TY - JOUR AB - <p class="MsoNormal">This article will trace the artistic patronage and transatlantic connections of the collector and philanthropist, Florence Blumenthal (1873–1930), who, with her husband George Blumenthal (1858–1941), constructed vast homes and collections in both New York and France beginning in the late nineteenth century. In partnership with George, Florence became an important patron of art and a benefactor of medical and cultural institutions in both America and France, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Louvre Museum, Necker Children’s Hospital, and the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Florence died prematurely at the age of fifty-seven, without direct descendants, and has often been overshadowed by the legacy of her husband. This article aims to draw renewed attention to her important position within the scholarship and history of female collecting, patronage, and taste. It will also trace Florence’s family background and highlight other key female relatives who likewise became influential patrons of modern art and supporters of civil and women’s rights, women’s education, leadership, and philanthropy. Additionally, it will explore Florence’s exchanges with other female collectors and the domestic and international influences on both sides of the Atlantic. Finally, this article will explore Florence’s creation of La Fondation américaine pour la pensée et l’art français (The American Foundation for French Art and Thought) in 1919 for the support of young, contemporary French artists and how this new initiative facilitated an entrée into the public sphere and a means to shape and participate in culture and civic involvement. It will also document Florence’s direct involvement in the design and construction of a <i>Salle Gothique</i> (Gothic room) attached to her home in Paris, composed of medieval architectural elements and stained glass windows, to house her foundation and hold meetings and musical concerts, which also served as a catalyst for her individual identity.<br></p> AU - Rebecca Tilles DA - 2021/1// DO - 10.16995/ntn.3349 IS - 31 VL - 2020 PB - Open Library of Humanities PY - 2021 TI - The Artistic Patronage and Transatlantic Connections of Florence Blumenthal T2 - 19: Interdisciplinary Studies in the Long Nineteenth Century UR - http://19.bbk.ac.uk/article/id/3349/ ER -