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Lewyt, Alexander print view role Collector dates 1908-1988 city New York City state NY other cities Paris, France; Sands Point, NY; sex M historical notes Alexander M. Lewyt was an entrepreneur, art collector, and inventor (bag-less vacuum, popcorn maker, air conditioners, military equipment, etc.). Together with his wife, nee Elisabeth “Babette” Roulleau (1913-2012, m. 1953), they formed an art collection focused on late 19th and early 20th century European art. The Lewyt collection included work by, among others, Paul Cézanne, Édouard Vuillard, Berthe Morisot, Paul Gauguin, Edgar Degas, Pierre Bonnard, Gustave Loiseau, Alfred Sisley, Amedeo Modigliani, Nicola de Staël, and Camille Pissarro. Mrs. Lewyt left the bulk of her and her husband’s fortune to the Alex and Elisabeth Lewyt Wholly Charitable Trust carry out the couple’s philanthropy in perpetuity. The North Shore Animal League was one of their cherished organizations that they supported. decades of activity 1950-1960 1960-1970 1970-1980 website http://www.lewyt.org/about.html updated 02/14/2025 10:12:30 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details University of Texas, Arlington Special Collections, 6th Floor, Central Library Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection, Series 2: Photographs--People see details... «  back