Chasing Beauty: The Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner - Hardcoverby Natalie Dykstra (Author) The vivid and masterful story of Isabella Stewart Gardner creator of one of America's most stunning museums an American original whose own life was remade by art. Includes archival photos of Isabella's world, museum, and the art she collected. Isabella Stewart Gardner's museum, with its plain exterior enfolding an astonishing four story Italian palazzo, rose from Boston's Fens at the turn of the twentieth century. Its