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Archives Directory for the History of Collecting
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Waddell Gallery
Art gallery; New York, N.Y. Established and operated by Richard... more... |
1963-1973 | New York | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
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Wade, Jeptha Homer
Jeptha Homer Wade II also worked in the telegraph industry... more... |
1857-1926 | Cleveland | OH | Collector Patron |
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Wadsworth, Daniel, 1771-1848
Collector, traveler, amateur artist, architect and founder of the Wadsworth... more... |
1771-1848 | Hartford | CT | Collector Patron Artist |
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Wagstaff, Samuel J.
Samuel Wagstaff was an art collector, curator and dealer. He... more... |
1921-1987 | New York | NY | Collector Dealer/Gallery |
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Wakefield Gallery
Parsons was director of the Wakefield Bookshop Gallery, 1940–1944... more... |
1940–1944 | New York | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
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Walker, Gilbert M
Art collector, businessman and son of lumber magnate T B... more... |
1864-1928 | Minneapolis | MN | Collector |
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Walker, Hudson D. (Hudson Dean), 1907-
Art Collector, Patron and Dealer. He operated the Hudson Walker... more... |
1907–1976 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Walker, Ione
Ione Gaul Walker was a painter, arts patron, collector and... more... |
1915-1987 | New York | NY | Artist Dealer/Gallery Patron |
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Walker, Susan Rogers, 1866-1951
Married to Gilbert M Walker. In the 1940's Mrs... more... |
1866-1951 | Minneapolis | MN | Collector |
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Walker, T. B. (Thomas Barlow), 1840-1928
Art collector, philanthropist, lumber magnate, and businessman. Walker Galleries, Inc... more... |
1840-1928 | Minneapolis | MN | Collector |
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Wall, Beriah
Providence businessman and art collector who collected French paintings especially... more... |
1827-1900 | Providence | RI | Collector |
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Walter Feilchenfeldt Gallery
Scholar and dealer of 19th and 20th–century drawings and... more... |
1948– | Zurich | Scholar/Critic/Expert Dealer/Gallery | |
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Walters, Henry, 1848-1931
Art collector, American rail magnate (Atlantic Coast Line) and founder... more... |
1848-1931 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Walters, W. T. (William Thompson), 1819-1894
William Walters (1819–1894) amassed his fortune derived from the... more... |
1819–1894 | Baltimore | MD | Collector |
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Walton, Alice L.
Alice L. Walton, Wal-Mart heiress and horse breeder, collects... more... |
1949– | Mineral Wells | TX | Collector |
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Wang, Chi-ch'ien
C C Wang was a Chinese-American artist, collector, dealer... more... |
1907-2003 | New York | NY | Artist Collector Dealer/Gallery Scholar/Critic/Expert |
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Warburg, Edward M. M.
Edward Mortimer Morris Warburg was an art collector, patron, philanthropist... more... |
1908-1992 | New York | NY | Collector Patron |
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Warburg, Felix M. (Felix Moritz), 1871-1937
Art collector, banker, philanthropist, and Jewish communal leader... more... |
1871-1937 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Ward Eggleston Galleries (New York, N.Y.)
Art gallery; New York, N.Y... more... |
1947-1965 | New York | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
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Ward-Nasse Gallery
The Ward-Nasse Gallery, founded by Harry Nasse, has been... more... |
1970– | New York | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
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Ward, Eleanor, 1912-1984
Art dealer, founder and owner of Stable Gallery, New York... more... |
1912-1984 | New York | NY | Dealer/Gallery Collector |
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Ward, Leslie D.
Dr. Leslie Dodd Ward was an art collector and businessman... more... |
1845-1910 | Newark | NJ | Collector |
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Wardwell, Allen
Allen Wardwell was a scholar, collector and curator of Northwest... more... |
1935-1999 | New York | NY | Collector Scholar/Critic/Expert |
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Warner, Keith, 1895-1959
Warner began collecting Chinese porcelains after World War I, and... more... |
1895-1959 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Warren, E. Burgess
Ebenezer Burgess Warren was a collector, capitalist, patron of the... more... |
1833–1917 | Philadelphia | PA | Collector |
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Warren, Edward Perry, 1860-1928
E.P. Warren came from a paper making family in Waltham... more... |
1860-1928 | Oxford | MA | Collector |
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Warren, John Hobart, 1830-1908
Iron manufacturer, collector, and member of the Union League, Metropolitan... more... |
1830-1908 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Warren, Katherine Urquhart
Art collector and a Trustee of the Museum of Modern... more... |
1897-1976 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Warren, Samuel D. (Samuel Dennis), 1852-1910
Samuel Dennis Warren was an art collector, lawyer and paper... more... |
1852-1910 | Boston | MA | Collector |
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Warren, Samuel Dennis, 1817-1888
Samuel Dennis Warren was a collector and paper manufacture. Warren... more... |
1817-1888 | Boston | MA | Collector |
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Warren, Susan Cornelia, 1825-1911
Art collector and philanthropist married to paper manufacture, Samuel Dennis... more... |
1825-1911 | Boston | MA | Collector |
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Washington Square Gallery
The sculptor Michael Brenner (1885-1969) and painter Robert J. Coady... more... |
1914-1921 | New York | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
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Waterhouse, Ellis Kirkham, 1905-
Waterhouse was a British art historian and writer, museum director... more... |
1905-1987 | London | Scholar/Critic/Expert | |
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Waterman Gallery (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Amsterdam gallery specializing in Old Master Dutch paintings... more... |
Amsterdam | Dealer/Gallery | ||
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Watson de Nagy & Company
Contemporary art gallery in Houston. Known prior to 1976 as... more... |
1972-1984 | Houston | TX | Dealer/Gallery |
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Watson, D. T. (David Thompson), 1844-1916
Watson was a businessman, lawyer (Watson & Freeman) and art collector... more... |
1844-1916 | Pittsburgh | PA | Collector |
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Wattis, Phyllis, 1905-2002
Phyllis Cannon Wattis was a philanthropist and art collector who... more... |
1905-2002 | San Francisco | CA | Collector |
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Webb, Electra Havemeyer
Webb was an antique and folk art collector, museum benefactor... more... |
1888-1960 | Shelburne | VT | Collector |
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Webb, J. Watson (James Watson), 1884-1960
James Watson Webb (1884-1960) was the husband of Electra Havemeyer... more... |
1884-1960 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Webb, William Henry, 1816-1899
Webb was an art collector, businessman and shipbuilder. Webb's collection... more... |
1816-1899 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Weber, John, 1932-
John Weber was an Art dealer... more... |
1932-2008 | Hudson | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
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Wechsler, Herman Joel, 1904-
Gallery director and art historian; New York, N.Y. Died in... more... |
1904-1976 | New York | NY | Dealer/Gallery Scholar/Critic/Expert |
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Wein, George
Jazz promoter and producer, George Wein, and his wife Jane... more... |
1925– | New York | NY | Collector |
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Weiner, Ted
Ted Weiner was an art collector, patron, and independent oil... more... |
1911-1979 | Palm Springs | CA | Collector |
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Weisbord, Sam, 1911-
Sam Weibord was an collector and talent agent with William... more... |
1911-1986 | Los Angeles | CA | Collector |
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Weisman, Frederick R., 1912-1994
Los Angeles businessman, art collector and patron. The Frederick R... more... |
1912–1994 | Los Angeles | CA | Collector Patron |
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Weisman, Marcia
Art collector and benefactor who helped found the Los Angeles... more... |
1918-1991 | Los Angeles | CA | Collector |
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Weitzner, Julius H
Art historian, dealer and expert based in New York and... more... |
1896-1986 | New York | NY | Scholar/Critic/Expert |
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Weld, Charles Goddard, 1857-1911
Charles Goddard Weld was a collector, physician, sailor, and philanthropist... more... |
1857-1911 | Brookline | MA | Collector |
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Wenneker, Irene
Irene Wennerker, and her husband James collected of 19th century... more... |
1938-2003 | Lexington | KY | Collector |
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Wenneker, Jim
James “Jim” E. Wenneker is an art collector, businessman (Wenneker... more... |
1931- | Lexington | KY | Collector |
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Wertham, Fredric, 1895-1981
Art collector and psychiatrist... more... |
1895-1981 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Wescher, Paul, 1896-1974
Art historian, administrator; Santa Monica, Calif. He and his wife... more... |
1896-1974 | Santa Monica | CA | Collector Scholar/Critic/Expert |
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West, Benjamin, 1738-1820
American history painter, collector and art advisor... more... |
1738-1820 | London | Collector Artist | |
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West, Charles Edwin, 1809-1900
Charles E. West was an art collector, scholar and educator... more... |
1809-1900 | Brooklyn | NY | Collector |
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Westerly Gallery (New York, N.Y.)
Cooperative art gallery; New York, N.Y. Founded by a group... more... |
1962-1966 | New York | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
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Westwater, Angela 1942-
Art dealer; New York, N.Y., b. 1942... more... |
1942– | New York | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
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Westwood Art Association
Art gallery in Los Angeles that represented artist Henry Miller... more... |
1960-1974 | Los Angeles | CA | Dealer/Gallery |
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Weygold, Frederick
Collector, photographer and painter. In 1934, Weygold gave the JB... more... |
1870-1941 | Louisville | KY | Collector Artist |
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Weyhe Gallery
Weyhe Gallery, established in 1919, was one of the first... more... |
1919-1951 | New York | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
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Whitaker, William Asbury, 1883-1960
William A. Whitaker was a chemist, business executive, and collector... more... |
1883-1960 | New York | NY | Collector |
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White, Henry Cooke, 1861-1952
Henry Cooke White was an artist and art collector... more... |
1861-1952 | Waterford | CT | Collector Artist |
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White, Stanford, 1853-1906
Architect, art collector and dealer, White was a partner in... more... |
1853-1906 | New York | NY | Collector Dealer/Gallery |
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Whitehouse, Mary Crocker Alexander
One of the first women elected to the board of... more... |
1896-1986 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Whitney, Betsey Cushing Roosevelt, 1908-
Betsey Whitney was a collector, philanthropist, the ex-wife of... more... |
1908-1998 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Whitney, C. V. (Cornelius Vanderbilt), 1899-1992
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney (February 20, 1899 - December 13, 1992) was... more... |
1899-1992 | New York | NY | Collector Patron |
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Whitney, David
David Grainger Whitney was an art collector, curator, and the... more... |
1939-2005 | New York | NY | Collector Patron Dealer/Gallery |
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Whitney, George
According to The Art Treasures of America, Whitney owned works... more... |
1819-1885 | Philadelphia | PA | Collector |
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Whitney, Gertrude Vanderbilt, 1875-1942
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney was a sculptor, art patron and philanthropist... more... |
1875-1942 | New York | NY | Collector Patron Artist |
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Whitney, Harry Payne, 1872-1930
Harry Payne Whitney was a sprotsman, philanthropist, collector and businessman... more... |
1872-1930 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Whitney, Helen Hay, 1875-1944
Collector, owner of the Greentree Stable of race horses and... more... |
1875-1944 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Whitney, John Hay
Colloquially known as "Jock" Whitney, was U.S. Ambassador to the... more... |
1904-1982 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Whitney, Thomas P.
Thomas Porter Whitney was a collector, diplomat, journalist and writer... more... |
1917-2007 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Whitney, William C. (William Collins), 1841-1904
William Collins Whitney was a collector, lawyer, horseman, businessman, financier... more... |
1841-1904 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Whitney, William Payne, 1876-1927
William Payne Whitney (March 20, 1876 - May 25, 1927) was... more... |
1876-1927 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Whittemore, Harris, 1864-1927
Collector and a businessman, like his father John Howard Whittemore... more... |
1864-1927 | Naugatuck | CT | Collector |
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Whittemore, John Howard
John Howard Whittemore was a partner of A. A. Pope... more... |
d 1910 | Naugatuck | CT | Collector |
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Widener, Joseph E. (Joseph Early), 1872-1943
Joseph Early Widener was an art collector and businessman. He... more... |
1872-1943 | Philadelphia | PA | Collector |
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Widener, P. A. B. (Peter Arrell Brown), 1834-1915
Widener was an art collector and Philadelphia businessman. He served... more... |
1834-1915 | Philadelphia | PA | Collector |
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Wiggin, Albert H. (Albert Henry), b. 1868
Albert Henry Wiggin was an art collector and banker (Chase... more... |
1868-1951 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Wigglesworth, Thomas, 1814-1907
Thomas Wigglesworth was an art collector and Boston Merchant. According... more... |
1814-1907 | Boston | MA | Collector |
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Wilbour, Charles E. (Charles Edwin), 1833-1896
Charles Edwin Wilbour was collector and American Egyptologists. His collection... more... |
1833-1896 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Wildenstein & Company (New York, N.Y.)
Nathan Wildenstein founded Wildenstein & Cie in 1875, and specialized in... more... |
1875– | New York | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
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Wildenstein, Daniel, 1917-2001
Impressionist scholar and gallery dealer. Wildenstein was born to a... more... |
1917-2001 | Paris | Dealer/Gallery Collector | |
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Wildenstein, Georges
Art dealer, connoisseur and art historian. 1929 Georges Wildenstein assumed... more... |
1892-1963 | Paris | Dealer/Gallery | |
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Wildenstein, Nathan, 1851-1934
Nathan Wildenstein founded Wildenstein & Cie in 1875 and specialized in... more... |
1851-1934 | Paris | Dealer/Gallery | |
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Wilder, Nicholas
Nicholas Wilder (1937 or 8-1989) was an art dealer and... more... |
1937-1989 | New York | NY | Dealer/Gallery Artist |
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Willard Gallery
Art gallery; New York, N.Y. Founded 1936 by Marian Willard... more... |
1917-1973 | Nwe York | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
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Willard, Marian, 1904-
Art dealer; New York, N.Y. Operated the Willard Gallery. Married... more... |
1904– | New York | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
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William Clausen Galleries
William Clausen established his galleries in New York City in... more... |
1889-1925 | New York City | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
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Williams, Charles K., 1930-
Charles Kaufman Williams, II, is an archaeologist, heir to his... more... |
1930– | Athens | Collector | |
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Williams, Henry K S
Henry K S Williams and his second wife, Mildred "Millie... more... |
1859-1944 | San Francisco | CA | Collector |
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Williams, Mildred Anna
Mildred "Millie" Anna Williams, nee McQuillan, and her husband Henry... more... |
1873-1939 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Willis Gallery
Art gallery; Detroit, Michigan... more... |
1971-1977 | Detroit | MI | Dealer/Gallery |
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Willson, George Crapo, 1871-1938
George Crapo Willson was an art collector, businessman and manufacturer... more... |
1871-1938 | Flint | MI | Collector |
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Wilstach, Anna H.
Mrs. W.P. Wilstach was an art collector, business woman, and... more... |
d. 1892 | Philadelphia | PA | Collector |
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Wilstach, W. P. (William P.)
William P. Wilstach made his fortune in the saddlery hardware... more... |
1816-1870 | Philadelphia | PA | Collector |
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Winans, Thomas de Kay, 1820-1878
Art collector, locomotive engineer and one of the partners of... more... |
1820-1878 | Baltimore | MD | Collector Patron |
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Winston, Harry Lewis
Collector and Lawyer, who supported the collecting interests of his... more... |
d.1966 | Birmingham | MI | Collector |
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Winston, Lydia, 1897-
An art collector and patron who assembled a major collection... more... |
1897-1989 | Birmingham | MI | Collector |
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Winthrop, Clara Bowdoin
Clara Bowdoin Winthtrop was an art collector, philanthropist, and relative... more... |
1876-1969 | Boston | MA | Collector |
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Winthrop, Grenville Lindall, 1864-1943
Grenville Lindall Winthrop (1864–1943) was an art collector, lawyer... more... |
1864-1943 | Lenox | MA | Collector |
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Wise, Howard
Art gallery; New York City and Cleveland, Ohio. Wise opened... more... |
1903-1989 | New York | NY | Collector Dealer/Gallery |
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Wolfe, Catharine Lorillard, 1828-1887
Miss Catharine Lorillard Wolfe was the first woman to make... more... |
1828-1887 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Wolfe, John David, 1792-1872
John David Wolfe was a president of the American Museum... more... |
1792-1872 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Wolfe, John, 1821-1894
John Wolfe was a businessman and art collector. Wolfe was... more... |
1821-1894 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Wolff Gallery (New York, N.Y.)
Art gallery; New York, N.Y. Operated by Jamie Wolff... more... |
1984-1991 | New York | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
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Wolff, Christian H
Christian H Wolff was an art collector and businessman. Wolff's... more... |
1815–1887 | Philadelphia | PA | Collector |
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Womanspace Gallery (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Art gallery; Los Angeles, Calif. Founded 1972 as cooperative gallery... more... |
1972-1974 | Los Angeles | CA | Dealer/Gallery |
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Wood, Anna Cogswell
Anna Cogswell Wood was an art collector and author who... more... |
1850-1940 | Norfolk | VA | Collector |
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Wood, Thomas Waterman, 1823-1903
American artist known for The Contraband, Recruit and Veteran, at... more... |
1823-1903 | New York | NY | Artist Dealer/Gallery |
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Woodner, Ian
Woodner was a collector, architect and real estate developer who... more... |
1903-1990 | New York | NY | Collector Artist |
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Woodson, Susan Cayton
Susan Cayton Woodson collected art from both the WPA and... more... |
1918– | Chicago | IL | Collector Dealer/Gallery |
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Woodward, Sidney C., 1890-1963
Art critic and editor, Boston Post, Boston Herald, and Christian... more... |
1890-1963 | Boston | MA | Dealer/Gallery Scholar/Critic/Expert |
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Workshop Gallery (New York, N.Y.)
Art gallery; New York, N.Y... more... |
1958-1959 | New York | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
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World House Galleries
Art gallery; New York, N.Y. Est. 1953. Closed 1968.World... more... |
ca. 1953-1986 | New York | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
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Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959
Frank Lloyd Wrige was an architect and both a collector... more... |
1867-1959 | Phoenix | AZ | Collector Dealer/Gallery |
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Wright, James Osborne, d. 1920.
James Osborne Wright was a dealer and collector of rare... more... |
1851-1920. | Fairfield | CT | Collector |
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Wrightsman, Charles B.
Oil executive, art collector and philanthropist made many gifts to... more... |
1896-1986 | New York | NY | Collector |
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Wrightsman, Jayne
Collector and wife to Charles B Wrightsman... more... |
New York | NY | Collector | |
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Wunder, Richard P.
Richard P. Wunder collected Master Drawings, was an appraiser at... more... |
1923–2002 | La Jolla | CA | Scholar/Critic/Expert Collector |
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Wunderlich, Rudolf
Rudolf Gerold Wunderlich was an art dealer, co-owner and... more... |
1920–2004 | Laguna Woods | CA | Dealer/Gallery |
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Wurtzburger, Alan
Alan Wurtzburger was a real estate investor and art collector... more... |
1900-1963 | Baltimore | MD | Collector |
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Wurtzburger, Janet
Janet Wurtzburger was married to the Baltimore real estate investor... more... |
1908-1973 | Baltimore | MD | Collector |
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Wurtzburger, Jon Alan
Jon Wurtzburger is an art collector, pilot, former stockbroker (retired... more... |
1934- | New York | NY | Collector |