Gifts of Art and Cash Flow to Museum to Remember a Beloved Leader

By Caroline Bermudez

The Philadelphia Museum of Art has received 47 gifts of artwork in honor of its late director, Anne d'Harnoncourt, who died in June. Among the works are pieces by Claes Oldenburg, Georges Seurat, and Frank Stella. The museum declined to provide the value of all the works donated.

The influx of gifts was not prompted by a single donor or a coordinated affair but was an outpouring of appreciation for Ms. d'Harnoncourt, who led the museum from 1982 until her death. The works were donated