Thome v. Alexander & Louisa Calder Foundation
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
*94OPINION OF THE COURT
Saxe, J.
This appeal arises out of plaintiffs efforts to obtain from defendant, the Alexander & Louisa Calder Foundation, a positive response, or any response, to his submission seeking its authentication of two theatrical stage sets and related material in his possession (the Work) that he claims were the work of renowned artist Alexander Calder. It raises the question of whether a private foundation such as this has any legal obligation either to the public at large or to owners of art work to authenticate that work.
The Calder Foundation is a private foundation formed in…
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