Word: glanton
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...first plan to raise money came from the foundation's new president, a lawyer named Richard Glanton. Early in 1991, Glanton proposed selling "redundant" works to pay for the repairs he considered necessary, the cost of which was estimated at $15 million. He proposed selling a minimum of 15 paintings, and he discussed sales of up to $100 million (some sources say $200 million) with Sotheby...
...foundation denied the public access to the collection until a Pennsylvania judge in 1960 forced open the doors for 2 1/2 days a week. Now the trustees, led by Richard Glanton, a Philadelphia attorney who is general counsel for Lincoln University and the Barnes' new president, are trying to break the hold of tradition further and, as they see it, move the Barnes into the 21st century...