Peggy Guggenheim
Also known as Marguerite Guggenheim, Peggy Marguerite Guggenheim, Marguerite Guggenheim Ernst, Marguerite
American art collector, art dealer, museum founder and socialite (1898–1979)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1898
- Died
- 1979
- Works
- 13
Top works
- Una vita per l'arte
- Bacci
- Moderne Kunst aus der Sammlung Peggy Guggenheim
- Invito a Venezia
- Una collezionista ricorda
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Marguerite "Peggy" Guggenheim (/ˈɡʊɡənhaɪm/ GUUG-ən-hyme; August 26, 1898 – December 23, 1979) was an American art collector, bohemian, and socialite. Born to the wealthy New York City Guggenheim family, she was the daughter of Benjamin Guggenheim, who went down with the Titanic in 1912, and the niece of Solomon R. Guggenheim, who established the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. Guggenheim collected art in Europe and America between 1938 and 1946. She exhibited this collection as she built it. In 1949, she settled in Venice, where she lived and exhibited her collection for the rest of her life. The Peggy Guggenheim Collection is a modern art museum on the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, and is one of the most visited attractions in the city.
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1898 births1979 deaths20th-century American art collectors20th-century American philanthropists20th-century American womenAmerican art dealersAmerican emigrants to ItalyAmerican expatriates in FranceAmerican foundersAmerican memoiristsAmerican people of Dutch-Jewish descentAmerican people of German-Jewish descent