198 – L’ultima Dogaressa: Peggy Guggenheim

Gore Vidal called her "the last of Henry James’s transatlantic heroines--Daisy Miller with rather more balls." This week, learn all about the American heiress and celebrated art collector Peggy Guggenheim [along with a lot of terrific 20th century art-world gossip]. Later, enjoy a quiz called "Start of This Century"! . . . [Music: 1) Krisma, "Peggy Guggenheim," 1980; 2) Frau Holle, “Ascending Souls,” 2017. Courtesy of Frau Holle, CC BY-NC 3.0 license.]