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Calkins: The Memphis Art Museum will be the next great place in the city — because of Barbara and Pitt Hyde.

Pitt and Barbara Hyde didn’t want their name on the new Memphis Art Museum. That didn’t stop Memphis mayor Paul Young from highlighting the couple’s astounding work. “For a generation you have led with generosity and vision,” Young said. “And your mark on the city — on Downtown in particular — is everywhere.”

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