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Isabella Stewart Gardner

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Established the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston; collected European, American, and Asian art.

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Dominique and John de Menil

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Founders of the Menil Collection in Houston; collected modern and tribal art.

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Alfred Barr, Jr.

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The first director of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City (MoMA); expanded its collection of modern works.

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Solomon R. Guggenheim

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Founded the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation; established museums known for non-objective art.

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Charles Saatchi

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Promoted the Young British Artists (YBAs); opened the Saatchi Gallery.

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Peggy Guggenheim

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Collected modern art pieces; established the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice.

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J. Paul Getty

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Founded the Getty Museum in Los Angeles; amassed an extensive collection of Western art.

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Medici Family

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Patrons of the Renaissance; commissioned works from Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and Botticelli.

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Henry Clay Frick

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His New York City mansion houses the Frick Collection, noted for Old Master paintings.

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Catherine the Great

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Founded the Hermitage Museum; her art collection includes over 3,000 paintings.

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