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“This vibrant biography shows that her cultural influence went far beyond mere philanthropy.” New Yorker
“Excellent…Prose is a subtle and attentive chronicler.” Guardian (London)
“Prose does justice to this great modern Maecenas.” Daily Telegraph (London)
“Prose…is determined not to miss either the strangeness or the marvelousness of her subject. Guggenheim…will no longer be quite so easily dismissed after Prose’s incisive book.” New York Review of Books
“Prose situates Guggenheim right in the middle of the Modernist, as a new kind of woman who is hard to define, and in that she is a perfect product and reflection of her age, never less than fascinating.” Independent on Sunday (London)
“Guggenheim…emerges as the embodiment of the age in Prose’s judicious biography.” Publishers Weekly
“Skillfully blends the events of Guggenheim’s experience with details about the twentieth-century art scene, all in a vivid setting of time and place.” Library Journal
“An adroit and lively portrait.” Kirkus Reviews
“With fresh insights and illuminating details, Prose vividly tells…[Guggenheim’s] poignant and remarkable story.” Booklist
“Narrator Carrington MacDuffie takes just the right professional tone…[A] stylish narration.” AudioFile