Person

Agnes Gund

Born:

1938

Nationality:

American

Occupation:

Philanthropist

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Agnes Gund is an heiress and philanthropist known for her work as a patron of the arts and as a funder of left-of-center causes. She is the chair of the left-of-center organization Art for Justice Fund, which works to release inmates and works to reduce prison sentences.

In addition to donating to various arts causes, Gund is a funder of left-of-center organizations such as the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence and Planned Parenthood Federation of America. She also funds environmentalist organizations such as the BlueGreen Alliance Foundation. 4 In 1976, Gund joined the board of the New York City Museum of Modern Art. In 1978, she went to Harvard to get a master’s degree in art history. 0){ let parent=divs[divs.length-1].parentNode; let footer=divs[divs.length-1]; delete divs[divs.length-1]; for (let i=2; i