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Board of Trustees

Elizabeth V. Warren, President

Edward V. Blanchard Jr., Chair

Julia Alexander

Jolie Altman

Lawrence B. Benenson

Ellen Still Brooks

Lybra Clemons

Ben Z. Cohen, MD

Joyce B. Cowin

Lucy C. Danziger

David De Luca

Willett Bracken Evans

Karin Barter Fielding

Christopher Giglio

Barbara L. Gordon

Gill Holland

KAWS

Lana Masor

Laura Parsons

Peter Rapaport

Brett A. Robbins

James Rohrbach

Leslie Seeman

Jane Shallat

Edward J. Shapiro

Roberta Terkowitz

Ramondy Thermidor

Bruce J. Wendel

Gail Wright Sirmans

Jason T. Busch, Ex-officio

Trustees Emeriti

Didi Barrett
Barry D. Briskin*
Joseph F. Cullman 3rd*
Allan Daniel
David L. Davies*
Samuel Farber*
David Gordon
Cordelia Hamilton*
Audrey B. Heckler*
Joan M. Johnson
Frances Sirota Martinson*
George H. Meyer*
Cyril I. Nelson*
Margaret Z. Robson*
George F. Shaskan Jr.*
Richard Walker
L. John Wilkerson

*Deceased

Director and Chief Executive Officer

Jason T. Busch

Leading Sponsors

Sponsorship of the museum’s exhibitions, education and community programs, and special events are tailored to the sponsor’s objectives and budget. We welcome opportunities to explore mutually beneficial partnerships. For more information, contact Karley Klopfenstein, Deputy Director and Chief Development Officer, at 212. 265. 1040, ext. 318, or kklopfenstein@folkartmuseum.org.

The Museum thanks the following Leading Sponsors for their support:

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Lily Auchincloss Foundation
Booth Ferris Foundation
City of New York Department of Cultural Affairs
Joyce B. Cowin
The David Davies and Jack Weeden Fund for Exhibitions
The Henry Luce Foundation
Institute of Museum and Library Services
The Magazine Antiques
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Humanities
New York State Council on the Arts
The New York Community Trust
Terra Foundation for American Art

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image: Berks County Farmscape, John Rasmussen (1828–1895), Berks County, Pennsylvania, c. 1879–1886, oil on zinc-plated tin, 26 3/8 x 35 3/8 in., American Folk Art Museum, gift of Ralph Esmerian, 2005.8.15.

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Judith Scott (1943–2005)

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