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Condition Report: Anne Kraybill’s Art-Mart

The Art Bridges Foundation’s C.E.O. talks matchmaking for art institutions, particularly at a time when 95 percent of the country’s works are sitting in storage. How can (well-capitalized) regional museums play a crucial role?

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Anne Kraybill
"You’re seeing a shift happening, even with curators who are much more public-facing. They’ve got to be accessible to the public," says Art Bridges Foundation C.E.O. Anne Kraybill. Photo: Kendra Crellin
Marion Maneker
March 19, 2025

Alice Walton, the Walmart heiress and daughter of the discount big-box store’s founder, Sam Walton, devotes some of her $105 billion fortune to American art. She played a central role in the creation of Crystal Bridges, the hugely successful museum in Walmart’s hometown of Bentonville, Arkansas. But many people don’t know that Walton also created the Art Bridges Foundation to help many of America’s smaller museums participate in the wealth of American art.

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