Ross, Denman Waldo, 1853-1935
type Collector Artist
dates 1853-1935
city Boston
stateMA
other citiesCincinnati, OH; Cambridge, MA; London, United Kingdom;
sex M
history Denman Waldo Ross was a collector, teacher and artist. Ross was educated at Harvard (Ph.D., 1880) and was a lecturer on theory of design, Architectural School, Harvard from 1899 to 1909; Appointed member of Department of Fine Arts, Harvard, from 1909 to 1935.

Ross was a trustee of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (1895-1935) and played a role in helping to form the museum's collection of art. The objects donated by Ross to the Museum of Fine Arts included European art objects, Chinese and Japanese paintings and textiles.
decades1880-1890
1890-1900
1900-1910
1910-1920
1920-1930
updated 11/24/2025 10:11:49
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Repository Description Links
Harvard University Archives
Pusey Library, Harvard Yard
Biographical and general information relating to Denman Waldo Ross,
ca. 1880-ca. 1935?
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Harvard Art Museum Archives
32 Quincy Street
Denman W. Ross Papers, 1853-1935 (inclusive). see details...
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
Freer|Sackler, Smithsonian Institution
Artist file: Ross, Denman Waldo , 1853-1935 see details...
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Ingalls Library and Archives
Records of the Director's Office: Frederic Allen Whiting, 1913-1930 see details...