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Influential Art Patrons and Collectors

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Peggy Guggenheim

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Founder of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice; patron of the Abstract Expressionist movement; niece of Solomon R. Guggenheim.

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Dorothy and Herbert Vogel

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A postal worker and a librarian who amassed a significant collection of Minimalist and Conceptual Art; donated works to the National Gallery of Art.

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Maja Hoffmann

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Swiss pharmaceutical heiress; founder of the LUMA Foundation; supportive of environmental initiatives and contemporary art.

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Dominique de Menil

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Co-founder of the Menil Collection in Houston; patron of Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism; supporter of human rights.

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Eli Broad

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Created The Broad museum in Los Angeles; his collection includes works by Jeff Koons and Cindy Sherman; philanthropist in education and the arts.

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Solomon R. Guggenheim

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Founder of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, which established the Guggenheim Museums; known for his collection of non-objective art.

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Charles Saatchi

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Founded the Saatchi Gallery; known for supporting Young British Artists (YBAs); instrumental in promoting Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin.

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Patricia Phelps de Cisneros

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Promoter of Latin American art; established the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros; significant donations to MoMA and other institutions.

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Aby Rosen

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Real estate tycoon with a contemporary art collection; known for displaying art in his buildings; owns works by Damien Hirst and Jeff Koons.

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Gertrude Stein

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Promoted Modernist artists like Picasso and Matisse; famous salon in Paris; known for her avant-garde writing and art collecting.

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Hansjörg Wyss

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Swiss entrepreneur and philanthropist; supports contemporary art through the Wyss Foundation; patron of the arts and conservation.

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Si Newhouse

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Media mogul who collected modern and contemporary art; his collection included works by Andy Warhol and Jeff Koons; former chairman of Condé Nast.

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François Pinault

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Founder of the Pinault Collection; owner of Christie's auction house; refurbishing the Bourse de Commerce in Paris for displaying his art collection.

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Leonard Lauder

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Chairman emeritus of Estée Lauder Companies; donated his collection of Cubist art to the Metropolitan Museum of Art; significant philanthropist.

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Herb and Dorothy Vogel

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Known for their vast collection of minimal and conceptual art; donated 50 works to 50 states; their collection is known for being very personal.

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