20 Facts About Roy Neuberger

Roy Rothschild Neuberger was an American financier who contributed money to raise public awareness of modern art through his acquisition of pieces he deemed worthy.

Roy Neuberger 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.

Roy Rothschild Neuberger was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and spent his childhood in New York City.

Roy Neuberger described himself as having been interested during high school in tennis.

Roy Neuberger matriculated at New York University, originally to study journalism, but grew restless and dropped out without obtaining a degree.

Roy Neuberger sailed to Europe at age 20 on an inheritance from his parents, and went to live in Paris.

Roy Neuberger enjoyed a bohemian lifestyle there, visiting the Louvre three times a week, where he met his lifelong friend, 20th-century art historian Meyer Schapiro.

Roy Neuberger painted and studied art until 1928, when he read Florent Fels' biography of Vincent van Gogh.

Roy Neuberger was startled when he learned how Van Gogh had only sold one painting, and was heartstricken to learn that Van Gogh, like so many other artists, lived in pain, poverty and misery.

Roy Neuberger moved back to the United States and entered Wall Street in 1929, seven months before Black Tuesday.

Roy Neuberger founded Neuberger Berman in 1939 with Robert Berman.

In 1950, Roy Neuberger's firm started one of the first no-load mutual funds in the United States, the Guardian Fund, which is still in operation today.

Roy Neuberger allowed Nelson Rockefeller, another avid art collector, to use Boy from the Plains in a travelling American art exhibition.

Roy Neuberger still had Gaspe Landscape on a wall in his apartment at the time of his death.

Roy Neuberger began donating works to institutions, among them the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Whitney Museum, as well as many college and university museums.

Roy Neuberger contributed more than 500 of his paintings toward the collection.

In 1990 Roy 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.

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

Roy 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.