Ima Hogg: The Miss America Who Changed Everything

Two of her brothers shared her philanthropic interests, encouraged. The american wing of the metropolitan museum opened in new york with a display of american furniture in 1924 thanks to miss ima hogg. Miss hogg went on to build a decorative arts. “ima” was a heroine in “the fate of marvin,” thomas’ epic poem about the war. In 1886, the family moved to austin, where ima would spend the remainder of her childhood and adolescence.

In 1957, she donated bayou bend and it's collection to the museum of fine arts houston, and under her guidance,. Their newfound wealth allowed miss hogg and her brothers to give enormous cultural and charitable gifts to houston,.