Alice K. Bache
Alice K. Bache | |
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| Born | 1903  |
| Died | 1977 (aged 73–74) |
| Occupation | Art collector, philanthropist |
| Children | Paul Kay, Ellen Stephen Kay |
Alice K. Bache (1903-1977) was a philanthropist and art collector of mostly ancient art including Cycladic, Pre-Columbian, Mexican, Asian and Peruvian works of art.[1] She amassed one of the finest and most extensive private collections of pre-Columbian artifacts, which she began gifting to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1967.[2]
Early life[edit]
Bache was born Alice Odenheimer, daughter of Pauline Freyan and the Lane Cotton Mills textile scion Sigmund Odenheimer in New Orleans. She graduated from Tulane University, then earned a master's degree in philosophy at Columbia University. Her children from her first marriage to William de Young Kay were Paul Kay,[3] professor emeritus of anthropology at the University, of California, Berkeley, and Ellen Kay. In 1954 Alice Odenheimer married brokerage firm head Harold Bache.[4]
Philanthropy[edit]
Alice K. Bache was active in the affairs of the Johnson Art Museum at Cornell University and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, and served as director of the Japan Society, president of the New York Section of the National Council of Jewish Women and Mayor's Advisory Board.
References[edit]
- ^ Kuo, Debbie (May 8, 2015). "A Jewelry Designer's Tour of the Met". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
- ^ "Alice Bache, 74; A Banker's Widow And Art Collector". The New York Times. 1977-03-09. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
- ^ "Why Red Means Red in Almost Every Language - Issue 26: Color - Nautilus". All Things Linguistic. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
- ^ "MRS. KAY MARRIED TO HAROLD BACHE; Former Alice Odenheimer Is Wed to Senior Partner in Brokerage House Here". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-08-23.