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Lawmakers defend painting sale discussion in Iowa
Lawmakers say they have no regrets about proposing that the University of Iowa sell the Jackson Pollock Mural to fund student scholarships. Rep. Scott Raecker and Rep. Ralph Watts defend the discussion as worthwhile while the mural tours the Des Moines Art Center before returning to public view at the Figge Museum.
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James Q. Lynch
Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
University of Iowa
Jackson Pollock
Iowa
Scott Raecker
R-Urbandale
Raecker
Figge Art Museum
Davenport
Des Moines Art Center
Ralph Watts
R-Adel
US Museum of Art
Watts
Pollack
Cody
Wyoming
University of Iowa Museum of Art
Steve Erickson
Peggy Guggenheim