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Opposition Group Files Suit to Halt Corcoran Dissolution

The proposed dissolution of the Corcoran Gallery of Art and the Corcoran College of Art and Design may have hit a roadblock.

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  Leigh Anne Miller
• Jul 3, 2014 11:28 am

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Lawsuit Filed Against Cooper Union over Tuition Plan

In a petition filed with the New York State Supreme Court, the Committee to Save Cooper Union argues that the school's board has breached its fiduciary duties. The suit comes after ongoing protests…

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  Brian Boucher
• May 28, 2014 2:19 pm

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Lawsuit by Calder’s Heirs Against Dealer is Dismissed

A $20-million fraud lawsuit by the estate of Alexander Calder against his longtime dealer, Klaus G. Perls, has been dismissed by Justice Shirley Werner Kornreich of the New York Supreme Court…

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  Brian Boucher
• Dec 30, 2013 3:20 pm

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Dia Founders Sue to Stop Auction of Artworks

A lawsuit by two founders of New York's Dia Art Foundation aims to block the sale of 27 works of art worth as much as $20 million at an auction at Sotheby's on Wednesday…

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  Brian Boucher
• Nov 8, 2013 12:39 pm

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Judge Rules for Metropolitan Museum in Admissions Lawsuits

A New York State Supreme Court judge has ruled in favor of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art in a pair of lawsuits, allowing it to charge admission, as it has done for decades.

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  Brian Boucher
• Oct 30, 2013 6:30 pm

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New Met Museum Lease Amendment Supports Admission Fees

New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art has new ammunition against a pair of lawsuits protesting "recommended" admission fees.

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  Brian Boucher
• Oct 24, 2013 4:48 pm

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USPS to Pay Korean War Memorial Sculptor $685,000

The artist who designed the figures of soldiers at the Korean War Veterans Memorial will collect over half a million dollars for unauthorized use of an image of his work. The U.S. Court of Federal…

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  Leigh Anne Miller
• Sep 24, 2013 3:41 pm

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Former El Museo Director’s Discrimination Suit Dismissed

"There is no probable cause to believe that the [museum] has engaged in or is engaging in the unlawful discriminatory practice complained of," says a Division of Human Rights determination from Sept. …

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  Brian Boucher
• Sep 17, 2013 10:51 pm

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Jane Holzer Sues Lower East Side Gallery

Art collector and former Warhol superstar "Baby" Jane Holzer sued New York's Stephan Stoyanov Gallery in New York Supreme Court on May 19, claiming Stoyanov mishandled at least $585,000, which he'd ag…

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  Tracy Zwick
• Jun 6, 2013 12:20 pm