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The Peggy Guggenheim Collection house- museum in Venice opened its doors as part of the
Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation in 1980.
Peggy Guggenheim, founder of the collection, is a key character in the development of
modern art both in Europe and in the U.S. between the Twenties and the Seventies of the
past century. Her private and personal life is deeply linked to the collection she put together
during her life. She was not just a great collector and patroness of the arts, she was also a
great art dealer and educator, through her role as a bridge between Avant-garde and Abstract
Expressionism.
However, her role in the arts is currently not sufficiently examined in the existing literature.
The issues of her difficult identity in a process that brought to the revolution of modern art
will be studied in parallel with the empowerment of Peggy Guggenheim as a Jewish woman.
Being a gatekeeper and a free woman, her heritage nowadays is still perceived both in the
Venetian Palazzo that hosts her collection and in an approach to art typical of women.
This research fills this gap and paves the way to further studies on this attractive figure.
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Peggy Guggenheim Collection Modern art Museum Avant-garde Identity Empowerment Heritage Venice Peggy Guggenheim Collection Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation