Collections: A Jewel for the Mall

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Name on the Portico. Hirshhorn, for his part, wants no doubt at all left as to why he made his decision: "I am an American. I was born in Latvia. My mother brought her ten children to this country and went to work in a pocketbook factory. The things I did in my life can only be done here." But the grand gesture of anonymity is not his style. His name will be on the new museum. Says he: "I have no advisers. I go on my own. I've done this with love, heart, affection and a little money. This is my collection. This was bought by Hirshhorn."