Women Who Founded New York Greatest Art Museums

Louisine Havemeyer's gift to the Metropolitan Museum of Art transformed its collection and its status. (Edouard Manet, Boating, 1874.)

A photo of an older woman in ornate clothing, including a fur hat, paired with a painting of a man and woman seated in a small boat on calm blue water. The left image suggests a formal occasion, while the painting evokes a serene, leisurely moment.

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Women Who Founded New York Greatest Art Museums