Peggy guggenheim

The legacy of Peggy Guggenheim is about more than her eccentric butterfly sunglasses and bohemian celebrity status. She’s considered the link between European and American art

In celebration Peggy Guggenheim's birthday, we decode the fabulous wardrobe of the woman who changed modern art

Peggy Guggenheim at her home, the Palazzo Venier dei Leoni in Venice, 1960s

Peggy Guggenheim wearing Elsa Schiaparelli, c. late 1930s

The Peggy Guggenheim Collection dedicates an exhibition-tribute to its founder. What emerges is her relationship with the artists and with the city

Peggy Guggenheim wearing a Snow Leopard fur coat at her Venice home Palazzo Venier dei Leoni standing in front of her Picasso 'The Poet' (1911)

Almost four decades after her death, Peggy Guggenheim is the central figure in a continuing art-world imbroglio: the seemingly endless legal battle by some of her descendants over her superlative 20th-century art collection—and the Venetian palazzo housing it—she left to her uncle’s foundation. Have Guggenheim’s wishes been ignored and her legacy desecrated?

In celebration of the birth of the legendary patroness, we decode the fabulous wardrobe of the woman who changed modern art

With ornate eyewear, Dolce & Gabbana channeled Peggy Guggenheim. We pay homage here, to the art collector and 17 more women whose eyewear has become iconic.

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