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Kobler, Albert print view role Collector dates 1886-1936 city New York City state NY other cities Vienna, Austria; sex M historical notes Albert John "A. J." Kobler was a newspaperman (publisher of The Daily Mirror, president of The American Weekly, and editor of Hearst publications), real estate developer (820 Park Avenue), and fine and decorative arts collector. Kobler owned tapestries (16th c. Brussels), late gothic and Renaissance art and French furnishings. His collection included work by, among others, Bernard van Orley, Sir Henry Raeburn, and Augustin Bernard. Kobler and his wife, Mignon (nee Sommers, 1882–1943), had two children: A. John Kobler and Jason S. Kobler. In 1943, Mrs. Kobler married another Hearst executive, Edward A. Westfall (1877–1958). decades of activity 1920-1930 1930-1940 website NO LC updated 10/31/2024 13:33:22 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details The Metropolitan Museum of Art Please see individual record for location Duveen Brothers Records, 1876-1981, bulk 1909-1964 see details... The Getty Research Institute Research Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Duveen Brothers Records, 1876-1981, bulk 1909-1964 see details... The Getty Research Institute Research Libraries, Archives and Special Collections French & Company stock sheets and ledgers, 1909-1968. see details... Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200 Jacques Seligmann & Co. records, 1904-1978, bulk 1913-1974 see details... «  back