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Braga, Mary Sayles Booker print view role Collector dates 1921-2014 city The Plains state VA other cities New York, NY; Alpine, NJ; London, United Kingdom; sex F historical notes Mary Salyes Booker Braga was a philanthropist, horse breeder, conservationist, art collector, connoisseur, and patron (Julian Barrow). Braga collected both fine (paintings and drawings) and decorative arts (English furniture, porcelains, silver, etc.) and her collection included work by, among others, Sir Alfred Munning, Edgar Degas, Jean Leon Gérôme, Bosboom, Aaron Shikler, Sir George Clausen, and Victoria Dubourg. The collection was sold via Sotheby’s New York on Oct. 18-20, 2015. In 1943, Braga married the sugar baron Bernardo Rionda Braga 1911–1986 (Czarnikow-Rionda Company, Director and Vice President, 1946–1969; Francisco Sugar Group, Director and President,1954–1970). They had three children: David (Manhattan), and Ames (Millbrook, N.Y.) and a daughter, Pamela Drexel Brown (d. 2005) of Washington. Braga was a member of the Colony Club. decades of activity 1970-1980 1980-1990 1990-2000 2000-2010 updated 02/14/2025 10:12:29 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida Special & Area Studies Collections Braga Brothers Collection see details... «  back