31. Population differences notwithstanding, nearly everyone credits the current success of American museums to marketing. 32. Population differences notwithstanding, nearly everyone credits the success of American museums to marketing. 33. Several American museums collected his works.. 34. Some of these works were sold directly to American museums, and others were sold first to private collectors who eventually donated them to public institutions. 35. Soon, the Carter was caught in a loop that bedevils countless other American museums. 36. Some experts believe that hundreds, if not thousands, of looted works hang in American museums or in the homes of collectors. 37. Still, natural light, a rarity in American museums, floods four of the galleries, underscoring the bright, airy feel of the rooms. 38. The case has been closely watched by American museums, who worry that foreign lenders will be wary of making loans to the United States. 39. The drawing is the only other authentic, reworked Holbein drawing in an American museum. 40. The first American museum to buy a Monet? |