Field, Cyrus W. (Cyrus West), 1819-1892 |
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Collector Patron |
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1819-1892 |
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New York City |
| state | NY | | other cities | Ardsley Park, NY; Stockbrige, MA; |
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Cyrus W. Field was an entrepreneur, art collector, patron and was instrumental in the installation of the trans-Atlantic cable.
Cyrus W Field's art collecting encompassed the decorative arts, paintings, drawings and prints. He was a patron of Frederic E Church and his collection included, other than Church, work by Robert Charles Dudley, Henry Colton Shumway, M J Heade, Daniel Huntington and Jasper Francis Cropsey.
In 1892, Field presented his collection of objects, drawings, prints and paintings associated with the laying of the Atlantic Cable to the Metropolitan Art Museum.
Field played an essential role in the Metropolitan Museums acquisition of the Cesnola Collection.
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decades
of activity | 1850-1860
1860-1870
1870-1880
1880-1890
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Archives/Repository |
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Collection Details |
Stockbridge Library Association
P.O. Box 119, 46 Main Street |
Field Family Papers, 1803-1941. |
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Library of Congress
Manuscript Division
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Short-Harrison-Symmes family papers, 1760-1878 (bulk 1800-1860). |
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Library of Congress
Manuscript Division
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Beach family papers, 1811-1962 (bulk 1833-1933). |
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Library of Congress
Manuscript Division
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James Gillespie Blaine family papers, 1777-1945 (bulk 1870-1892). |
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Library of Congress
Manuscript Division
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Henry L. Dawes papers, 1833-1933 (bulk 1848-1887). |
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Library of Congress
Manuscript Division
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William Maxwell Evarts papers, 1667-1918 (bulk 1877-1891). |
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Library of Congress
Manuscript Division
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Samuel Finley Breese Morse papers, 1793-1944 (bulk 1807-1872). |
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Library of Congress
Manuscript Division
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David Ames Wells papers, 1795-1898 (bulk 1860-1886). |
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The New-York Historical Society
Manuscript Department |
Daniel Huntington Study Portrait Collection, ca. 1870-1890 |
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