| Lasker, Mary | |||||||||||||||||||
| type | Collector Dealer/Gallery Scholar/Critic/Expert | ||||||||||||||||||
| dates | 1900-1994 | ||||||||||||||||||
| city | New York City | ||||||||||||||||||
| state | NY | ||||||||||||||||||
| other cities | Watertown, WI; | ||||||||||||||||||
| sex | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| history |
Mary Woodard Lasker (1900-1994), civic worker and philanthropist, was a businesswoman prior to her second marriage in 1940 to the advertising executive and philanthropist, Albert Davis Lasker (1880-1952). She married the owner, art dealer Paul Reinhardt, in 1926-1934, and became a knowledgeable collector herself, eventually building one of the premier private art collections in the country. With her help, Lasker re-ordered his life and priorities. Together they shared a life centering on philanthropic work. They founded the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation which gives awards in the fields of medical research and public health administration. Mary Lasker had a strong interest in the arts, civic beautification, reproductive planning, dress design, and health issues, specifically cancer and heart disease. She was actively involved with the promotion and development of national bodies dealing with cancer, heart disease, arthritis, mental health, neurological disease, and blindness. She was an able and effective Washington lobbyist and knew many statesmen, legislators, artists, and scientific pioneers. Lasker was decorated as a Chevalier Officer of the French Legion of Honor and, in 1969, she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. |
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| decades | 1920-1930 1930-1940 1940-1950 1950-1960 1960-1970 1970-1980 1980-1990 |
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| website | http://www.laskerfoundation.org | ||||||||||||||||||
| updated | 10/31/2024 13:33:17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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