Tag: gilded-age
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The Livingstons at the Met

Whenever I visit museums or cultural institutions, I like to play a game called “Find the Livingston.” It’s an extraordinarily easy game to play in the northeast, because there are so many Livingston descendants and so many of them have been generous in their institutional giving. Between monetary donations and family heirlooms, you’re hard pressed not to find a portrait, a gift, or name emblazoned…