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Major donors to the Fogg's on-going fund drive and members of the Fine Arts faculty said that Bok's decision was based on unsound economic reasoning, overly cautious planning, and an underestimation of the Fogg's significance within the University and in the museum world...
Donors serving on the supervisory Visiting Committee for the Fogg confirmed a recent public statement by Fogg Director Seymour Slive that millions of dollars pledged to the museum addition have already been lost because supporters have withdrawn donations in the wake of Bok's decision. In the future, these sources added. Harvard's main capital fund drive may lose substantial support from benefactors angered by the sudden cancellation of the Fogg expansion...
Ralph F. Colin, a leading Fogg fund-raiser and high-ranking official with the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, leveled the most severe charge at Bok, saying in a private letter mailed to the president Thursday that his decision would cost the Harvard Campaign "far more" than the $3 or $4 million which became the issue of debate just before Bok killed the expansion plans...
Painting a picture of repeated administrative mismanagement resulting from an insensitivity to the needs of the Fogg, Colin said in his letter, "There seem to be only two alternatives. Either a.) You are unaware of the Fogg's role and importance as are the other five members of the Corporation, or b.) Being aware you are unwilling to go to bat and if necessary lay your job as president on the line to accomplish what needed to be accomplished. You may therefore take your choice as to whether 'ignorance' or 'ignominy' more aptly describes the basis of your behavior...
...decision as he originally stated them in a private letter to members of the Visiting Committee dated February 2. Bok said that fears over unanticipated construction and operating costs, the difficulty of perhaps maintaining unconnected buildings, and reservations about a recent and highly controversial proposal to sell Fogg paintings to raise more money were major reasons for his decision...