Prints & DrawingsCuratorial CounCil MeMbership

anD proGraMs 2009—2010

MeMbership inforMation

the print and Drawing Curatorial Council was

formed in 1982 to support the Department

of prints and Drawings in its efforts to offer

educational programs and to further enrich

the Mia’s permanent collection. Council

activities are designed to inform interested

persons about original prints and drawings.

the council also encourages private collecting,

through workshops, study-room seminars, and

special opportunities to purchase prints and

drawings from visiting dealers.

activities sponsored by membership dues include:

• Lectures by noted experts in the field of

graphic arts

• Previews and tours of print and drawing

exhibitions

• Private viewings of prints and drawings for

sale by visiting dealers

• Private tours of Twin Cities galleries,

studios, and corporate collections

• Annual Minneapolis Print and Drawing Fair

• Funding for the purchase of prints and

drawings for the museum’s permanent

collection

additional benefits for patrons and benefactors:

• Visits to private collections

• Study-room seminars with curators and

outside experts

Calendar of events, 2009—2010

exhibition tour of “Wordscapes: text as image in Contemporary art”Thursday, September 24, 2009

MIA curator Dennis Michael Jon will lead a gallery tour of this new exhibition, which explores the conceptual and pictorial interaction of text and image in art from the 1960s to the present. Works by Jasper Johns, Bruce Nauman, Robert Rauschenberg, Roy Lichtenstein, John Baldessari, Ed Ruscha, Cy Twombly, Lesley Dill, May Stevens, and Glenn Ligon are among those featured.

reception at 6 p.m., Herschel V. Jones Print study room, target Wing, first floor

tour at 7 p.m., Gallery 263, target Wing, second floor

stars in the CollectionThursday, October 29, 2009

In conjunction with the special exhibition “The Louvre and the Masterpiece” (October 18, 2009, through January 10, 2010), MIA curators Thomas Rassieur, Rachel McGarry, Lisa Michaux, and Dennis Michael Jon will conduct private tours of the prints and drawings in three permanent-collection exhibitions: “In Pursuit of a Masterpiece” (U.S. Bank Gallery), “From Dürer to Picasso: Selections from the Department of Prints and Drawings” (Galleries 315 and 316), and “The Night Sky in the Age of Vermeer: The Astronomer in Context” (Gallery 344).

tours from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Meet at the entrance of the u.s. bank Gallery, second floor

Council Members’ annual Meeting and receptionThursday, January 28, 2010

MIA print and drawing curators will present and discuss the most important works acquired by the Department of Prints and Drawings in 2009. Join your fellow council members for this popular annual event.

reception at 6:30 p.m., target Wing reception hall, third floor

presentations, 7:30 p.m., target Wing reception hall

seminar: an introduction to Collecting pre-1900 prints and drawings Sunday, April 11, 2010

“Who, me? I can’t collect Old Masters…” Au contraire. Prints and drawings by splendid artists need not be intimidating, obscure, or even expensive. Learn about this engaging and accessible field of art—just in time to test the waters at the Minneapolis Print and Drawing Fair.

1 p.m., Herschel V. Jones Print Study Room, target Wing, first floor

seventeenth annual Minneapolis print and drawing fairThursday–Sunday, April 22–25, 2010

Ten nationally prominent art dealers will offer an extensive array of works on paper for private purchase, ranging from Old Masters to contemporary. The selection will include original prints, drawings, pastels, watercolors, and artist’s books, with prices starting at about $200.

benefit preview and reception

thursday, april 22, 5:30–8:30 p.m.

admission: $40 for members of the print and Drawing Curatorial Council; $45 for Mia members; $50 for the general public

target Wing reception hall and MacMillan atrium, third floor

print fair

Friday and Saturday, April 23–24, 1 1 a.m.–5 p.m.

sunday, april 25, noon–5 p.m.

Admission: Free for members of the Print and Drawing Curatorial Council; $3 for Mia members; $5 for the general public

target Wing reception hall, third floor

events for patrons and benefaCtors

seminar: in the shadow of the louvre: shining light on the Mia’s CollectionSaturday, December 5, 2009

Thomas Rassieur, the John E. Andrus III Curator of Prints and Drawings, will examine works on paper from the MIA’s collection within the context of objects on view in the special exhibition “The Louvre and the Masterpiece.” He will discuss diverse artists such as Albrecht Dürer, François Boucher, and Antoine-Louis Barye.

1–3 p.m., Friends Community Room, Target Wing, first floor

private Collection tourSaturday, May 15, 2010

Join fellow council patrons and benefactors for an extensive tour of the outstanding corporate art collection of General Mills at its campus in Golden Valley.

1–3 p.m. Details will follow.

event for benefaCtors

Collectors’ boot CampSaturday, February 20, 2010

Thomas Rassieur will hold a seminar on collecting prints and drawings. Learn the answers to questions such as:

• What should I collect?

• Where can I find what I want?

• How do I know it’s real?

• How do I know it’s good?

• Is the price right?

• How should I care for my collection?

1–4 p.m., Friends Community Room, target Wing, first floor

steering CoMMittee of

the print and draWing

Curatorial CounCil, 2009–2010

Allyson J. Hartle, chair Alan Slacter, vice chair Gretchen Gildner, treasurer Michelle Streitz, membership coordinator

Helen Cleveland Ann Heider Nancy Johnson Barbara M. Kaerwer Jennifer L. Martin Aimée Masiée Thomas L. Owens

Kaywin Feldman, ex officio Diane Lilly, ex officio

departMent of

prints and draWings

Thomas E. Rassieur, John E. Andrus III Curator of Prints and Drawings Dennis Michael Jon, associate curator Lisa Dickinson Michaux, associate curator Rachel McGarry, adjunct assistant curator Kristin Lenaburg, curatorial assistant Marla J. Kinney, volunteer research assistant

For further information, call (612) 870-3105.

2400 third avenue southMinneapolis, Minnesota 55404 (612) 870-3000www.artsmia.org

print and draWing Curatorial

CounCil MeMbers 2008—2009

Corporate MemberLowry Hill

benefactorsGloria and Kim AndersonJohn E. Andrus IIIKirsten and Jack DriscollEdith and Norman GarmezyAlfred and Ingrid Lenz

HarrisonAllyson HartleAnn and David HeiderSamuel D. HeinsDonna and Cargill MacMillanPatty and Sam McCulloughSheila C. MorganCarla McGrath and Cole

RogersStephanie Prem and Thomas L.

OwensJo and Howard WeinerEllen Wells

patronsOrdeen Braathen and John

StresnakHelen ClevelandWendy and David CogginsHarry M. DrakeDavid J. DuvallJerry A. EvenrudGretchen and Douglas Gildner

Kate GroganAnne Marie GrommeNancy A. Johnson and Paul

AntonBarbara M. KaerwerKrystyna KrasJames C. LauBetty Jeanne LilleheiBarbara LongfellowJennifer L. MartinAimée MasiéeGayle McJunkinLucy and Bob MitchellLeni and David Moore Jr.William A. MyersDena and Alan NaylorMelanie NelsonRoger NielsenBrian E. PalmerSusan and Edward PlasterLaura and Darin RinneCynthia Rosenblatt RossKirstin SeterdahlByron H. SimmonsDebra and Alan SlacterMichelle and David StreitzVictoria K. VeachHarry M. WalshCatherine and Steven WebsterDr. and Mrs. Gabriel WeisbergJane F. Westerlund

Image credits from cover to inside:

Fernand Léger French, 1881–1955Blaise Cendrars, author, 1887–1961La fin du monde, filmée par L’AngeN.-D. (detail), 1919Artist’s book: color pochoir, illustrations, letterpressÉditions de la Sirène, Paris, publisherThe John R. Van Derlip Trust Fund2009.20

Kara WalkerAmerican, born 1969African/American, 1998Linoleum cutLandfall Press, Santa Fe, publisherThe Walter R. Bollinger Fund 2009.21

Rembrandt Harmensz van RijnDutch, 1606–69Saint Jerome by the Pollard Willow, 1648Etching and drypointThe John R. Van Derlip Trust Fund2009.19.3