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Beverley ‘Muffie’ Mountain Galban
Beverley “Muffie” Mountain Galban, formerly of Sagaponack, died peacefully on April 9 at home in Summit, New Jersey. She was 85.
She was born in Summit and grew up in the Morristown, New Jersey, area. After graduating from the Shipley School, she attended Bennington College, where she majored in art and architecture. She further pursued her interest in art history and received a master’s degree from Hunter College. She later went on to earn a second master’s degree from New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts.
She and her husband, Leandro “Pedro”, began spending summers on the East End of Long Island in the early 1960s and fell in love with the region. An avid and talented artist, she found the beauty of the area an endless source of inspiration. The Victor D’Amico Institute of Art in Napeague became a beloved source of instruction and she spent many years painting and drawing the Napeague scenery from the Art Barge there.
Another favorite artistic subject were cats. She loved cats and her cat cartoons were well-loved additions to the birthday and holiday cards she sent out.
A lover of the beach and ocean, she was a longtime member of the Bridgehampton Club, and if not at her easel, she could be found at the beach, often busily working away at a crossword puzzle. After her husband’s death in July 2009, she found great consolation in the ocean.
She is survived by her three sons, Anthony S. Galban of Summit, New Jersey, Leandro S. Galban III of Redding, Connecticut, Father Clemens Timothy S. Galban of Klosterneuburg, Austria; as well as five grandchildren.
A funeral Mass will be said at Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Church in Bridgehampton on Monday, April 17, at 11 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her name to the Victor D’Amico Institute of Art, P.O. Box 1266, Amagansett, NY 11930.
Staff Writer on Apr 10, 2023