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Fleischman, Barbara print view role Collector dates 1924- city New York City state NY sex F historical notes Barbara G. Fleischman is a collector, art dealer, and philanthropist who together with her husband, Lawrence Arthur Fleischman (1925-1997), formed a collection of ancient Greek and Roman art. The Fleischman’s also collected American art and their collection included work by, among others, Copley, Bierstadt, Church, the Hudson River School, Homer, Ryder, Eakins, Burchfield, Marin, Shahn, and Max Ernst. Fleischman has served on the board and supported numerous cultural institutions including The Archives of American Art, The Frick Collection and Frick Art Reference Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Julliard School, British Museum, The Detroit Institute of Art, The Museum of Modern Art, New York Public Library, the American Craft Council, and the Smithsonian Institution, Museum of Television and Radio, WNET, and the J. Paul Getty Museum. decades of activity 1950-1960 1960-1970 1970-1980 1980-1990 1990-2000 2000-2010 updated 02/14/2025 10:12:24 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 Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200 Lawrence and Barbara Fleischman papers, 1837-1984, bulk 1935-1979 see details... Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200 Lawrence and Barbara Fleischman papers, 1837-1984, bulk 1935-1979 see details... Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200 Oral history interview with Barbara G. Fleischman, 2011 Dec. 27-2012 Jan. 23. see details... see also: Fleischman, Lawrence Arthur, 1925- «  back