Tag: Iris

  • Remembering Iris Cantor, Ulysses Jenkins, and Rena Bransten

    In Memoriamis published every Wednesday afternoon and honors those we recently lost in the art world. Iris Cantor (1931–2026)Arts patron The chairwoman of the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Foundation, she gave hundreds of millions to arts, medical, and educational instiuttions. She held one of the largest private collections of sculptures by Auguste Rodin in read more

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    Remembering Iris Cantor, Ulysses Jenkins, and Rena Bransten

  • Iris Cantor, Philanthropist Who Transformed the Met and the Brooklyn Museum, Dies at 95

    Iris Cantor, a collector and philanthropist who provided the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, and other US art institutions with millions of dollars worth of support, died on Sunday in Palm Beach, Florida. She was 95, according to a release from her foundation, which did not state a cause. Cantor was a transformative read more

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    Iris Cantor, Philanthropist Who Transformed the Met and the Brooklyn Museum, Dies at 95