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Museum’s Benin Bronzes Are Reclaimed by Wealthy Collector
The royal leader of the Kingdom of Benin sought the return of artifacts displayed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The ...
See historic bronzes displayed in MFA’s prized — and now doomed — Benin Kingdom Gallery
The wealthy donor who pledged them to the museum asked they be returned to him amid talks to transfer ownership to their ...
Wealthy banking scion who rescinded gift of MFA’s African bronzes is a collector — and maker — of art
Robert Owen Lehman, whose forebear co-founded finance giant Lehman Bros., collected music manuscripts, directed movies, and ...