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Phillips, John S print view role Collector dates 1800-1876 city Philadelphia state PA other cities Rockdale, DE; sex M historical notes John Smith Phillps was a collector and businessman whose business escapades ranged from Sugar Refining, a Cotton Waving Factory (Lewis, Phillips, and Company), and insurance. Phillips collected drawings and prints spanning the 1470’s to 1870’s, though most were European he did collect some American prints. He left his collection prints and drawings to the Pennsylvania Academy of Arts and his conchological collection its cases and books to the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia In addition to his art collection and money for its preservation, Phillips left sales catalogues to the Pennsylvania Academy, most of which were annotated and from the auction house of Rudolph Weigel and dated mid 1850’s to 1870’s. decades of activity 1840-1850 1850-1860 1860-1870 1870-1880 updated 02/14/2025 10:12:25 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 Hagley Museum and Library Manuscripts & Archives Dept. Phillips Family Business records, 1793-1838. see details... Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Archives Phillips File see details... «  back