Month: March 2018

Save the Art Continues to Seek Transparency from the Berkshire Museum and Attorney General

March 27, 2018
Press Release - STA

Press Release – Save the ArtMarch 27, 2018 Save the Art – Save the Museum has helped to achieve a major goal of saving the Berkshire Museum’s 40 most valuable artworks from immediate auction. We re-dedicate ourselves now that the issue is...

Justice Lowy to Berkshire Museum Attorney Lee at Massachusetts Supreme Court: “So in other words, I have to tell you, I’m watching two different movies.”

March 22, 2018
High Court

Berkshire Museum Trustees March 20, 2018 at Massachusetts Supreme Court (front row far left Director Van Shields seated next to Trustees Chair Elizabeth McGraw). ©2018 Photo by Catherine Ryan Catherine Ryan, Good Morning Gloucester BlogMarch...

Why Did the Attorney General Cave in Berkshire Museum Case? My Q&A with the Rockwells’ Lawyer

March 21, 2018
High Court

©2018 Photo by Catherine Ryan Lee Rosenbaum, Culture GrrlMarch 21, 2018 Those, like me, who were caught off-guard by the astonishing deal (now awaiting court validation) cut last month by the Berkshire Museum and Massachusetts Attorney General...

Healey’s links to Berkshire Museum law firm prompt questions

March 20, 2018
Attorney General

Larry Parnass, The Berkshire Eagle,March 20, 2018 PITTSFIELD – As the state’s chief law enforcement officer, Attorney General Maura Healey and her staff routinely face off against private law firms. Rarely do they know their adversaries...

Fate of Berkshire Museum’s Artwork Rests with State’s High Court

March 20, 2018
High Court

©2018 Photo by Catherine Ryan Maria Garcia, wbur 90.9, The ARTeryMarch 20, 2018 BOSTON – Residents opposed to the sale of artwork by the Berkshire Museum, in a final attempt, asked the state Supreme Judicial Court on Tuesday to stop the...

At Berkshire Museum Art Sale Hearing, Both Sides Find Reason for Hope

March 20, 2018
High Court

Michael Keating, an attorney representing a group of residents opposing the Berkshire Museum’s proposed art sale, addresses Justice David Lowy on Tuesday, during a Supreme Judicial Court hearing on the matter. ©2018 Larry Parnass Larry Parnass,...

As Closely Watched Case Nears Possible End, Lawyers Duel Over Berkshire Museum Sales in Massachusetts Supreme Court

March 20, 2018
High Court

John Adams Courthouse in Boston. ©2018 Photo by Ken Green Andrew Russeth, ARTNEWSMarch 20, 2018 BOSTON – The battle over the Berkshire Museum’s controversial plan to sell artworks from its collection, including two important Norman Rockwell...