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Cummings, Nathan, 1896-1985 print view role Collector dates 1896-1985 city Palm Beach state FL other cities Baltimore, MD; Saint John, Canada; Montreal, Canada; sex M historical notes Art collector, patron, philanthropist, businessman, founder and longtime chairman of the Consolidated Foods Corporation or what was known as Sara Lee. He gifted more than 600 pieces of pre-Columbian works to the Metropolitan Museum. The Cummings' collection included work by Giacometti and Manzu and paintings by Matisse, Gauguin and Degas. Cummings was married twice. His first wife was Ruth Lillian Kellert, whom he married in 1919. She died in 1952. He married Miss Joanne Toor in 1959. The marriage ended in divorce in 1976. decades of activity 1940-1950 1950-1960 1960-1970 1970-1980 1980-1990 website http://www.nathancummings.org 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 Columbia University Libraries Butler Library, 6th Fl. East, Reminiscences of Nathan Cummings: oral history, 1984. see details... The Museum of Modern Art Library and Archives Artist file: Cummings, Nathan; miscellaneous uncataloged material. see details... American Jewish Archives 3101 Clifton Ave. Chicago Jewish community collection, 1895-1974. see details... «  back