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Years ago I decided that the greatest need in our Country was Art... We were a very young country and had very few opportunities of seeing beautiful things, works of art... So, I determined to make it my life's work if I could.
Isabella Stewart Gardner
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Isabella Stewart Gardner
Born:
April 14, 1840
Died:
July 17, 1924
(aged 84)
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Isabella Stewart Gardner was a leading American art collector, philanthropist, and patron of the arts. She founded the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.
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