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Isabella Stewart Gardner
American patron of the arts (1840–1924)
Not to be confused with Stewart Gardner.
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| Born | Isabella Stewart (1840-04-14)April 14, 1840 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | July 17, 1924(1924-07-17) (aged 84) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation | Philanthropist |
| Known for | Founder of Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum |
| Spouse | John Lowell Gardner |
Isabella Stewart Gardner (April 14, 1840 – July 17, 1924) 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.
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