Photo by Arthur Gunther
Annual Report 2010-2011
Edward Hopper House Art Center
Edward Hopper Landmark Preservation Foundation
A Year of Edward Hopper
Edward Hopper, [Hook Mountain, Nyack], c. 1899,
watercolor and graphite pencil on paper, 5 1/16 x 6 7/8
in., Whitney Museum of American Art New York;
Josephine N. Hopper Bequest 70.1558.55; Photo by
Robert E. Mates
2010-2011 was an unprecedented period for Edward Hopper House as we
planned and presented a yearlong series of events to commemorate our
40th anniversary as a non-profit art center. The goal was to bring Edward
home, and thanks to our many supporters, we did just that. With a year
of exhibitions and programs honoring Edward Hopper and his legacy, we
initiated what the local press dubbed “Hopper Mania.” The highlight of
the year was the first ever exhibition to focus on Edward Hopper’s early
years in Nyack. With loans from the Whitney Museum of American Art
and the Arthayer R. Sanborn Hopper Collection Trust, Edward Hopper,
Prelude: The Nyack Years, ran from May 21 to July 17, 2011.
Peter Schjeldahl, art critic for The New Yorker, wrote about the exhibition
in the “Talk of the Town” section in July, and Susan Hodara featured
Prelude and surrounding events in The New York Times on June 13. These
articles, and many others, brought widespread recognition to the Edward
Hopper House and thousands of visitors to the area. Hopper fans could
take a walking tour of “Edward Hopper’s Nyack” with the tour map we
produced, and also experience Hopper-related exhibitions and programs
at other nearby venues. Kristina Burns, an artist in residence in one of the
upstairs studios/bedrooms, organized the Hopper Happens Festival, a series
of readings, flash mobs, projections, and film screenings. The Village of
Nyack lent its support by naming North Broadway after Edward Hopper
and declaring Hopper’s birthday on July 22nd “Edward Hopper Day.”
Thanks to so many collaborators, Nyack was abuzz with Hopper.
Dedication of the “Edward Hopper Way” street signs,
July 22, 2011. From left, Carole Perry, Victoria Hertz,
Ursula D’Auria, Rachael Solomon, Bert Hughes, Richard
Kavesh, Lynn Saaby, Art Gunther, Harriet Cornell and
Michelle Bulla.
There are countless individuals and organizations to thank and we have
acknowledged them elsewhere, but let me just say once again,
congratulations and thank you to all who helped to make this “Year of
Edward Hopper” a success.
Carole Perry
Executive Director
Kristina Burns’s projects a video onto Hopper House as
part of the Hopper Happens Festival.
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Photo of Hopper’s
Nyack High School
graduation, 1899
Edward Hopper House is the birthplace of artist Edward
Hopper (1882-1967) and it was his primary residence until
1910. The house fell into disrepair after Hopper’s death, but was
saved and restored by members of the community. Since 1971, the
Edward Hopper House has been a 501(c)(3) non-profit art center
under the name Edward Hopper Landmark Preservation
Foundation. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Mission
Our mission is to preserve and maintain the birthplace and boyhood home of artist
Edward Hopper (1882-1967); to maintain an archive of Edward Hopper
documents and memorabilia; to serve as a resource for scholars, art historians, and
art lovers worldwide; and to function as a multi-arts center for artists to display
their work in all media, and to encourage and nurture community engagement
with the arts.
“In every artist’s development the germ of the later work is always
found in the earlier . . . What he was once, he always is.”
~Edward Hopper
The Hopperesque: Realism and Light in Photography
exhibition.
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Looking Back
A lot has gone into preparing the house itself for such an exceptional series of
events. In order to secure the loans of important Hopper works, it was necessary
to make significant upgrades to the house. Lennox International donated a new
climate control system; UTC Fire & Security donated a new security system; the
interior and exterior of the house were painted; the bathroom was renovated; and
many individuals and organizations generously contributed their time, expertise,
and resources to make repairs and improvements to the house. Thank you to all
involved.
The Hopper Prelude exhibit itself was funded in large part by The New York State
Council on the Arts through a generous grant--the most we have ever received
from a single source. Still, there were many upfront costs for the exhibit,
including catalogue printing, framing, shipping, insurance, loans fees, and 24-hour
security guards. We secured a line of credit through Provident Bank to fund some
of these upfront costs. The success and
D record-breaking attendance at the Prelude
exhibition, however, significantly mitigated the impact of much of these expenses.
Moreover, while the impetus for putting money into the building was the Hopper
exhibition, now that the house has been ungraded we are in a position to host a
much broader array of programs that will bring greater recognition and support to
Edward Hopper House, as well as to Nyack and all who participate in our
programs.
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Vik Muniz, New York Movie, after Edward Hopper
(Pictures of Pigment) from our Hopper Re-Imagined
exhibition.
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Docent Kelly Keogan gives a tour of the Prelude exhibit
to a school group.
Jazz Series
Our much-loved Music in the Garden Series celebrated its 31st summer of jazz
concerts in 2011 featuring renowned jazz musicians. Local business sponsored the
concerts and loyal fans generously donated to the program to help defray costs.
Raise the Roof!
The community rallied in support of our efforts to raise funds to replace our 40
year old roof. We exceeded our $13,000 goal at our September 2011 Raise the
Roof! Benefit reception honoring Gail Heller and Cris Spezial. Jazz great Steven
Bernstein provided entertainment and the Irving and Sara Selis Foundation
generously donated $10,000. The new roof was installed in December 2011with
materials donated by GAF.
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Steven Bernstein and the Millenial Territory Orchester
perform as part of the “Music in the Garden” jazz series.
Year of Edward Hopper Exhibitions
All exhibitions in 2011 were Hopper-related, starting with our Annual Members’
exhibit, then Hopperesque photography; Hopper Re-Imagined; Edward Hopper, Prelude:
The Nyack Years; I’m After Me: A Light Installation by Christine Sciulli; At Home at
Hopper(s) House: by Anna Lise Jensen and Jenny Carolin; Small Matters of Great Importance
2011: Interior/Exterior; Reasons to Paint: Nyack High School Students Look at Hopper;
Focus on the Figure: Posed by Hopper; Charles Sternaimolo: A Photographic Journey through
Hopper's World; Rockland's Hopper Inspiration: Photographs by Arthur Gunther; and
our ongoing exhibit, Edward Hopper at Home: Selections from the Arthayer R. Sanborn
Hopper Collection Trust. Such a range of styles, subjects, and media included in
these exhibitions served to exemplify Edward Hopper’s far-reaching influence.
A grasshopper hides
in the shade of summer light,
seeing but unseen
~By Janet Palazzo, winner of the Hopper Haiku contest
“I think Hopper is like Shakespeare. He means something to everyone.”
~Karen Finley
Workshops* & Lectures
Our workshops and lectures also had a Hopper theme in 2011, with photography
classes for adults and teens taught by Ken Karlewicz, and the Summer Interior writing
workshop with Karen Finley, among others. In the fall we presented our first play
series, as well as the Art Lives! theatre workshop for children.
Outreach
We presented our second annual Edward Hopper House Scholarships for
Artistic Curiosity in 2011 to encourage a creative path for high school juniors.
An award of $100 was given to students selected by teachers and guidance
counselors at each of the 10 Rockland County public schools. The scholarships
were underwritten by generous donors. We also organized our second annual
Express Yourself! Mentored Painting program in collaboration with the
YMCA summer youth program in which 10 students were matched with 10
teaching artists. Melanie Rodriguez organized the program with Rachael Solomon
and we hope to expand the program so that it can run throughout the year.
Mentored painting participant.
Photo: Peter Carr/Journal News
Internships
We provided internships to 11 students over the past year. The interns gained
valuable skills and learned all aspects of arts administration and exhibition
planning.
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“This will help make my dream come true...For my whole life I never thought I
was good at anything…I was always upset that I wasn’t as talented as
[my brother] and my mother never believed in that either. I was still passing
all my classes, but I never really had my time to shine…I am so thankful
and extremely glad for what you guys did for me. You changed my life forever.”
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A participant in our school vacation art workshop.
~Recipient of the 2010 Artistic Curiosity Scholarship
Looking Forward
This coming year we plan to strengthen our exhibition program and begin
conceiving and organizing future Hopper and Hopper-related exhibitions.
Ongoing loans from the Arthayer R. Sanborn Hopper Collection Trust will enable
us to keep a focus on Hopper while we continue to showcase the talents of
emerging and established contemporary artists. Other plans include our first
playwriting competition and our Art Off the Canvas series of workshops. We look
forward to collaboration and dialogue with our colleagues and supporters as we
draw on the momentum and success of the Year of Edward Hopper.
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Karen Finley gives a gallery talk during Hopper
Re-Imagined exhibition.
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With thanks and appreciation to all who have supported our Year of Edward Hopper*:
The New York State Council on
the Arts
$10,000
Irving and Sara Selis Foundation
Victoria Hertz & Rod
Greenwood
$1,000-$4,999
Mary and Paul Adler
Better Homes & Gardens
Rand Realty
Simona & Jerald Chazen
The County of Rockland
Mary Ekmalian
Dr. Mary Ann Evangelist
Lee & George Mamunes
Donna & Donald Riley
Joan & Tom Smith
Ginger & Mort Stoltze
$250-$999
Artists in the Parks
Seta Albrecht
Regina Rodwell & Jake Bell
Michelle and Patrick Bulla
Patrice & Michael Carrieri
Julie Kassel & Steven Cea
Denise Cohen & Adam Lipson
Ellis Sotheby’s Realty
Virginia Garbers
Arthury H. Gunther III
Sue Hendricks & Paul Shein
HSBC Bank, USA, N.A.
Suzanne & Kelsey Graham in
memory of Dorothea & William
Hope
Susan & Dan Juechter
Carole & Robert Kunstadt
Hope& Kevin Murphy
Rebecca McGovern
Suzie Parker & Joseph Devoe
Betty & Win Perry
Kathleen Puder
Kim-Adele & Greg Rosner
Rotary Club of Nyack
Diana & Lynn Saaby
Philip L. Sanborn
Kara Sheridan & Elliott Forrest
Bardyl Tirana
Daniel Yoffee
Christina Ziegler & Sean Ward
In-Kind Donors
Joseph Adams, Esq.
Benjamin Moore Paints
Carbone Smolan Agency
Design Air
Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge
Ursula D’Auria
Eli Custom Windows
Elmur Paint Supply Co.
GAF
The Garden Club of Nyack
GoNyack
Arthur H. Gunther III
Heidi Broecking Graphic Design
ILevel Art Placement
LaBozz Design Builders
Lennox International
Nyack Gourmet
Restoration Hardware
Rite Buy Liquors
Rockland Center for the Arts
Rotronic Instrument Corp
Lynn Saaby
Michael Seidenberg, CPA
Sirois Construction Inc
Supreme Security Systems
Cynthia Turner
UTC Fire & Security
Ward Painting
Up to $249
Barbara Adams
Rosemary Aiello
Seta Albrecht
Barbara Algert
Katya Anger
Saljooq Asif
Sue Barrasi Badalamenti
Jo Baer
Ian Banks
Janice Baragwanath
Marti Belcher
Anne Bell
John R. Brown
Rachel Gordon Bernstein
Frank Bloise
Joyce Blossom
Blue Rock School
Michael Blumethal
Lauren Boer
D. Robert & Anne Brebbia
Joan Brock
Sylvia Brown-Sanders
Louise Bryant
Sheila Bunin
Kenneth Burns
Thomas & Kristina Burns
William Burton
Elaine Calabro
Rita Callan
Nevio Carcich
Mary & Paul Cardenas
Ruth Ellen Carlsen
Philip Carmichael
Georgina Casazza
Marilyn & Richard Casper
Katherine Cassidy
Patricia Catanzaro
Marilyn Chernick
Leonard Chiat
Robert Childs
Norma Christian
Roger S. Cohen
Daniel & Mara Cohen
Colleen Colbert
Beverly B. Colgan
JoAnn Hoffman Coll
Janet Connor
Donna Lightfoot Cooper
David Corcoran
Norma Costa
County Animal Hospital
Rae Court
Joan M Cronell
Susan Scalettar & Billie Cronin
Kim Cross
Charles Cross
Rita Daly
Diane Deveau & Kevin Fletcher
Richard Diblasi, Jr.
Catherine Dodge
George W. Doerre
Steven Dominguez
Gloria Donoghue
Heather Douglas
Thomas Dow
Mr. & Mrs. John Doyle
Eugene & Patricia DuBow
Sue Eckstein
Russell Eike
Gail Eisner
Tracy Engel
Hilda and Norman Epner
Dorothea Erichsen
Johanna Esmay
Eyevolution Optique
Rita Falasca
Toni Fallon
Fellows, Hymowitz & Epstein
Emily Feiner & Chris Blair
Rich Feminella
Mark Fernkas
Karen Finley
Ellen Fisch
Brenda Fishkin
Evelyn Fitzgerald
Peter Flaum
Leigh Flayton
Lola Flornes
Rena Bass Forman
Collette Fournier
Marianne Frasco
Elizabeth Gaeta
Jean K. Gardner
Gary Hecht Woodworking
Edward Gaudy
Ruth Geneslaw
Ann Gatto-Cimmelli
James Glaser
Rebecca Gmucs
Sandra Golbert
Robert Goldberg
Thomas Goodman
Mike Goscinsky
Julie Gottesman
G.L. Gould
Robert Grant
Linda Greene
Robert F. Greenhalgh
Fred Griffing
Kathleen Grimaldi
Deborah Grosmark
Charlotte S Gross
Steve Gross
Laura Grunwerg
Harold Grushkin
Clyde Hamilton
Janet Hamlin
Terry Haynes
Gary Hecht Woodworking
Johann Heffner
Mary Ann Heinzen
Christine Henderson &
David Hazan
Silvia & Wayne Henry
Mary & James Hershberger
Raymond Hicks
Linda Higgins
Dawn Hoagland
William Hochhausen
Grace Hoffman
Adrienne Holtje
Lila Horn
Karen & Michael Houghton
Janine & Paul Hraska
Peter Huber
Bill & Kathie Hughes
Christine & Bert Hughes
Sheryl Humphrey
Ken & Mei Hunkins
Sophia Hunter
Gino Ingrassia
Kathleen Jaffe
Gretchen Kane
Joyce Kanyuk
Mary Anne (Tita) Karl
Ken Karlewicz
Lilo R. Kassel
Florence Katz
Eleanor "Sandy" Katz
Florence Katzenstein
Joan Kelly
Carolyn & Dennis Kent
Tracy Kirshenbaum
Marilyn Kleinman
Joan Kney
Koblin’s Pharmacy
Diana Koch
Jean Koesterich &
Lawrence Levitt
Jill Kolodin
Mary Kooi
Myra Kooy
Alfred Kramer
Ellen Kuras
Judith Kurland
Kathy Kuryla & Francis Dance
Dorothy M. Larson
John Laurenzi
Judith & Patrick Lawler
Eric David Laxman
Richard & Marianne Leese
Albert Leif
Fred Letzter
Sandy Levine
Lester LeViness
Bernice London
Barbara Lowenstein
Carol Luckhardt
Marcia & Dennis Lynch
Jeanne V. Lyons
Ted Ludwiczak
Paula Madawick
Dorothea Masch
Joyce & Neil Massoth
Joan May
Maureen Mahoney-Barraclough
Ellen McCabe
Ryan McElligott
Robert McEnery
Colleen McGowan
Carolyn Mcgrory & Ric Plaisance
Patricia McHugh & Matthew Seig
Joann McNeil
James McNaughton
Elizabeth Mayer
Louis Mazzuca
Hugh Mesibov
Mary Metichecchia
Robert & Mary Minichiello
Grace Mitchell
Andrew Mollica
Sukey Molloy
Don & Uli Monaco
Susan Morin
Marge Morales
Blossom Moskowitz
Christin Mulder
Lucia Cirino Murphy
Donald Nace
Andrea Narciso
Robert & Jeanne Nelson
Jeanie Neyer & Robert Marcus
Jene Nickford
Jeanne Nicolle
Nyack Gourmet
Nyack Wine Cellar
Marianne Olive
Peggy & Carl Opalek
Orangetown Historical Museum
Michelle Ordynans
Carolyn Palermo
Jean Pardo
Anthony Pedro
Carole Perry & JD Zeik
Pickwick Bookshop
Lenka Pivonkova
Jan Polk
Selma Porter
George Potanovic
John Priest
Laurence Pringle
Pearl Projan
Douglas Puder
Sharon Quayle
Gerda Quoos
Natasha Rabin
Ellyn Rabinowitz
Bonnie & Dan Radwin
Julianne Ramos
Georgianna Rapisarda
Reality Bites Café
Gretchen Reinheimer
Stephanie Reiter
Ellen Rich
Gloria Riviera
Roxie Rodwell
Barbara & Jack Rosen
Paulette Ross
Judy & Bill Ryan
S & Co. Architects + Design
Nancy Sall
Juana Samayoa
Joan Sanders
Sally Savage
Tina Savarses
Elizabeth Sayles Dow
Susan Scalettar
Joanne Scarmato
Matthew Schlanger
PD Schmidt
Monica Schnee
Murray Schwimmer
Francis J. Seaman
Michael Seidenberg
Kathy Rudolf Shabinsky
Debra L. Shenkman
Tanya & George Sherman
Elizabeth Siguenza
Karen Silberman
Robert Silberman
Rob Silverman
Sam & Elaine Simon
Jane Simonson and Family
Susan Sims
Caryn Singer
Slattery Moving and Storage
Ann Smith
Marie-France Smith
Louis Spitz
Caren Sommer-Lazar
Marie Somos
Barbara Stark
Theodora Sonntag
Linda Spinella
Courtney Steffens
Michael Stimola
June Stokes
Rochelle Spooner
Alexis Starke
Myra Starr
Genevieve Stolldorf
Ginger & Mort Stoltze
Carl & Wendy Stoveland
Patrice Sullivan
Irv Suss
Susan Tackel
Anya Taylor
Sara & Bruce Tucker
Genka Tulevech
Leontine Temsky
The Lockesmith
Bud Therien
Christine Thomas
Kate Whitney & Franklin Thomas
Elizabeth & Andrew Thompson
Lita Thorne
Thurston Royce Gallery
John MCC True
Phillippa Unsworth
Mariet Van der Heide
Colleen Vanderhoef
James Vitale
Elisabeth Voigt
Karl Volk
Eric & Jaclyn Vorenkamp
Helen Vranich
Joy Wallen
Helena-Taffy Walsh
Elly A. Wane
Christie Washburn & Erwin Sityar
Helen Wasserman
Elizabeth Weber
Miriam Wexler
Peter & Alyssa White
Maria Luisa Whittingham
Mary Wilkes
Barbara Williams
Amanda Wilson
Sally & Michael Witte
David Wolk
Rose Yannuzzi
Frances Yeransian
Frances Yonke
Roberta Zampolin
Nicolas Zittel
Nancy Zoebelein
*Those whose names we may have
inadvertently left off are no less
appreciated.
Board of Trustees
Victoria Hertz
President
Lynn Saaby
Vice President
Lee Mamunes
Vice President
Michael Seidenberg
Treasurer
Virginia Garbers
Secretary
Kara Sheridan
Recording Secretary
Robert Nelson
Trustee Emeritus
Donna Lightfoot Cooper
Ursula D'Auria
Hilda Epner
Sarah Gibson
Arthur Gunther
Silvia Henry
Bert Hughes
Judith Lawler
Susan Morin
Elizabeth Sayles
Catherine Snodgrass
Ginger Stoltze
Amanda Wilson
Christina Ziegler
Staff
Carole Perry
Executive Director
Rachael Solomon
Program Manager
Jonathan Murray
Maintenance
Exhibition Committee
D. Robert Brebbia
Hilda Epner
Shari Fischberg
William Hochhausen
Stanford Kay
Gretchen Kane
Delah McKay
Sandy Levine
Elizabeth Sayles
Matthew Schlanger
Ginger Stoltze
Mort Stoltze
40th Anniversary Advisory
Board
Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel
Karen Finley
Eric Fischl
Jeffrey Fraenkel
Richard Kendall
Mark Rosenthal
Philip Sanborn
Carol Troyen
Anthony Vidler
Adam Weinberg
Prelude Project Team
Avis Berman, catalogue essayist
Elizabeth Thompson Colleary, Curator
House Managers
Joseph Barbieri, House Manager
Alexandra Prestano, House Manager
Docents
Diane DeCandido
Dr. Mary Ann Evangelist
Rita Falasca
Kelly Keogan
Carolyn Kent
Lydia Petrillo
Judy Ryan
Genevieve Stoldorf
Joy Wallen
Interns
Joseph Barbieri
Hillary Beson
Dylanna Bisgaier
Erica Clarke
Allison Donzella
Tracy Engel
Susan Kim
Johanna Minnerop
Alexandra Prestano
Jenna Solomon
Lisa Tropiano
Fiscal Year April 1, 2010 – March 31, 2011*
Profit and Loss April 1, 2010-March 31, 2011 (cash basis):
Revenue
Contributed Income (donations, memberships)…………........21,724
State Support…………...…………………………………..…..…44,042
County Support………………………………………….…........…4,230
Miscellaneous (interest income)……………………………….......…….....60
Earned Income (retail, exhibition entry fees, art sales,
admissions/tickets, workshops, rent, fundraising events)..................69,929
TOTAL REVENUE……………………………..…….……………$139,985
Expenses
Salaries & fringe……………….……………..……………....………..… $49,878
Fundraising expenses (40th anniv. consultant, fundraising
events)…..…………………………………………….......................…….$15,824
Marketing/Advertising (graphic design, postage,
printing, advertising)……….………………………………………….....$ 4,243
Program & exhibit expenses (juror fees, artist awards,
security, curator fees, loan fees, concerts, supplies, exhibit
insurance, framing, artist payments)...………………………..…..$15,490
House & grounds (maintenance, repairs, utilities, supplies)......$ 31,820
Remaining Operating expenses (goods for resale, taxes,
workshop fees, tech support, office supplies, credit card fees,
professional fees)...…………………………………..………………..….$24,852
TOTAL EXPENSES…………..…….….…….….…………………….$142,107
*This financial information is accurate to the best of our knowledge. It
has not been reviewed by an independent auditor.
Revenue
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40th Anniversary Committee
Kristina Burns
Kim Cross
Peter Dalto
Suzie Parker Devoe
Julie Kassel
Gretchen Reinheimer
Lisa Retallack
Donna Riley
We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Trustee Emeritus Robert Nelson,
who retired in 2011 after more than 30 years on the Edward Hopper House Board.
Contributed income Misc
0%
Earned
50%
16% State
31%
County
3%
Expenses
Remaining
Operating
Expenses
18%
House &
grounds
22%
Program &
Exhibit
11%
Edward Hopper House Art Center
Edward Hopper Landmark Preservation Foundation
82 North Broadway, Nyack, NY 10960
Tel./fax 845.358.0774 | info@hopperhouse.org
Salaries &
fringe
35%
Fundraising
expenses
11%
Marketing &
Advertising
3%