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Gookin, Frederick William print view role Collector Scholar/Critic/Expert Consultant dates 1853-1936 city Chicago state IL other cities Ludlow, VT; Joliet, IL; sex M historical notes Frederick William Gookin was an art collector, banker (Northwestern National Bank of Chicago), curator of the Clarence S. Buckingham Collection of Japanese prints at the Art Institute of Chicago, Japanese art expert and author. Gookin sold his collection of Japanese prints at the Walpole Galleries in 1921. Gookin was a member of the University, Caxton, Chemists (New York) and the Chicago Literary clubs. decades of activity 1900-1910 1910-1920 1920-1930 1930-1940 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) Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives Freer|Sackler, Smithsonian Institution Charles Lang Freer Papers 1876-1931 see details... Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200 Charles Lang Freer selected papers, 1876-1931. see details... Northwestern University Archives 1970 Campus Drive Arthur Davison Ficke Letters, 1913-1932 (inclusive). see details... Newberry Library Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections 60 West Walton Street Gookin family Papers, 1864-1922. see details... «  back