Death and Legacy
Ney died in Austin on June 29, 1907 and is buried next to Montgomery, who died four years later, at Liendo Plantation.
Upon her death, Montgomery sold the Formosa studio to Ella Dancy Dibrell. As per her wishes, the studio's contents were bequeathed to the University of Texas at Austin, but were to remain in the building. In 1911, Dibrell and other friends established the Texas Fine Arts Association (now known as Arthouse) in her honor. It is the oldest Texas-wide organization existing for support of the visual arts. Formosa is now the home of the Elisabet Ney Museum. In 1941, the City of Austin took over the ownership and operation.
In 1961, Lake Jackson Primary School in Lake Jackson, Texas was renamed Elisabet Ney Elementary School in her honor.
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