Haass, Lillian Henkel, 1879-1960 |
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Collector Patron |
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dates
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1879-1960 |
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city
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Detroit |
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Lillian Martha Henkel Haass was an art collector and patron. Haass served as trustee and president of the Detroit Museum of Art Founders Society, was active with the Detroit Society of Arts and Crafts (president 1933-1938), was a member of the board of the Detroit Artist’s Market, and an active supporter of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
She was married to Julius H. Haass (1856-1931)---a prominent banker and donor of art treasures. The collection included Egyptian, Iranian, African (Nazca South Coast, 19th Century Baule), and late 19th/early 20th Century Balinese artwork. Also, decorative arts such as a Chantilly Manufactory Tureen, Omar Ramsden silver ewer, and stained glass by the Master of the Saint Alexis Roundels.
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decades
of activity | 1910-1920
1920-1930
1930-1940
1940-1950
1950-1960
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Archives/Repository |
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Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200 |
Lillian Henkel Haass papers, 1925-1960 |
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Detroit Institute of Arts
Research Library & Archives |
The Edgar P. Richardson records, 1930-1962. |
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Biblioteca Berenson, Villa I Tatti
The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies |
The Fototeca Berenson (Villa I Tatti Photo Archives) |
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