Eleanor Sayre

(1916-2001)

American art historian

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Eleanor Axson Sayre (March 26, 1916 – May 12, 2001) was an American curator, art historian, and a specialist on the works of Goya. She was the first woman to serve as departmental curator at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Working as curator of prints and drawings, she collected Goya's etchings from museums around the world to catalogue and create international exhibits. She was awarded a knighthood with the Lazo de Dama in the Order of Isabella the Catholic by Spain in 1975 and the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts in 1991.

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Born	26 March 1916 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	12 May 2001 (aged 85) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Zodiac	Aries
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Francis Bowes Sayre · Father · 1885-1972 · American lawyer edit info

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Jessie Woodrow Wilson Sayre · Mother · 1887-1933 · American presidential daughter and activist edit info

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Joseph Ruggles Wilson · Family Member · 1822-1903 · Father of US President edit info

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Woodrow Wilson · Grandfather · 1856-1924 · 28th President of the United States edit info

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Ellen Axson Wilson · Grandmother · 1860-1914 · First Lady of the United States from 1913 to 1914 edit info

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