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>From News: 

Jerwood moves its assets from Liechtenstein to UK


Who was the mysterious pearl trader behind one of Britain’s richest
charities?- By Martin Bailey 


LONDON. The Art Newspaper has learned that the Jerwood Foundation has
recently transferred its assets from the Liechtenstein-based Jerwood
Foundation to the UK-registered Jerwood Charity, which has been endowed to
the tune of £25 million. Jerwood has now become one of the UK’s largest arts
charities, disbursing well over £5 million a year. A total of £70 million
has been awarded or put into an endowment since John Jerwood’s death in
1991. The move from a Liechtenstein foundation... 
go to article <http://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/article.asp?idart=11853> 



>From News: 

Bitter dispute over Alberto Burri


The Arte Povera artist’s brother-in-law is claiming ownership of over 1,000
works- By Emma Beatty 


LONDON. Cecil Craig, 85, the brother-in-law of the Arte Povera artist
Alberto Burri, has taken up his late sister’s campaign to gain ownership of
the Italian artist’s estate, which has been managed by the Burri Foundation
since shortly after the artist’s death... 
go to article <http://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/article.asp?idart=11852> 



>From Museums: 

Virginia gets $100 million gift of American art


The donation puts the collection on par with those in Boston, New York and
Washington, DC, says director- By Jason Edward Kaufman 


RICHMOND. The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts has received 130 American
paintings, valued in excess of $100 million, from trustee Frances G.
McGlothlin and her husband James W. McGlothlin, chairman and ceo of the
Virginia-based financial services and industrial supply company United Co.
and one of the US’s wealthiest individuals. The gift transforms the museum’s
holdings of American art... 
go to article <http://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/article.asp?idart=11851>