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Ann Ramsay-Jenkins
August 5, 2019
Ogunquit art museum receives $2M gift
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The Ogunquit Museum of American Art has received a $2 million gift from Ann Ramsay-Jenkins, who grew up in Portland.
By Staff
The Ogunquit Museum of American Art has received a nearly $2 million gift from Ann Ramsay-Jenkins, a museum board member and philanthropist who grew up in Portland.
In a news release Friday, the museum called the gift “part of a development initiative to financially secure the museum for the next generation.”
In addition to her role on the museum’s board of directors, Ann Ramsay-Jenkins has been an active member of the development committee and was instrumental in outlining a vision for the museum’s first Legacy Giving Program, according to the release.
She has long supported visual and performing arts organizations, and is a board member of the Ogunquit Playhouse. Ramsay-Jenkins co-founded the College Success Foundation, an organization dedicated to providing scholarship support for underserved, low-income students.
Previously, she served as budget director of Harvard University, assistant secretary of administration for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and a member of President Jimmy Carter's Advisory Committee for Women. Her late husband, William Jenkins, was formerly chairman and CEO of Seafirst National Bank in Seattle.
Founded in 1953, the museum has historical ties to Ogunquit’s role as one of the first modernist art colonies in America. The museum houses seasonal exhibits and a permanent collection of nearly 3,000 paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints and photographs dating from the late 1800s to the present. The museum campus at 543 Shore Road includes a 3-acre sculpture garden.
In the release, the museum said it will rename a portion of its campus overlooking Narrow Cove in honor of William M. and Ann Ramsay-Jenkins.
Museum President David Mallen said, “This gift is significant to a museum of our size and allows us to take a bold step into the future.”
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