(Denver) Museum Glories In Pair's Gift

Denver Post.com
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
fine arts | kyle macmillan

"More than $30 million in contemporary artworks by such marquee names as Andy Warhol, Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons and Cindy Sherman. Fifteen million dollars in cash. A house and gallery in Vail.

With a bequest including all those ingredients, nationally known art collectors Kent and Vicki Logan are set to become the Denver Art Museum's largest donors ever, museum officials said Tuesday.

...they believe Denver's visual-arts scene is primed for a "quantum improvement," especially with the opening of the museum's addition. They want to be part of the changes.

The bequest includes $10 million for an endowment supporting exhibitions, acquisitions and the hiring of an additional curator for the modern and contemporary department. With such a fund, the museum preserves the principal and uses its annual interest to cover operating costs."

What are the odds of eventually getting a Mapplethorpe exhibit?