“Henry Varnum Poor, who died in 1970, is little known now, but he painted landscapes, portraits and murals in a loose, Picasso-like style; created ceramics that are in the collections of museums like the Art Institute of Chicago; and built a few houses for famous friends like Burgess Meredith and Maxwell Anderson.” The artist’s home “is slated to become a museum and artists’ residence,” but his son “still owns the contents … and he has begun selling major pieces or donating them to museums.”