Colby College art windfall

Colby College, the second-oldest liberal-arts college in Maine, received a private art collection valued at $100 million that includes the work of American artists Georgia O'Keeffe, Edward Hopper, Mary Cassatt, James McNeill Whistler and others.

The gift, from Peter and Paula Lunder of Waterville, Maine, is the largest in the college's history . . .

The collection consists of 500 prints, paintings and sculptures that will be housed at the college's Museum of Art in Waterville. More than 80 works from the gift are currently on display at the museum, which is being expanded to accommodate the entire collection.

Posted by David on May 21, 2007 1:48 PM