Emery, Mary Muhlenberg, 1844-1927 |
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Collector |
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dates
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1844-1927 |
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city
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Cincinnati |
| state | OH | | other cities | Brooklyn, NY; Newport, RI; |
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historical notes
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Mary Emery, nee Mary Mulhenberg Hopkins, was a philanthropist and art collector who was married in 1866, to the industrialist and real estate developer Thomas J. Emery (1830-1906).
She collected works from European Masters which were then later donated to the Cincinnati Museum of Art. The collection included work by, among others, Jean-Auguste-Dominque Ingres, Lucas Cranach the Elder, Anthony van Dyck, Thomas Gainsborough, Frans Hals, Tiziano Vecellio (purchased as Titian), Andrea Mantegna, Jean-François Millet, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Gerard ter Borch, Francisco Goya, Constant Troyon, Julien Dupré, and Alexandre Calame.
Emery provided $7,000,000 for the development of the community of Mariemont. Other philanthropic interests included the Episcopal Church and medical, educational and other programs benefiting children.
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decades
of activity | 1870-1880
1880-1890
1890-1900
1900-1910
1910-1920
1920-1930
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| website | http://www.mariemontpreservation.org/ |
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10/31/2024 13:33:18 |
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Archives/Repository |
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Collection Details |
Mariemont Preservation Foundation
3919 Plainville Rd. |
Millard F. Rogers, Jr. Collection #2 Mary M. Emery and Family |
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Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200 |
Oral history interview with Philip Rhys Adams, 1976 September 29 |
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Cincinnati Museum of Art
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History of the Cincinnati Art Museum, 1858-1945 |
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University of Cincinnati, Archives and Rare Books Library
8th Floor Blegen Library, P.O. Box 210113 |
Ohio Mechanics Institute College of Applied Sciences Records, 1818-1971 |
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Please see individual record for location |
Duveen Brothers Records, 1876-1981, bulk 1909-1964 |
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The Getty Research Institute
Research Libraries, Archives and Special Collections |
Duveen Brothers Records, 1876-1981, bulk 1909-1964 |
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Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200 |
Duveen Brothers records, 1910-1933. |
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Cornell University Libraries
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections |
John Nolen papers, 1890-1938, 1954-1960. |
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Cincinnati History Library and Archives
Cincinnati Museum Center |
New Orphan Asylum for Colored Children Records, 1875-1967, n.d.(Mss 1059) |
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