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...gift comes at a time of transition for Harvard's museums as its flagship, the Fogg Art Museum at 32 Quincy St., has closed for renovations and expansion under the architect Renzo Piano...
Pulitzer, her husband, and his first wife have given generously to the art museum in the past. In addition to the 31 works and the $45 million donated today, the University announced 43 other modern and contemporary works donated by the family between 1953 and 2005. Those works, which were never formally announced, include paintings by Cézanne, Monet, and Picasso...
...Museum officials also said that the financial support of the Pulitzers has allowed it to purchase 92 works of art over the past few decades...
...Emmy has been the Art Museum's most active and dedicated benefactor, and her and Joe's long-term, substantive support has enriched the experience of countless students, researchers, and visitors," said Thomas W. Lentz, the director of the Harvard Art Museum. "This current gift provides tremendous new strength in the museum's holdings of modern and contemporary...
...underground culture was beginning to break out. Skateboarding had begun in California in the 1950s as people skated in unused swimming pools before spilling out onto skating ramps and the streets. However, the movie argues that, by the late-70s, “skateboarding seemed ripe for the museum of failed fads.” What saved it was street skating in cities.“Recognizing that it could happen anywhere and on everything, that’s what saved skateboarding,” Rick Charnoski says. Charnoski co-directed “Deathbowl to Downtown” alongside...