Milwaukee Art Museum receives largest bequest in its history

The Milwaukee Art Museum announced Thursday that it has received the largest bequest in its history. The museum received $7.6 million from the estate of a Milwaukee business owner and his wife, Leonard and Bebe LeVine.

The funds will be restricted and used for acquiring art. A work by the late 18th-century, early 19th-century American painter John Singleton Copley has been acquired with the gift, according to museum sources, and could be a significant addition to the museum's holdings in American art. The identity of the painting has not yet been revealed.