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Cummings, Nathan, 1896-1985

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role Collector
dates 1896-1985
city Palm Beach
stateFL
other citiesBaltimore, 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.
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1940-1950
1950-1960
1960-1970
1970-1980
1980-1990
websitehttp://www.nathancummings.org
updated 10/31/2024 13:33:18
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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...