Eli Broad
Eli Broad (born June 6, 1933 in Detroit , Michigan , USA ) is an American billionaire .
philanthropist
Broad is considered a philanthropist and is known for his art collection with nearly 2,000 works of modern and contemporary art. He founded the Broad Art Foundation and donated the Broad Contemporary Art Museum and The Broad art museum , which opened in 2015 .
He has been a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 2001 .
Since 2010, another museum - the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum - has been planned at Michigan State University in Lansing , Michigan by the architect Zaha Hadid , which will accommodate the university's collection with works from antiquity and temporary exhibitions. The museum has been open to the public since 2012.
capital
Broad currently ranks 42nd on Forbes' list of America's richest people. He earned his private fortune, valued at four to six billion US dollars, in building houses and insurance.
Individual evidence
- ^ Book of Members. (PDF) Retrieved July 23, 2016 (English).
- ↑ Official website of the Broad Museum
- ↑ A building as accurate as a storey in FAZ of November 21, 2012, page 29
literature
- Compassion and Protest: Political Art from the Eli Broad Family Foundation Collection, ISBN 1-55859-301-2 .
Web links
- Helmut Sorge: Art lover Eli Broad: 20 million here, 50 million there. In: Spiegel Online . March 12, 2004, accessed January 4, 2017 .
- # 42 Eli Broad - Forbes.com. In: forbes.com. September 21, 2006, accessed January 4, 2017 .
- The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation. In: broadfoundation.org. Retrieved January 4, 2017 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Broad, Eli |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American billionaire and art collector |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 6, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Detroit , Michigan |