THE JEAN CHARLOT FOUNDATION

P.O. Box 11926, Honolulu, Hawai`i 96828

 

Jean Charlot, 1898Š1979, was born in Paris and moved to Mexico in 1921, where he became a founding member of the Mexican Mural Renaissance, completing the movementÕs first mural in true fresco in 1922Š1923.  After working as an archeologist, he moved to the United States in 1928, where he worked as an artist, writer, and teacher, moving to Hawai`i in 1949.  The prolific Charlot created seventy-four murals and monumental sculptures, over twelve hundred oil paintings, seven hundred and seventy-two original prints, fifty-one published books, plays, and portfolios, and numerous scholarly and popular articles. 

 

The Jean Charlot Foundation is chartered by the State of Hawai`i as a non-profit, tax-exempt trust.  Membership dues and contributions are deductible from state and federal income taxes. 

 

THE MISSION OF THE JEAN CHARLOT FOUNDATION

The Jean Charlot Foundation is dedicated to perpetuating the legacy of Jean Charlot by supporting the collection, preservation, documentation, and dissemination of resources related to his life, work, and values.

 

The Foundation encourages artists, scholars, and the general public to increase awareness of the social and intercultural mission of art.

 

Activities of the Foundation:

 

The JCF has supported the Jean Charlot Collection, Hamilton Library, University of Hawai`i in collecting, preserving, documenting, and disseminating materials.  A list of CharlotÕs collection of the prints of Josˇ Guadalupe Posada has been completed and published on the web.  The JCCÕs photography collection is being cataloged with the FoundationÕs support.  The JCF also provides grants for scholars wishing to conduct research in the JCC.  

 

In 1990, the Foundation co-sponsored the publication of Jean Charlot: A Retrospective, the catalogue of an exhibition at the University of Hawai`i Art Gallery.

 

The annual Jean Charlot Foundation Lecture Series alternates between speakers on Jean CharlotÕs work and on contemporary art issues.  Previous speakers have included Amy Conger, Dave Hickey, and Elizabeth Morris. On April 9, 2006, Clemente Orozco presented Josˇ Clemente Orozco: the man and the muralist at the Honolulu Academy of Arts. 

 

The Foundation awards grants to scholars to study at the Jean Charlot Collection.

 

The Foundation supports non-profit juried exhibitions and makes awards for excellence to artists, students, and presentations of art. 

 

The Foundation supports a web site.

 

The Foundation monitors the state of public art works by Jean Charlot and advises owners on their conservation.

 

 

RELATED INSTITUTIONS

 The Jean Charlot Collection

In 1981, after the death of Jean Charlot, his widow, Zohmah Charlot, donated a large archive of artworks and documents to the Hamilton Library, University of Hawai`i, for the use of scholars and students.  This archive opened in 1983 and has since been supplemented with further works relating to Jean Charlot and to other artists.  The JCC collects, documents, preserves, and makes available its resources.  Scholars from the mainland, Latin America, Europe, and Asia have come to study at the JCC, and its materials have been used in numerous exhibitions and publications.

The Jean and Zohmah Charlot House

After the death of Zohmah Charlot in 2000, the Jean and Zohmah Charlot House was donated by her in her will and by her children Ann, John, and Martin, to the University of Hawai`i to be maintained in perpetuity for purposes related to the legacy of Jean Charlot.  The house has recently been renovated and a program is being planned.

The Jean Charlot Estate LLC

The Jean Charlot Estate LLC was established in 2001-2002, after the death of Zohmah Charlot, as a for-profit limited liability company with the following stated purposes and powers:

(1) To hold and manage all copyrights to be transferred to the Company by the Dorothy Z. Charlot trust;

(ii) To serve as the sole legal entity with the proprietary right to permit, grant or license any reproduction, display, performance or other use of the art and literary works of Jean Charlot and Dorothy Zohmah Charlot; and

(iii) To engage in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be formed under the act.

The manager of the LLC will always be a Charlot family member.  The LLC gives the necessary permissions for the use of materials.

 

 

OFFICERS AND BOARD OF THE JEAN CHARLOT FOUNDATION

Mary A. Griffin, President

maryg@cbpacific.com

John Charlot, Vice President

charlot@hawaii.edu

Laura Warfield, Treasurer

lwarfield@ckdbw.com

Nancy M. Morris, Secretary

nancym@hawaii.edu

Lewis Andrews

James Jensen

Tom Klobe

A. Spencer Leineweber

Laura Ruby

Rae Shiraki

Bronwen Solyom

Joseph Stanton

 

MEMBERSHIP

Members of the Jean Charlot Foundation receive its newsletter and a collection of color notecards by Jean Charlot.  Members are invited to the annual meeting at which presentations are made.

 

Please make your tax deductible checks for dues and contributions to The Jean Charlot Foundation, P.O. Box 11926, Honolulu, Hawai`i 96826

 

Student  $10.00

Individual  $15.00

Family  $25.00

Friend of the Foundation  $100.00