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Isabella Stewart Gardner
Isabella Stewart Gardner est une collectionneuse d'art, philanthrope et mécèneaméricaine, née le à New York (État de New York) et morte le à Boston (Massachusetts).
Sa collection est exposée au musée Isabella-Stewart-Gardner à Boston.
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[modifier | modifier le code]Enfance et formation
[modifier | modifier le code]Isabella Stewart, fille de David et Adelia (Smith) Stewart, naît à New York le [1]. Son père est président dem la Stewart Iron Company, une entreprise prospère qui marque la réussite du «&#;rêve américain&#;» pour cette famille d'origine écossaise[2] et sa mère descend d'une famille anglaise installée à Boston enstaka [1].
La jeune fille, surnommée «&#;Belle&#;», commence ses études dans une école privée pour jeunes filles, de New York, réservée aux enfants de l'élite bourgeoise américaine. Cette formation met notamment l'accent sur l'apprentissage des règles strictes du savoir-vivre ainsi qu'un enseignement de la danse, d
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Isabella Stewart Gardner: A Life
"[Isabella Stewart Gardner] shed[s] light on this complex woman and cut[s] through the misconceptions that have grown up around her."—Michael Patrick Brady, WBUR
"A fascinating life story of a woman who defied convention to create an enduring legacy."—Sarah Cascone, ArtNet
"Nathaniel Silver and Diana Seave Greenwaldhave drawn on the personal archive of the celebrated philanthropist and collector, bringing to light new details about her art tastes and collecting activities along with her vision for her palazzo-style museum."—Gareth Harris, The Art Newspaper
"As befits an official biography, Silver and Greenwald approach their subject with decorum and respect: they neither hide nor emphasize potentially controversial elements, carefully outlining the sources of money in Isabella’s family and the old Boston Brahmin fortune of her devoted husband."—Peter Walsh, Arts Fuse
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Isabella Stewart Gardner
American patron of the arts (–)
Not to be confused with Stewart Gardner or Isabella Gardner (poet).
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| Born | Isabella Stewart ()April 14, New York City, U.S. |
| Died | July 17, () (aged&#;84) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation | Philanthropist |
| Known&#;for | Founder of Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum |
| Spouse | John Lowell Gardner |
| Relatives | Isabella Gardner (grand-niece) |
Isabella Stewart Gardner (April 14, – July 17, ) was an American art collector, philanthropist, and patron of the arts. She founded the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.
Gardner possessed an energetic intellectual curiosity, a love of travel, and, most importantly, money. She was a friend of noted artists and writers of the day, including John Singer Sargent, James McNeill Whistler, Dennis Miller Bunker, Anders Zorn, Henry James, Dodge MacKnight, Okakura Kakuzō and Francis Marion Crawford.