“NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, Mass. –The painting hung on the wall of an elementary school auditorium for decades, barely noticed by generations of students, teachers and parents.
“Then a local man intrigued by the work at the Community School did a little research and found it is worth hundreds of thousands — perhaps even millions — of dollars.
“Now the town is wrangling over what to do with the 7-by-10 foot masterpiece by Russian artist Alexandre Iacovleff, entitled “Afghans.”
“Sell it? Or keep it?”
I like it.
Town ponders fate of valuable painting found in elementary school