On Art Museum Funding
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Re: “Architectural Design on a User-Friendly Scale,” Jan. 10.
It came as quite a surprise to read in Leon Whiteson’s otherwise informative review of an exhibition at the Gallery of Functional Art that the Santa Monica Museum of Art is a “privately funded” institution. Quite the contrary.
The museum is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization dependent upon public support. We are wholly supported by contributions from our membership and board of trustees, and through grants from governmental agencies, corporations and charitable foundations. A great many individuals have generously lent their time, expertise and money to making the museum a reality. It is this collective effort and public good will that supports the Santa Monica Museum of Art.
THOMAS RHOADS
Director
Santa Monica Museum of Art
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