Isabella Stewart Gardner: A Collector in the Gilded Age
Publication Date
Spring 2025
Presentation Length
15 minutes
College
Watkins College of Art
Department
Art, Department of
Student Level
Undergraduate
SPARK Category
Art
Faculty Advisor
Judy Bullington
WELL Core Type
Cultural Wellness
Metadata/Fulltext
Metadata ONLY
SPARK Session
ART HISTORY
Presentation Type
Talk/Oral
Summary
Isabella Stewart Gardner was one of the most prevalent art and antiquities collectors of the Gilded Age. Her work alongside men like Bernard Berenson, John Singer Sargent, and Henry James helped her build a collector museum unlike anything else in the U.S. at the time. Her bohemian lifestyle and feminist tendencies allowed her to acquire items that had never been brought to the states before, especially by a woman.
Recommended Citation
Holston, Sophia M., "Isabella Stewart Gardner: A Collector in the Gilded Age" (2025). SPARK Symposium Presentations. 296.
https://repository.belmont.edu/spark_presentations/296
