Peggy Guggenheim

In 1938, she married Robert Goldwater, a leading American art critic and historian who took his bride to New York later that year and introduced her to the power players of Manhattan's art scene: prominent collectors such as Peggy Guggenheim; art dealer Leo Castelli; painters Mark Rothko and Willem de Kooning; and sculptor Louise Nevelson.

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Two of my current ideas involve Charles Darwin and Peggy Guggenheim -- but I can't tell which of the ideas I'm dreaming up now will seem relevant in a year or two.

David Galenson: "The Core of Painting Is Story": An Interview With Hilary Harkness David Galenson 2012

The famous Peggy Guggenheim was the last to have a gondola in the 1960s and she was known for her flamboyant style as well as her art collection, which we visit later in the afternoon at the Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, what once was her spectacular villa overlooking the Grand Canal and now houses the Peggy Guggenheim Collection.

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In 1943, her work was chosen for an exhibition of significant women artists in New York, by Peggy Guggenheim, Ernst's new partner.

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There was even a node to last year's inspiration, Peggy Guggenheim, in the cat's eye 1960s sunglasses some of the models sported down the runway.

Mary Hall: New York Fashion Week: Milly by Michelle's Modern Look at Spring/Summer 2012 Mary Hall 2011

Two of my current ideas involve Charles Darwin and Peggy Guggenheim -- but I can't tell which of the ideas I'm dreaming up now will seem relevant in a year or two.

David Galenson: "The Core of Painting Is Story": An Interview With Hilary Harkness David Galenson 2012

Designer Kinder Aggugini brings American heiress Peggy Guggenheim back to life on a London runway more than 30 years after her death.

On the Runway: Kinder Aggugini 2011

Two of my current ideas involve Charles Darwin and Peggy Guggenheim -- but I can't tell which of the ideas I'm dreaming up now will seem relevant in a year or two.

David Galenson: "The Core of Painting Is Story": An Interview With Hilary Harkness David Galenson 2012

Two of my current ideas involve Charles Darwin and Peggy Guggenheim -- but I can't tell which of the ideas I'm dreaming up now will seem relevant in a year or two.

David Galenson: "The Core of Painting Is Story": An Interview With Hilary Harkness David Galenson 2012

There was even a node to last year's inspiration, Peggy Guggenheim, in the cat's eye 1960s sunglasses some of the models sported down the runway.

Mary Hall: New York Fashion Week: Milly by Michelle's Modern Look at Spring/Summer 2012 Mary Hall 2011