When your institution is offered an artist's estate, how much do you accept? A percentage? A set number of works? What is the maximum number of works you accept? How do you decide which works to take? Do you select the best of each medium from each stylistic period or from each decade of the artist's life? Do you base your selection on subject matter? Who makes the selection? Is it an individual or a team process? If the latter, who is on the team? Do you only accept an estate if accompanied by an endowment? Would you accept more works if the estate is endowed to a greater extent? What is usually covered by the endowment? Do you have a written policy to deal with this issue? If so, is it part of your Collection Development or Collection Management Plan? Would you be willing to share this policy? Bonni-Dara Michaels Collections Curator Yeshiva University Museum 15 West 16th Street New York, New York 10011 Tel: 212-294-8330 x 8815 ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).