Dominique de Menil

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French-American art collector and philanthropist

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Dominique de Menil was a French-American art collector, philanthropist, founder of the Menil Collection and an heiress to the Schlumberger Limited oil-equipment fortune. She was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1986. Wikipedia

Born: March 23, 1908, Paris, France

Died: December 31, 1997 (age 89�years), Houston, TX

Children: Fran�ois de Menil, Adelaide de Menil, Georges de M�nil, and more

Books: The Rothko Chapel: Writings on Art and the Threshold of the Divine and HUMBLE TREASURES: EXHIBITION OF TRIBAL ART FROM NEGRO AFRICA.

Grandchild: Taya Thurman

Spouse: John de Menil (m. 1931–1973)

Parents: Conrad Schlumberger and Louise Delpech Schlumberger