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Mayer, Robert B, 1911-1974 print view role Collector dates 1911-1974 city Winnetka state IL sex M historical notes Collector, and a Chicago retailer who was a founder and board member of Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art. Mayer acquired modern, Pop Art, Abstract Expressionist and Photo Realist works including work by Dine, Dubuffet, deKooning, Stella, Segal, Johns, Warhol, Lichtenstein. decades of activity 1940-1950 1950-1960 1960-1970 updated 11/24/2025 10:11:49 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details Asia Art Archive 11/F Hollywood Centre Contemporary Art from The Robert B. Mayer Collection see details... see also: Cummings, Nathan, 1896-1985 «  back