Bagley Wright

Bagley Wright
Born
Charles Bagley Wright

(1924-04-13)April 13, 1924
Marietta, Georgia
DiedJuly 18, 2011(2011-07-18) (aged 87)
Seattle, Washington
NationalityAmerican
EducationPrinceton University
OccupationPhilanthropist
SpouseVirginia Wright

Bagley Wright (April 13, 1924 – July 18, 2011)[1][2] was an American real estate developer and philanthropist. He was president of Bagley Wright Investments, was a developer of Seattle's landmark Space Needle and chair of Physio Control Corp. from 1968 until its acquisition by Eli Lilly and Company in 1980.[3] Wright and his wife Virginia were well known art patrons and philanthropists.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ Brunner, Jim (2011-07-19). "Seattle arts patron Bagley Wright dies at 87". Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
  2. ^ McNerthney, Casey (2011-07-19). "Seattle arts benefactor Bagley Wright dies at 87". SeattlePI.com. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
  3. ^ Harmon, Justin (1999-06-03). "Seattle Developer Gives $4 Million to Princeton for Dormitory Renovation". News from Princeton University. Princeton University. Retrieved 2007-11-01.
  4. ^ Mohlman, Melissa (1997). "Collecting Art in Seattle: Yesterday and Today". Seattle Collects Paintings: Works from Private Collections. Traditional Fine Arts Organization. Archived from the original on 2007-03-16. Retrieved 2007-11-01.
  5. ^ "Seattle Art Museum Celebrates its Upcoming 75th Anniversary with an Unprecedented Gift of Nearly 1,000 Works of Art from over 40 Collections. Highlights of Gift to be Unveiled at May 5 Opening of SAM's Expansion" (PDF) (Press release). Seattle Art Museum. 2007-03-30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2007-11-01.
  6. ^ "Wright, Bagley (1924-2011)". www.historylink.org. Retrieved 2020-12-13.