photo of them here at an Art Basel Miami event in 2008). However, both have midwestern roots. Fleischman comes from the north suburban Highland Park.
Lougheed is originally from Ottumwa, Iowa.Fleischman an investor who has been collecting art since the mid-1980s. He has been a trustee of the Art Institute of Chicago for the past 15 years.
He spent the bulk of his career running his own, influential and very successful law firm in Washington DC. ArtNews includes him in its list of the Top 200 collectors list.
Dr. Linford (Lin) Lougheed’s life has been “centered on international education,” according to a statement from the Institute.