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Soby, James Thrall, 1906-1979 print view role Collector Patron Scholar/Critic/Expert dates 1906-1979 city Norwalk state CT other cities Hartford, CT; sex M historical notes James Thrall Soby was a collector, critic, curator and tobacco heir. Soby left his collection of paintings, sculpture and drawings to the Museum of Modern Art; he also served as a trustee and benefactor of the Museum of Modern Art. Soby's collection included work by Picasso, de Chirico, Berard, Derain, Matisse, Miró, and others as he championed the surrealists and other contemporary artists. decades of activity 1930-1940 1940-1950 1950-1960 1960-1970 1970-1980 updated 03/22/2024 12:09:30 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 The Museum of Modern Art Library and Archives James Thrall Soby Papers, ca. 1930-1970, bulk ca. 1930-1960. see details... Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art James Thrall Soby Papers see details... The Getty Research Institute Research Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Man Ray letters and album, 1922-1976. see details... The Getty Research Institute Research Libraries, Archives and Special Collections James Thrall Soby papers, 1928-1975 (bulk 1935-1955) see details... The Getty Research Institute Research Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Joan Miró letters, 1935-1958. see details... The Getty Research Institute Research Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Letter : Geneva, to James Thrall Soby, New Canaan, 1974 April 12. see details... The Getty Research Institute Research Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Richard Huelsenbeck letters received and papers relating to Jean Arp, 1935-1964. see details... Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200 Alfred Hamilton Barr papers, [ca. 1915-1983]. see details... Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200 James Thrall Soby interview, 1970 July 7. see details... Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200 Ben Shahn papers, 1879-1990 (bulk 1933-1970) see details... Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200 Joseph S. Trovato papers, [ca. 1945-1980]. see details... Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200 Henry-Russell Hitchcock papers, 1919-1987. see details... The Museum of Modern Art Library and Archives Archives pamphlet file : Soby, James Thrall, 1906-1979 : miscellaneous uncataloged material. see details... The Museum of Modern Art Library and Archives James Johnson Sweeney Papers, ca. 1930s-1960s see details... The Museum of Modern Art Library and Archives Alfred H. Barr, Jr. Papers, 1927-1984 see details... The Museum of Modern Art Library and Archives Collectors Records, 1929-1987 see details... The Museum of Modern Art Library and Archives Monroe Wheeler Papers, 1923-1985 [Bulk Dates: 1940s-1960s] see details... The Museum of Modern Art Library and Archives The Dorothy C. Miller Papers, ca. 1930-ca. 1980's, bulk ca. 1942-1969 see details... The Museum of Modern Art Library and Archives The Paul Rosenberg Archives, 1905-2000 see details... The Museum of Modern Art Library and Archives William S. Lieberman Papers, 1948-1984 see details... The Museum of Modern Art Library and Archives Sound Recordings of Museum-Related Events, 1939- see details... The Museum of Modern Art Library and Archives Grace M. Mayer Papers, 1929-1997 see details... The Museum of Modern Art Library and Archives Victor D'Amico papers, 1926-2011 1942-1969. see details... «  back