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into an industry powerhouse. Robert Lehman understood that to maximize Lehman
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in Paris. At that time, his was the only private
American collection to be given that honor. In 1968 he received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Yale University for having "enhanced the civic life, the culture, and the artistic development of our civilization."
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