SAVE THE ART (STA)

Grassroots group established in 2017 with the intent of stopping sale of Berkshire Museum’s treasured art in order to find alt solution to financial shortfall.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Valparaiso University in Indiana wants to raise money to renovate two dorms by selling treasures from its art museum, including the crown jewel of its collection: a painting by Georgia O’Keeffe worth millions. The announcement has divided the university. https://t.co/0PPHCcwUSj

[The Art Newspaper @TheArtNewspaper]

A small Indiana university’s plan to deaccession and sell a selection of art including a Georgia O’Keeffe painting to fund a development project on campus has triggered backlash among university and museum communities https://t.co/vUF3hl6hG8

[SAVE THE ART (STA) @SaveTheArt01201]

It still hurts when reminded of the large loss of cultural heritage entrusted for the benefit of all generations of those living in the Berkshires. #publictrust #leadershipmatters

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Auctioned @Sothebys NYC in Nov 2018. Once part of collection at Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, MA. Recently found in 2022 at the Addison Gallery of American Art - currently featured in “Regarding America: 19th-Century Art from the Permanent Collection” April 23 – July 31, 2022.

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@ArtistBierstadt The location of the magnificent painting is unknown. The Berkshire Museum sold it in auction at Sotheby’s https://t.co/IU3v8G8Vjh

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How Not to Write a Job Description https://t.co/bGJi7k47L4 via @leadingbydesign #berkshiremuseum

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@Arlenem13 @ArtistBierstadt - See link. In a private collection just like the “Redwoods of CA” once held in trust at the BM https://t.co/dL9K9NRCeZ

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“I hadn’t followed the sale of the art that closely.” @Sothebys @BerkshireMuseum #deaccessioning #bierstadtredwoodsofca #calder #fredericchurch #Bouguereau #LaFarge #LeadershipMatters #Peale
#Rockwell https://t.co/oYwFVmdBme

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Rodgers Steps Down As Head Of Berkshire Museum https://t.co/xlHhwlkd5m

[Berkshire Eagle @BerkshireEagle]

Jeff Rodgers is out as executive director of the Berkshire Museum. His reason for leaving is not clear in a statement from the Pittsfield museum. https://t.co/11qglG5BE6

[SAVE THE ART (STA) @SaveTheArt01201]

A.Bierstadt “Redwood Trees of CA” 1874 #sublime #spiritual Help us find it! Last owner @BerkshireMuseum Gift from benefactor Zenas Crane to community/public trust/future generations. Last seen @Sothebys when hammer came down & treasure went into private hands. #leadershipmatters

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@kmpmurphy https://t.co/jXhCZgF2BL

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https://t.co/k6EYpj0C5P

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#normanrockwell ‘s Shuffleton’s Barbershop is moving to @lucasmuseum in LA. It’s fitting to hear from the man who framed this masterpiece after the artist had gifted it to the people of the Berkshires & in trust @BerkshireMuseum https://t.co/aHn5G3ds8d

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@craigmatsuda @KnightLAT Privatizing

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@TylerGreenBooks It’s not just monetizing it is privatizing

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@CultureGrrl To see what’s there before it goes to @Sothebys ?

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And about that endowment from the sale of our community’s art - #transparency - where and how is it invested? Asking for our friends ⁦@BerkshireMuseum⁩ https://t.co/v7IaGbrP1v

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Seriously? #leadershipmatters #changetheboard

[Kevin Murphy @kmpmurphy]

Supporters of @BerkshireMuseum spent yesterday contacting leadership at my institution in an attempt to get me in trouble for a personal tweet calling out the museum’s continuing duplicity and ineptitude. Didn’t work, just like most things at the BM.