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Johnston, Mary Elizabeth, 1890- print view role Collector dates 1890-1967 city Glendale state OH other cities Clearwater, FL; Long Island, NC; sex F historical notes Mary Elizabeth Johnston, a Procter and Gamble heiress, was a modern art collector who left her collection to the Cincinnati Art Museum. Johnston’s art collection included paintings by, among others, Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Modigliani, Henri Matisse, Pierre Bonnard, Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Cézanne, Juan Gris, Piet Mondrian, Ben Shahn, Georges Henri Rouault, Nicholas de Stael, and Max Ernst. decades of activity 1910-1920 1920-1930 1930-1940 1940-1950 1950-1960 1960-1970 updated 10/31/2024 13:33:22 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF) Search Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200 Oral history interview with Philip Rhys Adams, 1976 September 29 see details... New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building Letters. With a commentary by A.C. Denison. see details... «  back