Constance Ann Gibbons died on January 7, 2026 at Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center.  She was 73.

Ms. Gibbons was raised and resided in Princeton for many years.  She also lived in Montclair, NJ, Manhattan, NY, Paris, France and London, England for significant portions of her life.

Constance graduated from St. Paul's Elementary School in Princeton and Notre Dame High School in Lawrenceville.  She attended the American College in Paris and the University of Paris (Sorbonne), received a B.A. in Art History from Wells College, an M.A. in Art History from American University (DC), and undertook further postgraduate study at the London School of Economics and Political Science.  She also modeled for Harper's Bazaar and Town & Country magazines.

A highly skilled art historian, Ms. Gibbons was head of the Research Department of the Bettmann Archive for many years.  She also held positions with the Smithsonian Institution, the Museum of Modern Art, Horst P. Horst and Sotheby Parke Bernet Galleries.

Later in her life, Ms. Gibbons embarked on a second career as a private banker and rose to the position of International Marketing Director for Merrill Lynch in London.  She was retired at the time of her death.

Constance was a long-time member of the Regency Whist Club of New York and the Junior League of Greater Princeton.

Ms. Gibbons was predeceased by her parents, James T. Gibbons, Sr. and Geraldine Clifford Gibbons and a brother, James T. Gibbons, Jr.  She is survived by a brother, F. Clifford Gibbons of Lawrenceville.

Memorial arrangements were private.