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San Francisco Art Institute Files for Bankruptcy, Paving the Way to Liquidate $65 Million in Assets Including a Diego Rivera Mural

  • San Francisco Art Institute has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection.
  • The institution will liquidate its assets and abandon its campus.
  • The main asset is Diego Rivera's mural, valued at $50 million.
  • The student body was down to 41 students at the time of closure.
  • Despite raising funds and opening enrollment back up, the school continued to falter and a deal with the University of San Francisco fell apart.
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