Roy Neuberger
Photo: NEA photographer Michael Stewart, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons11

Roy Neuberger

American financier (1903–2010)

Roy Rothschild Neuberger (July 21, 1903 – December 24, 2010) 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.2

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Born Jul 21, 1903, died Dec 24, 2010.1

About

Roy Neuberger was for several decades an honorary trustee, benefactor, and member of the Department of Modern Art's Visiting Committee at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedDeWitt Clinton High School3

Career

Occupation: writer, art collector, banker.5

Corporate art collection

Regarding the company he co-founded, he said "Art in the workplace has been a part of Neuberger Berman's corporate culture since the investment firm was founded in 1939. In 1990 Neuberger Berman began developing its own art collection, emphasizing the work of emerging mid-career artists from around the world and presenting their works in an enriching environment for employees and visitors."

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Personal life

  • BornJul 21, 1903, Bridgeport6
  • DiedDec 24, 2010, Manhattan7
  • CitizenshipUnited States8

Neuberger was married for nearly 65 years to Marie Salant, also a distinguished patron of the arts, and a graduate of Bryn Mawr College; together they had three children:

Ann Aceves

Roy S. Neuberger

James Neuberger

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. In his later years Neuberger was often seen in the company of Kitty Carlisle Hart.

Neuberger died on December 24, 2010, at the age of 107. He was buried at Mount Neboh Cemetery where other members of his family were interred.

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Awards

  • Date not recordedNational Medal of Arts9

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