Singer, Paul, 1904-

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role

Collector

dates

1904-1997

city

Summit

state

NJ

other cities

Budapest, Hungary; Vienna, Austria; London, United Kingdom;

sex

M

historical notes

Paul Singer was an Asian art collector and psychiatrist. Over 5,000 Chinese art objects from Singer’s collection were left to the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery at the Smithsonian Institution.

In 1957, Singer met Arthur M. Sackler (1903-1987), Sackler quickly valued Dr. Singer's expertise and soon after they met, he began to give Dr. Singer money on a quarterly basis to buy art.

The funds came with the only stipulation that when Dr. Singer died, his art would go to either to a Sackler-named museum or to the Arthur M. Sackler foundation.

decades
of activity

1920-1930
1930-1940
1940-1950
1950-1960
1960-1970
1970-1980
1980-1990
1990-2000

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10/31/2024 13:33:19

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Archives/Repository	Collection Title	Collection Details
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives Freer\|Sackler, Smithsonian Institution	Paul Singer Papers, circa 1890-1996	see details...
Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507	Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Office of the Director Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Files, 1979-1999.	see details...