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Ladd, William Mead, 1855-1931 print view role Collector dates 1855-1930 city Portland state OR other cities St. Louis, MO; Amherst, MA; Oakland, CA; sex M historical notes William Mead Ladd was a banker, founder of the Ladd & Tilton bank of Portland, served as Portland’s mayor, amateur photographer and art collector. Ladd served on the board of the Portland Art Association (later the Portland Art Museum) from 1903 to 1926. Together with his wife, Mary Andrews Ladd (ca.1860-1941), he formed a collection of both European and Japanese prints. Their collection included work by, among others, Albrecht Dürer, Francis Seymour Haden, Robert Sterl, Edgar Chahine, Harunobu, Utamaro, Ch ki and Eishi. The Ladd’s sold their collection of European etchings (5,000 prints) to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. In 1932, an anonymous donor gave the Mary Andrews Ladd Collection (750 prints) to the Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon. decades of activity 1900-1910 1910-1920 1920-1930 updated 03/22/2024 12:09:30 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details Oregon Historical Society, Library 1200 SW Park Avenue Ladd family photographs collection, circa 1860-1989 see details... Oregon Historical Society, Library 1200 SW Park Avenue William Sargent Ladd Papers, 1893-1908. see details... Oregon Historical Society, Library 1200 SW Park Avenue Photographs: LADD [graphic] see details... Oregon Historical Society, Library 1200 SW Park Avenue LADIES RIDING SIDESADDLE NEAR CLOUD CAP INN INCLUDES ELLIOTT CORBETT, BILLY LADD AND HIS PARENTS, THE WARRENS, AND MISS JEWEL [graphic], 1893. see details... «  back