Isabella Stewart Gardner : a life /
"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 remains shrouded in myth. Separating fiction and fact, this bo...
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| Other Authors / Creators: | Greenwald, Diana, 1989- author. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Imprint: | Boston : Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, [2022] |
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Table of Contents:
- Director's Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- 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