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John Lowell Gardner Jr. (November 26, 1837 – December 10, 1898) was an American businessman, art collector, and philanthropist. He and his wife, Isabella Stewart Gardner, were patrons of the arts whose collection is now housed in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.
3 de dez. de 2015 · Their son, John Lowell Gardner III, was born on June 18, 1863. He died two years later and Isabella was bereft. On the advice of a physician, her husband took her to Europe.
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Commissioned by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the artist Antonio Mancini (1852-1930), Rome for 1,500 lire in April 1895 at the suggestion of the artist John Singer Sargent (1856-1925). Painted by the artist in the Palazzo Barbaro, Venice from April to May 1895 .
Isabella and her husband, John “Jack” Gardner, met the artist Antonio Mancini in Rome in April 1895 through their mutual acquaintance Ralph Curtis. They bought the pastel, "The Little Groom" (found in the Blue Room on the first floor) and arranged for the painter to join them in Venice to paint Jack’s portrait. It was the year of the first Biennial...
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12 de jan. de 2021 · John Lowell (Jack) Gardner, prominent businessman and philanthropic leader whose family roots extended to the very founding of Cape Ann, passed away on January 3rd at the age of 97.
14 de dez. de 2021 · Who was Jack Gardner, Isabella’s husband and avid art collector in his own right? Learn more about Jack’s own art collecting efforts and how he helped Isabella establish her namesake museum.
12 de jun. de 2023 · After John Lowell Gardner’s unexpected death in 1898, Isabella Stewart Gardner moved forward with the purchase herself. Deeply involved in the Museum’s construction, she visited daily, even demonstrating the proper plastering technique for mottled pink stucco, hacking an overly smooth Gothic beam with an ax, and designing the now ...
Following his death in January 2021, a small group of Jack’s fellow Board members, friends, and colleagues established an endowment fund to name the John Lowell Gardner Chrysanthemum Installation in perpetuity.
