by Jon Lackman | 22 January 2010 | Modern
According to The Art Newspaper, “Joan Banach is suing to be reinstated onto the board of the Dedalus Foundation [devoted to Robert Motherwell],” a board including Jack Flam, Dore Ashton, John Elderfield and David Rosand:
Before he died in 1991, Motherwell signed a letter guaranteeing Banach “lifetime employment” at the foundation, she claims. She alleges she was wrongfully ousted by foundation president Jack Flam, “a man with overstated expertise in Motherwell’s work”, and “a temper against any who would challenge him”, according to her suit. Flam orchestrated “a malicious campaign” to remove her in retribution for disagreements over authentication of major Motherwell works of art.
