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Rich in Good Works|Millard F. Rogers Jr
Rich in Good Works : Mary M. Emery of Cincinnati
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At the death of her husband in 1906, Mary Muhlenberg Emery (1844-1927) became one of the richest women in the United States. Recognizing her vast responsibility, she embarked on a philanthropic program that endowed or initiated children's programs, hospitals and medical institutions, orphanages, colleges and universities, an art museum, a zoological park, various cultural agencies, and other causes that benefited humankind. Mary Emery's most costly benefactions were directed to the founding of Mariemont, Ohio, a planned community near Cincinnati, and to the formation of a major collection of paintings. Her paintings by such old masters as Titian, Mantegna, Van Dyck, Gainsborough, and Hals were bequeathed to the Cincinnati Art Museum. This well-illustrated biography explores her gifts and life from its beginnings in New York City through family tragedies to the legacy she left behind.

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  • ISBN-13: 9781884836664
  • ISBN-10: 1884836666
  • Publisher: University of Akron Press
  • Publish Date: August 2009
  • Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
  • Page Count: 237

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