Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America

F. Kleinberger Galleries (New York, N.Y.) Founded in Paris by Franz Kleinberger in 1848, the firm...	1848–1973	New York	NY	Dealer/Gallery
Fabbri, Edith Shepard, 1872-1954 Edith Shepard Fabbri was a collector, the great-granddaughter of...	1872–1954	New York	NY	Collector
Fackenthal, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1851-1941 Print collector, metallurgist, industrialist, businessman and historian of early iron...	1851–1941	Philadelphia	PA	Collector
Fahnestock, Harris C. (Harris Charles), 1835-1914 Harris Charles Fahnestock was a collector and banker of NYC...	1835–1914	New York	NY	Collector
Faure, Patricia, 1928- Patricia Faure was an art Dealer, photographer and fashion photographer...	1928–2008	Las Angeles	CA	Dealer/Gallery
Fearing, Daniel B. (Daniel Butler), 1859-1918. Art collector and Mayor of Newport, RI...	1859–1918	Newport	RI	Collector
Felix Landau Gallery The Alan Gallery was established by Charles Alan in 1952...	1951–1970	Los Angeles	CA	Dealer/Gallery
Fell, J. Gillingham (Joseph Gillingham), 1816-1878 According to The Art Treasures of America, Fell owned works...	1816–1878	Philadephia	PA	Collector
Fendrick Gallery Art gallery; Washington, D.C. Owned by Barbara Fendrick. Specialized in...	1960–1991	Washington	DC	Dealer/Gallery
Fenollosa, Ernest, 1853-1908 In addition to being a collector, Ernest Francisco Fenollosa was...	1853–1908	Boston	MA	Collector Scholar/Critic/Expert
Ferargil Galleries Commercial art gallery; New York, N.Y. Founded by Frederic Newlin...	1915–1955	New York	NY	Dealer/Gallery
Ferris, Jean Leon Gerome, 1863-1930 Jean Leon Gerome Ferris was a collector and American Historical...	1863–1930	Philadelphia	PA	Collector Artist
Ferris, Stephen James, 1835-1915 Stephen James Ferris was a Philadelphia portrait painter and etcher...	1835–1915	Philadelphia	PA	Collector Artist
Ferry, W. Hawkins Art collector; Michigan. Born 1914...	1914–	Detroit	MI	Collector
Ferus Gallery (Los Angeles, Calif.) The Ferus Gallery was a Los Angeles Art Gallery which...	1957-1966	Los Angeles	CA	Dealer/Gallery
Ffoulke, Charles M. Charles Mather Ffoulke was a wool manufacturer, collector, art critic...	1841–1909	Washington		Collector Scholar/Critic/Expert Dealer/Gallery
Ficke, Arthur Davison, 1883-1945 Arthur Davison Fick was an art collector, lawyer, authority on...	1883–1945	Hillsdale	NY	Collector Scholar/Critic/Expert
Ficke, Charles August Ficke's gift of 334 paintings to the City of Davenport...	1850–1931	Davenport	IA	Collector
Field, Cyrus W. (Cyrus West), 1819-1892 Cyrus W. Field was an entrepreneur, art collector, patron and...	1819–1892	New York	NY	Collector Patron
Field, Delia Caton, 1854-1937 Delia Spencer Caton Field was an art collector and the...	1854–1937	Chicago	IL	Collector Patron
Field, Marshall, 1834-1906 Chicago art patron and collector, Marshall Field, was a real...	1834–1906	Chicago	IL	Collector Patron
Field, Marshall, 1893-1956 Marshall Field was an art collector, investment banker, Publisher (Newspaper...	1893–1956	New York	NY	Collector Patron
Field, William B. Osgood William Bradhurst Osgood Field (1870-1949) and his family were prominent...	1870–1949	New York	NY	Collector
Fifth Avenue Art Galleries (New York, N.Y.) New York art gallery operating out of 546 Fifth Avenue...	1894–1906	New York	NY	Auction House
Fifth Avenue Auction Rooms New York auction house located at 341 Fourth Avenue...		New York	NY	Auction House
Fifth Avenue Gallery Art gallery; Fort Worth, Texas. Founded in 1960 by Pauline...	1960–1966	Fort Worth	TX	Dealer/Gallery
Findlay, Wally, 1903–1996 Walstein "Wally" Chester Findlay, Jr. was a New York City...	1903–1996	Palm Beach	FL	Dealer/Gallery
Fine Arts Associates Otto Gerson (1902–1962) and Ilse Goehler (m. 1939), New...	1933–1980	New York	NY	Dealer/Gallery
Firma D. Sala & Zoonen Frame maker and dealer, established 1825 in Leiden. At the...	1825–1935	Leiden		Dealer/Gallery
Fischbach Gallery Art gallery, New York, N.Y. Operated by Aladar Marberger. Founded...	1954–1978	New York	NY	Dealer/Gallery
Fischbach, Marilyn Art dealer, founded the Manhattan Gallery on Madison Avenue at...	1931–2003	New York	NY	Dealer/Gallery
Fish, Stuyvesant, 1851-1923 Collector, railroad president and businessman. The Fish collection included tapestries...	1851–1923	New York	NY	Collector
Fitzgerald Gallery (New York, N.Y.) Art gallery; New York, N.Y. Owned by Edward Fitzgerald. Located...	1960–1966	New York	NY	Dealer/Gallery
Fitzgerald, Desmond, 1846-1926 Art patron, art collector, and engineer; Brookline, Mass. Served on...	1846–1926	Brookline	MA	Collector Patron
Flagler, Henry Morrison, 1830-1913 Henry Morrison Flagler was a collector, patron, financier and owner...	1830–1913	St. Augustine	FL	Collector Museum
Flandin, Pierre Pierre Flandin was a New York Nineteenth Century art dealer...	1781–1863	New York	NY	Dealer/Gallery
Fleischman, Barbara Barbara G. Fleischman is a collector, art dealer, and philanthropist...		New York	NY	Collector
Fleischman, Lawrence A. (Lawrence Arthur), 1925-1997 Born in Detroit, MI, Lawrence Fleischman was an art collector...	1925–1997	New York	NY	Dealer/Gallery Collector
Fletcher, Isaac Dudley, 1844-1917 President of Barrett Manufacturing Company, Fletcher Isaac Dudley was a...	1844–1917	New York	NY	Collector
Florsheim, Harold M. Collector, businessman and heir to the Florsheim Shoe Company, Chicago...	1900–1987	Chicago	IL	Collector Patron
Florsheim, Sarabel Sarabel "Sue" Browarsky Florsheim was a collector, philanthropist and the...	1913–2004	Chicago	IL	Collector
Flynt, Henry Needham , 1893-1970 In 1920, Henry Needham Flynt married Helen Margaret Geier (1895-1986...	1893–1970	Deerfield	MA	Collector
Focus Gallery Photography gallery; San Francisco, Calif., founded by Helen Johnston in...	1966–1985	San Francisco	CA	Dealer/Gallery
Folsom Galleries The Folsom Gallery, aka Bauer-Folsom Galleries (1908–1909), was...	1911–1921	New York	NY	Dealer/Gallery
Forbes, Edward Waldo, 1873-1969 Edward Waldo Forbes (1873-1969) was a scholar, collector, Director of...	1873–1969	Belmont	MA	Collector
Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 Art collector, patron, president of Ford Motor Company in 1919-1943...	1893–1943	Grosse Pointe Shores	MI	Collector
Ford, Eleanor, 1896- Art collector, patron, philanthropist married to Edsel B. Ford of...	1896–1976	Grosse Pointe Shores	MI	Collector Patron
Ford, Gordon Lester, 1823-1891 Ford was a New York City lawyer, collector and Treasurer...	1823–1891	New York	NY	Collector
Forum Gallery (New York, N.Y.) Art gallery, New York, N.Y. Directed by Bella Fishko, and...	1961–	New York	NY	Dealer/Gallery
Fosburgh, James Whitney James "Jock" Whitney Fosburgh was an American painter, collector, and...	1910–1978	New York	NY	Collector Artist
Fosburgh, Minnie Astor Mary "Minnie" Cushing Astor Fosburgh, nee Mary Benedict Cushing, was...	1906–1978	New York	NY	Collector
Foster, A. W. (Arthur William), 1850-1930 Art collector, businessman and broker, a founder of the Mount...	1850–1930	Fairhills	CA	Collector
Foundry Maison-Leblanc-Barbidienne Centre d’accueil et de recherche des Archives nationales, Paris...	1912–1955	Paris		Dealer/Gallery
Fourcade, Droll, Inc. Fourcade, Droll, Inc. was a New York City art gallery...	1970–1976	New York	NY	Dealer/Gallery
Fourcade, Xavier In 1966 he joined Knoedler & Company, and supervised its move...	1926–1987	New York	NY	Dealer/Gallery
Fowles, Edward Art dealer; New York, N.Y. Fowles directed the Paris branch...	1885–1971	New York	NY	Dealer/Gallery
Foxley, William C. William "Bill" C. Foxely is an art collector, cattleman, industry...	1935–	La Jolla	CA	Collector
Fraad, Daniel Art collector and businessman...	1912–1987	New York	NY	Collector
Fraad, Rita Art collector and patron of American art. She collected work...	1916–2004	New York	NY	Collector
Francine Seders Gallery (Seattle, Wash.) Francine Seders (born 1932) was an assistant at the Otto...	1960–1974	Seattle	WA	Dealer/Gallery
Francis, Emily A., 1879-1966 Art gallery director; New York, N.Y...	1879–1966	New York	NY	Dealer/Gallery
Frank K.M. Rehn Galleries Art gallery; New York, N.Y. Owned by Frank Knox Morton...	1858–1969	New York	NY	Dealer/Gallery
Frank K.M. Rehn Galleries Art gallery; New York, N.Y. Owned by Frank Knox Morton...	1858–1981	New York	NY	Dealer/Gallery
Frank Perls Gallery Art dealer and gallery owner; Beverly Hills, California. Perls established...	1937–1977	Beverly Hills	CA	Dealer/Gallery
Franklin, Harry A. Harry A. Franklin was an African and Oceanic art collector...	1904–1983	Beverly Hills	CA	Collector Dealer/Gallery
Frans Buffa & sons Frans Buff & Sons (Frans Buffa & Zonen; François Buffa & Fils) was...	1845–1940?	New York	NY	Dealer/Gallery
Fred Harvey (Firm) The Fred Harvey Company incorporated many facets of the hospitality...	1890–1910	Santa Fe	NM	Collector
Frederick Keppel & Co. Frederick Keppel & Co. was a firm founded in 1868, and...	1868–1940	New York	NY	Dealer/Gallery
Freer, Charles Lang, 1854-1919 Charles Lang Freer was a Detroit industrialist, collector and founder...	1854–1919	Detroit	MI	Collector Patron
Frelinghuysen, Suzy Suzy Frelinghusen, nee Estelle Condit Frelinghuysen, was an art collector...	1911–1988	Pittsfield	MA	Artist Collector
French & Company (New York, N.Y.) French & Company was founded by Mitchell Samuels and Percy W...	1907–	New York	NY	Dealer/Gallery
French, Herbert Greer, 1872-1942 Herbert Greer French was a print collector and the Vice...	1872–1942	Cincinnati	OH	Collector
Frew, William N., 1854-1915 William Nimick Frew was a Pittsburgh art collector, patron, Yale...	1854–1915	Pittsburgh	PA	Collector Patron
Frick, Frank F., 1857-1935 Frank F. Frick was a collector, founder of the Lyric...	1857–1935	Baltimore	MD	Collector
Frick, Helen Clay, 1888-1984 Helen Clay Frick, daughter of industrialist and art collector Henry...	1888–1984	New York	NY	Collector
Frick, Henry Clay, 1849-1919 Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919), a Pittsburgh coke and steel industrialist...	1849–1919	New York	NY	Collector
Friede, John Philanthropists Marcia and John Friede collect New Guinea Art. The...		Rye	NY	Collector
Friedländer, Max J., 1867-1958 German art historian and museum director, who immigrated to Amsterdam...	1867–1958	Amsterdam		Scholar/Critic/Expert Collector
Friedsam, Michael, 1860?-1931 Colonel Friedsam was an art collector, philanthropist, and known for...	1860–1931	New York	NY	Collector
Fronefield, Joseph M. Joseph M. Fronefield was a silver collector and businessman. J...	1862–1940	Wayne	PA	Collector
Fry, Roger Eliot, 1866-1934 Roger Eliot Fry, art critic and artist, was born in...	1866–1934.	London		Scholar/Critic/Expert Artist
Frye, Charles, 1858-1940 Charles H. Frye and his wife, Emma, were art collectors...	1858–1940	Seattle	WA	Collector Patron
Frye, Emma (1860–1934) Emma Dorothea Lamp Frye and her husband, Charles, were art...	1860–1934	Seattle	WA	Collector Patron
Fuller, Alvan T. (Alvan Tufts), 1878-1958 Alvan Tufts Fuller was an art collector, businessman, philanthropist, Congressman...	1878–1958	Boston	MA	Collector
Fuller, Diana Burgess Editor, curator, and arts administrator, b. 1931, operated the Fuller...	1931–	San Francisco	CA	Dealer/Gallery
Fuller, William H., -1902 William H. Fuller was a lawyer, wallpaper manufacturer, art collector...	ca. 1843–1902	New York	NY	Collector
Funk, Wilhelm Heinrich, 1886- Collector and portrait painter. Lent work to the Hudson-Fulton...	1886–	New York	NY	Collector Artist