About Elizabeth Holmes Fisher
Lived 1867 – 1955 (aged 88). Elizabeth Holmes Fisher was an American art collector.
Elizabeth Holmes Fisher (September 13, 1867 – November 13, 1955) was an American art collector and the first woman elected to the University of Southern California’s board of trustees. She founded the USC Fisher Museum of Art in 1939.
Fisher was born in Illinois, the eldest of eight children. Her husband was businessman Walter Harrison Fisher. She died in Santa Barbara, California and was buried in Glendale, California.
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Who was Elizabeth Holmes Fisher?
American art collector (1867–1955)
When was Elizabeth Holmes Fisher born?
Elizabeth Holmes Fisher was born on 13 September 1867 in Illinois.
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Elizabeth Holmes Fisher died on 13 November 1955.
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Elizabeth Holmes Fisher was an art collector.
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Elizabeth Holmes Fisher was American.
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