| Paley, William S. (William Samuel), 1901-1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| type | Collector Patron | |||||||||||||||||||||
| dates | 1901-1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| city | New York City | |||||||||||||||||||||
| state | NY | |||||||||||||||||||||
| other cities | Chicago, IL; Manhasset, Long Island, NY; Holderness, NH; | |||||||||||||||||||||
| sex | M | |||||||||||||||||||||
| history |
William S. Paley was a collector, philanthropist, and Broadcaster, trustee of the Rockefeller family's Museum of Modern Art in the 1930s, and in 1962 he was tapped by then-chairman David Rockefeller to be its president. In 1968 he joined a syndicate with Rockefeller and others to buy six Picassos for the Museum from the notable Gertrude Stein collection. He subsequently became chairman, stepping down from the Museum in 1985. |
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| decades | 1930-1940 1940-1950 1950-1960 1960-1970 1970-1980 1980-1990 |
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| updated | 03/22/2024 12:09:30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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