Mar 12, 2021 - 11:30 am
Elizabeth (Lizzie) Johnson Williams was born in 1840 in Missouri and moved with her family to Texas in 1844 where her parents settled in Hays County and founded the Johnson Institute, a private school. She earned her degree in 1859 from the Chappell Hill Female College in Washington County and returned to the Johnson Institute to begin her teaching career, later establishing her own primary school in Austin. She also taught at Lockhart, Pleasant Hill School, Parson s Seminary in Manor, and Oak Grove Academy in Austin.
And though teaching was her main career, also worked as a bookkeeper for prominent cattlemen and investors, including George W. Littlefield, William H. Day, and Charles W. Whitis. While working in this business she realized that there was a great deal of money to be made in the cattle industry. So, in 1871 she registered the cattle brand ‘CY’ under her own name and promptly purchased land in Hays County.
Sotheby s to offer $150 million art collection of legendary Texan & visionary philanthropist Mrs. John L. Marion
Andy Warhol, Elvis 2 Times, 1963, Silkscreen ink and silver paint on linen. Estimate $20-30 million. Courtesy Sotheby s.
NEW YORK, NY
.- The private collection of visionary philanthropist, renowned art collector, and legendary Texan Anne Marion (1938-2020) will be unveiled for the first time at Sothebys this spring. Widely celebrated throughout her lifetime, both for her generous support of cultural institutions, critical contributions to education and healthcare, and for her passion for the life and traditions of the American Southwest where her family had been rooted for generations, Anne Marion held a fabled status among art lovers and ranchers alike. And yet, despite the public-facing nature of her support for so many leading American museums, the treasures of Anne Marions own private collection have remained until now largely unknown. Sothebys forthcom
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