Annual Report 2022

Acquisitions

  • Sasanian Empire

    Plate with a Goddess. Silver, 6th – 7th century. Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey, 2022.11

  • Ethiopian

    Icon. Tempera on wood panel, about 1500. Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey, 2021.38

  • Alpine Region, Germany

    Wild Man Chandelier (Lustermännchen). Polychromed wood and stag antler, about 1525-1550. Purchased with funds given by Andrew and Cindy Kalnow and with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey, 2021.39

  • Jeffrey Gibson

    (Mississippi band of Choctaw/Cherokee, born 1972), She Walks Lightly. Everlast punching bag, wool, canvas, repurposed painting, glass beads, shell, steel, tin jingles, sequins, nylon fringe, 2012. Purchased with funds from The Joseph and Kathleen Magliochetti Fund, 2022.20

  • Grace Hartigan

    (American, 1922-2008), Harvester. Oil on canvas, 1966. Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey, 2022.23

  • Gwen Knight

    (American, 1913-2005), Girl. Silkscreen on paper, 2004. William J. Hitchcock Fund in memory of Grace J. Hitchcock, 2021.32

  • Louyse Moillon

    (French, 1610 - 1696), Still Life of Citrons and Curaçao Oranges in a White Polylobed Dish. Oil on panel, about 1630-34. Purchased in honor of Lawrence W. Nichols, William Hutton Senior Curator, European and American Painting and Sculpture before 1900, 1992-2021, 2021.5

  • Lola Pettway

    (American, born 1941), “Housetop”. Denim and cotton, 2003. Purchased with funds from the Florence Scott Libbey Bequest in Memory of her Father, Maurice A. Scott and gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation, 2021.23

  • Zilia Sánchez

    (Cuban, born 1926), Sin título [Untitled]. Acrylic on stretched canvas, 1962/1971/1990. Purchased with funds from the Florence Scott Libbey Bequest in Memory of her Father, Maurice A. Scott, 2022.10

  • Elizabeth Talford Scott

    (American, 1916-2011), Flower Garden, #1. Fabric, mixed media, 1989. Purchased with funds from the Florence Scott Libbey Bequest in Memory of her Father, Maurice A. Scott, 2021.34

  • Norwood Viviano

    (American, born 1972), Recasting Toledo. Kilncast glass, 3D printed pattern, vinyl wall decal, 2021. Museum Art Fund, 2021.15A-Q

Anonymous

(Mexican, 19th century) Still Life. Oil on canvas, 19th century. Gift of Edward B. Davison and Cathy O. Blight, M.D., and Fenton M. and Marilyn M. Davison, 2021.6

Nicole Ayliffe

(Australian, born 1977), Coast at Byron Bay. Hot blown glass, gel medium photographic image, 2007. Gift of Ann W. Hartmann, 2021.42

Clare Belfrage

(Australian, born 1966), Trio in Teal. Blown glass with cane drawing, hand sanded and polished. Gift of Ann W. Hartmann, 2021.43A-C

Giles Bettison

(Australian, born 1966), Vista 09#10. Cold assembled, fused and hotworked Murrini glass, hotformed and cold finished, 2009. Gift of Ann W. Hartmann, 2021.44

Peter Chang

(British, 1944-2017), Untitled (Bangle). Acrylic, polyester resin, PVC, with silver, 1992. Gift of Dorothy Saxe, 2022.13

Giselle Courtney

(Australian, born 1960), Untitled (Necklace). Flameworked borosilicate glass with metal wire, about 1990s. Gift of Dorothy Saxe, 2022.14

Robert Cromartie

(American, 1929-2007), Portrait of an African American Soldier. Oil on linen canvas, 1954. Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey, 2022.12

Stephen Paul Day

(American, born 1954), End of the Empire. Cast glass, 2020. Museum Art Fund, 2022.19

Thornton Dial

(American, 1928-2016), Fishing for Love. Watercolor on paper, 1990. Purchased with funds from the Florence Scott Libbey Bequest in Memory of her Father, Maurice A. Scott and gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation, 2021.18

Thornton Dial

(American, 1928-2016), Woman Keeping Her Eye on What She Got. Pencil and watercolor on paper, 2001. Purchased with funds from the Florence Scott Libbey Bequest in Memory of her Father, Maurice A. Scott and gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation, 2021.17

Victoria DuBourg

(French, 1840-1926), Still Life with Flowers and Peaches. Oil on canvas, 1874. Purchased with funds from the Libby Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey, 2021.12

Eva Eisler

(Czechoslovakian, born 1952), Ring. Silver, 1990. Gift of Dorothy Saxe, 2022.15

Ethiopian

Psalter with Praise of Mary (Wəddase Maryam) and the Canticles of the Prophets. Ink and pigments on parchment with wooden boards, about 1400-1500. Mrs. George W. Stevens Fund, 2021.37

Probably German

Claw Beaker. Glass, about 400 CE. Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey, 2021.40

Ruth T. Goodman

(American, 1926-2012), Aerial View. Sterling silver, 14K gold, about 1985. Gift of Dorothy Saxe, 2022.16

Greek

Bowl with Central Medallion. Silver with gilded decoration, about 325-250 BCE. Gift of the Georgia Welles Apollo Society, 2022.21

Sir Francis Seymour Haden

(English, 1818-1910), Fulham; Sunset on the Thames. Etching and drypoint, 1859. Bequest of Barbara Reed, 2022.9

Lonnie B. Holley

(American, born 1950), Cutting Up Old Film (Don’t Edit the Wrong Thing Out). Film reel and scissors, about 1984. Purchased with funds from the Florence Scott Libbey Bequest in Memory of her Father, Maurice A. Scott and gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation, 2021.19

Probably Siena, Italy

Right Panel of a Reliquary Diptych with the Crucifixion and Saints. Gilt and painted wood with pastiglia decoration and inset verre églomisée, about 1370-1390. Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey, 2021.31

Jiro Kamata

(Japanese, born 1978), Holon Pipe. Patinated silver, camera lenses with PVD, mirror, 24K gold and rose gold coatings, 2020. Purchased with funds from the Art Acquisition Endowment Fund, the Museum Art Fund, and the Orion Fund, 2021.11

Gwen Knight

(American, 1913-2005), New Orleans. Silkscreen on paper, 2001. William J. Hitchcock Fund in memory of Grace J. Hitchcock, 2021.33

Ronald Lockett

(American, 1965-1998), Verge of Extinction. Found tin and nails on wood, 1994. Purchased with funds from the Florence Scott Libbey Bequest in Memory of her Father, Maurice A. Scott and gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation, 2021.20

Andrés López

(Mexican, 1727 - 1807), St. Gregory from a series of "The Doctors of the Church". Oil on canvas, 18th century. Gift of Edward B. Davison and Cathy O. Blight, M.D., and Fenton M. and Marilyn M. Davison, 2021.8

Richard Marquis

(American, born 1945), Teapot Sample Box with Lustre Bird. Blown glass, plate glass, enamel, mixed media, 1993. Gift of Joan and George Haigh, 2022.1

Kerry James Marshall

(American, born 1955), Portrait of a Black Man in a World of Trouble. Acrylic on miniature burned American flag mounted to four-ply mat board, 1990. Purchased with funds from the Jamar Art Fund of Marvin and Lenore Kobacker, the Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Barber Art Fund, the Mrs. George W. Stevens Fund, and the Florence Scott Libbey Bequest in Memory of her Father, Maurice A. Scott, 2022.22

Josiah McElheny

(American, born 1966), Moon Mirror. Pressed colored prismatic glass, stainless steel, 2019. Gift of The Georgia Welles Apollo Society, 2021.47

Clement Meadmore

(Australian, 1929-2005), Switchback. Welded bronze, 1980. Gift of Hylant, 2021.13

Demond Melancon

(American, born 1978), The Future and Now. Glass beads and rhinestones on canvas, 2021. Purchased with funds from the Mrs. C. Lockhart McKelvy Fund and the Art Acquisition Endowment Fund, 2022.18

Joe Minter

(American, born 1943), How Do I Look?. Welded found metal, 1997. Purchased with funds from the Florence Scott Libbey Bequest in Memory of her Father, Maurice A. Scott and gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation, 2021.21

Thomas Moran

(American, 1837-1926), Landscape. Oilon canvas mounted on board, probably 1860s. Given by Marto Atkinson in Memory of her Mother, 2021.16

John B. Murray

(American, 1908-1988), Trouble-Making Ladies. Marker and paint on paper, mid-1980s. Purchased with funds from the Florence Scott Libbey Bequest in Memory of her Father, Maurice A. Scott and gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation, 2021.22

Wangechi Mutu

(Kenyan-American, born 1972), The Seated I. Bronze, 2019. Purchased with funds given by Georgia E. Welles, Margy and Scott Trumbull, and Sara Jane and William DeHoff, 2021.14

Rita Mae Pettway

(American, born 1941), “Housetop” work-clothes quilt. Denim and cotton, 2005. Purchased with funds from the Florence Scott Libbey Bequest in Memory of her Father, Maurice A. Scott and gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation, 2021.24

Werner Pfeiffer

(American, born 1937), Seasons Greeting Card. Mixed media collage (mirror) on paper, 2021. Gift of Werner Pfeiffer, 2022.24

Royal Robertson

(American, 1930-1997), In Jurney to a Farway Land World-River, Mountain’s Old Apostle. Marker, ballpoint pen, paint, on poster board, 1990. Purchased with funds from the Florence Scott Libbey Bequest in Memory of her Father, Maurice A. Scott and gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation, 2021.25

Judith (Anita) Schaechter

(American, born 1961), Bust. Glass, 2014. Gift of Judith Schaechter, 2021.41

Jack Schmidt

(American, born 1945), Precious Stone Series #67. Blown glass and steel, 2000-2008. Gift of Ann W. Hartmann, 2021.45

Joyce Scott

(American, born 1948), Untitled (Brooch). Seed beads, wire, thread, 1988. Gift of Dorothy Saxe, 2022.17

Preston Singletary

(American, Tlingit, born 1963), At First Light. Blown and sandblasted glass, 2018. Gift of Ann W. Hartmann, 2021.46

Florine Smith

(American, 1948-2022), “Flying Geese” variation. Corduroy, about 1975. Purchased with funds from the Florence Scott Libbey Bequest in Memory of her Father, Maurice A. Scott and gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation, 2021.26

Georgia Speller

(American 1931-1988), A Young Lady Named Georgia Alice Fixing to Get Married and Got on Her Wedding Dress. Paint and pencil on paper, 1987. Purchased with funds from the Florence Scott Libbey Bequest in Memory of her Father, Maurice A. Scott and gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation, 2021.27

Henry Speller

(American, 1900-1997), Lisa Jean. Marker, crayon, pencil on paper, 1987. Purchased with funds from the Florence Scott Libbey Bequest in Memory of her Father, Maurice A. Scott and gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation, 2021.28

Remedios Varo

(Spanish, 1908-1963), Cazadora de astros (La luna aprisionada). Gouache, ink, and pencil on paper, 1956. Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey, 2021.35

Luster Willis

(American, 1913-1990), Rich Man, Poor Man. Paint, ballpoint pen, pencil, glitter, on paper, 1986. Purchased with funds from the Florence Scott Libbey Bequest in Memory of her Father, Maurice A. Scott and gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation, 2021.29

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

(American 1834-1903), Street at Saverne from “The French Set”. Etching on chine collé, 1858. Bequest of Barbara Reed, 2022.3

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

(American 1834-1903), Little Pool from “The Thames Set”. Etching and drypoint, 1861. Bequest of Barbara Reed, 2022.4

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

(American 1834-1903), Early Morning, Battersea from “The Thames Set”. Etching and drypoint, 1861. Bequest of Barbara Reed, 2022.5

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

(American 1834-1903), The Doorway from “The First Venice Set”. Etching, drypoint, and roulette, 1879-1880. Bequest of Barbara Reed, 2022.6

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

(American 1834-1903), Upright Venice from “The Second Venice Set”. Etching, 1879-1880. Bequest of Barbara Reed, 2022.7

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

(American 1834-1903), Quiet Canal from “The Second Venice Set”. Etching, 1879-1880. Bequest of Barbara Reed, 2022.8

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

 (American 1834-1903), The Unsane Tenement from “The French Set”. Etching, 1858. Bequest of Barbara Reed, 2022.2

Estelle Witherspoon

(American, 1916-1998), “Housetop” with “Bear Paw” Center Medallion. Cotton and cotton/polyester blend, 1972. Purchased with funds from the Florence Scott Libbey Bequest in Memory of her Father, Maurice A. Scott and gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation, 2021.30

Thaddeus Wolfe

(American, born 1979), Untitled. Cast glass, 2021. Purchased with funds given by Diane and Jerome Phillips, the Brooke Simonds Family, and Museum Art Fund, 2021.36