| Lehman, Arthur, 1873-1936 | ||||||||||||||||
| type | Collector | |||||||||||||||
| dates | 1873-1936 | |||||||||||||||
| city | New York City | |||||||||||||||
| state | NY | |||||||||||||||
| other cities | Purchase, NY; New Orleans, LA; | |||||||||||||||
| sex | M | |||||||||||||||
| history |
Arthur Lehman was an art collector, philanthropist, founder of the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies, investment banker (Lehman Brother's), and brother of Governor Herbert H. Lehman. Lehman and his wife, nee Adele Lewisohn, collected art of the 14th to 20th centuries including work by, among others, Henry Raeburn, Jean Baptiste Greuze, Francesco Guardi, Corneille de Lyon, Claude Lorrain, Gustave Courbet, Jan Van Goyen, Aert Van Der Neer, Albert Cuyp, Jacob Isaaksz Van Ruisdael, and Thomas Lawrence. Lehman was a member of the board of directors of the Merchants Association of New York, a member of the board of trustees the New School for Social Research, a trustee of the Museum of the City of New York and a member of the board of trustees of the City Housing Corporation and the Andrew Freedman Home. He belonged to the City, City Midday, the Broad Street, Harmonie, Lotus, Harvard, Recess, Whist and Century Clubs. |
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| decades | 1910-1920 1920-1930 1930-1940 |
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| updated | 10/31/2024 13:33:19 | |||||||||||||||
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