| Emery, Mary Muhlenberg, 1844-1927 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| type | Collector | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| dates | 1844-1927 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| city | Cincinnati | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| state | OH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| other cities | Brooklyn, NY; Newport, RI; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| sex | F | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| history |
Mary Emery, nee Mary Mulhenberg Hopkins, was a philanthropist and art collector who was married in 1866, to the industrialist and real estate developer Thomas J. Emery (1830-1906). She collected works from European Masters which were then later donated to the Cincinnati Museum of Art. The collection included work by, among others, Jean-Auguste-Dominque Ingres, Lucas Cranach the Elder, Anthony van Dyck, Thomas Gainsborough, Frans Hals, Tiziano Vecellio (purchased as Titian), Andrea Mantegna, Jean-François Millet, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Gerard ter Borch, Francisco Goya, Constant Troyon, Julien Dupré, and Alexandre Calame. Emery provided $7,000,000 for the development of the community of Mariemont. Other philanthropic interests included the Episcopal Church and medical, educational and other programs benefiting children. |
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| decades | 1870-1880 1880-1890 1890-1900 1900-1910 1910-1920 1920-1930 |
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| website | http://www.mariemontpreservation.org/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| updated | 10/31/2024 13:33:18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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