Board of Trustees

Elizabeth V. Warren, President
Edward V. Blanchard Jr., Chair
Jolie Altman
Rodney Beard
Lawrence B. Benenson
Ellen Still Brooks
Lybra Clemons
Ben Z. Cohen, MD
Joyce B. Cowin
Lucy C. Danziger
Lee Ann Dillon
David De Luca
Willett Bracken Evans
Karin Barter Fielding
Christopher Giglio
Barbara L. Gordon
Gregory Gross
Gill Holland
Lana Masor
Laura Parsons
Peter Rapaport
Brett A. Robbins
James Rohrbach
Jane Shallat
Edward J. Shapiro
Roberta Terkowitz
Ramondy Thermidor
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

Becky and Bob Alexander Director & CEO

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 development@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 Ford Foundation
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.