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Jackie Hall
Preparing for the Future
At 44, Jackie Hall recently did something that few in their forties
are ready to consider: she made a bequest.
Hall’s gift of two photographs — a 1907 photogravure by Alfred
Stieglitz and a 1950 gelatin silver print by Laura Gilpin — eventually
will go to the New Mexico Museum of Art. Contributing gifts
of art to a museum is not unusual. But Hall hopes the unusual life
lesson that motivated her art bequest proves valuable for others.
The Pittsburgh native was 27 when she married her high school
sweetheart. Seven months into the marriage, he became ill.
Two months later, he died.
“I’ve been a planner ever since,” Hall says. “It’s important to
be prepared.”
Hall, who moved to Santa Fe in 2003, is also a planner in her
professional life. She has worked in the nonprofit sector for 22
years, including the Carnegie Museums in Pittsburgh and the
Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. Now director of philanthropy for The
Nature Conservancy, Hall knows that planned giving doesn’t
top her peers’ to-do list. But she says her gift demonstrates the
variety of options for giving to the Museum of New Mexico.
“At this stage in my life, I don’t have a huge amount of disposable
income to make a cash gift. But I wanted to give something to the
Museum of Art because I really admire the staff and the work they
do,” she says. “Contributing art doesn’t impact me financially
right now, and it doesn’t impact my family. And it leaves room
to make a more significant gift at another time.”
Hall says her ultimate giving goal is to have the greatest impact
on the museum. For that reason, she did not put any restrictions
on the gift. “If the museum staff decides they don’t want to keep
the photos, they are welcome to sell them to generate additional
revenue,” she says.
“There’s great satisfaction in making a planned gift,” she
continues. “I hope my gift inspires people to think creatively
about giving.”
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How can planned giving work for you? Our expanded
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Planned gifts from members are essential to our museums’
ability to flourish. R. D. Erwin, a retired Ft. Worth businessman,
joined the Foundation as a member in 1968. He
created a planned gift that established an acquisition fund
at the New Mexico Museum of Art and beqeathed works
of art to the collection from New Mexican artists, including
the painting below. Let your love for the museums translate
into a gift that will impact the lives of New Mexicans for
generations to come.
Joseph Henry Sharp (1859 - 1953), Aspens in Hondo Cañon Near
Twining, n.d., oil on board, 16 × 19 ½ in. Collection of the New Mexico
Museum of Art. Gift of the R. D. Erwin Estate, 1993 (1993.24.5).
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