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Fleischman, Barbara

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role Collector
dates 1924-
city New York City
stateNY
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.
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1950-1960
1960-1970
1970-1980
1980-1990
1990-2000
2000-2010
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Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details
Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Lawrence and Barbara Fleischman papers, 1863-1970.
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Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Charles Burchfield letters to Lawrence and Barbara Fleischman, 1953-1956. 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-