Museum of Latin American Art defends auctioning dozens of works from its collection Deborah Vankin © (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times) A view of the galleries at the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times) The Museum of Latin American Art, which put 59 artworks from its permanent collection on the auction block last weekend, defended the move Thursday as an attempt to diversify its holdings. The works joined other objects donated to the museum by supporters specifically for the online auction, which consisted of 140 paintings, sculptures,...