Girard, Susan Needham, 1910-1996
type Collector
dates 1910-1996
city Santa Fe
stateNM
sex F
history Susan Needham Girard and her Architect and Designer husband, Alexander Hayden Girard, amassed a collection which included folk and popular art, toys, and textiles from around the world. The collection is displayed via the Girard Foundation (founded 1962).

In 1978, the Girard Foundation donated the objects to the Santa Fe Museum of International Folk Art, where they remain the core of the world's most important collection of cross-cultural folk art.
decades1950-1960
1960-1970
1970-1980
1980-1990
1990-2000
updated 11/24/2025 10:11:51
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Repository Description Links
Yale University Library
Manuscripts and Archives
Georgia O'Keeffe letters to the Girard family, 1957-1983. see details...

see alsoGirard, Alexander