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Coe, Ralph T. print view role Collector Scholar/Critic/Expert dates 1929-2010 city Santa Fe state NM other cities Cleveland, OH; Oberlin, OH; New Haven, CT; London, United Kingdom; Washington, DC; sex M historical notes Ralph “Ted” Tracy Coe was an art historian, collector of Native American art, Museum Curator (Assistant Curator, The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1958-1959; Curator, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 1959-1977; Assistant Director, 1965-1977), Museum Director (1977-1982; The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art), and founder of the Ralph T. Coe Foundation. Coe’s collection included, among more than 1,000 works of art, Native American ceremonial and utilitarian pieces, war bonnets, pipes, baskets, masks, decorated blankets, ceramic jars, weapons and beaded garments. Coes' father, Ralph M. Coe (1883-), was an Iron factory owner, collector of French Impressionist art, and a Trustee of the Cleveland Museum of Art. decades of activity 1950-1960 1960-1970 1970-1980 1980-1990 1990-2000 2000-2010 website http://www.ralphtcoefoundation.org/ updated 02/14/2025 10:12:26 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) Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200 Ralph T. Coe papers, 1964-2010. see details... «  back