Collector makes large gift to Florida State
From Associated Press
An art collector and philanthropist is funding a new gallery of Asian art at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Fla., part of a gift to Florida State University expected to top $50 million.
Dr. Helga Wall-Apelt’s gift is the largest ever received by the museum and the single largest gift to FSU, the museum said. It includes $4 million for expansion, a $4-million endowment, a promised gift of her Asian art collection and financial gifts for ongoing support of the center.