Albright College art earns $1M at auction

Albright College art earns $1M at auction

READING — The public auction of Albright College’s Freedman Gallery collection garnered nearly $1 million for the private liberal arts school in Reading as it tries to get on solid financial footing after years of deficits. College officials didn’t expect to collect much from selling hundreds of paintings, sculptures, and pictures. In internal emails to faculty and staff, James Gaddy, Albright’s vice president of advancement, said the college in…

The Foundation for the Reading Public Museum Announces Acquisition of More Than 250 Artworks from Albright College

From Reading Public Museum Pictured above: Francis D. Devlan (American, 1835-1870) and Christopher H. Shearer (American, 1846-1926), Landscape with Cows, 1857, oil on canvas, 39.5 x 50 inches. The Foundation for the Reading Public Museum has announced the acquisition of more than 250 works from the Freedman Gallery Collection of Albright College. These works, which include paintings, photographs, and prints, will join the rich holdings of the Re…