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Peggy Guggenheim: The Ultimate "Girlboss" of The Gilded Age

With a reported over 3,000 lovers and millions at her fingertips, Peggy Guggenheim was unapologetic, eccentric, and often scandalous -- navigating high society and heartbreak as the ultimate "Girlboss of the Gilded Age." ------------------------------- Bunny Mellon: The Ultimate "Old Money" Wife:    • Bunny Mellon: The Ultimate "Old Money" Wife   ------------------------------- Christina Onassis: The $1.3 Billion Heiress Who Couldn't Find Happiness:    • Christina Onassis: The $1.3 Billion Heires...   ------------------------------- TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Introduction 1:18 Chapter 1: Tying Two Families 6:54 Chapter 2: Peggy The New Heiress 10:41 Chapter 3: Liberated 14:14 Chapter 4: All Over The Art World 17:18 Chapter 5: The Later Years of Peggy Guggenheim ------------------------------- Peggy Guggenheim was more than a wealthy heiress; she was a storm that tore through the art world, leaving whispers of scandal, heartbreak, and daring in her wake. Born into the wealth of two prominent New York families, Peggy defied the social expectations of her era. By age twelve, she had accused her father of infidelity—a man who later perished heroically aboard the Titanic. Tragedy only stoked Peggy’s appetite for life, fueling her pursuit of artistic rebellion and sensual liberation. With over three thousand lovers—artists, writers, and revolutionaries—she loved boldly, collecting not only art but the era's most infamous men. Her romantic life was a wild tangle of broken marriages and torrid affairs, but her true love was modern art. She shook the traditional gallery world with daring exhibitions, befriending legends like Picasso and Jackson Pollock. This episode recounts Peggy's unapologetic, eccentric, and often scandalous story of navigating high society and heartbreak as the ultimate "Girlboss of the Gilded Age." To understand Peggy’s bold personality, we must consider her roots. Born into the opulent social world of New York’s Gilded Age, Peggy’s family strove to secure a place in society among the elite Astors and Vanderbilts. But despite their wealth, the Guggenheims were seen as "new money" and struggled for acceptance. This backdrop of ambition and social rigidity shaped Peggy’s view on wealth and status. Her father, Benjamin Guggenheim, built the family fortune in mining, while her mother’s family, the Seligmans, were prestigious bankers who had influenced pivotal financial moments in American history. Peggy’s early life in a lavish Upper East Side mansion, however, was dimmed by her father’s infidelities and her mother’s coldness. Raised by governesses, Peggy quickly showed her sharp intellect, once confronting her father about his mistress. When her father perished on the Titanic, Peggy was left emotionally scarred, struggling with insecurities about her appearance and undergoing a botched rhinoplasty. At twenty-one, she inherited $450,000 (around $14 million today) and sought purpose, working in an avant-garde bookstore. Drawn to the Bohemian lifestyle, Peggy soon relocated to Paris, where she befriended figures like Marcel Duchamp, whose art captivated her. Peggy married twice, enduring abusive relationships, yet her spirit remained unbroken. Widely rumored to have taken nearly three thousand lovers, she quipped when asked about her marriages, “Do you mean mine or other people’s?” After her last heartbreak, she launched her own art gallery, propelling her into the world of modern art. In 1938, she opened an influential gallery in London, exhibiting artists like Cocteau and later, Pollock. World War II forced her to hide her art collection in France before she fled to the U.S. Peggy’s gallery success helped shift the art world's focus to New York, and she married artist Max Ernst, though their union was brief. After the war, she returned to Venice, living in a palazzo filled with art and hosting legendary gatherings. Tragedy struck when her daughter, Pegeen, took her own life. Heartbroken, Peggy continued her support for art, transforming her home into a museum. She passed away in 1979, forever remembered as a trailblazer who lived life on her terms and transformed the art world.