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Anderson, Elizabeth Milbank, 1850-1921 print view role Collector dates 1850-1921 city Greenwich state CT other cities New York, NY; Pasadena, CA; Los Angeles, CA; sex F historical notes Elizabeth Milbank Anderson was an art collector, philanthropist and public health advocate who inherited wealth from her banker father Jeremiah Milbank (1818-1884) who was also one of the founders of Borden Condensed Milk Company. Anderson established the Memorial Foundation in 1905 and in 1921 it changed its name and is known today as the Milbank Memorial Fund. Her collection included artwork by American, European, and the French Barbizon School artists and included work by, among others, Sir Thomas Lawrence, John Singer Sargent, Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Edwin Austin Abbey , Boughton, George Henry Boughton, and John W Alexander. Some of the work in her collection was sold via American Art Galleries in NYC, February 1922. Elizabeth Milbank Anderson was married to Abraham Archibald Anderson (1846–1940) in 1887 and had one daughter, Eleanor Anderson Campbell (1878–1959, née Eleanor Milbank Anderson). decades of activity 1880-1890 1890-1900 1900-1910 1910-1920 website http://www.milbank.org/ updated 10/31/2024 13:33:23 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 Library of Congress Manuscript Division John Adams Kingsbury papers, 1841-1966 see details... Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200 American Art Association Records, circa 1853-1929, bulk 1885-1922 see details... Princeton University Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections Historical Audiovisual Collection see details... Yale University Library Manuscripts and Archives Milbank Memorial Fund records see details... «  back