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Archives Directory for the History of Collecting
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P. & D. Colnaghi & Co.
Paul Colnaghi was an art dealer and collector, who began... more... |
1767– | London | Dealer/Gallery | |
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Pace Wildenstein Gallery
In 1993, a subsidiary of Wildenstein & Co. entered into a... more... |
1993– | New York | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
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Pach, Walter, 1883-1958
Artist, critic, historian, writer, art consultant, curator; New York, N.Y... more... |
1883-1958. | New York | NY | Consultant Artist Scholar/Critic/Expert |
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Paddock, Josephine, b. 1885
Collector, painter, watercolorist; New York, N.Y. Paddock was a member... more... |
1885-1964 | New York | NY | Collector Artist |
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Paepcke, Elizabeth H.
Elizabeth Hilken Nitze Paepcke was an art collector, socialite and... more... |
1902-1994 | Chicago | IL | Collector |
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Paff, Michael
Michael Paff was a merchant of the curio shop John... more... |
d.1839 | New York | NY | Dealer/Gallery Collector |
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Paillet, A. J. (Alexandre Joseph)
Alexandre Joseph Paillet was a major auctioneer at end 18th... more... |
1743-1814 | Paris | Dealer/Gallery Auction House | |
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Paley, Babe Mortimer
Barbara "Babe" Cushing Mortimer Paley was a New York fashion... more... |
1915-1978 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Paley, William S. (William Samuel), 1901-
William S. Paley was a collector, philanthropist, and Broadcaster, trustee... more... |
1901-1990 | New York | NY | Collector Patron |
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Palmer, Bertha Honore, 1849-1918
Berthe Honorée Palmer was a collector, businesswoman, philanthropist, socialite and... more... |
1849-1918 | Chicago | IL | Collector |
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Pam Adler Gallery
Art gallery; New York, N.Y... more... |
1979–1985 | New York | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
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Pantzer, Kurt F. (Kurt Friedrich), 1892-1979
Pantzer was an Indianapolis art collector, lawyer and civic leader... more... |
1892-1979 | Indianapolis | IN | Collector |
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Parke-Bernet Galleries
Acquired by Sotheby's in 1964, Parke-Bernet was the United... more... |
1937– | New York | NY | Auction House |
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Parkinson, Elizabeth Bliss, 1907-
Patron, collector (New York, N.Y.). She is the niece of... more... |
1907-2001 | Hightstown | NJ | Collector Patron |
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Parkman, Paul Douglas, 1932-
Parkman with his wife, Elmerina Leonardi Parkman (1932-), collected studio... more... |
1932– | Washington | DC | Collector |
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Parrish, Anne, 1888-1957
Art collector and writer, Anne Parrish married the industrialist, Charles... more... |
1888-1957 | Georgetown | CT | Collector |
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Parsons, Betty
Described by ARTnews as the "den mother of Abstract Expressionism... more... |
1900-1982 | New York | NY | Dealer/Gallery Artist Collector |
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Parsons, Charles, 1824-1905
Art collector and banker. According to The Art Treasures of... more... |
1824-1905 | St. Louis | MO | Collector |
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Passedoit Gallery (New York, N.Y.)
Art gallery, New York, N.Y. Run by Georgette Passedoit... more... |
1941-1958 | New York | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
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Patricia Hamilton (Gallery)
Patricia Hamilton Gallery, 20 West 57th Street, New York City... more... |
1977–1985 | New York | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
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Paul Drey Gallery
New York art gallery... more... |
1920– | New York | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
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Paul Rosenberg & Co.
Paul Rosenberg (1881-1959), a french dealer, brother and one time... more... |
1878-1987 | New York | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
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Paul, Josephine Bay
Mrs. Paul, the former Josephine Holt Perfect, was a collector... more... |
1900-1962 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Payson, Charles Shipman
Collector, philanthropist, lawyer, and businessman, sportsman who was married to... more... |
1899-1985 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Payson, Joan Whitney, 1903-1975
Payson was an art collector, patron, trustee of the Museum... more... |
1903-1975 | New York | NY | Collector Dealer/Gallery |
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Payson, John Whitney
Payson is an art dealer, collector, son of Joan Whitney... more... |
New York | NY | Collector Dealer/Gallery | |
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Peabody, George, 1795-1869
Collector, merchant banker, philanthropist, and founder of the founder of... more... |
1795-1869 | London | Collector Patron | |
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Peacock, Alexander R. (Alexander Rolland), 1861
Alexander Rolland Peacock was an art collector, businessman (partner of... more... |
1861-1928 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827
Artist, museum founder and collector... more... |
1741-1827 | Philadelphia | PA | Artist Collector |
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Pearlman, Henry, b. 1895
Collector of impressionist and post-impressionist art, businessman, and president... more... |
1895-1974 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Pearlman, Rose, b. 1901
Collector and wife to Henry Pearlman... more... |
1901–1994 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Pearson, Billy, 1920-
Art dealer,gallery owner, jockey, television game show winner started... more... |
1920-2002 | Kingston | NY | Dealer/Gallery Collector Scholar/Critic/Expert |
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Penney, Charles Rand
Penney was a lawyer, civic worker, philanthropist, explorer, collector and... more... |
1923-2010 | Lockport | NY | Collector |
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Perkins, Thomas Handasyd, 1764-1854
Thomas Handasyd Perkins (1764-1854) was one of Boston's most successful... more... |
1764-1854 | Boston | MA | Collector |
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Perls Galleries
The Perls Galleries in New York were founded in 1937... more... |
1937–1997 | New York | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
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Perls, Dolly
Known as Dolly, Amelia Perls (nee Bumenthal) was a collector... more... |
1913-2002 | New York, NY; | Collector Dealer/Gallery | |
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Perls, Klaus
Klaus G Perls was an art dealer, collector and owner... more... |
1912-2008 | Armonk | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
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Perry, DeWolf, 1908-1989
Perry DeWolf was a collector and Clergyman. DeWolf was a... more... |
1908-1989 | Princeton | MA | Collector |
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Perry, Lilla S.
Lilla Simmons Perry was a Japanese print connoisseur and collector... more... |
1882-1971 | Los Angeles | Collector | |
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Peter H. Davidson & Co.
Commercial art gallery, New York, N.Y., established by Peter H... more... |
1971– | New York | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
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Peter und Fritz Nathan
Swiss dealers. Fritz Nathan (father, 1895–1972) began the firm... more... |
1895–2001 | Zurich | Dealer/Gallery | |
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Peterson, Joan, 1933-
Peterson owned the Joan Peterson Gallery (1958-1981... more... |
1933– | Boston | MA | Dealer/Gallery |
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Pfannebecker, Robert L.
Pfannebecker' collection consisted mainly of work by emerging artists... more... |
Lancaster | PA | Collector | |
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Phelps de Cisneros, Patricia
A philanthropist, Patty Cisneros is the Chairman of the Fundacion... more... |
1949– | New York | NY | Collector Patron |
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Phelps, William E., 1897-1967
Phelps was an art collector and patron. He resided in... more... |
1897-1967 | Montchanin | DE | Collector Patron |
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Philipson, Joseph, 1773-1844
Joseph Philipson (1773–1844) was a businessman who dealt in... more... |
1773-1844 | St. Louis | MO | Collector |
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Phillips, Duncan, 1886-1966
Duncan Philips was an art collector, patron, critic. Born in... more... |
1886-1996 | Washington | DC | Collector Patron Scholar/Critic/Expert |
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Phillips, Gifford
Gifford Phillips is a collector, writer, nephew of Duncan Phillips... more... |
1918– | Santa Fe | NM | Collector |
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Phillips, Joann
Joann Phillips is a collector, arts patron, and is involved... more... |
New York | NY | Collector | |
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Phillips, John S
John Smith Phillps was a collector and businessman whose business... more... |
1800-1876 | Philadelphia | PA | Collector |
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Phillips, Marjorie, 1895-1985
Marjorie Phillips was a painter and an art collector. She... more... |
1895-1985 | Washington | DC | Collector Artist |
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Phipps, Ogden
Collector of French antiques, thoroughbred breeder, and a former chairman... more... |
1908-2002 | Spring Hill | NY | Collector |
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Phoenix Gallery (New York, N.Y.)
From its origins as the oldest artist co-operative in... more... |
1958– | New York | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
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Picher, William Stanton, d. 1981
Art collector; San Francisco, California... more... |
d. 1981 | San Francisco | CA | Collector |
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Pierre Matisse Gallery (New York, N.Y.)
Pierre Matisse opened the gallery which bore his name in... more... |
1931-1989 | New York | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
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Pinchot, James W., 1831-1908
James Wallace Pinchot was a collector, a founder of Yale... more... |
1831-1908 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Pincus, David. 1926-
David N. Pincus is and art collector and philanthropist who... more... |
1926– | Wynnewood | PA | Collector |
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Pintard, John, 1759-1844
John Pintard was a collector, soldier, merchant, stockbroker, philanthropist, banker... more... |
1759-1844 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Pirie, Robert S.
Robert S. Pirie is a lawyer, collector of French porcelain... more... |
Hamilton | MA | Collector | |
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Pisano, Ronald G.
Ronald G Pisano was a collector, expert on Long Island... more... |
1927-2000 | Huntington | NY | Collector Scholar/Critic/Expert Consultant |
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Pitcairn, John, 1841-1916
Collector, Scottish immigrant, industrialist and founder of Pittsburgh Plate Glass... more... |
1841-1916 | Bryn Athyn | PA | Collector |
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Pitcairn, Raymond, 1885-1966
Collector of ancient and medieval art, lawyer, and self-taught... more... |
1885-1966 | Bryn Athyn | PA | Collector |
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Pitcairn, Theodore, 1893-1973
Reverend Theodore Pitcairn was an heir to the Pittsburgh Plate... more... |
1893-1973 | Bryn Athyn | PA | Collector |
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Pizitz, Silvia
Silvia Pizitz was an art collector, philanthropist, and a founder... more... |
New York | NY | Collector | |
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Plass, Margaret, 1886-1990.
Margaret Feurer Plass was an art collector, lecturer, author, anthropologist... more... |
1886-1990 | Philadelphia | PA | Collector Scholar/Critic/Expert |
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Platt, Dan Fellows, 1873-1938
Collector, archaeologist, and critic of Italian art, was a former... more... |
1873-1938 | Englewood | NJ | Collector Scholar/Critic/Expert |
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Pleiades Gallery
Founded in 1974, Pleiades is an artist run gallery maintained... more... |
1974– | New York | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
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Pohl, La Vera, 1901-1981
La Vera Pohl, formerly known as La Vera Ann Kempfer... more... |
1901-1981 | Milwaukee | WI | Artist Collector |
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Poindexter Gallery
Art gallery; New York, N.Y.; Est. 1955. Closed 1978. The... more... |
1955-1975 | New York | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
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Poindexter, Elinor
Art collector and dealer, NY, NY. "Before she became a... more... |
1906-1994 | New York | NY | Dealer/Gallery Collector |
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Poindexter, George, 1900-1975
Wall Street businessman and collector of Modern art. He collected... more... |
1900-1975 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Pollock Gallery (Dallas, Tex.)
Art gallery in Dallas, Tex... more... |
1958-1979 | Dallas | TX | Dealer/Gallery |
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Pope, Ada Brooks, 1844-1920
Ada Brooks Pope was the wife of the American manufacturer... more... |
1844-1920 | Farmingdale | CT | Collector |
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Pope, Alfred Atmore, 1844-1913
Pope was a collector, businessman, manufacturer (wool and iron). Alfred... more... |
1844-1913 | Farmingdale | CT | Collector |
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Porter, Arthur Kingsley, 1883-1933
Arthur Kingsley Porter was an art collector, historian and author... more... |
1883-1933 | Cambridge | MA | Collector Scholar/Critic/Expert |
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Poses, Jack I
Jack I. Poses was president and founder of Parfums D'Orsay... more... |
1900-1982 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Poses, Lillian
New Deal Lawyer, collector and philanthropist... more... |
1908-1994 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Post, C. W. (Charles William), 1854-1914
Collector of Victoriana, cereal magnate, entrepreneur, and advertising innovator... more... |
1854-1914 | Santa Barbara | CA | Collector |
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Post, Marjorie Merriweather
Art collector, business woman, philanthropist and founder of Hillwood Museum... more... |
1887-1973 | Washington | DC | Collector |
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Potamkin, Meyer, 1909-2001
Meyer Potamkin was a Philadelphia banker and philanthropist who collected... more... |
1909-2001 | Philadelphia | PA | Collector |
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Potamkin, Vivian, 1915-2002
Vivian Orleans Potamkin was a philanthropist and collected American Art... more... |
1915-2002 | Philadelphia | PA | Collector |
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Powers, Daniel W. (Daniel William), 1818-1897
Art collector, patron, and owner of the Powers Art Gallery... more... |
1818-1897 | Rochester | NY | Collector |
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Powers, John, 1916-
John Powers was a collector, businessman, and former president of... more... |
1916-1999 | Carbondale | CO | Collector |
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Powers, Kimiko
Kimiko and John Powers (1916-99) began collecting art in 1960... more... |
Carbondale | CO | Collector | |
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Prentice, Bernon S., d. 1948
Bernon S. Prentice was a financier and art collector who... more... |
1882-1948 | Holmdel | NJ | Collector |
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Prentis, Edmund Astley b. 1883
An engineer, a principal of the international engineering company Spencer... more... |
1883-1967 | New York | Collector | |
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Prentiss, Elisabeth Severance Allen, 1865-1944
Elisabeth Severance Allen Prentiss was a philanthropist, collector and Severance... more... |
1865-1944 | Cleveland | OH | Collector |
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Prentiss, Francis Fleury, 1858-1937
Francis Fleury Prentiss was the second husband of Cleveland's benefactress... more... |
1858–1937 | Cleveland | OH | Collector |
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Price, Joe D.
Oklahoma oilman who, with his wife Etsuko, collects Japanese art... more... |
1929– | Bartlesville | OK | Collector |
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Price, Vincent, 1911-1993.
Vincent Leonard Price, Jr., was an actor, author, art collector... more... |
1911-1993 | Los Angeles | CA | Collector Patron Dealer/Gallery |
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Price, Winston
Authority on Infectious Disease (John Hopkins University) and an Abstract... more... |
1923-1981 | Baltimore | MD | Collector |
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Pritzker, Thomas J
Asian art collector and businessman, Thomas J. Pritzker, is the... more... |
1950– | Chicago | IL | Collector |
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Probasco, Henry, 1820-1902
Henry Probasco was a businessman, art collector and philanthropist. His... more... |
1820-1902 | Cincinatti | OH | Collector |
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Pulitzer, Emily Rauh
Emily Rauh Pulitzer is an art collector and patron of... more... |
St. Louis | MO | Collector | |
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Pulitzer, Joseph, 1913-
Joseph Pulitzer was a publisher (Pulitzer Publishing Co) and art... more... |
1913-1993 | St. Louis | MO | Collector |
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Pullman, George Mortimer, 1831-1897
Collector, American industrialist and inventor of the Pullman sleeping car... more... |
1831-1897 | Chicago | IL | Collector |
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Pullman, Harriett Sanger, 1842-1921
Philanthropist and collector, she continued to add to the G... more... |
1842-1921 | Chicago | IL | Collector |
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Purves, Austin, 1900-
Art collector; Philadelphia, Pa. Purves collected paintings by Maxfield Parrish... more... |
1900– | Philadelphia | PA | Artist Collector |
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Putnam, Anne Eisner
Abstract painter, landscape painter, watercolorist, printer, writer and collector of... more... |
1911-1967 | New York | NY | Collector |