Florence Scott Libbey [1863-1938]
ECA Record Control Number: 19649
Record Level: Listing
Record Type: Collector
Name: Florence Scott Libbey
Dates:
Birth: 1863
Death: 1938
City: Toledo
State: OH
Other cities: Pasadena, CA
Gender: Female
Historical notes:
“The daughter of a successful Toledo real estate dealer, Florence was 27 years old and an avid art collector when she married Edward Drummond Libbey in 1890. Florence’s focus was on Asian art and ceramics.
Florence and Edward donated enormous financial and leadership resources to the Toledo Museum of Art (TMA), including the Scott homestead and other Monroe Street property where the museum opened in 1912. In 1912, she donated her entire art collection to the museum.
After Edward’s death, Florence served as trustee and vice president of the TMA. During the Great Depression, she financed construction of the music wings of the Museum, including the Peristyle, thus employing some 3,000 persons.
She left her estate to various interests, most notably the Toledo Museum of Art and a perpetual endowment to the Scott High School Library.”
Citation: “Libbey, Florence Scott, 1863-1938.” Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America. Updated February 2, 2017. Accessed March 6, 2017. http://research.frick.org/directoryweb/browserecord.php?-action=browse&-recid=7237
Decades of activity:
1880s-1890s
1890s-1900s
1900s-1910s
1910s-1920s
1920s-1930s
1930s-1940s
See also:
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Record Birth Date:
March 6, 2017
Last Update:
March 6, 2017
