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DELAWARE ART MUSEUM ANNOUNCES NAMING OF
COPELAND SCULPTURE GARDEN

Wilmington, DE (April 12, 2007)—The Delaware Art Museum is pleased to announce that its landscaped grounds displaying contemporary sculpture will become known as the Copeland Sculpture Garden.  Tatiana Copeland dedicated the Sculpture Garden in honor of her husband, Gerret Copeland, and his parents, Pamela and Lammot du Pont Copeland, in recognition of their long history of philanthropy and unparalleled support of the arts and this Museum.  Mrs. Copeland also established a major challenge grant to help complete the Museum’s Capital Campaign.  She pledged $1 million to the Delaware Art Museum and challenged Museum supporters to contribute an additional $2 million.  At this time, $1.9 million has been raised through gifts and pledges to the Copeland Sculpture Garden Challenge.

“This remarkably generous gift is especially welcome because it raises the bar for individual giving and helps the Museum at a particularly crucial moment in its history.  We are deeply indebted to Tanya Copeland and thrilled with the response her challenge has already received!” said Danielle Rice, Executive Director of the Delaware Art Museum.

Tatiana Copeland is the owner and president of Tebec Associates Limited, a firm which specializes in financial and tax planning.  Additionally, she is the owner and president of The Wine & Spirit Company, co-owner and president of Bouchaine Vineyards, Inc., and co-owner and vice president of Rokeby Realty Company.  She has limited partnerships in various national and international ventures, including real estate, oil, and gas.  She was previously employed as a manager in the International Department of E. I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. in Wilmington, and she also worked in DuPont’s European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

Mrs. Copeland and her husband were honored in 2005 as the largest individual donors to the Delaware Art Museum’s capital campaign.  The great-niece of renowned Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff, Mrs. Copeland is well known for her support of the musical arts in Delaware.  She served on the Executive Committee of the Delaware Symphony, including a tenure as the chairman and president, and on the Executive Committee of the Grand Opera House.  She also contributed to the success of opera productions presented by OperaDelaware.

A large variety of philanthropic causes have benefited from Mrs. Copeland’s generosity, including the Delaware Humane Association, Canine Partners for Life, and the Tolstoy Foundation, an international humanitarian organization based in New York.  She also contributed to the establishment of the House of Joseph II, the Ministry of Caring’s AIDS hospice.

Mrs. Copeland helped to sponsor some of the Russian National Orchestra’s performances in the United States and Europe.  She traveled with the Russian National Orchestra in Russia, England, and Italy.  In 2002, she received a special invitation from the Russian Government to attend the Tchaikovsky Competition, held every four years in Moscow.

Born in Dresden, Germany, Mrs. Copeland was brought up in Denmark, Argentina, and the United States.  She earned a B.S. in Accounting from the University of California at Los Angeles, graduating summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, and an M.B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley.  She speaks several languages fluently, including Russian, French, German, Italian, and Spanish.  Mrs. Copeland was knighted in 1991 by The Grand Duke Vladimir of Russia with The Order of St. Michael the Archangel.

Founded in 1912, the Delaware Art Museum holds a world-renowned collection that focuses on American art and illustration from the 19th to the 21st century as well as the British pre-Raphaelite movement of the mid-19th century.  The Museum presents temporary exhibitions and works from the permanent collection in a number of galleries and display spaces, including the Gerret & Tatiana Copeland Wing.  The Museum also offers the outdoor Copeland Sculpture Garden, the Helen Farr Sloan Library & Archives, studio art classes, the interactive Kids’ Corner learning area, the delART Café featuring free Wi-Fi access, and the Museum Store with distinctive books and gifts.  The pre-Raphaelite collection goes back on view to the public on Sunday, September 23, 2007, for The Return of the Pre-Raphaelites.

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