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Putnam, Anne Eisner print view role Collector dates 1911-1967 city New York City state NY other cities Newark, NJ; Camp Putnam, DR Congo; sex F historical notes Abstract painter, landscape painter, watercolorist, printer, writer and collector of African art. From 1945-1953 she lived in a Pygmy village in the Belgian Congo, where she devoted her painting and writing talents to portraying the life of Pygmies and African flora and fauna. Her collection of African art was exhibited 1967 at the Museum of Natural History, New York. Born 1911. Died 1967. decades of activity 1940-1950 1950-1960 updated 03/22/2024 12:09:30 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF) Search Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200 Anne Eisner papers, 1936-1968. see details... Houghton Library Harvard Yard, Harvard University Anne Eisner Putnam Papers, 1913-1995 (MS Am 2369). see details... Houghton Library Harvard Yard, Harvard University Patrick Tracy Lowell Putnam Papers see details... «  back