The Phillips's Growth Spurt; For Collection, New Horizons From: The Washington Post | Date: February 8, 2008| Author: Michael O'Sullivan - Washington Post Staff Writer | Copyright 2008 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

The title of the latest Phillips Collection exhibition simultaneously trumpets and undersells its central point.

Opening Saturday, "Degas to Diebenkorn: The Phillips Collects" is all about debunking a single myth. That's clear from the subtitle, "The Phillips Collects," which means to shoot down a notion held by far too many of even the museum's die-hard fans. According to Director Jay Gates, it is the idea that the institution has remained frozen in time since the 1966 death of its f...

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