Cassatt, A. J. (Alexander Johnston), 1839-1906

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role

Collector

dates

1839-1906

city

Philadelphia

state

PA

other cities

Haversford, PA;

sex

M

historical notes

Alexander J. Cassatt was a collector and businessman who served as the president and vice president of the Pennsylvania Railroad (vice president, 1880-1882, and president, 1899-1906).

His sister, Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), was an impressionist painter art consultant. She assisted Alexander in his art and decorative art purchases.

Cassatt owned and lent work by, among others, James Abbott McNeill Whistler.

decades
of activity

1880-1890
1890-1900
1900-1910

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10/31/2024 13:33:18

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Archives/Repository	Collection Title	Collection Details
Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200	Selections from Alexander Johnston Cassatt's letterbook index, [ca. 1894-1903].	see details...
Hagley Museum and Library Manuscripts & Archives Dept.	Research notes for Conquering Gotham, 2001-2006.	see details...