Philanthropy
Following her husband's 1981 death, Reves chose to devote her energies to charitable endeavors. Among her philanthropies is the establishment of the Wendy and Emery Reves wing of the Dallas Museum of Art in 1985 (a 15,000-square-foot (1,400 m2) recreation of six rooms of the Reveses' villa), which displays the Reveses' extensive art collection as it was originally displayed at their villa, and the Wendy and Emery Reves Center for International Studies at the College of William & Mary (established with a $3 million grant). She also donated $25,000 to begin the Wonderland of Lights which has become one of the largest light festivals in the United States. She was instrumental in convincing Janine Michelson, the widow of Leo Michelson, to found the Michelson Museum of Art in Marshall, Texas to house the Russian American's art collection.
Other philanthropic gifts included a $2 million endowment to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and UT Southwestern Medical Center establishing an international breast cancer symposium and a diagnostic and treatment center.
An additional $2 million went to the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, which features an entry arch named for Emery Reves.
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