What was Peggy Guggenheim’s birth name?

Peggy Guggenheim’s birth name was Marguerite Guggenheim.

She was born Marguerite Guggenheim in New York City in 1898 and later became widely known by the nickname Peggy. She was an American art collector, gallery owner and patron who played an important role in promoting modern art.

Guggenheim established the Art of This Century gallery in New York in 1942, where she exhibited European and American avant-garde artists. Her collection later became the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, housed at Palazzo Venier dei Leoni on the Grand Canal.

The nickname can cause confusion because it is the name used in nearly all accounts of her public career. Marguerite Guggenheim is the formal name recorded for her birth, while Peggy is the familiar name associated with her collecting and patronage.