Miami, FL
Rosa de la Cruz, a global art collecting giant and Miami arts patron, dies at 81
Rosa de la Cruz, a globally lauded collector of cutting-edge contemporary art who opened one of Miami’s first private art museum with her husband Carlos, has died following a long battle with an autoimmune disorder. She was 81.
De la Cruz died peacefully in her Miami home early Sunday morning, according to longtime family friend and family spokesperson Bruce Rubin. Arrangements for a service have not yet been determined.
Although her health had deteriorated in recent years, de la Cruz remained actively involved in her family’s collection. She was at the museum just days before her death, Rubin said.
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