COLLECTIONS COMMITTEE

COLLECTIONS COMMITTEE

LSM BOARD MEMBERS:

Fairleigh Cook Jackson, Chair

Mary C. Coulon

George A. Hero III

Ann Irwin

Florence M. Jumonville

Suzanne Gonce Perlis

Anne F. Redd

Suzanne Haik Terrell

David Christopher Tidmore

ADVISORS/CONSULTANTS TO THE COMMITTEE:

Charles Chamberlain, Ph.D., Friends of the Cabildo

Anne Strachan

LOUISIANA STATE MUSEUM COLLECTIONS COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Wednesday, June 9, 2021 – 1:30 PM, CT (US and Canada)

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Agenda

I. Call to order

II. Adoption of Minutes from April 28, 2021

III. Proposed Donations to the Permanent Collection

IV. Notification of Acquisitions to the Demonstration Collection

V. Proposed Deaccessions from the Permanent Collection

VI. Conservation Treatment

VII. Outgoing Loans

VIII. Outgoing Loan Extension

IX. Incoming Loans

X. Incoming Loan Extension

XI. Old Business

XII. New Business

Discussion of Collecting Statement

XIII. Attachment

Deaccessions from the Permanent Collection

XIV. Adjournment

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I. Call to Order

II. Adoption of Minutes

LOUISIANA STATE MUSEUM COLLECTIONS COMMITTEE

OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Wednesday, April 28, 2021 – 1:30 PM, CT

Via Video Conference (Zoom)

Meeting Minutes

Members Present: Fairleigh Cook Jackson, Anne F. Redd, Florence M. Jumonville, David Christopher

Tidmore, Mary C. Coulon, Ann Irwin, Suzanne Gonce Perlis

Members Absent: Suzanne Haik Terrell, George A. Hero III

Advisors Present: Charles Chamberlain, Ph.D.

Advisors Absent: Anne Strachan

LSM Staff Present: Steven Maklansky, Bridgette Thibodeaux, Polly Rolman-Smith, Tom Strider, Kira

Kikla, David Kunian, Wayne Phillips, Sarah-Elizabeth Gundlach, Claudia Kheel,

Anise Fiello, Anna Cahill, Michael McKnight

A quorum was present.

Call to order Chair, Fairleigh Cook Jackson called the meeting to order at 1:34pm.

Adoption of Minutes from February 24, 2021

Anne Redd made a motion to adopt the minutes from the Collections Committee of the Board of Directors of

the Louisiana State Museum held on Wednesday, February 24, 2021.

The motion was seconded by Christopher Tidmore.

It carried unanimously.

Adoption of the Agenda

Anne Redd made a motion to adopt the agenda.

It was seconded by Christopher Tidmore and received unanimous approval.

Collections Committee Action Items

Proposed Acquisitions for the Permanent Collections

Donations

Presentations were given by Wayne Phillips, David Kunian regarding donations to the Music, Visual Arts,

and Costume & Textile departments.

Christopher Tidmore made a motion to accept all donations.

Seconded by Florence Jumonville.

The motion carried unanimously.

Purchases Carnival jewelry drawings by LeBlanc-Granger & Gutperle, Paris were presented by Wayne Phillips. 44

photographs related to LSM history were also presented for purchase.

Mary Coulon made a motion to approve the purchases.

The motion was seconded Christopher Tidmore.

It carried unanimously.

Proposed Deaccessions from Visual Arts Permanent Collection

Sarah-Elizabeth Gundlach and Claudia Kheel proposed 70 objects from Visual Arts, Maps &

Manuscripts, and Decorative Arts for deaccession.

Florence Jumonville made a motion to approve the deaccessions.

Mary Coulon seconded.

Approval was unanimous.

Conservation Treatment

12 proposals for objects that include costumes, ball invitations, paintings, and photographs were provided to

the Committee.

A motion to approve the treatments was made by Anne Redd.

Christopher Tidmore seconded the motion.

Approval was unanimous.

Outgoing Loans

The Committee was asked to re-approve loans to an HNOC exhibition, Spanish New Orleans and the

Caribbean, delayed due to the pandemic.

Florence Jumonville made a motion to approve the outgoing loans.

Mary Coulon seconded the motion. It carried unanimously.

Incoming Loans Notification of the complete list of loans to the Jazz Museum exhibition, From the Fat Man to Mahalia:

James Michalopoulos, was provided.

Incoming Loan Extension

The Committee was notified of loan extensions for a Simon Gunning painting lent for the exhibition

Mapping the Crescent as well as all loans to the Jazz Museum for New Orleans Music Observed: The Art of

Noel Rockmore and Emilie Rhys.

Old Business

New Business

Attachment Deaccessions from Permanent Collections

The meeting was adjourned at 2:32 pm.

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Mr. Glenn Sanford and Mr. Bill Jones

Drawing

Drawing, framed, original poster design for Krewe of Amon-Ra, 1986, entitled "The Best of Broadway," by Glenn Sanford, ink on paper, pointillist style, signed by the artist

Description:

The donor has prized this drawing since he created it 35 years ago for the Krewe of Amon-Ra. He loaned it for the recent exhibition "Grand Illusions: The History and Artistry of Gay Carnival in New Orleans" and has now agreed to make it a permanent gift. The LSM Carnival Collection includes an example of the limited-edition print that is based on this original drawing.

Accession Justification/Provenance:

The donor created this drawing himself as the original artwork used by the Krewe of Amon-Ra for their collectible limited-edition poster in 1986.

Mrs. Mary Metoyer

painting

Painting, portrait of Paul Metoyer as King of the Krewe of Armeinius, 2017, entitled "Voodoo King," by Fredrick Guess, oil on canvas, framed, signed by the artist Painting, portrait of Paul Metoyer as Returning King of the Krewe of Armeinius, 2018, entitled "King on the World," by Fredrick Guess, oil on canvas, framed, signed by the artist

Description:

Paul Metoyer proudly reigned as the King of the Krewe of Armeinius, one of the city's oldest gay Carnival krewes, in 2017. He portrayed the "Voodoo King" at the ball, attired in a lavish costume with a dramatic wide feathered backpiece. In the custom of all gay krewes, he was honored the following year as the Returning King, having the good fortune to enjoy the experience on the occasion of the krewe's historic 50th anniversary. For both occasions, Metoyer asked renowned New Orleans artist Fredrick Guess, also an Armeinius member, to paint his portraits in his royal costumes. Both portraits hung in places of honor in his Metairie apartment. Sadly, in 2020, Metoyer was diagnosed with ideopathic pulmonary fibrosis (unrelated to the covid pandemic) and was awaiting a lung transplant when he passed away at age 55. Just prior to his death, he expressed his fervent wish to his family that his prized portraits be preserved in a museum, and shortly after his passing, his family offered the paintings to LSM, having seen the exhibition "Grand Illusions: The History and Artistry of Gay Carnival in New Orleans." Paul had also seen the exhibition before his death. Both portraits will be rotated into the permanent Mardi Gras galleries in the Presbytere.


This gift is being made by the mother of Paul Metoyer.

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Louisiana Department of Economic Development

plaque

Historical marker removed from the grounds of the Grant Parish Courthouse, 200 Main Street, Colfax, Louisiana, on May 15, 2021, due to historical inaccuracies. The marker reads: "On this site occurred the Colfax Riot in which three white men and 150 negroes were slain. This event on April 13, 1873 marked the end of carpetbag misrule in the South."

Description:

Reconsideration of Confederate and Reconstruction-related monuments and commemorative objects has been a significant topic of public debate both nationally and in Louisiana for the past several years, perhaps most clearly shown in the controversies over the removal of four monuments in New Orleans in 2017. This marker allows us to tell that story with an artifact that is more compact than most dismantled commemorative symbols; its north Louisiana origin also helps fill a geographic gap in our collection. There are a number of exhibition possibilities for this marker: 1) Civil Rights Museum; 2) the civil rights section of Capitol Park; 3) the regional history section of the Sports Hall of Fame and Northwest Louisiana History Museum. Currently, LSM does not have any artifacts that illustrate this ongoing story of regional and national importance.


Erected by the state of Louisiana in 1950; it remained on site outdoors for slightly more than 70 years. Refers to 1873 event in Colfax.

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Music

Music

IV. Notification of Acquisitions to the Demonstration Collection

Ms. Mercedes Munster

Gown

Gown, worn by Bridget Rebecca Brennan, Maid in Rex Court, 1999, off-white silk or synthetic georgette embellished with rhinestones on bodice, cowl neck, fully lined in white satin, button and zipper closure on back

Description:

This gown is being acquired for the Demonstration Collection so that it can be worn by children attending in-person programs during the Rex 150th Anniversary exhibition, which opens in the Presbytere in January 2022, as well as in the future. By adding it to the Demonstration Collection, it can be altered and sized down to allow it to fit younger children, and it can also be cleaned and repaired as needed. Once it is worn beyond repair, it can be discarded.


The donor purchased this gown inexpensively in an estate sale in early 2021.

Kent Coleman

Piano

One small brown 1936 Wurlitzer upright pianoDescription:


Donor has had this before he donated it to us.

piano bench

A brown wooden piano benchDescription:


Donor bought this and owned it before he donated it to us.

V. Proposed Deaccessions from the Permanent Collection

SEE ATTACHMENT

VI. Conservation Treatment

THREE PROPOSALS – TWO UPDATES

CONSERVATION TREATMENT PROPOSAL 1

CONSERVATOR: Beth Antoine, New Orleans Book and Paper Lab, New Orleans, LA,

conservator/proprietor

OBJECT: Accession No. 07799.1 Jules Lion, “Portrait of Prudent Mallard,” lithograph, 1836, 11 1/4 in. x 9

1/2 in., Gift of Mrs. Thomas McHyman

PROPOSED TREATMENT: 1. Written and photographic documentation

2. Dry clean overall

3. Remove backing and reduce adhesive residual as possible

4. Line overall and fill losses

5. Retouch losses as needed

COST: $990.00

FUNDING SOURCE: Deaccession Funds, Louisiana State Museum

CONSERVATION TREATMENT PROPOSAL 2

CONSERVATOR: Beth Antoine, New Orleans Book and Paper Lab, New Orleans, LA,

conservator/proprietor

OBJECT: T322.1968, Triumphal arch erected in Place d'Armes in April 1825 for the visit of Lafayette to

New Orleans, engraving on paper

PROPOSED TREATMENT: 1. Written and photographic documentation

2. Dry clean overall

3. Remove backing, tape and reduce adhesive residual as possible

4. Wash overall and reduce staining as possible

4. Mend tears, reinforce creases and fill losses

6. Retouch losses as needed

COST: $660

FUNDING SOURCE: Deaccession Funds, Louisiana State Museum or Friends of the Cabildo

CONSERVATION TREATMENT 3

CONSERVATOR: Susie Anders, Anders Art Conservation, LLC Baton Rouge

OBJECT: Accession # 01406, Model of memorial arch erected for the 1825 visit of Lafayette,

PROPOSED TREATMENT: 1. Perform written and photographic documentation before and after treatment.

2. Transport the object by car to Anders Art Conservation in Baton Rouge

3. Consolidate areas of flaking/lifting paint, losses, and cracks within both the substrate and paint layer using an

appropriate consolidant.

4. Reduce grime from the surface, particularly on the lower half of the object, and well as on the detached plaster

figures using an appropriate detergent/solvent combination applied with cotton swabs.

5. If necessary, stabilize or re-enforce any vulnerable joints within the wooden substrate using adhesive or mechanical

methods (the client will be contacted before adding additional hardware to the object).

6. Fill cracks within the substrate as well as losses within the paint layer using Flügger spackle.

7. Tone filled areas to visually match the original surrounding painted surface using gouache/distilled water or

Gamblin Conservation Colors/ethanol.

8. Consolidate break edges of detached plaster figures.

9. Secure the detached plaster figures back into their original orientation using an appropriate adhesive, likely Lascaux

498 or Jade R.

10. Source black replacement letters for the missing text describing the structure on the top of both sides of arch, and

attach the letters with an appropriate adhesive.

11. Construct a protective wooden, open-top ‘crate’ for the object to enable easier handling, and to provide context for

the object during exhibition.

COST: $3,800.00

FUNDING SOURCE: Deaccession Funds, Louisiana State Museum

CONSERVATION TREATMENT 4 UPDATE - REQUIRES VOTE

CONSERVATOR: Hudson Salah Art Conservation Studios, New Orleans, LA

OBJECT: Gov. Pierre LeMoyne, Sieur d'Iberville et d'Ardillieres by Rudolph Buhonek, c. 1910, oil/canvas

TREATMENT: 1. Remove varnish and surface dirt

2. Remove canvas from stretcher, (unforeseen issues)

3. Strip-line painting with reversible nylon gauze BEVA strips.

4. Reinforce strainer w/additional fasteners and glue

5. Re-stretch canvas

6. Repair/fill holes with BEVA patches

7. Fill and areas of missing color w/reversible vinyl

8. Inpaint with Maimeri reversible colors

9. Varnish w/acrylic resin

10. Fix broken frame, fill and inpaint areas of loss

11. Refit canvas into frame

COST: $2,500.00

FUNDING SOURCE: Borrower

CONSERVATOR: Hudson Salah Art Conservation Studios, New Orleans, LA

OBJECT: Governor Jean Baptiste Lemoyne, Sieur de Bienville by Rudolph Buhonek, 1910, oil on canvas

TREATMENT: 1. Remove varnish and surface dirt

2. Remove canvas from stretcher, (unforeseen issues)

3. Strip-line painting with reversible nylon gauze BEVA strips.

4. Reinforce strainer w/additional fasteners and glue

5. Re-stretch canvas

6. Repair/fill holes with BEVA patches

7. Fill and areas of missing color w/reversible vinyl

8. Inpaint with Maimeri reversible colors

9. Varnish w/acrylic resin

10. Fix broken frame, fill and inpaint areas of loss

11. Refit canvas into frame

COST: $2,500.00

FUNDING SOURCE: Borrower

NOTIFICATION

Positive treatment results from Jackson Barracks:

09471.002, caisson, Hotchkiss Revolving Cannon Limber, c. 1875-1895, conserved by curator, Stan Amerski, and

volunteers, Louisiana National Guard Museum

VII. Outgoing Loans

OL3.2021.1-7

Borrower: The Historic New Orleans Collection

Exhibition: Art and Artistry of Mardi Gras

Loan Dates: November 2021 – May 2022

Exhibition Dates: January 6, 2022 – May 8, 2022

Accession Number Description of objects:

2019, 2021.15e Zulu King’s costume worn by George Rainey (crown only),

2016.022.08 Amon Ra Queen’s costume design, Bird of Paradise, 1980,

T2013.001 Parade mask w/pipe cleaner mustache (fr. Rex or other old line krewe) 1910-40,

T2021.1 Parade mask w/painted eyebrows/big nose (fr. Rex or other old line krewe) 1910-40,

2019.006.11.2 Parade feminine mask w/eyelashes/eye shadow (fr. Rex or other old line krewe) 1910-40

DC/museum prop Pajama-style parade costume, c.1990s, probably for Bacchus

2000.072 Flambeau torch, used in Mystic Krewe of Comus parades, c.1900

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Borrower: Design Museum, Kensington High Street, London, UK

Exhibition: On Stage with Amy (title TBD)

Exhibition Dates: 26 November 2021 to April 2022

Loan Dates: August 15, 2021 - May 31, 2022

Accession Number Description of Objects:

197 8.118(B).6893c Sarah Vaughn publicity photo -

1978.118(B).6982J Sarah Vaughan publicity photo -

2015.016.09 Sheet Music - On the Sunny Side of the Street

OL_.2021

Borrower: 1811 Kid Ory Historic House, Laplace, LA

Exhibition: Edward “Kid Ory” Exhibit

Dates of Exhibition: Ongoing

Dates of Loan: 10/1/21 – 10/1/23

Accession Number Description of Objects

2012.007.01 Minor “Ram” Hall’s bass drum

NOTIFICATION ONLY

OL2.2021 Office of Justice Jay McCallum, Louisiana Supreme Court, New Orleans

Exhibition: Furnish Public Space

Loan Dates: May 18, 2021 – May 18, 2024

Accession Number Description of objects:

DC2012.038 –Loblolly Pine sign, Cross section of tree trunk cut from a Loblolly Pine in LaSalle Parish, LA dating

back to c. 1779, cross section shows important years in Louisiana history indicated with markers on corresponding

growth rings of trunk, labels attached on mounts list the historical events that coincide with year markers on trunk,

"Louisiana 1812-2012" across top center, 3-dimensional pelican and grass on right, 2012

VIII. Outgoing Loan Extensions

OL04.2019

Borrower: Louisiana Old Governor’s Mansion

Exhibition: The First Ladies of the Old Governor’s Mansion

Loan Dates: February 4, 2020 - to - present

Extended Date: June 1, 2023

Accession number Description of Objects

1999.062.04 Blanche Revere Long, silk scarf

1999.062.05 Blanche Revere Long, silk scarf

1999.062.06 Blanche Revere Long, leather pocketbook

1999.062.10 Blanche Revere Long, Colbert name plate

OL08.2018

Borrower: National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, Las Vegas, NV

Exhibit: Prohibition

Loan Dates:October 1, 2018 – October 1, 2020

Extended Date: October 1, 2022

Accession number Description of Object

1978.118 (A).163a Trumpet owned and played by Paul Mares

IX. Incoming Loans

IL__2021

Lender: Lamar Bourgeois, New Orleans, LA

Exhibition: Cabildo History

Object: Autographed photograph of Saturday Night Live cast members, ca. 1977

Loan Dates:

When he was fourteen, New Orleans resident Lamar Bourgeois attended the Saturday Night Live autograph-

signing party at the Lake Forest Plaza in Metairie, where Laraine Newman, Gilda Radner, and Dan Aykroyd

signed this photograph. The cast was in town to film a special Mardi Gras edition of the show, some of

which was shot at the Cabildo.

X. Incoming Loan Extensions

IL39.2019

Lender: Marshall Harris []

Exhibit: We Love You New Orleans, transferred to (originally for Grand Illusions)

Original dates June 3, 2019 – January 2021

Extended through January 2024

Objects: Original sign from Club My-O-My

IL011.2002.01-3

Lender: Paul Coe Family, c/o Carol Byram

Exhibit: Old U.S. Mint exhibit

Original Loan Date: September 5, 2002

Extended Date: June 1, 2024

Objects: Scale used in New Orleans Mint assay department ca. 1907-1909, manufactured by Henry Troemner, Co.,

Philadelphia, PA, ca. 1900, Weights used in conjunction with the scale for determining proportions of gold or silver in

the assay process used in New Orleans Mint assay department ca. 1907-1909, manufactured by Henry Troemner, Co.,

ca.1900; and others manufactured by Newark, Newark, NJ, ca. 1900

XI. Old Business

XII. New Business

For Discussion: Revisions to the Collecting Statement of the Collections Management Policy

Current Collecting Statement (Approved May 2019)

The Louisiana State Museum (LSM) collects the art, artifacts, and material culture related to the history, art,

and culture of Louisiana. It preserves these items in the public trust for the benefit of present and future

generations. We seek objects that are exemplary and/or extraordinary, embody and evoke stories and

meanings that are rich and complex, and invite and compel our audiences (and our staff) to look for deeper

knowledge and broader relevance. Our collections form the foundation for research, scholarship, exhibition,

public programs, and outreach.

Given the museum’s current staffing, financial position, deaccessioning initiative, and exploration of new

collections storage facilities, a conservative approach to accessions for fiscal years 2019 and 2020 is

appropriate. A primary criterion for the LSM’s collecting activity is an established plan for the object(s)

under consideration to be exhibited. Concurrently, the authenticity, originality, relevancy with regards both

to current and future exhibits and research, and scarcity of the artifact are also important criteria. In its

collecting practices, the LSM will adhere to the legal and ethical guidelines of the museum profession and all

applicable laws.

The Museum strives to preserve and conserve its collection to the best of our abilities and resources.

However, our staff and financial resources are limited. As such, careful consideration shall be given toward

acquiring any objects that may require special care. Only those objects whose benefits to our mission

outweigh the burden of their care shall be considered for acquisition.

In most cases, only objects that are deemed to be authentic and/or an original example shall be accessioned

into the Museum’s permanent collections, however in some cases an object’s provenance can give it

important historical and research value. Reproductions, duplicates, or forgeries should be considered for the

Study Collection or the Museum’s supplemental research files.

XIII. Attachment

Deaccessions from Permanent Collection

XIV. Adjournment

Documents

COLLECTIONS COMMITTEE