A British Museum spokesperson said: "BP is one of the British Museum's most longstanding corporate partners, supporting the museum since 1996.
Like all museum trustees, the Whitney's are responsible for supporting the museum's mission and ensuring its financial and artistic future.
Blair is a member of the archive committee, and at its next meeting in November plans to raise the issue of supporting the museum through the creation of replica material or the loan of original items.
Although these contributions did not drop over the last five years, she said, the fear was that prospective donors would assume that the college was supporting the museum, and so would not give as much.
The museum expected to cover the running costs from revenues derived from admission tickets, sales of Kunerth's paintings and sponsors, whereas the non-profit association, supporting the museum initiative, would manage the museum operations.
The foundation is supporting the museum with a three-year programming grant worth a total of $180,000.
We are planning on making sure of the fact that no matter what happens, that the college will be supporting the museum, and we are going to be supporting the college".
Jacqie Marín-Campos, one of Rivera's daughters, said that by supporting the museum's exhibition the family "wanted to not only share the artist that she was but also the person, the mother, the friend".
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