| Widener, Joseph E. (Joseph Early), 1872-1943 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| type | Collector | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| dates | 1872-1943 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| city | Philadelphia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| state | PA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| other cities | Chantilly, France; Frankfort, KY; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| sex | M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| history |
Joseph Early Widener was an art collector and businessman. He was one of three sons of Peter Arrell Brown Widener (1834-1915) and his wife Hannah Josephine Dunton (c.1836-1896). He was married to Ella Pancoast (d. 1929) of Philadelphia and had two children, Peter A.B. Widener, II and Josephine (Fifi), later Mrs. Aksel Wichfeld. The Widener’s collection included paintings, sculpture, decorative art and porcelains. The heart of the collection was established by P. A. B. Widener, enhanced by Joseph and was housed at the Widener estate, Lynnewood Hall, until it was donated by Joseph to the National Gallery in 1942. |
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| decades | 1900-1910 1910-1920 1920-1930 1930-1940 |
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