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Bertha Palmer

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American art collector (1849-1918)

United StatesFoundersLived 1849 to 1918 · aged 68
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Bertha Matilde Palmer was an American businesswoman, socialite, and philanthropist. She was the wife of millionaire Potter Palmer and early member of the Chicago Woman's Club, as well as president of the Board of Lady Managers.

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Bertha Palmer at age thirteenBertha Palmer at age thirteenPortrait titled Mrs. Potter Palmer by Anders Zorn, 1893Portrait titled Mrs. Potter Palmer by Anders Zorn, 1893Palmer spent vast sums on the Palmer Mansion.Palmer spent vast sums on the Palmer Mansion.Bertha and Potter Palmer's burial site located in Graceland Cemetery.Bertha and Potter Palmer's burial site located in Graceland Cemetery.

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Bertha Matilde Palmer was an American businesswoman, socialite, and philanthropist. She was the wife of millionaire Potter Palmer and early member of the Chicago Woman's Club, as well as president of the Board of Lady Managers. She is most known for her work during the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, as well as her donation of her impressionist art collection to the Art Institute of Chicago.

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Lived 1849 to 1918 · aged 68
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