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A judge heard arguments on Wednesday on whether to dismiss a lawsuit attempting to block Valparaiso University from selling three artworks from its museum.
Do Dick Brauer, the namesake of the Brauer Museum at Valparaiso University and its first curator, and Philipp Brockington, a retired university law professor who is one of the museum’s benefactors, have legal standing to stop the sale of the museum’s most valuable artwork so the proceeds can be used to fund dorm renovations? That’s now in the hands of Porter Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Thode. .
Wednesday’s tour of the Brauer Museum of Art on the Valparaiso University campus by residents of Pines Village Retirement Communities was to celebrate the legacy of Josephine Ferguson as a major benefactor of the museum. Ferguson, who died March 11 at age 99 and also lived at Pines Village, would have been 100 on Aug. 30. Her investment in artwork, said those leading the tour of the Ferguson .
Guest column: VU s Brauer Museum is far more than a museum in name only chicagotribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chicagotribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.