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Otten, Albert print view role Collector dates 1886-1985 city Teaneck state NJ other cities Denver, CO; Tupper Lake, NY; Bonfeld, Germany; New York, NY; sex M historical notes German-born art collector, philanthropist,industrialist, founder of Albot Steel Company in New York City (1948-1950). Otten and his wife, Mildred Berney Otten (1911-2001), collected European art from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century, with an emphasis on art from Germany. The collection included paintings, sculptures, and works on paper. The collection ranges from landscapes and figure studies to still lifes. Included are works by Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Hans Arp, Edvard Munch, Emile Nolde, and Max Pechstein. Otten left Germany in 1937, and immigrated to the United States in the 1940's forming a pig iron and steel import-export business in New York City. decades of activity 1940-1950 1950-1960 1960-1970 1970-1980 1980-1990 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 Arkansas State Archives THOMAS HARDING PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION, 1970S-1983 see details... Harvard Art Museum Archives 32 Quincy Street Papers of John Coolidge and Agnes Mongan, 1909-2006 see details... «  back