Joan collected fine art and jewels, like this exquisite, one-of-a-kind Faberge Pine Cone Egg; most of her possessions were donated to sold at auction after her death. One little-known chapter in her art life began in 1989, after she sold The J and R Double Arch Ranch in Santa Ynez, California, which she’d hoped to turn into a summer camp for sick children. When the neighbors refused to let that happen, she sold it, gave the proceeds of the sale to Ronald McDonald House, and promised the collection of artworks inside, including Remingtons and Charles Marion Russells, to Rapid City, South Dakota. Joan had lived there in the sixties with her first husband, Rollie, and still had friends in the area. When the city didn’t fulfill its promise to build a museum in which to permanently house and exhibit the work, she rescinded the gift. This was a sad turn not just for the city, which was counting on this formidable donation as a cultural centerpiece, but for art lovers everywhere. She then donated the work to her friends at the Crazy Horse Memorial, where it is not on public display.

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