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Thaw, Mrs. Benjamin print view role Collector dates 1861-1931 city Pittsburgh state PA other cities Cedar Rapids, IA; New York, NY; Paris, France; Newport, RI; New Haven, CT; sex F historical notes Nee Elma Ellsworth Dows, Mrs. Thaw married Benjamin Thaw (1859-1933) in 1886 (son of banker and industrialists William Thaw, 1818-1889). Mrs. Thaw collected gothic sculpture and primitive Italian paintings. She owned work by Fiorenzo di Lorenzo, Giovanni della Robbia, Cosimo Rosselli, Fra Angelico de Fiesole, Murillo and Benadetto da Majano. In 1916, Mrs. Thaw purchased a wooden French Gothic sculpture, St. George Slaying the Dragon for $40,000. Thaw loaned a significant portion of her collection to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1917. In 1934, works from her collection were sold in an auction in New York via American Art Association Anderson Galleries, Inc. decades of activity 1900-1910 1910-1920 1920-1930 updated 03/22/2024 12:09:31 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania Senator John Heinz History Center Thaw family photographs of John, Elizabeth Thomas, William and Eliza Burd. see details... Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania Senator John Heinz History Center Thaw family papers 1787-1981 [manuscript] bulk, 1830-1 935 see details... Biblioteca Berenson, Villa I Tatti The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies The Fototeca Berenson (Villa I Tatti Photo Archives) see details... «  back