Estelle Rubens
Estelle Barenbaum Rubens (c. 1930 in Philadelphia - January 18, 2018) was an American museum docent and philanthropist.[1]
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Life
She married Raymond Rubens; they collected art; she donated artworks by Alexander Calder, Red Grooms, Al Hirschfeld, Earl Horter, Alice Neel, and Larry Rivers, to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.[2]
She was a docent for the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.[1]
In her will, she made a $8 million gift.[1] A travel scholarship was named for her.[3][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Salisbury, Stephan. "Museum volunteer astonishes PAFA with $8 million gift". www.inquirer.com. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
- ↑ "A Volunteer Docent Told a Philadelphia Museum She Would Leave It 'a Little Something' in Her Will. She Surprised Them With $8 Million". artnet News. 2019-04-22. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
- ↑ "Scholarships Allow PAFA Students to Travel Around the World". PAFA - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. 2019-10-01. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
- ↑ "Museum Docent Gifts $8 Million to the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts". www.artforum.com. Retrieved 2020-06-21.