In America at the beginning of last century had a lot of money and a lot of newly emerged millionaires (at a time when many in Europe have lost money and status, it was good time for shopping, just as we have lately.
Features & us in future there will be private museums (already appeared), garages, under the exhibition also opened up interesting quotes from the article, if you read them separately, try to guess which country in question:
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"organized a very prestigious exhibition of avant-garde in the premises of an arms factory ..."
- Newly acquired a rich respectability by becoming owners of the art collections ... "
-"... and after him to collect steel and other manufacturers-millionaires, kings of oil, steel and coal bought up all that used to be brought from Europe to decorate their luxury residences, collecting became fashionable! "
- "In all these activities, women played a leading role in organizing the relationship between art, philanthropy and educational work"
now, about the list of American museums, I am sorry that we have such a list, no one was, I think, despite all the difficulties there will be no less