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Isabell Stewart Gardner : a life /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Silver, Nathaniel E. (Author), Greenwald, Diana Seave (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2022]
Subjects:
Gardner, Isabella Stewart, > 1840-1924
Art > Collectors and collecting > United States > Biography.
Women art collectors > United States > Biography.
Women philanthropists > United States > Biography.
Philanthropists > United States > Biography.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Director's Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Isabella's Family and Early Life 1840-1867
  • Isabella's Education 1867-c. 1890
  • Art Collecting in Earnest 1890-1896
  • Creating the Museum 1896-1903
  • The Life of the Museum 1903-1924
  • Coda
  • Notes
  • Appendix 1: Countries Visited by Isabella
  • Appendix 2: Isabella's Art Expenditures by Year
  • Index
  • Photography Credits