Halsey, R. T. Haines (Richard Townley Haines), 1865-1942

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role

Collector

dates

1865-1942

city

New York City

state

NY

other cities

Elizabeth, NJ; New Haven, CT;

sex

M

historical notes

Richard Townley Haines Halsey was a collector of American decorative arts, a member of the governing board of the New York Stock Exchange (1900-1924), vice president of the Art commission of New York, Met trustee and founder of the American Wing, and was married to Elizabeth Tower Halsey (1904-1976).

In addition to lending furniture and silver to the Hudson-Fulton Celebration, 1909, Halsey lent the following work to the American Paintings section:
Portrait of Mrs. Huyer, by Washington Allston
Portrait of Himself, by Edward Greene Malbone
Portrait of Joel Roberts Poinsett, by Edward Greene Malbone
Portrait of Mrs. Poinsett, by Edward Greene Malbone
Portrait of George Izard, by Edward Greene Malbone
Portrait of Mrs. Blacklock and Child, by Edward Greene Malbone
Portrait of an Unknown Man, by Edward Greene Malbone
Portrait of a Little Girl, by Edward Greene Malbone
Portrait of a Man, by James Peale
Portrait of a Lady, by James Peale
Portrait of Nellie Custis, by Charles Balthazar Julien Fèvre de Saint Mèmin

For further biographical information related Halsey's collecting see The Walpole Society note book, 1942 [http://arcade.nyarc.org:80/record=b509924~S6]

decades
of activity

1880-1890
1890-1900
1900-1910
1910-1920
1920-1930
1930-1940

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10/31/2024 13:33:18

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Archives/Repository	Collection Title	Collection Details
The Winterthur Library Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum	Research papers, 1901-1942.	see details...
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Please see individual record for location	Halsey Loan File	see details...