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Gardner: drawn as if by lightning

A dashing individualist, “Mrs. Jack” Gardner startled Boston society by erecting a Venetian pleasure dome in Back Bay and filling it with masterpieces for the public to enjoy… In buying old masters, Mrs. Gardner was a generation ahead of tycoons … Continue reading

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mrs. jack: Old Masters and young men

She was a dashing individualist, “Mrs. Jack” as she was called, startled Boston high society by erecting a Venetian pleasure dome in the Back Bay and filling it with masterpieces for the public to enjoy. Venetian lions guard the entrance, … Continue reading

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