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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.
Isabella Stewart Gardner suffered a stroke in 1919, but continued to receive guests in her museum for the next five years. She died in 1924, leaving a museum “for the education and enjoyment of the public forever.”
Isabella Stewart Gardner (1840–1924) assembled an extraordinary collection of art from diverse cultures and eras—and built a Venetian-style palazzo in Boston to share these exquisite treasures with the world. But her life and work remain shrouded in myth.
Available now, Isabella Stewart Gardner: A Life is the first biography of our remarkable founder produced by the Museum in nearly a century.
Apr 24, 2024 · Isabella Stewart Gardner (born April 14, 1840, New York, New York, U.S.—died July 17, 1924, Boston, Massachusetts) 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 ...
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 · Many know Isabella Stewart Gardner for her home-turned-museum, in which her personal items and vast private collection of notable artworks were ordered to be displayed after her death for...
