Isabella Stewart Gardner and Fenway Court: Third Edition,

Isabella Stewart Gardner and Fenway Court: Third Edition, Revised. Illustrated and With a Foreword By G. Peabody Gardener

From the preface: "The chronicle of her life in Boston has been pieced together from letters written by her and her friends, from anecdotes she herself told, and from a considerable variety of other sources. " From the Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition: "Isabella Stewart Gardner, 1840-1924, American art collector, b. New York City. She lived in Boston following her marriage to the financier Jack Gardner. After the Civil War her home became known for brilliant social affairs and as a center for gatherings of painters, literary people, musicians, and other celebrities. Her lifelong interest in art led her to sponsor various contemporary artists and the young connoisseur Bernard Berenson, who advised her in the collecting of many works. Her husband cooperated with her in her plan to create an art museum. Fenway Court was built after the Venetian manner to house their valuable collection and was willed to the city of Boston as a public museum to be preserved without change. ; 255 pages.
Country USA
Manufacturer The Trustees-Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Binding Hardcover
UnitCount 1
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Manufacturer	The Trustees-Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Binding	Hardcover
UnitCount	1
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Isabella Stewart Gardner and Fenway Court: Third Edition, Revised. Illustrated and With a Foreword By G. Peabody Gardener