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exhibitions
Happy New Year! To celebrate the start of 2009, we
would like to preserve that which has been positive
in the previous year, and look forward to even more
wonderful things to come.
Therefore, we are pleased to extend three inspiring
and thought-provoking exhibitions: Picasso on
Paper through February 22, Of Life and Loss
through March 15, and Ten through April 5. These
presentations have garnered such an enthusiastic
response from our visitors that we would like to
share them with you for just a bit longer.
Looking ahead, we have recently acquired some
major new contemporary works that greatly augment
our permanent collection. A dramatic example
is the photograph, Musee du Louvre Paris XI,
2005, as presented on the cover of this issue, and
made possible by funds from an anonymous donor.
This very large scale image (more than 8’ x 6’) is
by Candida Höfer who specializes in large-format
photographs of empty interiors and social spaces
that capture the “psychology of social architecture.”
Additional exciting acquisitions include a 1971 TV
Dinner series by Robert Heinecken, and a 1989
untitled “heat sensor” painting by Jack Goldstein,
two artists significant to the development of
California art in the 1970s and 1980s; and
exceptional works by young Southern California
artists Amy Adler and Edgar Arceneaux. These will
be on view in an exhibition of recent contemporary
acquisitions in March.
We thank you for your continued support of SBMA,
and look forward to a year filled with exciting new
art experiences.
Sincerely,
Larry J. Feinberg, Director
Above: Loretta Lux, Marianne, 2004. Pigment print. Santa
Barbara Museum of Art, Museum purchase with funds provided
by Tim Walsh and Mike Healy.
Top Right: Jeffrey Gusky, Former Jewish Enclave, Dzialoszyce,
1999. Baryta fiber print. Courtesy of the artist.
Bottom Right: Pablo Picasso, The Frugal Repast, 1904-1913.
Drypoint on a zinc plate, resurfaced in steel. Santa Barbara
Museum of Art, Gift of Wright S. Ludington. © Estate of Pablo
Picasso / Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York.

Ten: Gifts of
SBMA PhotoFutures
EXTENDED THROUGH APRIL 5, 2009
Of Life and Loss:
The Polish Photographs
of Roman Vishniac
and Jeffrey Gusky
EXTENDED THROUGH MARCH 15, 2009
Picasso on Paper:
Drawings and
Prints from the
Permanent Collection
(1899–1967)
EXTENDED THROUGH FEBRUARY 22, 2009

*
= by invitation only
# = school program
RTEC = Ridley-Tree Education Center
at McCormick House
january
sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday
HIGHLIGHTS
tour at 1PM
every day.
1
New Year’s Day
Galleries, Store,
Library, and
Offices Closed
2
FOCUS TOUR
“Impressionism”
noon
3
FOCUS TOUR
“Art & Ideas” noon
Free Admission Closed Closed
4
FOCUS TOUR
“Gods &
Goddesses” noon
5 6
FOCUS TOUR
“Art of Europe and
the Americas” noon
7
FOCUS TOUR
“Impressionism”
noon
8
FOCUS TOUR
“Art & Ideas” noon
9
PHOTO FUTURES
Day in L.A.
FOCUS TOUR
“Gods & Goddesses”
noon
10
SECOND SATURDAY
Chinese New Year
11 am–1 pm
FOCUS TOUR
“Art of Europe and
the Americas” noon
Free Admission
Closed
*
11
FOCUS TOUR
“Art & Ideas” noon
smART FAMILIES
Picasso Family
Event
12
13
FOCUS TOUR
“Impressionism”
noon
14
FOCUS TOUR
“Gods &
Goddesses” noon
15
FOCUS TOUR
“Art of Europe and
the Americas” noon
16
FOCUS TOUR
“Impressionism”
noon
17
FOCUS TOUR
“Art & Ideas” noon
Free Admission
Closed
18
FOCUS TOUR
“Impressionism”
noon
Free Admission
19
Martin Luther King,
Jr. Day
Galleries, Store,
Library, and
Offices Closed
Closed
20
FOCUS TOUR
“Gods &
Goddesses” noon
21
FOCUS TOUR
“Art & Ideas” noon
22
FOCUS TOUR
“Ten” noon
ART TALKS
“A History of Art
& Ideas”
10 am–noon
*
23
FOCUS TOUR
“Impressionism”
noon
JEWELRY TRUNK SHOW
at Bryant & Sons Ltd.
12–5 pm
smART FAMILIES
Teen Night 7–8:30
24
JEWELRY TRUNK SHOW
at Bryant & Sons Ltd.
12–5 pm
FOCUS TOUR
“Gods &
Goddesses” noon
25
FOCUS TOUR
“Art of Europe and
the Americas” noon
“Of Life and Loss”
1 pm
26 27 28 29
FOCUS TOUR
“Art & Ideas” noon
FOCUS TOUR
“Ten” noon
FOCUS TOUR
“Gods &
Goddesses” noon
30
FOCUS TOUR
“Of Life and Loss”
noon
31
FOCUS TOUR
“Art of Europe and
the Americas” noon
Free Admission
Closed

february 2009
sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday
1
FOCUS TOUR
“Art & Ideas” noon
“Of Life and Loss”
1 pm
2
3
FOCUS TOUR
“Impressionism”
noon
4
FOCUS TOUR
“Gods &
Goddesses” noon
5
ART TALKS
“A History of Art
& Ideas”
10 am–noon
FOCUS TOUR
“Ten” noon
6
FOCUS TOUR
“Art of Europe and
the Americas” noon
7
FOCUS TOUR
“Of Life and Loss”
noon
Free Admission
Closed
8
FOCUS TOUR
“Gods &
Goddesses” noon
“Ten” 1 pm
9
10
FOCUS TOUR
“Art & Ideas” noon
11
FOCUS TOUR
“Of Life and Loss”
noon
12
FOCUS TOUR
“Gods &
Goddesses” noon
CONCERT
The Penderecki
String Quartet
7:30 pm
13
FOCUS TOUR
“Ten” noon
14
SECOND SATURDAY
Be my Valentine!
11 am–1 pm
FOCUS TOUR
“Art of Europe and
the Americas” noon
Free Admission
Closed
15
FOCUS TOUR
“Impressionism”
noon
“Of Life and Loss”
1 pm
Free Admission
16
President’s Day
Galleries, Store,
Library, and
Offices Closed
Closed
17
FOCUS TOUR
“Ten” noon
18
FOCUS TOUR
“Impressionism”
noon
19
ART TALKS
“A History of Art
& Ideas”
10 am–noon
FOCUS TOUR
“Of Life and Loss”
noon
20
FOCUS TOUR
“Gods &
Goddesses” noon
21
FOCUS TOUR
“Art & Ideas” noon
22
FOCUS TOUR
“Art of Europe and
the Americas” noon
“Ten” 1 pm
Free Admission
23
ART & SOUL
A Theater
Lover’s Delight
1:30– 4 pm
Closed
24
FOCUS TOUR
“Impressionism”
noon
25
FOCUS TOUR
“Of Life and Loss”
noon
26
FOCUS TOUR
“Art of Europe and
the Americas” noon
*
27
FOCUS TOUR
“Art & Ideas” noon
MCC
Conversation
with a Collector
5:30–7:30 pm
28
FOCUS TOUR
“Ten” noon
Below: Dorothea Lange,
Roadside Ranch Camp
(detail), Ca,1936. Gelatin
silver print. Santa Barbara
Museum of Art, Museum
purchase with funds
provided by PhotoFutures.

photo gallery
Mystery in
Masterpieces
On October 4 the Women’s Board presented
Mystery in Masterpieces, a splendid evening of
glamour featuring the exhibition, Made in
Hollywood. Guests roamed through the
Museum’s galleries with challenging clues in
hand searching for answers found in the works
of art. This widely popular event brought out a
competitive spirit while raising funds for the
Museum’s acquisitions, exhibitions, and art
education programs for at-risk and underserved
youth in Santa Barbara.
Upper Left: Deanna Major, 2008 Women’s Board President,
with Mystery in Masterpieces Co-Chairs, Cecia Hess, Mary
Rogers and Mimi Michaelis.
Upper Right: Charlene Nagel, Women’s Board; Larry Feinberg,
SBMA Director, and Katharine Fraser.
Center: Mystery in Masterpieces Patrons Regina and Rick
Roney and Lil and Stan Nelson, with Kristi Wallace, SBMA
Director of Development.
Lower Left: Women’s Board members Sigrid Toye, Grace
Yoon, and Mary Garton, 2009 Women’s Board President.
Lower Right: Joyce Larson and Luther McClean study
their clue sheets, looking for answers in the photographs
from Made in Hollywood.

Free Family Day
For the 15th year, SBMA honored the Mexican
tradition of Dia de los Muertos with a Free Family
Day on October 26th. Students from over 20
Santa Barbara Schools participated in Museum
in-classroom outreach programs creating artwork
that was displayed in the galleries. Traditional
altars were also created by community groups
working with the Museum including the Jewish
Federation of Greater Santa Barbara, Academy
of Healing Arts, Eastside Library and our own
Ridley-Tree Education Center at McCormick
House. Highlights of this year’s altar display
included the poignant and powerful table of
remembrance created by docents for the Jewish
Federation’s Portraits of Survival program, and
the beautifully rendered tributes to Picasso
made by 4th through 6th grade students from
Aliso, Canalino and Adams Schools. Attended
by over 2,700 visitors and presided over by
Master of Ceremonies and Museum Education
Advisory Committee member, Luis Moreno, this
year’s event was a true community celebration.
As Trustee Ken Anderson enthusiastically wrote,
“What a fabulous day at our Museum!”
Free Family Days are made possible through
the generous support of the Towbes Foundation.
Above: Young dancers from Folkloric Dance Group
Quetzacóatl.
Center Left: Adams School students participating in SBMA’s
in-classroom outreach program, ArtReach, created an altar to
Pablo Picasso that was installed in the exhibition Picasso on
Paper: Drawings and Prints from the Permanent Collection
(1899-1967).
Center Right: Art Teacher Itoko Maeno and Peabody School
student looking at his Robert Arneson-inspired artwork on
Peabody’s altar to eight permanent collection artists.
Below: Children participate in a mask making art activity held
on the Museum’s plaza.

photo gallery
Of Life and Loss
In commemoration of Kristallnacht and in
conjunction with the exhibition Of Life and Loss:
The Polish Photographs of Roman Vishniac and
Jeffrey Gusky, on November 9 SBMA presented
Remembering Life and Loss.
This well-attended event began with a book
signing and remarks by Mara Vishniac Kohn and
photographer, Jeffrey Gusky. Guests were able
to view the Of Life and Loss exhibition before
participating in a candlelight walk from SBMA to
the Bronfman Family Jewish Community Center,
where related presentations, Portraits of Survival
and The Holocaust Archive Revealed were on view.
Of Life and Loss has been supported through
the generosity of The Luria Foundation.
Upper Left: Leatrice Luria (rear) with Aaron “Benno” Budgor
and Kandy Luria-Budgor, representing Of Life and Loss
exhibition sponsor, The Luria Foundation.
Upper Right: Mara Vishniac Kohn and Jeffrey Gusky sign
copies of their books, Silent Places: Landscapes of Jewish Life
and Loss in Eastern Europe and Children of a Vanished World,
in the Museum Store.
Center, from left to right: Tina Villadolid, SBMA Coordinator
of Art Outreach Programs, Margaret Singer, Jewish
Federation Portraits of Survival docent and Holocaust
survivor, and Leah Temkin participated in the candlelight
walk of remembrance.
Lower Right and Left: Guests view Evidence and Affirmation,
art created by students from the La Cuesta Continuation High
School and the SBHS Visual Arts and Design Academy (VADA)
in response to the exhibition, Of Life and Loss.

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handcrafted by local artists. As always, Museum
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Log on today to www.sbmastore.net to
explore a quick and convenient way to support
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for your loved ones.
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JEWELRY
We offer an exciting selection of handcrafted
jewelry sourced from around the world,
including rings, bracelets, necklaces, and
watches hand crafted in shell, glass, beads,
silver, gold, and even paper!
ASIAN ARTS
The Museum Store features art, clothing,
stationary, and books that reference our
remarkable SBMA Asian Collection. Unique
handcrafted pieces make for an enlightening
and fun shopping experience.
BOOKS AND STATIONARY
Our discriminating selection of books and
stationary reflect many of SBMA’s past
and current exhibitions and Member requests.
Note cards that feature images of Santa
Barbara are especially popular among our
out of town visitors.
Friday and Saturday,
January 23 and 24, 12 – 5 pm
Valerie Jean Fairchild
Jewelry Benefit Trunk Show
Premiere jewelry retail owner, Michael Bryant,
from Bryant & Sons Ltd. is hosting a trunk show
with proceeds benefitting SBMA. The featured
artist, Valerie Jean Fairchild, has been recognized
in jewelry business for her expertise in colored
gemstones since 1976. Location: 812 State
Street, Santa Barbara

highlights
travel
Friday, January 9
PhotoFutures Day in L.A.
PhotoFutures members are invited to join Curator
of Photography, Karen Sinsheimer, on a daytrip to
Santa Monica to visit PhotoLA.
Sunday, January 11
smART Families
Picasso Family Event
Please note new date for this event.
Thursdays, January 22, February 5, 19, March 5, 19,
10 am – Noon
Art Talks: A History of Art
and Ideas
(please note: Art Talks now occur every other
Thursday) This popular yearlong course is a collaboration
of SBMA, UCSB, and Santa Barbara City College’s
Adult Education division. Moderator: Jill Finsten, Ph.D.,
SBMA Director of Special Projects for the Study of
Art and Culture. Mary Craig Auditorium. Fee: $15
To register, please go to www.sbcc.edu/AdultEd or
visit or call the Schott Center at 687.0812.
Schedule of Lectures
January 22
The Baroque: Many-Splendored and Much-Maligned
Lecturer: Jill Finsten, Ph.D., Dir. Special Projects, SBMA
February 5
Sight and Insight in the Works of Leonardo da Vinci
Lecturer: Larry J. Feinberg, Ph.D., Director, SBMA
February 19
From Canaletto to Mozart: A Grand Tour of 18th
Century Europe. Lecturer: Peter Björn Kerber,
Assistant Curator of Paintings, J. Paul Getty Museum
March 5
The Great French Tradition of Painting in the
19th Century . Lecturer: Mary G. Morton, Ph.D.,
Associate Curator of Paintings, J. Paul Getty Museum
March 19
19th Century America: From National to
International. Lecturer: Mary Lenihan, American Art
Specialist/Manager Adult Programs, Los Angeles
County Museum of Art.
Friday, January 23, 7 - 8:30 pm
smART Families Teen Night
smART Families members will receive an invitation
for Teen Night, inviting 6th, 7th and 8th graders for
a lively evening of art exploration.
Thursday, February 12, 7:30 pm
Concert
The Penderecki String
Quartet
This quartet returns to SBMA performin Beethoven’s
String Quartet in B flat major, op.18, no.6; Andrzej
Panufnik’s "Wycinanki" String Quartet no. 3 (1991);
and Piotr Tchaikovsky’s String Quartet no.1 in D
major, op.11. Mary Craig Auditorium.
$15 SBMA Members, $19 Non-Members
Friday, February 27, 5:30–7:30 pm
Conversation with a Collector
Paul Prince 1960s
Poster Collection
Museum Collector’s Council members are invited to
a conversation featuring a rare, local print collection.
Ridley-Tree Education Center at McCormick House.
Art & Soul
Art & Soul is a series of fundraising events hosted
by the Women’s Board that take place through May
2009. Upcoming events include:
Monday, February 23, 1:30–4 pm
A Theater Lover’s Delight
Sunday, March 8, 11 am–1 pm
Sunday Brunch Français
To receive an invitation featuring each of
the events, please contact the Events Office
at 884.6427.
Tickets may be purchased at the Visitors Services
Desks in person, or by credit card call 884.6423.
SBMA presents a broad array of travel opportunities,
focusing on art, architecture, and gardens, often including
private visits, guest lecturers, and expert guides.
Call 884.6436 for information about travel in 2009.
2009 Travel Schedule
MAYAN TREASURES OF GUATEMALA
February 1 to 10, 2009
VIETNAM AND LAOS: PALACES, PAGODAS AND
TEMPLES OF INDOCHINA
February 15 to March 1, 2009
With a post-tour option to Cambodia
February 28 to March 4
PRIVATE MOROCCO: MAGICAL LAND OF CONTRASTS
March 24 to April 6, 2009
INSIDER’S GREECE: THE UNDISCOVERED AEGEAN
April 20 to May 2, 2009
ART, ARCHITECTURE AND GARDENS IN OHIO
April 21 to 26, 2009
THE ANCIENT WORLD OF TURKEY: FROM RUINS TO
PALACES
May 9 to 26, 2009
ITALY'S LAKE DISTRICT
May 19 to 27, 2009
MEDITERRANEAN CULTURAL CENTERS & GLORIOUS
GARDENS ABOARD CLELIA II (CRUISE)
May 22 to June 2, 2009
ART BASEL AND SWISS COLLECTIONS ALONG THE
RHINE ABOARD HEIDELBERG (CRUISE)
June 5 to 16, 2009
ART ADVENTURES IN TUSCANY AND ROME: A FAMILY
TOUR IN ITALY
June 20 to 28, 2009
VILLAGE LIFE IN THE ENGLISH COTSWOLDS
June 28 to July 6, 2009
BOHEMIA: PRAGUE AND THE COUNTRY TOWNS OF
WESTERN CZECH REPUBLIC
June 30 to July 8, 2009

VOYAGE TO THE LANDS OF GODS AND HEROES: A
FAMILY CRUISE ABOARD CORINTHIAN II (CRUISE)
July 23 to August 3, 2009
VIENNA AND PRAGUE: TWO GRAND EUROPEAN
CAPITALS
September 3 to 12, 2009
ANCIENT WONDERS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN FROM
NICE TO ISTANBUL ABOARD LE DIAMANT (CRUISE)
September 11 to 21, 2009
SPAIN: THE SPLENDORS OF ANDALUCÍA
September 19 to 27, 2009
With a post-tour option to Madrid
September 27 to October 1
THE HISTORIC INNS OF SPAIN AND PORTUGAL
September 26 to October 5, 2009
AMERICA’S HISTORIC ATLANTIC SHORES FROM NOVA
SCOTIA TO FLORIDA ABOARD CLELIA II (CRUISE)
September 28 to October 9, 2009
ITALIAN MASTERPIECES FROM NAPLES TO VENICE
ABOARD SEA CLOUD II (CRUISE)
October 1 to 13, 2009
CLASSIC AND CONTEMPORARY CHINA: BEIJING,
XI’AN, GUILIN AND SHANGHAI
October 10 to 24, 2009
CELEBRATING THE DAY OF THE DEAD IN OAXACA
October 28 to November 4, 2009
HIDDEN RAJASTHAN AND THE PUSHKAR CAMEL FAIR
October 28 to November 16, 2009
CULTURAL CAPITALS OF RUSSIA: MOSCOW AND ST.
PETERSBURG
October 29 to November 7, 2009
WONDERS OF ANCIENT EGYPT
November 9 to 20, 2009
Visit www.sbma.net/travel for more details. Call
Theresa Payne at 884.6476 for full information,
to be added to a waitlist, or to add your name
to our “early interest” list and receive advance
details about a tour.
AFTERSCHOOL ARTVENTURES
New 8 week sessions!
Make the Melody
Ages 6-8
Tuesdays, January 20 – March 10, 3:30 – 5 pm
Art Teacher: Jason Summers
Draw Like Crazy!
Ages 8-10
Tuesdays, January 20 – March 10, 3:30 – 5 pm
Art Teacher: Bill McVicar
Guerilla Art
Ages 10-12
Tuesdays, January 20 – March 10, 3:30 – 5 pm
Art Teacher: Emma Garr
Time Traveler
Ages 6-8
Wednesdays, January 21 – March 11, 3:30 – 5 pm
Art Teacher: Emma Garr
Ceramics: Build and
Throw
Ages 8-10
Wednesdays, January 21 – March 11, 3:30 – 5 pm
Ages 10-12
Thursdays, January 22 – March 12, 3:30 – 5 pm
Art Teacher: Sondra Weiss
Mini Masters
Ages 7-9
Thursdays, January 22 – March 12, 3:30 – 5 pm
Art Teacher: Michelle Elizondo
Sticks and Stones
Ages 8-10
Thursdays, January 22 – March 12, 3:30 – 5 pm
Art Teacher: Emma Garr
$155 SBMA Members, $185 Non-Members
PARENT/CHILD CLASSES
Art teacher: Bill McVicar.
Wild About Art
Tuesdays, January 20 – March 10, 9:30 – 11 am
Paint Magic!
Thursdays, January 22 – March 12,9:30 – 11am
Globe Toddlers!
Thursdays, January 22 – March 12, 3:30 – 5pm
$155 SBMA Members, $185 Non-Members
SPRING ARTVENTURE CAMP
Ages 6-12
Africa Now!
March 30 – April 3, 9 am – 3 pm
$215 SBMA Members, $250 Non-Members
For more information visit www.sbma.net/programs/education/artclass.asp,
call 962.1661 or
email rtec@sbma.net
Scholarships are made possible through the generous
support of the H.K. Maxwell Scholarship
Fund, the Ridley-Tree Foundation, and the Harold
and Lorraine Wright Trust.
AfterSchool ArtVentures, Parent/Child Classes and
ArtVenture Camps take place at the Santa Barbara
Museum of Art’s Ridley-Tree Education Center at
McCormick House, 1600 Santa Barbara St.
Second Saturdays take place at the Santa Barbara
Museum of Art, 1130 State St.

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On the cover: Candida Höfer, Musee du Louvre Paris XI,
2005, C-print. Copyright Candida Höfer, 2008; courtesy
Carole Thompson Fine Art.
On the back cover: Displayed outside the Jewish Federation
after the Walk of Remembrance on November 9, guests
placed candles among stones with the names of family
members who lost their lives in the Holocaust.