![]() ![]() It's a very personal exposee of a unique individual's quest to educate, to tempt, to infuse her culture with an appreciation for beauty. The Gardner Museum is an absolute gem! More than merely a collection of acknowledged masterworks, this is the sum of a life's passion, a peek into a woman's soul. I was already so sick with envy, I was predisposed not to like Ms. So she spent her life and her funds traveling the globe cherry-picking masterpieces. ![]() She and her husband agreed she'd spend the lot acquiring art. ![]() Isabella Stewart Gardner was the wife of a wealthy Boston Brahmin who inherited 1.6 million upon the death of her father in 1891, back when that was an embarrassingly large sum. A friend of mine is a docent there and she treated a small circle of us to a private tour. Last month, after taking the red-eye back from Seattle where I spoke for Eastside RWA, I went to the Isabella Gardner Museum. ![]()
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