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THE IRVING COLLECTION
Herbert Irving and Florence Rapoport were born in 赫伯特（1917年生）與佛羅倫斯歐雲（1920年生）生於布魯
Brooklyn in 1917 and 1920, respectively. In spite of very humble 克林。雖然他們出身於普通家庭，歐雲伉儷仍然成為非常
beginnings, together the couple grew into exceedingly successful 成功與慷慨的收藏家及慈善家。戰後經濟蒸蒸日上，歐雲
and generous art collectors and philanthropists. In the thriving post- 先生覺得應趁此機會，設法改善家庭經濟。他成立了以紐
war economy, Mr. Irving saw the opportunity to set his family on a 約為基地的環球冷凍食品（Global Frozen Foods），以滿足
firm financial path. He founded Global Frozen Foods, a New York- 國內對冷凍農產品和食品日益增加的需求。在他的帶領之
based firm that catered to the nation’s growing demand for frozen
produce and foodstuffs. Under his leadership, Global Frozen Foods 下，公司迅速發展成為當地最具規模的冷凍食品分銷商。
swiftly grew into the region’s largest frozen food distributor. In the 六十年代末，歐雲氏聯同業界同儕鮑約翰（John F. Baugh）
late 1960s, he joined forces with fellow food service businessmen 與羅漢禮 （Harry Rosenthal） ，合資創辦了西斯科公司
John F. Baugh and Harry Rosenthal to form the Sysco Corporation. （Sysco Corporation）。二十世紀結束前，該公司已躍升為
Throughout the latter decades of the twentieth century, the company 全球最大的食品分銷商。
evolved into the world’s largest distributor of food products.
