Roy Neuberger
Roy Rothschild Neuberger (July 21, 1903 – December 24, 2010)[1] was an American financier who contributed money to raise public awareness of modern art through his acquisition of pieces he deemed worthy. He was a co-founder of the investment firm Neuberger Berman. Roy Neuberger served for several decades as Honorary Trustee, Benefactor, and member of the Department of Modern Art's Visiting Committee at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.[2]
For the author, see Roy S. Neuberger.
Roy Neuberger
December 24, 2010 (aged 107)
Financier and art patron
Neuberger was married for nearly 65 years[3][13] to Marie Salant,[14][15] also a distinguished patron of the arts, and a graduate of Bryn Mawr College;[16] together they had three children:[14]
In 1997, he published his memoir, So Far, So Good - the First 94 Years. His life as an art collector is chronicled in his 2003 book The Passionate Collector: Eighty Years in the World of Art.[17] In his later years Neuberger was often seen in the company of Kitty Carlisle Hart.[17] Neuberger died on December 24, 2010, at the age of one hundred and seven and was buried at Mount Neboh Cemetery where other members of his family were interred.[18][19]