Museum of Fine Arts receives huge gift

The Houston Chronicle reports on Houston’s Museum of Fine Artsannouncement of the late Caroline Wiess Law‘s bequest of almost 60 artworks valued at between $60-85 million. Mrs. Law was a daughter of Harry Wiess, one of the founders of Humble Oil Co., the predecessor to Exxon Mobil. Mr. Wiess and his wife Olga were founding members of the Museum of Fine Arts, which has grown into the centerpiece of Houston’s Museum District just north of the Texas Medical Center.

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