Anne-Imelda Radice

Anne-Imelda Radice is an art museum director and arts administrator. She has most recently served as executive director of the American Folk Art Museum in New York.[1]

Education

Radice earned a BA in art history from Wheaton College, Massachusetts (1969). When starting at Wheaton she planned to major in chemistry. But she soon found herself drawn to the art history department and its instructors, notably, the legendary longtime professor Mary Heuser.[2]

Radice earned a Ph.D. in Art and Architectural History from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (1976), and an MBA from American University (1985). Radice also has an MA from the Villa Schifanoia in Florence, Italy (1971), and did graduate coursework in northern Italian architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[3]

Career

Radice began her career in 1971 as assistant curator and staff lecturer at the National Gallery of Art. From 1976 to 1985, Radice served first as architectural historian (1976 to 1981) and then later as curator in the office of the Architect of the Capitol.[3][4][5]

Radice was the first director of the National Museum of Women in the Arts.[6]

From 1989 to 1991, Radice was Chief of the Creative Arts Division of the United States Information Agency (USIA) where she supervised the presidentially-appointed Cultural Property Advisory Committee. The committee, formed in response to the 1970 UNESCO Convention, promotes long-term measures to safeguard cultural heritage artifacts. She also managed the USIA's international planning of fine arts, museum technology, art conservation, and cultural tourism.[3]

Appointed by President George H.W. Bush in May 1992 to serve as the Acting Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, Radice oversaw the development, congressional approval, and management of a $175 million budget and 273 employees. Prior to her appointment, Radice was Senior Deputy Chairman, the number two spot at the agency, where she developed substantial private funding opportunities and partnerships for a variety of projects.[3]

For a few years, Radice served as consultant. From 1993 to 1995, she consulted for New River Media, World Affairs Television Production in Montreal and Washington, D.C., and Grey and Company II.[3]

In 1998, Radice became executive director of the Friends of Dresden, Inc., an organization focused on the reconstruction, restoration, and preservation of Dresden's architecture. In 2001, she left her position at Friends of Dresden to become executive director of the Appeal of Conscience Foundation in New York City. The foundation was founded by Rabbi Arthur Schneier. From 2003 to 2005, Radice served as chief of staff to the Secretary of the United States Department of Education, where she was a member of the Secretary's executive team. From 2005 until 2006, she was acting assistant chairman for programs at the National Endowment Humanities.[3][7]

On December 13, 2005, the President of the United States appointed Radice to be Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The U.S. Senate confirmed Radice's nomination on March 13, 2006. IMLS, an independent United States government agency, is the primary source of federal support for the nation's 122,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. During her tenure, Radice led Connecting to Collections: A Call to Action, a national conservation initiative designed to raise public awareness, inspire action, and encourage private sector support. Radice's enduring commitment to conservation and preservation was recognized in April 2008 when she was honored with the Forbes Medal for Distinguished Contribution to the Field of Conservation from the American Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC) and received a resolution of appreciation from the American Association of Museums (AAM). Under her direction, IMLS began the International Strategic Partnerships initiative to establish international strategic partnerships and make connections around the globe. In May 2008, she served on the faculty of the Salzburg Global Seminar in Austria, sharing her expertise on international exchanges of knowledge and objects, and recommending ways to overcome circulation obstacles.[3]

Radice became executive director of the American Folk Art Museum in September 2012.[1]

In 2018 The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced that Radice had been appointed as new director of NEH´s Division of Public Programs. She also serves as Senior Advisor to the Chairman on special projects.[8][9]

Awards

Publications
  • 2016: Securing the Shadow: Posthumous Portraiture in America, American Folk Art Museum, ISBN 9780912161327
  • 2016: Art Brut in America: The Incursion of Jean Dubuffet, Museum of American Folk Art, ISBN 9780912161266

Personal life

Radice grew up in Buffalo, New York. She was married in August 2016 to Stephanie Stebich, then executive director of the Tacoma Art Museum in Washington state.[12]

References
  1. Smith, Roberta (2017-12-06). "Leader of American Folk Art Museum to Step Down". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  2. "Anne-Imelda Radice '69 named head of American Folk Art Museum - Wheaton College Massachusetts". Wheaton College Massachusetts. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  3. "Anne-Imelda M. Radice". US State Department. Retrieved 2018-03-17. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. Conroy, Sarah Booth (1987-02-15). "THE FOUNDING FORCE OF WILHELMINA HOLLADAY". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-05-19.
  5. "President Nominates Anne-Imelda Radice to Head IMLS | American Libraries Magazine". American Libraries Magazine. Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2018-05-19.
  6. "Leader of American Folk Art Museum to Step Down". The New York Times. 2017-12-06. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  7. "results.gov : Resources For The President's Team". georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  8. johnfea (2018-07-12). "Anne-Imelda Radice is the New Director of the National Endowment for the Humanities". the way of improvement leads home. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  9. "Anne-Imelda Radice". National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  10. "American Folk Art Museum Director to Step Down". www.artforum.com. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  11. "Anne-Imelda Radice Appointed Director". folkartmuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  12. McKinley, Jesse (2016-08-26). "United in Love, But Living on Separate Coasts". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-03-17.

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Department of State.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.