Spaeth, Otto |
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Collector |
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dates
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1897-1966 |
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city
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New York City |
| state | NY | | other cities | East Hampton, NY; Decatur, IL; Quincy, IL; St. Louis, MO; Dayton, OH; |
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historical notes
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Otto Lucien Spaeth was an industrialist, art collector, co-founder and president of the Spaeth Foundation and Vice President of Whitney Museum of American Art.
He and his wife, Eloise O. Spaeth (1902-1998) formed an art collection that include works of art by, among others, Picasso, Braque, Hopper, Lambert-Rucci, Matisse, Alexander Calder, Edward Hopper, Georgia O'Keeffe, Stuart Davis and Charles Sheeler.
In 1950 the Spaeth’s founded the Spaeth Foundation which was meant to support young artists.
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decades
of activity | 1940-1950
1950-1960
1960-1970
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Archives/Repository |
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Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200 |
Eloise and Otto Spaeth papers, 1937-1983. |
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Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200 |
Otto Spaeth letters, 1953 and [undated]. |
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Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200 |
Katharine Kuh papers, 1875-1994, bulk, 1930-1994. |
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Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200 |
Charles Sheeler and Otto Spaeth, ca. 1953 |
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