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Speyer, Tillie S.

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role Collector Artist
dates 1890-1979
city Pittsburgh
statePA
other citiesPalm Beach, FL;
sex F
historical notes Tillie Sunstein Speyer was an artist and fine and decorative arts collector. She owned work by, among others, George Romney and Tiffany. Speyer had sculptures displayed within the Carnegie Museum of Art and the Norton Gallery in Palm Beach, FL.

Speyer was married to businessman and real estate investor, Alexander C. Speyer (1884-1959). They had five children, including A. James Speyer (1913–1986), a Chicago architect and curator, Darthea Speyer (1919-2014), an art dealer and owner of the Paris gallery Galerie Darthea Speyer, and Nora Speyer (1922-2024), a painter and gallery owner.
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of activity
1930-1940
1940-1950
1950-1960
1960-1970
1970-1980
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Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details
Hines History Center
1212 Smallman Street
Speyer Family History Research Collection see details...
University of Pittsburgh
Archives & Special Collections at Hillman Library
Speyer, Tillie - 1976 see details...
Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Galerie Darthea Speyer records, 1953-2010 see details...
Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Nora Speyer and Sideo Fromboluti papers, 1927-2015 see details...