http://www.theroot.com/views/fisk-university-owns-nashville-s-greatest-public-art-collection
This piece of news has been particularly interesting to me because for one, Georgia O'Keeffe and her time era are one of the most interesting to me and two I just recently just found out about all of this! For being in Nashville for two years and an art lover this is horrible on my part. I just recently visited the collection about a month ago with no former knowledge of the school's legal struggles. Upon finding out from the radio about the school's want to sell the works of art I was hurt, because I felt that they were taking something away from me as a student, even though I don't attend the school, the collection was donated on the terms of educating students and local residents.
The article states that work's presence at the school is a source of joy, consternation, and dispute. I would agree. The collection is something to be of significant value because it outlines poplar artist of the beginning 20th century, such as Picasso, Demuth, and Toulouse Lautrec, along with many more. It is one of consternation because the school lacks the capital to house and show it, which is taking money away from students. It is one of dispute because there is such a big controversy over to sell it, why they're not allowed to sell it, and of just housing it else where.
Though the work is something of a golden egg to the school, my frustration stems from the fact that they aren't even allowed to put the works on loan for money. Georgia O'Keeffe gifted the works to the school for educational purposes but if the school is no longer able to function and closes, how will that goal ever be continued?
4 comments:
It is disturbing to think that they would hold this legal struggle above the head of the school. School is for learning and being inspired but if you can't have a place to learn being inspired means nothing. Even if they don't give up the ownership of the art they should be allowed to loan it out to help benefit the school.
It's sad that they have to sell the artwork, but there has to be some solution to keep it local and still save the school. It seems like the issue has gotten way out of hand, and the school has been forced into a sort of lose/lose situation.
I keep hearing about this on the news, and it's such an unfortunate situation. The whole purpose was to educate, but if the school closes, that purpose is totally nullified. But if they lose the art, a big part of the school's character goes with it. It really does seem to be a lose/lose situation.
I posted a similar article and agree that it should stay local. It's so sad that the school can't afford to keep the artwork and that they want to sell it. It was given to the school as a gift and to loose such a grand gift as all that artwork because the school can't pay for it saddens me.
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