Camp notes that she, for one, is ready for the drumbeat of negative coverage to end and the healing to begin.
"Every level of the ongoing harangue," she says, "has hurt the foundation."
There were stories in the press, for example, that without an agreement from the Lincoln board, the Barnes Foundation would have to go bankrupt. Labeling those reports "media hysteria," Camp adds, "We were in the process of renegotiating our insurance and our underwriter was about to substantially increase our premium on the basis of those reports."
The insurer wasn't the only one in need of reassurance — Camp says she also fielded calls from a major foundation, concerned about its investment in the Barnes' programs.
Despite "the hurt feelings and the angst" of the past months, Camp says, "It's a hope of mine that when the din clears (Lincoln and the Barnes) can get past this."
Rendell's speech noted that the three foundations backing the Barnes move have pledged $1.25 million to support a joint art education program between the two institutions.
"We would love to be a part of that," Camp says.
