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Olyphant, Robert Morrison print view role Collector dates 1824-1918 city New York City state NY sex M historical notes Olyphant was a collector, businessman, and Rail Road Executive (President of the Delaware and Hudson Railroad, 1884-1903). Robert M. Olyphant was a close friend and art patron of John Frederick Kensett, a leading landscape painter of the Hudson River School who worked extensively in New England and Colorado. Olyphant also served as executor of Kensett's estate. Olyphant was a fellow of the National Academy of Design, member of the American Geographical Society, the Academy of Political Science, and American Museum of Natural History. President of the Delaware and Hudson Railroad (1884-1903) Olyphant is discussed in Frederick Baekeland's "Collectors of American Painting, 1813-1913," American Art Review, 3, Nov.-Dec. 1976. Lent work to The Universal Exhibition held in Paris, 1867. decades of activity 1870-1880 1880-1890 1890-1900 1900-1910 updated 03/22/2024 12:09:28 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details National Academy of Design John Frederick Kensett memorial exhibition installation at the National Academy of Design see details... New York Public Library, Manuscripts and Archives Division Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Rm 328 Collection of paintings by American artists (*ZM-107) see details... Princeton University Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections Silvia S. Bennet collection on the Olyphant family, 1764-1897. see details... «  back