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Crawford, John M., 1939- print view role Collector dates 1939-1988 city New York City state NY other cities Parkersburg, WV; sex M historical notes Mr. Crawford was manufacturer of oil-drilling equipment, book and Asian art collector), and a trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Brown University. Crawford collected Chinese painting and calligraphy. His collection of fine books included medieval manuscripts and bindings done by William Morris. Mr. Crawford gave his Morris collection to the Morgan Library in 1975, and in 1981, he gave 60 works of art from his collection to the Metropolitan Museum. Works from Mr. Crawford's collection have been exhibited in many museums, including the J. Pierpont Morgan Library and the Fogg Museum in Cambridge. decades of activity 1940-1950 1950-1960 1960-1970 1970-1980 1980-1990 updated 10/31/2024 13:33:18 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 Brown University, John Hay Archives John Hay Library John M. Crawford Papers, [ca. 1940-1988] A90-29 see details... «  back