Dear Friends,
It has been an incredibly fast-paced year for the Philip Johnson Glass House. We celebrated our Fifth Season by developing new ways of welcoming the public to our site in person, online, through educational programs and events, and at art and design fairs around the world.
We’ve collaborated with significant architects (Charles Renfro, Tod Williams + Billie Tsien, Gregg Pasquarelli), artists (James Welling, Todd Eberle, David Salle) and writers (Paul Goldberger, Karen Stein, Philip Nobel), great chefs (Michele Richard, Brian Lewis, Bill Taibe, Lee Chizmar, Derek Wagner), as well as talented local high school students and their inspired teachers.
This year, more than ever, we need your support to help balance our budget. Our endowment covers only 40% of our operations, preservation and programs but we count on the generosity of our supporters to complete the picture.
Here’s why we hope you will 
New Tours
Focus: Concentrate on art, landscape and /or architecture -you decide!
Plein Air Afternoons: Unguided access for creative inspiration.
Pure Glass: Short, sweet and the lucid heart of the property
Cultural Experiences in Person
and Online
Private made Public: Salons hosted by cultural leaders are now available to all, either through an evening on site or connecting through an online film of each program.
Preservation and Conservation: The first site-specific work of
Donald Judd, Untitled, 1971 was cleaned and conserved this season.
Explore documentation of the it’s history, from archival images of the initial installation, to video of the conservation team at work and an online dialogue led by
Flavin Judd.
Important Research: A seminal biography of David Whitney, Philip Johnson’s private but influential partner, is essential reading for understanding of the legacy of Johnson, Whitney and the Glass House.
Community
Generation
s Together: This fall marks our fourth year working with the New Canaan High School students and their teachers. This year’s projects included landscape photography and oral history films featuring local notable architects John Black Lee, John Johansen, and Fred Noyes speaking about his father, Eliot Noyes. These projects bring generations together to explore the essential history of New Canaan and Modernism. All of the student-produced oral histories and many of their photographs
can now be enjoyed on our website.
47 Acres and 14 Structures
Storms: Besides the investments we choose to make, because we believe in them and their importance, there are the investments we need to make. Hurricane Irene, seasonal flooding and heavy unexpected snowstorms hammered the Glass House just as it did our neighbors. Repairs and canceled tours due to power outages and clean-ups resulted in significant lost revenues that severely affected our bottom line.
To maintain our role as an important community asset and site of international significance, we need your support. Please help us balance the Glass House budget with a generous year-end donation.
We welcome your support at every level.
We hope to see you at the Glass House soon and often, on a tour through November, or early next season.
Sincerely,
Rena Zurofsky
Interim Executive Director
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As an additional thank you for your donation of $1,000 or more, we will send you a copy of the just published, limited edition Library of Philip Johnson. Written by Birch Cooper and Jordan Hruska, this beautifully illustrated book examines 100 titles from the architect’s Library/Study located at the Glass House site and features an introduction by Architect Robert A. M. Stern, textual analyses and 350 photographs.
Donors of $5,000 or more will also receive invitations to an exclusive event at The Glass House during the 2012 season.
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Dear Friends,
