Solomon R. Guggenheim

Solomon R. Guggenheim

American businessman and art collector (1861–1949)

Died aged 87AquariusUnited States

Biography

Solomon Robert Guggenheim (February 2, 1861 – November 3, 1949) was an American businessman in needlework, gold, silver, copper, and lead and an art collector. He is best known for establishing the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City.

Guggenheim was born into the wealthy Guggenheim family, and founded the Yukon Gold Company in Alaska, among other business interests. He began collecting art in the 1890s, and he retired from his business after World War I to pursue art collecting. He eventually focused on modern art under the guidance of artist Baroness Hilla von Rebay, creating an important collection by the 1930s and opened his first museum in 1939.

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Family

Children
Eleanor Guggenheim StuartBarbara Josephine Guggenheim
Parents
Meyer GuggenheimBarbara Meyer

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Solomon R. Guggenheim died on November 3, 1948 at the age of 87.
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Solomon R. Guggenheim was born on February 2, 1861.
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According to Wikidata, Solomon R. Guggenheim's spouse is or was Irene Rothschild Guggenheim.
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