Vanderbilt, William K. (William Kissam), 1849-1920 |
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Collector |
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1849-1920 |
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New York City |
state | NY | other cities | Oakdale, Long Island, NY; Newport, RI; |
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historical notes
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William Kissam Vanderbilt (1849-1920) was an art collector and son of William Henry Vanderbilt (1821-1885) and Maria Louisa Kissam (1821-1896). He was married to Alva Eskrine Smith Vanderbilt Belmont (1854-1933) and the brother of Cornelius Vanderbilt (1873-1942).
William Kissam had three houses designed by Richard Morris Hunt; his townhouse at 660 Fifth Avenue, NY, "Idle Hour" in Oakdale, Long Island, NY, and "Marble House" in Newport, RI.
His art collection included work by, among others, Rembrandt, Hans Holbein, Pieter de Hooch, Cuyp, Willem van de Velde the Younger, Boucher, Ludolf de Jongh, Jean Baptiste Greuze, Joshua Reynolds, Thomas Gainsborough and several works were left to The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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decades of activity | 1880-1890 1890-1900 1900-1910 1910-1920
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Vanderbilt Museum Reference & Archives collection |
Vanderbilt Museum of Suffolk County (Centerport, N.Y.) Scrapbooks, logbooks and photo albums, ca. 1885-1952, ca. 1900-ca. 1940 (bulk) |
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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Papers of Raoul Heilbronner, 1887-1914 (MSS25650) |
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Duke University Library Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library |
Matilda Young Papers, 1932-1933. |
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Vanderbilt Museum Reference & Archives collection |
Vanderbilt Museum of Suffolk County (Centerport, N.Y.) Records, ca. 1920-ca. 1975. |
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Vanderbilt Museum Reference & Archives collection |
Vanderbilt Museum of Suffolk County (Centerport, N.Y.) Architectural drawings, ca. 1920-ca. 1940. |
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Baltimore Museum of Art The E. Kirkbride Miller Art Research Library |
George A. Lucas papers, 1825-2003 [bulk 1824-1909] MS.10 |
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