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Leavitt, Sophie

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dates 1906-1992
city Palm Beach
stateFL
other citiesHanover, PA;
sex F
historical notes Mrs. Leavitt and her husband, Boris, both lifelong collectors of art, lent many pieces from their substantial collection for temporary or permanent exhibition. The loans went to such institutions as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the Addison Museum in Andover, Mass., the Washington Museum in Hagerstown, Md., and the Norton Gallery of Art in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Jack Coward, curator of the Twentieth Century collection at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, said that during the last decade the Leavitts had contributed more than 30 works.

Mrs. Leavitt and her husband were cofounders of the direct-marketing retail division of the Horn and Hardart Company.

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1960-1970
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1980-1990
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Leavitt, Boris