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, she donated an estimated $40 million in cash and artwork to the

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. Loti married Victor in 1937, and they were married for 73 years until his death in 2009. They were both made

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in the 1990 Queen's Birthday Honours (Victor was later elevated to Companion) and were both featured on the

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series of postage stamps in 2008. She was also the subject of a 1981 portrait by

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. Titled ''Loti Smorgon'', it is in the

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