| Ross, Denman Waldo, 1853-1935 | ||||||||||||||||
| type | Collector Artist | |||||||||||||||
| dates | 1853-1935 | |||||||||||||||
| city | Boston | |||||||||||||||
| state | MA | |||||||||||||||
| other cities | Cincinnati, 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. |
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| decades | 1880-1890 1890-1900 1900-1910 1910-1920 1920-1930 |
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| updated | 11/24/2025 10:11:49 | |||||||||||||||
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