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Yerkes, Charles Tyson, 1837-1905 print view role Collector dates 1837-1905 city New York City state NY other cities Chicago, IL; Philadelphia, PA; London, United Kingdom; sex M historical notes Charles Tyson Yerkes was an art collector, philanthropist, financier, and railway magnate. Yerkes collected paintings, tapestries, decorative arts, sculpture, and left the collection to MMA. He owned a Frans Hals' "Portrait of a Woman," which now resides in the Frick Collection. Henry Clay Frick purchased the painting from the Charles Yerkes sale for $137,000. decades of activity 1880-1890 1890-1900 1900-1910 updated 04/24/2025 09:12:50 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 Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts University of Pennsylvania Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1930. see details... The Getty Research Institute Research Libraries, Archives and Special Collections M. Knoedler & Co. records, approximately 1848-1971 see details... «  back