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Notable Art Patrons and Collectors
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Isabella Stewart Gardner
Established the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston; collected European, American, and Asian art.
Dominique and John de Menil
Founders of the Menil Collection in Houston; collected modern and tribal art.
Alfred Barr, Jr.
The first director of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City (MoMA); expanded its collection of modern works.
Solomon R. Guggenheim
Founded the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation; established museums known for non-objective art.
Charles Saatchi
Promoted the Young British Artists (YBAs); opened the Saatchi Gallery.
Peggy Guggenheim
Collected modern art pieces; established the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice.
J. Paul Getty
Founded the Getty Museum in Los Angeles; amassed an extensive collection of Western art.
Medici Family
Patrons of the Renaissance; commissioned works from Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and Botticelli.
Henry Clay Frick
His New York City mansion houses the Frick Collection, noted for Old Master paintings.
Catherine the Great
Founded the Hermitage Museum; her art collection includes over 3,000 paintings.
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