"Though born into wealth, which she used in part to establish an unparalleled private art collection, Gund gave and gave and gave some more, promising many works to institutions, where they might be enjoyed by all, and selling others to raise money for political and social initiatives. By the time of her death, noted the New York Times, the first publication to report her passing, the cupboard was bare."
"Sent as a teen to Connecticut to study at the private Miss Porter's School after the 1954 death of her mother, Gund found her interest in art further fired by a "magical" art history teacher there, who "showed you how to look at artwork," she told Lifestyles magazine in 2010."
Agnes Gund was a collector and philanthropist who chaired the Museum of Modern Art's board and oversaw its major 1990s expansion. She regularly gave away a large portion of her income and championed contemporary art, women artists, and artists of color. She founded New York City's Studio in a School to provide arts education to low-income students for nearly fifty years. Born into family wealth, she built an unparalleled private art collection, promised many works to public institutions, and sold others to fund political and social initiatives. By the time of her death, much of her collection had been donated or sold.
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