GIBBES MUSEUM OF ART
Charleston, South Carolina
EXHIBITION OVERVIEW
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606–1669) was a master of innovation. As an artist, he constantly sought new possibilities and new solutions for making art. This is evident not only from his paintings, but also from the more than three hundred etchings that he made in his career. Rembrandt:
Masterpieces in Black and White—Prints from the Rembrandt House Museum presents the full range of Rembrandt’s etching output, alongside prints by select forerunners and contemporaries. It also demonstrates Rembrandt’s centuries-long impact on the field of printmaking through a select group of etchings by later nineteenth- and twentieth-century artists including, James McNeill Whistler and Pablo Picasso.
Rembrandt: Masterpieces in Black and White—Prints from the Rembrandt House Museum is organized by the American Federation of Arts and the Rembrandt House Museum, Amsterdam. The exhibition is generously supported by Betsy Shack Barbanell and Monique Schoen Warshaw. Additional support has been provided by Dutch Culture USA, part of the Consulate General of the Netherlands in New York.
TOP IMAGE: Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669), The Windmill, 1641. Etching and drypoint, state 1(1), Plate: 5 11/16 x 8 3/16 in. (14.5 x 20.8 cm), Rembrandt House Museum, Amsterdam, 170.002, B 233, NHD 200.
BOTTOM IMAGE: Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669), Self-Portrait, Wearing a Flat Cap, c. 1642. Etching, state 1(3), Plate: 3 11/16 x 2 7/16 in. (9.4 x 6.2 cm), Rembrandt House Museum, Amsterdam, 15, B26, NHD 210.
SUPPORT FOR THE EXHIBITION AT THE GIBBES IS PROVIDED IN PART BY
TOP ROW: Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669), Self-Portrait, Wearing a Flat Cap, c. 1642. Etching, state 1(3), Plate: 3 11/16 x 2 7/16 in. (9.4 x 6.2 cm), Rembrandt House Museum, Amsterdam, 15, B26, NHD 210.
Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669), Simeon’s Hymn of Praise, 1630. Etching, state 2(2), Plate: 4 1/16 x 3 1/16 in. (10.3 x 7.8 cm), Rembrandt House Museum, Amsterdam, 37 B51, NHD 54.
Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669), A Scholar in His Study (“Faust”), 1652. Etching and drypoint, state 2(4) Plate: 8 1/4 x 6 5/16 in. (21 x 16 cm), Rembrandt House Museum, Amsterdam, 186, B 270, NHD 270.
MIDDLE ROW: Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669), The Return of the Prodigal Son, 1636. Etching, state 1(3), Plate: 6 1/8 x 5 3/8 in. (15.6 x 13.7 cm), Rembrandt House Museum, Amsterdam, 74, B 91, NHD 159.
Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669), The Angel Appearing to the Shepherds, 1634. Etching, burin, and drypoint, state 3(6) Plate: 10 5/16 x 8 9/16 in. (26.2 x 21.8 cm), Rembrandt House Museum, Amsterdam, 30, B 44, NHD 125.
Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669), The Rat-Poison Peddler, 1632. Etching, state 3(3), Plate: 5 1/2 x 4 15/16 in. (14 x 12.5 cm), Rembrandt House Museum, Amsterdam, 99, B 121, NHD 111.
BOTTOM ROW: Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669) Farmhouses beside a Canal, c. 1645. Etching, state 1(1), Plate: 5 1/2 x 8 1/8 in. (14 x 20.6 cm), Rembrandt House Museum, Amsterdam, 168, B 228, NHD 202.
Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669), The Windmill, 1641. Etching and drypoint, state 1(1), Plate: 5 11/16 x 8 3/16 in. (14.5 x 20.8 cm), Rembrandt House Museum, Amsterdam, 170.002, B 233, NHD 200.
SPONSORSHIP LEVELS
STANDARD BENEFITS
• Annual inclusion on the Gibbes Museum Donor Wall
• Acknowledgement on invitations and signage related to exhibition
• Logo placement or line listing annually on Gibbes Museum website
• Corporate sponsorship inclusion in the Gibbes Annual Report (circulated to 3,000 Charleston area households and businesses)
• Recognition as an exhibition sponsor, and when applicable, this recognition may include radio ads and interviews, advertisements, email-blasts, Instagram and Facebook posts, logo or line listing in print media including brochures and posters
• Discount for Gibbes Museum private event rental at a sponsorship level of $5,000+ and subject to availability. All other expenses are the responsibility of the renter.
* At the $100,000 sponsorship level, we will provide an opportunity to use the Gibbes Museum as a venue for an event at no rental cost. All other expenses are the responsibility of the renter.
• Guest passes (number based on sponsorship level) for private viewing of major exhibition with museum director, curator, and/or educator.
JAMES SHOOLBRED GIBBES
PREMIER SPONSOR $100,000
• Recognition as Premier Sponsor
• Invitation for 20 guests to museum exhibition preview reception
• During museum hours 2 free uses of meeting space with audiovisual or studio classroom, depending upon availability
• Private viewing of major exhibition with museum director, curator, and/or educator for up to 25 guests
• One free Gibbes Museum private event rental, subject to chosen space and availability. All other event expenses are the responsibility of the renter.
• 8 complimentary tickets with VIP seating to the Gibbes Museum Distinguished Lecture Series
• 4 complimentary tickets to the Gibbes Annual Street Party
• 100 one-time free museum admission passes
EMERALD SPONSOR .............. $50,000
• Invitation for 15 guests to museum exhibition preview reception
• During museum hours, 1 free use of meeting space with audiovisual or studio classroom depending upon availability
• Private viewing of major exhibition with museum director, curator, and/or educator for up to 15 guests
• A 50% discount for Gibbes Museum private event rental, subject to chosen space and availability. All other event expenses are the responsibility of the renter.
• 6 complimentary tickets with VIP seating to the Gibbes Museum Distinguished Lecture Series
• 50 one-time free museum admission passes
SAPPHIRE SPONSOR ................................... $25,000
• Invitation for 10 guests to museum exhibition preview reception
• During museum hours, 1 free use of meeting space with audiovisual or studio classroom depending upon availability
• A 25% discount for Gibbes Museum private event rental, subject to chosen space and availability. All other event expenses are the responsibility of the renter.
• Private viewing of major exhibition with museum director, curator, and/or educator for up to 10 guests
• 30 one-time free museum admission passes
PLATINUM SPONSOR $10,000
• Invitation for 8 guests to museum exhibition preview reception
• During museum hours, 1 free use of meeting space with audiovisual or studio classroom depending upon availability
• Private viewing of major exhibition with museum director, curator, and/or educator for up to 4 guests
• A 10% discount for Gibbes Museum private event rental, subject to chosen space and availability. All other event expenses are the responsibility of the renter.
• 10 one-time free museum admission passes
GOLD SPONSOR .............................................. $5,000
• Invitation for 6 guests to museum exhibition preview reception during sponsorship year
• 8 one-time free museum admission passes
SILVER SPONSOR ............................................ $2,500
• Invitation for 4 guests to museum exhibition preview reception during sponsorship year
• 6 one-time free museum admission passes
BRONZE SPONSOR ......................................... $1,000
• Invitation for 2 guests to museum exhibition preview reception during sponsorship year
• 4 one-time free museum admission passes
