Detroit Automakers Pledge $26 Million to Help Save Home of Diego Rivera's Religious Art Masterpiece
THE NEW YORK TIMES
By Steven Yaccino
MICHIGAN---The Detroit Institute of Arts announced Monday that the nation’s three major automakers would donate a combined $26 million to help save the city’s art collection, bringing the city a step closer to completing a deal aimed at coming out of bankruptcy by fall. The Ford Motor Company and General Motors each committed to giving $10 million to help the institute raise $100 million as part of a so-called grand bargain that would also ease pension cuts for city retirees. Chrysler, the smallest of the three American automakers, will contribute $6 million. [link]
By Steven Yaccino
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| The inoculation scene, by Diego Rivera became a focus of attacks that sought to inflame religious bigotry. |