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Museums & Cultural Arts Commission advances deaccession of artworks and Colton Hall furniture
Summary
At its Thursday meeting the commission voted to advance a staff recommendation to deaccession a set of deteriorated artworks and several pieces of Colton Hall furniture, directing staff to prepare a council consent item and to prioritize donations to local organizations when appropriate.
The Museums & Cultural Arts Commission voted Thursday to move forward with deaccessioning multiple artworks and pieces of Colton Hall and Fulton Hall furniture after staff said the items were deteriorated, oversized for current display spaces or lacked adequate storage and conservation capacity.
Ryan, the cultural arts manager, told commissioners the proposals include two sets of objects: an art-collection deaccession (large fiber and collage works, a donated Abraham Lincoln piece of unknown authorship, 'path of history' panels and large photographs) and a Colton Hall furniture list (chairs, benches, roll-top desks and other items dating from the 1950s–1960s). "We don't have the funds to do…
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