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San Francisco May Lose Massive Art Collection

articles.latimes.com — The fate of the collection, which includes about a thousand works by such artists as Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Alexander Calder and is conservatively valued in the tens of millions of dollars, has San Francisco's art community fearful that the city could lose an irreplaceable cultural treasure.

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  • hbyrne, on 11/03/2009, -0/+27Update: On Sept 25th, the collection's owner (Donald & Doris Fisher, husband and wife cofounders of The Gap) donated their collection to the SF Museum of Modern Art. On Sept 27th, Donald Fisher died.
  • Sneezyx, on 11/03/2009, -1/+12Exactly, so why is this obsolete story on the front page? Get it off!
  • Pinkertinkle, on 11/03/2009, -0/+3What is this some sort of halloween beyond the grave story?
  • absolutelytrue, on 11/03/2009, -0/+2Thanks for the update. I thought this was breaking until I saw the date..
  • neoauteur, on 11/03/2009, -1/+2Should other cities be given a chance to host this treasure as well? Sorry San Francisco.
  • RyeBrye, on 11/03/2009, -1/+2It seems that finding a place for the Gap founder's art collection is not an Easy Fit.
  • DulcetTone, on 11/03/2009, -5/+3This will free up some space for new art.

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