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As a Corporation Leaves Town, Grants for the Arts Go With It
An article in The New York Times reporting on Altria's relocation to Richmond, Virginia and the resultant phasing out by the company of its funding of the arts in New York City.
As Corporate Support Shifts Its Focus, Art Organizations Are Adjusting
An article in The New York Times reporting on the changing landscape of corporate financing of the arts as tobacco sponsor Altria prepares to leave New York City.
Company's Fortunes Change, and The Whitney Benefits
An article in The New York Times reporting on Altria Group's donations of artworks to the Whitney Museum of American Art. Item consists of three pages.(Article)
End of an Era in Arts Funding
An editorial in The New York Times about the mixed legacy of Altria's long support of the city's art museums and cultural organizations on the one hand, and the source of the company's profits--the marketing of a lethal, addictive product--on the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
An advertisement in The New York Times promoting the opening of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture featuring a list of corporations who contributed to the museum. Altria is listed as having given over $1 million.
Tobacco Firm Will Slash Its Arts Funding
An article in The New York Sun reporting on Altria's cutting of funds to art museums and cultural organizations in New York City.
With Altria Leaving, Whitney Loses Branch
An article in The New York Times reporting on the closure of the Whitney Museum of American Art at Altria in the aftermath of Altria's relocation of its headquarters from New York City to Richmond, Virginia.
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A House Call by DOC at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Two photographs of members of DOC (Doctors Ought to Care) protesting Philip Morris sponsorship of the exhibition The Vatican Collections: Papacy and…