Albright College Is Selling Its Art Collection to Cut $20 M. Deficit, But Donors Oppose the Move
A college in Pennsylvania is the latest US university looking to sell its art collection to balance its books. Albright College, a liberal arts institution in Reading, has put more than 500 works into an online sale at Pook & Pook Inc, an auction house in Downingtown, Pennsylvania.The college follows the likes of Fisk University, Brandeis University, Valparaiso University, Randolph College, Rockford College, and Mills College in sending artwork to the auction block. Albright’s move has
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