In the late 1980s, London's National Gallery got a new wing thanks to a donation from Lord Sainsbury and his brothers. He objected to false columns added by the architect, Robert Venturi, but had no formal authority to overrule him. Instead, he hid a letter inside one of them thanking whoever was finally removing them. — Read the rest
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