Endowment of curatorship in the decorative arts at The Frick Collection and Art Reference Library

FAIN: CH-50396-07

Frick Collection (New York, NY 10021-4981)
Amy E. Herman (Project Director: May 2006 to October 2007)
Lynne Rutkin (Project Director: October 2007 to September 2011)

Endowment for a senior curator of decorative arts as well as related humanities programming and library resources.

The Frick Collection and Art Reference Library request $750,000 in Challenge Grant funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities to be matched 4:1 with $3 million in private contributions, to endow the position of Curator in the Decorative Arts at the Frick and support the development of humanities-based interpretive programs for presenting the Frick's outstanding decorative arts collections to the public.