In 2010, Genevieve and Richard Shaw gave more than 200 objects to the

FIA. This gift was unrestricted, meaning that some works could be

deaccessioned to gain funds to only be used to purchase other works of

art. When this occurs, the name of the donor of the object sold is

included in the credit line along with the designation: “by exchange.”

While some works of were deaccessioned because they did not fit into

the collection, many of their gifts, especially classical French and

American paperweights, are still in the collection and on view in the

exhibition Small Worlds.

Genevieve Rosellen Shaw (née McDonnell) was born in Chicago and

moved to Flint as a child. She married Richard A. Shaw, settling in Clio,

Michigan, where they raised four children. Both Genevieve and Richard

were active in projects in Flint and cared deeply about the city’s history

and future.