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(September 2005)
Korean Culture Night 
The President of the Korean Arts Council John Suh and council members
hosted a night
of Korean art and culture at the museum on Saturday, July 16th.
Over $10,000 was raised
by the event and will be used to support the arts council’s
activities and the museum’s
current exhibition From the Fire: Contemporary Korean Ceramics.
The evening drew 120 guests including
Dr. Mike Hong, Chairman of Bright World
Foundation, a key sponsor of the event.
There was a banquet dinner catered by
Shinmi Restaurant as well as a ritual tea
ceremony presented by the Korean
Tea Ritual Association of Los Angeles.
Other highlights were a traditional Korean dance
presentation performed by Lee Young-Hee
and a classical music performance by members of the Korean Traditional
Music Center.
For more information on the Korean Arts Council and how you can
become a member,
please call ext. 15.
New
Acquisitions
Below
Left: Sake bottle (tokurri)
Attributed to Shoji Hamada (1894-1978)
Japan, 20th century
Stoneware and glaze
Pacific Asia Museum Collection
Gift of Jackie Andrews in Loving Memory
of Her Mother, Florice Dent, 2005.10.1
Photo by Julian Bermudez
Above Right: Sake bottle (tokurri)
Attributed to Shoji Hamada (1894-1978)
Japan, 20th century
Stoneware and glaze
Pacific Asia Museum Collection
Gift of Jackie Andrews in Loving Memory
of Her Mother, Florice Dent, 2005.10.2
Photo by Julian Bermudez
Vase
Attributed to Kanjiro Kawai (1890-1966)
Japan, 20th century
Stoneware and glaze
Pacific Asia Museum Collection
Gift of Jackie Andrews in Loving Memory
of Her Mother, Florice Dent, 2005.10.4
Photo by Julian Bermudez
Thank
You!
Pacific Asia Museum salutes its many members, donors, and
volunteers for their generosity.
The museum also wishes to acknowledge the following
foundations, corporations and government agencies for their support
of the museum’s
exhibitions, education and outreach programs, care and conservation
of
the collections, and ongoing restoration of the historic building:
Ahmanson Foundation, Avery Dennison, Ayrshire Foundation,
Bank of America, Kathryne Beynon Foundation, The Blakemore Foundation,
Bright World Foundation, E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation,
Comerica Bank, Edison International, Freeman Foundation, The J.
Paul Getty
Trust, Institute of Museum and Library Services, The James Irvine
Foundation, Los Angeles County Arts Commission, National Endowment
for the Arts, Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation, Ralph
M. Parsons
Foundation, City of Pasadena Cultural Affairs Division and Arts
Commission,
Pasadena Community Foundation, Ann Peppers Foundation, Rose Hills
Foundation, The Seaver Institute, Lon V. Smith Foundation, Smith
Barney
Citigroup, Tiffany & Co., Virginia Steele Scott Foundation,
Union Bank
of California, Wallis Foundation, Weingart Foundation,Wells Fargo,
and Western Asset Management.
Serenade
in the South Pacific!
The 28th Annual Festival of the
Autumn Moon is Calling You
Join us as we celebrate the art and culture of the South Sea
Islands at the 28th Annual Festival of the Autumn Moon on Saturday,
October 1, 2005. The
Festival is the largest fundraiser of the year and includes music,
dancing, dinner and Live and Silent Auctions. Sip a Mai Tai and
dance the night away with all proceeds going to support the museum’s
education and outreach programs for children and adults.
There are many ways in which you can help to make
this important event a success. We are actively seeking donations
of auction items such as art objects, sports memorabilia, antiques,
jewelry, tickets to performances or other interesting items. You
may also purchase advertisement space for a business or congratulatory
museum message in our Auction Catalogue and Tribute book. Donations
to the Auction and purchase of an ad show your
support of the museum and its programs. To make your donation,
please call ext. 37. To place an advertisement, please call ext.
12.
We look forward to seeing you on October 1st!
Friends Travel Program
Update
The Friends Travel program has had a very successful year.
We recently
visited The Huntington Library Art Collections and Botanical
Gardens
for a wonderful tour of the Japanese Garden. We also visited
the Xiem Clay
Center in Pasadena for a tour of Yakimono: A Celebration of
Japanese
American Ceramic Art and hands-on clay workshop.
The Friends Travel program offers six to twelve travel programs
and lectures
per year, and is available to members at the $200 level and
above. To upgrade
to the Friend Level, please contact the Membership Department
at ext. 37.
Summer Interns
This summer Pacific Asia Museum was fortunate to have three
interns provided by the Getty Foundation. Kriselle Lim Santos,
Lauren Miyamoto and Ashley Fenderson spent ten weeks learning
about museum operations from behind the scenes. Kriselle
worked in the Education Department while Lauren and Ashley
assisted in Collections. All three interns spent part of
their time initiating the production of a new video about
the museum designed to attract more visitors.
Getty multicultural internships are available to undergraduate
students from groups underrepresented in museums. The program
provides a wonderful introduction to non-profit careers with
field trips to local arts institutions and participation in
focused discussion groups. We thank the Getty for providing this
unique opportunity to the interns and the museum.
Object Conservation
Collectors’ Circle member Cathleen Godzik
inspects the museum’s recently conserved
masterpiece Eagle in a Snowstorm by
Hokusai. The restoration was funded by
Ms. Godzik in memory of her father,
Francis J. Godzik and has been restored
to its original condition. The work was
donated to the museum by Marilyn
and George Brumder and is one of the
highlights of the Japanese collection.
The Collectors’ Circle has been instrumental in not only
building the collection
but restoring key works of art. For more information on how to
join the
Collectors’ Circle, please call ext. 37.
New Museum Staff 
We are pleased to welcome David Spiro to the Pacific Asia
Museum staff as Director of Development. Coming to the
museum from the Pasadena Playhouse, David also has
worked at the Armory Center for the Arts where he served
as Director of Development for fourteen years.
Museum Associates 
Georgianna Bray Erskine has been elected as the new
President of the Associates to
succeed Maria Low Way who served from 2003 to 2005. Executive
Director, Joan Marshall stated that “The staff loved working with Maria because of
her energy and enthusiasm for the museum and are looking
forward to welcoming Georgie as the new President.”
The Associates is the museum’s highest membership category
and provides important
support for its many activities. Georgie said “I look forward
to the Associates playing
an even more prominent role at the museum – this is an exciting
time to be involved
and we hope to grow the membership substantially.” For more
information on how to
become an Associate, please call ext. 37.
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