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Root, Edward Wales, -1956 print view role Collector dates 1884-1956 city Clinton state NY other cities New York, NY; Washington, DC; sex M historical notes Edward Wales Root was an art collector and instructor who lived in Clinton, N.Y. He was married to Grace Cogswell Root (1891-1975) taught art at Hamilton College and was the son of Elihu Root. Roots collection largely included work by the American avant-garde and included work of his contemporaries such as, Charles Demuth (1883-1935), Edward Hopper (1882-1967), Jackson Pollock (1912-56), Maurice B. Prendergast (1858-1924) and Charles Sheeler (1883-1965) among others. In 1957, along with his personal art library, he left 227 paintings by 80 American artists to the Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute. decades of activity 1900-1910 1910-1920 1920-1930 1930-1940 1940-1950 1950-1960 website http://www.mwpai.org updated 03/22/2024 12:09:29 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF) Search Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200 Edward Wales Root papers, 1896-1968. see details... Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200 Edward Wales Root letters from Louis Eilshemius, [ca. 1930]. see details... Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200 Guy Irving Anderson letters, 1940-1979. see details... Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200 Aline and Eero Saarinen papers, 1906-1977 see details... Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute Art Reference Library Edward Wales Root Papers see details... «  back