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Eli Broad. Photo by Nancy Pastor. Eli Broad, a towering figure in the art world as a billionaire collector, philanthropist, and museum founder, died late last month, leaving a big void in the cultural landscape. In the wake of his death, Artnet News asked some of the artists, dealers, and art-museum professionals who knew him best to share their memories of the entrepreneur-turned-collector.   Jenny Holzer, artist Eli helped me various times. Once we walked the Potomac watching Teddy Roosevelt and JFK quotes projected from the Kennedy Center onto Roosevelt Island. The sentences were about ...

Eli Broad, during the construction of The Broad museum. (Getty) Eli Broad, who founded a multibillion-dollar homebuilding firm and went on to become one of Los Angeles’ most influential and prolific philanthropists, died Friday at 87. He amassed a nearly $7 billion fortune and gave away an estimated $2 billion to support the arts, medical research, education and other endeavors, according to the Los Angeles Times and Associated Press. “Eli Broad, simply put, was L.A.’s most influential private citizen of his generation,” Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said following news of Broad’s...

Advertisement Robert Meyerhoff, a Maryland real-estate developer, and his wife, Jane, promised last year to bequeath their $300 million collection of more than 100 modern art works to Washington’s National Gallery of Art. Irwin Jacobs, chairman and chief executive officer of the San Diego wireless company Qualcomm, and his wife, Joan, pledged $110 million to the University of California-San Diego’s Jacobs School of Engineering, which bears their name. These Jewish couples were among dozens of philanthropists such as McDonald’s heiress Joan Kroc who gave the most generous donations to ch...

Caltech Mourns the Loss of Eli Broad, 1933–2021 May 01, 2021 Eli Broad, founder of SunAmerica Inc. and KB Home, former member of the Caltech Board of Trustees, and a Life Member of the Caltech community passed away on April 30, 2021. He was 87 years old. An entrepreneur, civic leader, and philanthropist who earned distinction as a patron of Los Angeles, Broad was an influential advocate for and generous benefactor of life sciences research, public education, and the arts. Throughout his life, he worked to create and foster new businesses, education organizations, scientific research...

Eli Broad, Billionaire Businessman Who Revitalized L.A. Cultural Scene, Remembered May 02, 2021 13:15 Subject Line Please provide verification code The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation Eli Broad (1933-2021), the influential billionaire businessman and philanthropist who poured his fortune into cultural institutions, art collecting, public education, civic improvement and scientific endeavors, died on Friday in Los Angeles. He was 87. His generous philanthropy, including the $140 million namesake private museum he founded, greatly benefited the Los Angeles region and beyond. Noting his critics ...