donating nearly $1.4 million for its construction in 1967. The Bloedel Reserve on Bainbridge Island, Washington, was created by Prentice Bloedel and his wife Virginia. His son Lawrence Bloedel was the librarian of Williams College. Upon his death, his collection of 300 artworks was bequeathed to the Whitney Museum of American Art and to the Williams College Museum of Art. After Lawrence's death, his widow, Eleanore Bloedel, bequeathed Field Farm in Williamstown, Massachusetts to The Trustees of Reservations. His granddaughter, Virginia Wright, married businessman Bagley Wright and was a prominent art collector and philanthropist who played a key role in the arts scene of the Pacific Northwest. References External links Portrait of Julius Harold Bloedel, University of British Columbia Library, MacMillan-Bloedel Photography Collection 1864 births 1957 deaths 19th-century American businesspeople History of Washington (state) People from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin People from Bellingham, Washington Businesspeople from Seattle