BANACH v. THE DEDALUS FOUNDATION, INC.

5391, 600918/09

89 A.D.3d 481 (2011)

934 N.Y.S.2d 86

2011 NY Slip Op 7906

JOAN BANACH, Appellant, v. THE DEDALUS FOUNDATION, INC., Respondent.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided November 10, 2011.


In March 1981, Robert Motherwell, a noted abstract expressionist artist, hired plaintiff as his curator, cataloguer and assistant. Over time, plaintiff's duties expanded to include preparing major museum exhibitions of Motherwell's work, and assisting authors writing about Motherwell. Plaintiff went on to coauthor two definitive books about Motherwell and also developed a close personal relationship with the artist. Also in 1981, the Motherwell Foundation was founded and...

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