This author has dug deep in depicting the story of the Lyman Allyn Art Museum. Stories range from how the museum lost an important work of art, a nude statue in bronze, Standing Women by Gaston Lachaise, due to local patrons concerns with nudity, to the charming tale of a charismatic director who gave moonlight parties on the back lawn of the historic Deshon-Allyn mansion. The tales are set against a background of museum operations and management, and the social events the museum presented-Gala dinners and dancing in the galleries, and trips abroad.

Fascinating characters abound, their...

This author has dug deep in depicting the story of the Lyman Allyn Art Museum. Stories range from how the museum lost an important work of art, a nude statue in bronze, Standing Women by Gaston Lachaise, due to local patrons concerns with nudity, to the charming tale of a charismatic director who gave moonlight parties on the back lawn of the historic Deshon-Allyn mansion. The tales are set against a background of museum operations and management, and the social events the museum presented-Gala dinners and dancing in the galleries, and trips abroad.

Fascinating characters abound, their...