His stunning African American art collection is why. “But no, this is the story of how great art gets lost.” It is a story Arnett tells almost compulsively. The villains remain constant: Collectors cramming vans full of folk art; museum establishment hacks discrediting Arnett; Morley Safer, the “60 Minutes” correspondent whose nasty 1993 report continues to eat at him. Spend even an hour with Bill Arnett and it’s easy to forget the most important part of his story. Bill Arnett stands in a warehouse in Atlanta, where works from artists he discovered in the South are on display.

Source: Washington Post March 09, 2017 15:21 UTC