Was part of the wealthy Guggenheim family her father Benjamin went down on the Titanic and her uncle Solomon founded the Guggenheim foundation which established various museums. Peggy was known for her art collection, but also promoting such artists as Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Picasso, and Henry Moore. Her galleries invited and promoted some of the great artists of the early to middle 20th century. She was fundamental in advancing Pollock's career especially as his style of painting was quite unknown and people were standoffish until Peggy deemed it as a new advancement in the art world. Peggy really embraced and encouraged others to take in the styles of surrealism, cubism, and abstract expressionism.
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