Art Works of Man Blog March Archive

Museum of Latin American Art gets $25-million endowment

03/20/09 21:52

The Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, California, can now look forward to a more secure future after it got an endowment of $25 million from the estate of its founder, Dr. Robert Gumbiner.

According to the terms of the bequest, the museum is only allowed to spend the earnings of the endowment for its operating expenses, while 10% of these earnings should be put back into the endowment.

Link: MoLAA gets $25-million endowment | Culture Monster | Los Angeles Times

Independence painting to be put on Seattle museum

When you talk about early American history, what first comes to your mind? George Washington? Delaware? Or, perhaps, the signing of the Declaration of Independence?

Well, I'm sure you know that one: the scene where Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin presenting the document to John Hancock, with delegates from the Continental Congress in attendance.

The painting, which was created by John Trumbull from 1786 to 1820, will be temporarily released from its home in the Yale Art Gallery and be put for public viewing in the Seattle Art Museum. More details here at the online version of the Seattle Times.

Link: The Arts | A rich history lesson in exhibit of early American art at SAM | Seattle Times Newspaper