CAMPAIGN ONE OF THE LARGEST FOR AN AMERICAN ART MUSEUM CAMPAIGN OVERVIEW -- $550 million in gifts and pledges secured to date --

Milton The Peabody Essex Museum recently honored Osaremen Okolo, a seventh-grader at Milton Academy, for an essay titled "The Diary of Huang Ai." The essay placed second in the Category 1 division of the museum's annual Yin Yu Tang student essay contest.

For The Patriot Ledger At first glance, the grayish green object has proportions, curves and forms that resonate with works by American Shakers. Made of stone and 28 inches long, it conveys power and dignity.