On the 26th of August 1898, American matron and collector of the arts Peggy Guggenheim was born in New York. “Peggy Guggenheim was one of ten children-the second of three daughters-born to Benjamin…
Source: Peggy Guggenheim: The Woman Behind the Art | A R T L▼R K
Fascinating! She sounds like Isabella Stewart Gardner. I wonder if the two met.
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The name rings a bell but I’m going to have to check who she is!
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Ah, that’s who she is (or was!). Now I understand!
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A wealthy collector of art and a socialite in Boston. Same time frame. Boston has the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, housing her incredible art collection. Her portrait by John Singer Sargent is stunning. You may know of the great art heist from the museum.
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Fascinating!
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An interesting bio of someone I knew very little about.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I’m glad you found it interesting, Pete. Thanks.
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A fascinating woman. I liked that in the museum in Venice, her own paintings are hung amongst the famous ones! Must read her memoirs…
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If I’d been in her position, I might well have done the very same!
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