Charles M. Russell, Salute to the Robe Trade
detail, oil on canvas, 1920, GM 0137.1625

The Gilcrease Council

The Gilcrease Council is made up of nearly 70 friends who have created a stronger Museum with five year commitments starting at $5,000 annually.

Founders Council

The Mervin Bovaird Foundation
H.A. and Mary K. Chapman Charitable Trust
Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Helmerich III
George Kaiser Family Foundation
The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation
The Maxine and Jack Zarrow Family Foundation

Patrons Council

J.A. Chapman and Leta M. Chapman Charitable Trust
Cheryl and Richard Groenendyke, Jr.
Hans and Lea Helmerich
Burt B. Holmes
Joseph M.* and Bonnie Klein
Ralph and Frances McGill Foundation
The Oxley Foundation
Andrea and Wayne Rumley
Charles and Peggy Stephenson Family Foundation

Leaders Council

Jack and Jo Babbitt
Ann Graves
Elizabeth Griot Hagans
Susan B. and Robert W. Jackson
Andrew D. and Helen G. MacKay
Ruth Nelson and Tom Murphy

Friends Council

Carol and David Adelson
Ellen and Stephen Adelson
Steven R. and Phyllis Bryce Anderson
Anonymous
James F. and Kathryn V. Arens - The Trust Company of Oklahoma
William S. and Ann Atherton Foundation
Tom and Joanie Atkinson
Janada and Raymond Batchelor
Virginia B. and Robert L. Bayless Jr.
Sam L. Beakey - Empire Fixture Gallery
Max N. Berry
Margery F. Bird
Marian Bovaird
Debbie J. Branch
John and Donnie Brock
Sanford and Irene Burnstein
Bryan B. Close
K. Wiley and Diane K. Cox
Joe Craft
Phyllis N. and George S. Dotson
Wendy Poole and Gentner F. Drummond
Janet and Frederick Drummond
Ruthie and Steve Duenner
Kent and Margo Dunbar
Jean M. and Randy A. Foutch
Sandra K. and Kent J. Harrell
Janet and David Hicks
Mary Ann Hille
Steve and Pam Holton
Shelley and Steve Jackson
Robert S. and Judy James
Patsy Lyon
Marcia V. Mayo
John L. McNulty
James D. and Cathryn M. Moore Foundation
John T. and Julie M. Nickel
Mia and Herbert C. Oven Jr.
Patricia Savage
Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation
J. Terrell and Alecia Siegfried
William F. and Susan Thomas
The Robert S. and Helen Grey Trippet Foundation, Inc.
Piper and Deacon Turner
Patricia Wheeler
Harold A. and Edna L. White Foundation
Randi and Fred Wightman
March and Richard E. Wiseley
Paul Woodul

* Remembered friend

Membership Opportunities

  • Free admission
  • Complimentary subscription to the award winning Gilcrease Journal, the members-only newsletter and monthly e-newsletter
  • 10% discount on Museum Store purchases including online purchases and the Restaurant at Gilcrease
  • Invitation to attend the annual Members’ Holiday Shopping Spree
  • Discounted rates and priority registration for studio classes, kid’s camps and classes
  • And more!
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Did You Know?

The Thomas Gilcrease Institute of American History and Art — Gilcrease Museum — opened in Tulsa on May 3, 1949. Collector and oilman Thomas Gilcrease (1890-1962) created this private museum. The vast collection was deeded to the City of Tulsa in 1955 as a result of a successful bond issue passed in 1954.

Gilcrease Museum History