He had also been a director of the foundation since 1970.
None of the foundation directors are saying how they will vote.
The foundation director was a small man in a dark suit but he had a presence that commanded the room.
So far, no other foundation directors have resigned in response to the governor's decision.
Aujoulat served as director of the foundation from 1936 to 1945.
The paintings, he said in a telephone interview, were given to him by the director of the foundation from which the Smithsonian received them.
Allen Kaufman, executive director of the foundation, says some resentment is natural.
Michele Byers, the executive director of the foundation, said the land could be open to the public in about a year.
Davidson served as the first director of the foundation.
Margaret, who was 68 when she died, was 20 years younger than her husband and a foundation director.