Block, Leigh B., Mrs., 1904- |
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Collector |
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dates
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1904-1981 |
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city
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Chicago |
| state | IL | | other cities | Poughkeepsie, NY; Santa Barbara, CA; |
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historical notes
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Mary Lasker Block - collector, business executive, trustee of the Chicago Art Institute, and cofounder of The Mary and Leigh Block Museum, at Northwestern University.
Mary was the wife of the steel executive, Leigh B. Block, and the daughter of Albert D. Lasker, a leader in American advertising.
Collected Van Gogh, Braque, Degas, Picasso, Vuillard, Rouault, Monticelli, Juan Gris, Fragonard, Cezanne, Soutine, Mondrian. |
decades
of activity | 1940-1950
1950-1960
1960-1970
1970-1980
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Collection Details |
The Ryerson & Burnham Archives
Art Institute of Chicago |
Institutional Archives of The Art Institute of Chicago: Collection Records. |
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