, physician group practices, diagnostic imaging centers,
pharmacies, laboratories, and medical spas. She is also an advisor
on the state’s developing medical marijuana law and frequently
speaks and writes about healthcare topics. She has been published
in Florida Medical Business and by the American Health Lawyers
Association.
Scholar
Avery, Michael
Bethke, Ramona
Burns, Dee
Cifuentes, Elena
Cohen, Beverly
Dicicco, Cheryl
Dillman, Troy
Eddy, Tamara
Frank, Rebecca
Frias-Sanagustin, Teresita
Gerardi, Debbie
Goodwillie, Donald
Hodgins, Susan
Karaffa, Cornelia
Kirschner, Kelly
Lauring, Diana
Levenson, Bethany
Levin, Marc
Madalena, Gloria
Malizia, Stefan
McGraw, Charles
Miller, Michelle
Niedergang, Lauren
Nugiel, Batya
Patel, Kant
Potjunas, Coletta
Riggs, Linda
Rutherford, Sally
Sagristano, Maureen
Salustri, Catherine
Schur, Robert
Scott, Kathryn
Seckinger, Carolyn
Smith, Siobhan
Stadtler, Ann
Taracido, Jorge
Towery, Gene
Tridas, Ann
Tridas, Eric
Weber, Cynthia
Mrs. Aebel was selected as the 2014 Businesswoman of the Year,
Legal Services, by the Tampa Bay Business Journal; a Florida Super
Lawyer by Super Lawyers magazine annually from 2008-2014; and
a member of Florida Legal Elite by Florida Trend. She currently
chairs the Community Leadership Board of the American Diabetes
Association Tampa Bay. She has served on the board of Planned
Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida and is past president
of Suncoast Health Care Executives and past co-chair of the
Hillsborough County Bar Health Law Section.
An art lover, Mrs. Aebel has been a member of her firm’s art
committee since its inception more than six years ago and helps
select works by Florida artists for its collection. Each year, the firm
features a work by a new Florida artist on its holiday card. She holds
her BA magna cum laude from Loyola University in New Orleans and
her JD cum laude from the university’s law school.
A great friend of the MFA, Patti Novack has
been a docent for 34 years. She is currently
one of the key docents conducting a wealth of
tours for sixth-grade social studies students in
the Pinellas County Schools. She is co-chair of
the Museum Education Committee and chair
of the docent nominating committee and has
been vice chair and corresponding secretary of
the Docent Council.
Mrs. Novack earned her BA in art/art history
from the University of Massachusetts Amherst
and her MA in education from Suffolk
University in Boston. Early in her life, she taught art in the public
schools of suburban Boston.
She and her husband Irwin, CEO of Kane’s Furniture, have
made many contributions to the community, as volunteers and
philanthropists. They have supported the Pinellas Education
Foundation, All Children’s Hospital, Shorecrest Preparatory School,
the Vinny Lecavalier Foundation, and the Jewish Federation of
Pinellas and Pasco Counties, among many other organizations.
The MFA and the public have greatly benefited from Mrs. Novack’s
expertise in art education and her willingness to devote countless
hours to enhancing the lives of both children and adults.
Annual Membership Meeting
All MFA members are encouraged to attend the annual membership
meeting at 4 p.m. Monday, May 4, in the Marly Room. President of
the Board Howard Mills and Director Kent Lydecker will report on
the past year and on future exhibitions and programs. John Houser
of Wells, Houser & Schatzel will summarize the audited financial
statement, and the officers of the Executive Committee will be
introduced. A reception will follow in the Mary Alice McClendon
Conservatory.
Lynda DeLogi, a close friend of Wine
Weekend St. Pete co-chair Patricia
Rossignol, invited trustee Bob and past
Stuart Society president Chris Hilton,
loyal supporters of this event, to a
luncheon at her home in Malibu Beach
on March 6. Supermodel and astute
businesswoman Cindy Crawford was
a special guest. Ms. DeLogi, who
attended Wine Weekend, gave a tour
of her home, with her large collection
of contemporary art, and her stables,
and the wine was provided by JeanCharles Boisset. Gathering (left to
right) were: Bob Hilton, Lynda DeLogi,
Chris Hilton, and Cindy Crawford.
Article VIII, Section 1 (c) of the Museum of Fine Arts Bylaws
(revised 2013) state: “Nominations for Trustees may be made by
a written petition representing at least one percent (1%) of the
Museum’s members. Such petitions must reach the Secretary
at least 21 days prior to the Annual Membership Meeting. Any
member may sign only one petition. The secretary shall deliver a
copy of any such petitions to Committee on Office of Trusteeship
for review. The Committee on Office of Trusteeship shall review the
nominee and if appropriate, make recommendations to the Board
of Trustees.” For more information, please contact Clark Mason,
Secretary of the Board, [email protected].
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Dr. Szépe holds her BA from the University of Chicago and her MA
and PhD from Cornell University, all in art history. Her graduate
study led her to medieval and Renaissance art and specifically to
decorated Venetian books. She joined the USF faculty in 1990.
Chicago Art and Architecture
Study Trip
Lecture Series
Tuesday, May 26-Friday, May 29
Sponsored by:
Free with MFA admission, open to the public
Sponsored by:
This outstanding series features some of the world’s foremost art
historians, curators, artists, and collectors. The public is invited
to these free lectures. An always elegant reception for Collectors
Circle members, also sponsored by Northern Trust, is held one hour
before the lecture. Seymour Gordon, Honorary Trustee and Past
President of the MFA Board, is President of the Collectors Circle.
MFA Director Kent Lydecker and Katherine Pill, Assistant Curator
of Art after 1950, will lead this exceptional trip. Participants will
explore the illustrious Art Institute of Chicago, known for its
collection of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, and Modern works.
www.tripadvisor.com has named the Art Institute the #1 Museum
in the World. Also on tap are an architectural tour and a stop at
an architectural foundation, a conversation with the founders of
the popular blog Contemporary Art Daily, excursions to West Loop
galleries with a private reception at Kavi Gupta Gallery, and visits to
private collections.
Thursday, April 16, 6:30 p.m.: Dr. Helena
Katalin Szépe, Associate Professor,
Renaissance Art History, at the University
of South Florida, will focus on “Painted
Manuscripts of Renaissance Venice,” her
specialty. She has a book manuscript,
Privilege and Duty in the Serene Republic:
Painted Documents of Renaissance Venice,
currently under review for publication. She
is also working on a new book with Lilian
Armstrong, Master of the Renaissance Book:
Benedetto Bordon.
The price includes round-trip airfare on United non-stop and three
nights at the Drake Hotel, one of Chicago’s finest. Cost is $1,599
per person double-occupancy or $1,999 single-occupancy. A $200
tax-deductible donation to the Collectors Circle Acquisitions Fund is
part of the package. For reservations and more information, please
contact Carlson Maritime Travel, 727.945.1930.
A distinguished scholar, Dr. Szépe is widely published in journals,
books, and exhibition catalogues and has lectured at numerous
conferences and symposia in this country, Europe, and Canada.
She has also presented papers at Florida State University, The John
and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, and at European universities,
institutes, libraries, and museums. She has been a Visiting Scientist
Fellow at the University of Padua in Italy and has received American
Council of Learned Societies, Getty Postdoctoral, and Huntington
Library Fellowships. She has also been a Visiting Fellow at
Houghton Library of Harvard University.
Collectors Circle Corporate
and Foundation Sponsors
Astral Extracts
Bank of Tampa
Christie’s
Comegys Insurance Agency
Fifth Third Private Bank
Green, Henwood and Hough Investment Group, RBC Wealth
Management
Helen Torres Foundation
Northern Trust
Board of Trustees 2015
Dr. Peter Fergusson of Wellesley College looked at the pilgrimage cathedral
of Chartres in his Collectors Circle Lecture on Thursday, February 26.
Socializing at the reception were (left to right): Seymour Gordon, President
of the Collectors Circle and Honorary Trustee; Debbie Kraujalis and Brian
Glas of sponsor Northern Trust; Hazel and William Hough Chief Curator
Jennifer Hardin; and Dr. Fergusson and his wife Lilian Armstrong.
Executive Committee
Mr. Howard Mills, JD,
President
Mr. Mark T. Mahaffey,
President-Elect
Mr. Clark Mason, Secretary
Mr. Wayne (Skipp) Fraser,
CPA , Treasurer
Mrs. Royce Haiman
Mrs. Carol A. Upham
Dr. Kent Lydecker, Director
Ms. Fay Mackey
Mrs. Mary Alice
McClendon
Mrs. Glenn Mosby
Mrs. Patti Novack
Mr. Marshall Rousseau
Ms. Ellen Stavros
Mr. Harold E. Wells Jr.
Mrs. Gail Phares,
President, The Margaret
Acheson Stuart Society
Trustees
Mrs. Erin Smith Aebel
Mr. Roy Binger
Mr. Robert Churuti
Mrs. Cathy Collins
Mr. Gary Damkoehler
Dr. Gordon J. Gilbert
Mr. Robert L. Hilton
Mrs. Hazel C. Hough
Honorary Trustees
Mrs. Isabel Bishop,
Honorary Memorial
Trustee
Mr. Seymour A. Gordon,
Esq.
Mr. Charles Henderson
Mr. Peter Sherman
Mrs. Carol A. Upham
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Collectors Circle
Member Appreciation Evening
Gala
at the home of Dr. Richard and Sue Knipe
Thursday, January 22
Celebrating the MFA’s 50th Anniversary
and the 20th Anniversary of the Collectors Circle
Sojourn
on the
Côte
Trustee Hazel and William R.
Hough (left) with Sue Knipe,
a former Museum docent.
d’Azur
Friday, April 24, 6:30 p.m.
MFA Members and the Public Welcome
(Left to right) Collectors Circle President and Honorary
Trustee Seymour and Susan Gordon, event chair
Cynthia Astrack, and Sue and Dr. Richard Knipe.
(Left to right) Event
chair Cynthia Astrack,
Cary Putrino, Mary B.
Perry, and Demi Rahall.
Mr. Putrino is Florida
Director of Investment
Advisors for sponsor
Fifth Third Private
Bank. Mrs. Rahall,
founding president of
the Collectors Circle,
and Mrs. Perry, one
of the MFA’s most
dedicated volunteers,
assisted Mrs. Astrack.
Photo by Maurice Aeschimann
Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973)
Villa Chêne-Roc, Juan-Les-Pins (1931)
Oil on canvas
Private Collection
©2014 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society (ARS),
New York
Sponsored in part by
Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, gourmet seated dinner,
select wines, champagne,
after-dinner party and music.
(Left to right) Susan
Hicks, Mary Shuh, and
Helen Torres, who
has been a sponsor
of the Collectors
Choice Gala for many
years. Mrs. Hicks and
Mrs. Shuh are past
presidents of The
Margaret Acheson
Stuart Society.
MFA Director Kent Lydecker and
Hazel and William Hough Chief Curator Jennifer Hardin
will present three artworks for possible Museum acquisition.
Collectors Circle members in attendance will select their
favorite. Helen Torres will announce the winner.
Black-Tie Optional
Complimentary Valet Parking on Beach Drive
$250 per person
Hillary Cone and Judi Kelly are the chairs.
Please send check, made payable to the Museum of Fine
Arts, or credit card information, including security code,
to Judi Kelly, 2413 Bayshore Blvd., #2301, Tampa, FL 33629.
Reservations may be emailed to [email protected].
The Knipes’
landmark home
was designed by
C. Perry Snell and
was the residence
of longtime MFA
benefactors Louise
and Wally Bishop.
All proceeds support the Collectors Circle Acquisitions Fund
to purchase works for the collection.
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Annual Giving
The MFA Annual Fund campaign, which began January 1, is the
keystone of philanthropy for our Museum. Contributions account for
close to 40 percent of our operating budget. Every donation helps us
provide world-class exhibitions such as Monet to Matisse: On the French
Coast, our myriad educational programs for all ages, conservation of
the collection, and much more.
Thank You
The MFA is grateful to the following donors who contributed
to the Annual Fund from November 22, 2014 through
February 20, 2015:
Making a contribution is easy as 1-2-3, online, by phone, or by mail:
1. Donate online at www.fine-arts.org/annual-giving-campaign.
Click Donate to the MFA.
2. Call the Development Office at 727.896.2667.
3. Mail a check, made payable to the Museum of Fine Arts, to MFA
Development with “Annual Fund” in the memo line.
$25,000 and Up
William R. and Hazel Hough
Tom and Mary James
Participation in annual giving helps us receive grants, and employers
will often make a matching contribution, doubling the impact of your
gift. For more information or assistance with your gift, please contact
the MFA Development Office. Thank you for helping us to connect the
community to art through your donation today!
$5,000 to $9,999
Dr. Steve and Cathy Collins
Gary and Gail Damkoehler
Barbara Godfrey Smith
$10,000 to $24,999
Anonymous
Dav and Glenn Mosby
New Staff
Susan Robertson brings extensive experience to
the MFA as Director of Marketing. Her career in
marketing, promotions, community relations, and
sales has spanned more than 25 years.
For 12 years, she was Marketing Director of
The Pier/Urban Retail Properties Co. She
developed and administered a $500,000 budget
and was in charge of all marketing projects.
Her responsibilities included advertising, social
media, the website, tenant and community
relations, customer service, and supervision of the Concierge Center
staff. She increased annual events from 150 to more than 500 and led
sales to record numbers during the final three years of the Pier.
At the same time, she was very active in the community. She
graduated from Leadership St. Pete in 2001 and went on to serve on
its planning committee for nine years and as its chair in 2008. She has
been a board member of the Leadership St. Pete Alumni Association
and the Downtown Business Association and a member of Women in
Tourism and the Bay Area Concierge Association.
Previously, she was the Marketing Director for ParkSide Mall/Divaris
Real Estate. She coordinated promotional efforts during a multimillion
dollar renovation and lowered the age demographic of shoppers.
She has also held positions in marketing and promotions with Clear
Channel Radio, Host Productions/DECO Productions/Hello Florida,
and Coastland Center and DeSoto Square Malls.
Prior to joining the Museum staff in early December, she was Banquet
Sales Manager for The Birchwood Inn on Beach Drive. She was
responsible for marketing, booking, planning, and implementing
receptions, corporate dinners, and special events for the 4,000-squarefoot Grand Ballroom. She was part of The Birchwood’s initial start-up
team and in the first year, garnered more than $1 million in sales. She
was quickly placed in charge of all bookings of groups of more than 20.
Ms. Robertson has dived into her work at the MFA with confidence
and expertise and is the staff liaison to the 50th Anniversary
Committee, comprised of trustees. She is already playing a critical role
as the Museum moves forward.
Porch Parties
$1,000 to $4,999
Anonymous
Marvin and Lois Atkins
Russ and Andrea Barlow
Margaret Bowman
Donald and Ruth Campagna
Bob and Tina Douglass
Wayne (Skipp) and Joyce
Fraser
Michael Graham
Lynne Hensley
Kent and Toni Lydecker
Fay Mackey
Sonya Miller
Brenda Verbeck Mortensen
Irwin and Patti Novack
Dr. Richard E. and Mary B.
Perry
Eric Lang Peterson
Jean E. Rocchi
T. Marshall Rousseau
Neil and Susan Savage
Dave and Carol Sjolund
Drs. Edwin and Dorothy Sved
Burrage and Mary Lou
Warner
Mary Wheeler
Clement and Carole White
Jean Giles Wittner
$500 to $999
Margaret A. Allesee
Dr. Edward and Margaret
Amley
Dr. William and Jacqueline
Ley Brown
George R. Ellis
W. Langston and Carol
Holland
Helen K. Leslie
Jim and Deborah Long
Bud and Fran Risser
Paul Wolfowitz
Up to $499
Erin Aebel
Peter and Anne AppletonJones
Dr. Raymond and Kathleen
Arsenault
Maureen A. Ballinger
Gerald Becker
Nina Berkheiser
Mary Booker
Marcia Bradwick
Sponsored by
The MFA Porch Party is fortunate to have ReMax Metro as the new
2015 sponsor, so the best porch on Beach Drive will again be the
place to go on the third Thursday of every month. From 5:30-7 p.m.,
members can enjoy light refreshments and beverages courtesy
of Lundy’s, with a cash bar for nonmembers. Extended museum
hours on Thursday, combined with UNCHartED events and other
programs, give you many reasons to visit. Please check www.finearts.org, the Mosaic, and e-news for the most recent schedule.
Dr. Juan J. and Nancy
Cardenas
Lloyd and Louise Chapin
Richard Davis and Rene
Clark
Marion Class
Jon and Janet Cook
Daryl DeBerry
Muriel Desloovere
Mj Dicus
Patricia H. Eckert
Roberta Gemma
Patricia Gordon
Debi Granger
Jan Green
Laurel J. Greene
Lyn Greene
Ann Hempen
Eugene and Suzanne
Hotchkiss
Dr. Lyman A. and Claudia D.
Hussey
Evelyn Jerger
Judith Jourdan
Dr. Thomas C. and Margarita
Laughlin
Deforest and Madge K. LaVoy
Harold J. Leigh
Alvin and Dana Levine
Dr. James M. and Nina Light
Elizabeth Lowerre
Vytas and Gerda Maceikonis
Knute and Mary Malmborg
Dr. Franklin S. and Anne
Massari
Terence and Virginia
McCarthy
Frank and Virginia K.
McConnell
Joyce Millman
Sarah Nisenson
Carolyn Nygren
Wiley Osborn
Bonnie G. Otis
Isabelle R. Peterson
Harry J. and Winifred Pfister
Eugene and Margaret
Ponessa
Eric and Ann Rascoe
Susan Riggins
David and Teddi Robbins
Marilyn A. Ruga
J. C. and Carol Russell
Linnea Sennott
Dr. Julie Shamas
Sydni Ann Shollenberger
Dr. Arthur and Peg
Silvergleid
Thomas and Donna Southard
Bob and Carol Stewart
Tampa International Gay and
Lesbian Film Festival
Libby Tolson
Louis and Sally Wheeler
Kathleen Wilson
Donald and Marylee Zink
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DATES to Remember
Life’s a Beach, Photographs by
Martin Parr
and
Visual Metaphor: Second Annual
High School Art Exhibition
FINAL DAYS, through Sunday,
April 26
African American Life and Family
FINAL WEEKS, through Sunday,
May 3
Monet to Matisse – On the French
Coast
Through Sunday, May 31
Images of the Floating World and
Beyond: Japanese Woodblock Prints
Saturday, May 9-Sunday,
August 16
Five Decades of Photography at the
Museum of Fine Arts, featuring The
Dandrew-Drapkin Collection
Saturday, June 20-Sunday,
October 4
General Tours, MondaySaturday, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.,
Sunday, 2 p.m.
Family Tours, Saturdays, 11 a.m.
APRIL
Saturday/4
Kidding Around Yoga,
10‑11 a.m.
MFA: Make and Take Saturday –
Kokedama, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Monday/6
The Contemporaries Lunchtime
Lectures: Presentation by
photographer Selina Roman, noon
Wednesday/8
Coffee Talk with Nan Colton’s
Witness, tour, and refreshments,
10-11 a.m.
Memory Screening for new
ILLUMINATE program, 1-4 p.m.
Thursday/9
Gallery Talk on Monet to Matisse:
On the French Coast by Hazel and
William Hough Chief Curator
Jennifer Hardin, 6:30 p.m.
Book Club@ the MFA, Ruby by
Cynthia Bond, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday/11
Drumming @ the MFA,
10:30‑11:30 a.m.
Sunday/12
Hot Gatherings, Cool
Conversations: Glass artist John
Brekke and multimedia artist and
photographer Richard Logan,
3 p.m.
Tuesday/14
Friends of Decorative Arts:
Glass artist Duncan McClellan,
2 p.m.
Woodblock Prints, which opens
today, 3 p.m.
Members’ Reception for Images of
the Floating World and Beyond, 4 p.m.
Thursday/16
Meet the Artist: Metalsmith
Laura Flavin displays her Modern
Bird Jewelry in the Museum Store,
5:30‑7:30 p.m.
Porch Party, 5:30-7 p.m.
Collectors Circle Lecture:
Dr. Helena Katalin Szépe of
the University of South Florida
on “Painted Manuscripts of
Renaissance Venice,” 6:30 p.m.
Sunday/10
Final Day to take advantage of the
Member Sale in the Museum Store.
Tuesday/12
Friends of Decorative Arts:
Noted collector Jim Sweeny on the
Bauhaus, 2 p.m.
Friday/17
Art and Sign Language, 10 a.m.
Wednesday/13
Coffee Talk with Nan Colton’s
1920s – Living in Downtown St. Pete,
tour, and refreshments, 10-11 a.m.
Saturday/18
Kidding Around Yoga,
10‑11 a.m.
MFA: Make and Take Saturday –
Kokedama, 11 a.m.‑2 p.m.
Thursday/14
Book Club @ the MFA, The
Sandman: The Dream Hunter by Neil
Gaiman, 6:30 p.m.
Sunday/19
Gallery Talk by Katherine Pill,
Assistant Curator of Art after
1950, on Life’s a Beach, Photographs
by Martin Parr, 3 p.m.
Friday/15
Art and Sign Language, 10 a.m.
Monday/20
ILLUMINATE, Session B,
10‑11:30 a.m.
Friday/24
Collectors Choice XIV Gala,
presented by the Collectors Circle,
6:30 p.m.
Retro Beach Bash, presented by
The Contemporaries, 8 p.m.
Saturday/25
Drumming @ the MFA,
10:30‑11:30 a.m.
Sunday/26
Painting in the Park, 1-4 p.m.
Life’s a Beach, Photographs by
Martin Parr, and Visual Metaphor
close.
Saturday/23
Drumming @ the MFA,
10:30‑11:30 a.m.
Monday/22
SPC SAM Camp @ the MFA,
Session 2 starts, pre-registration
required.
Sunday/7
Music in the Marly: Pianist Eric
Lu, winner of the Ninth National
Chopin Piano Competition, 2 p.m.
Wednesday/10
Coffee Talk with Nan Colton’s
Under Palmetto Leaves, tour, and
refreshments, 10-11 a.m.
Thursday/7
Member Sale in the Museum
Store begins today and continues
through Sunday, May 10.
Thursday/11
Book Club @ the MFA, The
Language of Light by Meg Waite
Clayton, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday/9
Drumming@ the MFA,
10:30‑11:30 a.m.
Lecture by Director Emeritus
Dr. John Schloder on Images of the
Floating World and Beyond: Japanese
Saturday/20
Sunday/21
Gallery Talk on Five Decades of
Photography by Hazel and William
Hough Chief Curator Jennifer
Hardin, 3 p.m.
Friends of Photography: Private
Reception with Photographer
Brian Oglesbee, 4 p.m.
Saturday/6
Kidding Around Yoga, 10‑11 a.m.
MFA: Make and Take Saturday –
Sun Prints, 11 a.m.‑2 p.m.
Monday/4
ILLUMINATE, Session A,
10‑11:30 a.m.
Annual Membership Meeting
and Reception, 4-6 p.m.
Friday/19
Art and Sign Language, 10 a.m.
Members’ Opening for Five
Decades of Photography at the
Museum of Fine Arts, 7 p.m.
Thursday/21
Porch Party, 5:30-7 p.m.
Trunk Show, presented by the
Museum Store, Lina Teixeira’s
wearable art, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
UNCHartED: Random Acts of
Culture: Mastering the Art of the
French ... food of course!, 6 p.m.
Monday/1
ILLUMINATE, Session A,
10‑11:30 a.m.
Sunday/3
African American Life and Family
closes.
Monday/15
ILLUMINATE, Session B,
10‑11:30 a.m.
SPC SAM (Science, Art & Math)
Camp @ the MFA, Session 1
starts, pre-registration required.
Kidding Around Yoga, 10-11 a.m.
MFA: Make and Take Saturday –
Sun Prints, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Five Decades of Photography at the
Museum of Fine Arts opens.
JUNE
Saturday/2
Kidding Around Yoga, 10‑11 a.m.
MFA: Make and Take Saturday –
Woodblock Prints, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Sunday/14
Music in the Marly: Trio Solisti,
2 p.m.
Saturday/16
Kidding Around Yoga, 10‑11 a.m.
MFA: Make and Take Saturday –
Woodblock Prints, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Sunday/31
Monet to Matisse – On the French
Coast closes.
MAY
Saturday/13
Drumming @ the MFA,
10:30‑11:30 a.m.
Beer Project: Home Brew
Tasting, Awards, and more, noon3 p.m.
Friday/12
Beer Project: Beer + Art
Lounge, 7-10 p.m.
Thursday/25
Cinema @ the MFA: Redes (Nets),
6:30 p.m.
Friday/26
Date Night for Parents/Book
Club for Kids, 5:45-8 p.m.
Saturday/27
Drumming @ the MFA,
10:30‑11:30 a.m.
Sunday/28
Wayne W. and Frances Knight
Parrish Lecture: Dr. Malcom
Daniel, Curator in Charge,
Department of Photography, at the
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,
3 p.m.
Cinema @ the MFA for Families:
Chitty, Chitty, Bang Bang, 2 p.m.
JULY
Sunday/19
Music in the Marly: La Catrina
Quartet, 2 p.m.
Thursday/23
Cinema @ the MFA: Berenice
Abbott: A View of the 20th Century,
6:30 p.m.
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Museum open
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday
10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday
Noon-5 p.m. Sunday
MFA Café open 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Tuesday-Sunday
Five Decades of Photography at the Museum of Fine Arts,
featuring The Dandrew-Drapkin Collection
Timothy O’Sullivan (American, born Ireland, 1840-1882), Shoshone Falls, Snake River, Idaho (1874), albumen print,
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