b'Its a huge responsibility and also a great honor to makedecisions about what will be seen, studied and preserved . . . left:Carol Selle 54. Photograph by Joshua Paul;right:Henri Matisse. French, 18691954. Jeune femme jouant du violon devant un piano (youngwoman playing a violin in front of a piano), 1924. Charcoal on laid paper. The Carol O. Selle, class of 1954, Drawing Collection. Gift of Carol O. Sellewhich has spent these last few years getting to knowactually brings new dimension to the museums col-the collection and each other in ways that made thislection. It is a round painting, a tondo, more associated process particularly exciting. We also solicited a broadwith the domestic sphere and a work of a moment range of input, including from Educator for Academicand style that we didnt have before. We also enriched Programs Charlene Shang Miller, who has extensiveour growing collection of video art with an experi-knowledge of the needs and interests of faculty acrossmental film by Sky Hopinka, an artist of Indigenous many disciplines. While past plans were essentiallyAmerican heritage, and another by FX Harsono about exhaustive SWOT analyses, this one goes beyondthe persecution of people of Chinese descent in looking at the collections strengths, weaknesses andIndonesia. Additionally, we purchased a sculpture by opportunities to exemplify the rigorous thinking weveLebanese artist Saloua Raouda Choucair, a wonderful all been doing this year: thinking about our values,artist who didnt really get the recognition she was inclusivity and who we want to be in the 21st century.due during her lifetime. We are very pleased to have Its a huge responsibility and also a great honor tothis representation of the global scope of artistic mod-make decisions about what will be seen, studied andernism here at the museum, one of only a select few in preserved, and Im very proud of the plan our teamthe U.S. to own her work. We are immensely grateful has put together. for the loyal support of Betty Sams 57, Judy Targan There were some acquisitions this year that53 and the many others whose generosity makes it reflect the thinking you see in the collecting plan, andpossible for us to realize our vision for the collection. were pleased to provide details beginning on page 66.In a deep loss to our community, Carol Selle 54 Among them is a beautiful devotional painting bypassed away in November 2019. A founding member the making of a museumLorenzo di Credi, a Madonna and child Renaissanceof the museums Hillyer Society, Carol embracedwork that seems quite traditional at first blush and yether role in helping to ensure SCMAs standard of10'