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Lot Essay
Distinguished art collector Eleanor ”Lallie” Lloyd (1906 – 1985), was the daughter of prominent Philadelphia lawyer John Hampton Barnes and Eleanor Biddle. Lallie married Gates Lloyd in 1927 and in 1930, the young couple constructed their dream home.
With a keen eye for design, Lallie made their house a home, collecting art in the late 1930’s. It was during this time, she met and developed connections with contemporary artists. One of the artists Lallie and Gates became familiar with was Philadelphia’s own Alexander Calder. Calder kindly gifted a personalized work of art to the couple in 1945; the ink and watercolor on paper depict a man and a woman with the inscription “To Gates & Lally”.
Lallie’s passion and support for art continued to grow throughout the years. She was a longtime chairman of the Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania and a trustee of several Philadelphia and Manhattan art institutions. In 1950, she was a founder of the Washington Gallery of Modern Art, and later she helped organize a committee to preserve Egyptian art. Notably, in 1965, Lallie sponsored Andy Warhol’s first solo museum show at the ICA.
The present bracelet was gifted to Lallie by Gates in 1935 upon the birth of their daughter, Mary Biddle Lloyd.
Mary “Minney” Lloyd Robb (1935 - 2023) studied cultural arts and was active in her Pennsylvania community. She served on the Board of Directors for Planned Parenthood Southeastern Pennsylvania, served on the local school board and was a donor to multiple nonprofit organizations.
Minney passed on the importance and tradition of philanthropy to her large family, and at the end of each year would ask her grandchildren for the name of a non-profit that they supported. Minney would then donate to these organizations on behalf of her family.
Minney inherited this sentimental bracelet from her mother. She wore it on few occasions, preserving the sculpted rock crystal links and retaining its incredible condition almost 100 years after it was made.
With a keen eye for design, Lallie made their house a home, collecting art in the late 1930’s. It was during this time, she met and developed connections with contemporary artists. One of the artists Lallie and Gates became familiar with was Philadelphia’s own Alexander Calder. Calder kindly gifted a personalized work of art to the couple in 1945; the ink and watercolor on paper depict a man and a woman with the inscription “To Gates & Lally”.
Lallie’s passion and support for art continued to grow throughout the years. She was a longtime chairman of the Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania and a trustee of several Philadelphia and Manhattan art institutions. In 1950, she was a founder of the Washington Gallery of Modern Art, and later she helped organize a committee to preserve Egyptian art. Notably, in 1965, Lallie sponsored Andy Warhol’s first solo museum show at the ICA.
The present bracelet was gifted to Lallie by Gates in 1935 upon the birth of their daughter, Mary Biddle Lloyd.
Mary “Minney” Lloyd Robb (1935 - 2023) studied cultural arts and was active in her Pennsylvania community. She served on the Board of Directors for Planned Parenthood Southeastern Pennsylvania, served on the local school board and was a donor to multiple nonprofit organizations.
Minney passed on the importance and tradition of philanthropy to her large family, and at the end of each year would ask her grandchildren for the name of a non-profit that they supported. Minney would then donate to these organizations on behalf of her family.
Minney inherited this sentimental bracelet from her mother. She wore it on few occasions, preserving the sculpted rock crystal links and retaining its incredible condition almost 100 years after it was made.