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Carter, Edward William, 1911- print view role Collector dates 1911-1996 city Los Angeles state CA other cities Cumberland, MD; sex M historical notes Edward W. Carter was an American businessman, philanthropist and art collector. He served as the president of Broadway Stores and chair of the University of California Board of Regents, and was the owner of the Hannah Carter Japanese Garden. Carter was one of the co-founders of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) and the Los Angeles Music Center. A world-renowned collector of Dutch Golden Age paintings, which were exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s “A Mirror of Nature: Dutch Paintings from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Edward William Carter” in 1982. He donated fifty of these Dutch canvases to LACMA. He also donated the Hannah Carter Japanese Garden to his alma mater, UCLA. 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 Internet Archive American Libraries The Mr. and Mrs. Edward Carter Collection of Dutch Paintings see details... see also: Carter, Edward William, Mrs. «  back