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Tannahill, Robert Hudson print view role Collector Patron dates 1893-1969 city Detroit state MI sex M historical notes In addition to being an art collector, Tannahill was a trustee of the Detroit Institute of Art's Founders Society, served on the Detroit Arts Commission, and departartment store heir (J.L. Hudson department store). Tannahill collected 19th- and 20th-century paintings, sculptures and works on paper included French eighteenth-century silver, decorative, African and Pre-Columbian art. His collection included work by Corot, Cezanne, Gauguin, Seurat, Degas, Renoir, Picasso, Matisse, Modigliani, Van Gogh, Monet, Roualt, Jaun Gris, Paul Klee, John Marin and Georgia O'Keeffe. He was a supporter of Mexican muralist Diego Rivera. decades of activity 1920-1930 1930-1940 1940-1950 1950-1960 1960-1970 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 Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200 Downtown Gallery records, 1824-1974 (bulk dates 1926-1969). see details... Detroit Institute of Arts Research Library & Archives Robert Hudson Tannahill Papers, 1893-1970 see details... The Getty Research Institute Research Libraries, Archives and Special Collections M. Knoedler & Co. records, approximately 1848-1971 see details... «  back