"The Baltimore Museum of Art continues to be hit by criticism and turmoil — including the resignations of artists Amy Sherald and Adam Pendleton from the board of trustees — since announcing earlier this month that it would sell three paintings by Andy Warhol, Clyfford Still and Brice Marden to generate $65 million for diversity and equity programs. 
Now, two former museum board chairmen say they’ve rescinded planned gifts totaling $50 million.
...Other donors Newhall has spoken to are considering canceling gifts...
Newhall rejected Segal’s statement and characterized it as part of a pattern. “We never put anything in writing, but I ran that campaign for five years. I’m sure it’s in the minutes of the various board meetings,” he said. “That’s what they are doing about everything. They are denying everything. They lie.”
...The BMA intends to spend $10 million to acquire art made by women and artists of color and $1 million for equity programs.
It will place the balance — an estimated $54 million — in an endowment that will yield $2 million to $2.5 million annually for the museum’s work to improve equity, diversity and inclusion.
Bedford said the museum had “a moral imperative” to undertake a bold plan to address systemic racism and injustice...Read all.
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