Colby College's Lunder Institute for American Art Names Lee Glazer Director

Andrew Russeth, ARTnews, April 19, 2018

The Lunder Institute, a research center for American art about 75 miles north of Portland, was founded last year after collectors Peter and Paula Lunder donated more than 1,100 works valued at more than $100 million to Colby. Earlier this month, the Institute tapped Theaster Gates to be its distinguished visiting artist and director of artist initiatives.

In a statement, Glazer said a focus on research, teaching, and learning in support of the Institute’s collection of American art will be “coequal and mutually reinforcing. I am beyond thrilled to have the opportunity to shape the future of this unique endeavor made possible by Peter and Paula Lunder.”