ART FOR THE NEW HEADQUARTERS BUILDING

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• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: September 13, 1988
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
VIA: Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
Executive Director
FROM: R. M. Huffstutler
Deputy Director for Administration
SUBJECT: Art for the New Headquarters Building
REFERENCE: Letter to DCI frm Congressman McDade,
dtd 22 August 1988, Same Subject
? Attached is a letter for your signature in response to
Congressman McDade's inquiry regarding the expenditure of art
for the New Headquarters Building. I have also enclosed
various reference material cited in the letter.
R. M. Huffstutler
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The Honorable Joseph M. McDade
House of Representatives
2370 Rayburn Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Mt. McDade:
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington. D. C. 20505
I am responding to your letter of August 22, 1988, which expressed
concern about expenditures for art work to be placed in our New Headquarters
Building. This is to assure you that we are continuing a longstanding U.S.
Government tradition of supporting living American artists through the use of
their paintings and sculptures in newly constructed federal buildings as
outlined in the Guiding Principles for Federal Architecture, the genesis of
which can be traced to a 1962 report by the President's Ad Hoc Committee on
Federal Office Space. A direct policy order was implemented in January 1963
establishing an allowance for fine arts of one-half of one percent of the
estimated cost of construction for new federal buildings. Accordingly,
funding of our New Headquarters Building included an allocation of up to
$895,000 for this purpose.
The Agency elected to take a more conservative approach to our needs and
voluntarily reduced the amount set aside to a total of $401,000. We have
worked closely with the panel of experts associated with the General Services
Administration's (GSA) Art-In-Architecture Program for the expenditure of
these funds. This particular program allows us to apply all of the resources
to the art, whereas other options would create substantial consultant or
overhead costs.
We feel that we are completely in line with the tradition of
incorporating fine art into federal building designs and, concomitantly, in
supporting living American artists through the effort associated with our new
building. To date, we have commissioned, through GSA, Mt. James Sanborn for a
work of sculptural art in the amount of $250,000. Selection of the artist for
a second piece is in process.
Sincerely yours,
William H. Webster
Director of Central Intelligence
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JOSEPH M. McDADF
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Washington, ANE 20515
August 22, 1988
The Honorable William H. Webster
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
Dear Mr. Webster:
REPLY TO:
WASHINGTON OFFICE:
2370 RAYBURN OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON, DC 20515
AREA CODE [phone]
DISTRICT OFFICE:
514 SCRANTON LIFE BUILDING
SCRANTON, PA 18503
[phone]
I am enclosing for your review a news article which was brought to
my attention by one of my constituents from northeastern Pennsylvania.
The article is, as you will note, very brief, but it does raise
some serious questions about the expenditure of $450,000 by the CIA to
commission two works of art. In these times of tight federal budgets
and high deficits, it does appear that $450,000 is a rather excessive
price for two works of art.
I would appreciate your verification of the news account and a
justification for this type of expenditure so that I can informatively
respond to my constituent and any others who raise similar questions.
Your prompt attention to this matter will be greatly appreciated.
I look forward to your response.
With every good wish, I am
JMM:je
Enclosure
Sincerely,
JOSE M. MCDADE
Member of Congress
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Artist turns down $225,000
forwork at CIA headquarters
KNIGHT-RIDDER NEWSPAPERS
Matt Mullican recently spent a Week fighting his conscience. He lost.
The CIA is expanding its headquarters and agreed to commission two
works of art. The artists would split $450,000. The commission would be
nearly 10 times Mullican's personal best of $25,000. He thought it over. ?
"It's like, when I think CIA, I think guns," he says. "I hate guns. I'm
no radical lefty. I don't go out and protest. But I don't want to be a part of
the CIA. I read. I hear. It's frightening.;! don't want ,to go near the place.",
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3 1 MAR 1987
MEMORANDUM FOR: Executive Director
VIA: General Counsel
Comptroller
FROM: William F. Donnelly
Deputy Director for Administration
SUBJECT: Art for the New Building
1. Action. Please approve the attached new building art plan and sign the
attached letter to the Administrator of General Services Administration (GSA),
cammiting us to their Art-in-Architecture program.
2. Background. Having quality art in the new building is a must. The
paintings an sculpture that have gr,aced the existing building almost since
its construction have added immeasurably to the Ageney's "quality of life."
We have been fortunate in having the loan of many fine pieces from Mr. Vincent
Melzac's collection. We may in the future continue to have access to some of
his works or loans from other sources, but these are not likely to be adequate
to furnish the new building. Therefore, we are persuaded that the Agency
should take advantage of the GSA guidelines and available finances to acquire
a permanent art collection.
3. The Fine Arts Commission and the New Building Project Office have
jointly investigated several approaches to the acquisition of art, including:
-- Hiring a consultant to work with the Office of Logistics and the CIA
Fine Arts Commission;
-- Letting the new building architect procure it; and
-- Using the auspices of the GSA Art-in-Architecture program.
4. Federal construction policy allows the expenditure of a small
percentage of funds allocated for construction for the procurement of art work
for the building. Herewith for your approval is our plan (attachment A) for
using this policy to acquire art for the new headquarters building. Also
attached for your signature is a letter to the Administrator, GSA, attachment
B, to initiate the art selection process that we recommend.
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SUBJECT: Art for the New Building
5. The GSA Art-in-Architecture program is presented in detail in
Attachment C. Basically--and at no administrative cost to CIA--they will
arrange for an expert panel (National Endowment for the Arts) to work in
conjunction with our representatives to develop recommendations for and
procurement of original art works using Agency funds. The Agency will have
the opportunity to express goals, interests, and theme ideas, and have final
approval for suggestions. GSA will also assume responsibility for the long-
term conservation measures. All of the funds will go directly into the art.
6. Staff Position: The General Counsel and the Comptroller have concurred
in this matter, and their signatures are on page 2 of this memorandum.
7. Recommendation: We recommend using the GSA Art-in-Architecture
program. This program allows us to apply all our available resources to the
art, whereas the other options create substantial consultant and/or overhead
costs. In addition, there are greater esthetic risks inherent in the non-GSA
options. The Agency needs to engage GSA in this process soon. It is helpful
if the expert panel gets involved early, and we also need to commit the
STAT available funds soon.
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B. Letter to GSA
C. GSA program
CONCUR:
Ex cutive Director
William F. Donnelly
6 APR 1987
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Preliminary Program Plan for
NEW BUILDING ART ACQUISITION
1. ESTHETIC CRITERIA: The Chairman, Fine Arts Commission, will be
responsible for the esthetic elements of the acquisition of art (such as
paintings, sculpture, object de art, etc.). In doing this, the
Commission will form an Agency-wide panel to establish a statement of
interests, goals, theme(s), and such, and to work with the General
Services Administration Art-in-Architecture program manager and the
National Endowment for the Arts panel. The Chairman will keep the
Director of Logistics and the head of the new building project fully
apprised of the effort.
2. PROGRAM MANAGEMENT: Contractual relatima-Lfax_such_items aa site
preparation) with the GSA will be throu h the Office of Logistics (OL).
The New Blinding Project Office will initiate a ReimburR7.1ple Work
Authorization to the Assistant Director/Liaison, Office of Finance.
3. SECURITY: The Director of Security will be apprised of all requests for
onsite visits by artistic panels and artists and will, where appropriate,
review their proposals for security considerations.
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4. FUNDING: $400,000-ere available for the acquisition of art, and aze
included in the new building construction budget. Additional funds may
be made available in the future, not to exceed limits established in GSA
policy guidelines.
5. APPROVALS: The purpose of the process is to develop recommendations for
and to procure art, and the Agency will have the right to review and
approve (or not) proposals before GSA awards any contracts to artists.
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14 APR 1987
The Honorable Terrance Golden
Administrator
General Services Administration
Washington, DC 20405
Dear Mr. Golden:
With great pleasure, I accept the Art-in-Architecture
proposal to Assist the Central Intelligence Agency in acquiring
art for our new building at Langley. We believe that a carefUlly
chosen selection of art will greatly enhance the atmosphere of the
new building and add to the already highly favorable working
climate in CIA.
We have studied several possible approaches to acquiring art
and have been persuaded that the program presented by Ms. Marilyn
Farley of GSA to our Fine Arts Commission will result in a far
superior collection.
Thank you for your assistance in this endeavor and for your
very significant help in the many other phases of constructing our
new annex.
Executive Director
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ART-IP-ARCHITECTURE FOR FEDERAL BUILDINGS
Eistory
In 1855, when Congress decided to decorate the interior of the
Capitol with artwork, it commissioned Constantino Brumidi to
paint frescoes for the House of Representatives committee rooms
for $8.00 a day. During the Depression era, the New Deal art
programs commissioned paintings and sculpture for the
embellishment of newly constructed Federal buildings, post
offices, and courthouses nationwide producing the first body of
truly public American art.
The U.S. General Services Administration's (GSA) Art-in-
Architecture Program continues this longstanding tradition of
government support for the arts.
The genesis of GSA's present Art-in-Architecture Program can be
traced to a report issued in 1962 by the President's Ad Hoc
Committee on Federal Office Space titled Guiding Principles for
Federal Architecture. The committee recommended that "where
appropriate, fine art should be intorporated in the designs (of
new Federal buildings) with emphasis on the work of living
American artists."
As the head of the Government agency responsible for the design
and construction of Federal buildings, GSA's Administrator
implemented the recommendations of the Guiding Principles in
January 1963 with a direct policy order establishing an allowance
for fine arts of one-half of one percent of the estimated cost of
construction for new Federal buildints and buildings undergoing
repair and alteration. Such works are intended to be an integral
part of the total architectural design and enhance the building's
environment for the occupants and the general public.
Due to rising inflation in the construction industry, the program
(which is funded through the construction budget) was temporarily
halted in 1966. It was revitalized in 1972 when GSA renewed its
commitment to commission exceptionally talented American artists.
The Commissioning Process
1. The project architect, aware that one half of one percent of
the. estimated construction cost is the amount set aside
specifically for art-in-architecture projects, develops an art-
in-architecture proposal-as part of his overall architectural
design services. The art-in-architecture proposal must include
the location and nature of the artwork(s) to be commissioned.
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2. GSA then requests the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
to appoint art professionals, primarily from the region of the
project, to meet with the design architect for the purpose of
nominating three to five artists for each proposed artwork.
3. This artist-nominating panel meets at the project site and
reviews visual materials of artists proposed by GSA, the NEA-
appointed panelists, and the architect. Artists wishing to
receive GSA consideration are requested to send a resume and 35mm
slides of their work to the following 'address:
Art-in-Architecture Program(P)
General Services Administration
Washington, DC 20405
[phone]
4. The artist nominations are transmitted to GSA by the NEA.
The Administrator of GSA makes the final selection.
5. After the artist has been selected, a fixed price contract
is negotiated. Contract award amounts negotiated for art-in-
architecture projects include all costs associated with the
design, execution, and installation of the artwork.
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