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Isabella Stewart Gardner (April 14, 1840 – July 17, 1924) was an American art collector, philanthropist, and patron of the arts. She founded the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. Gardner possessed an energetic intellectual curiosity, a love of travel, and, most importantly, money.
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is an art museum in Boston, Massachusetts, which houses significant examples of European, Asian, and American art. Its collection includes paintings, sculpture, tapestries, and decorative arts.
Sep 26, 2023 · Thousands walk through her home-turned-museum every year, but do we really know who Isabella Stewart Gardner was? A fresh look at her life reveals that we may be remembering her for the wrong...
Jul 17, 2024 · The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is remembering its founder on the 100th anniversary of her death on July 17, 1924. She is buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery.
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Jul 13, 2024 · Isabella Stewart Gardner was an eclectic American socialite and art collector, a patron of many arts, remembered largely for the distinctive collection of European and Asian artworks that she assembled in Boston. Isabella Stewart was the daughter of a wealthy businessman. In 1860 she married John.
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Mar 20, 2023 · Isabella Stewert Gardner (1840-1924) was one of the very first American art collectors of either gender to leave behind her own public museum, but her legacy has unfortunately been overshadowed by a sensational theft that occurred decades after her death.
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Jan 10, 2023 · A daring Sargent portrait and the millions that changed everything for Isabella Stewart Gardner. An extract from a biography of the US collector and museum founder looks at how her modest taste...
