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He began collecting art in 1937, though initially it was just a circumstantial act and not from any great interest. He was married in 1940 and he and his wife bought a weekend home in
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His collection grew to be substantial. On his way out to buy cigarettes one day in
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He founded the Larry
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to renovate, he turned it into a museum, initially called the "Old
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ended, air travel to Paris resumed. Aldrich had already concluded he would like to acquire some art and in 1947, he and his wife flew to Paris with the intention of buying an
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His fashion house designed the volunteer docent uniforms for the City Art Museum of St. Louis in 1968.
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