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$8 million trust to benefit museum
By Wendy DeVaughn

The Georgia Museum of Art is the beneficiary of a trust valued at approximately $8 million from W. Newton Morris, a longtime patron of the museum, who died this past November. The trust creates the W. Newton Morris Charitable Foundation, which will be used to support exhibitions, acquisitions, publications and development programs at the museum, specifically in European, American, Asian and Islamic art.
“Newton Morris proved his friendship to the museum both before and after his death,” says William U. Eiland, the museum’s director. “This legacy allows the museum to move to another, higher level of accomplishment. Newton’s desire was to leave his estate for the betterment of the people of Georgia, and we are dedicated to using this extraordinarily generous bequest to carry out his wishes.”
UGA President Michael F. Adams says the gift is a major investment in Georgia’s artistic future. “The Georgia Museum of Art is one of the state’s great cultural treasures,” he says, “and this gift will significantly enhance the museum’s ability to showcase the world’s finest art.”
Morris served on the museum’s board of advisers from 1994 to 1998 and supported numerous exhibitions and activities at the museum. Born in Dublin, Ga., in 1925, Morris attended UGA. With his father, he founded the Morris Bank of Dublin in 1954 and served as vice president until 1980. He also owned and operated radio station WMLT and had numerous other business interests in Dublin and Laurens County. He lived for many years in Charleston, S.C., but had been a resident of Atlanta since the 1980s.
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