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John Lowell Gardner Jr. (November 26, 1837 – December 10, 1898) was an American businessman, art collector, and philanthropist. He and his wife, Isabella Stewart Gardner, were patrons of the arts whose collection is now housed in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.
Dec 3, 2015 · Their son, John Lowell Gardner III, was born on June 18, 1863. He died two years later and Isabella was bereft. On the advice of a physician, her husband took her to Europe.
Jan 12, 2021 · John Lowell (Jack) Gardner, prominent businessman and philanthropic leader whose family roots extended to the very founding of Cape Ann, passed away on January 3rd at the age of 97.
Dec 14, 2021 · Isabella relied not only on the opinions of agents and advisors, but benefitted from acquisitions made by her husband, John “Jack” Gardner, Jr. Although known today as Isabella Stewart Gardner’s museum, there are over 130 objects in the collection that Jack purchased.
Nov 24, 2022 · At the request of her husband, John Lowell “Jack” Gardner Jr., she hung the controversial work in a gallery that remained private during her lifetime.
John Lowell Gardner, Jr. Date. 1895. Medium. Oil on canvas. Provenance. Commissioned by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the artist Antonio Mancini (1852-1930), Rome for 1,500 lire in April 1895 at the suggestion of the artist John Singer Sargent (1856-1925). Painted by the artist in the Palazzo Barbaro, Venice from April to May 1895 .
In later years, when she was Mrs. John Lowell Gardner, friends learned to take Belle’s fancies seriously. “What Mrs. Jack wants,” one of them said, “you can be pretty sure she is going to get.”
