Eugenia Woodward Hitt
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Eugenia Woodward Hitt (born 1905 in Birmingham - died 1990) was a collector of 18th century French furniture, decorative items and artworks.
Most of her collection was assembled after she married William Hitt in 1940 and moved to New York City. At her death she bequeathed most of her collection, valued at over $5 million, to the Birmingham Museum of Art, thereby leaving one of the largest gifts received by an American museum from a single donor. One item, a bronze wall clock, was donated to Versailles.
References
- Forschler-Tarrasch, Anne (n.d) "The Hitt Collection of 18th Century French Art." Gallery Guide. Birmingham Museum of Art.