Mildred Bliss

About

Art collector and philanthropist who co-founded the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection.

Before Fame

She attended Miss Porter's School in Farmington, Connecticut, and learned French, Spanish, German, and Italian.

Trivia

She inherited wealth that came from her father's investments in a laxative company.

Family Life

Her father was U.S. Congressman Demas Barnes and her mother was Anna Dorinda Blaksley Barnes.

Associated With

She paid composer Igor Stravinsky to create his Dumbarton Oaks Concerto.