I know this blog won't attract most business buffs or journalism minors but as an Art major this drew my attention. While scaveging my brain and internet for a new blog post I found this in the Columbus Dispatch:
BEREA, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio college has made $1.4 million selling off an art collection that it wasn't displaying and was anxious about storing.
First, this place is the liberal arts college Baldwin-Wallace. Two, this collection of art included works by James Whistler and Roy Lichtenstein.
If only Wittenberg held works of esteemed artists like Whistler and Lichtenstein I might sleep in the gallery. My confusion comes as to why in the hell wouldn't Baldwin-Wallace make room to permanently display these timeless pieces? But rather hide them away in a basement and later sell them. How did they even aquire them? Luckily, I've had my chance to see a Lichtenstein piece at the Columbus Art Museum, but I am still waiting to be able to enjoy the works of other great artists as well.
But think about all the cool things Wittenberg could do with 1.4 million bucks. Witt could afford to purchase Macs and the staff could get computer upgrades, etc. I appreciate art, but at the same time money doesn't grow on trees. I'm interested in what Baldwin Wallace is doing with the money!
ReplyDeleteYou could probably write a good story on this if you're able to get in contact with their art department or whoever was in charge of keeping and selling the pieces. You would think that they would want to show off these pieces, it would be really appealing to the people in the community and students. I think it would be really interesting to find out what their motivations were behind their decision and what they plan to do with the money.
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