“She’s holding their feet to the fire,” Cohen said of Judge Lyle, in a telephone interview on Friday. “That was what our complaint was about…to keep Fisk from breaching the conditions of the gift. We’re trying to help Fisk.”
Cohen said the museum “will remain concerned that Fisk do what the court has ordered Fisk to do. If they violate the rule now, they’d be in contempt of court,” he said, leaving the door open for the museum to move quickly to take possession of the collection.
Fisk officials did not return calls placed last week seeking comment on the court ruling.
However, Tennessee Attorney General Robert Cooper, who had aggressively fought Fisk in an effort to keep the small treasure in Nashville, expressed delight with the judge’s final order in the case.
“We are pleased that Chancellor (Lyle) has ruled that Fisk University can keep the Stieglitz Collection and has recognized the public's interest in this unique cultural resource,” said a statement from Cooper’s office. “We are confident that Fisk can meet the requirements that the Court has set.”
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