Jack and Belle Linsky Collection

The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection is a group of over 380 European works of art, including 229 18th-century porcelain sculptures, amassed over forty years and donated to The Metropolitan Museum of Art by Belle Linsky in 1982, after the death of her husband, Jack, in 1980. Before it was given to the Met, the collection was under the purview of The Jack and Belle Linsky Foundation. At the time, the collection was valued at $60 million. The Met subsequently installed The Jack and Belle Linsky Galleries, which opened to the public in June 1984.

References

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  2. ↑ "Belle Linsky, Philanthropist And Art Collector, Dies at 83". timesmachine.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  3. ↑ "Art collected by Horatio Alger-type couple goes on permanent display at Met Museum". UPI. Retrieved 2019-08-23.