Biography
Peggy Guggenheim — art collector with roots in the Russian Empire
Peggy Guggenheim. Art collector and patron born in New York; founder of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice. No documented connection to the Russian Empire. Born in New York in 1898, she was the daughter of Benjamin Guggenheim, son of Meyer Guggenheim, who was of Swiss and German Jewish origin, and Florette Seligman, of the New York Seligman banking family.
Russian Connection
Tracing the roots — Guggenheim family of Swiss and German Jewish origin; Seligman banking family of New York - no Russian Empire link documented
No documented connection to the Russian Empire. Born in New York in 1898, she was the daughter of Benjamin Guggenheim, son of Meyer Guggenheim, who was of Swiss and German Jewish origin, and Florette Seligman, of the New York Seligman banking family.
Family Tree
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Peggy Guggenheim🇺🇸 USA
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Ancestors
Benjamin Guggenheim
Florette Seligman
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Origin
Guggenheim family of Swiss and German Jewish origin; Seligman banking family of New York - no Russian Empire link documented🇷🇺
Key Achievements
A career defined by ambition
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Art of This Century gallery, New York (1942)
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Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, Venice
"I am not a collector. I am a museum."
Peggy Guggenheim
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