Emily Sibley Watson | |
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 Hand-colored photograph of Emily Sibley Watson, by P. Parsons, ca. 1878 | |
| Born | Emily Sibley May 10, 1855 Rochester, New York, U.S. |
| Died | February 8, 1945 (aged 89) Rochester, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mount Hope Cemetery (Rochester) |
| Occupation | Philanthropist |
| Spouses | Isaac S. Averell
(m. 1876; div. 1891)James Sibley Watson (m. 1891) |
| Children | 3, including James Sibley Watson Jr. |
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Emily Sibley Watson (née Sibley; May 10, 1855 – February 8, 1945) was a Rochester, New York philanthropist and patron of the arts. Youngest child of Western Union founder Hiram Sibley and Elizabeth Tinker Sibley, she grew up in a family that valued service, faith, and the arts. She is best known as the founder of the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, and patron of Rochester's Hochstein School of Music & Dance. With her mother, she was a major supporter of the Homeopathic Hospital (later Genesee Hospital).