Museum gets pledge to aid art scholars
Tyson $5 million gift to fund research, residency program
Posted: September 20, 2012 at 3:40 a.m.
STAFF PHOTO JASON IVESTER Tyson Foods, Inc., chairman John Tyson (from left), Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art founder Alice Walton and Cyrstal Bridges executive director Don Bacigalupi listen during a news conference on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, inside the Bentonville museum. A $5 million gift from the Tyson family and Tyson Foods, Inc., was announced which will establish the Tyson Scholars of American Art and the Don Tyson Prize.
A $5 million pledge from the Tyson family of Springdale and Tyson Foods Inc. has allowed Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art to begin a research and residency program for art scholars, museum leaders announced Wednesday.
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