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Archives Directory for the History of Collecting
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L. & P. Rosenberg Fils
Parisian art gallery located at 38, Avenue de l'Opéra, Paris... more... |
1905-1908 | Paris | Dealer/Gallery | |
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La Farge, John, 1835-1910
John La Farge was an art collector, artist, decorator and... more... |
1835-1910 | New York | NY | Artist Scholar/Critic/Expert |
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La Tour, Onya, 1896-1976
Collector, dealer, and painter from Columbus, IN. La Tour was... more... |
1896-1976 | Columbus | IN | Collector Artist Dealer/Gallery |
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Ladd, William Mead, 1855-1931
William Mead Ladd was a banker, Portland mayor, amateur photographer... more... |
1855-1930 | Portland | OR | Collector |
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Laffan, William M.
William Mackay Laffan was and connoisseur, collector, the publisher and... more... |
1848-1909 | Lawrence, L.I. | NY | Collector |
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Laidacker, Samuel H., 1902–
Samuel H. Laidacker was an antiques dealer, collector, author, editor... more... |
1902–1994 | Bloomsburg, Columbia | PA | Collector Dealer/Gallery |
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Lake, Carlton
Art critic and collector... more... |
1915-2006 | Austin | TX | Collector |
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Lambdin, James Reid, 1807-1889
Portrait and miniature painter. Born in Pittsburgh, Pa. and studied... more... |
1807-1889 | Philadelphia | PA | Artist Dealer/Gallery Collector |
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Lambert, Catholina, 1834-1923
Catholina Lambert was a collector, silk manufacturer, president of the... more... |
1834-1923 | Patterson | NJ | Collector |
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Lamborn, Robert Henry
A metallurgist and engineer Lamborn collected colonial and pre-Columbian... more... |
1836-1895 | Denver | CO | Collector |
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Landau, Emily Fisher
Emily Fisher Landau is an art collector, patron and philanthropist... more... |
New York | NY | Collector | |
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Lane, Hugh Percy, Sir, 1875-1915
Sir Hugh Percy Lane was an art collector, dealer who... more... |
1875-1915 | Cornwall | Dealer/Gallery Collector | |
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Lane, Saundra
Saundra B. Lane is an art collector and widow of... more... |
Lunenburg | MA | Collector | |
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Lane, William H.
William H Lane was a plastics manufacturer and an a... more... |
1914-1995 | Lunenburg | MA | Collector |
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Lang, Florence Rand, 1851-1943
Florence Osgood Rand Lang inherited a fortune from her father... more... |
1862-1943 | Montclair | NJ | Artist Collector |
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Lankenau, John D., 1817-1901
Art collector, businessman and a member of the Drexel family... more... |
1817-1901 | Philadelphia | PA | Collector |
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Lannan, J. Patrick (Joseph Patrick), 1905-1983
Collector, entrepreneur and financier. Lannan was a Chicago publishing baron... more... |
1905-1983 | Palm Beach | FL | Collector |
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Lasker, Albert Davis, 1880-1952
Lasker was an art collector, advertising executive and philanthropist, born... more... |
1880-1952 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Lasker, Mary
Mary Woodard Lasker (1900-1994), civic worker and philanthropist, was a... more... |
1900-1994 | New York | NY | Collector Dealer/Gallery Scholar/Critic/Expert |
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Lathrop, Bryan, 1844-1916
Bryan Lathrop was a collector of prints and drawings, real... more... |
1846-1916 | Chicago | IL | Collector |
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Lathrop, Francis Augustus, 1849-1909
Francis Augustus Lathrop was an art collector, artist, advisor and... more... |
1849-1909 | Woodcliffe | NJ | Artist Collector Consultant |
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Lauder, Leonard A.
Collector and chairman of The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. Founded... more... |
1934– | New York | NY | Collector Patron |
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Lauder, Ronald S.
Ronald S. Lauder is an art collector, cosmetics magnate and... more... |
1944– | New York | NY | Collector Patron |
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Laughlin, J. B.
J. B. Laughlin collected modern Dutch paintings. His collection included... more... |
1864-1928 | Pittsburgh | PA | Collector |
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Laurel Gallery
Established in 1946 at 108 East 57th Street, the gallery... more... |
1946– | New York | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
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Law, Caroline Wiess, 1918-2003
Law's collection included work by Picasso, Kline, Hofmann, Joan Miró... more... |
1918-2003 | Houston | TX | Collector Patron |
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Lawrence, Cyrus J.
Cyrus J Lawrence was a collector, financier, banker, and head... more... |
1833-1908 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Lawrence, Henry C. (Henry Corbin), 1859-1919
Henry Corbin Lawrence was an art collector and the governor... more... |
1859-1919 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Lawrence, Lucy Ryerson, 1861-1920
A descendent of Martin Ryerson, Lucy Ryerson Lawrence collected Gothic... more... |
1861-1920 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Lea, Henry Charles, 1825-1909
Lea was a collector, author, banker, scientist, and publisher... more... |
1825-1909 | Philidelphia | PA | Collector |
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Lea, Isaac, 1792-1886
Publisher, naturalist and collector. Lea purchased 192 paintings in Florence... more... |
1792-1886 | Philadelphia | PA | Collector |
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Lea, M. Carey (Mathew Carey), 1823-1897
Carey Lea was a collector and chemist, photographic Scientist - who... more... |
1823–1897 | Philadelphia | PA | Collector |
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Leache, Irene Kirke, d. 1900
Anna Cogswell Leache assembled an art collection with Anna Cogswell... more... |
d. 1900 | Northfolk | VA | Collector |
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Leavitt, Boris
Collector, philanthropist, investor and founder of Lana Lobell, a women’s... more... |
1905-1996 | Hanover | PA | Collector |
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Leavitt, David, 1790-1879
David Leavitt (1790-1879) was a New York City art collector... more... |
1791-1879 | New York | NY | Collector Patron |
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Leavitt, Sophie
Mrs. Leavitt and her husband, Boris, both lifelong collectors of... more... |
1906-1992 | Palm Beach | FL | Collector |
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Lebwohl, Murray
Murray Lebwohl was a paper conservator, artist, art and book... more... |
1923-2011 | Arlington | VA | Collector Artist |
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Lee, Sherman E.
Sherman Emery Lee was a director, scholar, curator, and advisor... more... |
1918-2008 | Chapel Hill | NC | Collector Consultant Scholar/Critic/Expert |
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Lehman, Adele Lewisohn, 1882-1965
Collector, philanthropist and painter. Adele married Arthur Lehman, of the... more... |
1882–1965 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Lehman, Arthur
Collector, philanthropist, founder of the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies, investment... more... |
1873-1936 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Lehman, Philip, 1861-1947
Art collector, banker and financier. Lehman and his wife, Mrs... more... |
1861-1947 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Lehman, Robert, 1892-1969
Art collector, banker, philanthropist, race horse breeder, Chairman of the... more... |
1892-1969 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Lenox, James, 1800-1880
Lawyer, businessman, philanthropist, art and book collector. He never married... more... |
1800-1880 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Leo Castelli Gallery
Leo Castelli, founder of Leo Castelli Gallery, began in the... more... |
1958– | New York | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
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Leonard Clayton Gallery
Clayton-Liberatore Gallery, Bridgehampton, Long Island, N.Y., formerly Leonard Clayton... more... |
1899–1977 | New York | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
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Leonard Hutton Galleries
The main focus of the gallery is modernist movements of... more... |
1957– | New York | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
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Leupp, Charles Mortimer
Collector, leather merchant -Charles M Leupp & Company, philanthropist and Trustee... more... |
1807-1859 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Level, André
Art critic and dealer Andre Level was an important collector... more... |
1880-1954 | Paris | Scholar/Critic/Expert Dealer/Gallery Collector | |
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Levi, Robert H.
Collector, businessman, and the former chairman and president of the... more... |
1916-1995 | Baltimore | MD | Collector |
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Levin, Janice H., d. 2001
Philanthropist and art collector of French art with an emphasis... more... |
1913-2001 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Levin, Philip J
Collector, lawyer and New Jersey real estate developer... more... |
d. 1971 | Warren | NJ | Collector |
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Levy, Aaron, 1774-1852
Aaron Levy was a New York merchant, art dealer, auctioneer... more... |
1771-1852 | New York | NY | Auction House |
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Levy, Julien
Author, teacher, filmmaker, gallery owner and art collector; New York... more... |
1906-1981 | New York | NY | Dealer/Gallery Collector |
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Levy, Leon
Art collector and financier. He and his wife, Shelby White... more... |
1926-2003 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Lewin, Bernard
Collector, a furniture store owner and art dealer. Bernard Lewin... more... |
1906-2003 | Palm Springs | CA | Collector Dealer/Gallery |
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Lewin, Edith
Collector of Mexican art. She and her husband, Bernard, emigrated... more... |
1911-1999 | Palm Springs | CA | Collector |
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Lewis, John Frederick, 1860-1932
John Frederick Lewis was an art collector, bibliophile and lawyer... more... |
1860-1932 | Philadelphia | PA | Collector Patron |
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Lewis, John Frederick, d. 1965
Collector, lawyer, civic leader, president of the Philadelphia Academy of... more... |
1899-1965 | Malvern | PA | Collector |
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Lewis, Reginald F., 1942-1993
Collector, philanthropist, businessman, Wall Street lawyer, financier and former head... more... |
1942-1993 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Lewisohn, Adolph, 1849-1938
Lewisohn was a German born collector, patron of the arts... more... |
1849-1938 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Lewisohn, Margaret Seligman
Margaret Seligman was the daughter of Isaac and Greta Loeb... more... |
1895-1954 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Lewisohn, Sam A. (Sam Adolph), b. 1884
Art collector, financier and philanthropist. Financier Sam A. Lewisohn (1884-1951... more... |
1884-1951 | New York | NY | Collector Auction House |
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LeWitt, Sol, 1928-2007
Collector and artist. According to the New York Times "LeWitt... more... |
1928-2007 | New York | NY | Artist Collector |
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Lhote, André
André Lhote was a French painter, theoretician, art critic and... more... |
1885-1962 | Paris | Scholar/Critic/Expert | |
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Libbey, Edward Drummond, 1854-1925
Art collector, businessman, opened the Libbey Glass Company in Toledo... more... |
1854-1925 | Toledo | OH | Collector |
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Libbey, Florence Scott, 1863-1938
The daughter of a successful Toledo real estate dealer, Florence... more... |
1863-1938 | Toledo | OH | Collector |
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Liberman, Alexander
Alexander Liberman was an art collector, artist, author, publisher and... more... |
1912-1999 | New York | NY | Collector Artist |
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Liberti, Enrico, 1894-1979
Enrico Liberti was born in Italy in 1894 and emigrated... more... |
1894-1979 | Baltimore | MD | Dealer/Gallery |
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Liebman, Aline Meyer, 1879-1966
Painter, patron and collector of modern art. Born in Los... more... |
1879-1966 | New York | NY | Collector Artist Patron |
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Lier, Carel van
Dutch gallery owner, Carel van Lier, who exhibited and sold... more... |
1898-1945 | Amsterdam | Dealer/Gallery | |
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Lilienfeld, Karl, b. 1885
Karl Lilienfeld was a historian of Netherlandish art and gallery... more... |
1885-1966 | New York | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
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Lilly, Eli, 1885-1977
Lilly was a businessman and philanthropist who collected Chinese art... more... |
1885-1977 | Indianapolis | IN | Collector |
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Lilly, Josiah Kirby, 1893-1966
Businessman, philanthropist, collector and Oldfields owner Josiah K. Lilly Jr... more... |
1893-1966 | Indianapolis | IN | Collector |
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Linda Farris Gallery
Est. 1970 in Bellevue, Washington, moving a year later to... more... |
1970-1995 | Seattle | WA | Dealer/Gallery |
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Linders' Kunstzalen
De Gebr. Linders richtten in hun warenhuis Kofa Linders aan... more... |
1942-1946 | Dordrecht | Dealer/Gallery | |
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Linsky, Belle
Art collector, philanthropist and business woman. Two years after the... more... |
1904-1987 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Linsky, Jack
Linsky was a collector, philanthropist, businessman, founder and former chairman... more... |
1897-1982 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Lipman, Howard, 1905-1992
Howard Lipman: art collector; Jean Lipman: art editor and writer... more... |
1905-1992 | Carefree | AZ | Collector |
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Lipman, Jean, 1909-
Collector, patron, author, artist, curator and editor of Art in... more... |
1909-1998 | Carefree | AZ | Collector Artist Patron |
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List, Vera
Vera G. List was a collector and philanthropist. She and... more... |
1908-2002 | Greenwich | CT | Collector |
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Little Gallery
Established 1950 by Marguerite deSalle, originally to feature contemporary art... more... |
1950-1979 | Birmingham | MI | Dealer/Gallery |
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Little Studio
Founded by Richard Kollmar as a place for young artists... more... |
1954-1964 | New York | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
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Little, John, 1907-
Painter, sculptor, textile designer and art dealer.Born in Alabama, moved... more... |
1907-1984 | New York | NY | Dealer/Gallery Artist |
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Littlefield, William H.
William Horace Littlefield was a painter, writer and collector... more... |
1902-1969 | New York | NY | Collector Artist |
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Lockhart, Charles
Italian by birth, Charles Lockhart was an art collector and... more... |
1818-1905 | Pittsburgh | PA | Collector |
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Locks Gallery
Founded in 1968, Locks Gallery represents an international group of... more... |
1968 – | Philadelphia | PA | Dealer/Gallery |
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Lockwood, LeGrand
LeGrand Lockwood was a collector, businessman adn financier (Shipman, Coming... more... |
1820-1872 | New York | NY | Collector Patron |
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Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924
Collector, politician, and US Senator (1893-1924). Henry Cabot Lodge (1850-1924... more... |
1850-1924 | Nahant | MA | Collector |
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Loeb, Frances Lehman, 1906-1996
Collector, philanthropist and trustee of Vassar and Cornell University and... more... |
1906-1996 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Loeb, John Langeloth, 1902-
John Loeb founded the New York banking and brokerage firm... more... |
1902-1996 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Loewi, Adolph, d. 1977
Collector and dealer. Loewi established the firm, Adolph Loewi, Inc... more... |
d 1977 | Beverly Hills | CA | Dealer/Gallery Collector |
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Logan, Frank Granger, 1851-1937
Capitalist, art collector, honorary president of the Art Institute of... more... |
1851-1937 | Chicago | IL | Collector |
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Logan, Josephine Hancock, 1862-1943
Poet, author and philanthropist married to, collector and capitalist Frank... more... |
1862-1943 | Chicago | IL | Patron |
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Long Point Gallery
Cooperative art gallery; Provincetown, Mass. Founded in 1977 in the... more... |
1977-1998 | Provincetown | MA | Dealer/Gallery |
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Longfellow, Charles Appleton
Collector, traveler, yachtsman, and Henry and Fanny Longfellow's eldest son... more... |
1844-1893 | Cambridge | MA | Collector |
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Longfellow, Fanny Appleton, 1817-1861
Art collector, artist, wife of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and daughter... more... |
1817-1861 | Cambridge | MA | Collector |
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Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882
Collector Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was a commanding figure in the... more... |
1807-1882 | Cambridge | MA | Collector |
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Longworth, Joseph
Joseph Longworth was an art collector. After his death in... more... |
1813-1884 | Cincinnati | OH | Collector |
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Longworth, N. (Nicholas), 1782-1863
Nicholas Longworth was an art collector, lawyer, real estate millionaire... more... |
1782-1863 | Cincinnati | OH | Collector |
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Longworth, Nicholas, 1869-1931
Collector and Ohio representative in congress. Graduated from Harvard University... more... |
1869-1931 | Cincinnati | OH | Collector |
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Loran, Erle, 1905-1999
Erle Loran was an artist, art historian, and collector of... more... |
1905–1999 | San Francisco | CA | Collector Artist Scholar/Critic/Expert |
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Lotte Jacobi Place
Lotte Jacobi Place was founded by Lotte Jacobi of Deering... more... |
1964-1968 | Hillsboro | NH | Dealer/Gallery |
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Louis Alexander Gallery
The Louis Alexander Gallery was founded by Louis Alexander Cohn... more... |
1961–1963 | New York | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
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Louis K. Meisel Gallery
Art gallery in New York City... more... |
1965-1981 | New York | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
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Lovisco, Niel, 1900-1981
In the 1920s, Lovisco ran "The Catacombs," a combination art... more... |
1900–1981 | New York | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
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Low, Abiel Abbot, 1811-1893
Abiel Abbot Low, 1811-1893, was an American entrepreneur, businessman, trader... more... |
1811-1893 | New York | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
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Lowenthal, Edith
Art collector and psychologist. She and her husband, Milton Lowenthal... more... |
d. 1991 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Lowenthal, Milton, 1917-
Art collector, lawyer (whose clients included Stuart Davis) and benefactor... more... |
1917-1987 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Lucas, Fielding, 1781-1854.
Lucas Feildeing was a collector, cartographer, artist and publisher... more... |
1781-1854 | Baltimore | MD | Collector |
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Lucas, George A., 1824-1909
George Aloysius Lucas was a collector and art agent for... more... |
1824-1909 | Paris | Collector Dealer/Gallery | |
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Lucien Labaudt Art Gallery
Lucien Labaudt was a painter, muralist, costume and set designer... more... |
1943-1980 | San Francisco | CA | Dealer/Gallery |
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Ludgin, Earle, 1898-1981
Collector and an advertising executive. Ludgin and his wife Mary... more... |
1898-1981 | Chicago | IL | Collector |
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Ludgin, Mary, 1894-1962
Collector and wife of advertising executive, Earle Ludgin. Mary and... more... |
1894-1962 | Chicago | IL | Collector |
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Lummis, Charles Fletcher, 1859-1928
Charles Fletcher Lummis was a journalist, editor, photographer, anthropologist, poet... more... |
1859-1928 | Los Angeles | CA | Collector |
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Lunde, Asbjorn, 1927-
Asbjørn Rudolph Lunde is a lawyer and art collector. Lunde... more... |
1927- | Hillsdale | NY | Collector |
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Lust, Elenore
Art dealer, painter and teacher. Lust studied painting at the... more... |
1943–1991 | New York | NY | Dealer/Gallery Artist |
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Lyon, Dennis
Dennis is a Trustee of the Phoenix Art Museum, and... more... |
Scottsdale | AZ | Collector | |
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Lyon, Janis
Janis Lyon is an art collector who with her husband... more... |
Scottsdale | AZ | Collector |