Nonie Gadsden, left, and John Axelrod, right, at MFA, Boston © Photo: Lindsay Pollock

One of the most significant cultural developments of 2010 was certainly the unveiling of the Boston Museum of Fine Art’s new American art wing.

I went up for a visit and chat with collector John Axelrod, whose collecting tastes range from American design between WWI and WWII, to painting and sculpture by African-American artists.

Axelrod has donated and lent a number of works to the Boston museum, some of which are displayed in the new John Axelrod gallery. Decorative arts curator Nonie Gadsden, who helped install many of the marvelous new galleries, joined the conversation.

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