Ima Hogg
American philanthropist and arts patron (1882-1975) · United States · On the map · Business Professionals · Died at 93
Ima Hogg, known as "The First Lady of Texas", was an American society leader, philanthropist, mental health advocate, patron and collector of the arts, and one of the most respected women in Texas during the 20th century. Hogg was an avid art collector, and owned works by Picasso, Klee, and Matisse, among others.
Ima Hogg is read about 125 times a day, in 15 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 18 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?People around Ima
Family
Is this everyone?
Only relatives with a profile here are drawn, so a family can be larger than this. A line here can also be wrong.
Correct this familyMedia & music
Photos 9
Ima Hogg, c. 1900
Ima Hogg's father, James Stephen "Jim" Hogg (1851-1906), Governor of Texas
The Hogg family lived in the Texas Governor's Mansion in Austin during Jim Hogg's term as the 20th Governor of Texas.
Under Ima Hogg's supervision, a new front entrance was created for her home at the Varner plantation.
Hogg and an unidentified woman are seated in a horse-drawn carriage, decorated with flowers for the Tekram parade, part of Houston's No-Tsu-Oh festival.![Ima Hogg donated works she inherited from her brothers to Houston's Museum of Fine Arts, including one of the limited editions of Bronco Buster by Frederic Remington.[72]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BroncoBusterRemingtonSculpture.png/330px-BroncoBusterRemingtonSculpture.png)
Ima Hogg donated works she inherited from her brothers to Houston's Museum of Fine Arts, including one of the limited editions of Bronco Buster by Frederic Remington.[72]
Ima Hogg helped to design Bayou Bend, which is now a museum operated by the Houston's Museum of Fine Arts.
View of the gardens at Bayou BendAbout this person
Hogg donated hundreds of pieces of artwork to Houston's Museum of Fine Arts and served on a committee to plan the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. An enthusiastic collector of early American antiques, she also served on a committee tasked with locating historical furniture for the White House. She restored and refurbished several properties, including the Varner plantation and Bayou Bend, which she later donated to Texas arts and historical institutions who maintain the facilities and their collections today. Hogg received numerous awards and honors, including the Louise E. du Pont Crowninshield Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Santa Rita Award from the University of Texas System, and an honorary doctorate in fine arts from Southwestern University.
