January 11, 2007
Philadelphia Groups Raise Millions of Dollars to Keep a Masterpiece in the City
Many Philadelphians are still angry over the recent decision by board members of Thomas Jefferson University to sell a famous 19th-century American painting to two museums outside the city.
Feelings have remained high even after local nonprofit organizations, donors, and foundations last month announced they had raised $68-million — enough to keep the painting in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia art enthusiasts and Thomas Jefferson alumni were outraged by the university's
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