The format was as follows (if I am recalling correctly): Object name/title (18 pt type) Artist or culture name (18 pt type) Country/region of origin, date (18 pt type) Media; technique if applicable (16 pt type) Donor credit; accession number (10 or 12 pt type) Then any kind of interpretive information followed the identification information. The typical donor credit line was like one of these: Anonymous Gift, 70.22 Gift of William Gotbucks, 70.22 Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William Gotbucks, 70.22 Gift of William and Sadie Gotbucks, 70.22 Gotbucks Family gift, 70.22 (this was if the donor wanted to cram a lot of names onto the credit line) Gotbucks purchase fund, 70.22 (this was if the donor had endowed money for the museum to use for purchases) Promised gift of William Gotbucks, L70.22 (this was for arrangements when the donor would give a part of the gift over a period of years) Lent by William Gotbucks (this was when it was on temporary loan for a specific exhibition) The museum I worked for discouraged long-term indefinite loans and tried very hard to make them into promised gifts. There were one or two donors who were stubborn about calling them loans--these were very, um, traditional donors who insisted on having them credited as "Gotbucks collection" and we catalogued them as LXX.yyy to indicate that they were not museum property. Julia Muney Moore Public Art Administrator Blackburn Architects, Indianapolis, IN (317) 875-5500 x230 -----Original Message----- From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Odell, John Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 2:18 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Donor credit on exhibit labels Julia Your former director's feeling is where we are now. Did you have any rules about how you listed the name, or any restrictions in the length or wording? John Odell [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Julia Moore Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 11:36 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Donor credit on exhibit labels In a previous museum position we habitually displayed the donor name or purchase fund credit on the object label (in fine print) unless the donor or fund requested us not to. Most donors wanted their generosity publicly announced; however, some felt it was a security risk and did not want us to list their name. Our director liked to list the names right next to the artwork because it encouraged others to make similar gifts of art. I can understand all positions. Julia Muney Moore Public Art Administrator Blackburn Architects, Indianapolis, IN (317) 875-5500 x230 ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).