The E-Sylum:  Volume 7, Number 14, April 4, 2004, Article 6

MUDD NAMED ANA MUSEUM CURATOR

  From the organization's press release:  American Numismatic
  Association Executive Director, Christopher Cipoletti, surprised
  and delighted the ribbon cutting audience when he announced
  the hiring of a new employee during opening ceremonies of the
  ANA's National Money Show in Portland, Oregon, March
  26.

  "I am pleased to announce the ANA has filled an important
  job opening, and this will be wonderful for the entire hobby.
  Douglas Mudd, who has served as Manager of the National
  Numismatic Collection at The Smithsonian Institution since
  1991, will be joining the ANA Money Museum in Colorado
  Springs as our curator later this spring," Cipoletti told the
  crowd.

  "He brings impressive numismatic education and credentials
  to his new position at ANA headquarters. Doug Mudd has
  been responsible for the care, storage and security of 1.6
  million items in the Smithsonian's numismatic collection. He
  has extensive knowledge about museum data entry, cataloging,
  numismatic photography, research and of course, creation of
  exhibits.  The ANA Board of Governors is elated he is joining
  the ANA team. Of course, I am, too!"

  While at the Smithsonian, Mudd developed a digital image
  database of more than 3,500 objects and created web pages
  for the National Numismatic Collection. Based on his extensive
  experience in cataloging and Internet programming, more of
  the ANA museum's collection is expected to be available for
  online viewing and study in the months ahead.

  Mudd was one of the Portland convention's scheduled
  Numismatic Theatre speakers, discussing money and
  sovereignty, on Saturday, March 27, and earlier shared his
  expertise by teaching ANA Summer Seminar courses on the
  topic, "Numismatics for the Museum Professional." Mudd's
  expertise will be used again in the "Numismatics for the
  Museum Professional" course at this year's ANA Summer
  Seminar.

  An international relations graduate of the College of William
  and Mary, he has taken post graduate American history
  classes at George Mason University and a class on ancient
  Greek coinage at the Department of Agriculture Graduate
  School.

  Mudd also was a student at four ANA Summer Seminar
  courses between 1993 and 2001: Coinage of the Ancient
  World, Advanced Coinage of the Ancient World, Oriental
  Coinage, and Early British Coinage.

  His experience in creating exhibits includes traditional types
  of displays, interactive computer exhibits and online
  presentations. Mudd recently completed work on two
  interactive computer stations in the National Numismatic
  Collection exhibit hall that incorporated over 300 coins with
  text and images. He also worked on the Money & Sovereignty
  exhibit that opens in April 2004 at the International Monetary
  Fund Center in Washington, D.C.

  Mudd has wide ranging experience cataloging coins, and has
  authored numerous educational brochures. His numismatic
  photography has appeared in many journals and books,
  including "Life in Republican Rome on its Coinage," by Elvira
  Clain Stefanelli.

  His first duties at the ANA Money Museum will include
  work on the museum's exhibit schedule. Mudd will also
  continue work on online access to the museum collection,
  and generating new museum donations and acquisitions.

  For additional information about the ANA and the ANA
  Money Museum, contact the American Numismatic
  Association, 818 N. Cascade Ave., Colorado Springs,
  CO 80903. Phone: (719) 632 2646.
  Online: ANA"

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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