Shelby White has given the museum generous gifts and 33 years of service as a trustee. But investigators recently seized many of her ancient artifacts, including 17 that were on loan to the Met.

Extremely cool how we basically just still live in feudal times, but with extra distractions to make it less obvious.

  • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
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    1 year ago

    It's a very good article. It's clear that she and her hedge fund guy husband knew they were buying looted or stolen stuff. There's lots I could quote but I'll only share what I thought was the funniest...

    In 2017, in something of a crowning recognition, White was awarded the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy. The citation noted that “the multifaceted breadth of her giving is ever evolving.”

    But even as she and her husband built a reputation for generosity, their collecting drew criticism.

    The NYT didn't allow comments. No doubt because they knew they were going to be 100% negative towards the "philanthropist" and rich philanthropists in general.