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(April 2008)
Pacific Asia
Museum Membership
Pacific Asia Museum welcomes Bruce A. Blomstrom
Pacific Asia Museum welcomes Bruce A. Blomstrom as its new Chair of the Board of Trustees. Bruce is President of the Pasadena
Bioscience Collaborative and a Director of the Pasadena Angels, investors
in early stage companies.
From 1962-64, Bruce was Assistant Secretary in Uganda’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry working on EEC, GATT and other international
issues. On returning to the U.S., he joined the packaged food company,
Libby, McNeill & Libby working on product management, international sales and business development matters.
Bruce then moved to the healthcare
field where he held numerous management positions with Abbott Laboratories. Subsequent positions included President and/or CEO of Divisions of Fresenius Medical Care, UniHealth, and Sunrise Medical. Mr. Blomstrom also served as Vice President of Corporate Planning for Whittaker Corp. and Senior Vice President of Alpha Therapeutics.
He is a Director of the Southern
California Biomedical Council, an Advisor to the Pasadena Symphony,
and a Fellow of the Huntington Library.
Bruce has B.S. and M.S. degrees from MIT and is married to Anne, who has been a Docent at the
museum since 1985. They have
two grown children.
New Online Exhibit! Rank and Style
Now you can explore how the Chinese elite in the Ming and Qing dynasties expressed status through insignia of rank and the robes and accessories that went with them. Rank and Style: Power Dressing in Imperial China is the museum’s latest online exhibit. Based on the exhibit of the same name and produced by the award-winning team that created Visions of Enlightenment, this interactive module provides teaching ideas and resources for educators.
Rank and Style: Power Dressing in Imperial China was supported in part by a generous grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Washington Mutual. Digital images of the museum’s permanent collection were made possible in part by a grant funded by the Getty Foundation’s Los Angeles Electronic Cataloguing Initiative.
Campaign for the Future
VISIONARY GIFTS |
SUPPORTING GIFTS |
$500,000 and above
Ahmanson Foundation |
up to $10,000
Temo and Dogdoe Arjani
Elaine Barchan
Catherine Benkaim
Susan Bienkowski and
Wang Chung Lee
Anita Brandow
George Byrne and
Barbara
Barrett-Byrne, in memory of Betty Gassman
Laureen Chang and
Peter Brockett
Dr. Albert and Yvonne Chang
Chinese Arts Council
of Pacific Asia Museum
Consulate General of Japan in
Los Angeles
Lisa and Elton Davis
Nancy Neal Davis
Norman and Nan Flette
Victoria Floyd
Cathleen Godzik, M.D.
and Jack Ito
Catherine Heron and
Al Schneider
Japanese Art Council
of Pacific Asia Museum
Sid Jordan
Glenn Keller
Carol and Richard King
Korean Cultural Center,
Los Angeles
Elizabeth Lent
Leonetti/O'Connell Family Foundation
Stephen Lesser, in honor
of Margo and Hans Ries
June and Simon Li
Alice Lo
Joan Marshall
Sally and Ron McKay
Kurt Meyer and Pamela
Deuel Meyer
Prof. Milton Meyer
Nichi Bei Fujin Kai
Kathleen C. Peck
Peggy Phelps
Mr. and Mrs. Winn Schey
Dorothy Shephard
Elizabeth Short, M.D.and
Michael Friedman, M.D.
Billie Spinat and William Gass
David Spiro and Richard Ramos
Sunny Stevenson
Louise and Kenneth Tang
Hsiao-Ling Ting and Patrick Perry
Martha and Roy Tolles
Josie Tong
Sue Tsao
Western Asset Management
Tracy and James Winkler
Tana Wong |
LEADERSHIP GIFTS |
$250,00 to $499,999
The James Irvine Foundation
Kresge Foundation
Louisa Martineau Trust
Toshie and Frank Mosher
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MAJOR GIFTS |
$100,000 to $199,999
Ayrshire Foundation
Margaret Leong Checca
Georgianna and Paul Erskine
Patricia Ayers Gallucci
Louisa Martineau Trust
Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Tracy A. Pulvers
Joan and Arnold Travis
Pearl Wang Trust |
KEY GIFTS |
$25,000 to $99,999
Sofia Adamson, in memory
of George Adamson
Neta and John Armagost
Margaret and David Barry
Anna and Dana Bresnahan
George and Marilyn Brumder
E. Rhodes and Leona B.
Carpenter Foundation
Sally Daily
Getty Foundation
Priscilla and Nelson Gibbs
George and Marcia Good
Institute of Museum and
Library Services
Stephen A. Kanter, M.D.
National Endowment for the Arts
Maria Low Way
Violet Ouyang
Pasadena Community Foundation
Joan Payden
Maiya Penberthy
Robert Sunghyuk Sheen
Tadashi Shoji
Weingart Foundation
Anonymous (3) |
ADVANCEMENT GIFTS |
MATCHING GIFTS |
$10,000 to $24,999
Edgardo and Lucy Arcinue
Peter and Elaine Adams
Ann and Olin Barrett
Susan and Robert Bishop
Bruce and Anne Blomstrom
Bill and Claire Bogaard
Camilla Frost
Sam and Muffy Hunt
Mr. and Mrs. William Lim
Alan Long/ Sotheby's
International Realty
Maria McLay
Molly Munger
Setsuko Oka
Angelyn and Ralph
Riffenburgh
Erika and Ken Riley
Paul I. and Hisako Terasaki
Center for Japanese Studies
Wallis Foundation
Katharine Audrey Webb
Foundation
Anonymous
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Bank of America
Boeing
Capital Group Companies
Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation
Millipore Foundation
Donors as of March 1, 2008
“Pasadena is a very lucky city. You have
the Pacific Asia Museum,
which I really love.”
Sister Wendy Beckett,
noted art historian |
Donor Profile: Sally Daily
Sally Daily is one of the museum’s most
dedicated volunteers and advocates. She
is also a Key Donor to the Campaign for
the Future.
Sally became interested in Asian art and culture when her husband was invited to teach applied mechanics at Nanging University in 1979 after Nixon’s famous visit to China. She recounts, “I went with him and taught an informal class in American history. It was a big hit.
I started volunteering at Pacific Asia Museum when
we returned to Pasadena. I used to volunteer five days
a week, but now I’m too busy with my exercise classes.
The museum is like a big family to me. I even held
my 90th birthday here! I really believe in the museum’s educational mission. We need to realize that people
all over the world are alike.”
Sally has made targeted donations to renovate the infrastructure of the historic Grace Nicholson building, from repairing the roof to underwriting new wiring and lighting for the Library and staff and volunteer offices on the second floor. “As a volunteer, I see and experience firsthand the difficulties of working in a place built in the 1920s, long before computers, copy machines, and all the technology that’s necessary to run an organization today.”
The staff and trustees are grateful for Sally’s generosity, thoughtfulness, and good company.
Associates Trip to Santa Barbara
In January, a group of museum Associates traveled to Santa Barbara for a day of Chinese art guided by Dale Gluckman, curator of Rank and Style: Power Dressing in Imperial China. First stop was the Santa Barbara Museum of Art for a fascinating tour of Everyday Luxury: Chinese Silks of the Qing Dynasty with curator Susan Tai. Following lunch at the Montecito Café, Beverley Jackson hosted the Associates at her home for a private tour of her remarkable collection of rank badges, robes and lotus slippers.
Throughout the year, Associates – the museum’s most generous members – regularly enjoy visits to private collections and artists’ studios, exhibition previews, trips, and programs with special guest speakers. To find out more about upcoming events and becoming an Associate, please contact Jean Shin Douglas at 626-449-2742 ext. 37 or j.shindouglas@pacificasiamuseum.org.
Enjoy Free Admission to the Chinese American Museum in April 2008
Your membership card will provide free admission
to the Chinese American Museum in April.
Sunshine & Shadow: In Search of Jake Lee, an exhibition hosted by the Chinese American Museum, co-produced with the Automobile Club of Southern California, marks the first comprehensive and critical review of a highly respected, yet enigmatic painter who embraced California landscapes and city scenes through watercolor.
Chinese American Museum
425 North Los Angeles Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
213-485-8567
www.camla.org
Be a Docent at Pacific Asia Museum
Docents perform important volunteer work at Pacific Asia Museum, supporting the museum’s
educational mission by leading gallery tours for groups visiting the museum.
Docent training involves a serious commitment to learning about the arts of Asia. No special skills are required; any that are needed will be taught to the newcomer on site.
The Docent Council is now actively recruiting a new class of docents to begin training for the rewarding work of being a Pacific Asia Museum Docent. In addition to a thorough training and course of study, a two-year commitment is required. Orientation is scheduled for May 29, and the training lecture series begins September 18.
Applications are available here (PDF: 63K, 2 pages) or by calling 626-449-2742, ext. 23.
Invitation to Join an Arts Council
Pacific
Asia Museum’s Arts Councils are a great
way to get involved with the museum and to
contribute to the community. The members of the
Arts Councils share an interest in the arts, cultures,
and peoples of Asia and the Pacific Islands. The
councils take trips to interesting places in and
around Los Angeles, organize cultural programs
at Pacific Asia Museum, and provide invaluable
volunteer support and resources for special
events.
For example, Japanese Arts Council is now
assisting the curatorial staff with the Festival of
Japanese Art & Style, and has been involved in
planning the month-long series of events.
Membership in one of the museum’s Arts Councils
is just $25. You must also be a member of
Pacific Asia Museum to join an Arts Council.
There are eight active councils: Chinese, Japanese,
Pakistan, Himalayan, Korean, Philippine,
Myanmar, and Thai.
Call the membership office today at ext. 37 to
learn more about becoming a member of one of
these essential Arts Councils!
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