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Shouldn't the Guggenheim Be Called the Ehrenwiesen?
A building's name often doesn't reflect the colorful truth in its history.
Seems to be missing something.
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There is an art museum on Fifth Avenue between 88th and 89th streets in New York that owes its existence to a woman named Hildegard Anna Augusta Elisabeth Rebay von Ehrenwiesen -- aka Baroness Hilla von Rebay, aka Hilla Rebay.
It’s not named after her, though! Instead, it’s called the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Heard of it?