by Vanessa Schmitz-Grucker
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Mr. Broad embodied the American dream. He studied economics at the University of Michigan before co-founding Kaufman & Broad, one of the country's foremost real estate developers. By 1963 he was a millionaire, and his fortune soon made him one of the world's leading collectors of contemporary art. From 1999, he pursued collecting full-time alongside his philanthropic activities. Read more...