Berman, Philip, 1915-1997

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role

Collector

dates

1915-1997

city

Allentown

state

PA

other cities

Pittsburgh, PA; Pennsburg, PA;

sex

M

historical notes

Philip Isaac Berman was an art collector, and philanthropist, chairman and benefactor of Philadelphia Museum of Art (1989-1997).

Together with his wife, Muriel Mallin Berman (1924-2004, m. 1942), he formed an art collection which included world War II American art, twentieth century European and American sculpture, African art, Eastern European art, South American art, Japanese prints, and works by Israeli artists. The collection included work by, among others, Rembrandt, Mary Cassatt, Henry Moore, Lynn Chadwick, George M. Harding, Benjamin West, Pablo Picasso, Alexander Calder, Francoise Gilot, Albert Jean Adolphe, Marc Chagall, and Robert Rauschenberg.

The Bermans established the Philip and Muriel Berman Center for Jewish Studies at Lehigh University, and the Center for Biblical Archaeology at Hebrew University.

decades
of activity

1950-1960
1960-1970
1970-1980
1980-1990
1990-2000

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Archives/Repository	Collection Title	Collection Details
Lehigh University Special Collections, Linderman Library	The Philip I. and Muriel M. Berman Papers [manuscript]: Collection I, 1915-1999.(SC MS 095)	see details...
The Museum of Modern Art Library and Archives	Artist file: Berman, Philip; miscellaneous uncataloged material.	see details...
Philadelphia Museum of Art Archives	Anne d'Harnoncourt Records, 1973-2008, n.d.	see details...
Philadelphia Museum of Art Archives	Anne d'Harnoncourt Papers, ca. 1927-2009, n.d. (bulk 1951-2008)	see details...
Lehigh University Special Collections, Linderman Library	The Philip I. and Muriel M. Berman Papers : Collection II (SC MS 0115)	see details...