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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Thursday, June 17, 2010

Broads will give away $35 billion
ArtfixDaily Staff - June 17th, 2010 05:26

Leading Los Angeles philanthropist Eli Broad, and his wife, Edythe, yesterday stated they will pledge 75% of their considerable wealth to charity during and after their lifetime. Forbes' magazine estimates the couple's fortune at $47 billion. The Broads are publicly responding to “The Giving Pledge,” a drive instigated by billionaires Warren Buffett and Bill and Melinda Gates, to encourage ultra-rich Americans to give at least 50 percent of their wealth to charitable ...

A Gustaf Tenggren preliminary watercolor from "Pinocchio" 1940, watercolor on paper.

Pinocchio tops Bonhams' entertainment sale

A rare preliminary watercolor from the 1940 animated classic Pinocchio brought on fierce bidding up to $30,500 at Bonhams & Butterfields' June 13 entertainment memorabilia auction ...

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	Suzanne Perrault is Featured Speaker at the 2010 Princeton Fall Antiques and Fine Arts Show September 25 Release Date: 16 June 2010 The Historical Society of Princeton is pleased to announce Suzanne Perrault as its featured guest speaker for the 2010 Princeton Fall Antiques and Fine Arts Show. Ms. Perrault will present “A Roving Eye,” an inside look at the Robert A. Ellison American Art Pottery Collection, ... Read more

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