Gookin, Frederick William
type Collector Scholar/Critic/Expert Consultant
dates 1853-1936
city Chicago
stateIL
other citiesLudlow, VT; Joliet, IL;
sex M
history 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.
decades1900-1910
1910-1920
1920-1930
1930-1940
updated 10/31/2024 13:33:21
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Repository Description Links
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...