| Lewyt, Alexander | |||||||
| type | Collector | ||||||
| dates | 1908-1988 | ||||||
| city | New York City | ||||||
| state | NY | ||||||
| other cities | Paris, France; Sands Point, NY; | ||||||
| sex | M | ||||||
| history |
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. |
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| decades | 1950-1960 1960-1970 1970-1980 |
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| website | http://www.lewyt.org/about.html | ||||||
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:12:30 | ||||||
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