Colby College Museum of Art given 1,000-work collection

The Colby College Museum of Art in Waterville, Maine has received a donation worth more than $100m from the art collectors and honorary alumni Peter and Paula Lunder. The gift adds over 1,000 works of art to the museums collection and will fund the launch of the Lunder Institute of American Art, a research centre that aims to advance critical and creative research in American art and related fields.
The donated works span around 500 years and include paintings, sculptures, photographs, works on