WILLIAM A FARNSWORTH LIBRARY AND ART MUSEUM INC
WILLIAM A FARNSWORTH LIBRARY AND ART MUSEUM INC
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About this organization
Mission
Mission Statement: The Farnsworth Art Museum celebrates Maine's role in American art. Adopted by the Trustees of the Farnsworth Art Mluseum, April 2006. To accomplish its mission, the museum provides an extensive offering of collection, exhibition, education and retail services to the general public.
About
**Curatorial and Library** See: Schedule O **2019 Curatorial Programs** 1. **The Screen Show** February 9 - September 22, 2019 Rothschild Gallery The Farnsworth Art Museum recently acquired two early twentieth-century folding screens: "Manship Toasting the Angels" by Barry Faulkner, done in 1923, a dreamlike depiction of his trip to the wine country of France during prohibition; and one by Carrol Thayer Berry with a fanciful view of Camden Harbor done in 1930. Folding screens were especially popular in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, serving typically as room dividers and often used by their owners to dress or undress behind. Prominent artists, architects, and designers in both Europe and America experimented with the format, including James McNeill Whistler, Thomas Dewing, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Thomas Hart Benton, Donald Deskey, Ansel Adams, Jim Dine, Helen Frankenthaler, Robert Rauschenberg, and David Hockney, among many. The museum's two screens served as a departure point for this exhibition, seeking submissions by Maine artists to create their own folding screens. A jury of prominent artists and curators selected proposals by Gugi Aea and Owain Harris, Alla Broeksmit, Alison Davis, Laurie Downey and Ryan Rhoades, Susan Levett, and Johanna Moore. 2. **Andrew Wyeth: Witches, Ghosts, and Mischief** September 21, 2019 - April 12, 2020 Hadlock Gallery [Detailed description omitted for brevity. The text explains that Andrew Wyeth often depicted scenes of the changing seasons in Maine, often infusing them with a sense of eeriness.] 3. **Andrew Wyeth: World War I** March 23 - Late 2019 Wyeth Study Center Gallery [Detailed description omitted for brevity. The text describes how Wyeth's childhood interest in World War I became a lifelong source of inspiration.] 4. **Slab City Rendezvous** April 13, 2019 - March 15, 2020 Crosman Gallery [Detailed description omitted for brevity. The text talks about a group of avant-garde artists who spent their summers in Maine, where they found the lifestyle and landscape conducive to their work.] 5. **The Wyeths: Family and Friends** June 8 - December 29, 2019 Wyeth Center, Cowan Gallery [Detailed description omitted for brevity. The text describes a continuing presentation of works by artist members of the extended Wyeth family.] 6. **Phyllis Wyeth: A Celebration** June 7 - September 8, 2019: Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, ME October 2 - December 29, 2019: Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC Hadlock Gallery [Detailed description omitted for brevity. The text is about an exhibition of paintings by Jamie Wyeth that serve as a tribute to his wife, Phyllis Mills Wyeth.] 7. **Jamie Wyeth: Untoward Occurrences and Other Things** June 8 - October 27, 2019 Wyeth Center, Lower Gallery [Detailed description omitted for brevity. The text is about an exhibition of recent works by Jamie Wyeth.] 8. **Katharine Cobey: A Different Voice** October 5, 2019 - April 12, 2020 Rothschild Gallery [Detailed description omitted for brevity. The text explains that Katharine Cobey uses knitting as her creative pathway to construct three-dimensional forms.]
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The non-profit's aim, as stated in the filing, is “The museum's mission is to celebrate maine's role in american art. to accomplish that mission the museum provides an extensive offering of collections, exhibitions, education and retail services to the general public.”.
When referring to its actions, they were outlined as: “The museum's mission is to celebrate maine's role in american art. to accomplish that mission the museum provides an extensive offering of collections, exhibitions, education and retail services to the general public.”.
- The non-profit has complied with legal obligations by reporting their state of operation as ME.
- The non-profit's address in 2020 is noted in the filing as 356 MAIN STREET, ROCKLAND, ME, 04841.
- The non-profit's form for 2020 reports a total of 84 employees.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$214,185.
- The organization has 21 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1987.
- The organization pays $2,322,421 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $1,165,667 in fundraising expenses.