Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Muhammad Ali Center Suing Art Donor

{Louisville, Kentucky}...The Muhammad Ali Center is suing art donor Park West Gallery of Southfield, Michigan, seeking to force the gallery to take back a gift of more than 180 pieces or allow the center to display it without any conditions set in the donation agreement. At issue is the authenticity of Ali autographs on six pieces donated in 2009. The center says the signatures are not Ali's and are not in an online database that authenticates signed artwork. Park West Gallery donated the pieces with the agreement that the Ali Center would retain the art in perpetuity, but had to display the pieces with plaques noting where the art came from.