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Peggy Guggenheim : the shock of the modern

by Francine Prose

This biography examines the life of Peggy Guggenheim, a pivotal twentieth-century patron whose New York gallery was a centre for the avant-garde. The account explores her support for modern masters, her museum in Venice, and her unconventional personal life and legacy.

Accession 11480 ISBN 9780300203486 Publisher Yale University Press
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