Heckscher, August, 1913-1997 |
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role
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Consultant Patron Collector |
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dates
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1913-1997 |
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city
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New York City |
| state | NY | | other cities | Huntington, NY; Concord, NH; New Haven, CT; |
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historical notes
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Heckscher was the grandson of August Heckscher, 1848-1941, a collector, industrialist, real estate developer, and philanthropist. Heckscher married Claude Chevreux, in 1941.
Heckscher served as Arts Commissioner, New York City, 1957 - 1962, Director of the Twentieth Century Fund, 1957 - 1967, Special Consultant on the Arts for President Kennedy, 1962 - 1963, and a member of the New York State Council on the Arts, 1965. Heckscher was New York City's Parks Commissioner under Mayor John V. Lindsay (1921-2000, mayor 1966-73).
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decades
of activity | 1950-1960
1960-1970
1970-1980
1980-1990
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| website | http://www.heckscher.org |
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03/22/2024 12:09:30 |
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Archives/Repository |
Collection Title |
Collection Details |
John F. Kennedy Library
Columbia Point |
Oral History Interview, August Heckscher (1913-1997), 1965. |
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John F. Kennedy Library
Columbia Point |
The Presidential Papers of John F. Kennedy; HECKSCHER, AUGUST 1913-1997 (#8.9) |
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Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200 |
August Heckscher interviews, 1970 May 25-Dec. 29. |
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Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200 |
Washington Gallery of Modern Art records, 1961-1989 (bulk 1961-1966) |
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507 |
Oral history interviews with S. Dillon Ripley 1977-1993. |
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Library of Congress
Manuscript Division
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Papers of August Heckscher, 1931-1999 (bulk 1948-1976). |
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Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200 |
Adeline Herder Papers, 1942-1999. |
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New York Public Library
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building |
August Heckscher printmaking collection
1949-1991 [bulk 1966-1984] |
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