| Heckscher, August, 1913-1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| type | Consultant Patron Collector | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| dates | 1913-1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| city | New York City | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| state | NY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| other cities | Huntington, NY; Concord, NH; New Haven, CT; | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| sex | M | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| history |
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 | 1950-1960 1960-1970 1970-1980 1980-1990 |
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| website | http://www.heckscher.org | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:12:24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| research links |
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| see also | Heckscher, A.
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