# Edythe Broad

_American art collector and philanthropist_

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Last updated: 2026-10-30

> Edythe Broad is an American art collector and philanthropist. As an individual and with her husband Eli Broad (1933–2021), she has collected "about 2000 pieces of art valued at more than $2 billion" and supported arts initiatives such as the Los Angeles Opera and The Broad.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1936 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q72941844#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Detroit ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q72941844#P19))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q72941844#P27))
- **Occupation:** art collector ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q72941844#P106))
- **Spouse:** Eli Broad ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q72941844#P26))

## Questions

**When was Edythe Broad born?**  
Edythe Broad was born on 1936 in Detroit.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Edythe Broad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edythe_Broad) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q72941844](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q72941844) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Edythe Broad (cropped).jpg by Jeremiah Garcia (CC BY 2.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edythe_Broad_(cropped).jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Edythe Broad, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Edythe Broad (cropped).jpg — Jeremiah Garcia, CC BY 2.0.

## Cite this page

"Edythe Broad". DigiNepal. Last updated 30 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/edythe-broad. Retrieved 5 November 2026.