The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Philadelphia Groups Raise Millions of Dollars to Keep a Masterpiece in the City

By Peter Panepento

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...

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