| Crawford, John M., 1939- | |||||||
| type | Collector | ||||||
| dates | 1939-1988 | ||||||
| city | New York City | ||||||
| state | NY | ||||||
| other cities | Parkersburg, WV; | ||||||
| sex | M | ||||||
| history |
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. |
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| decades | 1940-1950 1950-1960 1960-1970 1970-1980 1980-1990 |
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| updated | 10/31/2024 13:33:18 | ||||||
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