Wilstach, W. P. (William P.) |
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role
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Collector |
dates
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1816-1870 |
city
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Philadelphia |
state | PA |
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M |
historical notes
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William P. Wilstach made his fortune in the saddlery hardware business and retired at age forty eight and spent the rest of his life collecting art with his wife, Anna.
Their collection formed part of the Fairmount Park Commission art Gallery at Memorial Hall which was built for the centennial and later became the Philadelphia Museum of art.
According to The Art Treasures of America, Wilstach owned works by A. Achenbach, O. Achenbach, C. Becker, J. Breton, A. Cabanel, J. B. C. Corot, N. Diaz, E. Fromentin, J. L. Gérôme, C. F. Lessing, H. Leys, G. Max, M. Munkácsy, W. T. Richards, W. Riefstahl, P. Rousseau, R. Schlesinger, A. Schreyer, A. Stevens, B. Vautier, A. Vollon, J. F. Voltz, F. Willems, R. Wylie, E. Zamacoïs.
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decades of activity | 1850-1860 1860-1870 1870-1880
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03/22/2024 12:09:28 |
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Collection Details |
Philadelphia Museum of Art Archives |
W. P. Wilstach Collection records, 1886-1922. |
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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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Philadelphia Museum of Art Archives |
W. P. Wilstach Collection records, 1886-1922. |
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The Historical Society of Pennsylvania 1300 Locust Street
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Will of William P. Wilstach (Wilstack), 1869 |
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The Historical Society of Pennsylvania
1300 Locust Street
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Daguerreotype of William P. Wilstach, circa 1858 |
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Philadelphia Museum of Art Archives |
Fiske Kimball Records, 1908-1955, n.d. (bulk 1925-1954) |
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Philadelphia Museum of Art Archives |
Henri Gabriel Marceau Director Records, 1955-1964 |
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