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Brinton, Christian, 1870-1942

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role Collector Scholar/Critic/Expert
dates 1870-1942
city West Chester
statePA
other citiesNew York, NY;
sex M
historical notes Collector, art critic, international curator, and art expert. Cofounder and first president of the Chester County Art Association.

Brinton championed the work of Russian, Spanish and Serbian art.

He collected paintings, sculpture, and graphic art by Russian, European and American artists in addition to costumes, textiles, art objects, toys, books and pamphlets. His collection was given to the Philadelphia Art Museum in 1941.
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Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details
Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Christian Brinton papers, 1874-1967. see details...
Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Christian Brinton scrapbooks, 1899-1925. see details...
Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Christian Brinton papers relating to Ignacio Zuloaga, 1904-1922. see details...
Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Chester County Art Association records, 1912-1942. see details...
Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Thornton Oakley papers, 1906-1953. see details...
Chester County Historical Society
Library Mail Research Service
Christian Brinton Collection see details...
Free Library of Philadelphia
Central Library
Memorabilia of Christian Brinton. see details...
Haverford College
Special Collections, Magill Library
Papers / Francis Barton Gummere, 1874-1918 see details...
Haverford College
Special Collections, Magill Library
Harrison Streeter Hires, 1887-1962, collector. Letters: Additions. see details...
Chester County Art Association
100 North Bradford Avenue
Chester County Art Association records, 1912-1942. see details...
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Archives
Christian Brinton Research Collection, 1902-1926 see details...
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Archives
Fiske Kimball Records, 1908-1955, n.d. (bulk 1925-1954) see details...