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Case Summary
Howard University v. Borders
Howard University v. Borders, No. 1:20-cv-04716 (S.D.N.Y., Oct. 20, 2022).
Précis
Charles White (1918-1979) was an esteemed Black artist, focusing on interpretation of the African American experience. In 1947, he completed an artist residency at Howard University (“Howard”), a Historically Black College. Centralia Madonna was acquired by Howard directly from the artist shortly after that. Howard estimated that the work went missing around 1976. Although there was a note with a question mark about it being missing, the university did not report the loss. It did not locate the work until it turned up at Sotheby’s in 2020. Larry and Virginia Borders, an elderly African-American couple from North Carolina, who allegedly...
Associated Legal Decision(s)
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Howard University v. Borders et al, Docket No. 1:20-cv-04716, Document 1 (S.D.N.Y. filed Jun. 19, 2020) - Complaint
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Howard University v. Borders et al, Docket No. 1:20-cv-04716, Document 6 (S.D.N.Y. filed Jun. 22, 2020)- Answer & Counterclaims
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Howard University v. Borders et al, Docket No. 1:20-cv-04716, Document 56 (S.D.N.Y. filed Feb. 19, 2022)- Transcript of Conference
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Howard University v. Borders et al, Docket No. 1:20-cv-04716, Document 95 (S.D.N.Y. filed Oct. 20, 2022)- Final Court Disposition
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