Rutgers receiving $34M art donation and $10M endowment, its largest gift ever
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Rutgers University is receiving a prestigious art collection valued at nearly $34 million, its largest single donation ever, the university announced on Thursday.
The collection comprises 17,300 pieces of Soviet nonconformist art, given to the university by Nancy Dodge, the widow of economist and art collector Norton Dodge.
Rutgers will put the works on display at the Zimmerli Art Museum, which already houses the 4,000 pieces of work donated by Nancy and Norton Dodge in 1991.
Accompanying the art donation is a $10 million endowment from the Avenir Foundation to maintain the collection, according to the university.
Read more: https://www.tapinto.net/sections/arts-and-entertainment/articles/rutgers-receiving-34m-art-donation-and-10m-endo-16
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