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Article: YAM to display Bair art collection permanently
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- The Billings Gazette
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- June 22, 2006
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Artwork and artifacts on temporary loan to the Yellowstone Art Museum from the Charles M. Bair Family Home will be at the YAM permanently, the Charles M. Bair Family Trust Board of Advisers said Wednesday.
The YAM also plans to begin a $1 million fundraising effort to create a new 3,000-square-foot gallery for the collection.
"The Charles M. Bair Family Trust Board of Advisers believes that the Yellowstone Art Museum is a natural and optimal choice for the exhibition and care of the Bair works," said Wayne Hirsch, vice chairman of the trust board.
Artworks by Charles M. Russell and Joseph Henry Sharp, as well as photo engravings of the Crow people by Edward M. Curtis are on display at the ...