The property was owned for more than 20 years by one of the country's most influential contemporary painters, Lyttelton artist Bill Hammond, who died in 2021.

As its 37th appearance in the NCAA Tournament got underway on Saturday night, Texas withstood an early challenge from an upstart William & Mary team in a 105-61 victory at Moody Center.

Because the US government has rarely offered full-throated support for the arts, there’s a long tradition of innovation, adaptation and collective action among American artists.