Jayne Wrightsman
Jayne Kirkman Wrightsman was an American philanthropist, fine and decorative arts collector and widow of philanthropist and art collector Charles B. Wrightsman. She was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1965. She was a resident and president of the co-op board at 820 Fifth Avenue.Biography
She was born in Michigan and grew up in Los Angeles.
Beginning in 1952, she and her husband amassed the finest private collection in the US of the decorative arts of the ancien régime, ultimately donating many objects to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Jayne Wrightsman also served as a member of the Museum's 100th Anniversary Committee and was elected to the board of trustees in 1975.
In December 2012, Magnificent Jewels from the Collection of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman raised $15,541,188 at auction with Sotheby's, New York.
Wrightsman died on April 20, 2019, aged 99.
