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Gecht, Martin L.

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role Collector
dates 1920-2005
city Chicago
stateIL
other citiesLos Angeles, CA;
sex M
historical notes Dr. Martin L Gecht was a businessman, physician, hotel owner, real estate developer, trustee of the Chicago Art Institute and art collector.

Gecht and his wife, Francey, collected works on paper by European and American modernists and included work by Braques, Degas, Matisse, Picasso, Villon, Balla, Balthus, Calder, Gorky, de Kooning, Nolde, Pollock and Severini.
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of activity
1970-1980
1980-1990
1990-2000
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University of Chicago Library
Klutznick, Philip M. Papers see details...
Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute
Harvard University
Records of the Radcliffe College Alumnae Association (Series 2), ca.1894-2004 see details...

see also:
Rewald, John, 1912-1994