Ford, Eleanor, 1896- |
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role
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Collector Patron |
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dates
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1896-1976 |
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city
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Grosse Pointe Shores |
| state | MI |
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sex
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F |
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historical notes
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Eleanor Clay Ford was an art collector, patron, and philanthropist. Together with her husband, Edsel Ford (1893-1943) of the Ford Motor Company, she formed an art collection.
The Ford collection included work by, among others, Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Cezanne, Henri Matisse, Diego Rivera, Odilon Redon, Fra Angelico, and Frans Hals. Most of the art work from the collection was given to the Detroit Institute of Art.
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decades
of activity | 1920-1930
1930-1940
1940-1950
1950-1960
1960-1970
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| website | http://www.fordhouse.org/ |
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10/31/2024 13:33:18 |
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Archives/Repository |
Collection Title |
Collection Details |
Benson Ford Research Center
The Henry Ford |
Personal for Henry Ford photographs subseries, 1918-1950. |
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Benson Ford Research Center
The Henry Ford |
Audit reports series, 1928-1946. |
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Benson Ford Research Center
The Henry Ford |
William C. McMillan picture collection, ca. 1920-1945. |
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Benson Ford Research Center
The Henry Ford |
Photographic vertical file series, 1890-1980 (bulk 1920-1970) |
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Biblioteca Berenson, Villa I Tatti
The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies |
The Fototeca Berenson (Villa I Tatti Photo Archives) |
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Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200 |
Weyhe Gallery records, 1921-2014 |
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